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CRICKET

ASSOCIATION

GRADES

2015

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CONTENTS Page

ABERDEENSHIRE CRICKET ASSOCIATION............................................ 7

MEET YOUR ACA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ........................................ 8

FEES ……....... ................................................................................. 9

ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF GRADES TROPHIES & DINNER .................... 9

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING .............................................................. 9

OTHER CONTACTS.......................................................................... 10

CLUB CONTACTS 2015 SEASON........................................................ 11

KEY TO CLUB ABBREVIATIONS .................................................. 15

PLAYING CONDITIONS AND RULES OF COMPETITION .......................... 17

1. TITLE .......................................................................... 17

2. OBJECT........................................................................ 17

3. MEMBERSHIP................................................................ 17

4. THE EXECUTIVE ............................................................ 17

5. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE........................................ 18

6. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE............................................. 20

7. CHAIRMAN ................................................................... 20

8. UMPIRES' ASSOCIATION ................................................ 20

9. FINANCE...................................................................... 21

10. RULES COMMITTEE........................................................ 21

11. REGISTRATION............................................................. 21

12. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY ...................................................... 22

13. PLAYERS...................................................................... 22

14. FINANCIAL STATUS OF PLAYERS ..................................... 25

15. PROTESTS.................................................................... 25

16. FIXTURES .................................................................... 25

17. SENIOR LEAGUE COMPETITIONS ..................................... 28

18. SENIOR CUP TIES ......................................................... 31

19. TEA INTERVALS ............................................................ 31

20. RESULTS...................................................................... 31

21. CUPS AND TROPHIES..................................................... 33

22. INDIVIDUAL PRIZES AND AVERAGES ............................... 34

23. INDISCIPLINE............................................................... 34

24. BOWLER’S ATTIRE......................................................... 36

25. STANDARD BALL ........................................................... 36

26. RULES ......................................................................... 37

COMPETITIONS SUB-COMMITTEE ..................................................... 37

UMPIRING LBW & WIDE GUIDELINES ................................................ 41

WET WEATHER GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA ....................................... 45

WET WEATHER CRITERIA "UNREASONABLE" CONDITIONS: ................. 52

GUIDELINES ON USE OF THE INTERNET & SOCIAL MEDIA.................... 53

COMPOSITION OF GRADES .............................................................. 56

COMPETITION RULES FOR THE TURRIFF CUP...................................... 57

COMPETITION RULES FOR THE P&J & DUNCAN CUP (7’S)..................... 58

JUNIOR COMPETITION RULES .......................................................... 58

GRADES FIXTURES 2015 ................................................................. 62

AC-SCDG (ABERDEEN CITY-SHIRE CRICKET DEVELOPMENT GROUP) ..... 84

SECTION COMMITTEE ..................................................................... 84

AC-SCDG SECTION CLUB CONTACTS................................................. 85

AC-SCDG LEAGUE NOTES ................................................................ 86

NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL KWIK CRICKET RULES 2015.................... 86

JUNIOR PITCH LAYOUT.................................................................... 87

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUNIOR CRICKET ....................................... 90

SAFETY GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG PLAYERS .......................................... 91

ACSCDG JUNIOR FIXTURES 2015...................................................... 93

ACSCDG JUNIOR CUP COMPETITIONS 2015 ....................................... 93

NEW CRICKET HEAD PROTECTOR TESTING STANDARD........................ 99

TROPHY WINNERS 2014 .................................................................101

TEAM “FAIR PLAY" AWARD 2014......................................................102

MAN OF THE MATCH 2014 ..............................................................102

JACK NIXON AWARD......................................................................102

LEAGUE TABLES 2014 ....................................................................103

INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES 2014 ............................................105

INDIVIDUAL BOWLING AVERAGES 2014 ...........................................111

INDIVIDUAL WICKET-KEEPING AVERAGES 2014 ................................116

INDIVIDUAL CENTURIES 2014.........................................................117

INDIVIDUAL 5 WICKETS AND 50 RUNS 2014.....................................118

INDIVIDUAL HAT-TRICKS 2014 .......................................................118

INDIVIDUAL 5 PLUS WICKETS 2014 .................................................119

PAST ACA GUEST SPEAKERS...........................................................123

NOTES ……… .............................................................................127

ABERDEENSHIRE CUP G1 ..........................................................127

BON ACCORD CUP G2 ...............................................................128

REID CUP G3 .............................................................................129

JOHNSTONE ROSE BOWL G4.....................................................130

TURRIFF CUP .............................................................................131

THE DAVIDSTOW VILLAGE CUP ................................................132

MURGITROYD CALEDONIAN CUP ..............................................133

SMALL CLUBS CUP ....................................................................134

CS CHALLENGE CUP ..................................................................135

CLUB GROUNDS.........................................................................136

CLUB SPONSORS .......................................................................136

RESULTS HOTLINE ....................................................................138

FOREWORD FROM ACA PRESIDENT

Dear friends and fellow cricket lovers,

I always thought, if given the opportunity I would prepare speech of few lines

while taking over Presidency. However never in my dreams did I think that I

would become President in such a dramatic fashion.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to serve Aberdeenshire

Cricket Association (ACA) as it’s President. Born and brought up in Bombay and

Mumbai, cricket has always been major part of my life. Hence, I see this as an

opportunity to give something back to the game we love from bottom of our

hearts.

ACA, the 130+ years old institution is bigger and larger than any and every one

of us, hence I see myself serving ACA instead of presiding it. Me and my

management team along with ACA are of Grades cricketers, by the Grades

cricketers and for Grades cricketers. However let me highlight important phrase

here that our constitution is what given to us by Grades cricketers and as we

have seen from issues past few months we can only do so much within its

present remit.

Going forward, I think we have loads of challenges to face, right from tackling

fragmented Grades, future of Cricket in our part of the country, dealing with

issues of modern way of playing cricket where passion and emotions seems to

overrule morals and ethics of good old gentlemen’s game.

For tackling some or all of above challenges Management Committee should be

proactive, consultative and engaging with every club member irrespective of

whatever happened in the past and irrespective of some of this engagement

might end up in ego-swallowing siege.

I’m firm believer of Track II diplomacy where one can use soft power and

negotiation skills for exploring solutions instead of getting stuck with heavy

hand bureaucracy. I have initiated consultations with different stakeholders

keeping in mind above issues. However I would need your support in my

endeavour so that we can get back to stable platform before we deal future

challenges.

Last but not least, apologies to Methlick Cricket Club and Banchory Cricket

Club, for keeping you on the edge with regards to your position in league table

standing for year 2015. From my experience of administrating club and team, I

can appreciate the difficulties in managing your own players, trying to answer

their questions or holding on to players who have aspirations on playing in

certain Grade’s league, especially when you guys didn’t had any clue for 6-7

months on where do you stand.

I put my hand up and take responsibility on behalf of ACA to acknowledge the

fact that we did let you down. We should have been prepared for it, in form of

process, rules, better ACA-Club co-ordination or many other reasons. However

let us not forget that all member clubs and its players make up ACA and we

should strive to make sure we don’t ever end up in repeat situation.

My special thanks to Methlick Cricket Club (MCC) for showing great sense of

sportsmanship and valour in way they represented there club and carried

themselves during time of uncertainty. MCC you truly deserve to win Fair Play

Trophy in letter and spirit. You are benchmark of honour and pride during

every situation for all teams playing in our amateur league.

Management committee is not driving but more or less administrating on

whatever rules given to us by clubs, which is the way it should be, however for

certain unseen and unwanted confrontation or for some constructive initiative

having more authority is always helpful. This is again something for all of us to

get together and brain storm for well-being and protection of our way, amateur

way, of playing cricket.

I have initiated dialogue with Umpire’s Association to get around table and

have open and honest discussion on way forward. Hopefully I should have

some feedback for you sooner than later.

My statement will be incomplete if I don’t thank ex-committee members for all

of their support.

Jim Stephen, one of the most selfless cricketer and person I know in Aberdeen

and who introduced me to Grades cricket and who was inspiration for me to

serve my team and club without expecting anything in return. He is in same

league of Sydney Stephen and Ian Sutherland, both winner of Alan Forbes

Trophy, for his commitment to the club and cricket.

Phil Gill, our honourable ex-president who brought me in Management

Committee and introduced me to administration and governing of ACA and who

has always been great advocate for modernizing our ACA, and of course,

Paul Gray, big fan of Strathmore and Perthshire Cricket Union but humble and

staunch well-wisher of Grades cricket. Thank you all, I know you all will be

contributing in some form and shape in future of Grades cricket.

Please feel to reach me on [email protected] or 07981787921 for any

feedback and suggestions.

Yours sincerely,

Vai Bode

President

ABERDEENSHIRE CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Hon. President – R. S. COPE

Hon. Vice-Presidents

Lord Provost of Aberdeen Lord Aberdeen (Methlick)

E. Finlayson (Gordonians) N. Cooper (Umpires)

J. Hodgson (Banchory) G.B. Duncan (Artisans)

A. Reid (Boddam) J. Edrich (Surrey & England)

J. Hitchen (Crathie) G. Burnett (Thistle Sports)

ACA President – Vai Bode

233 Rosemount Place, Aberdeen, AB25 2XX

01224 648265(H), 07981 787921(M)

Email: [email protected]

Vice-President – Martin Auld

2 Cuninghill Avenue, Inverurie, AB51 3TZ

07718 066918(M), 01467 620135(H)


Hon. Secretary – David Jones

34d Ellon Road, Aberdeen, AB23 8BX

01224 822835(H), 07778 546940(M)


Treasurer – Ian C. Stephen

18 Beechhill Gardens, Aberdeen, AB15 7QH 01224 317594(H)

01224 664605(W), 07775 817753(M)


Hon. Auditor – Alistair McNair C.A., IPFA

Management Committee

Martin Auld (Kemnay-Kintore), Chris Forbes (Cults-Artisans-SR),

Tariq Butt (Queens Cross/Stoneywood-Dyce),

Liam Thom (Kemnay-Kintore), Stephen Hall (Portcullis),

(Co-opted members: Robin Taylor, Andy Win, Thomas Bashyam)

Grades Select Team Committee

Robin Taylor (Queens Cross/Stoneywood-Dyce),

Syd Stephen (Bon Accord),

Grades Select Captain

MEET YOUR ACA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Vai Bode (President) Martin Auld (Vice-President)

David Jones (Hon. Secretary) Ian C. Stephen (Treasurer)

Chris Forbes (G1 Rep) Tariq Butt (G2 Rep + WEB)

Liam Thom (G3 Rep) Stephen Hall (G4 Rep + WEB)

Past Presidents

D. Low (Kintore)…………………………………………………………………….1976-1979

R. Cope (St. Ronald)……………………………………….…………………….1979-1982

W. Clubb (Crescent)……………………………………….…………………….1982-1984

D. Cohen (Stoneywood-Dyce)………………………..…………………….1984-1986

E. Mackie (Ellon Gordon)…………...…………..…….……….……………1986-1988

D. Paton (Westburn-Stoneywood)….………….….……….……………1988-1990

A. Shinie (Balmoral)……….…………..……….….…….……….……………1990-1992

W. Low (Westburn)…………………………….…………..……….……………1992-1994

B. Stephen (Cults)………….…………………………..….……….……………1994-1996

D. Bowie (Portcullis)……………….……………………………….……………1996-1998

I. Jamieson (Queens Cross)………….………….…………….……………1998-2001

P. Walker (Kintore)…………………….…………………………….……………2001-2003

I. Latta (Mannofield)…………………………….………………….……………2003-2005

H. Morrison (AGSFP’s)…………….…….……………….……….…………… 2005-2008

J. Hitchen (Crathie)………………………….………......……….…………… 2008-2011

R. Taylor (Queens Cross/S’wood-Dyce)……………………….……… 2011-2014

P. Gill (Cults-Artisans-SR).…………………………… ……………………. 2014-2015

FEES

Clubs with 1 league team (Inc. 2 Dinner tickets) £320.00

Clubs with 2 or more league teams (Inc. 2 Dinner tickets) £420.00

Dinner (Adults) £40.00

Dinner (Under 18’s) £20.00

Annual Presentation of Grades Trophies & Dinner

Friday 6th November 2015

Annual General Meeting

Sunday 22nd November 2015

This Book is the sole property of the Aberdeenshire Cricket Association

and may be downloaded by its members, but under no circumstances

may it be altered or reproduced or for commercial gain without written

permission of the ACA Management Committee

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OTHER CONTACTS

Disciplinary Committee Panel (2014 - 2017)

Ean Mackie (Ellon Gordon) – Convener

Ian McCallum (Fraserburgh), Harvey Morrison (AGSFPs),

Somu Kumarasamy (Knight Riders), Stephen Hall (Portcullis),

Liam Thom (Kemnay-Kintore),

Rules Committee (2012 - 2015)

Ean Mackie (Ellon Gordon), Vai Bode (St. Ronald),

Stephen Hall (Portcullis), Jim Stephen (St. Ronald),

Chris Watson (Ellon Gordon), Ronnie Falconer (Portcullis),

Competitions Sub-Committee (2014 - 2017)

Robin Taylor (Queens Cross/Stoneywood-Dyce) – (Convener)

Paul O’Neill (Fraserburgh), Ronnie Falconer (Portcullis)

Keith Milne (Dunecht)

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AC-SCDG Section Committee Contacts

(See AC-SCDG Section)

AC-SCDG Section Club Contacts


AC-SCDG Section Fixtures


At the time of publish this online Grades Hand-Book, we have been

advised that not all Fixtures and competition formats have been

finalised for the 2015 season, however will be available prior to the

start of the 2015 season for publication on the Grades WEB site.

Junior Cup Competitions are listed in the “ACSCDG JUNIOR CUP

COMPETITIONS 2015” Section.

