Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1990

League Meeting unless it has received seven days notice as above. The com– plaint must be made in writing, and accompanied by a fee as per Rule 8. The fee will be forfeited if the Committee consider the complaint to be frivolous and refunded if they consider it to be reason able . Should the complaint be upheld, the offending club shall be dealt with as the Committee may direct. 1.9 Alterations to Rules Any proposed alterations to the Rules should be sent to the League Secretary by 31 st August. Such proposals shall be circulated to clubs at least 14 days before the A.G.M 1.10 Umpires Representati ves The Lincolnshire Association of Cricket Umpires shall have official representa– tion at the meetings of the Committee. They shall not have a vote, but shall be consulted on any matters ari sing which concern umpires. 2. MEMBERSHIP 14 2.1 The Harcros Lincolnshire County Cricket League shall consist of four Divi– sions, namely a Premier Division and Divisions 1, 2 and 3. The constitution of the Divisions shall be agreed at the A.G.M. 2.2 Premier Division - New Teams (a) The top two teams in Di vision 1, who are club First Teams and finish no lower than third position , shall be automatically considered for the Premier. (b) A member club of another league whose ground is with in the boundaries of Lin colnshire an d South Humberside, who consider their pl aying strength and requirements, as detai led in Rule 2.8, meet the Premier sta ndard may apply. Applications shall be re ceived by the League Secretary by 31 st July and is not complete until the ground inspection fee has been paid. 2.3 Premier Division - Constitution Membership of the Premier Division, each year, shall be decided by the fol lowing procedure: The Management Committee shall: (a) Recommend the clubs that constitute the Premier Division for the following season. (b) If a new club is recommended to be admitted directly to the Premier Division, then they will recommend the organisation of Divisions 1, 2 and 3 as necessary . No more than two teams shall be relegated from the Premier Division in any one season . These recommendations will be circulated to all clubs (and any applicants) prior to the A .G.M. At the A.G.M . the Executive Committee shall discuss and vote on the constitution of the divisions. 2.4 Division 3 - New Teams New teams desiring admission to Division 3 must apply to the League Secre– tary by 31 st July. The application shall not be complete until the ground inspecti on fee is paid . Applications shall be considered at the A .G.M . No team shall be admitted to membership unless it meets the requirements as detailed in Ru le 2.9 . All member clubs shall be advised of full details concerning new applications prior to the A.G.M. 2.5 Divisions 1, 2 and 3 - Constitution These divisions shall operate on a two-up, two-down promotion / relegation basis between the divisions. No team shall be eligible for promotion to a higher division if their club already has a team in that division, or a team due