Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

Qualification & Registration of Players P a g e | 47 1.19 Information on overseas players can be found on the ECB website: Governance – Regulations – Non-First-Class Regulations – Generic Rules and Playing Conditions. Advice for the registration of Overseas Players by BDCL/ECB/Home Office 1.20 The BDCL is not registered to provide advice on immigration. Clubs receiving NON-UK migrants MUST abide by Home Office immigration policy and law. It is important that clubs check the Home Office website for the latest information, advice, and regulations before taking any actions: www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules 2 Registration 2.1 The League Management Committee has the discretion to reject or remove any registration. 2.2 All clubs MUST use the online registration system on Play-Cricket to register players. 2.3 All U16 players must have parental consent, which is established on Play-Cricket as part of the registration process. The Match Administrator will not be aware of any such registrations until Parental Consent is granted. 2.4 No player shall be registered concurrently with more than one Saturday League club (unless permitted under Rule 1.3 or Rule 4). 2.5 The information shall contain the Forename, Surname, Address, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, and the Most Recent Entry into the UK (if Country of Birth is outside of the UK) of all players. 2.6 It is the responsibility of clubs to ensure that players’ registrations are in the correct category and have been received by the Match Administrator, along with all required documentation, within the required timescales. Failure of a club to register a player in the correct Category may result in a sanction as determined by the League Management Committee Sanctions Sub- Committee. Players will be deemed as ‘unregistered’ when a club has not fulfilled the timescales for registration. 2.7 Once registered, a player remains registered to that club until either transferred (in accordance with Rule 3) or the registration is removed by either the club or BDCL on Play-Cricket. 2.8 The registration of a Category 2 or Category 3 player may be cancelled only with the prior agreement of the League Management Committee, who may agree to a replacement. Any replacement must be registered in accordance with these rules.