Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2018

Level 2 • showing serious dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action • inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play • charging or advancing towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing • deliberate and malicious distraction or obstruction on the field of play, regardless as to whether such conduct is deemed to be fair under law 42.5 • throwing the ball at or near a player, umpire or official in an inappropriate and dangerous manner • using language or gesture that is obscene or of a serious insulting nature to another player, umpire, team official or spectator • changing the condition of the ball other than as permitted by Law 42.3 • the bowling of fast short pitched balls that in the bowler being disallowed from bowling further in that innings • causing avoidable damage to the pitch contrary to Laws 42.13 and/or Law 42.14 thats in a five run penalty being awarded Level 3 • intimidating an umpire • threatening to assault another player, team official or spectator • using language or gesture that offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten, disparage or vilify another person on the basis of that person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin • the deliberate bowling of any high full-pitched ball contrary to Law 42.8 Level 4 • threatening an umpire • physical assault of another player, umpire, official or spectator • any act of violence on the field of play • using language or gestures that seriously offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten, disparage or vilify another person on the basis of that person’s religion, sexual orientation, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin. The conduct listed in Level 1 to Level 4 above cannot be considered to be exhaustive. Appendix 2 - Model Regulations for Clubs Clubs must have their own Disciplinary Procedures. This Appendix contains the ECB’s suggested Template for such Procedures and Processes, dated August 2014. Appendix 2.1 Internal Club Enquiry A2.1.1 The club of its own volition and without any need for the receipt of a written complaint or other prompting shall, where any alleged case of conduct which is not fair and proper occurs as stated in Paragraph 1 above, or otherwise as the club may think fit, forthwith convene an Internal Club Enquiry. A2.1.2 The purpose of the Internal Club Enquiry shall be to establish the facts and, where appropriate, to take the necessary disciplinary action so as to ensure that the club does not fail properly to control or discipline its player or players and to ensure that the club acts in a manner designed 119