Warehouse Cricket Association Qld (Inc)

Official Postal Address P.O. BOX 488 KALLANGUR Q 4503 Warehouse Cricket Association Qld (Inc) Phone: 3204-2020 0415 342 007 Email Address: admin@warehousecricket.org Web: www.warehousecricket.org Invitation to enter Senior teams in 2018 Winter Season See Separate Competitions for U/13 > U/16 Junior Players) Major Sponsor of Warehouse Cricket Team Nominations due by 5th April Page 1

NOMINATIONS Whilst one night is set aside on either side of the city for in person discussions with prospective clubs to discuss issues of grading, finance or other matters, Clubs can send in Nominations at any time from this point. (email post etc). However, it is important that you have all the information you need to participate. So, ask your questions, get the answers and enjoy your season. Current teams can also nominate in advance paying by Credit Card and or EFT to the Association s account. In Person nomination night = Thursday 5 th April 6.00 > 9.00 P.M. All nomination forms must be completed in full and accompanied by relevant nomination fees. 2 VENUES: Teams will not be accepted without the correct nomination fees. Peter Jorgensen s Office, Crn Manly & Belmont Rds -Tingalpa Marchant Park, Chermside Turn into Belmont Rd, right into Car Park SOUTHSIDE VENUE FOR NOMINATIONS Peter Jorgensen s Office, Crn Wynnum & Belmont Rds K I A N A W A H P k TINGALPA PUB WYNNUM ROAD X Jorgen & Assoc S h o P S Parking B E L M O N T R D NORTHSIDE Marchant Park (Chermside) Entrance off Murphy Rd (crn Gympie Rd) POLICY FOR COLLECTION OF WICKET FEES: In line with our budgetary ability to fund Warehouse Cricket competitions, wicket fees are payable for all games where cricket is played on any one day, with exception of: 1. A Game that is forfeited by your opposition or 2. Should Warehouse Cricket or a relevant Ground Authority (Club) call off a ground due to weather. In such cases, if no play commences that day, then wicket fees are NOT payable for that day. The Gabba Aussie Ball is the exclusive ball for Warehouse Cricket Competitions. Balls and equipment can be purchased on 24 th April (Tuesday) at Pre-Season Delegates meeting. (Red Balls this Season) Page 2

2018 Winter Season Finance Summary All Costs below include GST where applicable SATURDAY SUNDAY Start Date: 28 th April 29 th April Group A 13 th May Group B (no play 6 th May) Hours of Play: 11. 45-4.35 pm 10.00 a.m. start (50 overs per team) Frequency: Each Saturday Alternative Weekends Nomination Fees: Juniors $ 265.00 Nomination Fees: Seniors $ 550.00 $ 400.00 per team Bonds New Teams $ 150.00 $ 150.00 per team Note: Warehouse Cricket includes the cost of Player Accident Insurance premiums within the Nomination fee required when registering a Team in our Winter competitions. All nomination fees are required to paid on registering your team/s, prior to the season commencing. Wicket Type Match Format Saturday Sunday Juniors UMPIRES EXPENSES: Synthetic 1 day $ 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 90.00 2 day $ 190.00 $ 125.00 Turf 1 day $ 135.00 $ 135.00 $ 100.00 2 day $ 230.00 $ 150.00 $ 60.00 (Sat & Sun) Per Umpire Per Team Per Day Accident Insurance Costs Over the past 5 years, based on an agreement with Queensland Cricket, Warehouse Cricket has included the cost of Player Accident Insurance premiums within the Nomination fee required when register a Team in our Winter competitions. For the 2018 Winter season, this policy will continue to minimize costs and at the same time to ensure that all participating players, volunteers and Officials are covered by the Cricket Australia (via JLT) Insurance Policy. It is therefore imperative that all participants are registered on MyCricket and Team Nomination fees are paid on Registration. Warehouse Cricket is actively encouraging Senior Women s competition on either or both a Saturdays and/or Sundays depending on level of interest. Interested Players/Teams can contact: Laurence Christie 0415 342 007 UMPIRES EXPENSES: $60.00 per Team Per Day To be paid to the Umpire at the first break where possible, on the day where appointed. Page 3

