Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2017

4 Constitution, Rules & Playing Conditions 51  g)  Ladies’ and Gents’ toilets should be available.  They should be clean,  convenient and contain hand‐basins and towels.  h)  Club facilities should comply with current Health and Food regulations in  order to prepare satisfactory teas at a reasonable cost.  i)  A first‐aid kit and access to a telephone should be available.  (ii)  Should the ten requirements as stated above not be fulfilled by the date stated,  promotion to the Championship will not be accepted by the LMC.  3.14 Playing Conditions ‐ Championship  (i)  Any ball, not being a No Ball, that passes the striker’s leg stump, irrespective of  where that ball pitched, will be called and signalled a wide.  It will not be a wide  if the ball makes contact with the striker, his person or equipment, or the bat in  hand before it passes the line of the stumps, or the ball passes between the  striker and the leg stump. (ii)  a)  A fielding circle shall be marked on the field of play by white plastic or  rubber disks.  b)  The fielding circle shall consist of two semi‐circles which shall have as  their centre the middle stump at either end of the pitch.  The ends of  which shall be joined by a straight parallel line.  c)  The radius of each semi‐circle shall be 30 yards (27.4 metres).  d)  For the duration of the innings, only five fielders are permitted to be  outside the field restriction markings at the instant of delivery.  e)  In the event of an infringement of the above fielding restriction, the  Umpire at the striker’s end shall call and signal ‘No Ball’.  3.15 Child Protection  (i)  All clubs must recognise that they have a duty of care towards all young players  who are representing the club.  This duty of care also extends to Leagues that  allow the participation of young players in adult teams and the BDCL has  adopted the ECB’s ‘Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children’  Policy as part of its commitment to ensuring that the game provides a safe,  friendly and enjoyable experience for children.  The Policy provides the sport with the tools to ensure that the whole game  takes up the challenge of continuously improving the participation conditions  for children.  Safeguarding and Child Protection is applicable to all and this must be adhered  to.  Safeguarding and Child Protection will not be implemented overnight.  It is a  long‐term process.  It is the responsibility of the whole club to implement the  appropriate Safeguarding policies and procedures.

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