Match days

Meetings

Payments

Marking pitches and outfields

Disciplinary Committee

Match days

Home team to telephone result to the Results Line by 10:00pm on the evening of the match – see Results Line for details to be left on answerphone. The result includes abandoned, conceded, postponed or incomplete matches.

HOME team to report the result on the Play-Cricket website by the Monday following the match (within 2 days for Twenty20 matches) – see Reporting Results.

AWAY team to report the result on the Play-Cricket website by the Wednesday following the match (within 4 days for Twenty20 matches) – see Reporting Results.

BOTH teams to email to robinandsandra@supanet.com marks awarded for the opponents’ sportsmanship by the Monday following the match. A form can be found on the League website under “Forms”. Marking system is as follows:

5 = Very Good; 4 = Good; 3 = Acceptable; 2 = Poor; 1 = Very Poor.

AWAY team to email to robinandsandra@supanet.com marks awarded for the home team’s pitch and outfield by the Monday following the match. A form can be found on the League website under “Forms”. Marking system is as follows:

5 = Very Good; 4 = Good; 3 = Acceptable; 2 = Poor; 1 = Very Poor.

Send written report supporting a marking of “1” for opponents’ sportsmanship or pitch/outfield to the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee within 7 days of match (the report may be emailed to garryroberts@tiscali.co.uk).

Matches forfeited or re-arranged

Notify opponents – and umpire(s) if applicable – as soon as possible if unable to field a side. Failure to notify opponents by 8:00pm on the Thursday before the match incurs a £100 surcharge in addition to the £50 payment for failing to honour a fixture.

CONCEDING team to notify the Results Line that the game has been conceded.

HOME team to notify the Fixtures Secretary and the Results Line of any match re-arranged from the fixtures printed in the handbook.

Meetings

Attend the AGM and the Spring Meeting (respectively the last Mondays in November and April), and an EGM if called. The club must be represented by the League Rep or a competent member of the club.

Payments

Annual subscription including two Presentation Evening tickets (by 1 March unless otherwise notified).
Cricket balls (by 1 March unless otherwise notified).
Additional Presentation Evening tickets (by date notified).
Fines (within 14 days of notification).

Marking pitches and outfields

The reason the League requests pitch and outfield markings is to help maintain and improve the quality of grounds in the League and the markings should identify those which do not reach an acceptable standard.

It is important that marks are objective and relate to the whole game. A mark should not be based on whether the away side won or lost the match, or how badly they batted.

Pitches are not expected to be of Test Match standards. A marking of “5” should be attainable.

Criteria to be considered:

The markings should be based only on the strip and outfield on which the game is played, not on ground facilities.
Variable bounce, for example too many balls keeping low, or bouncing high to the throat or head from just short of a length.
The length of the pitch.
Poor or incorrect line markings.
Whether the pitch is too dry or too wet. However, weather conditions should be borne in mind, for example a low marking might not be applicable if it is possible to play on a pitch that is wet due to rain.
Whether the outfield is bumpy or the grass is very long.
Whether there is significant litter in the outfield.
Whether boundary markers are in place.

NOTE: The absence of sight screens, boundary lines (providing a rope or markers are in place) or covers shall not form part of the marking criteria.

Disciplinary Committee

The Disciplinary Committee will ensure that the cricket played in the League is competitive, hard, fair and sporting. The Committee have the powers to punish offending clubs and individuals.

Transgressions in the following categories will be addressed by the Committee:

Players’ Behaviour

Failing to comply with the instructions of an umpire, criticising his decision by word or action, showing dissent, using abusive language, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the Game and/or the name of the League into disrepute.

Accumulated Bad Behaviour

Repeated infringements by an individual of the Spirit of the Game (where it is decided that each infringement in itself does not merit any immediate disciplinary action). Repeated infringements by a team are likely to result in the captain being held responsible for the conduct of his team (whether or not individual players are also identified for disciplinary action). When issuing the penalty, the Disciplinary Committee may take account of instances of poor team discipline in previous years, particularly where the on-the-field captain is the same.

Clubs should ensure that captains understand their responsibility for the “on the field” behaviour of themselves and their team members.

Violence

There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play. Proven cases of violent conduct will result in expulsion from the League.

Racial Abuse

Players and team officials must not make racially abusive comments nor indulge in racially abusive actions against fellow players, officials, members and supporters.

The Disciplinary Committee shall impose one or more of the penalties below to offending individuals/clubs:

Warning as to future conduct
Fine
Points deduction
Suspension
Relegation to lower division
Expulsion from cup competition
Expulsion from the League

Suspensions of four weeks’ duration will be reported to the Surrey Cricket Board for national circulation. Players should understand that suspensions of this length will normally apply to all cricket played under the auspices of the ECB.

All suspensions cover the appropriate number of league games played to a result, including rearranged fixtures, cup games or inter-league matches within the suspension period.

The Disciplinary Committee shall sit twice a month between May and September as necessary. A club called before the Committee shall be required to attend the hearing on the date set. Reasonable costs associated with the hearing may be recovered from offending and/or complaining teams.