Alliance Midweek Cricket League Handbook 2014

36 24. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS A representa7ve team shall consist of a minimum of eight players. 25. RESULT REPORTING/REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS (i) All clubs are required to be registered with the ECB Play-Cricket system. (ii) They must use this system to register all players used in their team through the season using parameters set by the Management Commi8ee. (iii) All players must be registered by no later than 12 noon on the day following a match. (iv) No player may be registered for any game on or a'er 18th July of the current season unless special dispensa7on is given by the League Secretary and any such player shall not be allowed to play in any game that may affect a league 7tle, promo7on or relega7on issue. (v) The Home Club shall text the result of the match to the Publicity Officer by 11.00 pm on the day following the game. This shall include the team scores and wickets, any outstanding individual performances, including the players’ name, with minimum criteria of ba9ng peformances of more than 30 runs and bowling performances of 3 wickets or more. (vi) The Home Club must submit all details of games played, including the names of all players on both sides, together with details of scores and the minimum criteria set out by the Management Commi8ee using the Play-Cricket system. This must be completed by 8.00 pm on the Sunday following a game. (vii) Home Clubs are responsible for ensuring that none of its players are missing from their Play-Cricket site and as such, “Unsure” for Home Clubs are not acceptable. (viii) Should the Home Club find that a player is not incorporated on to an Away Clubs Play-Cricket site, the Home Club shall input the player on the scorecard as “unsure” and enter the player(s) detail(s) in the “Highlights” sec7on of the summary score sheet. (ix) The Away side must then confirm the details submi8ed by the Home side using the Play-Cricket system by no later than 8.00 pm on Tuesday following the game, ensuring that the scorecard is complete in accordance with the minimum criteria set out by the Management Commi8ee. They must ensure add any player(s) and amend the scorecard should the Home side have marked any of their players as “Unsure”, and confirm its comple7on. (x) Failure by either club to submit or confirm a result of to incorrectly submit a result in accordance with this rule shall result in a fine. (xi) If any of the submission is missing or s7ll incorrectly completed by 21 days following a game, then the offending club shall be deducted 2 points. An addi7onal point will also be deducted for each subsequent 14 days that the criteria have not been met. 26. POINTS Points are awarded as follows: Win - 3 points Tie - 2 points Draw - 1 point 27. DIVISIONAL SET UP The League shall consist of four divisions known as Premier, (a), (b) and (c). Each club shall provide a home ground and this ground should consist of suitable changing facili7es. Where a club fails to provide such facili7es, the game should s7ll go ahead but the club must be reported by the opposing team and/or neutral umpires to the League Secretary within 5 days of the game and this club shall be dealt with at the discre7on of the Management Commi8ee. The Premier Division shall be considered as reserved for clubs of the highest playing and ground standards. Membership of the Premier Division shall be made up of either clubs promoted under the rules of the League or such other clubs as may be invited by the Management Commi8ee to join the Premier Division. In all cases, the Management Commi8ee reserves the right to decline Premier Division membership where ground standards are considered not suitable.