WA PREMIER CRICKET COMPETITION OVERVIEW 3-5 Governance 3 WA Female Cricket Council (WAFCC) 3 Objectives & Members 3 Premier Cricket Delegates Committee (PCDC) 3 WACA High Performance Staff 4 Cricket Operations Unit 4 Coaching & Talent 4 Premier Club Contacts & Ground Information 4 Digital Media 5 Communication 5 Teams 5 Premier Cricket Circular 5 COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION 5-7 Administration Guidelines 5 Pre-Season Tasks 5 Australian Cricket Child Safety Framework 5 MyCricket Administration 6 Insurance Registration 6 Player Registration & Clearances 6 New Players 6 Overseas Player Permits 6 Team List Submission 6 Player Movement Permits 6-7 Captains Reports 7 MyCricket Live Scoring & Scores Submission 7 Premier Club Grants 7 MATCH OVERVIEW 7-10 Competition General Rules & Playing Conditions 7 Match Balls 7 Age & Gender Eligibility 7 Player Disqualification 8 Standard Cricket Attire 8 Ladders Calculation 8 Club Championship 8 Senior Playing Conditions 8 Junior Playing Conditions 8 Competition Policies 8 Code of Conduct, Reporting & Tribunal Procedures 8-9 Reporting & Tribunal Procedures 8-9 Wet Weather Procedures 9 Fixtures, Ladders, Statistics, Records & News 9 Umpiring & WACUA 10 Key Events Dates & Deadlines 10 The WAFCC governs the A & B Grade Female Premier Cricket Competitions with administrative support from the WACA The WACA governs and administers the Female Premier Cricket Youth League Competition. The objects of the WAFCC are to: ▪ provide strategic leadership on female cricket for Western Australia; ▪ encourage female participation in cricket in Western Australia at a playing, coaching, umpiring and volunteering level, and as administrators, fans, spectators and viewers; ▪ appoint a representative on the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Statewide Game Development Committee; ▪ represent the interests of the Competition and its cricketers; ▪ oversee and, as appropriate direct (with the support of resources of the WACA), the administration of the WA Female Premier Cricket Competition including playing conditions, rules and by laws; and ▪ make recommendations on persons associated with female cricket for WACA related or community honours. The WAFCC Constitution can be found on the WA Premier Cricket website here. See below a list of the 2020-21 WAFCC Members: Chair Peter Silinger Deputy Chair Avril Fahey Treasurer David Natt Secretary Catherine Finch Committee Member Angele Gray Committee Member David Clear Committee Member Larry Davies Committee Member Melissa Strutt Committee Member Jordan Brock The Premier Cricket Delegates Committee is a sub-committee of the WAFCC. The purpose of the Committee is to provide a forum for the WAFCC, WACA and clubs to develop, review and evaluate the female club competition. The Terms of Reference for this committee can be found of the WA Premier Cricket website here. The key functions of the Committee are to: • Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the competition such as the Rules & Playing Conditions, current policies and objectives of the WAFCC • Provide feedback and recommend improvements to the competition regarding its structures and procedures, such as Rules & Playing Conditions and Fixturing to benefit the wellbeing of the competition as a whole Delegates are appointed by Clubs who have one or more teams participating in the Female Premier Cricket Competition. Each club appoints one delegate, who will share one vote. See below a list of the 2020-21 Female Club Delegates: Melville Niamh Walsh Midland-Guildford Lauren Blizard Perth Allan McDougall Rockingham-Mandurah Peta Hogarth South Perth Nicky Shaw Subiaco-Floreat Emma King General Manager – High Performance Kade Harvey [email protected] | 0427 776 817 Head of the WACA High Performance Department, leads strategic direction of the Male & Female elite programs including WA Men’s & Women’s State teams and the Perth Scorchers. High Performance Programs Manager Liz Chetkovich [email protected] | 0433 902 491 Oversees the strategic direction for development of Premier Cricket, coaching, umpiring, cricket operations, and both male & female high-performance talent development pathways and programs. Competitions & Operations Manager Luke Douglas [email protected] | 0417 424 166 Oversees the administration & operations of the Premier Cricket Competitions (Male & Female), drives strategic direction of Premier Cricket and Match Officials to develop best-practice competitions, governance & management in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders. Cricket Operations Coordinator (Male) Ahmad Khan [email protected] | 0417 065 849 Coordinates the operations of the Premier Cricket Competitions in the male senior & junior pathways through administrative support