Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2018

club shall be fined £30.00, have 30 points deducted and may be expelled from the League. Provided that if the points gained by an offending club in any relevant match shall exceed the numbers of points deductible as aforesaid such club shall have deducted that greater number of points. 22. The Captain (or Vice-Captain) of the home team shall represent his Club on the question of the “fitness of ground for play”. Home Clubs shall have the ultimate right to make decisions upon the fitness of their ground, but if the opposing team Captain (or Vice-Captain) insists, he can insist that both teams assemble at the venue for a late inspection to be made. In order to allow the opportunity for this right to be exercised, if the opposing Captain (or Vice-Captain) cannot be contacted for any reason, both teams must assemble at the venue. In the event of having informed the opposing club that play is not possible, but the away team insist upon travelling and no play takes place, then the AWAY team shall be responsible for paying both appointed umpires. In these circumstances, if the match is subsequently played then the HOME team shall be responsible for paying both appointed umpires. 23. The Executive Committee shall set up a League Panel of Umpires. The Panel will appoint Umpires for as many First and Second XI Championship matches as possible and in these matches, the Umpires shall be the sole judges of the fitness of the ground, weather and light for play. For all other First XI and Second XI Championship matches participating Clubs should attend the fixture with an Umpire, where only one non-playing Umpire is available then if he/she wishes, they should be used as the Bowling end Umpire, that Umpire shall be the sole judge of fitness of playing conditions. The sum to be paid by Clubs to Umpires appointed by the League Panel of Umpires, to cover their expenses, shall be fixed at each Annual General Meeting for the following year. 24. Competing Clubs should appoint their own scorer for each Championship Match. All 1st XI Division 1 teams are required to provide a scorer for all League Championship matches. Failure to do so will in a fine of £25. On the 3rd transgression, and each subsequent transgression, the team will additionally incur a five (5) point deduction. The scorer shall not be a player and shall be in post for a majority of the match. Failure to provide a scorer shall be reported on the sheet by the umpires. 25. The home clubs must accurately enter theirs on the league’s play-cricket.com website: 1st XI data must be entered in summary (line scores and points) by 10pm on the day of the match either in League or Cup, and in full within 48 hours of the conclusion of the match. 2nd XI data must be entered in summary within 48 hours and in full within 96 hours, of the conclusion of the match. Fines will be levied for non-compliance. 26. 1st XI – at the conclusion of each season the Clubs finishing first and second respectively in the First Division shall be promoted to the Cheshire County Cricket League and the two Clubs finishing bottom of that League shall be relegated to the First Division of the League. The two Clubs finishing 94