Lancashire League Handbook 2025

LCL Handbook 2025 230 2 “ ECB ” means the England and Wales Cricket Board. “ ECB’s Anti-Discrimination Regulations ” means the ECB’s anti-discrimination regulations as in force and amended from time to time, which can be found on the following ECB webpage, along with guidance on the ECB’s Anti-Discrimination Regulations: https://www.ecb.co.uk/about/policies/regulations/recreational-cricket . “ ECB GCR ” means the General Conduct Regulations which are applicable to ECB Competitions (as defined in the ECB GCR) as in force and amended from time to time. “ ECB Regulations ” means the ECB’s rules, regulations, playing conditions and codes as published and in force (and as amended and supplemented) from time to time. “ Effective Date ” means 1 April 2025. “ Hearing ” means a hearing at which any charges against a Respondent are dealt with. “ The Hundred ” means the ECB’s domestic cricket competition in a “100-ball” format. “Hundred Team” means any of the teams playing in The Hundred from time to time. “ League” means an ECB Premier League or each league which operates under a Recreational Cricket Board’s jurisdiction or which should reasonably have been under its jurisdiction (for example due to that league receiving a benefit from the Recreational Cricket Board). “ Match” means any cricket match in an organised cricket competition or league. “ National County ” means any National County Cricket Club which plays in the competitions organised by the NCCA. “ NCCA ” means the National Counties Cricket Association. “ Notice of Appeal ” means the document submitted to the Disciplinary Officer of the relevant Appeal Body or to the Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary to commence an appeal pursuant to Regulation 40 or 87 (as applicable). “ Off-Field Breach ” means an alleged breach of Regulations 11-13. See Appendix 4, guidance note A for further information. “ On-Field Breach ” means an alleged breach of Regulations 5-7 and 9-10. See Appendix 4, guidance note A for further information. “ Participant ” means (a)any individual who is under the jurisdiction of a Relevant Cricket Organisation, including: (i) cricketers; (ii) volunteers, officers, employees, contractors, and members of any Relevant Cricket Organisation; (iii) match officials; (iv) coaches; and (v) any other person under the jurisdiction of any Relevant Cricket Organisation, and (b) any Club; and (c) any League, except where the surrounding context requires “Participant” to be read as referring to an individual under part (a) of this definition only, or a Club under part (b) of this definition only, or a League under part (c) of this definition only. See Appendix 4, guidance notes 1 and 2 for further information.