to Competitions & Operations Manager and other stakeholders in all relevant matters. Cricket Operations Coordinator (Female) Abbie Martin [email protected] | 0436 638 565 Coordinates the operations of the Premier Cricket Competitions in the female senior & junior pathways through administrative support to Competitions & Operations Manager and other stakeholders in all relevant matters. Umpire Development Specialist Peter Parker [email protected] | 0429 239 736 Implement training and development programs, oversee recruitment & retention and administer day-to-day operations & appointments of match officials in all Premier Cricket Competitions. Coach & Talent Development Manager (Female) Madonna Blyth [email protected] | 0447 571 947 Talent development systems; management and operation of underpinning talent programs & State Teams (Academy, U19s, Youth Academy); interface between WACA & Premier Cricket clubs; talent identification & player progression; development of Premier Cricket Club Academies. Development Coach (Female) Wes Robinson [email protected] | 0450 849 390 Coach education & assistance for Premier Cricket coaches with a focus on joint preparation of State Team players for U19 National Championships. Provide direction as the Head coach for the overall development of players within the Senior and Youth Academies. Contact Information for all clubs and key personnel can be found on the WA Premier Cricket website here. Information on Club Ground Locations can be found on the WA Premier Cricket website here. FACEBOOK - Like & Follow WA Premier Cricket for regular content & engagement. INSTAGRAM – Follow @wa_premiercricket for all the latest content & updates. TWITTER – Follow @WAPremCricket for relevant club info. WEBSITE – Log into the WA Premier Cricket Website for all competition info & articles. The Microsoft Teams App will be used for the 2020/21 season as the main communication tool between WACA HP staff and Premier Cricket Clubs with female teams. Invited to join from each Premier Cricket Club: • Coaches & assistant coaches for each team (A Grade, B Grade, Youth League); • Female Cricket Coordinators, Secretaries &/or Coaching Directors (as applicable for each PC club); • PCDC Delegates; • Other (please request if you have other personnel you would like to include). Setting Up Teams • For mobiles, access is via the App (please download); • In Windows, click Start > Microsoft Corporation > Microsoft Teams; • On Mac, go to the Applications folder and click Microsoft Teams. Create a Log In (if you already have a login, you do not need to do anything else). Team Invitation We will send you an invitation to join the WACA - Female Premier Cricket 2020/2021 Team, which you will be able to access if you have created a Teams login. We will assume your Teams login email is the one which we have on record for you, unless you advise us otherwise. Using Teams There are numerous online tutorials about how to use Microsoft Teams, so please refer to these as required. WACA staff are also happy to provide assistance if needed. A Premier Cricket Circular is distributed weekly by the Competitions & Operations Manager to all Club Presidents, Secretaries and Delegates. The email includes all updates for both the Men and Female Premier Cricket Competitions along with other key notices. • The 2020-21 Premier Cricket Season starts on 1st July 2020, with all players deregistered. • Submit in Club Uniform Design changes for approval by 31st July 2020. • Complete 2020-21 Club Return Forms & Financials for prior season and return by 17th August 2020. • Complete Insurance Checklist for Registration (see MyCricket Administration below for process). • Player Registrations & Clearances open. All player registrations are deactivated and need to be re- registered for the upcoming season in MyCricket (see MyCricket Administration below for process). • Player Registrations & Clearances window will close at 5pm on 31st January 2021. All club personnel involved in any junior teams or with junior players in an official capacity, including the Club President and other committee members, are required to hold a valid Working with Children Check. Australian Cricket Child Safety Framework provides information and guidance about all relevant requirements and best practices to ensure a robust system is in place to create secure environment for all children & youth. Detailed information on the Policy & Action Plan can be viewed on the WA Premier Cricket website here. Log into MyCricket Administration interface. Click Administration tab on top right of the screen. Then, ‘Organisation > Insurance – Register’ and follow the instructions. Update ‘Insurance – Team Numbers’ tab as required. Insurance Details & Certificate of Currency can be obtained via the