Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2020

26  2.2  Trophies  The following trophies shall be awarded to the Champions of the respective  Divisions at the end of each season, where applicable:  The Worksop Guardian Cup  Championship  The Cliff Willmott Cup  Division 1  The Wigmore Excelsior Cup  Division 2  The John Hall Cup  Division 3  The Bassetlaw Umpires’ Cup  Division 4  The Harry A. Spencer Shield  Division 5  The General Refractories Shield  Division 6  2.3  Promotion and Relegation  2.3.1 At the end of each season the top two teams in all Divisions below the  Championship shall be promoted.  The winner of the Championship shall be  promoted to NPL2  Promotion from the Championship to NPL2 will be dependent on the criteria  laid out by the NPL (please refer to the NPL Rules and Regulations found in the  Document Library at  http://nottinghamshirecbpl.play‐ criciket.com/ ).  Should  the winner of the Championship not meet these criteria, then promotion may  pass to the runners up.  Promotion from Division 1 to the Championship is dependent on the criteria  laid out in Rule 3.11.  Should the criteria not be met by either the winner or  runners up, the number of teams relegated from the Championship shall be  reduced.  2.3.2 In order to keep the number of teams in each Division as per Rule 2.1.3,  relegations will be made of the teams finishing at the bottom of each Division,  up to a maximum of three.  2.3.3 In the event of two or more teams finishing the season on the same number  of points, the matter shall be resolved by the following criteria, taken in order:  2.3.3.1   The number of matches won.  2.3.3.2   The number of points achieved from winning draws.  2.3.3.3   The net run rate over all completed matches.  2.3.3.4   The toss of a coin.  2.3.4 A team shall forfeit promotion in favour of the next eligible team if such  promotion would result in a contravention of Rule 2.1.4.  2.3.5 Should the relegation of a team result in a contravention of Rule 2.1.4, the  team in the lower Division that season shall be demoted, irrespective of its  finishing position, instead of the team in the highest relegation position.