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MWVCL Rules
1. Title The competitions shall be called 'Morrant Wey Valley Cricket League' (hereinafter referred to as 'the Competitions'). 2. Object of the Competitions The intention of the Competitions shall be to organise League Cricket for the members of the Competition with the object of playing competitive club cricket in the true spirit of the game. 3. Composition The Competitions shall consist of a number of clubs organised into divisions. The composition of the divisions, once determined, can only be changed at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting. 4. Administration (a) The affairs of the Competitions shall be administered and governed by an Executive Committee and a Management Committee. (b) The Executive Committee shall be responsible for administering the affairs of the Competitions particularly ensuring that Rule 2 is adhered to. It shall be empowered to take whatever action is considered necessary and shall report such action to the Management Committee. It shall consist of the Chairman, Hon. Press Secretary and six others. The foregoing members will be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting as per Rule 5. The Officers will be elected from members of the Club's representative. In the event of any vacancy for any reason it may be filled by the invitation of the Executive Committee. Any Executive Committee member who is absent from three consecutive meetings without acceptable explanation shall cease to be a member of the Committee. A quorum at an Executive Committee meeting shall be five. (c) The Management Committee shall be responsible for governing the affairs of the Competitions, and shall at its meetings receive and consider reports from the Executive Committee and any other matters that may be put before it or arise under the Rules. It shall consist of the Executive Committee and a nominated representative of each Club in the Competitions, such nominations being submitted annually be each member Club to the Hon. Secretary of the Competitions. (d) When any complaint, dispute, or protest notified in writing to the Hon. Secretary is being considered by the Executive Committee, the representatives of the Clubs involved will be invited to state their case at the Meeting concerned, but will then withdraw until a decision has been reached. 5. Meetings (a) The Annual General Meeting of the Competitions shall take place not later than two months after the 30th September each year. The Hon. Secretary shall give not less than four weeks notice of the meeting in writing to the Hon. Secretaries of the Member Clubs. The meeting may be attended by any current member of a Member Club but the voting shall be as set out in Rule 7. The meeting shall transact the annual business of the Competitions and consider items submitted, in writing, to the Hon. Secretary not later than two weeks prior to the date of the meeting. A quorum at such a meeting shall be the Representatives of not less than one half of the Member Clubs. The agenda will include election of Offices and Auditors, submission of Accounts, Reports etc., and any other business notified in writing previously. (b) A Special General Meeting may be summoned at any time by the Executive Committee, or on application to the Hon. Secretary in writing. The application must bear the signatures of the Secretaries of not less than five Member Clubs of the Competitions and shall state clearly the motion(s) which it shall form the purpose of the Special General Meeting. This shall take place within six weeks of the receipt of the application and shall discuss only the motion(s) which form the contents of the application. Notice of this meeting shall be given as in Rule 5(a). A quorum shall be defined as in Rule 5(a). (c) The Management Committee shall meet in June, or when requested by the Executive Committee or five Member Clubs. (d) The Executive Committee shall meet at least bi-monthly to ensure the efficient administrations of the Competitions. (e) Attendance at an Annual General Meeting, a Special General Meeting, or a Management Committee will be mandatory for all Member Clubs. Any Club failing to be represented by their League Representative or an accredited deputy will be liable to a Fine of £25.00 or subsequently such sum as determined at the General Meeting. Only under exceptional circumstances will apologies for absence be accepted. 6. Alterations to the Rules No alterations shall be made to the Rules of the Competitions except at an Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting called as defined in Rule 5(b). Notice of the proposed alterations shall be given to the Hon. Secretary in writing six weeks prior to the meeting in question and must be proposed and seconded by two Member Clubs. Such a proposed alteration shall be circulated with the notice convening the meeting. 7. Voting At any General Meeting and at a Management Committee Meetings, the voting shall be on a basis of one vote per Member Club plus the Hon. Secretary, Treasurer and Hon. Fixture Secretary of the Competitions. In the event of a tied vote, the Chairman or his nominated deputy, who shall not otherwise vote, shall have the casting vote. At all times a simple majority of those Member Clubs and Executive Officers present will be decisive. 8. Entry into and withdrawal from the competitions (a) The Executive Committee will consider and submit all applications for entry along with their recommendations to the Annual General Meeting. Clubs voluntarily withdrawing from the Competitions shall comply with the Club Cricket Conference Rules 4.2(b) when relevant and notify the Hon. Secretary in writing. Expulsion from the Competitions shall take effect on the date determined by the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting at which such decision was taken. (b) All applications for transfer within the Competitions must be received in writing by the Hon. Secretary by 31st August for consideration at the Annual General Meeting. Transfers will be restricted to a movement of two Clubs from one part of the Competitions to the other, such transfer to be permitted for the following season. 