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CLUB CONTACTS 2015 SEASON

AGSFP’s www.aberdeencricket.com

Home Ground: (Artificial Wkt) Rubislaw, Harlaw Road

Secretary Chris Clelland M 07711 889155 H 01224 310986

1st X1 Contact: Geoff Morrison M 07985 879773 W 01224 737165

H 01224 321664

2nd X1 Contact: Magesh Devendran M 07449 477167

3rd X1 Contact: Ian Johnston M 07796 814254

Match Secretary: Chris Clelland M 07711 889155 H 01224 310986

Academy www.academy.play-cricket.com

Home Ground: Duthie Park. Aberdeen

Secretary: Amol Deshmukh M 07964 317720

1st X1 Contact: Uday Reddy M 07889 082224

Match Secretary: Praful Pant M 07728 001039

Banchory www.banchorycricketclub.co.uk

Home Ground: Burnett Park, Banchory

Secretary: Carl Counsell M 07762 069455 H 01330 820681

1st X1 Contact: Sean Hicks M 07463 917591

2nd X1 Contact: Tim Wilkinson M 07855 449075 H 01339 880471

Other Contact: Steve Redpath M 07806 661010

Bon Accord www.facebook.com/BonAccordCC

Home Ground: Links 4, Aberdeen

Secretary: Jai Bhalani M 07877 677753

1st X1 Contact: Andrew Win M 07748 930511 H 01224 783430

Match Secretary: Syd Stephen M 07729 904970 H 01224 212474

Other Contact: Tauqeer Malik M 077321 72225 H 01224 735431

Crathie www.crathiecricketclub.ning.com

Home Ground: Balmoral Estate, Balmoral

Secretary: Chris Bell M 07900 807453

1st X1 Contact: Matt Taylor M 07768 272571 H 013398 84059

Match Secretary: Chris Bell M 07900 807453

CLUB CONTACTS 2015 SEASON (Continued)

Crescent www.pitchero.com/clubs/crescentcricketclub


Secretary: Nick Birch M 07736 961238

1st X1 Contact: Nathan Thangaraj M 07899 978971 H 01224 467178

Cults-Artisans-St. Ronald www.pitchero.com/clubs/cults/

Home Ground: Allan Park, Cults

Secretary: Dave Goulding M 07774 641230 W 01224 576977

H 01224 319337

1st X1 Contact: Rahul Meghani M 07783 510315

2nd X1 Contact: Alastair Mudie M 07821 254596

Other Contact: Vai Bode M 07881 993886 W 01224 750080

Dunecht www.dunecht.play-cricket.com/

Home Ground: Cowdry Park Estate, Dunecht

Secretary: Alan Burnett M 07818 565632

1st X1 Contact: As Above

Other Contact: Matt Witz H 01224 485183

Ellon Gordon www.pitchero.com/clubs/ellongordoncricketclub/

Home Ground: Gordon Park, Ellon

Secretary: Huw Owen H 01358 722431 W 01358 724433

1st X1 Contact: Scott White M 07724 068982

2nd X1 Contact: Lawrence Meikle M 07808 950853

Match Secretary: Chris Watson M 07860 713966 W 01224 271472

H 01224 697473

Other Contact: Ean Mackie H 01224 633706

Fraserburgh www.fraserburgh.play-cricket.com

Home Ground: East Links, Fraserburgh

Secretary: Ian McCallum W 01224 595440 H 01224 575486

1st X1 Contact: Fraser Lawrance M 07805 777809

Match Secretary Alan Rennie M 07413 625986 H 01346 517047

Other Contact: Michael Watson M 07725 208514


Gordonians www.gordonians.hitssports.com

Home Ground: (see below) * Countesswells Road, Aberdeen

Secretary: Paul Gray M 07743 699695 H 01358 701770

1st X1 Contact: Karan Kashyap M 07785 490755

2nd XI Contact: Campbell Airey M 07979 461429

Other Contact: Andy Lowden M 07807 349810

* Grade 4 (Artificial Wkt)

Grampian

Home Ground: Sheddocksley, Aberdeen

Secretary: Vaisakh Sasidharan M 07718 990370 W 01224 663169

1st X1 Contact: Noby Jacob M 07525 422693

Match Secretary: Kennan Viswambharan M 07737 746473 W 01224 681701

Other Contact: John Varghese M 07737 783234

Inverurie www.pitchero/com/clubs/inveruriecricketclub/

Home Ground: Kellands Park, Inverurie

Secretary: Mark Fraser M 07702 353778

1st X1 Contact: Andrew Stalker M 07917 571502

Match Secretary: Trevor Norval M 07879 996535

Other Contact: John Jessiman M 07876 425719 M 07876 425719

Kemnay-Kintore www.kemnaycc.weebly.com

Home Ground: Bogbeth Park, Kemnay

Secretary: Richard Tonge M 07980 100701 H 01975 564455

1st X1 Contact: Liam Thom M 07964 222681 H 01467 643622

2nd X1 Contact: David Fyffe M 07747 015787

Match Secretary: Daniel Reeve M 07925 820152

Other Contact: Martin Auld M 07718 066918

Knight Riders www.krcc.co.uk

Home Ground: (Artificial Wkt) Hazlehead, Groats Road, Aberdeen

Secretary: Selva Sundararaj M 07735 547293

1st X1 Contact: Somu Kumarasamy M 07587 415718

2nd X1 Contact: Thomas Bashyam M 07786 829717


Lahore Karahi

Home Ground: Links 4, Aberdeen

Secretary: Waqas Birohi M 07404 062836

1st X1 Contact: Hamza Arshad M 07554 941284

Other Contact: Kaleem Imran M 07412 123885

Match Secretary: Waqas Birohi M 07404 062836

Mannofield www.aberdeenshirecc.org.uk/

Home Ground: (see below) * Kellands Park, Inverurie & Harlaw ABZ

Secretary: Graeme Johnston W 07825 731641 M 07415 512618


2nd X1 Contact: TBA * 2nd XI (Artificial Wkt)

Methlick www.methlickcricketclub.co.uk

Home Ground: Lairds, Methlick

Secretary: Brian Anderson M 07802 191533

1st X1 Contact: Stuart Anderson M 07795 490987

2nd X1 Contact: Rob Fryer (Text Only) Tx 07599 350836 H 01651 851340

Match Secretary: Jay Allan H 01651 806235

Other Contact: Stuart Kennedy W 07904 665081

Portcullis www.portculliscc.co.uk/


Secretary: Ronnie Falconer M 07881 347136 H 01224 494415

Match Secretary: As above W 01224 423133


Queens Cross/Stoneywood-Dyce www.facebook.com/StoneywoodDyceCricket

Home Ground: (Artificial Wkt) Kings College. Aberdeen

Secretary: Robin Taylor M 07830 155287 W 01224 665175

1st XI Contact: As above M 07773 037450 H 01224 705241

Match Secretary: As above As above

Other Contact: Michael Louw M 07513 463071


St. Ronald (2nd XI for Cults-Artisans-SR)

Stonehaven Thistle www.stonehavencricketclub.co.uk/

Home Ground: Mineralwell Park, Stonehaven

Secretary: Andrew Long M 07890 571825

1st X1 Contact: Ross Devlin M 07809 622817

2nd X1 Contact: Dave Long (snr) M 07704 834255

Match Secretary: Callum Findlay M 07930 830525

Siyapa

Home Ground: Sheddocksley, Aberdeen

Secretary: Muhammad Shahid M 07827 334787

1st X1 Contact: Abdullah Khan M 07717 346846

Other Contact: Arshad Nisar M 07904 951854

Turriff www.turriffcricketclub.moonfruit.com

Home Ground: The Haughs, Turriff

Secretary: Craig Peters M 07599 724261 H 01888 560181

W 01888 563589

1st X1 Contact: David Laing M 07791 978264

Match Secretary: David Laing M 07791 978264

Other Contact: Ian Smart M 07803 505310

KEY TO CLUB ABBREVIATIONS

Queens Cross/Stoneywood-Dyce - (QX-SD)

Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupils - (AGSFPs)

Stonehaven Thistle – (Stonehaven)

Cults Artisans St. Ronald - (Cults-Artisans-SR or for 2nd XI St. Ronald)

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Contact: Mike Bruce or Arthur Booth Tel.: 01224 643121

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PLAYING CONDITIONS AND RULES OF COMPETITION

(ABSTRACTED FROM THE ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION)

1. Title The Association shall be called the "Aberdeenshire Cricket

Association".

2. Object The object of the Association shall be the general improvement

and control of cricket in the district.

3. Membership All properly constituted Clubs within the former Grampian Region

shall be eligible for admission subject to the approval of the

Executive. Applications for admission must be made in writing to

the Secretary of the Association before 1st November.

Clubs which are already members of the Association and which do

not desire to take part in any of the Association competitions must

give notice to the Secretary by 1st November. Such Clubs shall

then become affiliated members of the Association and shall pay a

fee as per Rule 5(b) (v) but such Clubs shall have no vote at

Executive meetings. Affiliated member Clubs desiring to resume

full membership of the Association shall give notice to the

Secretary by 1st November.

Clubs wishing to enter a team (whether singly or jointly) into

junior age-group competitions shall do so through a sub-

committee of the Association known as the Aberdeen City/Shire

Cricket Development Group.

All new member teams shall automatically be required to apply

formally for re-election at the two Annual General Meetings next

following their initial election. Continued membership will be by a

majority vote; and, if approved, the team will play the next

season in whichever Grade they are eligible to compete in by right

of their league position at the end of the previous season

4. The Executive The business of the Association shall be managed by the Executive

consisting of a President, Vice President, representatives from

each Club (one from each team entered), a Secretary and

Treasurer and two members appointed by the Umpires'

Association.

5. Meetings of the Executive There shall be two annual meetings of the Executive.

(a) The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held

before 31st December. The business at this meeting shall

include the following:-

(i) A report of the proceedings of the Association, together

with a copy of all the financial statements for that year

shall be submitted for approval at this meeting, copies of

the report and financial statements having been

forwarded to each Club at least fourteen days before the

meeting.

(ii) A report of the Aberdeen City/Shire Cricket Development

Group, together with a copy of all it financial statements

for the last completed financial year shall also be

available at this meeting, copies of the report and

accounts having been forwarded to each Club at least

fourteen days before the meeting.

(iii) The annual report of the Umpires' Association shall be

submitted.

(iv) The competitions which are to take place during the

following season and the terms and conditions of entry

thereto shall be determined, and provision shall be made

for promotion and relegation between grades. The draws

for the Knock-Out Cup Competitions shall be made.

(v) All matters relating to the past season shall be disposed

of.

(vi) A Secretary and Treasurer for the following year shall be

appointed.

(b) The Spring General Meeting shall be held before 28th

February. The business at this meeting shall include the

following:-

(i) A President, Vice President, Honorary President and Vice

Presidents shall be elected.

(ii) An Auditor shall be appointed.

(iii) One representative from each grade shall be elected,

who together with the President, Vice President,

Secretary, Treasurer, and a representative nominated by

the Aberdeen City/Shire Cricket Development Group,

shall constitute the Management Committee of the

Association (See Rule 6).

(iv) A Selection Committee shall be elected. (see Rule 6(d)).

(v) Fees payable for membership of the Association and for

entry to the various competitions shall be determined.

(See Rule 9).

(vi) Umpire's travelling and tea expenses shall be

determined. (See Rule 8).

The Management Committee shall have powers to postpone

the date of this meeting if necessary, but the reasons for the

postponement shall be explained at the meeting.

(c) An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the

President or the Secretary within seven days of receiving a

requisition from not fewer than five Clubs in the

Association. Such a requisition must be signed by the

Secretary and two Committee Members of each Club. At

such an extraordinary meeting, twenty members of the

Executive shall form a quorum.

(d) Any Club unrepresented at a General Meeting of which due

notice has been given shall be liable to a deduction of 15

league points from each of its teams in the immediately

following playing season in respect of each Meeting at

which the Club was unrepresented, subject to the power of

the Management Committee to waive the penalty on good

cause shown.

6. Management Committee The functions of this Committee shall be as follows:-

(a) To manage all the Association's Competitions. (See Rules 11

to 24)

(b) To consider and decide all protests and disputes between

Clubs. In all such cases the Management Committee's

decision shall be final. (See Rule 14).

(c) To investigate and act upon any matter which may be

detrimental to the Association.

(d) To arrange representative matches under the auspices of the

Association; The selection of teams for such matches to be

the responsibility of the Selection Committee.

(e) To arrange a social gathering to be held in the Autumn at

which the Cups, Prizes and other Trophies shall be presented.

The sanctions available to the Management Committee, in

disposing of matters under this Rule which do not fall within the

remit of the Disciplinary Committee, shall be the same as those

available to that Committee under Rule 23 – Indiscipline.

The Management Committee shall have the power to co-opt up to

3 additional members.

7. Chairman

The Chairman of the meetings shall have a casting vote only.

When business of a contentious nature comes before any meeting

of the Executive or Committee relating to the Club of which the

President or the Chairman of the said Committee is a member, he

shall vacate the Chair until the said business is disposed of, and

the Vice President shall preside or another Chairman shall be

appointed by the meeting.

8. Umpires' Association

There shall be an Umpires' Association which shall elect its own

Office Bearers but the President and Secretary of the

Aberdeenshire Cricket Association shall be ex-officio members of

the Committee. The appointment of Umpires shall rest with the

Umpires' Association who shall as far as possible appoint Umpires

for all matches under the jurisdiction of the Aberdeenshire Cricket

Association. Travelling and tea expenses incurred by the Umpires

shall be borne equally by the competing Clubs.

9. Finance

The Bank Accounts of the Association shall be operated by the

President or Vice President and the Treasurer jointly, all cheques

being signed by the President or the Vice President and the

Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be allowed to retain in his hands in

any one year, a sum not exceeding £40 to meet current expenses.

All Association entrance fees shall be payable by 1st June. Clubs in

arrears after that date may be excluded from all the Association's

Competitions.

10. Rules Committee

There shall be a Rules Committee of the Association, comprising

five persons elected by the Executive of the Association with the

Secretary of the Association in attendance. The Rules Committee

shall be elected at the Spring Meeting of the Association and shall

serve for three years, with any or all of its members being eligible

for re-election. The Rules Committee shall appoint its own

Convener, and any casual vacancy shall be filled by co-option,

subject to ratification by the next Spring Meeting. The remit of the

Committee shall be to keep under review the Rules of Competition

of the Association and Structure of the Grades, and to make

recommendations for amendment thereto to the Executive at the

AGM. Changes to rules proposed by the Rules Committee shall be

exempt from the requirement that they be proposed formally by

three Clubs.

