24. Replacements for Player called to Grade cricket

 OK OK FORGET ALL THAT !!!

Here's a fresh start.

This has been neither simple or easy.

I think I was asked to modify Reg 7.12 to allow a grade player call up replacement. On reflection that was not a good approach.

Regs 7.12 and 7.13 are dense and hard to follow rules that hardly ever get used. They are not simple and never have been. They are contradictory and have numerous exception clauses which are difficult to understand or explain. In short they are headaches and I hate them... Luckily they are usually ignored.

Why don't we just go around this problem with A NEW REGULATION ?

So scrub all that and start over.... Luckily the new structure makes it relatively easy to copy out and modify.

Note t​his Regulations has a structure of

• WHAT IS ALLOWED
• QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT PLAYER
• PROCEDURE
• ALLOWANCES
• CAUTION

The new 7.14 (Replacements for Serious Injury) and the revised 7.12 (Replacements for Rep Commitments) both follow this.

Perhaps a good question to consider here is how to make this SHORTER?

Please let me know if this is better (or worse.) 

ABM Mon 1-Jul 3.25p

 p.s.  7.13 (Replacements for injuries in Rep matches) has been wiped at the 15-Jul AGM

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PROPOSED NEW REGULATION (Notice of Motion 2019-24?)

(red stuff in brackets is my explanations)

7.16 REPLACEMENT PLAYERS RESULTING FROM PROMOTION TO PREMIER CRICKET

(7.11 is 3 replacements, 7.12 allows replacements for rep duty call up, 7.13 is replacement for rep players who get injured, 7.14 is proposed for serious injury replacement, 7.15 is the Sunday super sub reg)

7.16.1 This regulation applies in addition to and not in substitution for Regulations 7.11,  7.12, 7.13, and 7.14

(Numbers may change to reflect result of other proposals.)

7.16.2 If a player named on the team list becomes unavailable during the match because of an unexpected Premier Cricket duty that player may be replaced subject to the following regulations.

(This is meant to be a clear statement of what is allowed and under what circumstance.)

QUALIFICATION CONDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT PLAYER

(this is the rules for finding a replacement)

7.16.3 The Replacement Player must be:

7.16.3.1 Named in the Team List.

(Adding a name to the replacement player column in is technically a breach of Regulation 7.7 but I assume we will allow it for this...)

7.16.3.2 Subject to the conditions in 7.11.5, 7.11.6,  7.11.7

(The usual: has to continue the replaced guy's innings/over, can't bat if he's already out etc etc)

7.16.3.3 Graded no higher than one grade higher within their club without Management Committee permission. See Regulation 4.6.2.

(This condition is copied  from 7.12. It could be simpler or even scrapped since most of the time this regulation will apply for players in a Subbies A team where there is no 'higher grade'.)

7.16.3.4 Nominated as a substitute fielder only if they do not meet any of these criteria. See Law 24 (2017 Code)

(This emphasizes the replacement vs substitute issue which other 7 regs also mention.)

PROCEDURE FOR PREMIER CRICKET DUTY REPLACEMENT

7.16.4 Upon receipt of a request from a Premier Cricket Club for transfer of a promoted player, the Replacement Player's Club Secretary will make a written request detailing the circumstances of the Premier Cricket duties including the Replaced player's name(s) and the Replacement player's name(s). Note that a verbal request is not sufficient.

(Wordy but what we're basically saying is "if the call up comes then the Subbies club makes a written request (NOT verbal)". No questions, no conditions to meet, if the Premier Club says so then it's up to the Subbies club secretary to do the work.... This is not a free for all because of the conditions in 7.16.16.2 and 7.16.16.3 )

7.16.5 The Replacement Player's Club Secretary will forward the written request to the Association Secretary and the opposing team Secretary no later than 1 HOUR before the start of play on the second day of the match.

(The deadline for this is specified very close to start of play. Bruce has said this is practical. (Tell me if I'm wrong!!) This compares to deadlines of 9am Friday before in similar Premier Cricket regulations.)

7.16.6 The Replacement Player's Team Captain will notify the umpire(s) and opposing captain of the names of replacement player(s) before the start of play on the subsequent day of the match.

(Probably should tell the scorers too but let's assume they will... maybe both copies of the team list should be altered too?)

7.16.7 If any selected for Replacement Player becomes injured and is unable to play on a subsequent day of play, a different player may be nominated as a replacement subject to the deadline in Regulation 7.16.5.

(This is meant to allow for last minute changes of substitute. If the call up thing is sorted out on a Wednesday and then the replacement guy drops out... Subbies teams can still do something about it.)

7.16.8 to 7.16.13 Nil

(This is here to line up with other replacement regulations. I'm just being nerdy here, change it how you want...)

7.16.14 Consequential vacancies in lower grade teams must be filled in accordance with Regulation 7.16.3 and 7.16.4.

(This allows the procedure to be repeated in other grades... that is Subbies B and C)

ALLOWANCES

7.16.15 Regarding eligibility for finals, any replaced or replacement player will be counted as appearing in the whole match in the grade in which the player commenced the match.

