NOTTINGHAM YOUTH CRICKET LEAGUE CUPS HANDBOOK

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1 NOTTINGHAM YOUTH CRICKET LEAGUE CUPS HANDBOOK

2 PAST WINNERS CUPS UNDER 11 Radcliffe Radcliffe Plumtree UNDER 12 Kimberley Radcliffe Kimberley UNDER 14 Radcliffe Notts Unity Radcliffe 2011 Notts & Arnold Notts & Arnold Wollaton Further history is on the web site.

3 OFFICERS CHAIR BILL BROWN 77, Trevor Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6FT Tel: / cutterz100@hotmail.com GENERAL SECRETARY ROB KIRKWOOD 8, Elvaston Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 1JW Tel: / robert.kirkwood@virgin.net TREASURER & PLAY-CRICKET WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR PAUL GARTON 15, Willwell Drive, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7HG Tel: / paul@wbcricket.com DIVISIONAL SECRETARIES U-11 SECRETARY CHRIS YOUNG 133, Parkside, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2NL Tel: / chrisyounghome@ntlworld.com UNDER-12 SECRETARY NEIL DUDLEY 26, Newstead Drive, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6LG Tel: / neil@westbridgfordianscc.co.uk UNDER-14 SECRETARY CHARLES GEORGE 97, Selby Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7BB Tel: / charlesgeorge@btinternet.com Page 1

4 NYCL u-11 Cup By default, the first named team will host the game: managers may alter this by mutual agreement. Semi-final venues to be decided by toss of a coin by u-11 secretary 1st Round Quarters Semis Final to be played by to be played to be played by June 4th July 9th by Aug 13th September 9th Plumtree Caythorpe A v 2 v Winners 2 Winners A Notts Unity E v Attenborough 3 v Winners B Ellerslie Winners 3 B v Notts & Arnold Winners 4 4 v Wollaton Radcliffe-on-Trent 5 v Carrington Winners 5 C v ICCA Winners 6 6 v Winners C Kinoulton F v W Bridgfordians 7 v Winners D Gedling Colliery Winners 7 D v Basford Mill Winners 8 8 v Kimberley Winners E v Winners F U-11 cup games shall be played according to the rules currently applying to u-13 league games (except that the pitch shall be 20yds). In the event of a game being tied, the team losing the fewest wickets shall be declared the winner. In the event that the number of wickets lost is equal, the game shall be decided by a bowl out. Bowl Out Procedure Five bowlers from each side shall deliver one ball each at an unguarded wicket. If each team has hit the same number of wickets after the first five balls per side, the same five bowlers will bowl again in turn, the outcome being decided by sudden death. Page 2

5 NYCL U-11 Main Team Contacts Club Contact Phone Mobile Address Attenborough Barrie Humphriss Basford Mill Ian Bosworth Carrington Andrew Jackman Caythorpe Simon Park Ellerslie Elaine Fortescue Gedling Colliery Geoff Burton ICCA Paven Jumbu Kimberley Chris Mozley Kinoulton Wayne Jarvis Notts & Arnold Caashief Kotze Notts Unity Casuals Emran Aziz Plumtree Russell Tiffin Radcliffe-on-Trent Bill Brown West Bridgfordians Judith Flint Wollaton Parminder Bhupal Page 3

6 NYCL u-12 Cup By default, the first named team will host the game: managers may alter this by mutual agreement. Semi-final venues to be decided by toss of a coin by u-12 secretary 1st Round Quarters Semis Final to be played by to be played by September to be played by June 4th July 9th Aug 13th 9th Plumtree Thurgaton A v 2 v Winners 2 Winners A W Bridgfordians E v Carrington 3 v Winners B Keyworth Winners 3 B v Kimberley Winners 4 4 v Wollaton Radcliffe-on-Trent 5 v Notts & Arnold Girls Winners 5 C v Ellerslie Winners 6 6 v Winners C Attenborough F v Caythorpe 7 v Winners 7 Winners D Gedling Colliery D v Notts & Arnold Winners E v Winners F U-12 cup games shall be played according to the rules currently applying to u- 13 league games. In the event of a game being tied, the team losing the fewest wickets shall be declared the winner. In the event that the number of wickets lost is equal, the game shall be decided by a bowl out. Bowl Out Procedure Five bowlers from each side shall deliver one ball each at an unguarded wicket. If each team has hit the same number of wickets after the first five balls per side, the same five bowlers will bowl again in turn, the outcome being decided by sudden death. Page 4