9. Finance Each Member Club shall be required to pay an annual subscription of £50 plus £5 for subsequent teams or such amount as may be decided on by a General Meeting. Subscriptions unpaid by 30th April will be doubled. An audited account for the year shall be prepared and presented at the Annual General Meeting. The Competitions' accounts shall be held by a bank as decided by the Executive Committee. Cheques drawn on this account must bear the signature of any two of the following Competition Officials: Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer. 10. Honorary life membership It shall be open to any Member Club, or the Executive Committee to recommend to the Annual General Meeting that Honorary Life Membership be bestowed upon an individual for service to the League. 11. Playing conditions (a) Each match shall be played according to the Laws of Cricket issued by the M.C.C; (b) Fixtures shall be arranged by the Hon. Fixture Secretary of the Competitions following consultation with Fixture Secretaries of the Member Clubs; (c) All matches shall be played on Saturdays between 1 May and 31 August, unless other Saturday dates are agreed by both Clubs involved and the Executive Committee; (d) Each match will commence not later than 2.00 p.m. and will normally consist of 90 overs, each over to be of six balls with each side occupying a maximum half the overs. No bowler shall bowl more than 10 overs per innings. In the event of inclement weather the Captains may agree to a reduction in the number of overs on the following basis:
games starting between 2.00pm and 2.30pm shall consist of 90 overs;
games starting between 2.30pm and 3.00pm will consist of 80 overs (40 overs each side) games starting between 3.00 and 3.30 p.m. will consist of 70 overs (35 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 10 overs per innings; games starting between 3.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. will consist of 60 overs (30 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 9 overs per innings; games starting between 4.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. will consist of 50 overs (25 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 7 overs per innings; games starting between 4.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. will consist of 40 overs (20 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 6 overs per innings. No match shall start after 5.00 p.m. nor shall any match be of less than 40 overs duration. Once it has been agreed to reduce the number of overs the game shall not be reduced further. In all cases the side scoring the greatest number of runs shall be the winner. Any infringement of these conditions shall render the defaulting Club(s) liable to a reduction of 5 points per incident. (e) A new ball will be used in all matches. The League will determine the make and type of a ball to be used and it will then be the responsibility of Member Clubs to obtain them.
(f) Each Club will be responsible for supplying an Umpire. (g) Points will be awarded on the following basis: Sixteen points shall be awarded for a win; Eight points for a tie (based on runs only); Eight points to each team for an abandoned game. Additionally, points will be awarded to losing sides, and those involved in a tie, on the following basis: Batting: 1 point for scoring 125 runs, 2 points for scoring 150 runs, 3 points for scoring 175 runs; Bowling: 1 point for taking 5 wickets, 2 for taking 8 wickets, 3 for taking all available wickets; Declarations will count as completed innings.
(h) The Champion of the Competitions will be the Club with the most points. If two or more Clubs have an equal number of points, then the Club with the most wins will be the Champions. If the number of points and wins are both the same then the Club taking the most wickets during the championship shall be the Champions. other League positions shall be determined by applying the same principles.
(i) The results of matches must be submitted by both sides to the Hon. Fixture Secretary bearing a postmark not later than Tuesday following the game to which they relate or as otherwise directed by the Executive Committee. The results must be on the sheets supplied and signed by both Captains. Failure to comply will result in the Club concerned being fined at a rate to be determined by the Executive Committee.
(j) The names of all players must appear on the result sheets. Once a player has been so registered he may not play for another Club in any of the Competitions during the remainder of that particular season unless either the Secretary or the Chairman of both his existing Club and the Club to which he wishes to transfer have confirmed their agreement in writing and it has also been approved by the Executive Committee of the Competitions.
(k) In the event of any dispute or query under the organisation or playing conditions of the Competitions not being covered in these Rules, the decision of the Executive Committee shall be final.
(l) In the event of a member club having more than one team in the league, and being unable to fulfil all its fixtures on any day, the playing of the senior match(es) takes precedence.
(m) The AGM shall be responsible for approving the league structure for the following season and shall also be responsible for determining the number of divisions to run in the season and the number of teams to be incuded in such divisions. In so doing the following rules shall apply:
i. A new member shall be admitted to the lowest division of the competition unless entering more than one team into the competition. In such instances teams shall be entered into different divisions of the competitions from the lower divisions upwards depending on how many divisions of the competition will be run during the season in question;
ii. A member shall not be allowed to have more than one team in any division of the competition unless there is only one division in the given season.
