Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2018

None of the sitting members of the Appeals Committee shall be connected with the player, the Club or their opponents at the time of the alleged breach or (as the case may be) at the date of the relevant hearing. The player or Club shall have the same rights of attendance and representation, and to call witnesses as they had before the Committee. 7.4 If the player or Club is to have representation present at the Appeal hearing, then the details of that representation must be given to the Chairman of the Committee not less than 48 hours before the date of the hearing. 7.5 Non-attendance at an Appeal hearing by the Club or person that submitted the appeal, without good and valid reason for such non- attendance, will automatically in forfeiture of their right of appeal. 7.6 The Appeals Committee may confirm, vary or reverse any decision of the Committee. In addition to exercising the power conferred on it under Regulations 6.4 & 6.5 of these Regulations, the Appeals Committee may require any relevant player or Club to pay the costs, or part of the costs, of any Appeal Hearing when it considers such requirements to be appropriate. Decisions of the Appeals Committee shall be by majority vote; where necessary the Chairman of the Appeals Committee shall have a casting vote. 7.7 The Appeals Committee shall have the power, where they consider an appeal to be without merit, to order the deposit to be forfeited to the League. 7.8 The decision(s) of the Appeals Committee or, if no appeal, of the Committee shall be final and binding. The decision shall be confirmed in writing. APPENDIX 1 – BREACHES OF DISCIPLINE Certain conduct, whether on or off the field of play of play, amounting to a breach of the Laws of Cricket and/or the Spirit of Cricket has been categorised into 4 levels which are set out below:- Level 1 • time wasting by either the fielding side or the batting side • abuse of the cricket ground, equipment or fixtures • showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action, or persistent questioning of an umpire’s decisions and comment thereon – where this falls short of 2a) below • using language that is obscene, offensive or insulting and or the making of an obscene gesture, whether in self-frustration or at an umpire or player, at such a level as to be heard at or beyond the boundary thus bringing the game and the League into disrepute. NB it is acknowledged that there will be verbal exchanges between players in the course of play. Rather than seeking to eliminate these exchanges entirely, umpires will look to lay charges only when this falls below an accepted standard. • excessive or orchestrated appealing, including ‘ridiculous’ lbw appeals from a position where the fielder could not possibly make a considered appeal. • Premature ‘celebrations’ prior to an umpire’s decision • Gesturing/pointing towards the pavilion upon dismissal of the batsman, or any other form of aggressive ‘send-off’ • Any action(s) whatsoever considered by both umpires to be outwith the ‘Spirit Of the Game’ 118