Strathmore Cricket Union Handbook 2003

10 sentence, may play as an amateur for any team of any club in any Division if he has been a paid player at any time in the three calendar years preceding that year other than with the permission of the Committee obtained prior to such player participating in any League match, which permission shall only be granted in special circumstances. A Scottish player shall be defined as (i) born in Scotland, or (ii) eligible to play for Scotland as perceived by the Scottish Cricket Union. No player who has been registered as a paid player may qualify for amateur status within the same season. For the purposes of these rules a person shall be deemed to be an Overseas Amateur in any season unless he has been resident in the European Economic Area for 240 days immediately prior to the match in which he intends to play (except a local player normally resident in Scotland and who has spent the winter months overseas). In addition an overseas player shall be deemed not to be an amateur player if (a) he has appeared as a first class cricketer in any of the last two, published ACS Cricket Year books or (b) he will attain the age of twenty three years on or before the thirty first day of August of the said season. Consideration may be given by the Management Committee to waive this rule in suitable cases where the player has moved to Scotland through work or study. 13. Detailed results of each match shall be communicated in writing by the home club to the Honorary Secretary of the Union, or his named deputy, not more than 14 days after the match date. The home club is also responsible for telephoning the result to the Union within 48 hours of the completion of the match. Failure to properly report a match as detailed will result in the deduction of Five Points from the club's league total. 14. In event of any dispute, protest or the like, the decision of the Management Committee shall be final. Protest must be communicated to the Honorary Secretary of the Union in writing and must be accompanied by a deposit of £2 (Two Pounds Sterling) which shall be retained according to the finding of the Management Committee. Protest relating to matches must be