Sheffield Alliance Midweek Cricket League Handbook 2016

29 22. UNSPORTING BEHAVIOUR All games should be played in accordance with the ECB Code of Conduct and Spirit of Cricket which is published in the League Handbook each year. 23. DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE A Disciplinary Committee consisting of three members of the Management Committee shall consider all matters of misconduct. Any club or player found guilty of misconduct shall be punished in accordance with guidelines issued by the Management Committee. Any appeal against a decision made by the Disciplinary Committee shall be made in writing to the League Secretary within 7 days of the decision and shall be accompanied by an appeal fee. Three different members of the Management Committee will hear the appeal and their decision shall be final. The appeal fee will be forfeit if the original decision is upheld. 24. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS A representative 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 Committee. (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 after 18th July of the current season unless special dispensation is given by the League Secretary and any such player shall not be allowed to play in any game that may affect a league title, promotion or relegation 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 batting 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 Committee 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” section of the summary score sheet. (ix) The Away side must then confirm the details submitted 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 Committee. 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 completion. (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 still incorrectly completed by 21 days following a game, then the offending club shall be deducted 2 points. An additional 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 facilities. Where a club fails to provide such facilities, the game should still 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 discretion of the Management Committee. 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 Committee to join the Premier Division. In all cases, the Management Committee reserves the right to decline Premier Division membership where ground standards are considered not suitable.