Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League Matchday Handbook 2021
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Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League www.yscpl.co.uk Matchday handbook 2021 Contents • Chairman’s introduction • League officials 2021 • About our league • Important information for clubs • Composite playing conditions • Cup & T20 rules • Clubs and league fixtures directory • Umpires list Annual presentation and social evening 2021 Saturday 6th November - 6.45 for 7.15pm Chairman’s introduction A warm welcome to you all, for what is the inaugural season of the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League. A lot of hard work has gone on during the winter to make the merger of the YSPL and SYSCL as smooth as possible, and I thank all those who have contributed. Although inevitably there will be teething issues, we are sure that the decision we took to merge in November 2020 will strengthen the game in the region over the long term. 2020 was a season like no other. This time last year, we were just starting to realise the potential impact of the pandemic on the country as a whole. The health of our community was, and always should be, our priority and our thoughts are with the families and friends of those that we have lost. However, from the cricket perspective, we were pleased to get some form of competition in the second half of the season. We are starting 2021 under similar restrictions to those we adapted to in 2020, but with the ECB roadmap in place and a prompt start, we are all cautiously optimistic of a season more akin to what we are used to. I would like to thank everyone connected with our League; players, volunteers, groundstaff, umpires, scorers and administrators for your continued commitment to our wonderful game. I wish you all a successful season on and off the field. Last but not least, I would like to thank sponsors Nicholas Associates, Extra Cover Insurance, Viking Cricket, Readers and Oxbridge for their generous support of our new league; I hope that our partnerships will prove long and fruitful for all parties. Matt Summerhill League officials 2021 League Executive Board Matt Summerhill (chairman) [email protected] David Ward (vice-chairman & Senior Section Head) 07753 866144 Terry Bateman (umpires representative) [email protected] Mark Beardshall (Premier Section head) [email protected] Ashley Boothman (treasurer) [email protected] Ian Cotterhill (YCB representative) [email protected] Chris Froggett (compliance manager) [email protected] Maurice Gilliatt (safeguarding manager) [email protected] Liz Lazenby (participation manager) [email protected] Milton Samuels (Equity & Diversity Group rep) [email protected] Steve Ward (Premier Section manager) [email protected] Premier Section committee Mark Beardshall (Premier Section head) [email protected] Steve Ward (Premier Section manager) [email protected] Jason Booth/Shaaiq Choudhry, Chris Cobb, Alex Fletcher, Mick Forrester, Chris Froggett, Andy Harrison, Bryan Lowe Senior Section committee David Ward (Senior Section head) 07753 866144; [email protected] Graham Swallow (Senior secretary) [email protected] Melvyn Bond, Richard Fidler, Bryan Lowe, Irfan Mirza/Afraz Khan, Richard North, Lindsay Pepper, Linzey Scothern Equity & Diversity Group [email protected] Milton Samuels (chair), Jason Booth (administrator), Shaaiq Choudhry, Aneela Khalil-Khan, Afraz Khan, Irfan Mirza, Heder Rasool, Nelson Windle League officers Disciplinary manager – Mick Bocking – [email protected] Events manager – Alex Fletcher – [email protected] IT support manager – Steve Taylor – [email protected] Play-Cricket administrator – Melvyn Bond – [email protected] Trophy steward – Linzey Scothern – [email protected] Website & administration manager – [email protected] About our League The Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League (YCSPL) was formed in November 2020 by a merger of the Yorkshire South Premier League and the South Yorkshire Senior Cricket League. It is one of the four Premier Leagues in Yorkshire, that comprise the Yorkshire Cricket pyramid. League competition The YCSPL is divided into two sections; the Premier Section and the Senior Section. The Premier Section comprises the Premier and Championship divisions; and the Senior Section comprises divisions 1 to 8. All ten divisions play a league programme of between 40- and 50-over games, mainly on Saturdays, for their divisional championships. There is promotion and relegation throughout the whole league. The winners of the Premier division go forward to represent the League in the White Rose Yorkshire Premier Leagues championships at the end of each season. Knock-out cups There are five knock-out cup competitions for YCSPL teams. All are based on the ECB national Royal London cup format. They are the: • Viking Cricket Yorkshire Leagues Knock-out Cup; for Premier division teams (joint with Yorkshire