Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2020

46  5.3.4 On all dates, no player shall be eligible for a team more than one lower than  that for which they last played.  Additionally, in a fixture played after the after the third Saturday in August, a  player may only play for that lower team should they have represented that  team during the season.  5.3.5 Any such breach may result in the player(s) being deemed as ineligible and the  sanction as advised under Rule 5.7.2 may apply.  Clubs are asked to consider the Spirit of Cricket (see rule 7.4.2) and the need  to ‘Get the Game On’ when making a complaint under this rule.  5.4  Movement  5.4.1 Category 2 and Category 3 players may not play for more than one BDCL club  in a season.  5.4.2 Unless a player holds a dual registration, no player may play for a club if they  have already played Saturday cricket for, or are registered with, another  Saturday club, either inside or outside the BDCL, unless application is made to  the Player Registrar via email for a transfer.  The application must be accompanied by evidence from the Chair or Secretary  of the player’s previous club, as listed on their clubs ECB Play‐Cricket site, that  there are no outstanding disciplinary and/or any financial and/or any welfare  or safeguarding issues.  Once this evidence has been accepted, the registering club will be instructed  to submit a new application via their clubs ECB Play‐Cricket site.  The previous  club will be instructed to ‘agree’ to the application on their clubs ECB Play‐ Cricket site.  The registration will then be accepted by the Player Registrar.  5.4.3 A transfer from a club within the BDCL must not be unreasonably withheld or  the request will be dealt with by the LMC.  A club approached by, or seeking to approach, a member of another club to  move or transfer, must notify the player’s present club prior to entering into  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.