11. Registration

Each Club shall send to the Secretary of the Association on or

before the 20th day of April each year, a list signed by the

Secretary of such Club registering the legal family/surname,

preferred forename and addresses of all its members. New

members joining the Clubs after the lists have been sent in must

be registered with the Secretary of the Association prior to taking

part in any of the competitions. No professional, that is any

person who has received payment in cash or kind as an

inducement to, or to facilitate, her/his playing cricket, and/or who

has appeared in First Class Cricket or a List A One Day

International, in each case in either the current or the two

preceding calendar years, as evidenced by the Association of

Cricket Statisticians Yearbook, or Overseas Amateur registered

with the Cricket Scotland League or any of its recognised Feeder

Leagues shall take part in any of the competitions. Any team

playing an unqualified player, shall, on protest, be adjudged to

have lost the match.

The names under which players are identified in any official

scoring record must be those under which they have been

registered with the Association for the purpose of this Rule.

12. Player Eligibility

In any game, no team may field any player who has not been

ordinarily resident in the European Economic Area for the 183

days (six months) prior to the match concerned. This restriction

does not apply to:

(a) students registered on a full-time course of education

in Scotland

(b) individuals in full-time employment in Scotland for which a

Work Permit is required and has been granted

(c) players eligible to represent Scotland, but abroad

temporarily

(d) the spouse, civil partner or dependent relative of any of (a)

to (c) above.

Consideration may be given by the Committee to waive this rule,

but only in “exceptional circumstances”.

13. Players

A player may be registered at any time for one club only; but – if

they have not played in the Grades in the season then current –

may cancel and transfer their registration at any time, provided

that they have no financial commitments outstanding to their

previous club. However, a player may only play for one club in

Association competitions in any one season with the exceptions

that :-

(a) In League competitions only, a lower Grade player may play

two trial matches for a higher Grade Club provided s/he has

the permission from her/his Club and that the Association

Secretary has been previously notified. No Club will be

allowed to field more than two triallists in any one game.

Before s/he may play a third time, s/he must be registered

as per Rule 10 and cease to belong to the lower Club. Clubs

may not field trial players in any cup games. No triallists

may play in league games once the permitted transfer

period for players between clubs under Rule 13 (c) has

expired.

(b) If, during the season, a Club withdraws from all Association

fixtures, a player who had been registered with that Club

may re-register for any Grade Club, but for whom s/he may

not play in Cup-tie Competitions if s/he has already done so

with her/his previous Club.

(c) If for any reason during a season a player wishes to change

Clubs s/he may be allowed to do so provided s/he has

permission from the Management Committee after having

forwarded written statements to them from both Clubs

explaining the reasons why; provided no more than six

weeks have elapsed from the scheduled start of the season;

and provided also that s/he has settled all debits to her/his

previous Club and returned all property of that Club. The

player in question has also to pay to the Association a £25

fee, and this has to be paid and receipted before s/he can

play for the new Club.

(d) Where a Club’s first team within the Grades is that club’s

recognised Third Eleven, no player over the age of 21 on 1st

September of the previous season who in the current season

has played in more than two games for the Club’s

recognised First Eleven shall thereafter be allowed to play in

any fixture under the aegis of the Association for the

remainder of that season.

(e) In junior age-group competitions, a player may play for a

team run by a Club or Clubs other than that for which s/he

plays at senior level, provided that s/he plays for only one

such team in any competition in any season. The

requirements of Rules 11 and 13 shall not apply to players

(a) who are under the age of 16 on April 20th preceding the

current season provided they have not previously played in

the Scottish National Cricket League, Perthshire & Strathmore

Cricket Union or North of Scotland Cricket League, or gained

representative honours at National or District level. Clubs

willing to permit junior players falling within this Rule who

have previously played for them to appear for other Clubs in

senior competition in the same season will be afforded the

opportunity to provide a named contact for facilitating this in

the Association WEB site. The actual basis, including

provisions for child protection and any playing restrictions,

under which such arrangements are made are for the relevant

Clubs to agree; and the Association can accept no legal

responsibility for them.

(b) In Grade 4 only, if both captains agree, a club may loan up to

three players to its opponents, in order that a fixture may be

fulfilled which otherwise may have been scratched.

(c) In the event that any Club has two teams in the same Grade

in the same season, that Club will be required to notify the

Secretary of the Association and the other teams in the Grade

that they are about to participate in, of the names of a

number of members regularly participating in the Grades the

previous year and expected to be doing so in the forthcoming

season to be determined by the Executive at its Annual

General Meeting from time to time [currently 6] who will be

allowed to play only for the Club’s recognised 1st XI during

that season. With that exception, Clubs with 1st and 2nd XI

may play their members in either XI as often as they wish.

(d) Any of sub-sections (a) to (g) notwithstanding, no player may

play for more than one team in any given cup competition in

the same season.

(e) No player who in the current season has played in a higher

Grade/level of cricket, or in a senior weekend league outside

of the Grades, can play in a cup competition at semi-final or

final level unless s/he has played at least three times during

the season for that team prior to the cup match

concerned. This restriction shall not apply to any player aged

under 18 on 20th April preceding the season concerned.

14. Financial Status of Players

No player may take part in any competition unless s/he is clear

financially with any Club of which s/he was a member the previous

season. Any Club knowingly fielding such a player, shall on

protest, be adjudged to have lost the match.

15. Protests

Protests must be intimated in writing to the Secretary of the

Association, to reach him not later than five days, including

Sunday, following the date on which the match was played, and

must be accompanied by a fee of £25. In addition, a protest,

except in regard to the eligibility of any players, must be

intimated to both Umpires and to the Captain of the opposing

team either before or during the progress of the game, but a

protesting team must play out the match although under protest.

Should the protest be judged frivolous, the £25 shall be forfeit.

Should the protest be upheld, the opposing team should pay a fine

of £25.

16. Fixtures

Fixtures and venues for the ensuing season shall be arranged by

the Management Committee and promulgated to Clubs as soon as

practicable after the Annual General Meeting. They shall thereafter

be published in the Association WEB site and no alterations shall

be made without the sanction of the Management Committee. The

Management Committee themselves shall have powers to make

alterations should circumstances arise to make such a course

necessary. In the event of any Club refusing or failing to fulfil its

engagement on the date and ground fixed or to continue to play

out the fixture without reasonable cause for so doing the match

may be awarded to the opposing Club. In this context a League

fixture re-arranged by the Committee, provided that two weeks

notice is given to both Clubs, is as binding as a fixture published

in the Association WEB site.

For the purposes of this Rule, “notification” shall be considered to

include one or more of the following: verbal communication with

an official of the club or clubs concerned; an e-mail, receipt of

which has been acknowledged by the addressee; or official

notification on the Association Web Site.

Notes:

(1) A Club normally fielding two or more elevens in the Grades,

and which has two or more fixtures on the same day, must (if

unable to fulfil all its fixtures) scratch (or by agreement with its

opponents and the consent of the Management committee,

postpone) its scheduled fixtures from the lowest division of the

Grades, working upwards.

*(2) In the event of a game being called off for whatever reason,

the message of the cancellation must be passed onto an official of

the opposition by word of mouth – not by fax or answering

systems.

*(3) Any Club scratching a fixture must do so and both teams

must inform the Association Secretary by 7.00p.m. the night

before at the very latest. Any Club failing to comply shall incur a

10 point penalty.

(4) Fixtures in Grade 4, which involve second or third elevens,

may be re-arranged from Saturday to Sunday, if both clubs agree.

(5) In determining whether a team has failed to fulfil or play out

any fixture the Management Committee shall have regard to clubs’

adherence to the Association’s “Wet Weather Rules and

Procedures”, as approved and issued by it from time to time.

*Failure to abide by these rules may be taken by the Management

Committee as evidence of failing to fulfil a fixture “without

reasonable cause” in the event of a protest. Provision has been

made for publication of additional contacts in the Association WEB

site for this purpose.

All competition matches shall take place on Saturdays and

Sundays and all matches shall be decided by a single innings.

Except in cases where the Management Committee shall fix a

different hour, all matches shall start at 1.00p.m., subject to the

right to the away team to request a postponement to 1.30p.m.

where the fixtures is more than 25 miles distant, or of either team

to request such a postponement should players from their club be

involved in junior or schools cricket on that day. Teams may

however elect to start earlier by agreement. Any unreasonable

delay in the commencement of a match being reported to the

Association, the Management Committee shall have powers to

impose a points deduction on the offending Club and/or to award

the match to their opponents.

Notes:

(1) The attention of Clubs is drawn to the fact that by Law 12 the

Captains, in the presence of one or both umpires where these

have been appointed, shall toss for the choice of innings on the

field of play not earlier than 30 minutes and not later than 15

minutes before the time scheduled for the match to start. Any

Club failing to be available to toss the coin shall be adjudged to

have lost the toss. Clubs are reminded that it is also the

responsibility of the captain of the home team, before the toss of

the innings for each game, to agree with the umpires – or failing

such, the opposition captain – if any obstacles within the field of

play are to be classified as boundaries/constituting a “dead ball” if

hit. Such arrangements are valid only if made before the toss for

innings.

(2) In the event of any match [or, where appropriate, match in

the group stage of a league cup competition] not having been

played or completed on account of weather or state of ground or

for any other reason, such match shall automatically be null and

void, unless it is the second such match scheduled and the first

match has previously been null and void; in which circumstances

the match must be played or replayed on the first date that is

available to both teams. However, where a league fixture cannot

take place on the originally scheduled date for genuine reasons

other than weather/state of ground [e.g. a tour, ground non-

availability, priority of a cup fixture, or other reasonable

circumstances acceptable to the Management Committee], or a

team elects not to enforce a walkover, a match may be re-

scheduled; but only on a joint application of both clubs to the

Management Committee submitted within seven days of the

originally scheduled date, and provided that the game is arranged

for the first date available to both teams, including being brought

forward if circumstances permit. Fixtures may not be rescheduled

for league points unless application for approval is submitted

within this period. Once approval has been given by the

Management Committee to a fixture being re-scheduled, such

fixture then has the same status as the originally scheduled

fixture, which it has replaced.

For the purposes of this Rule:-

(a) “first available date that is available to both teams” shall

mean the first Saturday or Sunday, other than the day

immediately following, on which:

i) The club of neither team has a Grades-level fixture in a

national competition or a 40-over knockout cup;

ii) The ground of either team is available. In the event of

insufficient Council pitches being available on that day,

pitches will be allocated to teams from the highest Grade

downwards.

(b) If the application of (a) above means that a Club would have

multiple re-arranged league games on any Sunday then the game

involving the senior team shall take precedence & must be fulfilled

on that date, the first available date for re-scheduled fixtures

involving other teams of that Club being re-calculated accordingly.

17. Senior League Competitions

(a) All League matches shall be limited to a maximum of 90 six-

ball overs. The second innings shall consist of the balance of overs

remaining after dismissal of or declaration by the side batting

first, an unfinished over in the first innings to count as one over.

The team batting first shall not bat for more than 46 overs.

(b) Ten points shall be awarded for a win, and five to each team in

the event of a tie. In the event of a draw after 90 overs the points

awarded shall be determined by the duration of the first innings,

according to the following table in which Team A is the team

batting first and Team B the team batting second; save that if

Team A has batted 42 overs or less and Team B fails to score 75%

of the runs scored by Team A, then draw points will not be

activated and Team A shall be awarded ten points as for a win and

Team B zero :-

Duration of

1st innings Points to Team A Points to Team B

42 overs or less 7 1

43 overs 6 2

44 overs 5 2

45 overs 4 3

46 overs 3 3

An uncompleted over shall count as 1 over for this purpose.

Below the table of par scores required to activate draw points

where Team A declares/is dismissed at 42 overs or less.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1-10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11-20 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 15

21-30 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 23

31-40 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30

41-50 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 36 37 38

51-60 39 39 40 41 42 42 43 44 45 45

61-70 46 47 48 48 49 50 51 51 52 53

71-80 54 54 55 56 57 57 58 59 60 60

81-90 62 62 63 63 64 65 66 66 67 68

91-100 69 69 70 71 72 72 73 74 75 75

101-200 add 75

201-300 add 150

301-400 add 225

The result decision shall be made by the normal Laws of Cricket.

In addition, bonus points shall be awarded as follows:-

(c) The winning team, or any team receiving 10 points in the

event of a draw, shall automatically receive twenty bonus points.

For other sides, one bonus point shall be awarded to the bowling

side for each wicket taken, while one bonus point shall be

awarded to the batting side on scoring 40 runs and one additional

point for each additional 15 runs, up to a maximum of ten bonus

points.

(d) A Captain may declare her/his innings closed at any time by

doing so to the opposing Captain and the Umpires but

declarations are not allowed to be retrospective.

(e) The Captains must provide the Umpires (or, in the event of

there being no official Umpires, the opposing Captain) with a

team list prior to the toss for innings.

(f) In the event of a nominated player failing to appear to bat,

her/his team’s innings shall be considered to be completed when

the last batsman available is dismissed or retires.

(g) In all grades no bowler may bowl more than 12 overs. More

restrictive advisory guidelines apply to the number of overs,

which may be bowled by junior players.

(h) The Umpires, or failing appointed officials, the two Captains,

must satisfy themselves on the correctness of the scores and the

Captains must sign each scorebook or sheet.

(i) In the event of a match being unfinished due to weather

conditions, it shall be null and void and no points shall be awarded

unless a re-match is required under the provisions of the final

paragraph of Rule 16.

(j) The Clubs that, during the season, shall have obtained the

greatest number of points expressed as a percentage of the

points (including bonus points) available for a win shall be the

Champions of their respective Grades. In the event of a tie,

placing will be decided by a figure calculated by dividing the

average runs per wicket for by the average runs per wicket

against, the higher such figure shall win.

(k) A team scratching a fixture shall have ten wickets added to

their total of wickets lost for the purpose of assessing average. In

a declared innings only those wickets actually fallen shall be

counted.

(l) If during the season a club should withdraw from all remaining

league fixtures the matches it has already played shall be deemed

null and void. If during a season a Club fails to fulfil at least two-

thirds of its fixtures all matches played by that Club shall be null

and void and the Club or Team in question shall be required to

apply for re-admission for the following season (see Rule 3).

(m) The Laws of Cricket (2000 Code – 4th edition 2010) will apply

generally to all games played under the auspices of the

Association unless specifically modified by the above or other

Special Local Regulations.

