Lancashire League Handbook 2022

51 player playing any cricket under the auspices of the ECB during the period of suspension. 2. Any suspension imposed by a Club on behalf of the League or by the Disciplinary Committee will be expressed in terms of a number of League or Cup competition matches but the player will not be permitted to play any other match under the auspices of the ECB (including T/20 matches) during the period required for the player to complete the suspension imposed. 3. Any suspension imposed upon a player will only be served when the player misses a game commenced by his Club. A game will only be classed as commenced once a ball has been bowled. SECTION F - MATCH CONDITIONS 1. M.C.C. LAWS All matches must be played under the revised Laws of Cricket (2017 code – 2nd Edition 2019); save as hereafter provided. 2. MATCHES, CHAMPIONS, AND CUP From 2019 onwards, the League Competition shall be divided into 2 divisions. The teams in the higher division shall be referred to as Division 1 and the teams in the lower division as Division 2. In 2019 Divisions 1 and 2 will be comprised of the top 12 Clubs and the lower 12 clubs from the 2018 League table respectively. Thereafter at the end of each season the bottom 2 clubs in Division 1 shall be relegated into Division 2 and the top 2 clubs in Division 2 shall be promoted Division 1. 2.1. The Clubs engaged in each Division of the competition must play home and away matches with each other during the season, and the Club having scored the most points at the end of the season in Division 1 shall be considered the League Champions for that year and shall be entitled to hold for the following season the silver Challenge Cup and the League Championship Flag presented by the League. The Club having scored the most points at the end of the Season in Division 2 will be considered the Division 2 Champions for that year and entitled to hold for the following season the silver Trophy presented by the League. 2.2.1. In the event of two or more Clubs at the head of the Divisional Table(s) having scored the same number of points they must play off for the Championship/Division 2 Championship . The venue for the Play Off shall be the ground of one of the two Clubs involved. This shall be decided by the toss of a coin. 2.2.2. Time of play shall be arranged by the League Committee and the nett gate receipts shall be divided equally between the competing Clubs and the League. 2.2.3. Any two teams in a final tie shall each receive mementoes of equal value and the losing side shall be entitled to hold the Holland Cup (Division 1) or the runners-up trophy (Division