Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2015

4 Constitution, Rules & Playing Conditions 57  5.2 Categories  (i)  Category 1 – Club Player a)  A player who is an EEA national; AND They have not, within the 12 months leading up to April 1st immediately  before the season in question either (1) played cricket for any Full  Member Country outside the EEA at U17 level or above; or (2) played  First‐Class Cricket in any such Full Member Country except as an overseas  cricketer under local rules similar to ECB Regulation 3 (Unqualified  Cricketers) of the ECB Regulations Governing the Qualification and  Registration of Cricketers, or in any other circumstances approved by the  ECB; AND They make, whenever requested by the ECB, a declaration in the form  set out in Annex A to the ECB Regulations Governing the Qualification  and Registration of Cricketers.  b)  A player registered with the ECB by a First‐Class County Cricket Club, who  played for two consecutive seasons immediately prior to their First‐Class  registration.  They will be re‐classified as Category 2 if they play cricket for another  recreational club.  c)  A player playing for a County Colts/Academy will remain a Category 1  player if they return directly to their club side.  d)  A Category 1 player subsequently engaged as a Club Professional by their  club, or by any other club following a transfer, shall be re‐registered  under Category 2.  e)  A Category 1 player, who becomes a registered cricketer with the ECB  after the start of the season, but remains with their original club, shall  retain their Category 1 status for the remainder of the season.  f)  All other players except those in Category 2, Category 3 or Category 3  (Exempt), subject to acceptance by the Player Registrar.  (ii)  Category 2 – Club Professional a)  Club Professional; a player, or a player whose family receives  remuneration, financial inducement, or benefit in any form from a club,  its sponsors, its other players, or any third party acting on the club’s  behalf.  To include:   Inflated payments for coaching, work on the club’s ground or  behind the club’s bar or any other remuneration where the  payments do not represent a fair or proper reward for the hours  spent by the player on behalf of the club.   The provision of equipment without charge or at discounted value.   Payment of travelling expenses to matches.