Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

Section G P a g e | 88 Rules & Playing Conditions – t20 Cup Competitions 1 Title The titles of the Competition shall be The John J. Mallen t20 Cup Competition, and the Harry Tomlins t20 Cup Competition. 2 Entry 2.1 The John J. Mallen t20 Cup Competition is open to all member clubs. The Harry Tomlins t20 Cup Competition is open to clubs in Division 2 and below. 2.2 Each member club may enter one team. 2.3 Member clubs are required to submit their application to the League Secretary prior to the end of November of each year. 3 Constitution 3.1 The competitions will be straight knockout tournaments. 3.2 The winners of each final will be crowned winners. 3.3 The winner of the John J. Mallen t20 Cup Competition will go forward to the ECB Vitality Club t20 Plate Competition. 3.4 Any team withdrawing from the competition will have their results expunged. 4 Qualification & Registration of Players Clubs are encouraged to utilise Rule 4, Section D to fulfil fixtures where required. 4.1 Any club that fields an unregistered or ineligible player shall be disqualified. 4.2 No player who has played for a club in the competition is eligible to play for another club in the competition in the same season. 4.3 No player will be eligible to play unless they have played at least half of their matches (both t20 and League) for that team or a lower team during the current season. 4.4 Any such breach will result in the player(s) being referred to the League Management Committee Sanctions Sub-Committee. 5 Match Balls Each club should be provided with one pink ball for use during the match. Should a pink ball not have been supplied, a red ball should be used which complies with Rule 8.3, Section B.