Lancashire League Handbook 2025

LCL Handbook 2025 227 March 2025 SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE ECB’s GENERAL CONDUCT REGULATIONS AND RECREATIONAL CONDUCT REGULATIONS The ECB has made a number of changes to the General Conduct Regulations ( GCR ) and Recreational Conduct Regulations ( RCR ) for the 2025 season which are summarised below. Capitalised terms used in this document have the same meaning as is given to them in the GCR or RCR (as applicable). Effective Date • The new versions of the GCR and RCR apply from 1 April 2025. Level 2 On-Field Offences • The Level 2 offence of throwing the ball at a cricketer, umpire or another person in an inappropriate and dangerous manner has been extended to cover scenarios where the ball is thrown at or near such persons. Captain’s Responsibility for Breaches • The automatic offence committed by captains when any of their cricketers commit two or more breaches of the on-field conduct obligations in a season has been aligned in the GCR and RCR: a captain will only be responsible where they captained the relevant cricketers in breach in all the matches where those breaches occurred. Professional Cricketers Suspected of Breaching the GCR/RCR • Where a reported breach of the GCR/RCR involves a professional cricketer (i.e. a player who is registered with a Professional County Club or Hundred Team), the relevant Disciplinary Officer must notify the Cricket Regulator by email to Integrity@cricketregulator.co.uk. Appointment of Disciplinary Panels • Under the GCRs, the Disciplinary Officer’s role in appointing a Disciplinary Panel has been modified such that they will now only be responsible for appointing a Disciplinary Panel Chair. The Disciplinary Panel Chair will then appoint the other members of the Disciplinary Panel. • This separation of appointing functions is designed to ensure a further level of independence in relation to the disciplinary process. Ability for Serious/Complex Cases to be Referred to the Cricket Regulator • There is now an ability for Disciplinary Officers of Recreational Cricket Boards and Leagues that have adopted the GCR and RCR to refer complex or serious cases to the Cricket Regulator. • The thresholds for assessing whether a case is suitable to be referred are set out in the GCR and RCR, and include complex/serious breaches of the ECB’s Anti-Discrimination Regulations. • If the Cricket Regulator accepts the referral, it will take on responsibility for investigating the alleged misconduct and will decide whether to issue charges. If a Participant is charged, the case will be decided by an independent disciplinary panel organised by the