Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2017

4 Constitution, Rules & Playing Conditions 57  (vi) Any Junior Player in Year 7 or below (Under 12 at Midnight on 31 August in the  year preceding the current season), under a directive provided by the NCB,  cannot play in open age cricket under any circumstances, unless they are listed  on the NCB ‘Approved List’.  This also extends to include players not listed on  team sheets but who take to the field of play under any guise.  Therefore, anyone born after 31 st  August 2004 is NOT eligible to play in this  League, unless they have been approved by the NCB.  Any such breach will  result in the player(s) being deemed as ineligible.  The  sanction will be determined by the LMC.  (vii) Registration data will be held electronically by the Player Registrar and made  available to the ECB and other Leagues as required.  A registration will carry over from season to season and shall be effective until  cancelled by the club.  (viii) All registrations are time stamped on receipt and acceptance.  No unregistered  player will be eligible to play.  The sanctions for non‐compliance shall apply.  All registrations are accepted or rejected on receipt.  The submitted time shall  apply on acceptance where there are no issues surrounding the registration.  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.