Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2023

Cheshire Cricket League Constitution 10. Safeguarding Officer Every club shall be obliged to appoint a Club Safeguarding Officer. 11. Subscriptions All clubs shall pay an annual subscription of an amount to be fixed at each Annual General Meeting for the following year. Such subscription falls due for payment on 1st April in any year and should be submitted to the Treasurer on demand. Every Club must have up to date Public Liability Insurance. 12. Fixtures and Results The Cheshire Cricket League shall be comprised of divisions as determined annually by the Executive Committee, taking account of a wide variety of factors including but not limited to: regional divisions, divisions made up of 12 teams, placing of single team clubs at the appropriate level and 22 weekly league fixtures. Save for any late or unexpected developments or referrals from clubs the Executive Committee will present the formation of divisions, and the start and end dates of the season, for the next season no later than the February meeting of the League Executive. The Executive Committee shall arrange all fixtures and set the dates for such fixtures as soon as practicable. Once established the fixtures will be sent to the Member-Clubs and published on the League website. No fixtures shall be rearranged except with the permission of the Executive Committee. All specific fixture requests must be submitted to a Competition Secretary by the last day of November in the year preceding the season in question. 13. Professional Players No club shall employ a player to play for the club in League or Cup matches. 14. Trophies Trophies shall be offered for Competitions organised by the League and presented to the respective winners and runners-up annually. In event of a tie in any Competition the winner’s trophy shall be held by the joint winners for an equal period of time as directed by the Executive Committee. All trophies will be insured by the League and the holders must return such trophies to the General Secretary on request for representation at the appropriate time, in a good state of repair. Engraving of trophies shall be the sole responsibility of the League. 73