Lincolnshire County Cricket League Official Handbook 2016

2.3. Facilities - Entry and basic Requirements The ground and facilities of all clubs in the league shall be of an approved standard. For admission into the League and for a Club to maintain its status in the League, a Club must have a ground and a grass pitch. The Pavilion shall contain changing rooms, toilets and showers or baths. The Club shall own or be able to use sightscreens and covers that protect the pitch from wicket to wicket. Facilities - Entry and basic Requirements ( continued) The Assessor shall mark the ground facilities, for entry into the league which will be considered by the AGM, a Club must achieve 70% (140 marks) of the marks awarded. For a club to maintain its League status, it shall make reasonable attempts to improve any shortfall in standards. If the Management Committee decides that the Club has not made any progress towards improving any shortfall, then the Club shall be recommended to be relegated to Division 4 by Management Committee. The League will charge a fee, as per rule 8.1, for each inspection and copy forwarded to the club concerned. 2.4. Facilities - Premier Division Requirements The ground and facilities of all clubs in the league's Premier Division shall be of an approved standard. For admission into the Premier Division and for a Club to maintain its status, a Club must have a ground with a grass pitch. The Pavilion shall contain changing rooms, toilets and showers or baths. The Club shall own or be able to use sightscreens and properly constructed roll on/roll off covers that protect the pitch from wicket to wicket. Alternative pitch protection can be in the form of ground sheets manufactured specifically for this purpose (BSI approved}. Such facilities must be in a single piece with minimum dimensions of 70ft x 15ft to provide adequate wicket to wicket protection. The Assessor shall mark the ground facilities, for entry into the Division which will be considered by the AGM, a Club must achieve 80% (160 marks) of the marks awarded. For a club to maintain its Premier Division status, it shall make reasonable attempts to improve any shortfall in standards. If the Management Committee decides that the Club has not made any progress towards improving any shortfall, then the team shall be recommended to be relegated into Division One by Management Committee. 2.5. Marking of grounds by assessors The ground shall be inspected by a nominated assessor as decided by the management committee. All inspections shall be by prior arrangement. The assessor shall award marks as follows for the ground and facilities Criteria Maximum marks The levelness of the table 20 The condition of the table 20 The levelness of the outfield 20 The condition of the outfield 20 Evidence of groundsmanship 20 Covers 10 Scoring system (maximum marks awarded for board = 7) 10 Sight screens (award maximum of 5 for each screen) 10 Mowers - outfield 5 Mowers - table 5 Roller - heavy 5 Roller-light 5 Changing rooms 15 Showers/Toilets 15 Catering facilities/arrangements 15 Car parking 5 Total 200 106