Oxfordshire Cricket Association 2010
 

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

In accordance with the Laws of Cricket the OCA have defined the following local rule concerning wet weather procedures.

Summary of Match Rules:

  1. All efforts must be made to play the match.
  2. Matches shall only be cancelled due to bad weather.
  3. Cancelled league matches shall not be replayed. Cup matches not concluded on the original date shall be rescheduled iaw Match Rule 24.
  4. The home side is responsible for liaising with and notifying the away side and OCA officials (iaw Match Rule 27) and shall ensure the umpires, as shown on the website, do not attend cancelled matches.

Home sides are reminded that while every attempt should be made to play a match, common sense must prevail on days where it is clearly impossible to play.

Note : The OCA has no jurisdiction over ground not controlled by the home club.

 

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:

Penalty:

Failure to attend AGM or to stay in attendance for the AGM.

£25

Failure to attend Pre-season briefing or to stay in attendance for this meeti

£25
Failure to register players iaw Match Rule 6 £50

Subscription not received by 1st July

£25

Any team scratching a league or cup fixture

£25 per fixture

Any away team scratching a match less than 24 hours before that match

In addition to the above, the cost of tea shall be paid to the 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

1st offence in season: Warning
2nd offence in Season: £10
3rd offence in Season: £20
Each subsequent offence in season shall increase the fine amount by £10.

Failure to notify Press Secretary of result i.a.w current Bye-Laws

Failure to report ground assessment i.a.w current Bye-Laws

Failure to return Result Sheet i.a.w current Bye-Laws.

1 st offence in season: Warning
2 nd offence in Season: £10
All subsequent offences in season: £20.
Failure to supply a written report on an umpire grading within 7 days when requested to do so by the Umpires Secretary. £25

All penalties not paid within 21 days from the date of notification by a member of the Executive

Additional £10

Failure to register Umpire or Umpires iaw Match Rule 1 £25
   
Administrative failures not specified above £10

* Home teams not in receipt of tea money within 2 weeks of the date of the scratched match should write to the away team and copy the General Secretary. The General Secretary shall be empowered to increase the amount owed by £10.

Match Rule failures and penalties

Offence:

Penalty:

Failure to provide an umpire

5 point penalty per team per umpire and £25 per umpire
Playing an ineligible player in a cup competition

Exclusion from that cup competition for that season.

Playing an ineligible player in a league competition

1 st offence (in that season):

Loss of points gained including bonus points. The contribution of the ineligible player(s) will be considered and if appropriate points may be given to the opposition up to a maximum of 20 points.

Subsequent offences (in that season):

Penalty as above. The Registration Secretary will report the matter to the Disciplinary Co-ordinator in accordance with paragraph 42a of the Constitution. The Disciplinary Co-ordinator will then initiate the disciplinary process as laid down in Constitution Articles 40 to 49.

Junior sides(s) having more players than senior side(s).

For each junior side, loss of any points gained excluding bonus points. If appropriate, points may be given to the opposition (up to a maximum of 20 points).

 

Bye-Law 3 - Trophies

The Associations Trophies and the competitions for which they are to be awarded for the 2009 season are as follows:

 

Bye-Law 4 - Reporting

The reporting requirements for the 2009 season are as follows:

Match Results

  1. All home Clubs will notify the Media Secretary of the result of their match, played or unplayed. This is to be done by 23:59 hours 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.
  2. 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 23:59 hours on the day of the match.
  3. The home side shall be responsible for the completing of the result sheet at the end of the match which shall show the name and registration number of all participating players and shall be signed by both captains and umpires. In the event of a cancelled game, the signature of the home club captain will suffice. The sheet must be forwarded to the address on the sheet to arrive within 7 days of the match being played. Result sheets can be printed from the OCA website.

Ground Assessments

  1. 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

  1. Clubs failing to comply with this bye-law may be fined under bye-law 2 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 or before 1200 hours on the day preceding the Club’s first league or cup match of the season if this is earlier than 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