Grimsby and District Cricket League and Lincolnshire County Cricket League Guide 1964

GRIMSBY AND DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE RULES - AMENDED 6/12/62 l. Name. The League shall be known as the "Grimsby and District Cricket League". 2. Officials. The Officers shall consist of a Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary. These shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. 3. Committee. The Committee to transact the business of the League shall be the Officers and one representative from each Club constituting the League. Six Club representatives to form a Quorum. 4. Committee Meetings. The Committee shall meet bi-monthly or at any time as the business of the League may require. Seven days' notice of all meetings shall be sent by post to all Officers and Club Secretaries. Cqnsistent non-attendance at meetings without extenuating circumstances by any Club shall render them liable to a fine not exceeding 5/- per meeting, at the Committee's discretion. 5. Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting shall be held before the 31st December of each year. The business shall be to elect Officers, Auditors, Ground Inspection Committee, to receive and consi,der a report and balance sheet, to consider proposed new rules, or amendments to existing rules and any other matter affecting the League of which due and proper notice has been given. (See rule 27). 6. Membership. (a) Present Members. A Club desiring admission to the League must apply by the 31st October each year (a Club applying after this date shall be surcharged 10/6d.) and shall be considered provided its ground, dressing accommodation and appointments are of satisfactory standard and have been certified to be so by the Grounds Inspection Committee, whose decision must be placed before the Committee for confirmation. Any Club in membership allowing its wicket or ground to deteriorate shall be subject to an inspection by the Grounds Inspection Committee which shall report to the Committee. In the event of an adverse report, the Committee shall warn such Club that, unless the necessary improvement is effected within a specified period, it will not be allowed to continue in membership. (b) NewMembers. Any Club applying for membership for the first time or after the lapse of a season or more, shall submit application by the 31st October (a Club applying after this date shall be surcharged 10/6d.) in any year and such application shall be considered by the League in General Meeting. The decision as to which Division of the League any newly elected Club shall joi11 shall be decided by the League in General Meeting. (c) Divisions. Division l to consist of a maximum of 12, only one team from any Club to compete in this Division... All other Divisions shall consist of a maximum of 10 teams. U 7. Voting. Officials and each Club shall have one vote only. The Chairman shall have a casting vote. 8. Deposits and Subscriptions. Each Club shall pay a deposit of 10/- on entering the League. The Annual Subscription for each team to be fixed yearly at the Annual General Meeting to be paid by 31st May each year. Clubs not complying to this rule will be fined £1 ls. 0d. In case this does not rr.eet the expenses of the League, each team shall contribute equally towards such sum as rr ay be required. 9. Arrangements of Fixtures. Fix1 ures to be arranged by the League Officials. The fixtures for each Division to be completed and issued to each Club by 15th March. Any alteration to such fixtures must be made before 15th April and the League Secretary notified of the alteration by all Clubs concerned, after which time fixtures must be strictly adhered to. Any Club not fulfilling such fixtures may be fined 10/6d. 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. 10. Players. Clubs must register with the Hon. Secretary a list of playing members each year before the commencement of the season. Any Club with teams in more than one Division shall be allowed to play its members in either Division up to 8th July in each season. At this date, a player who has played in six matches in a higher Division shall not play in a lower Division without special permission of the League Officials. Additional registrations can be effected until 8th July, after this date formal application for further registrations will be considered by the League Officials but will only be allowed in extenuating circumstances. A player shall only be allowed to play for one Club in any Saturday Division and one Club in any Mid Week Division in one season without the Club's Secretaries and League Secretaries permission of transference. 25