(So both the replaced player and the Replacement score one appearance each toward finals qualification.)

7.16.16 For the purposes of this regulation, Premier Cricket duties will mean :

7.16.16.1 Nil

7.16.16.2 Premier Cricket duties where the player is a member of a club with other teams in Premier Cricket

7.16.16.3 Premier Cricket duties where the player is a member of a Premier Cricket club playing with a club with a written player exchange agreement with a club in Premier Cricket.

(This becomes a limitation to allow this ONLY for clubs who have other teams in Premier Cricket... (eg. Valleys, Western Subs, Wynnum) or clubs with player exchange agreements (eg. Stafford and Norths, Indooroopilly and Uni, Taringa and Wests). I am hopeful this will encourage some other Subbies clubs to seek player exchange agreements... Bracken Ridge and Sandgate, Souths Juniors and Souths, Wellington Point and Redlands etc)

REPLACEMENTS CAUTION

7.16.17 If any replacement player plays in a match in contravention of Regulation 7.16 the Management Committee may impose on that player's Club a penalty in accordance with Regulation 24.4 and 24.5.

(This is a cut and paste of a clause added to several other regs this year (e.g. Reg 3 and Reg 5) which amounts if you break this rule, then we gonna go ya...)

 


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The aim of this new clause is to allow a replacement player for any player who might be called to a Premier Cricket (or Grade) match between weeks.

Surprisingly the provisions of Regulation 7.12 do not already allow replacements for players called to Premier Cricket Matches.

7.12.16.2 and 7.12.16.3 are added to allow both situations where this is possible: for clubs with both Premier and Subbies teams and for Subbies clubs with player exchange agreements with Premier clubs.

This is considered likely to be a very unusual situation. No known calls for this have occurred recently.

But in the interests of fostering greater co-operation with Premier Cricket it is not considered a significant concession to allow it.

Both Reg 7.12 and 7.13 have been rewritten so that

The Regulations now has a structure of

• WHAT IS ALLOWED
• QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT PLAYER
• PROCEDURE
• ALLOWANCES
• CAUTION

This is similar to the new Reg 7.14 Replacements for Serious injury

Some clauses have been copied between each Regulation.