(n) Sections (a) and (b) of this Rule notwithstanding, as a trial for

season 2015, Grade 1 matches will be played on a 45 overs a

side, win/lose format. The winning side will be awarded 30 points,

and the activated draw will not apply. For losing sides, or in the

event of a tie, bonus points for batting and bowling will apply as

noted in Section (c) of this Rule, plus five further points to each

side in the event of a tie. The result decision will continue to be

made by the normal Laws of Cricket. Sections (d) to (m) of this

Rule will also continue to apply.

18. Senior Cup Ties

All Cup-tie Competitions shall be conducted on the knock-out

principle with each side being limited to 40 overs each and each

bowler being limited to a maximum of 10 overs. All byes shall be

drawn in the first round of each competition. The Club first drawn

shall be the home Club. If less than seven wickets have fallen, the

game shall be null and void and replayed if possible on the same

ground. If for any other reason a replay is necessary, the other

Club shall become the home Club. In the event of the scores

finishing level in a cup tie, that team shall be deemed the winners

which has lost fewer wickets, or if both sides have lost the same

number of wickets, that side which scored its runs in the lesser

number of overs, including part overs. Only if the game is still a

tie thereafter shall it be replayed, with the other side becoming

the home team.

All replays will take place within seven days or at the discretion of

the Management Committee. The Cup-tie Finals shall be played on

grounds to be fixed by the Management Committee.

19. Tea Intervals

The tea interval in any competition match shall not exceed 20

minutes.

20. Results

Results, including notice of abandonment, postponement,

scratching and walkover, must be phoned or texted by the Home

or in the case of a cup final the Winning, Team to the Results

Hotline (Tel.: 07910 279627) by 8.15 p.m. on the evening of the

day set for the game concerned. If, due to adverse weather, a

match is likely to be continuing beyond 8.15 pm, the Secretary

should be contacted by the side currently batting before that hour

by mobile phone. Any team failing to comply with this deadline

shall have 5 points deducted from their total of league points for

the season for each infringement.

In the event of a scratching, BOTH teams must phone the

Association Secretary on 01224 822835 to notify their decision.

The following details should be given:

iii) Name, Club, and Phone Number for contact in event of any

queries.

iv) Fixture (home team first), Grade and Date.

v) Score of team batting first - top two batsmen (indicating if

not out), best two bowlers (in order of wickets taken, and

specifying any hat-tricks). If the game was subsequently

drawn, the duration of first innings (rounding up

uncompleted overs).

vi) Score of team batting second - top two batsmen (indicating

if not out), best two bowlers (in order of wickets taken, and

specifying any hat-tricks).

vii) Result and allocation of points.

If desired, a note may also be left of any highlights - major

partnerships, collapses, recoveries etc.

If a match is postponed, the HOME club is responsible for

notifying this: if a fixture is scratched BOTH clubs must phone to

confirm.

Clubs are reminded that under a change to Rules approved at the

2008 AGM, players must be identified in reporting results using

the name under which they are registered with the Association:

both surname and initial should be given, as these are needed for

press reports. Occasionally, where a club has multiple players

with the same surname and initial, the full first name may be

required.

Discretion should be used, where appropriate, also to spell out in

full surnames which are unusual or have variant spellings -

Macdonald, McDonald, etc - as the time available for preparing

press reports does not allow the checking of all names against

club registration lists.

A sample report is given below and a template is available on the

Association Web Site for reference, which you may wish to print

off

"Paul Brown; Country CC; 07896 549213.

Country versus City - Grade 1. May 15th 2010.

City 200 for 5 (A Black 75 not out, J Green 22; John Smith 4 for

33, James Smith 3 for 47) 44 overs

Country 169 for 8 (James Smith 44, A. McNab 27; Z Khan 6 for

17 inc hat-trick, P. Gray 2 for 55).

Match Drawn. City 23 points: Country 16 points.

[Country lost their first five wickets for 35.]"

Notification of the registration of new players may also be left on

the answering machine, provided it is followed up by submission

of written details on the form downloadable from the Association

Web Site by the middle of the following week, and that - in

accordance with Rule 11 - no player may take an active part in

any game until her/his registration has been notified, if necessary

by mobile phone.

21. Cups and Trophies

The Association may present a Cup or other Trophy or prize to the

winners of the various competitions. The Cups or trophies so

presented will be held for one year only and must be returned to

the Secretary of the Association by 1st August in each year. A

document in the following terms shall be granted on behalf of

each winning Club:-

“We, the Secretary and two Members of the <……………….…> Club,

winners for Season 20xx of the Cup called the <…….…> And which

we have now received, do hereby, on behalf of our said Club and

individually and collectively, undertake to return the said Cup in

good order and condition, to the Secretary of the Aberdeenshire

Cricket Association for the time being on or before the First day of

August, 20xx”.

A Club failing to hand over the Cup by the 1st of August shall be

fined £2, which must be paid before 31st December in that year.

22. Individual Prizes and Averages

To be eligible for any cup, trophy or prize given under the

auspices of the Association, players will be required to have batted

in at least 2/3 of the completed matches played under league

conditions by their team or to have taken an aggregate number of

wickets in their respective grades which is not less than 1.5 times

the number of completed matches played under league conditions

by their team.

Victories obtained by walkover shall not be regarded as completed

matches for the purpose of this calculation: defeats as a result of

scratching however shall be so regarded. Runs scored after the

winning hit has been made shall not be included in the Association

Batting and Bowling Averages.

A player, re-registered as per Rule 13 may not use her/his

combined performances when calculating her/his Grade averages.

The allocation of prizes shall be in the hands of the Management

Committee but they shall be under no obligation to find prizes. All

Clubs shall return to the Secretary of the Association, their best

averages for batting, bowling and wicket-keeping, immediately

after the last match of the season, in order that they may be

verified by the weekly returns or by the scorebooks of the

respective Clubs as may be decided by the Management

Committee.

23. Indiscipline

(a) Any player behaving in an un-gentlemanly manner or insulting

any Umpire in either a visible or verbal manner during the course

of or in connection with a match, or otherwise breaching the Laws

of Cricket [including the Preamble thereto, entitled “The Spirit of

Cricket”] or bringing the game into disrepute, or the captain of

such a player, shall be liable to disciplinary action at the instance

of the Disciplinary Committee of the Association.

(b) For the purposes of this rule:-

(i) the expression ‘player’ shall be deemed to include any

player, member, or official of any Club;

(ii) the expression ‘Disciplinary Committee’ shall mean a

Committee comprising a maximum of seven persons

elected by the Executive of the Association at the Spring

Meeting of the Association and serving for three years,

with any or all of its members being eligible for re-

election. A quorum of the Disciplinary Committee shall be

three members and any vacancies may be filled by co-

option, subject to ratification at the following Spring

Meeting. The Committee shall appoint its own Convener

and Secretary.

(c) The Disciplinary Committee will not consider any complaint

against a player unless written notice of any such complaint is

received by the Secretary of the Association from any Club or

member of the Umpires Association within five days after the date

of the alleged offence. A meeting of the Disciplinary Committee

shall be convened within ten days of receipt of any such written

complaint.

The player against whom the complaint has been made will be

entitled to be present at the meeting in order to answer the

complaint or to have a representative present to speak on her/his

behalf before a decision is reached. Unless specifically exempted,

both captains on the day of any match in respect of which

indiscipline is reported, must also attend any disciplinary hearing.

The captain of a player reported may also where appropriate be

disciplined, irrespective of whether directly involved in any

ungentlemanly behaviour reported, if in the opinion of the

Disciplinary Committee s/he failed to take reasonable steps to

prevent the behaviour concerned, as may the captain of the

opposing side if, in the opinion of the Disciplinary Committee,

actions by her/his players contributed materially to the incident of

indiscipline reported.

(d) Any player found by the Disciplinary Committee to have

committed an offence under paragraph (a) above will have a right

of appeal to the Management Committee provided that a written

notice setting out the grounds of appeal is received by the

Secretary of the Association within seven days of the notification

of the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and is accompanied

by a deposit of £50.

An appeal hearing will be convened within ten days of receipt of

any such written appeal, with the player having the same rights of

attendance or representation as were available to him at the

original hearing. The Management Committee may confirm, vary

or reverse the decision of the Disciplinary Committee but will have

no power to increase any penalty imposed. The Management

Committee will also be empowered to order the £50 deposit to be

forfeited should it consider an appeal to be frivolous, as to which

it shall be the sole judge. The decision of the Management

Committee on the appeal will be final. Any penalty imposed by the

Disciplinary Committee will be suspended pending the outcome of

any appeal.

(e) A member of the Disciplinary Committee or of the

Management Committee will not be permitted to participate in the

hearing of any case involving a player from the Club of which s/he

is a member or which arises from a game in which her/his Club

was involved.

(f) The sanctions available under this Rule shall be one of more of

the following: oral or written reprimand; suspension of a player,

players, or of a team from Association competitions for a specified

period; a fine on a club (but not on individuals) not exceeding

£50; deduction of not more than 30 league points; or award of a

match to the opposition.

(g) The standard of proof in proceedings under this Rule shall be

the civil standard – “more likely than not”.

24. Bowler’s Attire

No bowler shall be allowed to bowl in dark clothes in any of the

competitions without the consent of the Captain of the opposing

team.

25. Standard Ball

The ball to be used in all senior games played under the auspices

of the Association shall be specified from time to time by the

Management Committee. Subject to endorsement by the Annual

General Meeting, the ball to be used in fixtures at Grade 1 level

shall be of the quality specification next above. The Standard Balls

specified for 2014 onward are, for Grade 1 and the Aberdeenshire

Cup, the “Dukes Royal Crown A” 5½oz (DT061) and, for other

games, the “Dukes Special Crown Match A” 5½oz (DT054),

available from Thistle Sports at the concessionary prices of

£105.00 & £90.00 per box respectively, plus a £1 levy per ball to

the Association funds. Where under Law 5(5) if a ball is lost or

becomes unfit for play during an innings it may be replaced by

any ball which is agreed by both captains and umpires to have

had wear comparable with that which the previous ball had

received before the need for replacement.

26. Rules

No alteration shall be made in the foregoing Constitution and

Rules without a majority of the Executive present voting in favour

of the proposed alterations at the Annual General Meeting. Notice

of any such alterations must be in the Secretary’s hands by

1st November, in order that Clubs may get twenty-eight days

notice of same.

Amendments to the alterations must be in the Secretary’s hands

in time for Clubs to get fourteen days notice of same.

Any proposed alteration to rules (other than one proposed by the

Rules Committee) or amendment thereto (whether to a proposal

made by the Rules Committee or otherwise) must be proposed by

a minimum of three Clubs.

Exceptionally, with the consent of two-thirds of those present and

voting, Rule Changes may be considered at the Spring or a

Special Meeting, where necessary to respond to factors unknown

at the time of the Annual General Meeting [eg reconstruction of

national or other leagues].

COMPETITIONS SUB-COMMITTEE

AMENDED GUIDELINES APPROVED AT THE SPRING MEETING 2015

At its Annual General Meeting on 24 November 2013 the

Association agreed that the Management Committee be permitted,

as an experiment for 2014 initially, to devolve its responsibilities

under Association Rules 6a and 6b for the management of

Association Competitions and determination of Protests for initial

consideration by a Competitions Sub-Committee, with the

Management Committee providing an appellate function, but on

legal grounds only. This parallels the existing arrangements for

disciplinary matters, the intention being to free up Management

Committee time for development issues, but also providing an

avenue for appeal within the Association. At its AGM in 2014 the

Association agreed that this provision be continued for a further

year, subject to a review of the Guidelines in the light of

experience at the 2015 Spring Meeting. The following amended

guidelines have been approved :-

1. The expression ‘Competitions Sub-Committee’ shall mean a

Committee comprising a maximum of seven persons elected

by the Executive of the Association at the Spring Meeting of

the Association, each from different clubs and serving for

three years, with any or all of its members being eligible for

re-election. At least two of the members must come from

clubs whose senior Grade team, at the time of their election,

is not in Grade 1. In the event of any member being unable

to act in any case due to previous involvement or club

affiliation s/he may be replaced by an alternate co-opted by

the remaining members of the Sub-Committee for

consideration of that matter only. A quorum of the Committee

shall be three members. Any vacancies arising through

resignation may be filled by co-option, subject to ratification

at the following Spring Meeting. The Committee shall appoint

its own Convener and Secretary.

2. The remit of the Competitions Sub-Committee shall be to

investigate if necessary, consider, and reach an initial

determination on any alleged breach of the Rules of

Association Competition (including Rules for player

registration) which may either be referred to it by the elected

President, Vice-President or Secretary of the Association, or

of which notice has been submitted by any member club

within the provisions of Association Rule 15 (Protests). The

Committee shall not however deal with matters of

indiscipline, falling within the scope of Rule 23. Clubs or

individuals wishing to draw any matter to the attention to the

Sub-Committee must submit this in the first instance to the

Secretary of the Association in writing, making clear to which

Rules the alleged breach or Protest relates, and should use

the form provided on the Web site for this purpose. The Sub-

Committee shall transmit this in written form to the club or

individual under investigation.

3. Unless with the written agreement of the Club or individual

under investigation, or both parties in event of a protest, a

meeting of the Sub-Committee must be convened, where

possible within ten days of reference or receipt of any

allegation. However, if it is considered that an alleged breach

of Rule or Protest may also constitute grounds for disciplinary

action, then that action shall be disposed of first, and the

timescales contained in subsequent provisions of these

guidelines shall run from the date of the conclusion of

disciplinary hearings, including any appeal. The Convener of

the Sub-Committee shall also have summary power to

dismiss any allegation or protest s/he considers frivolous, or

with agreement of all parties to impose a sanction of

Reprimand or a deduction of not more than ten league points,

subject always to the right of any Club or individual under

investigation, or which has submitted a Protest, to request a

personal hearing. For the avoidance of doubt, the sub-

Committee shall be entitled, if it considers it appropriate to do

so, to determine any procedural matters by electronic or

telephone discussion/communication between/among its

members.

4. Any club or individual against whom an allegation has been

made will be entitled to be present or to have a

representative present to speak on her/his behalf at the

meeting of the sub-Committee to answer the allegation and

put forward any mitigation before a decision is reached and

any sanction imposed. If the allegation relates to a particular

match, the sub-Committee may require the captains on the

day of that match to attend any meeting held to consider that

allegation.