7 NYCL U-12 Main Team Contacts Club Contact Phone Mobile Address Attenborough Carl Knight Caythorpe Chris Watterson Ellerslie Steve Bravery Gedling Colliery Andrew Whitaker HG Carrington Andrew Jackman Keyworth Paul Newell Kimberley Alan Ogrizovic Kinoulton Tim Gilbertson Notts & Arnold Harvey Burton Notts & Arnold Girls Jane Boyce Plumtree Ken Carter Radcliffe-on-Trent Paul Ashdown Thrumpton Mark Priestley Thurgarton Richard Prior West Bridgfordians Dominic Cavan Wollaton Steve Deadman Page 5

8 NYCL u-14 Cup By default, the first named team will host the game: managers may alter this by mutual agreement. Semi-final venues to be decided by toss of a coin by u-14 secretary 1st Round Quarters Semis Final to be played by June 4th to be played by July 9th to be played by Aug 13th 1 Bye Wollaton A v 2 Bye Gedling Colliery Winners A September 9th E v Plumtree 3 v Winners B W Bridgfordians Winners 3 B v 4 Bye Carrington Winners E 5 Bye Notts & Arnold C v Gotham Winners 6 6 v Winners C Radcliffe-on-Trent F v Winners F 7 Bye Notts Unity Winners D D v 8 Bye Caythorpe U-14 cup games shall be played according to the rules currently applying to u- 14 league games. In the event of a game being tied, the team losing the fewest wickets shall be declared the winner. In the event that the number of wickets lost is equal, the game shall be decided by a bowl out. Bowl Out Procedure Five bowlers from each side shall deliver one ball each at an unguarded wicket. If each team has hit the same number of wickets after the first five balls per side, the same five bowlers will bowl again in turn, the outcome being decided by sudden death. Page 6

9 NYCL U-14 Main Team Contacts Club Contact Phone Mobile Address Carrington Andrew Jackman Caythorpe Gary Clarke Gedling Colliery Andrew Whitaker Gotham Kevin Brown Notts & Arnold James Mattick Notts Unity Casuals Chas Jandu Plumtree Matt Dring Radcliffe-on-Trent Dan Sutton West Bridgfordians Tony Orange Wollaton Rob Kirkwood Page 7

10 LEAGUE RULES 1. Name. This League shall be called the Nottingham Youth Cricket League and shall consist of as many clubs as shall be decided annually by the Management Committee. 2. Object. To promote interest and competition in junior and youth cricket. 3. Meetings. The Annual General Meeting will normally be held in the month of January in each year. Other meetings shall be held as advised. Clubs who fail to attend meetings (as required by notification) shall be dealt with as the Management Committee thinks fit. 4. Management. The League shall be governed by a Management Committee, comprising of the Chairperson, General Secretary, Treasurer, Divisional Secretaries, and Youth Representative Team Managers. The Management Committee shall be vested with full powers of actions in matters affecting the League, and its decision will be final. All Officers will be elected at the General Meeting. Proposals for rule changes must be forwarded to the General Secretary, in writing, by 31st December. 5. Subscriptions. The annual subscription to the League and K.O Cups fees will be as determined at the Annual General Meeting. Subscriptions are to be paid on application to the League. Membership of the League shall become effective when subscriptions are paid in full. An application to the League, at any age division, will also be taken as an application to any League Cup competition taking place for that age group. [Please note that the u-13 and u-15 county/national cup competitions are run completely independently] 6. Teams. Each club may enter a single team in each age division, except in those competitions where pairs cricket is played, where a club may enter two teams, providing each team has a completely separate squad. 7. Finance / Custody of Assets. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all income and expenditure and shall submit accounts at the Annual General Meeting. The Banking Account(s) shall be in the name of the League and withdrawals made in the name of the League on the sole signature of the Treasurer, General Secretary or Chairman. Auditors shall be elected annually - they shall not be members of the elected Management Committee. 8. Dissolution. Should the League be dissolved all funds in hand after settlement of all debts shall be donated to the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Youth Committee. All trophies of the League will be given to Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Youth Committee. 9. Any deficit of the league shall be born equally between member clubs at the date of the deficit. 10. Each club is responsible for its own insurance liability. 11. Within these rules, the term division means an entire age group within the overall Youth League structure; the term league applies to any league within an age division. 12. It is the responsibility of the manager of the winning team to enter and confirm the results at within three days of the match being played. In the event of a tied match, this becomes the responsibility of the home team 13. The Management Committee will arrange the initial fixture list for each season. If a fixture is rearranged and advised to the Divisional Secretary before 25th April then the new fixture date will be regarded as the original. Page 8