12. Complaints, Disuputes & Protests
(a) All complaints, disputes or protests must be submitted in writing to the Hon Secretary of the competitions not later than seven days after the incident;
(b)
Representatives of the clubs involved may be summoned to state their case to an
Executive Committee Meeting or a League Disciplinary Tribunal (LDT); (c) The LDT shall consist of 5 independent persons nominated by the Executive Committee;
(d) The LDT shall have the authority to impose a penalty on any club or individual;
(e) The penalty may consist of:
i) a loss of league points to a club in the current or previous cricket calendar year; ii) a monetary fine; iii) exclusion from the league from a certain date or for a defined period of time; iv) i or ii suspended for a defined period dependent on future events; v) a combination of i, ii, iii and iv.
(f) The penalty shall be ratified by the Executive Committee;
(g) The club or individual against whom the penalty is made shall have the right of appeal to the AGM of the League or a Special General Meeting of the League. The decision on the appeal shall be by a simple majority and shall be final. The Hon Secretary of the Competitions shall be notified of an appeal no later than twenty one days after ratification of the penalty.
13. Failure to Fulfill a Fixture (a) Any team which fails to fulfill a fixture for any reason will be liable to a deduction of 16 points subject to ratification by the committee; (b) Any team which fails to fulfill two fixtures in a season will be liable to a deduction of 16 points and a £25.00 fine subject to ratification by the committee; (c) Any team which fails to fulfill three or more fixtures in a season will have their membership of the league reviewed by the committee; (d) Any team shall have the right to claim reasonable expenses from a club failing to fulfill a fixture. Such claims shall be submitted in writing to the Hon Secretary of the offending club within 14 days of the said fixture. A copy of the claim shall be sent to the Hon Secretary of the Competitions at the same time; (e) If agreement cannot be reached between the two clubs, the matter shall be referred to the Executive Committee; (f) The Executive Committee shall act as arbiter and decide the sum to be recompensed; (g) Either club shall have the right of appeal to the AGM or a Management Committee Meeting. The decision of that meeting shall be final.
MWVCL: Playing Conditions 1. Unless otherwise stated in these playing conditions the Laws of Cricket, 2000 edition, shall apply with the following exception: Umpires are not entitled to award, add or deduct penalty runs as provided for in the Laws of Cricket; 2. All matches shall be played on Saturdays between 1 May and 31 August, unless other Saturday dates are agreed by both Clubs involved and the Executive Committee;
3.
Each match shall commence not later than 2.00 p.m. and shall normally
consist of 90 overs, each over to be of six balls with each side occupying a
maximum half the overs;
4.
No bowler shall bowl more than 10 overs per innings; 5. In the event of inclement weather the Captains may agree to a reduction in the number of overs on the following basis:
5.1.1.
matches starting between 2.00pm and 2.30pm shall consist of 90 overs
with no bowler bowling more than 10 overs per innings; 5.1.2. matches starting between 2.30pm and 3.00pm shall consist of 80 overs (40 overs each side) with no bowler bowling more than 10 overs per innings; 5.1.3. matches starting between 3.00 and 3.30 p.m. shall consist of 70 overs (35 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 10 overs per innings; 5.1.4. matches starting between 3.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. shall consist of 60 overs (30 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 9 overs per innings; 5.1.5. matches starting between 4.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. shall consist of 50 overs (25 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 7 overs per innings; 5.1.6. matches starting between 4.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. shall consist of 40 overs (20 each side) with no bowler bowling more than 6 overs per innings. 6. No match shall start after 5.00 p.m. nor shall any match be of less than 40 overs duration. Once it has been agreed to reduce the number of overs the match shall not be reduced further. In all cases the side scoring the greatest number of runs shall be the winner. Any infringement of these conditions shall render the defaulting Club(s) liable to a reduction of 5 points per incident. 7. A new ball shall be used in all matches. The League shall determine the make and type of a ball to be used and it shall then be the responsibility of Member Clubs to obtain them. 8. Each Club shall be responsible for supplying an Umpire. 9.1 Points shall be awarded on the following basis: 9.1.1 Sixteen points shall be awarded for a win; 9.1.2 Eight points for a tie (based on runs only); 9.1.3 Eight points to each team for an abandoned match. 9.2 Additionally, points shall be awarded to losing sides on the following basis: Batting: 1 point for scoring 125 runs; 2 points for scoring 150 runs; 3 points for scoring 175 runs; Bowling: 1 point for taking 5 wickets; 2 points for taking 8 wickets; 3 points for taking all available wickets;
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