s Invitation To Play Winter Cricket On behalf of the Executive Committee, welcome back to all those players from previous years as well as teams nominating for the first time. I am confident that players will play in the spirit of the game we love as you seek to win their respective competitions or simply play for enjoyment. The following information is provided to ensure that clubs who intend to nominate are aware of the important information necessary to place a team in the coming season. Our competitions are played at either Association grounds or nominated Club grounds. Intending clubs are welcome to nominate grounds for use in the competition. Subject to approval for use, these grounds should then be available for Ground allocation as set by the Grounds Sub-Committee. Our competitions are geographically based as much as possible on North & South sides of Brisbane. Kianawah Park 11 Synthetic Wickets Wynnum Rd Tingalpa (primary south-side venue) Marchant Park 10 TURF Wickets Gympie Rd, Chermside (north-side venue) 7 th Brigade Park 2 TURF Wickets Delaware St Geebung (close to Marchant Park) If there are insufficient players to form a team, those available players are invited to join existing clubs. Please phone Laurence Christie on 3204-2020 or email or use website for information on teams in your area. Should any Club Organisers have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. You will receive a letter of confirmation to each nominating club by 21 st April. NOMINATION NIGHT: Thursday 5th April (or nominate in advance) One Nomination night is set aside for Club Officials to discuss issues of grading, finance or other matters. It is important that you have all the information you need to participate. Ask your questions, get the answers and enjoy your season. If you are an existing team and have all the information you desire, then you can submit applications in advance or by email or post. Andrew Middleton (Chairman) 2018 Winter Junior Teams Invitation to Participate See separate brochure for Junior Competition. Since 1992 Warehouse Cricket has encouraged the development of a Junior competition which is played on Saturday afternoons. In 2017 there were 62 Junior teams from U/13 to U/16 with U13- U14 Age Levels being graded into Divisions for the first time and which proved very successful. Provided that there are sufficient teams nominating, Junior competitions are played at either Association grounds or nominated Club grounds on a Saturday afternoon under the general rules applying to Junior cricket and are open to all eligible cricketers (male or female). However, an all girls Junior competition can be graded subject to a minimum of 4 teams being registered. The U/15 & U/16 grades play under similar rules to Senior competitions. The support of all volunteers and parents is appreciated. Page 4

MyCricket (Website for Registration and Statistics) Cricket Australia mandates that all clubs utilize its online national cricket management system called MyCricket for team and player registration along with game statistics. Features of MyCricket include player registrations, fixture generating, full score cards, player statistics, ladders, and team communication. Username and Passwords: Teams not previously registered or have changed names Player Registration: To setup your username and password to login into MyCricket, I require a contact name and email address. This contact should be the primary user / person entering the details into MyCricket. Please send an email to treasurer@warehousecricket.org advising him of your club name, and your contact details. Once your club has been established in MyCricket, a username, password and help guide will be emailed to you. Additional club usernames and passwords can be established for other teams or team members within your club as desired once you have access to login into MyCricket. All player statistics and Data is included on the Cricket Australia program, MyCricket which covers, administration, Insurance Cover and Competitions/ player statistics. New Players: Existing Players: MyCricket has a Player Registration screen to register any players who are not already part of your club. Before you try to register any new players, it is essential that you have obtained the player s full name, date of birth and address details. Additional information such as contact details (phone numbers and email address) would be beneficial to record as a method to contact your team members throughout the season. Before any players are registered on the MyCricket database, all new players are cross checked against the database to see if they have been registered previously. If a player has been registered previous, MyCricket will not allow you to make a duplicate record of the player in your team. To have the player, who is currently registered with another team, you need to select the player and select the Transfer option. This will add the player to your playing roster, while still keeping the player in his existing team. For details or assistance, contact the Statistician (Peter Pfeffer) on treasurer@warehousecricket.org or call Peter on0418-189 702 or 3491 7770 (a/h) Page 5

