Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2018

In the event of a match due to be covered by panel umpires being cancelled on Saturday morning, or before, it is the responsibility of the HOME CLUB CAPTAIN to telephone the appointed officials in order to prevent them travelling unnecessarily. The match expenses for 2017 have been fixed at £38 per umpire when acting as a pair and £56 for an umpire standing alone and should be paid, half by either captain, AT THE PRE-MATCH MEETING. The expenses for Twenty20 knock-out matches are £27 per umpire (£40 for an umpire standing alone.) PRE MATCH MEETING A pre match meeting will be held between captains and standing panel umpires at least 15 minutes before the scheduled or rescheduled start of play of any League or Twenty20 match at which the following should take place: • Supervision of the toss, the of which must be recorded on thes sheet. • A fully completed team card to be presented to the umpires duly signed on the reverse. • Both match balls and any spares to be handed to the umpires. • The payment of umpires’ expenses for the match. • Clarification of over rate regulations and any local rules. • A clear statement of the umpires expectations in respect of behaviour based on The Spirit of Cricket as enshrined in the laws of the game. Umpires will advise captains that they are primarily responsible for their team’s behaviour and they will be reported along with any other individuals where it is felt necessary. • Confirmation of the appointed scorers and their position. In the event of either side not having a designated scorer batting side must ensure a minimum of 2 people to undertake scoring and updating the scoreboard throughout. • The umpires to reserve the right to a brief post match meeting with the captains when felt necessary. Umpires are to advise captains that games will not begin until all the above points have been carried out to their satisfaction. APPRAISAL OF UMPIRES FOR LEAGUE MATCHES Captains of both home and away teams must complete separate appraisal forms independently of each other, preferably on the day after the match and provided that a minimum of 25 overs play has taken place. It should be noted that appraisals will be between 4 (the highest) and 1 (the lowest). The mark for an acceptable performance without any particularly positive or negative incidents should be 3 (good). A mark of 4 (very good) should be reserved for umpires who have performed particularly well in the match and marks below 3 (average or below average) should only be used where umpires have fallen short of the required standard in any category or overall. If an umpire is given a mark of 1, 2 or 4 in any category, then the captain should provide reasons for his marks. Completed appraisal forms should be emailed to Chris Moore (Ump.appraisal@gmail.com ) within three days of the match. Please note online 127