RULES
(as revised at AGM on 11/01/2005)

1. 1. Name.
   This League shall be called the “Nottingham Youth Cricket League“ and shall consist of as many clubs as shall be decided annually by the Management Committee.
   
   2. Object.
   To promote interest and competition in junior and youth cricket.
   
   3. Meetings.
   The Annual General Meeting will normally be held in the month of January in each year. Other meetings shall be held as advised. Clubs who fail to attend meetings (as required by notification) shall be dealt with as the Management Committee thinks fit.
   
   4. Management.
   The League shall be governed by a Management Committee, comprising of the Chairperson, General Secretary, Treasurer, Divisional Secretaries, and Youth Representative Team Managers. The Management Committee shall be vested with full powers of actions in matters affecting the League, and its decision will be final. All Officers will be elected at the General Meeting. Proposals for rule changes must be forwarded to the General Secretary, in writing, by 31st December.
   
   5. Subscriptions.
   The annual subscription to the League and K.O Cups fees will be as determined at the Annual General Meeting. Subscriptions are to be paid on application to the League. Membership of the League shall become effective when subscriptions are paid in full. An application to the League, at any age division, will also be taken as an application to any League Cup competition taking place for that age group. [Please note that the u-13 and u-15 county/national cup competitions are run completely independently]
   
   6. Teams.
   Each club may enter a single team in each age division, except in those competitions where pairs cricket is played, where a club may enter two teams, providing each team has a completely separate squad.
   
   7. Finance / Custody of Assets.
   The Treasurer shall keep an account of all income and expenditure and shall submit accounts at the Annual General Meeting. The Banking Account(s) shall be in the name of the League and withdrawals made in the name of the League on the sole signature of the Treasurer, General Secretary or Chairman. Auditors shall be elected annually - they shall not be members of the elected Management Committee.
   
   8. Dissolution.
   Should the League be dissolved all funds in hand after settlement of all debts shall be donated to the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Youth Committee. All trophies of the League will be given to Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Youth Committee.
   
   9. Any deficit of the league shall be born equally between member clubs at the date of the deficit.
   
   10. Each club is responsible for its own insurance liability.
   
   11. Within these rules, the term “division” means an entire age group within the overall Youth League structure; the term “league” applies to any league within an age division.
   
   12. The Management Committee will arrange the initial fixture list for each season. If a fixture is rearranged and advised to the Divisional Secretary before 25th April then the new fixture date will be regarded as the original.
   
   13. Should a fixture rearranged after 25th April fail to be played for whatever reason, the team originally cancelling the fixture will forfeit the points, except when both teams confirm that the failure to play is for wholly weather-related reasons, in which case the points shall be shared. The relevant divisional secretary must be informed of all cancellations and rearrangements.
   
   14. If a game is cancelled within 72 hours of its scheduled start, for reasons other than the weather, the match will be automatically forfeit by the team cancelling it, unless it is rearranged with the consent of the opposition.
   
   15. A game in which a start is not possible or which is started but not completed, due to the weather, shall be rearranged, not necessarily played, within 7 days by mutual agreement. The relevant Divisional Secretary should be informed of any games cancelled and the rearranged date. All league fixtures must be played in good time, normally before 20th August, to allow arrangements to be put in place, if required, for the season’s divisional finals. The relevant Divisional Secretary or, if necessary, the full Management Committee will decide all disputes.
   
   16. Player Qualification. No player shall play for more than one team in the same age division without the express permission of the Divisional Secretary, irrespective of whether the relevant teams are in different leagues within that age division. A breach of this rule may result in the deduction of points.
   
   17. The England & Wales Cricket Board strongly recommends that all clubs with junior and youth members should appoint a Child Welfare Officer. Each club is responsible for ensuring that team managers, coaches and other volunteer helpers have undergone required CRB Checking. See the ECB publication Safe Hands – Welfare of Young People in Cricket, October 2003.
   
   18. Close fielding.
   U-13 players - NO fielder, except the wicket keeper, shall be allowed to field closer than 11 yards, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside, until the batter has played at the ball. Should any fielder come within that distance the umpire MUST STOP the game immediately, and instruct the fielder to retreat to the required distance.
   U-15 players - NO fielder, except the wicket keeper, shall be allowed to field closer than 8 yards, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside, until the batter has played at the ball. Should any fielder come within that distance the umpire MUST STOP the game immediately, and instruct the fielder to retreat to the required distance.
   
   
   The Management Committee collectively and individually disclaim any responsibility, real or implied, for any act arising out of league activities.
    

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