ALICE SPRINGS CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC
RULES
1.1 The following shall be known as the
Rules of the Alice Springs Cricket
Association
Inc, (hereinafter called the Association) and such rules shall be
binding
on all affiliated Clubs and financial members of the Association.
1.2 Any dispute that may arise will be
settled in accordance with Sections 2
and 44
to
48 of the Constitution.
1.3 No alteration shall be made to these
Rules other than by the Association
Executive
as provided for by the Constitution.
2.1 Clubs
2.1.1 At the AGM of the Association each year
all clubs must nominate and register a minimum
of one team in each
grade of the competition to be eligible to compete.
2.1.2 Prior to the commencement of each season,
nominations and registrations
of
clubs to participate in the competition
will be published by the Association.
Nominations
must be accompanied by:
*
a list detailing teams of the Club, officials and delegates showing their
names, position
in
the club, addresses, telephone numbers, fax and email addresses.
2.1.3 Acceptance of nominations shall be at the
discretion of the Association. Any
new
club entering the competition must supply a surety of the first instalment of
affiliation
fees one (1) week before the commencement of the season.
2.1.4 Any club which is unfinancial
at the nominated dates of the current season,
1st
November, (25% of total nomination and registration fee shall be paid),
1st
December, (50% of total nomination and registration fee shall be paid),
1st
February, (75% of total nomination and registration fee shall be paid)
and
1st
March, (100% of total nomination and registration fee shall be paid)
is
not entitled to earn match points in any grade while it remains unfinancial.
Neither
may it be recredited with points lost during any unfinancial period, other
than
by specific approval of the association executive.
2.1.5 A club nomination and registration fee will
be charged based on each club having
at
least one team in each grade of the competition Such club nomination and
registration
fee will cover the registration and membership fee of all players in
that
club with the Association.
2.2 Withdrawal
from Competition
2.2.1 Where the Association is advised in writing
by a Club that they, or one of their
teams,
are withdrawing from the competition, points for teams drawn to play
them
will thereafter be allotted on the basis of the average points earned by the
opposition
in all previous matches against the then
withdrawn team until an even
round
of matches against opposition teams remain and a revised draw can be
undertaken..
2.2.2
If a Club withdraws a
senior team from the competition it must always be their lowest
senior
grade in the competition.
2.2.3
If a Club withdraws a
senior team after the start of the season that club shall be deducted
a
penalty of 25 match points for each grade above the grade withdrawn.
2.2.4 Registered players of a new club, in its
first season with the Association, shall
not
be cleared to play for any other club should the new club cease to function.
2.3 Players
2.3.1 The team or teams of any Club shall consist
of only those persons who are
registered
with the Association, and persons shall
be registered in accordance
with
the following provisions:
*
Players shall be registered upon payment to the association of club
registration
fees as determined by the Association Executive in accordance
with
rule 2.1.
*
All players duly registered with a Club in the preceding season shall be
automatically
registered with the same club for the current season provided
registration
fees are paid:
*
Players not registered in the preceding season may be registered by:
(a)
completing all details on the Registration Form provided by the Committee,
(see
Attachment "A") and
(b)
if necessary, complying with the provisions of Rule 2.4 (Clearances).
NOTE: All players must state their date of birth.
* Eligible players for Junior Grades shall be
UNDER the particular age for that Grade as at 1st September
preceding the commencement of the season.
2.3.2 A Registration Form must be lodged with the
"Association Executive " by
5.00pm
on the Friday prior to the match in which the player concerned is to
participate. Late registrations, which are verified and
countersigned by the
opposing
captain before the match , will be accepted provided they are appended
to
the Match Result Form (Attachment "B") and returned as per Rule
25.1.3.
2.3.3 If a Club has two teams in one grade, the
players in each team must be registered
separately. Transfers between the teams must be notified
on the prescribed
transfer
form and lodged with the match report for that match. Transfers
proposed
for Major Round matches must be approved by the Association
Executive
prior to the major round and be in the best interest of cricket.
2.3.4 Failure to observe the provisions of Rules
2.3.1 ,2.3.2 and 2.3.3 shall result in the
teams
which the player has represented forfeiting the match or matches
concerned
and penalties shall apply as per rule 7.3.
2.3.5 The Secretary shall provide each Club with
a list of all players registered with
that
Club in the preceding season. This list
must be in the hands of each Club
seven
(7) days prior to the commencement of the current season.
2.4 Clearances
2.4.1 A player who was registered with a Club
during any of the past three seasons,
but
has neither played nor registered with a Club during the current season, shall
be
granted a clearance within 3 days by his current Club, providing that he has
no
financial debts to that Club, Should a
player be granted a clearance under the
provisions
of Rule 2.4.4 then a Club may appeal to the Executive provided that it
can
produce documentary evidence of the debts to the Club.
