Lincolnshire County Cricket League Official Handbook 2017

1.9 Breaching of rules and Appeals Clubs may draw attention to the Management Committee of a possible infringement of the rules by others and this shall be done in writing within seven days of the alleged offence together with the fee as per rule 8.1 the Management Committee once aware of a possible infringement of any of the League rules shall demand the club(s) to provide a written report within 7 days of the request. The Management Committee shall consider the report(s) and impose any fines/penalties as deemed necessary. Clubs shall have the right of appeal which shall be heard within fourteen days of such appeal being received together with afee as per rule 8.1. The Appeal Committee shall consist of the Chairman and two other persons appointed by the Management Committee. The Appeals Committee has the right to waive, reduce, suspend or increase any penalty originally imposed. 1.1O Alterations to Rules Any proposed alterations to the rules must be sent to the General Secretary by August 31 st. Such proposals shall be circulated to all clubs in their notification and agenda for the AGM. 1.11 Umpires Representatives Lincoln, Grimsby and Scunthorpe Umpires shall each have official representation at the Executive meetings and AGM. They shall not have a vote, but shall be consulted on any matters arising that may concern Umpires. 1.12 Persistent Breaching of Rules Any team committing the same fineable offence three times in one season shall, on the third and each subsequent occasion, be fined an additional £10. Persistent breaching of rule shall, in League and Cup competitions, result in the offending club being ordered to appear before the Management Committee. 2 Applicants, Constitution and Requirements 2.1 Applicants All cricket clubs whose ground is within the boundaries of Lincolnshire are eligible to apply for membership of the League, providing that the club fulfills requirements as detailed in rule 2.3 and agree to be affiliated to the Lincolnshire County Cricket Board. Clubs desiring admittance to the League shall apply in writing to the General Secretary. The General Secretary must receive all applications by July 31 st, together with full payment of the ground inspection fee, as detailed in Rule 8.1 . Membership will be considered for amaximum of three teams per club. For any club that has a team playing in a recognized higher League then membership will be restricted to amaximum of two teams, unless that club has the facility of a second ground. 2.2 Constitution a) The Lincolnshire County Cricket League shall consist of five Divisions namely Premier, Divisions One, Two, Three and Four. All divisions will be formed, whenever possible, of 10 teams although the number of teams per division may vary if agreed at the AGM. b) The Management Committee shall recommend to all members before the AGM the constitution of all divisions.The recommended constitution shall be voted upon by the Member Clubs at the AGM. c) All Divisions shall operate on a two up, two down promotion / relegation basis providing the clubsmeet ground and facility requirements as detailed in Rules 2.2, .3, .4 and .5. d) The Divisions shall be decided on a points scoring system, where the team with the most points at the end of the season shall be deemed Divisional Champions. Points will be scored as detailed in Rule 7. If teams finish on an equal number of points the number of wins will be taken into account, if this is equal then bowling points, and if this is equal batting points will be taken into account. e) Clubs shall not field more than one team in the same division. The Management Committee shall recommend that the clubs first team shall take priority consequently second teams will be refused promotion or even relegated. 102