Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2019

54  any negotiations with the player concerned.  Failure by a club to comply with  either will result in a ban on registering any new players other than graduates  from its own youth system, the length of ban to be decided by the LMC.  It is to be expected that such transfers are completed within 7 days out of  season and 24 hours in season.  5.4.4 No player who has played Saturday cricket for another club, either inside or  outside the BDCL, is permitted to play for a club in the BDCL after the third  Saturday in August unless a transfer is registered on or before the third  Saturday in July.  This rule does not apply if the club that the player is registered to has fully  withdrawn from the BDCL during the season.  This rule does not apply to any player in Year 12 or below (Under 17 at  Midnight on 31 August in the year preceding the current season).  Therefore, this rule does not apply to anyone born after 31 st  August 2001.  Any such breach will  result in the player(s) being deemed as ineligible and the  sanction as advised under Rule 5.6.2 will apply.  5.4.5 If any player leaves a club who is not transferring to another club, and has no  outstanding financial issues or disciplinary matters, his registration should be  cancelled by the club without any unnecessary delay.  If any player leaves a club and has outstanding financial issues or disciplinary  matters, his registration should remain until such time that those issues are  resolved.  5.5  Timescales  5.5.1 Clubs will need to ensure that all new players are registered within the  following timescales:  5.5.1.1   Category 1 Players, who are to be registered to play for clubs in Division  1 and below, and all Cup Competitions, are to have their registrations  submitted and accepted prior to the first match they play.  In exceptional circumstances, and at short notice, a player may be  registered to play by contacting the BDCL Help Desk BEFORE  the start of  the match, providing the basic details for the player (full name, address  and date of birth).  The player must then have their registration  submitted and accepted prior to the scorecard being submitted.  5.5.1.2   All other players, who are to be registered to play for eligible clubs, are  to have their registrations submitted by midnight, on the Thursday prior  to the match in which they will first play.  5.5.1.3   Any player in the U12 age group and below will not be registered within  this League, unless compliant with Rule 5.1.4.