5. Any club or player found by the Competitions Sub-Committee

to have committed an breach of Rules under paragraph (2)

above will have a right of appeal [but on grounds of

competence, bias, procedural irregularity, perversity, or a

point of law only] to the Management Committee provided

that a written notice setting out the grounds of appeal is

received by the Secretary of the Association within seven

days of the notification of the decision of the Sub-Committee

and is accompanied by a deposit of £50. An appeal hearing

will be convened within ten days of receipt of any such

written appeal, with the player or club having the same rights

of attendance or representation as were available at the

original hearing. The Management Committee may confirm,

vary or reverse the decision of the Competitions Sub-

Committee but will have no power to increase any penalty

imposed. The Management Committee will also be

empowered to order the £50 deposit to be forfeited should it

consider an appeal to be frivolous, as to which it shall be the

sole judge. The decision of the Management Committee on

the appeal will be final. Any penalty imposed by the

Competitions Sub-Committee will be suspended pending the

outcome of any appeal. If a decision of the Competitions Sub-

Committee is set aside on legal grounds the Management

Committee shall be empowered, if in its absolute discretion it

considers this to be in the interests of a timely resolution,

then to re-hear the original allegation or protest itself; but in

that case may impose no penalty greater than that imposed

previously by the Competitions Sub-Committee.

6. A member of the Competitions Sub-Committee or of the

Management Committee will not be permitted to participate in

the hearing of any case involving a player from the Club of

which s/he is a member or which arises from a game in which

her/his Club was involved.

7. The sanctions available under this Rule shall be one of more

of the following: oral or written reprimand; suspension of a

player, players, or of a team from Association competitions

for a specified period; a fine on a club (but not on individuals)

not exceeding £50; deduction of not more than 30 league

points; or award of a match to the opposition.

8. The standard of proof in proceedings under this Rule shall be

the civil standard – “more likely than not”.

9. In interpreting and applying these Guidelines, regard shall be

had to the status of the Association as a voluntary

organisation controlled by its member clubs. Actions or

decisions taken under these Guidelines shall therefore not be

invalidated by defects in procedure which are of a minor

technical nature, where in the opinion of the Committee

concerned these do not result in any disadvantage to the

legitimate interests or rights of the Association, its members

clubs, or any individual.

COMMENTARY ON CHANGES MADE [References to numbered

Guidelines, as above]

1. To ensure that the Sub-Committee is broadly based, and provide for the co-option of alternates where elected members

cannot serve.

2. To clarify the powers of the sub-Committee, to transfer responsibility for reference of rule breaches from the

Management Committee, as this is a conflict of interest. To

provide improved procedures for the notification of cases by

complainants and to defendants

3. To provide that while the sub-Committee must normally meet, this may be dispensed with if all parties agree. To provide for

summary disposal of cases, subject to the right of any party to

demand a personal hearing. To provide the sub-Committee may

confer on procedural matters by electronic means.

4. Clarification to existing wording.

5. To provide, subject to restrictions, that in the interests of speedy resolution the Management Committee, if it allows an

appeal, may itself then re-hear the substance of a case, as it

can already modify a sanction, without need for reference back.

6. Addition of a clause recognising the status of the Association as a voluntary body, and allowing for technical defects of

procedure to be set aside, where appropriate.

UMPIRING LBW & WIDE GUIDELINES

Disputes often arise when there are no neutral umpires

available, and some of those sent out to umpire are not too sure

of the rules, so to aid these umpires, below are some guidelines

for the LBW and WIDE rules that may help, as published by

Lord’s MCC Laws of Cricket

LBW LAW 36

1. OUT LBW

The striker is out LBW in the circumstances set out below.

(a) The bowler delivers a ball, not being a No ball,

and (b) the ball, if it is not intercepted full pitch, pitches in line

between wicket and wicket or on the off side of the striker’s

wicket,

and (c) the ball not having previously touched his bat, the striker

intercepts the ball, either full pitch or after pitching, with any part

of his person,

and (d) the point of impact, even if above the level of the bails,

either (i) is between wicket and wicket, or

(ii) if the striker has made no genuine attempt to play the

ball with his bat, is either between wicket and wicket or

outside the line of the off stump.

and (e) but for the interception, the ball would have hit the wicket.

2. INTERCEPTION OF THE BALL

(a) In assessing points (c), (d) and (e) in 1 above, only the first

interception is to be considered.

(b) In assessing point (e) in 1 above, it is to be assumed that the

path of the ball before interception would have continued after

interception, irrespective of whether the ball might have pitched

subsequently or not.

3. OFF SIDE OF WICKET

The off side of the striker’s wicket shall be determined by the

striker’s stance at the moment the ball comes into play for that

delivery.

WIDE LAW 25

1. JUDGING A WIDE

(a) If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire

shall adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in (b) below,

in his opinion the ball passes wide of the striker where he is and

which also would have passed wide of him standing in a normal

guard position.

(b) The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker

unless it is sufficiently within his reach for him to be able to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.

2. DELIVERY NOT A WIDE

The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide,

(a) if the striker, by moving,

either (i) causes the ball to pass wide of him, as defined in 1(b)

above

or (ii) brings the ball sufficiently within his reach to be able to hit

it by means of a normal cricket stroke.

(b) if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person.

3. CALL AND SIGNAL OF WIDE BALL

(a) If the umpire adjudges a delivery to be a Wide he shall call

and signal Wide ball as soon as the ball passes the striker’s

wicket. It shall, however, be considered to have been a Wide

from the instant of delivery, even though it cannot be called Wide

until it passes the striker’s wicket.

(b) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if there is then

any contact between the ball and the striker’s bat or person.

(c) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if a delivery is

called a No ball. See Law 24.11 (No ball to over-ride Wide).

4. BALL NOT DEAD

The ball does not become dead on the call of Wide ball.

5. PENALTY FOR A WIDE

A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of

Wide ball. Unless the call is revoked (see 3(b) and (c) above),

this penalty shall stand even if a batsman is dismissed, and shall

be in addition to any other runs scored, any boundary allowance

and any other runs awarded for penalties.

6. RUNS RESULTING FROM A WIDE - HOW SCORED

All runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance,

together with the penalty for the Wide, shall be scored as Wide

balls. Apart from any award of 5 penalty runs, all runs resulting

from a Wide shall be debited against the bowler.

7. WIDE NOT TO COUNT

A Wide shall not count as one of the over. See Law 22.3 (Validity

of balls).

8. OUT FROM A WIDE

When Wide ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out

under any of the Laws except 35 (Hit wicket), 37 (Obstructing

the field), 38 (Run out) or 39 (Stumped).

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NB The Laws of Cricket shall be adhered to within the spirit of the

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WET WEATHER GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA

Disputes as to the fitness of the ground or weather for play are

inevitable from time to time and on the rare occasions when a

protest is made as a result of such a dispute the Management

Committee has the almost impossible task of determining the

rights and wrongs of the case without having been present at the

time of the dispute and with only the verbal accounts of the

protagonists upon which to base their decision.

At the request of the Committee of Inquiry held in 1988, the

Management Committee drew up, and has revised, the following

set of guidelines, which attempt to set out the procedures to be

followed and the criteria to be used in cases of doubt over the

fitness of the ground or weather for play. It is hoped that by

following these guidelines, Captains can come to an amicable

agreement and protests will not be necessary at all.

However, where there are no officially appointed Umpires and the

Captains cannot agree, then a protest can be made where one

Captain considers that the other is refusing to start, resume or to

continue play without good reason. Captains should bear in mind

that a protest should only be made as a last resort and only after

exhausting the procedures set out in the guidelines. If a protest is

made for this reason then both Captains must follow the

procedure as set out under "Making a Protest.”

While the following guidelines are just that - guidelines, the

Committee earnestly hopes that Captains will bear them in mind

in their discussions with their opposite number. The Committee

gives notice that where protests do come before the Committee,

failure by either or both Captains to adhere to these guidelines

may be taken into account in making a decision.

WET WEATHER GUIDELINES

1. INDEPENDENT GROUNDS-PERSON

Where an independent grounds-person refuses to allow play to

start or insists that play is suspended then her/his decision must

be accepted as final.

2. INDEPENDENT UMPIRES

Where Umpires have been appointed then Law 3.8 and 3.9 of the

2010 Code of Laws - “Fitness for Play” and “Suspension of play in

dangerous or unreasonable conditions” - shall apply, and in

particular :-

(a) Fitness for Play

(i) It is solely for the umpires together to decide

whether either conditions of ground, weather or

light or exceptional circumstances mean that it

would be dangerous or unreasonable for play to take

place.

Conditions shall not be regarded as either

dangerous or unreasonable merely because they are

not ideal.

(ii) Conditions shall be regarded as dangerous if there is

actual and foreseeable risk to the safety of any

player or umpire.

(iii) Conditions shall be regarded as unreasonable if,

although posing no risk to safety, it would not be

sensible for play to proceed.

(b) Suspension of play in dangerous or unreasonable

conditions

(i) All references to ground include the pitch. See Law

7.1 (Area of pitch).

(ii) If at any time the umpires together agree that the

conditions of ground, weather or light, or any other

circumstances are dangerous or unreasonable, they

shall immediately suspend play, or not allow play to

start or to recommence.

(iii) When there is a suspension of play it is the

responsibility of the umpires to monitor conditions.

They shall make inspections as often as appropriate,

unaccompanied by any players or officials.

Immediately the umpires together agree that the

conditions are no longer dangerous or unreasonable

they shall call upon the players to resume play.

Note: where only one Umpire has been appointed, then her/his

decision shall apply as above.

3. BEFORE THE TOSS FOR INNINGS

(a) No match should be postponed prior to the morning of the

match.

(b) If, during the morning of the match, the Captain of the

"Home" side is of the opinion that the ground is unfit for play

he should advise the Secretary or Captain of the "Away" side

at the latest before 11.30 a.m. (11:00 a.m. if more than 25

miles distance)

The "Away" club should then have the option of agreeing to the

postponement of the fixture, or, of insisting on a pitch

inspection 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time. In

this case, both teams and umpires, if appointed, should attend

at the ground in time to start the match at the scheduled time

if play is possible.

(c) On no account may the "Home" club postpone the fixture

without the agreement of the "Away" club. In the event of an

agreed postponement the "Home" club should

i) advise the Umpires (if appointed)

ii) advise the association Secretary

4. WHERE NO UMPIRES HAVE BEEN APPOINTED

It is IMPORTANT that the following guidelines as set out under part

4 are only to be considered where there are NO officially appointed

UMPIRES. Where UMPIRES have been officially appointed then

part 4 must be disregarded and parts. 1, 2 & 3 only shall apply.

4.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES

i) Any decision concerning the fitness of the ground or

weather for play shall rest with the two Captains and with

the aid of the attached criteria; they shall decide on the

fitness of the ground or weather for play.

ii) For this purpose, the batsmen at the wicket may deputise

for their Captain but only as long as there is no dispute.

Should there be disagreement between the batsmen at the

wicket and the Fielding Captain then the Batting Captain

should be called upon to confer with the Fielding Captain.

iii) Players and Captains should be aware that this is a

matter for Captains to decide and that players should refrain

from trying to influence the decision. For this reason it is

IMPORTANT that the Captains confer ALONE and that they

make every effort to reach an agreement.

4.2 WHEN PLAY IS IN PROGRESS

i) If, at any time during play, conditions deteriorate to such

an extent that continuing would be "unreasonable" (see

attached criteria), then the batsmen at the wicket or the

Fielding Captain may ask for a suspension of play. The

Batting Captain cannot ask for a suspension of play unless

s/he is one of the batsman at the wicket.

ii) If it agreed that play should be suspended then the

Captains must agree the time at which they will review the

situation. If it is close to tea-time the Captains may agree to

take an early tea interval.

iii) Should there be disagreement between the batsmen at

the wicket and the Fielding Captain the Batting Captain shall

be called upon to confer with the Fielding Captain.

iv) The Captains, with reference to the attached criteria,

must make every effort to come to an agreement. They

have the following options:-

a. agreeing to continue play

b. agreeing to suspend play subject to review at an

agreed time.

c. agreeing to continue play subject to a review after

an agreed number of overs have elapsed.*

d. take an early tea-interval if appropriate.

*an over in progress shall count as a completed over

v) If the Captains cannot agree on one of these options,

they must record the reason for the disagreement and the

time, overs and score in both scorebooks. Play will then be

suspended subject to a review after 15 minutes. At this

stage it is hoped that the weather will either improve or

deteriorate to such an extent that there is no further dispute

or in any event that the 15 minute suspension of play will

act as a "cooling off" period and that reason will prevail.

Players should at all times refrain from aggravating the

situation and the Captains especially should set a good

example in this regard.

4.3 WHEN PLAY IS NOT IN PROGRESS

(That is before the start of the match, during an interval,

during the change of innings or where play has been

suspended for any reason.)

i) If, while play is not in progress, weather or ground

conditions are such that to start or resume play would be

"unreasonable" (see criteria) then either Captain may ask

that the start or resumption of play be delayed. Note that

should conditions delay the scheduled start then the toss

may be delayed to 15 minutes before the agreed starting

time as under Law 12.4 the Toss.

ii) The Captains, with reference to the attached criteria,

must make every effort to come to an agreement. They

have the following options:-

a. Agreeing to start or resume play.

b. Agreeing to stay off subject to review at an agreed

time.

c. Agreeing to start or resume play subject to a review

after an agreed number of overs have elapsed.

d. Take an early tea-interval if appropriate.

e. Agree to abandon the match.

iii) If the Captains agree to delay the start or resumption of

play then they must agree a time at which they will review

the situation. This delay should not be more than 30

minutes.

iv) If the Captains cannot agree on one of these options,

they must record the reason for the disagreement and the

time, overs and score in both scorebooks. Play will then

remain suspended subject to a review after 15 minutes. At

this stage it is hoped that the weather will either improve or

deteriorate to such an extent that there is no further dispute

or in any event that the 15 minute further suspension of

play will act as a "cooling off" period and that reason will

prevail. Players should at all times refrain from aggravating

the situation and the Captains especially should set a good

example in this regard.

