Oxfordshire Cricket Association Bylaws

Bye-Law 1. Wet Weather procedures
Bye Law 2. Administrative Penalties
Bye-Law 3 - Trophies
Bye-Law 4 - Reporting

Bye-Law 1. Wet Weather procedures

Summary of Match Rules:

All efforts must be made to play the match.
Matches shall only be cancelled due to bad weather.
Cancelled league matches shall not be replayed.
Home side is responsible for liaising with and notifying away side, umpires and OCA officials.

Bye Law 2. Administrative Penalties

Administrative and similar offences and penalties.

The penalties that the Association may levy under Rule 54 of the Constitution for routine administrative failures or for failures to comply with the provisions of the Match Rules are as follows:

Administrative Failures

Offence:	Decision by:	Penalty:
Failure to attend AGM or to stay in attendance for the AGM.	Treasurer.	£25.
Failure to attend Pre-season briefing or to stay in attendance for this meeti	Treasurer.	£25.
Subscription not received by 1st July	Treasurer	Additional £10
Any team scratching a league or cup fixture	Fixture Secretary	£25 per fixture
Any away team scratching a match less than 24 hours before that match	Fixture Secretary	Cost of tea to home team* (the penalty to be paid to the Treasurer or Secretary of the home team)
Failure to report full result i.a.w current Bye-Laws	Results Secretary	£10
Failure to notify Press Secretary of result i.a.w current Bye-Laws	Press Secretary	£10
Failure to report ground assessment i.a.w current Bye-Laws	Grounds Secretary	£10
All penalties not paid within 21 days from the date of notification by a member of the Executive	Treasurer	Additional £10
Failure to notify the opposition captain of the venue for the match	Fixture Secretary	£25

* Home teams not in receipt of tea money within 2 weeks of the date of the scratched match should notify the Fixtures Secretary. The Fixture Secretary shall be empowered to increase the amount owed by £10.

Match Rule failures and penalties

Offence:	Decision by:	Penalty:
Failure to provide an umpire where that umpire is provided on a rota basis (only by agreement with the Umpires Secretary).	Umpires Secretary	5 point penalty per team per umpire and £25.
Playing an ineligible player in a cup competition	Registration Secretary	Exclusion from that cup competition for that season.
Playing an ineligible player in a league competition	Registration Secretary	1 st Offence (in that season): 5 point penalty. Written warning. (see note below) 2 nd Offence (in that season): Loss of any points gained (including bonus points) in that match. Final written warning. (and see note below) 3 rd Offence (in that season): To be dealt with in accordance with rules 38 to 53 of the Constitution.

Note regarding ineligible players: The Registration Secretary may report the matter to the Disciplinary Committee Chairman in accordance with paragraph 43 of the Constitution with a request that additional penalties be levied in which case the disciplinary process in paragraphs 40 to 55 will be followed.

Bye-Law 3 - Trophies

The Associations Trophies and the competitions for which they are to be awarded for the 2008 season are as follows:

The League Challenge Bowl - Division 1
The Second Division Challenge Cup - Division 2
The South Midland Cup - Division 3
The Ward & Allen Cup - Division 4
The Wyfold Challenge Cup - Division 5
The Hanborough Cup - Division 6
The Alan Richardson Cup - Division 7
The Lucy Sports Challenge Cup
The OCUA Division 3 Challenge Cup
The Witney Cup
The Airey Challenge Cup - Implied
The Ron Maudsley Cup - Airey Cup Man of the Match
The Telegraph Cup - Implied
The Jack Fisher Cup - Telegraph Cup Man of the Match
The Steve Dixon Memorial Cup - Implied
The Osberton Radiators Sports Club Cup - Implied
The Frank & Deanna Isahak Cup - O.R.Cup Man of the Match
The Keith Crump Centenary Trophy
The George Panting Trophy - Young Player of the Year
The Elsie Dixon Trophy - SDM Cup Man of the Match
Annual Award for Bowling - Implied
Hawthorne Trophy for Batting - Implied
Morris Honey Award - Most Improved Ground
Hawthorn Trophy for Sportsmanship - Club Award
Pullinger Trophy - Inter League match

Bye-Law 4 - Reporting

The reporting requirements for the 2008 season are as follows:

Match Results

All home Clubs will notify the Press Officer/s the result of their match, played or unplayed. This is to be done by 2359 on the day of the match and should include the result, scores and individual performances of players scoring 30 or more runs and taking 3 or more wickets.
The full score card is to be completed on the website by 1200 on the day after the match. The website has the facility to automatically submit details to the Media Secretary i.a.w. point 1 above if it is completed by 2359 on the day of the match.
The home side shall be responsible for the completing of the result card at the end of the match which shall show the names of all participating players and shall be signed by both captains and umpires appointed by the Umpire's Secretary. In the event of a cancelled game, the signature of the home club captain will suffice. The card must be forwarded to the Registration Secretary to arrive within 7 days of the match being played.

Ground Assessments

The away side shall be responsible for completing a Ground Assessment at the end of the game. The ground assessment shall be completed on the website by 1200 on the day after the match. This includes matches abandoned after arrival at the ground.

Failure to Comply

Clubs failing to comply with this bye-law may be fined £10 for each default.

Additional Reports (extracted from the rules)

Notification of termination of membership	By 1 May of preceding season
Application/Reapplication (and payment of fees) for Membership	By 1 July for following season
Report of non-availability of ground for next season	By 1 October for following season
Information for handbook	By 1 February
Registration of all players on website	By 30 April
Player Registration Form submitted to Registration Secretary	By 30 April
Return of trophies: K.O.Cups and MoM trophies All other Trophies	By 1 July By 1 October