Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2020

44  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.  5.2.6.3  Payment of travelling expenses to matches.  5.2.6.4  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.  5.2.7 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.  5.2.8 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.  5.2.9 A player engaged by a County Club on a ‘Summer Contract’.  Category 3 – Overseas Player 5.2.10 Any players who meet the following criteria shall NOT  be deemed to be an  Overseas Player:  5.2.3.1  They are an EU national whom meets the criteria for a Category 1 Player.  5.2.3.2  They have been resident in England or Wales for the immediately  preceding three 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).