SENIOR TEAMS NOMINATING FOR 2018 WINTER SEASON (example of average costs) The following example is representative of the costs that a typical Single team Club would need to cover, given that no outside sponsorship or support is available. These costs include GST where GST is applicable. Note: Wicket fees are payable on days where cricket commences. 1: Wicket Fees: All examples are based on if all games are played on Turf wickets. 2: Whilst calculations assume that all games will be allocated Umpires for each day, this is not always the case in lower grades. 3: Balls costs are based on average usage of 2 Piece balls (Premier League will use 4 piece balls @$49.95 ea) 4. Cost per player is based on an average payment for each day, assuming each player pays an equal amount. 5. GST is payable on grounds operated by Warehouse Cricket and those clubs that are registered for GST. For calculation purposes, it is assumed that GST will apply to all grounds. (Conclusion - Average Cost is the Highest possible) SATURDAY COMPETITION (each Saturday - 11.45 > 4.30) SUNDAY COMPETITION (10.00 >? 50 overs per side) $ Total $ Total Nomination Fee 1 $ 550.00 $ 550.00 Nomination Fee 1 $ 400.00 $ 400.00 Wicket (1 Day) 5 $ 135.00 $ 675.00 Wicket 7 $ 135.00 $ 945.00 Wicket Fees (2 Day) 5 $ 230.00 $ 1,150.00 Umpire Fees 15 $ 60.00 $ 900.00 Umpire Fees 7 $ 60.00 $ 420.00 2 pieced Balls (ave) 12 $ 37.60 $ 451.20 Balls 7 $ 37.60 $ 263.20 $ - $ - Insurance $ - $ - Insurance $ - $ - TOTALS 15 $ 3,726.20 TOTALS $ 2,028.20 No. of Days Cricket No. of Days Cricket 7 Average Cost per player per day $ 22.58 Average Cost per player per day $26.34 If ALL GAMES WERE PLAYED ON SYNTHETIC WICKETS THE COSTING BELOW WOULD BE THE RESULT Average Cost per player per day $ 21.37 Average Cost per player per day $25.43 Page 6

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Kianawah Park Nets QUESTION What are the average costs for playing? Can we pay an up front fee for the whole season or will we have to pay umpiring fees to the umpire each week? How do we nominate what Grade we would like to play in? (Refer to Grading Rules 5.2 - Page 7, of the General Rules.) http://www.warehousecri cket.org/files/70/files/00 %20- %20General_Competition _By_Laws%20as%20at%2 0010916.pdf Do you need to have player insurance? Do you require a list of players for the whole season and do these players need to be registered by a certain date? WICKET FEES ANSWER If 11 players pay an average cost per day, then the organiser will generally cover all costs. (See Page 6) Nomination fees are required when you nominate. Yes, it is possible to pay wicket fees up front or week by week. Most teams pay week by week. Umpire Expenses: Umpires are paid $60.00 per day by EACH team. You can nominate by Geographic Regions: ie Northside or Southside. For the level of the Grade: We need your honest answers to current player status and then we grade new teams. We may also ask you questions on the nomination nights when you come in to discuss nominations with us. but they would be expected to be in the same category of player skills. ie: You wouldn t bring in a 1 st Grade player if you were in "C" grade in Warehouse. With the support of Cricket Australia, a national Insurance scheme is in place and all registered players on MyCricket are covered subject to being registered correctly, including address and date of birth details. When you submit the list of players on your nomination form (along with their previous experience) that is the guide for us to grade your team. You will still have the opportunity to add new players at any time up to the end of fixtures. Warehouse Cricket adjusted its fees to take in a wet weather insurance policy. Under this system, unless play commences on a given day s play, wicket fees are now NOT required. If you forfeit a game, you pay the fees of both teams. The practice nets at Kianawah Park are available to Warehouse Cricket teams on playing days and other parties through Peter Jorgensen below. $15 per hr during the day and $20 per hr at night. Bookings and enquiries can be made during business hours. Peter Jorgensen on 3890 4577 (bus hrs) or Email: peterj@jorgensen.net.au Page 7

Fix Date/s Game Format 1 28 April 1 Day Game 2 05 May 1 Day Game 3 12 May 1 Day Game 4 19 May 1 Day Game 5 26 May 1 Day Game 6 02 June & 9 June 2 day game 7 16 June & 23 June 2 day game 8 30 June & 7 July 2 day game 9 14 July & 21 July 2 day game 10 28 July & 04 Aug 2 day game S/F 11 & 18 Aug (2 * Sat) 6 Team Grades 2 nd & 3 rd Teams 8 Team Grades 1 st v 4 th & 2 nd v 3 rd Final 25 & 26 August (Sat/Sun) Cartwright Cup T-20 Carnival 7 th & 8 th April VENUE - Kianawah Park. Format: Each team plays 3 games (2 on Saturday & 1 on Sunday morning. Finals (top 4 teams) will be played on Sunday afternoon. Prizes will be offered for the 1 st to 4 th placed teams. The first 20 Teams (with payment) will be accepted. Clubs can start planning ahead. Nominations are on the website at: www.warehousecricket.org. Senior Sunday Competition The Sunday Competition will be played over 7 games on alternative Sundays (10.00am start). Where possible, grades will consist of 8 teams. A Semi-final for top 4 teams will also be played prior to the finals. (this may change if grades are not 8 teams) 2 Groups of A & B will be played on alternative weekends simply to fit in all teams and not as two different competitions. Both groups play their semi-finals and finals on the same date. Fixture Date Date Group A Group B 1 29 April (**) 13 May 2 20 May 27 May 3 3 June 10 June 4 17 June 24 June 5 1 July 8 July 6 15 July 22 July 7 29 July 5 August S/F 12 August 12 August Final 19 August 19 August Note: Whilst Groups A and B play on alternate dates, both Groups play on the same day in the Semi-finals and Finals. (**) - No play on 6 th May due to Long weekend for May Day PRE-SEASON DELEGATES' MEETING VENUE Tuesday 24 th April 7.30 pm Qld Hockey Association Downey Pk - WINDSOR All Teams must have a representative at this meeting to collect your Team s Draw material & Scorebooks. Your Team Must be Represented Page 8

