Grimsby and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

5 7. Voting Officials of each club shall have one vote only. The Chairman shall have a casting vote. 8. Subscriptions An annual subscription for each team to be fixed at the AGM and to be paid by January 31 st , unless notified by the League. Clubs not complying with this rule will be fined as per Rule 32. In case this does not meet the expenses of the League, each team shall contribute equally towards such sums as may be required. Any team failing to pay the annual subscription by the 28 th February will be excluded from the league. 9. Arrangements of Fixtures Fixtures to be arranged by the League officials. The fixtures for each division will be issued on ‘Play Cricket’ for each club at, or before, the pre-season meeting. Any alterations to fixtures must be made at least three days before the match is due to be played and the League Secretary must be informed by the home club, after agreeing with the away club, otherwise fixtures must be strictly adhered to. Any club not fulfilling such fixtures may be fined as per Rule 32 by the League Committee for the first offence, and expenses incurred shall be reimbursed. For the second offence the club is liable to be expelled from the League. Fixtures can be changed by the League providing seven days’ notice is given to both teams. It is the home club’s responsibility to ensure the fixture can go ahead at the ground. In the event of it not being able to go ahead without prior notice being given, barring extraordinary circumstances, then the away side should claim maximum points. If one team cannot field a team or fails to turn up before the scheduled start, barring extraordinary circumstances, maximum points should be claimed by the other team. All fixtures must be completed up to and including the Thursday of the final week of fixtures. Fixtures affected by adverse weather only, can be rearranged prior to the official start time of 615pm but once play has begun this option is no longer available. Any re-arranged fixture must be scheduled within the existing season – up to and including the Thursday of the final week of fixtures, and agreed at the time of the alteration by both team captains, with venue confirmed, this information must be passed to the league secretary on the date of the original game, failure to do so will result in the game being cancelled and the relevant points allotted to both sides with no exceptions. 10. Players Clubs must register with the Play Cricket site all playing members each year before the commencement of the season. A player will only be allowed to register for 1 team during a season. Players must be registered with either the 1st team or 2nd team. Players registered for the 2nd team are eligible for five 1st team league matches and such players must be highlighted on the scoresheet submitted to the League or recorded in the notes of the match result on Play Cricket. Players must play for the team they are registered for in cup competitions. Additional registrations can be affected until July 1 st . . After this date formal application for further registrations will be considered by the League officials. It is permitted that a maximum of 2 'Guest' players are allowed, but they cannot play if they are signed by or play for a team from a higher division, they also cannot bowl and can only bat at the tail with the opposition captains permission in position 11, then 10. Membership of a Youth section club does not prevent a player registering for a senior League club.