4.4 WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CAPTAINS STILL CANNOT

AGREE?

i) In nearly all cases the above procedures should, if common

sense prevails, produce an 'agreement of some sort. To get to

the stage of recording one "official" disagreement in the

scorebook should be a rare occurrence and two recorded

disagreements should be rarer still.

ii) The Management Committee hopes that the process of

recording the disagreement will concentrate the Captains

minds and that protests will therefore be unnecessary but

should the situation arise that there have been THREE

recorded disagreements, and that after the latest period of 15

minutes, agreement is still not possible then the match shall be

abandoned.

iii) The options open to the Captains at this point are as

follows:-

a. Both Captains may agree to let the result stand, (i.e.

match abandoned as void, subject to Rule 16 if a

replay is required).

b. Either Captain may lodge a protest with the

Management Committee if s/he considers that the

opposition Captain has consistently refused to start,

continue or resume play without good reason.

5. MAKING A PROTEST

If either Captain wishes to claim the match by lodging a formal

protest to the Management Committee s/he must:-

a. Inform the opposition Captain there and then - .i.e. before

leaving the ground.

b. Make sure that both scorebooks are signed by both

Captains as they should be in any case.

c. Intimate the protest in "writing to the Secretary of the

Association, to reach him no later than five days, including

Sunday, following the date on which the match was

played." The protest "must be accompanied by a fee of

£25."

6. ACTION OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON RECEIPT OF

PROTEST

On receipt of a protest from a Club claiming the match as in 5

the Management Committee shall:

a. Arrange a meeting of the Management Committee and

b. Invite both the Captains (or persons acting as Captain on

the day in question) to attend and to bring with them a

written account of the events as they saw them, their

scorebook and any other evidence they see fit.

The Management Committee may view the protest as "frivolous"

(under Rule 15 of the Constitution) if the procedures in part 4 of

these guidelines have not been observed by the Captain of the

protesting Club, or if the Captain of the protesting Club fails to

attend the meeting or to bring with him the scorebook or a

written account, or if the fee has not been paid.

Similarly, if the Captain of the club defending the protest has

failed to observe part 4 of these guidelines, or fails to attend the

meeting or bring with him the scorebook and a written account

this may be taken into account by the Committee in reaching its

decision.

The Management Committee, under the Constitution, is only

allowed to make one of two decisions, namely:-

i) they can uphold the protest and award the match to the

protesting Club.

ii) they can turn down the protest. In this event the match

shall be void unless Rule 16 applies and a replay is

required.

WET WEATHER CRITERIA

"UNREASONABLE" CONDITIONS:

The following ground or weather conditions are to be considered

"unreasonable" for starting, continuing, or resuming play:-

1. Heavy rain, which wets players through.

2. Lighter rain driven by a strong wind.

3. Water pooling on the pitch or on the outfield within 25 yards

of the pitch.

4. Wet ground on the pitch or bowlers run-ups such that the

batsmen or bowlers cannot run or turn with safety. A

slight restriction in foothold is not however "unreasonable".

5. Water rising round ones feet when the pitch is subject to foot

pressure.

6. Water splashing up when the ball pitches.

7. Foggy or misty conditions where the pitch is not visible from

the boundary.

8. Where, the bowler or either batsman normally plays in

spectacles and their vision is being seriously affected by rain

obscuring the lenses. Wearing a cap 'can often help in this

situation.

NOT "UNREASONABLE" CONDITIONS:

The following ground or weather conditions should not be

considered as "unreasonable" and are therefore not sufficient

reasons for suspending, not starting or not resuming play:

1. Light rain which may be unpleasant but does not wet

through or seriously affect the wicket but which may make

the ball slippery or difficult to control.

2. Wet slippery grass or small pools of water outwith 25 yards

of the pitch.

3. Light mist or fog where visibility is such as to allow the pitch

to seen from the boundary. The scorers may have to take up

their position at the boundary if necessary.

4. Soft wet pitches which may make batting difficult but are not

so bad that they are "unreasonable" under points 3 to 6

above.

5. Players who cannot obtain sufficient footholds in wet

conditions because they are wearing unsuitable footwear.

(But see Note below).

NOTE: (Where the match is being played on an artificial wicket

however and bowlers and batsmen are compelled to wear non-

spiked footwear then the condition of the bowler's run up may well

make play impossible if the bowler's run up is dangerous in non-

spiked footwear).

GUIDELINES ON USE OF THE INTERNET & SOCIAL MEDIA

What this policy covers

This policy sets out the Aberdeenshire Cricket Association (ACA)’s

position on all member clubs’, individual club members’, players’,

officials’ and umpires’ use of social networking sites and blogs,

whether conducted on ACA media, Club media and in your own

private media in your own time.

Your responsibilities

Social networking sites, the internet and blogs offer a useful

means of keeping in touch with friends and colleagues, and they

can be used to exchange views and thoughts on shared interests,

both personal and work related. ACA does not object to you

setting up personal accounts on social networking sites or blogs on

the internet.

You must not link your personal social networking accounts or

blogs to the ACA or Clubs website. Any such links require the ACA

and Clubs prior consent.

You must not disclose ACA and Club secrets, breach copyright,

defame the ACA or a Club or its members, officials, players,

umpires or employees, or disclose personal data or information

about any individual that could breach the Data Protection Act

1998 on your blog or on your social networking site.

Social networking site posts or blogs should not be insulting or

abusive to the ACA or Club or its members, officials, players,

umpires or employees.

References to the ACA, Individual Clubs & Members.

You should include a notice such as the following:-

‘The views expressed on this website/blog/post/tweet etc, are

mine alone and do not reflect the views of my Club or the ACA’.

You should always be conscious of your duty as a member to act

in good faith and in the best interests of the ACA and Club

under UKlaw. The ACA will not tolerate abuse posted in messages

in the public domain or on blogs about the ACA or any other

person connected to the ACA, officials, umpires an individual Club

or its members.

You must not bring the ACA or your Club into disrepute through

the content of your website entries or blogs.

Any misuse of social networking sites or blogs as mentioned above

may be regarded as a disciplinary offence and may result in

disciplinary action.

You should be aware that any information contained in social

networking sites may be used in evidence, if relevant, to any

disciplinary or legal proceedings.

You should be aware that the account holder for any social

networking site, blogs, posts and tweets will be held solely

responsible for the content.

Bullying and Harassment

Bullying and Harassment can be experienced by a group of people

as well as by individuals. This policy recognises this and where the

singular is used, it is accepted that the circumstances may also be

applicable to a group of people. Bullying and Harassment can also

be carried out by a group of people against an individual.

Bullying and Harassment in any form is unacceptable behaviour

and will not be permitted or condoned. Sexual, sectarian and

racial harassment and harassment on the grounds of disability or

sexual orientation constitute discrimination and are unlawful under

the sex discrimination, fair employment, race relations, disability,

sexual orientation and age legislation.

If communication(s) sent via social media target a specific

individual or individuals they will fall to be considered under the

Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the Malicious

Communications Act 1988.

There is no excuse for Bullying and Harassment within the ACA It

is inappropriate behaviour and it will be treated by the ACA as a

disciplinary offence. All Clubs and members must comply with this

policy.

Breach of Policy

Breaches of this policy will be dealt with under the ACA disciplinary

procedure; however, it may also be considered a criminal offence

and passed on to the relevant authority for action.

You should be aware that the ACA regards breach of any part of

this policy as gross misconduct that may result in disciplinary

action. This may include suspension of a player, players or club

from Association competitions for a stated period or indefinitely -,

including, where warranted, suspension without notice, pending

formal disciplinary proceedings.

If you become aware of information relating to the ACA posted on

the internet, you should bring this to the attention of the

Committee.

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For all the up-to-date information

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COMPOSITION OF GRADES

Grade 1 – shall consist of ten teams who shall compete for the

Aberdeenshire and Bain Cups. In League Competition, each team shall

play two matches with every other team. At the end of the season, the

two bottom teams shall be relegated to Grade 2.

Grade 2 – shall consist of eight teams who shall compete for the Bon

Accord and Junior League Cups. In League Competition, each team

shall play two matches with every other team. At the end of the

season, the two top teams shall be promoted to Grade 1, and the two

bottom teams shall be relegated to Grade 3.

Grade 3 – shall consist of eight teams who shall compete for the Ross

and Reid Cups. In League Competition, each team shall play two

matches with every other team. At the end of the season, the two top

teams shall be promoted to Grade 2 and the two bottom teams shall be

relegated to Grade 4.

Grade 4 – shall consist of the remaining teams who shall compete for

the Cannon Cup and the Johnston Rose Bowl. If there are eight or

fewer teams in Grade 4, in League Competition each team shall be

scheduled to play two matches with every other team; otherwise each

team shall be scheduled to play each other team once. The games in

the Johnston Cup prior to the semi-final stage shall be either on a

knockout or league cup basis in two groups, as determined at the

previous year’s AGM in the light of the number of teams in the Grade

for that season. At the end of the season, the top two teams shall be

promoted to Grade 3.

All alterations to the Composition of Grades shall take effect from the

end of the season following the A.G.M. at which alterations were made,

subject to the right of the Management Committee, with the approval

of the Executive, if one or more teams withdraw, to restructure the

leagues up to the date of the Spring Meeting before the season

concerned.

COMPETITION RULES FOR THE TURRIFF CUP

Rule 1. The Trophy to be named “Turriff C.C. Trophy”.

Rule 2. The Trophy to be competed for annually on a knock-out basis

with all Grade Clubs being eligible to enter the competition. All players

taking part must be registered as per Rule 11 of the Association.

Rule 3. Ties shall normally take place on a Sunday, limited to 20 overs

per team with each individual bowler being limited to a maximum of 4

overs; but may be re-arranged to a weekday evening provided both

Clubs agree and the consent of the Management Committee has been

obtained.

Rule 4. In the event of two teams, scoring the same number of runs

after the 20 overs each, the team losing the fewer wickets to go

forward to the next round.

Rule 5. If for any reason a tie is postponed or abandoned with less

than seven wickets down, the tie shall be null and void and replayed if

possible on the same ground. If for any reason, a replay is necessary

the other Club shall become the home Club. Replays of cup-ties will

take place seven days after the date of the original fixtures; any

exceptions to this will be permissible only with the agreement of the

Management Committee (and both Clubs concerned).

Rule 6. Draws for various rounds, entry fees and fixture dates to be

arranged by the Aberdeenshire Cricket Association.

Rule 7. In the event of any match not having been completed on the

scheduled date, it must be re-arranged to take place within the ensuing

21 days, if necessary as an evening fixture as provided for by Rule 3

above. The date for the re-arranged fixture must be notified to the

Association Secretary not later than noon on Friday following the date

originally set, failing which the date shall be determined by the

Management Committee. If a match is called off on a second or

subsequent occasion then the same procedure shall apply. Where

conditions of weather or light require, either original or re-scheduled

fixtures may, by agreement of both captains, be reduced to not less

than 10 overs per side, with bowling allocations being reduced pro rata.

Rule 8. There must be a maximum of 4 players outside a circle, 25

metres from the stumps at each end, for the first 5 overs of each

innings, then a minimum of 4 inside that circle for the remainder of the

same innings; excluding the wicket keeper and the bowler in each

case.

COMPETITION RULES FOR THE P&J & DUNCAN CUP (7’s)

Rule 1. Open to all clubs in membership of the Association.

Rule 2. Clubs may enter as many Sevens as they so desire. Clubs may

enter joint Sevens. No player can play for more than one Seven during

the course of the competition.

Rule 3. Entry fee for the competition shall be arranged by the

Association.

Rule 4. Each Seven shall be allowed SIX by EIGHT ball overs in all

rounds.

Rule 5. Six members of the team shall bowl in succession, the Wicket-

Keeper being excepted, and only six wickets shall fall. In the event of a

nominated player failing to appear in time to bowl her/his over, or

being unable through injury to bowl her/his over the opposing Captain

shall nominate any of the other bowlers to bowl her/his over. The

Wicket-Keeper shall not bowl under any circumstances.

Rule 6. The first matches each evening shall commence at 6.30p.m.,

and the second matches at 7.45p.m.

Rule 7. In the event of the Tie ending in equal number of runs, one

over shall be bowled by each team. Any member of the seven to bat or

bowl.

Rule 8. The Management Committee of the Aberdeenshire Cricket

Association shall exercise full control over the Tournament and may

amend the Rules of the Competition as may be deemed necessary.

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JUNIOR COMPETITION RULES

All rules for junior age-group competitions shall be as set by the

Aberdeen City/Shire Cricket Development Group at its Annual General

Meeting.

