Lancashire League Handbook 2024

LCL Handbook 2024 42 was a junior at the club for 2 seasons or more and played senior cricket at that club for 2 seasons or more (for which purpose 3XI cricket will be considered senior cricket). In disputed matters, the League Committee will decide whether the club was the player’s home club. 7.2. Any amateur player in the League who is duly registered in accordance with these Rules who plays for another Cricket Clubwith a Professional in a senior weekend Cricket League shall lose their eligibility to play in any further League Match for that Season or remaining part thereof and they will be considered ineligible under Rule C9. This Rule is not intended to prevent an amateur player duly registered and returning from full time education being eligible to play for their Club. A student living away from home will be entitled to play for a club near to their educational establishment during term time and then for their home club when they return home after the end of the term but if such player returns home for the weekend in term time they will not be allowed to play for their home club at that time. In case of doubt in interpretation or application of this Rule the League Executive shall decide and its decision will be final. A player wishing to avail themselves of this rule must obtain permission from the LMC/ Exec prior to the start of each season. 7.3. Providing that they have no outstanding obligation to their existing Club a Player shall be a free agent between September the 30th and such date as they play their first League game for a Club during the following season but outside of that period:- (i) No Club (whether through its officials, members or any other person or persons on its behalf) shall approach or negotiate with any Player or any other Club affiliated to, whether directly or indirectly, the Lancashire Cricket Foundation and/or the League Cricket Conference for the purpose of securing their services without first obtaining in writing the permission of the Player’s Club. Such permission shall be requested in writing at least 21 days before any approach is made or negotiations commenced. (ii) No Player (whether personally or through any other person or persons on their behalf) shall approach or negotiate with any Club affiliated to, whether directly or indirectly, the Lancashire Cricket Foundation and/or the League Cricket Conference for the purpose of securing their services without first obtaining in writing their Club’s permission to do so. Such permission shall be requested in writing at least 21 days before any approach is made or negotiations commenced. (iii) Any Club requested by another Club and/or one of its Players to grant such permission shall provide to the said Club and/or Player within 14 days either:- (a) such permission in writing or; (b) if there is an outstanding obligation by the Player to their