RULES FOR VICTORIAN PREMIER CRICKET SEASON 2017-2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR RULES OF VICTORIAN PREMIER CRICKET RULE 1 APPLICATION OF LAWS AND RULES ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 LAWS OF CRICKET ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 PREMIER CRICKET MANAGEMENT TEAM POWERS AND EMERGENCY RULINGS ................. 4 RULE 2 PROGRAMS OF MATCHES ............................................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 DETERMINATION OF PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.2 VARIATION TO PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................................ 4 RULE 3 MATCH VENUES - NOMINATION APPROVAL AND AVAILABILITY ........................................................................ 4 3.1 NOMINATION AND APPROVAL OF VENUES .................................................................................................. 4 3.2 AVAILABILITY OF VENUES ....................................................................................................................................... 4 3.3 CHANGING NOMINATED VENUES ...................................................................................................................... 4 3.4 APPROVAL TO CHANGE VENUES ......................................................................................................................... 4 3.5 REFUSAL OF APPROVAL TO CHANGE VENUES. ........................................................................................... 5 3.6 NON-AVAILABILITY OF GROUND - ACCEPTABLE REASONS ................................................................ 5 3.7 FAILURE TO MEET ENGAGEMENT OR TO HAVE GROUND FIT ......................................................... 5 3.8 USE OF GROUND OTHER THAN FOR SCHEDULED MATCHES ............................................................ 5 3.9 DETERMINATION OF SEASONS ............................................................................................................................. 5 3.10 WEEKLY GROUND AND PITCH REPORT - SEPTEMBER ........................................................................... 5 RULE 4 POINTS AND TEAM RANKINGS .................................................................................................................................... 5 4.1 ALLOCATION OF MATCH POINTS (PREMIERSHIP SERIES) ..................................................................... 5 4.2 CRICKET VICTORIA PREMIER SERIES RANKINGS: TEAM AVERAGES ............................................. 6 4.3 PREMIER MEN’S ONE-DAY & T20 (WHITE-BALL) PROGRAM RANKINGS ........................................ 6 4.4 PREMIER WOMEN’S TWENTY20 PROGRAM RANKINGS ........................................................................... 6 RULE 5 PROGRAMS FOR FINALS ROUNDS ............................................................................................................................. 6 5.1 CRICKET VICTORIA PREMIER FINALS ................................................................................................................ 6 5.2 MEN’S WHITE-BALL FINALS...................................................................................................................................... 7 5.3 WOMEN’S FINALS............................................................................................................................................................ 7 5.4 FINALS VENUES ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 5.5 PRESENTATION TO PREMIERSHIP WINNERS ................................................................................................ 7 RULE 6 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Men’s only) ............................................................................................................................ 7 6.1 WEIGHTING OF PREMIERSHIP POINTS ............................................................................................................. 7 6.2 DETERMINING THE WINNER ................................................................................................................................. 7 RULE 7 ELIGIBILITY AND TRANSFERS OF PLAYERS ............................................................................................................ 8 7.1 QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS ................................................................................................................................. 8 7.2 TRANSFER TO LOWER XI (MEN’S) ......................................................................................................................... 8 7.3 ELIGIBILITY FOR FINAL SERIES............................................................................................................................. 8 7.4 REPRESENTATIVE PLAYER REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................... 8 7.5 TRANSFERS TO AND FROM CV PREMIER CLUBS ........................................................................................ 10 7.6 PROCESSING CLEARANCE APPLICATIONS .................................................................................................... 10 7.7 PENALTY FOR PLAYING INELIGIBLE PLAYER ............................................................................................ 10 RULE 8 PLAYER POINTS CAP – MEN’S 1ST XI (PPC) ............................................................................................................. 11 8.1 CATEGORIES AND POINTS ALLOTMENT ....................................................................................................... 11 8.2 CATEGORIES AND POINTS TABLE ..................................................................................................................... 11 8.3 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 8.4 RULES................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 8.5 ACTION BY CLUBS ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 RULE 9 WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS ...................................................................................................................... 12 RULE 10 INVESTIGATIONS, DISPUTES/PROTESTS, CONTRIVED RESULTS, APPEALS .................................................. 12 10.1 PREMIER CRICKET INVESTIGATIONS .............................................................................................................. 12 10.2 DISPUTES/PROTESTS .................................................................................................................................................. 12 10.3 CONTRIVED RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................ 12 10.4 APPEALS AGAINST PCMT DECISIONS ............................................................................................................... 13 RULE 11 CONDUCT: CLUB PLAYERS, OFFICIALS, MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ............................................................ 13 11.1 SERIOUS MISBEHAVIOUR AND BRINGING THE GAME OF CRICKET INTO DISREPUTE .... 13 11.2 MINOR MISBEHAVIOUR ............................................................................................................................................ 15 11.3 BREACHES OF LAWS OF CRICKET ...................................................................................................................... 16 11.4 INELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS ................................................................................................................................ 16 RULE 12 INSTRUCTIONS TO CLUBS ......................................................................................................................................... 16 12.1 REPORTS OF GROUND CONDITIONS, MATCH RESULTS AND PLAYER AVERAGES .............. 16 12.2 UMPIRES: APPOINTMENT AND PAYMENT OF FEES ................................................................................. 16 12.3 CAPTAINS’ REPORT ON UMPIRE PERFORMANCE AND APPRAISAL OF CONDITIONS ......... 16 12.4 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 16 12.5 AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF CV PENNANT RULES ................................................................................ 16 RULE 13 GROUND AND PITCH PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE .................................................................................. 16 13.1 PREPARATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 13.2 MAINTENANCE OF PITCH DURING PLAY .....................................................................................................