NOTICE TO ALL CLUBS GENERAL RULES - 5.2 Grading In order to ensure that the majority of teams can be graded more effectively, and players can participate in games against players of a similar skill level, it is strongly recommended that all Club familiarize themselves with the provision of this important set of rules. Rule 5.2 Grading (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Grades will consist of the number of teams as decided by the Executive Committee on the recommendation of the Grading Committee. The Executive Committee shall have the right to refuse to allow any player to play in any grade, if, in its opinion, such player has a proven record of playing in a higher grade than is registered with Warehouse Cricket. Eg: it is the policy of the Executive Committee that players who regularly play, or recently played The Executive Committee may at any time require a club with more than one team to select a player in a higher grade. The Grading Committee, where possible, shall grade the premiership team at least one grade higher in the next season s fixtures. A forfeit in a higher grade may result in the loss of any points gained by a club s lower grade teams in that round of fixtures. A competition of Junior players may be included in the Winter fixtures. Premier Players may not participate in B Grade or lower competitions. Premier Players are those who have played: (i) (ii) (iii) five or more games in any one season in 1 st & 2 nd Grades of Queensland Cricket District Cricket competition in the past four years. five or more games in any one season in A1, Warehouse Cricket in the past two years. five or more games in any one season in any equivalent competition (e.g. Qld Country, interstate, overseas) in the past four years. (h) A Grade players may not participate in C Grade or lower competitions. A Grade players are those that have played: (i) (ii) five or more games in any one season in 3 rd & 4 th Grades of Queensland Cricket District Cricket competition in the past four years. five or more games in any one season in an A Grade within Warehouse Cricket in the past two years. (i) Any Premier Player who is has played in the 1 st Grade of the Qld Cricket District Cricket Competition or higher, in the past 4 years must play in the highest grade in the Warehouse Cricket competition (irrespective of north or south competitions) Note: It is the responsibility of each club to inform the Association of all relevant facts pertaining to their prospective players at the time of registering players names; failure to do so will result in loss of points and/or fine. Note: If the Secretary of a club wishes to seek exemption for any player to play below that stated in sections g & h, an application in writing must be submitted to the Secretary (or Statistician) of this Association by the Wednesday before the match in which the player is required to play. Page 9

. Warehouse Cricket Association Qld (Inc) PO Box 488, Kallangur 4503 ABN 25-899-291-401 Ph: 3204-2020 0415 342007 Email Address: admin@warehousecricket.org Web: www.warehousecricket.org Junior Winter Cricket Season Commences Saturday 28 th April 2018 Junior Team Nominations required by 5 th April 2018 For nomination forms see www.warehousecricket.org A separate Girls Grade can be programmed subject to sufficient interest. Age Groups (U/13 U/16) depends on team numbers in an age group. Recent experience is that each year level is separate with Divisions in U/13 & U/14 age levels. Age eligibility date based on 01/09/2017. Match Format/Match Times: 11:45am to 4:35pm Fixture range - Saturday 28 th April > 5th August. (+ finals) Where teams are graded as follows, then the format will be: 6 Team Grades 5 * 1 Day Games + 5 * 2 day games starting 28 th April or 8 Team Grades 7 * 2 Day Games starting 5 th May S/F 11 th & 18 th Aug (over 2 Saturdays) 4 Team Grades 6 Team Grades 8 Team Grades No semi-finals. 2nd & 3rd placed Teams 1st v 4th & 2nd v 3 rd placed teams Final Sat 25 th & Sunday 26 th August Page 10