NEATH GUARDIAN CRICKET LEAGUE
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NEATH
GUARDIAN CRICKET LEAGUE
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. TITLE AND CONSTITUTION
The League shall be known as the "Neath
Guardian Cricket League"
The aim of the League shall be to promote the game of
Cricket for the benefit of its younger members.
Life Membership of the League shall be awarded to such person deemed to have given exceptional service to the League. Such honour to be awarded by the Annual General Meeting.
2. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
(a) The management of the Neath Guardian Cricket
League shall be vested in a Management Committee consisting of the elected
Officers of the League who are: -
Chairman
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Together with one representative per current Member
Club.
(b) The election of Officers shall be made at the
Annual General Meeting.
(c) The Management Committee shall meet on such
occasions as it may be called together by the Chairman or the Secretary. A
quorum shall comprise 4 eligible persons present.
(d) A Special Meeting shall be called on receipt
by the Honorary Secretary of a written request signed by the Secretary of a
Member Club giving at least 7 days notice of the business to be discussed.
(e) The Management Committee shall have power to
adjudicate in all disputed matters or any affairs of the League, and their
decision shall be final.
(f) In cases of protests against the results of
matches or any matter in dispute, the Club or Clubs concerned must be
represented by their official representative. These representatives shall not be
allowed to be present or to vote while the Management Committee is arriving at a
decision.
3. FINANCES
(a) The finances of the League shall be dealt with by
and through an account with a bank in the name of the League, and all cheques
shall be signed by the Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary of the time
being.
(b) The financial year shall end on 30th September in
each year.
4. SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR MEMBER CLUBS
(a) Clubs elected to membership of the League
shall pay an annual subscription, the amount to be decided at the Annual General
Meeting.
(b) Subscriptions must be paid not later than
30th April in each year.
5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held as
soon as possible after the end of the financial year, when each Club in
membership of the League and the Officials shall be entitled to vote.
(b) In the event of a ballot, the Chairman shall
if necessary exercise a casting vote.
(c) Proposals for the alteration or revision of
rules must be received in writing by the Honorary Secretary at least 14 days in
advance of the Annual General Meeting. Any changes must be approved by a
majority of those present and entitled to vote.
6. POWER OF EXPULSION FROM MEMBERSHIP
A Club may be expelled from membership of the
League for any reason sufficient to a majority of three-fourths of those present
and voting at the Annual General Meeting. Any Club so expelled shall be held to
have forfeited all rights to participate in the assets of the League.
7. MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR
Should any question arise affecting the League not
provided for in the Rules and Regulations, the Management Committee shall have
the power to deal with same.
8. MATCH RULES
(a) All matches shall be played under the Laws of
the M.C.C.
(b) The Home side shall provide a ball in good
condition which shall be used for the duration of the match, except when
replaced in the accepted manner by a good quality spare. A new ball shall be
used only by mutual agreement.
(c) Both sides shall make every effort to supply
a non-playing Umpire and scorer for each match.
(a) The League shall comprise as many Clubs and
divisions as
shall be determined at the Annual General Meeting.
(b) Each member Club shall play each other in
their respective division on a
home and away basis each season as per the fixture list. Provision can be made,
however, for any Club to voluntarily forfeit home advantage, thereby playing
both matches against any other Club away from home.
(c) The Championship of each division shall be awarded
annually to the Club scoring the highest number of points, irrespective of the
number of matches played. In the case of two or more Clubs ending the season
with the same number of points, then the following in order shall determine the
higher position:
(i) The team winning most matches. If there is still equality, then
(ii) The team losing the least number of matches. If there is still
equality, then
(iii) The position shall be decided by a play off.
(d) The Horace Lucas Memorial Trophy shall be awarded
to the winners of division one and will be held by that Club for 12 months. A
commemorative Pennant will also be presented.
(e) In the event of a Club being disqualified
from taking part in the League or withdrawing from membership, all
matches such Club has played, regardless of result, shall be considered void.
The points gained by either side in such matches shall be discounted in
determining the Championship placings.
