Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2015

4 Constitution, Rules & Playing Conditions 65  6.6 Ground Assessment  Ground conditions, and especially pitches, shall be confidentially assessed by  the umpires in consultation who shall submit a report to the League Secretary  at their discretion.  7 Extraordinary Matters 7.1 Objection  Any club, having any objection to the conduct of any Umpire, player or team,  or any Umpire having any objection to the conduct of any player or team in a  League match, must state such objections in writing to the League Secretary  who, in matters concerning Umpires, will forward a copy to the Secretary of the  BDUA.  If the objection is sustained, such Umpire, player or team shall be dealt  with at the discretion of the LMC.  7.2 Protest  (i)  Any protest shall be lodged with the League Secretary in writing within 4 days  following the match.  (ii)  A copy of such protest shall be sent to the club against whom the protest is  made and confirmation that this has taken place must be lodged with the  League Secretary.  (iii) Each protest is to be accompanied by a fee of £5.00 which shall be forfeited if  in the opinion of the LMC there be no reasonable grounds for such protest, but  which shall be refunded if such protest is sustained.  (iv) The club sustaining the protest may have the contested points added to its total  points gained.  (v)  Clubs when making a protest shall state under which rule the protest is made.  7.3 Disputes  (i)  Any disputes having reference to the Laws of Cricket shall be referred to the  MCC for settlement and their decision shall be final, but in all other matters the  decision of the LMC shall be final and binding on all parties concerned.  (ii)  If any question shall arise in connection with the League competition or any  cup, tournament, or any other competition organised by the LMC, whether or  not the same is dealt with elsewhere, either in these rules or in the rules of any  cup, tournament or other competition, the LMC shall have full power to inflict  such penalties on both clubs and players as they shall think fit and their decision  shall be final and by way of example, and not by definition, such penalties may  be either a fine, deduction of points, suspension or expulsion from the League  or any combination of them, and the amount of any fine, the number of points  deducted or period of any suspension shall be at the absolute discretion of the