2015/2016 SUMMER HANDBOOK 111 CSA | ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS The Sunfoil Series 4-Day, Momentum 1-Day Cup and Ram Slam T20 Challenge (hereinafter referred to as the ”Franchise competitions”) shall be competed for by the Franchise holders (hereinafter referred to as the “Franchises”). These Franchises are owned by Cricket South Africa Section 21 Company. (hereinafter referred to as “CSA”. These competitions will be played under the conditions as stipulated by the Board of Directors of CSA (hereinafter referred to as the Board). The competitions will take place annually unless otherwise decided by the Board. The Board shall determine the manner and method of playing the competitions. The Provincial Challenge (Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 50 Over and T20 Competitions) shall be competed for by the Provinces and Associates affiliated to CSA under such conditions as the Board may from time to time decide. These competitions shall take place annually unless otherwise decided by the Board. The Board will decide the manner and method of playing the competitions. 1 THE COMPETITIONS 1.1 THE SUNFOIL SERIES 4-DAY All Franchises owned by CSA shall compete in the Sunfoil Series 4-Day. These matches will be afforded first class status. 1.2 MOMENTUM 1-DAY CUP All Franchises owned by CSA shall compete in the Momentum 1-Day Cup. 1.3 RAM SLAM T20 CHALLENGE All Franchises owned by CSA shall compete in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge. 1.4 THE SUNFOIL 3-DAY CUP COMPETITION All Provinces and Associates (with the exclusion of Kei, Limpopo and Mpumalanga) affiliated to CSA, and Namibia, shall compete in the Provincial Three-Day Challenge. Matches played in this division will be afforded first class status. 1.5 THE CSA PROVINCIAL 50 OVER CHALLENGE All Provinces and Associates (with the exclusion of Kei, Limpopo and Mpumalanga) affiliated to CSA, and Namibia, shall compete in the CSA 50 Over Challenge as depicted in the fixtures. 1.6 THE CSA PROVINCIAL T20 CHALLENGE All Provinces and Associates (with the exclusion of Kei, Limpopo and Mpumalanga) affiliated to CSA, and Namibia, shall compete in the T20 Challenge as depicted in the fixtures. 1.7 THE CSA REGIONAL CUBS 50 OVER COMPETITION All franchise regional teams affiliated to Cricket South Africa, (CSA Select XI and Zimbabwe Under 19 conditionally) shall compete in the CSA Regional Cubs 50 Over Competition. 1.8 THE CSA REGIONAL COLTS TOURNAMENT All franchise regional teams affiliated to Cricket South Africa shall compete in the CSA Regional Colts Tournament. 2015/2016 SUMMER HANDBOOK 112 CSA | ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS 2 TROPHYS The Trophy’s shall be known as: 2.1 The Sunfoil Series 4-Day 2.2 Momentum 1-Day Cup 2.3 Ram Slam T20 Challenge 2.4 The Sunfoil 3-Day Cup (3-Day Competition) 2.5 The CSA Provincial Challenge Shield (50 Over Competition) 2.6 The CSA Provincial T20 Series Trophy (T20 Competition) 3 USE OF CRICKET RESOURCES 3.1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 3.1.1 The conditions have been amended to be consistent with the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding. The intention of this section is: (a) to ensure fair qualification of Cricketers to play Franchise cricket; (b) to provide for optimum use of Cricketer resources; (c) to promote the retention of South African-raised Cricketers in South African professional cricket. 3.2 PROVINCIAL CRICKET AND CLUB CRICKET 3.2.1 A Franchise Cricketer shall be available to play amateur provincial cricket in the area of his Franchise and shall, at the time of signing his Franchise Contract, nominate the province for which he shall play when required. 3.2.2 A Franchise may direct a Franchise Cricketer to nominate a particular province provided such direction is not unreasonable and will not give rise to unreasonable consequences for the Franchise Cricketer. 3.2.3 A Franchise Cricketer shall be available to play club cricket in the area of his Franchise and shall, at the time of signing his Franchise Contract, nominate the club for which he shall play when required. 3.2.4 A Franchise may direct a Franchise Cricketer to nominate a particular club provided such direction is not unreasonable and will not give rise to unreasonable consequences for the Franchise Cricketer. 3.2.5 A Franchise Cricketer may only nominate a club outside the area of the nominated Province (but which must be in the area of the Franchise) with the consent of the Franchise. 3.2.6 A Cricketer may not play for more than one club or one province in any year except that if he is transferred as envisaged in clause 3.4 below or he may transfer clubs or provinces on a written clearance given by the transferring club or province, which clearance shall not be unreasonably withheld and provided the club or province has exercised its decision in the best interests of promoting participation by the Cricketer in club and/or provincial cricket. 