(f) A
League fixture can only be re-arranged in exceptional circumstances
and only after a written request, agreeable to both sides, has been submitted to
the Hon. Secretary, at least 14 days in advance of the scheduled date. The
written request shall specify the alternative date of the fixture. The
alternative date, once agreed, shall not be changed.
10. MODE OF PLAY
(a) All matches shall commence at 6pm and each
shall comprise 20 overs per side. By mutual agreement, before play commences,
the match may, however, be reduced down to a minimum of 16 overs per side.
(b) In a completed game, a win shall be awarded
to the side scoring the most number of runs. If the scores are level at the end
of a game, a win shall be awarded to the side losing the least number of
wickets. If this is equal, the team with least extras in its total wins. If this
is also equal, the game shall be declared a tie, and the win points shared
equally.
(c) Points shall be awarded as follows:-
(i) 12 points for a win.
(ii) 1 bonus point for every 20 runs scored. (Maximum of 5)
(iii) 1 bonus point for every 2 wickets taken.
(d) If a game is cancelled without a ball bowled
due to bad weather or the unfit nature of the ground, each side shall be awarded
4 points.
(e) Once play commences and a game is not
completed, any bonus points gained shall stand. In addition, each side shall be
awarded 4 points.
(f) If a team contains fewer than 11 players and
the opponents dismiss all those present, they shall be awarded 5 bowling bonus
points.
(g) If a team comprises less than 8 players at
the appointed start time of 6pm, they shall be deemed to have lost the toss. If
by 6.15pm, a team still has less than 8 players, the match shall be awarded to
the opposing team, who will be awarded 15 points. The offending team shall have
10 points deducted.
(h) No bowler shall bowl more than 5 overs in any
one match. In a match of reduced overs, no bowler shall bowl more than one
quarter of the total number of overs agreed at the start, except that when the
total is not divisible by four, an additional over shall be allowed to the
minimum number of bowlers necessary to make up the balance.
(i) A batsman shall "retire" on reaching or passing a total of 50 runs but may resume his innings if his Team are "all out". If more than one batsman has "retired" they shall resume their innings in the order of their "retirement".
11. KNOCK OUT CUP COMPETITION
(a) All member Clubs shall participate in the Knock-out
Cup Competition.
(b) The rounds will be completed on or before a “play
by” date as follows: -
First round to be
played by 31st May
Second round to be played by 30th June
Semi-Finals to be played by 31st July
Matches unable to be played due to weather must
be re-arranged by mutual consent and completed before the “play by” date of
the next round.
(c) One comprehensive cup draw shall be made at
the Annual General Meeting.
(d) The Final shall take place at a ground nominated by
the Management Committee, usually determined on the basis of alphabetical
rotation, beginning with B.P. Llandarcy in 1998.
(e) The Mode of play for all Cup matches and the
determination of the result shall be as for League Matches with the
exception of the awarding of points.
(f) The Editors Cup shall be awarded to the Knock-out
final winners and will be held by that Club for 12 months. A commemorative
Pennant will also be presented.
12. ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS
(a) With the exception of Neath College, a player shall be eligible to play in both
League and Cup games only if he is eligible for his Club under current South
Wales Cricket Association Rules. Neath College Players will also be allowed to
play for their registered S.W.C.A. Club. Notwithstanding this, if a player has already
appeared for a Club (including Neath College) in the Cup competition, he shall not be eligible to play for
any other Club in that Cup competition that season.
(b) A Club playing an ineligible player shall
forfeit all points in League matches in which that player participates. In the
case of Cup matches, the Club shall be expelled from the Competition
(c) There will be a minimum age limit of 12.
13. PLAYERS MISCONDUCT
The League will look in the first instance to the
individual Club to deal appropriately with any incidence of players' misconduct.
The Management Committee, however, shall have the power to deal with any matter
at its discretion, and its decision shall be final.
14. PROTESTS
(a) All protests must be lodged in writing within
7 days of any alleged offence.
(b) All protests shall be dealt with by the
Management Committee as per Rule 2(f) and its decision shall be final.
15. ACCEPTANCE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
The acceptance of membership of the League for
any and every season shall be taken as an agreement to the terms of the above
Rules and Regulations.
2002 AGM