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GRADES FIXTURES 2015

Saturday Apr i l 25 t h

GRAD E 1

F r a s e r b u r g h v C r e s c e n t

B a n c h o r y v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R

E l l o n G o r d o n v L a h o r e K a r a h i

B o n A c c o r d v K n i g h t R i d e r s Links 4

M a n n o f i e l d v A GS F P s

GRAD E 2

Me t h l i c k v A c a d em y

Q X - SD v G o r d o n i a n s Kings C

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v S t o n e h a v e n Groats

2 n d A G S F P s v I n v e r u r i e Rubislaw

GRAD E 3

S t . R o n a l d v C r a t h i e

D u n e c h t v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v 2 n d B a n c h o r y

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

P o r t c u l l i s v 2 n d M e t h l i c k DP

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v S i y a p a

G r amp i a n v T u r r i f f Shed 1

3 r d A G S F P s v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e Harlaw

Sunday Apr i l 26 t h

T U R R I F C U P – S em i - F i n a l

A H u n t l y v K n i g h t R i d e r s

T U R R I F C U P - F i n a l

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v A TBA


Saturday May 2 n d

GRAD E 1

C r e s c e n t v B a n c h o r y Kings C

L a h o r e K a r a h i v F r a s e r b u r g h Links 4

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v B o n A c c o r d

A GS F P s v E l l o n G o r d o n Rubislaw

K n i g h t R i d e r s v M a n n o f i e l d Groats

GRAD E 2

A c a d em y v Q X - SD DP

S t o n e h a v e n v M e t h l i c k

G o r d o n i a n s v 2 n d A G S F P s

I n v e r u r i e v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s

GRAD E 3

C r a t h i e v D u n e c h t

2 n d B a n c h o r y v S t . R o n a l d

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s Harlaw

GRAD E 4

2 n d M e t h l i c k v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n

T u r r i f f v P o r t c u l l i s

S i y a p a v 3 r d A G S F P s Shed 1

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v G r amp i a n

Groat = Harlaw Academy Playing Field (Groats Rd/Hazlehead Ave)

Harlaw = Harlaw Road Playing Field (Harlaw Road)

Shed 1 = Upper Sheddocksley

Shed 2 = Lower Sheddocksley

Link 4 = Links (Beach Boulevard)

PP = Peoples Park (Dyce)

KP = Kellands Park (Inverurie)

Kings C = Kings College (Aberdeen University Campus, King’s Pavilion)

AP = Allan Park (Cults)

CP = Cowdry Park (Dunecht Estate)

MA = Aberdeenshire Cricket Ground (Mannofield)


Saturday May 9 t h

GRAD E 1

B a n c h o r y v L a h o r e K a r a h i

B o n A c c o r d v C r e s c e n t Links 4

F r a s e r b u r g h v A GS F P s

K n i g h t R i d e r s v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Groats

M a n n o f i e l d v E l l o n G o r d o n

GRAD E 2

2 n d A G S F P s v A c a d em y Rubislaw

M e t h l i c k v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s

G o r d o n i a n s v I n v e r u r i e

GRAD E 3

Du n e c h t v 2 n d B a n c h o r y

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v C r a t h i e

S t . R o n a l d v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v T u r r i f f

3 r d A G S F P s v 2 n d M e t h l i c k Harlaw

P o r t c u l l i s v G r amp i a n DP

S i y a p a v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e Shed 1













Saturday May 16 t h

GRAD E 1

B o n A c c o r d v L a h o r e K a r a h i Links 4

B a n c h o r y v A GS F P s

K n i g h t R i d e r s v C r e s c e n t Groats

F r a s e r b u r g h v E l l o n G o r d o n

M a n n o f i e l d v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R

GRAD E 2

2 n d A G S F P s v S t o n e h a v e n Rubislaw

Q X - SD v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s Shed 1

G o r d o n i a n s v A c a d em y

M e t h l i c k v I n v e r u r i e

GRAD E 3

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d B a n c h o r y

D u n e c h t v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v C r a t h i e

S t . R o n a l d v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

3 r d A G S F P s v T u r r i f f Harlaw

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v G r amp i a n

S i y a p a v 2 n d M e t h l i c k Shed 2

P o r t c u l l i s v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e DP

Sunday May 17 t h

SMA L L C L U BS C U P – R o u n d 1

A B o n A c c o r d v V i c t o r i a TBC

B B a s s R o c k v C u l t s - S t . R o n a l d

DAV I DS TOW V I L L AG E C U P – S e c o n d R o u n d

A K i l m a c o l m v F r u c h i e

B T o r r a n c e C ommun i t y v F a l k l a n d

C Me i g l e v D o u n e

D C r a t h i e v B y e


Saturday May 23 r d

GRAD E 1

E l l o n G o r d o n v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R

F r a s e r b u r g h v K n i g h t R i d e r s

A GS F P s v C r e s c e n t

B a n c h o r y v B o n A c c o r d

L a h o r e K a r a h i v M a n n o f i e l d Links 4

BON A C CORD CU P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l s

B 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v A c a d em y Groats

C Me t h l i c k v I n v e r u r i e

D S t o n e h a v e n v Q X - SD

R E I D C U P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l s

A K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

D S t . R o n a l d v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

J OHNS TON ROS E BOWL – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l s

A 3 r d A G S F P s v G r amp i a n Harlaw

B T u r r i f f v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e

MURG I T RO YD C A L EDON I A N C U P – R o u n d On e

( A l l T i e s T o B e P l a y e d B e f o r e 3 1 s t M a y 2 0 1 5 )

S t o n e yw o o d -D y c e v A b e r d e e n s h i r e

Hu n t l y v G r a d e s S e l e c t

Go r d o n i a n s v B y e


Saturday MAY 30 t h

GRAD E 1

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v F r a s e r b u r g h

E l l o n G o r d o n v C r e s c e n t

K n i g h t R i d e r s v B a n c h o r y Groats

A GS F P s v L a h o r e K a r a h i Rubislaw

B o n A c c o r d v M a n n o f i e l d Links 4

GRAD E 2 & B ON A C CORD C U P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l

QX - SD v S t o n e h a v e n Harlaw

I n v e r u r i e v A c a d em y

A Go r d o n i a n s v 2 n d A G S F P s


B 2 n d B a n c h o r y v C r a t h i e

C 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v D u n e c h t


C 2 n d M e t h l i c k v S i y a p a

D 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v P o r t c u l l i s

Sunday May 31 s t

A B ERD E ENSH I R E C U P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l s

A F r a s e r b u r g h v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R

B B a n c h o r y v E l l o n G o r d o n

T U R R I F F CU P – P r e l i m i n a r y R o u n d

A A G S F P s v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

B Ma n n o f i e l d v K n i g h t R i d e r s

DAV I DS TOW V I L L AG E C U P – T h i r d R o u n d

E A v B

F C v C r a t h i e


Saturday June 6 t h

GRAD E 1

AGS F P s v B o n A c c o r d Rubislaw

L a h o r e K a r a h i v K n i g h t R i d e r s Links 4

E l l o n G o r d o n v B a n c h o r y

C r e s c e n t v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Kings C

F r a s e r b u r g h v M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 2

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v 2 n d A G S F P s Groats

S t o n e h a v e n v G o r d o n i a n s

M e t h l i c k v Q X - SD

GRAD E 3

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

2 n d B a n c h o r y v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

S t . R o n a l d v D u n e c h t

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v C r a t h i e Harlaw

GRAD E 4

G r amp i a n v 3 r d A G S F P s Shed 2

T u r r i f f v S i y a p a

P o r t c u l l i s v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n Shed 1

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d M e t h l i c k

Sunday June 7 t h

SMA L L C L U BS C U P – R o u n d 2 ( R e s e r v e d a t e J u n e 1 4 t h )

C A v E l l o n G o r d o n

D B v F r a n k l i n B e i g e

E Mo r t o n v A GS F P s


Saturday June 13 t h

GRAD E 1

K n i g h t R i d e r s v E l l o n G o r d o n Groats

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v A GS F P s

B o n A c c o r d v F r a s e r b u r g h Links 4

C r e s c e n t v L a h o r e K a r a h i Kings C

M a n n o f i e l d v B a n c h o r y

GRAD E 2

Go r d o n i a n s v M e t h l i c k

A c a d em y v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s Shed 1

2 n d A G S F P s v Q X - SD Rubislaw

S t o n e h a v e n v I n v e r u r i e

GRAD E 3

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v S t . R o n a l d

C r a t h i e v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v D u n e c h t

2 n d B a n c h o r y v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

S i y a p a v P o r t c u l l i s Shed 2

2 n d M e t h l i c k v G r amp i a n

3 r d A G S F P s v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n Harlaw

T u r r i f f v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e

Sunday June 14 t h

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GRAD E 1

AGS F P s v K n i g h t R i d e r s Rubislaw

E l l o n G o r d o n v B o n A c c o r d

L a h o r e K a r a h i v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Links 4

F r a s e r b u r g h v B a n c h o r y

C r e s c e n t v M a n n o f i e l d Kings C

GRAD E 2

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v G o r d o n i a n s Groats

M e t h l i c k v 2 n d A G S F P s

S t o n e h a v e n v A c a d em y

I n v e r u r i e v Q X - SD

GRAD E 3

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

S t . R o n a l d v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

2 n d B a n c h o r y v C r a t h i e

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v D u n e c h t Harlaw

GRAD E 4

G r amp i a n v S i y a p a Shed 2

P o r t c u l l i s v 3 r d A G S F P s Shed 1

T u r r i f f v 2 n d M e t h l i c k

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n

Sunday June 21 s t

D a t e R e s e r v e d f o r 7 ’ s c om p e t i t i o n



GRAD E 1

C r e s c e n t v F r a s e r b u r g h Kings C

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v B a n c h o r y

L a h o r e K a r a h i v E l l o n G o r d o n Links 4

K n i g h t R i d e r s v B o n A c c o r d Groats

A GS F P s v M a n n o f i e l d Rubislaw

GRAD E 2

A c a d em y v M e t h l i c k DP

G o r d o n i a n s v Q X - SD

S t o n e h a v e n v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s

I n v e r u r i e v 2 n d A G S F P s

GRAD E 3

C r a t h i e v S t . R o n a l d

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v D u n e c h t

2 n d B a n c h o r y v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v K emn a y - K i n t o r e Harlaw

GRAD E 4

2 n d M e t h l i c k v P o r t c u l l i s

S i y a p a v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n Shed 1

T u r r i f f v G r amp i a n

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 3 r d A G S F P s

Sunday June 28 t h

SMA L L C L U BS C U P – S em i - F i n a l s ( R e s e r v e d a t e J u l y 5 t h )


Saturday Ju ly 4 t h

GRAD E 1

F r a s e r b u r g h v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R

C r e s c e n t v E l l o n G o r d o n Kings C

B a n c h o r y v K n i g h t R i d e r s

L a h o r e K a r a h i v A GS F P s Links 4

M a n n o f i e l d v B o n A c c o r d

BON A C CORD CU P – S em i - F i n a l s

B v A *1

D v C *2

R E I D C U P – S em i - F i n a l s

D v A *3

C v B *4

J OHNS TON ROS E BOWL – S em i - F i n a l s

B v C *5

A v D *6

*1 G r o a t s R o a d o r T B A *2 M i n e r a l w e l l P a r k o r H a r l a w *3 A l l a n P a r k o r G o r d o n P a r k *4 C o u n t e s s w e l l s 2 o r C o w d r y E s t a t e *5 T h e H a u g h s o r T B A *6 R u b i s l a w o r S h e d d o c k s l e y 1



GRAD E 1

B a n c h o r y v C r e s c e n t

F r a s e r b u r g h v L a h o r e K a r a h i

B o n A c c o r d v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Links 4

E l l o n G o r d o n v A GS F P s

M a n n o f i e l d v K n i g h t R i d e r s

GRAD E 2

QX - SD v A c a d em y Kings C

M e t h l i c k v S t o n e h a v e n

2 n d A G S F P s v G o r d o n i a n s Rubislaw

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v I n v e r u r i e Groats

GRAD E 3

Du n e c h t v C r a t h i e

S t . R o n a l d v 2 n d B a n c h o r y

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v 2 n d M e t h l i c k

P o r t c u l l i s v T u r r i f f DP

3 r d A G S F P s v S i y a p a Harlaw

G r amp i a n v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e Shed 1

Sunday Ju ly 12 t h


C C r e s c e n t v L a h o r e K a r a h i

D B o n A c c o r d v A

E Ma n n o f i e l d v K n i g h t R i d e r s

F AGS F P s v B



GRAD E 1

L a h o r e K a r a h i v B a n c h o r y Links 4

C r e s c e n t v B o n A c c o r d Shed 1

A GS F P s v F r a s e r b u r g h Rubislaw

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v K n i g h t R i d e r s

E l l o n G o r d o n v M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 2

S t o n e h a v e n v Q X - SD

A c a d em y v 2 n d A G S F P s DP

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v M e t h l i c k Groats

I n v e r u r i e v G o r d o n i a n s

GRAD E 3

2 n d B a n c h o r y v D u n e c h t

C r a t h i e v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v S t . R o n a l d

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n Harlaw

GRAD E 4

T u r r i f f v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n

2 n d M e t h l i c k v 3 r d A G S F P s

G r amp i a n v P o r t c u l l i s Shed 2

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v S i y a p a

Sunday Ju ly 19 t h

T U R R I F F CU P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l s

D B v G o r d o n i a n s

E B o n A c c o r d v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Links 4

F QX / SD v A TBA



GRAD E 1

L a h o r e K a r a h i v B o n A c c o r d Links 4

A GS F P s v B a n c h o r y Rubislaw

C r e s c e n t v K n i g h t R i d e r s Kings C

E l l o n G o r d o n v F r a s e r b u r g h

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 2

S t o n e h a v e n v 2 n d A G S F P s

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v Q X - SD Groats

A c a d em y v G o r d o n i a n s DP

I n v e r u r i e v M e t h l i c k

GRAD E 3

2 n d B a n c h o r y v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v D u n e c h t

C r a t h i e v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v S t . R o n a l d Harlaw

GRAD E 4

T u r r i f f v 3 r d A G S F P s

G r amp i a n v 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n Shed 1

2 n d M e t h l i c k v S i y a p a

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v P o r t c u l l i s

Sunday Ju ly 26 t h


C L a h o r e K a r a h i v C r e s c e n t Links 4

SMA L L C L U BS C U P – F i n a l ( R e s e r v e d a t e A u g u s t 2 n d )


Saturday Augus t 1 s t

GRAD E 1

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v E l l o n G o r d o n

K n i g h t R i d e r s v F r a s e r b u r g h Groats

C r e s c e n t v A GS F P s Kings C

B o n A c c o r d v B a n c h o r y Links 4

M a n n o f i e l d v L a h o r e K a r a h i

BON A C CORD CU P – F i n a l

v TBA

R E I D C U P – F i n a l

v TBA

J OHNS TON ROS E BOWL – F i n a l

v TBA













Saturday Augus t 8 t h

GRAD E 1

K n i g h t R i d e r s v A GS F P s Groats

B o n A c c o r d v E l l o n G o r d o n Links 4

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v L a h o r e K a r a h i

B a n c h o r y v F r a s e r b u r g h

M a n n o f i e l d v C r e s c e n t

GRAD E 2

Go r d o n i a n s v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s

2 n d A G S F P s v M e t h l i c k Rubislaw

A c a d em y v S t o n e h a v e n DP

Q X - SD v I n v e r u r i e Kings C

GRAD E 3

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v S t . R o n a l d

C r a t h i e v 2 n d B a n c h o r y

D u n e c h t v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

S i y a p a v G r amp i a n Shed 1

3 r d A G S F P s v P o r t c u l l i s Harlaw

2 n d M e t h l i c k v T u r r i f f

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e

Sunday August 9 t h

A B ERD E ENSH I R E C U P – S em i - F i n a l s

D v E

F v C



GRAD E 1

E l l o n G o r d o n v K n i g h t R i d e r s

A GS F P s v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Rubislaw

F r a s e r b u r g h v B o n A c c o r d

L a h o r e K a r a h i v C r e s c e n t Links 4

B a n c h o r y v M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 2

Me t h l i c k v G o r d o n i a n s

2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v A c a d em y Groats

Q X - SD v 2 n d A G S F P s Kings C

I n v e r u r i e v S t o n e h a v e n

GRAD E 3

S t . R o n a l d v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v C r a t h i e