2.4.2 A player who applies to transfer from one Club to another during
the course of a
season
must firstly obtain a clearance from his current Club. This
Club shall
deal
with the clearance application within 5 days of the lodgement of the
application.
Junior players Under 13 years of age are not required to seek a clearance. All
players over this age must obtain a clearance before playing for their new
club.
2.4.3 In the event of any age-limited (junior)
team withdrawing from the competition,
players
must automatically be given a clearance to play for another Club or team
of
their choice.
2.4.4 Any player unable to obtain a clearance
from his Club shall have the right to
appeal to the Executive who shall have the power to
grant the clearance to the
player
if satisfied with the situation provided that any application for clearance
lodged
after 30 December in any year may only be resolved by the agreement of
the
Clubs concerned.
2.4.5 All notices of clearance must be given in writing to the Secretary of the
Association
for noting. Until such advice is given,
the player concerned shall
not
participate in competition games for his new Club. The player must also be
registered
with his new Club after the clearance procedure has been finalised.
2.4.6 All clearances must be presented on the
official association clearance form. See
Attachment
‘C’
2.4.7 Completed clearance forms must be presented
before the commencement of the
players
first match with the new club to the appointed executive representative or
the
opposing captain and attached to the match report form and returned as per
Rule
25.1.3.
2.4.8
Failure to observe the provisions of
Rules 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 and
2.4.7
will result in forfeiture by the Club, to which the player has illegally
transferred,
of all competition points obtained in games which the player has
participated
prior to advice being received by the Secretary of the Association that
the
clearance has been granted.
2.4.9
A player wishing to transfer from one
Club to another, must sign a form
declaring
that he has no financial obligations to his current Club. This form must
be
signed by a current Office Bearer of his current Club before a transfer can
proceed.
3.1
Executive
Committee
The
Executive Committee is the governing body of the association that administers
Cricket
and overseas all Sub-Committees.
3.2 Sub-Committees
The
Executive may vest any of its powers to such sub-committees and panels as
it
may from time to time appoint, with or without power to act.
3.3 Junior
Committee
There
shall be a Junior Committee appointed to administer limited-age (junior)
cricket
under the jurisdiction. and guidance of
the Executive Committee.
3.4 Delegates
Committee
The
Association delegates shall have the power to decide all matters relating to
the playing
of the Competition, player
registration, clearances and passing from one grade to another.
The
delegates shall report to the Executive Committee all cases which have been
dealt
with
by it, and its decisions shall be subject to review by the Executive Committee.
In
the event of the delegates failing to allow Registrations, Clearances or
Transfers
to
a player, that player or a Club representing that player may appeal to the
Executive
Committee.
3.5 Disciplinary
Panel
A
Disciplinary Panel of not less than five representatives appointed by the
Executive
Committee (with three forming a quorum) shall decide all reports to the
Executive
Committee of actions by a player or a team during the period of a match or
on
the day of a match, which are contrary to the Laws of Cricket or these
Rules. The
Executive
Committee shall appoint a Chairman.
3.6 Selection
Committees
A
Selection Committee shall be appointed to select players for representative
teams
as required, and to recommend the Captain of those teams. The Executive
Committee
shall determine the number of players which may be selected in the team
and
shall name the Captain.
4.1 Summary
of Fees
All
affiliated Clubs have the following financial obligations to the Association.
* Club
Nomination and Registration Fee (Rule
2.1.4 and 2.1.5) including junior fees
*
Umpires' Fees
*
Fines (Rule 4.2).
*
Fees to cover the cost of lights and balls for day/night fixtures. (Light and
Ball
fees
shall be set by the Assoc.Executive Committee prior
to the start of each season)
4.2 Fines
4.2.1 A club which has not paid fines or levies
within 30 days of receipt of invoice,
shall,
if it remains in default for a further 30 days, be subject to such further
penalty
as the executive shall in its discretion think fit.
4.2.2 No team in any grade shall be entitled to
play in the Association's finals unless
all
Association fees and fines have been paid by the Club the team represents by
the
Friday before the commencement of the semi-final.
5.0 Club teams competing in the premiership
competitions of the Association shall be
divided
into grades as determined at the first Association Executive meeting.
5.1 Grading
of Players
5.1.1 No person shall play in more than one open
age team in any one round. This
shall
also apply to major round matches (final series) even though such rounds
may
not be played on or over the same period.
5.1.2 Failure to comply with Rule 5.1.1 shall
result in the forfeiture by the offending
team
of the matches concerned and penalty shall be as per 7.3.
5.1.3 A player called away on representative
duties for the Alice Springs Cricket
Association
or the Northern Territory Cricket Association shall be entitled to be
substituted
in either week of a match. The
substitute shall have full bowling and
batting
rights but must be drawn from a lower grade.
The substitute must be