Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2015

58   Any other benefits in kind enjoyed by the player or their family  where the cost is borne by the club, its sponsors, its other players  or any third party on the club’s behalf and not by the player  himself.  b)  County Professional; a player with a First‐Class County Cricket Club who  is a registered cricketer with the ECB and does not qualify under Category  1.  c)  Ex‐County Professional; a player who, although not currently registered  with the ECB by a First‐Class County Cricket Club, has been so registered  in either of the previous two years.  d)  A player engaged by a County Club on a ‘Summer Contract’.  (iii)  Category 3 – Overseas Player Any players who meet the following criteria shall  NOT  be deemed to be an  Overseas Player:  a)  They are an EEA national whom meets the criteria for a Category 1  Player.  b)  They have been resident in England or Wales for the immediately  preceding seven consecutive years (for which purposes ‘year’ shall mean  a year ending 1st April and in each ‘year’ they have spent a minimum of  210 days per year within England or Wales).  (iv)  Category 3 (Exempt) – Overseas Player (Exempt) A Category 3 player will qualify under Category 3 (Exempt) if they fulfil ALL  of  the following conditions:  a)  They have been resident in this country for a period of eighteen months  before the date of their request for registration.  b)  They have not been out of this country for longer than 35 days  consecutively or 70 days in total during the previous two years.  c)  Any remuneration they receive from playing cricket is not their main  source of income.  Clubs are unable to assign any player to this category.  Only the Player Registrar  can perform this task and only after receipt and acceptance of all requested  documentation.  5.3 Eligibility  (i)  Each BDCL club will be allowed to register one Category 2 or Category 3 Player.  Any such player shall be eligible to play for a club’s First Eleven, providing that  that team plays in Division 4 or above.