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As member clubs of The Home Counties Premier
Cricket League you have agreed to abide by this Code of Conduct and in doing so, you have
accepted that there is no right of appeal against any sanction contained within this Code of
Conduct, other than as stated below.
Every player registered to play in the League explicitly acknowledges by virtue of his
registration, the constitution of the League and its procedures, and undertakes to be bound by
them, including suspension without appeal, other than as stated in para.7 below
1. Any player who receives three first warnings under the code of conduct in a season will receive
a two match ban.
2. Any player reported by an umpire for bad behaviour shall be suspended by his club for the next
TWO (2) League matches played (Minimum), and the secretary of that club, or his designated deputy,
will, by the Wednesday following the match, inform the league secretary of the action taken by that
club
3. Any player reported by an umpire for bad behaviour for the second time in any one season shall
be suspended by his CLUB for the next FOUR (4) League matches played (Minimum). The secretary will
inform the league secretary as in paragraph 1 above.
4. Any player reported by an umpire for bad behaviour on THREE occasions in any one season will be
suspended by his club for the next TEN (10) League matches played, (Minimum).The secretary to
inform the league secretary as in paragraph 1 above
5. Suspensions will be carried over to the following season if applicable. Suspensions apply to all
cricket played under the auspices of the ECB for the period of the suspension.
6. Where the same player of a club is reported on more than one occasion, that club shall have five
(5) league points deducted, on the second, and each subsequent occasion the player is the subject
of a report.
7. Any individual club having three (3) or more players reported in any one season shall have ten
(10) league points deducted, in addition to deductions made under 5 above.
8. Appeals under this Code of Conduct will only be allowed on the grounds of
- Mistaken Identity
- Misrepresentation
- Failure of the umpire to follow the warning procedure
NOTES
It must be remembered it is the responsibility of the individual concerned AND his captain, club
and team-mates to uphold standards of behaviour at all times. It is only when that has failed that
there is a need for this code, and unacceptable behaviour is reported by an umpire.
It should be stressed that there is nothing in this code preventing, or discouraging, clubs from
applying additional, or stronger, sanctions against offenders, whether or not they are the subjects
of a report. To this end it is important that clubs have their own code of conduct and disciplinary
procedures in place.
The chairman of the disciplinary committee may, and within seven (7) days of the reported incident,
decide that sanctions other than those of “The HCPCL Code of Conduct” are appropriate and institute
the full disciplinary complaints and appeals procedures.
Any sanctions resulting from those procedures shall be in addition to those of “The HCPCL Code of
Conduct” which shall not be reduced.
The league Disciplinary & Complaints Committee will deal with all incidents involving violent
conduct.
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