3.2.7 Following the Coaches workshop, the Transformation Indaba and the recent CSA Board meeting, the following team composition targets for improving representivity have been set by the CSA Board: 2015/2016 SUMMER HANDBOOK 113 CSA | ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS 3.2.7.1 Domestic Professional Cricket (Franchises): A minimum of six players of colour in the starting eleven. A minimum of three Black African players in the starting eleven.; and 3.2.7.2 Semi Professional Cricket: A minimum of six players of colour in the starting eleven. A minimum of three Black African players in the starting eleven. The policy is intended to be incentive-based although there are minimum requirements which CSA believes can be readily met. Team sheets are required to be sent to the CSA Offices before matches are played and if the targets are not met, a motivation must be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer before the commencement of the match. The targets should be considered minimum targets intended to improve the access and quality of participation to develop black players. In keeping with our drive for accelerated transformation, CSA expects that team representivity should be greater than the minimum targets. 3.3 OVERSEAS CRICKETERS 3.3.1 An Overseas Cricketer shall mean: (a) a Foreign Overseas Cricketer, except if he has Kolpak rights in South Africa and also has played international cricket for another country, in the past twelve (12) months; or (b) a Kolpak Overseas Cricketer who does not seek qualification to play for a country other than South Africa. 3.3.2 A Franchise may contract a maximum of three (3) Overseas Cricketers but a maximum of one (1) Foreign Overseas Cricketer at any time in a Year. For sake of clarity this means that a Franchise may replace a Foreign Overseas Cricketer with another provided their contract periods do not overlap. 3.3.3 An Overseas Cricketer shall, unless agreed otherwise with the Franchise, comply strictly with the commencement and termination dates of his contract with the Franchise and should he not do so he may be disqualified from playing professional cricket in South Africa in the future. 3.3.4 A Franchise shall contract any Foreign Overseas Cricketer for any period it deems appropriate during the Year but must inform CSA and SACA in writing of such contract before it commences. 3.3.5 A Franchise may only contract a Foreign Overseas Cricketer if it is able to show that at least fifty percent (50%) of the cost of contracting him will be funded by a sponsor or other third party. The Franchise shall provide proof of such sponsor or third party funding to CSA and to SACA if requested to do so by either of them. 3.3.6 A Kolpak Overseas Cricketer shall be considered a Franchise Cricketer, for the purposes of the Memorandum of Understanding shall be contracted on a Franchise Contract and his Remuneration shall be paid from the Franchise Allocation. 3.3.7 A Foreign Overseas Cricketer shall not be considered a Franchise Cricketer, for the purposes of the Memorandum of Understanding and shall be in addition to Franchise Cricketer numbers provided for in the MOU and his Remuneration shall not in any way be paid from the Franchise Allocation. 2015/2016 SUMMER HANDBOOK 114 CSA | ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS 3.4 CRICKETER RELEASE AND NOC’s 3.4.1 Any Cricketer who wishes to participate in a cricket match, series, tour or event which is not an obligation under his National Contract or his Franchise Contract, or is not expressly provided for in the MOU, shall be required to be released to play by CSA, in the case of a National Cricketer, or his Franchise, in the case of a Franchise Cricketer, by way of the granting of an NOC (No Objection Certificate). 3.4.2 For sake of clarity a NOC will be required by a Cricketer in order for him to participate for example in the Indian Premier League, County Cricket in the United Kingdom or any other similar match or event in another country. Although it is acknowledged that participation in the CLT20 is not an obligation under a National Contract or a Franchise Contract and is not expressly provided for in the MOU (as it is dealt with in a separate agreement between CSA and SACA which provides for the Cricketer to sign separate terms) a Cricketer does not require an NOC to participate in CLT20 for his Franchise but would nevertheless require an NOC to participate in this event for a team from another country. 3.4.3 Where a Cricketer is granted an NOC by either CSA or a Franchise then, unless otherwise agreed between CSA and the National Cricketer, or his Franchise, and the Franchise Cricketer as the case may be, the Cricketer’s monthly retainer shall be reduced as follows: (a) If no Proteas or Domestic Competition match is to be missed by the Cricketer then a reduction of Twenty Five percent (25%) of his monthly Retainer pro- rata the period he is away; and (b) If one or more Proteas, or Domestic Competition, matches are to be missed by the Cricketer then an additional reduction of Ten percent (10%) of his monthly Retainer for each day of such match missed, but subject to the total reduction not exceeding the total retainer the Cricketer would otherwise have received had he not been away and missed such match, or matches.