Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2022

Cheshire Cricket League Match Rules 1st & 2nd XI Divisional League Championship 14. In all 1st XI matches teams are expected to bowl the 45 overs in 2 hours and 45 minutes (17 overs per hour). This time is to include 1 drinks break where required. Umpires will inform the fielding captain of the passage of each full hour of playing time and the number of overs then bowled. Umpires will make appropriate allowances for unavoidable stoppages caused by weather, injuries or other extenuating circumstances and these shall be recorded on the results sheet. Where appropriate, points may be deducted by the Executive Committee acting on such information provided by the umpires. One point may be deducted from the points awarded for the match for each over not completed in the allotted time and calculated at the rate of 17 over per hour. 15. Divisional League Championship Trophies and Runners-up Awards (or any other meritorious awards) shall be authorised by the Executive Committee and awarded annually on behalf of the Cheshire Cricket League. 16. To be eligible to participate in the League Championship a player must: a) Unless solely playing for second elevens, be a bona fide and fully paid up member of the Club which he represents b.1) Have unless qualified to play for England, under the prevailing ECB definition, been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom since 1st November of the previous year. It shall, in any event, in relation to any appropriate player, be the duty of all member clubs to ensure that the requirements of any government department, from time to time in force, are complied with and if they are not then even if the prior requirements of this subparagraph have been complied with such player shall be deemed to be ineligible. b.2) It is provided that each club may, from time to time, register with the League not more than one overseas player who does not comply with the aforesaid requirements as to residence, but who must in all other respects comply with the requirements of this Rule. It is further required that all overseas players must be specially registered as such with the League. In this context an ‘overseas player’ shall mean any player not qualified to play for England by virtue of the Regulations governing the Qualification and Registration of Cricketers current at the date of the written application. All overseas players must submit, to the League, a copy of their visa. 85