Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2021

Disciplinary Regulations Document E P a g e | 6 7.4 Reporting of Breaches by Participants: i. Any allegation of a breach of the Code of Conduct by a participant made against another participant which arises from an incident during a match or on the field of play should be, if possible be reported by a team’s captain to the umpire(s). It is recognised that some matches may only have ‘player umpires’ which should not prevent breachers of the Code of Conduct being reported. A written report of the incident must be submitted by the complainant to the relevant League Secretary within 72 hours of the end of the match, using the standard NCDG discipline form. The offending club or player must be given the opportunity to see the full report and submit comment, should they wish, either by the complainant on the day of the game or by the relevant League Secretary thereafter, within the 72-hour window from the end of the match. ii. Any allegation of a breach of the Code of Conduct by a participant made against another participant which does not arise from an incident during a match or on the field of play should be notified to the League Secretary promptly but no later than 7 days after the incident giving rise to the allegation. Subject to any direction from the Discipline Chair, a written report should be produced, which should allow the Discipline Chair to understand: a. the background to the alleged incident b. why a breach of the Code of Conduct is alleged c. the Level of breach alleged Where possible, notifications and reports should be submitted to the League Secretary by a Club Secretary or League Representative. 7.5 The Discipline Chair shall have an overriding discretion to accept or decline reports submitted under Rule 7.4(ii). Except for exceptional circumstances, such reports shall not be accepted relating to any alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct which have been, or could have been, reported by an umpire pursuant to Rule 7.3(ii) (the Discipline Chair may contact an umpire for his observations/views on allegations/the content of any report) or where there has been undue delay in making a notification or report. 7.6 Any complaints submitted under Rule 7.4(ii) must be made in good faith. The submission of a report which is trivial, vexatious, made for tactical reasons or otherwise improper may itself be treated as a breach of the Code of Conduct under Rule 2.9.