Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2017

58  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.   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).