Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2018

4 Constitution, Rules & Playing Conditions 57  5.1.8 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  Category 1 – Club Player 5.2.1 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.  5.2.2 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.  5.2.3 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.  5.2.4 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.  5.2.5 All other players except those in Category 2, Category 3 or Category 3  (Exempt), subject to acceptance by the Player Registrar.  Category 2 – Club Professional 5.2.6 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:  5.2.6.1  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.  5.2.6.2  The provision of equipment without charge or at discounted value.