Lancashire League Handbook 2022

46 to the player and his captain or an executive of the player’s club, on the day of the alleged offence, prior to leaving the ground. 4.2 Any such alleged breach of the Code of Conduct subject to a report (to be known as “a complaint”) will then be notified by telephone by the complainant to the Chairman of the League’s Discipline Committee (hereinafter referred to as “Discipline Chairman”) or his nominated deputy within 24 hours of the end of the match. The written report should be sent, preferably by e-mail, to the Discipline Chairman or his nominated Deputy and be received within 72 hours of the end of the match. 4.3 The Discipline Chairman or his nominated Deputy shall, inform the Secretary of the Club against whom the complaint has been made. 4.4 It is intended that any breach of the Code of Conduct shall in the first instance be dealt with by the participant’s Club who shall notify the Discipline Chairman within 48 hours of any action taken. In the case of Level 1 and Level 2 breaches, this shall, as a minimum, be a two match (Level 1) or three match (Level 2) ban to be effective immediately. 4.5 Within 48 hours of receipt of the written complaint, the Discipline Chairman or his nominated Deputy shall consider the complaint and resolve either: a. To take no action except to record the complainant and notify the Club; or b. To endorse any action taken by the club and confirm that no further action is required; or c. To refer the matter for a full Disciplinary Hearing. Such referral may be made at the outset or after disciplinary action has been taken by the Club which is not considered to be satisfactory by the Discipline Chairman or his nominated Deputy. Level 3 or 4 complaints will automatically be subject to a full Disciplinary Hearing. 4.6 Any match bans imposed by the Club under paragraph 4.5b above shall be advised in writing to the relevant club’s County Board. Players should understand that match bans will normally apply to all cricket played under the auspices of ECB. 4.7 In the case of an incident involving a player under the age of 18 years, the County Board Welfare Officer will immediately be informed. In such circumstances, the incident may be regarded as: a. A welfare and child protection case or b. An outright disciplinary case. If the incident is being investigated by another organisation (e.g. the Police, ECB Welfare Department etc) the League will await the outcome of that investigation. 5. DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS 5.1 In any case which is referred for a Disciplinary Hearing, the Discipline Chairman shall convene the hearing within 14 days of the decision to refer. Any delay may only be granted at the discretion of the Chairman of the Disciplinary Hearing.