Lancashire League Handbook 2025

LCL Handbook 2025 245 17 (d) the sanction imposed was manifestly excessive. 89. The Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary will appoint a Recreational Appeal Panel Chair to determine whether the Notice of Appeal identifies sufficient grounds for an appeal. The RecreationalAppealPanelChairwillnotify theAppellant (and,whereapplicable, theAppellant’s Club) and the Cricket Regulator of their decision in writing. 90. Where the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair rejects the Notice of Appeal, the sanction imposed by the Recreational Discipline Panel will remain in place and there is no further right of review or appeal. 91. If there are sufficient grounds for an appeal to proceed, the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair will appoint a Recreational Appeal Panel and notify the Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary, who will arrange a Recreational Appeal Hearing. No individual who was appointed as a member of the original Recreational Discipline Panel or who has otherwise been involved in the case will be appointed to the Recreational Appeal Panel, save that the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair who initially reviewed the Notice of Appeal may be a member of the Recreational Appeal Panel. 92. The Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary will confirm to the Appellant the identity of the Recreational Appeal Panel members, where and when the RecreationalAppeal Hearing will take place and, if it will take place virtually rather than in person, by what means. If the Appellant is unable toattend the Recreational AppealHearingatthatdateortime, theRecreationalDiscipline Panel Secretary will attempt to reschedule the Recreational Appeal Hearing. 93. If the Appellant objects to any member of the Recreational Appeal Panel on the basis of a conflictof interest, itwillberesolvedby theRecreationalAppealPanelChairunless thepotential conflict has been raised in respect of the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair in which case the Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary will consider whether to appoint an alternative Recreational Appeal Panel Chair to consider the conflict of interest and/or be appointed to the Recreational Appeal Panel. 94. Unless otherwise determined by the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair (following consideration of any written submissions from the Appellant), any sanction imposed by a Recreational DisciplinePanelwillnotcome intoeffectuntil theappealhasbeendetermined. 95. The Recreational Appeal Panel Chair will set the Cricket Regulator a reasonable timeframe in which to respond to the Notice of Appeal in writing, if it so wishes, and set any other directions for the exchange of information and/or evidence that they consider appropriate. 96. Unless theappeal isbrought under Regulation 88(c), the Appellant has no right to a rehearing of the case and the Recreational Appeal Panel will consider whether the grounds of appeal have been made out. If an appeal is brought under Regulation 88(c), if the Recreational Appeal Panel determines that the fresh evidence is admissible the Recreational Appeal Panel will consider whether to re-hear the case in full. 97. At the outset of the Recreational Appeal Hearing, the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair will confirm how the Recreational Appeal Panel would like the hearing to proceed, and in particular how the case should be presented (and by whom). The parties (or their representatives) will be entitled to provide oral submissions at the hearing if they wish to do so. 98. The Recreational Appeal Panel will consider the appeal (in private) at the end of the hearing and determine whether, on the balance of probabilities, the appeal should be allowed (in whole or in part). Any decision of the Recreational Appeal Panel will be taken by majority vote, with the Recreational Appeal Panel Chair having a casting vote in the event of a tie. 99. If the appeal is allowed (in whole or in part), the Recreational Appeal Panel may disapply the sanction imposedbytheRecreationalDisciplinePanelor issueanewsanction inaccordancewith