	OLD REGULATION	PROPOSED NEW WORDING
	REPLACEMENT PLAYERS RESULTING FROM REPRESENTATIVE COMMITMENTS	7.12 REPLACEMENT PLAYERS RESULTING FROM REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
	From new 7.14	7.12.1 This regulation applies in addition to and not in substitution for Regulations 7.11, 7.13, and 7.14
	7.12 If a player named on the team list becomes unavailable during the match because of a representative cricket duty, that player may be replaced.	7.12.2 If a player named on the team list becomes unavailable during the match because of an unexpected representative cricket duty that player may be replaced subject to the following regulations.
		QUALIFICATION CONDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT PLAYER
	7.12.1 The replacement player must be:	7.12.3 The Replacement Player must be:
	7.12.1.2 Named in the Team List (except in a case of 7.12.3 below).	7.12.3.1 Named in the Team List (except in a case of 7.12.6 below).
	7.12.1.3 Subject to the conditions in 7.11.5, 7.11.6, 7.11.7	7.12.3.2 Subject to the conditions in 7.11.5, 7.11.6, 7.11.7
	7.12.1.1 Graded no higher than one grade higher within their club.	7.12.3.3 Graded no higher than one grade higher within their club without Management Committee permission. See Regulation 4.6.2.
	From new 7.14	7.12.3.4 Nominated as a substitute fielder only if they do not meet any of these criteria. See Law 24 (2017 Code)
	7.12.2 Should a representative match be scheduled for the second day of a club match and no representative team has been announced, a team that includes players who may be displaced as a result of that representative match, will, immediately prior to the commencement of the club match, nominate a replacement player or players in the likelihood the team will be affected by the displacements of players due to representative commitments.	deleted
		PROCEDURE FOR REPRESENTATIVE DUTY REPLACEMENT
	Newly added	7.12.4 The Replacement Player's Club Secretary will make a written request detailing the circumstances of the representative duties. Note that a verbal request is not sufficient.
	From 7.13	7.12.5 The Replacement Player's Club Secretary will notify the Association Secretary and the opposing team Secretary of the Representative player's name(s) and the Replacement player's name(s) no later than 1 HOUR before the start of play on the second day of the match.
	7.12.3 Where a replaced player is injured and is unable to play on a subsequent day of play, a nominated replacement may continue to play instead subject to that club notifying the President of the Association and the Secretary or Captain of the opposing club prior to 12.00 noon on the Friday prior to the relevant day’s play.	7.12.6 If any selected for Replacement Player becomes injured and is unable to play on a subsequent day of play, a different player may be nominated as a replacement subject to the deadline in Regulation 7.12.5.
	From 7.13	7.12.7 The Replacement Player's Team Captain will notify the umpire(s) and opposing captain of the names of replacement player(s) before the start of play on the subsequent day of the match.
	7.12.4 It will not be necessary to comply with Regulation 4 for approval to downgrade a player in circumstances to which this Regulation applies save that any player may only be downgraded by one grade within that club at any one time.	Deleted. See 7.12.3.3
		7.12.8 to 7.12.14 Nil
		ALLOWANCES
	7.12.5 Regarding eligibility for finals, any replaced or replacement player will be counted as appearing in the whole match in the grade in which the player commenced the match.	7.12.15 Regarding eligibility for finals, any replaced or replacement player will be counted as appearing in the whole match in the grade in which the player commenced the match.
	7.12.6 For the purposes of this regulation, “representative duties” will mean	7.12.16 For the purposes of this regulation, “representative duties” will mean :
	state duties (all ages) in either the first or second eleven or duties higher than state duties.	7.12.16.1 State duties (all ages) in either the first or second eleven or duties higher than state duties.
	Newly added	7.12.16.2 Premier Cricket duties where the player is a member of a club with other teams in Premier Cricket
	Newly added	7.12.16.3 Premier Cricket duties where the player is a member of a club with a written player exchange agreement with a club in Premier Cricket.
		REPLACEMENTS CAUTION
	From 7.14	7.12.17 If any replacement player plays in a match in contravention of Regulation 7.12 the Management Committee may impose on that player's Club a penalty in accordance with Regulation 24.4 and 24.5.
REPLACEMENT OF PLAYERS RESULTING FROM INJURIES IN REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES		7.13 REPLACEMENT OF PLAYERS RESULTING FROM INJURIES IN REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES
From new 7.14		7.13.1 This regulation applies in addition to and not in substitution for Regulations 7.11, 7.12, and 7.14.
7.13 If a player named on the team list becomes unavailable during the match because of injuries sustained in a representative match, that player may be replaced.		7.13.2 If a player named on the team list becomes unavailable during the match because of injuries  sustained in a representative match that player may be replaced subject to the following regulations.
		QUALIFICATION CONDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT PLAYER
7.13.1 The replacement player must be:		7.13.3 The replacement player must be:
From 7.12		7.13.3.1 Named in the Team List
7.13.1.2 Subject to the conditions in 7.11.5, 7.11.6, 7.11.7		7.13.3.2 Subject to the conditions in 7.11.5, 7.11.6, 7.11.7
7.13.1.1 Graded the same grade or lower grade – however Regulation 4 applies for approval to downgrade a player in circumstances to which this regulation applies.		7.13.3.3 Graded the same or lower grade. See Regulation 4.6.2.
7.13.2 The replacement player may be selected as a replacement irrespective of whether that player will participate in two grades in the same round.		7.13.3.3.1 The replacement player may be selected as a replacement irrespective of whether that player will participate in two grades in the same round.
From new 7.14		7.13.3.4 Nominated as a substitute fielder only if they do not meet any of these criteria. See Law 24 (2017 Code)
		PROCEDURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF INJURED REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS
		7.13.8 to 7.13.14 Nil
Newly suggested		7.13.4 The Replacement Player's Club Secretary will make a written request detailing the circumstances of the representative player's injury. Note that a verbal request is not sufficient.
7.13.3 The Secretary of the Association must be advised of the application of this Regulation with full details before the start of play on the subsequent day of the match.		7.13.5 The Replacement Player's Club Secretary will notify the Association Secretary and the opposing team Secretary of the Representative player's name(s) and the Replacement player's name(s) no later than 1 HOUR before the start of play on the second day of the match.
From 7.12		7.13.6 If any player selected for Replacement becomes injured and so is unable to play on a subsequent day of play, a different player may be nominated as a replacement subject to the deadline in Regulation 7.13.5.
7.13.4 Captains must notify the umpire(s) and opposing captain of the names of replacement player/s before the start of play on the subsequent day of the match.		7.13.7 The Replacement Player's Team Captain will notify the umpire(s) and opposing captain of the names of replacement player(s) before the start of play on the subsequent day of the match.
		ALLOWANCES
7.13.5 Regarding eligibility for finals, any replaced or replacement player will be counted as appearing in the whole match in the grade in which that player commenced the match.		7.13.15 Regarding eligibility for finals, any replaced or replacement player will be counted as appearing in the whole match in the grade in which that player commenced the match.
7.13.6 For the purposes of this Regulation “representative duties” will mean state duties (all ages) in either the first or second eleven or duties higher than state duties or in matches selected as representative of this Association.		7.13.16 For the purposes of this regulation, “representative duties” will mean -
		7.13.16.1 State duties (all ages) in either the first or second eleven or duties higher than state duties or in matches selected as representative of this Association.
		REPLACEMENTS CAUTION
From 7.14		7.13.17 If any replacement player plays in a match in contravention of Regulation 7.13 the Management Committee may impose on that player's Club a penalty in accordance with Regulation 24.4 and 24.5.

ABM, 21-Jun-2019
Revised 29-Jun-2019

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