NFJCA League Competition Rules 2010

1. All matches shall be played in accordance with the laws of cricket except where shown:

2. Players should be dressed appropriately. Cricket whites suitable white trainers/cricket shoes should be worn for matches.

3. U9’s must wear full protective kit.

4. All players under 18 yrs must wear a helmet when batting/when standing up to the stumps whist keeping wicket

5. Matches should start no later than 6.30pm for Under 9/13/17 and 10.30am for Under 11/15 unless otherwise stated.

6. The home team shall supply a suitable match ball

7. Failure to return Handbook Details form by 1^st December in the preceding year of the following season will result in a fine of £10 for EACH team in that Club, subsequently entered.

8. Clubs who fail to respond to requests for information from the NFJCA Committee will be fined £10 per offence.

9. Non-attendance at the AGM will result in a fine of £25.

Registration of Players

1. Any player selected for a team shall be under the age of 9,11,13,15 or 17 on the 31^st August prior to the season in which games are played

2. Girls may play in NFJCA games, 2 age groups down from their age as at 31^st August prior to the season in which games are played.

3. All players should be members of an NFJCA affiliated  Club.   Where a Club has an A & B team no player who is included in a representative squad, District or County, shall be allowed to play in the Club’s B team unless given prior permission by the NFCCA Committee.    This will only apply to players involved in representative cricket in the older age group of a two-year band.    The NFCCA will publish a list of players exempt from B teams prior to the season.  For example:  an U11 or U12 District/County players is allowed to play for a Club’s U13B team, however an U13 District/County player can only play in the A team.

4. No player may play for more than one club in a season unless the prior consent of the NFJCA Secretary is obtained.  However where a Club has no Under 17 team, members of that Club shall be allowed to play at U17 for another Club, with the mutual agreement of the ‘member’ Club only.

5. Evidence of the date of birth of any player must be provided if requested by the NFJCA Committee.

6. It shall not be permitted for any club to retain points won by a team that includes an ineligible player or players.  6.1. Any club found guilty of this offence will forfeit the match and have 5 points deducted.  In addition at the discretion of the NFJCA Committee, points may be awarded to the opposing team.

Protests and Complaints

1. All complaints or protests relating to the Rules of the Competitions or League must be made in writing to the NFJCA Secretary within 10 days of the occurrence (accompanied by a fee of £20) for the complaint to be considered by the NFJCA Committee. The return of this fee may be made at the discretion of the Committee after the protest or complaint has been resolved.

Umpires

1. Umpires must be provided and stand for the duration of each game, unless the League appoints the umpires.

League Divisions

1. The NFJCA  Committee will run leagues for teams at Under 9, 11, 13, 15 & 17 age groups.

2. Each age group will be divided into North and South Divisions where possible.   The Committee however will use their discretion should the entries for the forthcoming season not make this viable, in which case there will be one league for that age group. For those playing 11 aside at U11, their will be one league regardless of area.

3. A club which withdraws a team from any NFJCA league after 31 December prior to the season to be played shall be liable to a fine of £25.00 for each team withdrawn

Honouring league fixtures

1. League matches may not be re-arranged except if they have had to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.  They can then be re-arranged to be played prior to the date of the next league fixture and only with the mutual agreement of both clubs involved.

2. If a team fails to honour a fixture it will result in a fine of £10 and a deduction of 5 points

3. An additional default will result in a fine of £10 and a deduction of 10 points

4. A further additional default will result in a fine of £15. The team will be expelled from the league. The playing record of a team expelled from the league will be expunged as will matches played and points won against such teams

Reporting of Match Results

1. The home team shall be responsible for ensuring that the Result Sheet reaches the appropriate results secretary

2. Result sheets must be sent to the results secretary within 4 days of the match being played or cancelled.

3. Results sheets for each match played, including cup matches, shall be completed in detail and forwarded to the results secretary.  If a match is not played for any reason (including the weather) a results sheet must be sent to the results secretary stating the reason why the match was not played.

4. Failure to honour these rules will result in a fine of £10. Should this fine not be paid within 14 days of receipt of the notice of the original fine then a further fine will be imposed of £20.  Failure to pay both fines within 28 days of the original notification will then result in the addition of a 10 point deduction.

5. If a match is abandoned after a minimum of 10 overs being bowled in the second innings, the result shall be decided on the score after 10 overs of each team innings.

Determining league positions

1. The number of points gained by a team shall be divided by the number of completed matches to give an average number of points per game

2.The team with the highest average will be the League Champions

3. In the event of an identical average the winning team shall be the one with the highest av. number of runs per innings

4. Where there are North and South Leagues, the teams with the highest averages will compete in the play-offs to find the eventual winner of that League

5. Arrangements for the League play-offs will be made and published, by the NFJCA Committee

Presentation of Trophies

1. All cups won by the League and Cup winners remain the property of the NFJCA.

2. Presentation to League and Cup winners will be made on the day of the League Play-offs (for all League trophies) or on the day of the Cup Matches at the location for the said matches.

3. Cups or trophies will be competed for annually and will never become the outright property of any member club

4. Clubs shall be held responsible for the loss or damage to Trophies whilst in their custody and shall be responsible for insurance as necessary to cover this liability

5. Whilst a Club holds a Cup they shall have it engraved with their name and year of winning at their own expense

6. The NFJCA Committee shall provide 12 individual awards for the winners and runners-up, for each for the Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 Cup competitions and 9 each for the Under 9 Cup competition.

7. The  NFJCA Committee shall provide 12 individual awards for the winners and runners-up for the U11 (11 aside), U13, 15 league and U17 competitions, and 9 for the U9’s & U11’s (8 aside pairs Leagues).

8. The winners of the individual Under 17 trophies will also be presented at the venue for the Cup Matches, providing the Under 17 League has been completed.

9. Clubs must return League and Cup trophies to the NFJCA Secretary by the end of June of the following season.  Failure to  return a trophy shall result in a fine of £20.00

Format of (NFJCA) League Competitions

Under 9 & 11 League Matches (pair’s cricket)

Under 11 (11 aside), 13, 15 & 17

Under 11 (11 aside), U13, U15 & U17 Batting and Bowling points