Lancashire League Handbook 2023

41 who has been registered as an amateur player for the said Club for a minimum period of three years immediately before accepting an engagement as coach. 4. AMATEUR AS COUNTY CONTRACTED PLAYER OR APPRENTICE CONTRACTED PLAYER - QUALIFICATION 4.1. Any player registered as an amateur with a Club within the League signing a Professional Agreement form for a County Cricket Club shall none the less retain his amateur status and be eligible to play for that Club providing always that he otherwise remains qualified to play within the League and has paid his Club subscription for the current season before playing for the Club. 4.2. No player falling within this category will be eligible to play for the relevant Club in any League game after the 31st July unless that player has previously played a senior match for the relevant Club in that season and prior to that date nor will he be eligible to play in Round 2 and subsequent rounds of any Cup competition organised by the League unless that player has previously played a senior League or Cup match for the relevant Club in that season. 5. AMATEUR BECOMING PROFESSIONAL 5.1. Any player registered as an amateur with a Club within the League who is engaged as or agrees to and/or plays as a Professional in any League shall immediately lose his qualification as an amateur but any player having signed a Professionals Agreement form in respect of a future season (other than a contract with a County as specified in Rule D5) shall be considered to have lost his amateur qualification from the beginning of the League Season in which he has agreed to commence his professional duties. 5.2. Any such former professional returning to the League as an amateur may only return to the Club holding his amateur registration but may make application to the League Committee for transfer to another Club for which he has an amateur qualification. 6. PROFESSIONAL BECOMING AMATEUR 6.1. Should any professional cricketer retire from professional cricket during or at the end of a season he shall only be eligible to play as an amateur in the Lancashire League in the following season if he satisfies one of the following conditions: 1. He is a former amateur registered with the League and returning to the League as an amateur in accordance with Rule C.6 above, or: 2. He is over 35 years of age and possessed of a birth, residential or business qualification as required by Rule D.1.1. 6.2 If the former professional does not satisfy 1 of the conditions above he will be eligible to play as an amateur in the league after one season has elapsed provided he is possessed of a birth, residential or business qualification as required by rule D1.1