Duffield Cricket Club Cricket Committee Policy 2003 season

1. Selection shall be carried out weekly (usually Monday) during the season by the Cricket committee. Selections will be posted at the ground and on the web-site. Players should assume they are playing in the same team next match as they are in the current match unless contacted by captain, vice-captain or Chairman.

2. It is the responsibility of the cricket committee to record the availability and players. This includes league restrictions. Careful planning is required to avoid penalties without getting a situation of players being 'unavailable' for a game.

3. The 1st XI league team will be the best team available in the opinion of the committee.

4. The 2nd XI league team will be the best available remaining team, in the opinion of the committee, after selection of the 1st XI.

5. The 3rd X1 league team will be picked in the opinion of the cricket committee to provide a competitive team and develop young players.

6. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI cups, midweek cups, Sunday and other friendly fixtures will select teams in the best interests of the club. These games will be selected to, compete well (especially in the cups), give members not selected for the league games a game, blood youngsters, match practice, fun.

7. Factors taken into account in selection of the league sides include; performance, ability, attitude and approach, availability, attendance at practice, balance of the side, potential.

8. The Chairman will give a personal (verbal) explanation to any player about their selection situation if the player has not succeeded in getting a satisfactory response from the team captain(s) or vice-captains.

9. The committee will book the ground for games and practice.

10. The committee will link with the junior committee for the development of junior cricket.

11. The committee will be responsible for maintaining league registrations of players.

Responsibilities of the players

1. It is the responsibility of the player to confirm their availability to the committee as early as possible for as far ahead as possible. If in doubt as to availability – ask the captain.

2. It is the responsibility of the player to confirm if they are playing in any game by I) looking at the sheet at the club, ii) looking at the web-site iii) talking to/contacting the team captains. Players should assume they are playing in the same team next week as they are this week unless contacted by captain, vice-captain or Chairman. (N.B. often a captain will contact a player anyway but it is not the captains responsibility to do this unless the player is changing team).

3. It is the responsibility of the player to arrive at the meeting point in good time or inform the captain of alternative travel arrangements.

4. Players are encouraged to keep fit and in touch by regular practice.

5. Players should pay subs in a timely fashion and bring sufficient funds for match fees.

6. Players are required to carry out tasks as requested by the captain on match days (e.g. sweep wicket, bar duty, collect subs, put covers on etc.)

11:6:2 SECOND XI.

11:6:2:1 No player, junior or senior, will be eligible to play in matches for the club's 2nd XI if he has played a total of 17 or more matches in any division(s) higher than the club's 2nd XI during the current season.

11:6:2:2 No player, junior or senior, will be eligible to play for a club's 2nd XI after the second Saturday in August if he has previously played a total of 10 or more matches in any division(s) higher than the club's 2nd XI during the current season on or before that date, and he has not played in the same or a lower division than the 2nd XI prior to the second Saturday in August.
11:6:3 THIRD XI.

11:6:3:1 No player, junior or senior, will be eligible to play in matches for the club's 3rd XI if he has played a total of 17 or more matches in any division(s) higher than the club's 3rd XI during the current season.

11:6:3:2 No player, junior or senior, will be eligible to play for a club's 3rd XI after the second Saturday in August if he has previously played a total of 10 or more matches in any division(s) higher than the club's 3rd XI during the current season on or before that date, and he has not played in the same or a lower division than the 3rd XI prior to the second Saturday in August.
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11:6:2:4 No senior player will be eligible to play in a 2nd XI match when his club's 1st XI have no scheduled match, if he has played more than one match more in any division(s) higher than the club's 2nd XI in the previous 45 days, than he has in the same or lower divisions than the club's 2nd XI in the previous 45 days.

11:6:3:4 No senior player will be eligible to play in a 3rd XI match when his club's 1st or 2nd XI have no scheduled match, if he has played more than one match more in any division(s) higher than the club's 3rd XI in the previous 45 days, than he has in the same or lower divisions than the club's 3rd XI in the previous 45 days.

These changes make senior players who have played one game more in higher divisions than the lower team eligible to play in the lower team; this is effectively allowing the game in which the player is playing count towards the 50% limit that formerly applied. This should help those clubs who have players that move back and forth between teams on a regular basis. The thirty-day limit has also been extended to 45 days. This is to make more allowance for absence due to holiday, injury etc, and missed games due to weather or re-arrangement; it should also enable players who may have spent only a brief time in the higher teams to regain their eligibility for the lower team faster than the current rule allows.