Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2019

48  5 Qualification and Registration of Players 5.1  Registration  5.1.1 All players shall be registered under a defined category by their details being  entered on the BDCL ECB Play‐Cricket website and accepted by the Player  Registrar.  It is the responsibility of clubs to ensure that players’ registrations are in the  correct category and have been received by the Player Registrar, along with  relevant documentation (where applicable), within the necessary time‐scales,  with the exception of Category 3 (Exempt) players as indicated under Rule  5.2.4 [final paragraph].  No registration will be accepted whilst a player remains registered with any  other club and/or there are any outstanding financial or disciplinary issues.  The BDCL complies fully with the ECB policy outlined in the Non‐First Class  Rules and Regulations regarding Player Discipline (i.e. any player banned from  playing Cricket played under the auspices of ECB, will be banned from the  BDCL until such ban is served).  This is also compliant with NCB Policy.  The LMC has the discretion to reject any registration.  5.1.2 Any player playing Saturday cricket for a club outside the BDCL is not eligible  to play on an occasional basis or must satisfy the requirements of this rule as  detailed below.  This rule does not apply for clubs that have teams in both  BDCL and SNCL.  No player may be registered who plays Saturday cricket for any other club,  except a Registered Cricketer with the ECB playing for a First‐Class County, or  a player who is able to provide evidence of being in full‐time Further/Higher  Education who is registered within another League within proximity of that  registration, for whom a dual registration shall apply.  A player playing for a First‐Class County can only play for one Saturday  recreational club.  No player shall be registered concurrently with more than one club in the  League.  5.1.3 Any club wishing to register an overseas player should ensure that it is aware  of, and abides by, the Managed Migration Policy adopted by the ECB in  conjunction with the UK Border Agency.  The accountability for clubs who wish  to become involved in this process should be thoroughly understood and  complied with.  Clubs should not employ anyone who does not have the legal right to be in  the country or have the legal right to be employed by them and, in case of  action being taken it is the Chairman and Club Committee who will be held  accountable.