11 LEAGUE RULES (cont d) 14. Should a fixture rearranged after 25th April fail to be played for whatever reason, the team originally cancelling the fixture will forfeit the points, except when both teams confirm that the failure to play is for wholly weather-related reasons, in which case the points shall be shared. The relevant divisional secretary must be informed of all cancellations and rearrangements. 15. If a game is cancelled within 72 hours of its scheduled start, for reasons other than the weather, the match will be automatically forfeit by the team cancelling it, unless it is rearranged with the consent of the opposition. 16. A game in which a start is not possible or which is started but not completed, due to the weather, shall be rearranged, not necessarily played, within 7 days by mutual agreement. The relevant Divisional Secretary should be informed of any games cancelled and the rearranged date. All league fixtures must be played in good time, normally before 20th August, to allow arrangements to be put in place, if required, for the season s divisional finals. The relevant Divisional Secretary or, if necessary, the full Management Committee will decide all disputes. 17. Player Qualification. No player shall play for more than one club in the competitions managed by the Nottingham Youth Cricket League, irrespective of whether the relevant teams are in different leagues or in different age divisions. The only permitted exception to this rule is for girls who are members of clubs without a team in the NYCL Girls League. A breach of this rule may result in the deduction of points, or, in the case of cup competitions, disqualification. A permanent transfer is permitted mid-season, notified in writing and signed as agreed by both clubs and the NYCL Committee. 18. The England & Wales Cricket Board strongly recommends that all clubs with junior and youth members should appoint a Child Welfare Officer. Each club is responsible for ensuring that team managers, coaches and other volunteer helpers have undergone required CRB Checking. See the ECB publication Safe Hands Welfare of Young People in Cricket, October Close fielding. u-13 players - NO fielder, except the wicket keeper, shall be allowed to field closer than 11 yards, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside, until the batter has played at the ball. Should any fielder come within that distance the umpire MUST STOP the game immediately, and instruct the fielder to retreat to the required distance. u-15 players - NO fielder, except the wicket keeper, shall be allowed to field closer than 8 yards, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside, until the batter has played at the ball. Should any fielder come within that distance the umpire MUST STOP the game immediately, and instruct the fielder to retreat to the required distance. The Management Committee collectively and individually disclaim any responsibility, real or implied, for any act arising out of league activities. GIRLS LEAGUE The exact format to be played in a Girls League game may be determined by the managers of the particular teams participating in any game. However, the default rules that shall apply are those of the u-11 pairs league. Page 9

12 UNDER 11, 12 &14 CUPS PLAYING REGULATIONS All games shall be played in accordance with the official Laws of Cricket, except to the extent they are varied as follows:- 1. Under 15 Division - Players are to be under 15 years of age on the 31 st August prior to the current season. Under 14 Division - Players are to be under 14 years of age on the 31 st August prior to the current season. Under 13 (11-a-side) Division - Players are to be under 13 years of age on the 31 st August prior to the current season. Under 12 (11-a-side) Division - Players are to be under 12 years of age on the 31 st August prior to the current season. GIRLS - May play up to two years older than her counterparts at any age group. 2. Overs to be bowled :- 20 x 6 ball overs maximum, games may be reduced to NOT LESS than 16 x 6 ball overs. Maximum number of overs for each bowler NOT to exceed Points to be awarded :- Match WON 4 Points Match TIED 2 Points Match LOST 0 Points 4. It is the responsibility of the manager of the winning team to enter and confirm the results at within three days of the match being played. In the event of a tied match, this becomes the responsibility of the home team. 5. If two or more teams finish equal on points, the winner of the match between any such teams will be placed the higher, otherwise the team with the highest net runs per wicket average (runs per wicket average for minus runs per wicket average against) will be placed the higher. 6. Under 12 and Under 13 (11-a-side) Divisions:- Batters will retire upon reaching 35 runs but may return if all other wickets have been lost Games to be played with a ball weighing 4¾ oz. Pitch length to be 21 yards. The size of the stumps should be 27 x 8 Close fielding - NO fielder be allowed to field closer than 11 yards, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside, until the batter has played at the ball. Should any fielder come within that distance the umpire MUST STOP the game immediately, and instruct the fielder to retreat to the required distance. Page 10

13 UNDER 11, 12 & 14 CUPS PLAYING REGULATIONS (cont d) 7. Under 14 and Under 15 Divisions:- Batters will retire upon reaching 50 runs but may return if all other wickets have been lost Games to be played with a ball weighing 5½ oz. Pitch length to be 22 yards. Close fielding - NO fielder be allowed to field closer than 8 yards, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the offside, until the batter has played at the ball. Should any fielder come within that distance the umpire MUST STOP the game immediately, and instruct the fielder to retreat to the required distance. 8. All batters must wear a helmet whilst batting. Wicketkeepers must wear a helmet when standing up to the stumps. Parental consent forms will not be accepted. [Full ECB Guidance is available at 9. It is the responsibility of the home team to supply a match ball of suitable quality. 10. It is the responsibility of BOTH team managers to confirm the fixture prior to its being played run disciplinary penalties, as variously provided for under the Laws of Cricket will not be applied. 12. The normal start time for an evening game is 6pm. The normal start time for a morning game is 10am. These times may be varied by agreement between the two team managers. Page 11