Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2021

Laws & Regulations Document C P a g e | 3 4 ECB Safety Measures for Helmets within Recreational Cricket 4.1 Players over the age of 18 The ECB strongly recommends that all adult recreational cricketers should wear helmets for certain activities, preferably which meet the most recent British Safety Standard (see below). This recommendation applies to batting against all types of bowling, wicketkeepers standing up to the wicket (who may as an alternative wear face protectors) and fielders fielding closer than eight yards from the batsman’s middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside. 4.2 Players under the age of 18 Batsmen and wicketkeepers standing up to the stumps must wear head protection when playing or practising. That Guidance should be referred to in full for the position in relation to U18’s. 5 Child Protection All safeguarding issues must be emailed t o safeguarding@bdcl.org.uk . 5.1 All clubs must recognise that they have a duty of care towards all young players who are representing the club. This duty of care also extends to Leagues that allow the participation of young players in adult teams and the BDCL has adopted the ECB’s ‘Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children’ Policy as part of its commitment to ensuring that the game provides a safe, friendly, and enjoyable experience for children. The Policy provides the sport with the tools to ensure that the whole game takes up the challenge of continuously improving the participation conditions for children. Safeguarding and Child Protection is applicable to all and this must be adhered to. Safeguarding and Child Protection will not be implemented overnight. It is a long-term process. It is the responsibility of the whole club to implement the appropriate Safeguarding policies and procedures. 5.2 The duty of care should be interpreted in two ways: i. Not to place a young player in a position that involves an unreasonable risk to that young player, taking account of the circumstances of the match and the relative skill of the player. ii. Not to create a situation that places members of the opposing side in a position whereby they cannot play cricket, as they would normally do against adult players.