Premier League North) • ExtraCover Insurance Whitworth Cup; for Championship division teams • Mick Savage Trophy; for divisions 1 and 2 teams • Presidents Trophy; for divisions 3, 4 and 5 teams • Billy Oates Cup; for divisions 6, 7 and 8 teams T20 competitions There are two T20 competitions in the YCSPL. The first, the T20 Blast, is for Premier division teams and feeds into the ECB national T20 cup competition; the second, the T20 Plate, is open to all other teams and feeds into the ECB national T20 Plate. Due to current Covid restrictions, the precise format of these two competitions will depend on Covid restrictions. Important information 1 Constitution & rules. All the league rules can be found on the League’s main website at ycspl.co.uk/constitution-rules/. These include the administrative rules; playing conditions; cup rules; and all other specific policies and rules. 2 Finances. League subscriptions are £65 per team; plus YCB fees of £50 per club and £20 per team. 3 Grounds & facilities. All requirements and guidance for clubs on grounds and facilities, including Clubmark, can be found in our Grounds & Facilities criteria document that will shortly be published in the Rules & forms section of our website. 4 League disciplinary information. Information about the YCSPL disciplinary process, the disciplinary chairman and committee, and the disciplinary report form can be found at ycspl.co.uk/disciplinary-section/. 5 Scoring. Clubs are expected to provide a scorer for each game. Teams in the Premier Section must use the Play-Cricket Scorer Pro and the Live Scores service; teams in the Senior Section are encouraged to maintain scores electronically, using Play-Cricket Scorer and Live Scores if possible. Both clubs must check that the scorecard is correctly downloaded onto Play-Cricket after the game. Queries on scoring issues should be referred to Steve Ward (Premier Section) or Lindsay Pepper (Senior Section). 6 Electronic media. The League’s policy on use of electronic media can be found at ycspl.co.uk/constitution-rules/ and must be followed by everyone connected with the league. 7 Umpires. Umpires are appointed to games by the umpires associations’ appointments officers via whostheumpire.com. Clubs are responsible for notifying umpires of cancellations. Umpires fees are to be paid to the umpires at or before the tea interval. The fees are: Premier division & Viking Cup - £60; Championship division & Whitworth Cup - £50; Divisions 1 & 2 and Mick Savage Cup - £45; Divisions 3 to 8, Billy Oates and Presidents Trophy £40. 8 Websites. The League’s main website, which can be found at ycspl.co.uk, contains all information about the League, including its history, officials, latest news, the clubs and grounds, fixtures, the Hall of Fame, and umpires. The Play- Cricket website, which can be found at ycspl.play-cricket.com, is used for all player registration and contains match results, scorecards, and statistics. Composite League playing conditions 1 General. These playing conditions will apply to all league games played in the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League. Unless otherwise stated below, all games will be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (2017) code), the Spirit of Cricket, and any current ECB directives. 2 Changes to these playing conditions. Either the relevant cricket committee or clubs may propose changes, which will be voted upon at the AGM by clubs in membership of the appropriate section for the following season. Clubs must notify any proposals for changes to the head of the relevant section no later than 31st August, in order to ensure that they can be properly considered and notice given to clubs. 3 Teams. All clubs shall play their strongest possible team that is eligible to play in that competition in all games. Teams must be selected in line with the Spirit of Cricket and players from a higher division must not be selected to play in a lower division team to strengthen that team. No game will start unless a minimum of seven nominated players from each side are present on the ground at the time of start. 4 Start of play i. Premier section. Unless ground or weather conditions do not permit, all games will commence at 12.00 noon. If play has not started by 15.00 hours, an early tea should be taken at that point. An early tea can be taken at any time if both captains so agree. No game will start after 16.35. ii. Divisions 1 & 2. Unless ground or weather conditions do not permit, games will commence at 12.00 noon. iii. Divisions 3 to 8. Unless ground or weather conditions do not permit, games will commence at 13.00 hours. iv. In divisions 1 to 8, if play has not started within two and a half hours of the scheduled start time, the match will be cancelled. 5 Duration of play a. Premier Section i. The normal duration of play will be 50 overs per side, unless reduced due to ground or weather conditions under paras 5.ii or 12 below.