D u n e c h t v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

2 n d M a n n o f i e l d v 2 n d B a n c h o r y Harlaw

GRAD E 4

P o r t c u l l i s v S i y a p a DP

G r amp i a n v 2 n d M e t h l i c k Shed 1

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v 3 r d A G S F P s

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v T u r r i f f

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Saturday Augus t 22 n d

GRAD E 1

B o n A c c o r d v A GS F P s Links 4

K n i g h t R i d e r s v L a h o r e K a r a h i Groats

B a n c h o r y v E l l o n G o r d o n

C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R v C r e s c e n t

M a n n o f i e l d v F r a s e r b u r g h

GRAD E 2

2 n d A G S F P s v 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s Rubislaw

G o r d o n i a n s v S t o n e h a v e n

Q X - SD v M e t h l i c k Kings C

A c a d em y v I n v e r u r i e DP

GRAD E 3

K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s

2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n v 2 n d B a n c h o r y

D u n e c h t v S t . R o n a l d

C r a t h i e v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

GRAD E 4

3 r d A G S F P s v G r amp i a n Harlaw

S i y a p a v T u r r i f f Shed 1

2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v P o r t c u l l i s

2 n d M e t h l i c k v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e

Sunday Aug 23 r d or Sunday Aug 30 t h

( t o b e d e t e r m i n e d d e p e n d i n g o n g r o u n d a v a i l a b i l i t y )

A B ERD E ENSH I R E C U P – F i n a l

v


T U R R I F F CU P – S em i - F i n a l s a n d F i n a l

E v D TBA

C v F TBA

v TBA

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at

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on

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AC-SCDG LEAGUE NOTES

NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL KWIK CRICKET RULES 2015

The Network Rail National Primary Schools’ Cup is a Kwik Cricket (8-a-

side) pair’s tournament for boys and girls who are in P6 (and/or below)

at the commencement of the tournament. The rules & regulations are

to be adopted for all regional qualifying competitions – and will be used

at Finals Day, in Perth, in June 2015.

ORGANISATION

1. Teams will consist of 8 players, with a minimum of 3 girls per

team. (A school may use a squad of up to 10 at any event.)

2. Teams will consist of players from P6 and below.

3. Unless stated otherwise in this document the Laws of Cricket will

apply – and the MCC Spirit of Cricket should be upheld.

4. The pitch (please see the pitch layout diagram for further

assistance) :

a. is 16 yards in length

b. The following markings will be made on the pitch:

i. Two parallel ‘bowling’ creases at each end of the pitch

(i.e. 16 yards apart) extending 1 metre either side of

middle stump, with the position of middle stump marked

with a cross on the line.

ii. A ‘batting’ crease parallel to the ‘bowling’ crease (known

as the ‘popping’ crease), shall be marked at each end of

the pitch. This ‘batting’ crease shall be the same length

as the ‘bowling’ crease and will be marked 1.22 metres

(4 feet) away from the ‘bowling’ crease, towards the

middle of the pitch.

iii. A cross, 0.3 metres (1 foot) in front of the ‘batting’

crease and directly on the imaginary line between the

two middle stumps, shall be marked at the end of the

pitch where the batters strike the ball.

JUNIOR PITCH LAYOUT

BATTING AND SCORING

1. Both teams begin with a score of 200

2. Both teams will bat for 8 overs

a. Batters will bat for 2 overs in pairs

b. They are not replaced by another batter when dismissed

3. Runs are added as they are scored in the conventional way and

also when No Balls and Wide deliveries are bowled (see 6.

below)

4. If a batter is dismissed they must not face the next delivery and

a. Five (5) runs will be taken from the total

b. NB: Batters may have to swap ends to ensure the dismissed

batter does not face the next delivery

5. Batters can be out by being

a. bowled

b. caught

c. hit wicket

d. run out ( for the purposes of simplicity in introducing the

game there is no distinction between stumping and run out,

i.e. whatever the circumstance if a batter is out of his/her

ground when the wicket is broken the will be deemed to be

run out).

e. A batter can still be out on a free hit

6. No Balls and Wide deliveries

a. Either umpire will call and signal No ball for a delivery

i. that does not bounce and is above the batter’s shoulder-

height or

ii. for a delivery that bounces more than twice before it

reaches the crease line at the batter’s end.

b. A delivery is deemed to be Wide if, in the opinion of the

striker’s end umpire, it is not within reach of the striker.

c. When a No Ball or Wide delivery is bowled the batter is

entitled to a ‘Free ‘hit or a ‘T-ball’

i. The free hit will be made from the batting tee.

ii. The ball must be hit in front of the crease line at the

striker’s stumps (i.e. ‘in front of square’)

iii. The batter only has one chance to swing.

iv. The ‘T’ ball is a free hit and not counted as the next

delivery.

v. The ‘T’ is placed by the square leg umpire on the cross

marked in front of the crease at the strikers end (it must

be placed behind the stumps before the next ball is

bowled).

vi. The scoring for these ‘T’ ball deliveries includes 2 for the

Wide/No Ball + any runs + score made on the free hit.

(The striker can still be dismissed from the free hit too.)

BOWLING AND FIELDING

1. Each fielder must bowl once.

2. Bowlers will bowl over arm.

3. Fielders

a. Are only allowed to stand within 8 yards/10 metres of the

striker if they are fielding behind the stumps at the strikers

end

b. Are not allowed to move on a free hit unless the batter’s

have changed ends (i.e. completed a run)

THE RESULT

1. The team with the most runs at the completion of both innings

will be the winner.

2. In the event of the runs scored is tied:

a. the team that has lost fewer wickets will be adjudged the

winners,

b. If the teams cannot be separated then the team scoring the

most boundaries (i.e. 4s and 6s) will be the

3. winners,

c. If still equal then the team scoring the most boundary 6s will

be the winners.

d. A tie will only be declared when all of the above are equal.

Recommendations for Junior Cricket

HARD BALL SOFT BALL

AGE GROUP BALL

WEIGHT STUMPS PITCH BALL TYPE STUMPS

PITCH can be varied depending

on ball type and space available

Under 7 4.75 oz 27” x 8” 16 yards Kwik Kwik Max 14 yards

Under 9 4.75 oz 27” x 8” 18 yards Kwik Kwik 15 yards



Under 12 4.75 oz 27” x 8” 21 yards Inter Cricket Inter Cricket Max 20 yards

Under 13

Boys & Girls

4.75 oz 27” x 8” 21 yards Inter Cricket Inter Cricket Max 21 yards

Boys 5.50 oz Under 14

Girls 5.00 oz 28” x 9” 22 yards

Boys 5.50 oz Under 15

Girls 5.00 oz 28” x 9” 22 yards

Inter Cricket Inter Cricket 22 yards

Conforming to the Laws of Cricket (2000 Code) published by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

SAFETY GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG PLAYERS

The England and Wales Cricket Board has issued new safety guidance

on the wearing of cricket helmets by young players

• It is recommended that a helmet be worn by young players when

batting and when standing up to the stumps when keeping wicket

against a hard cricket ball in matches and practice.

• A young player should not be able to bat or stand up to the stumps

when keeping wicket without a helmet against a hard ball except with

written parental consent. Coaches, teachers, managers and umpires

should always ensure that a young player wears a helmet if this

written parental consent has not been received.

• Players should regard a helmet with a faceguard as a normal item of

protective equipment when batting against a hard ball, together with

pads, gloves and for boys, an abdominal protector (box)

• There is a British Standard (BS7928:1998) for cricket helmets and it

is in the best interest of players to ensure that their helmet conforms

to this standard.

The ECB has also extended the existing regulations covering the

minimum fielding distances for young players in all matches where a

hard ball is used.

• No young player in the under 15 age group or younger shall be

allowed to field closer than 8 yards (7.3 metres) from the middle

stump, except behind the wicket on the off side, until the batsman

has played the ball.

• For players in the under 13 age group and below the distance is 11

yards (10 metres)

• These minimum distances apply even if the player is wearing a

helmet.

• Should a young player in these age groups come within the restricted

distance the umpire must stop the game immediately and instruct the

fielder to move back.

• In addition any young player in the under 16 to under 18 age groups,

who has not reached the age of 18, must wear a helmet and, for

boys, an abdominal protector (box) when fielding within 6 yards (5.5

meters) of the bat, except behind the stumps on the offside. Players

should wear appropriate protective equipment whenever they are

fielding in a position where they feel at risk.

• These fielding restrictions are applicable to all cricketers in England

and Wales. Age groups are based on the age of the player at midnight

on the 31st August in the year proceeding the current season.

OVERBOWLING

This is an important consideration especially for young bowlers whose

bodies are not fully developed. Recent studies have revealed that over-

bowling is the most common cause of back injuries in this country.

Evidence suggests that much of the damage occurs early in the playing

career, and especially during growth spurts, though the effects do not

often show themselves until the late teens. The more talented and

more physically mature youngsters are generally most at risk, as they

tend to play at more than one age group level.

To ensure that young fast* bowlers do not place undue stress on their

bodies, every attempt must be made to keep the amount of bowling

within reasonable limits. The following Directives provide sensible

playing and training levels.

DIRECTIVES FOR JUNIOR MATCHES

Age Max overs

per spell

Max overs

per day

Up to 13 5 overs 10 overs

U-14, U-15 6 overs 12 overs



DIRECTIVES FOR JUNIOR PRACTICE SESSIONS

Age Max overs

per spell

Max overs

per day

Up to 13 30 balls 2 sessions

U-14, U-15 36 balls 2 sessions



These figures are based on players bowling in no more than 3 matches

or practice sessions per week for age groups up to and including U-15,

and 4 matches or practice sessions per week for age groups up to and

including U-19. Players can play in other matches provided they do not

bowl.

Having completed a spell the bowler cannot bowl again, from either

end, until the equivalent numbers of overs to the length of her/his spell

have been bowled from the same end. If play is interrupted, for any

reason, for less than 40 minutes any spell in progress at the time of

the interruption up to the maximum number of overs per spell for the

appropriate age groups.

If the spell is not continued after the interruption the bowler cannot

bowl again, from either end, until the equivalent number of overs the

length of her/his spell before interruption have been bowled from the

same end. If the interruption is of 40 minutes or more whether

scheduled or not, the bowler can commence a new spell immediately.

Once a bowler covered by these directives has bowled in a match, s/he

cannot exceed the maximum number of overs per day for her/his age

group even if s/he subsequently bowls spin. S/he can exceed the

maximum overs per spell if bowling spin, but cannot then revert to

bowling fast until an equivalent number of overs to the length of

her/his spell have been bowled from the same end.

If s/he bowls spin without exceeding the maximum number of overs in

a spell the maximum will apply as soon as s/he reverts to bowling fast.

* For the purpose of these guidelines a fast bowler should be defined as a bowler to whom a wicket keeper in the same age group would in normal circumstances stand back to take the ball.

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ACSCDG JUNIOR FIXTURES 2015

Not all Fixtures and competition formats have not be finalised for the

2015 season but will be available prior to the start of the 2015 season

for publication on the Grades WEB site.

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ACSCDG JUNIOR CUP COMPETITIONS 2015

(see below)

CRICKET SCOTLAND UNDER 18 NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 Round 1 Round 2 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals/Final

To be played by 7 June To be played by 5 July To be played by 2 August To be played on 30 August

Side drawn first to play: HOME Side drawn first to play: HOME Side drawn first to play: AWAY (Reserve date 6 September)

(venue to be advised)

Ferguslie

v

Glasgow Accies

v Glasgow Accies/PrestwickPrestwick

v

Clydesdale

v

West of Scotland

v

Poloc

v

Ayr

v Ayr/Greenock

Greenock

v

Drumpellier

v

SMRH

Kelso

v Kelso/Heriot's

Heriot's

v

Watsonian

v

Grange

v

Carlton

v

Falkland

v

Forfarshire

v

Meigle

v

Aberdeenshire

v Aberdeenshire/Arbroath UnitedArbroath United

CRICKET SCOTLAND UNDER 15 SCOTTISH CUP Round 1 Round 2 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals/Final

To be played by 7 June To be played by 5 July To be played by 2 August To be played on 16 August

Side drawn first play; HOME Side drawn first play: AWAY Side drawn first play: HOME (reserve date 23 August)

Venue to be advised

Huntly

v Huntly/Stoneywood Dyce

Stoneywood Dyce

v

Aberdeenshire

v Aberdeenshire/Arbroath United

Arbroath United

v

Perth Doo'cot

v Perth Doo'cot/Broomhall

Broomhall

v

Kinross-shire

v

Strathmore

v

Largo

v

Falkland

v

Forfarshire

Grange

v Grange/West Lothian

West Lothian

v

Watsonian

v Watsonian/Heriot's

Heriot's

v

SMRH

v SMRH/Carlton

Carlton

v

Kelso

v

West of Scotland

v West of Scotland/Prestwick

Prestwick

v

Poloc

v Poloc/Helensburgh

Helensburgh

v

Greenock

v

Ayr

v Ayr/Clydesdale

Clydesdale

CRICKET SCOTLAND UNDER 13 SCOTTISH CUP 2015 Round 1 Round 2 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals/Final

To be played by 31 May To be played by 28 June To be played by 26 July To be played on 9 August

Side drawn first play; HOME Side drawn first play: AWAY Side drawn first play: HOME (reserve date 16 August)

Venue to be advised

Ferguslie

v

Helensburgh

v Helensburgh/Prestwick

Prestwick

v

Clydesdale

v Clydesdale/Poloc

Poloc

v

Greenock

v Greenock/Ayr

Ayr v

Stirling County

v Stirling County/West of Scotland

West of Scotland

v

West Lothian

v West Lothian/Watsonian

Watsonian

v

East Lothian County

v East Lothian County/Grange

Grange

v

Livingston

v Livingston/Carlton

Carlton

Kelso

v Kelso/Langholm

Langholm

v

Broomhall

v Broomhall/SMRH

SMRH

v

Arbroath United

v Arbroath United/Largo

Largo

v

Strathmore

v Strathmore/Forfarshire

Forfarshire

v

Falkland

v Falkland/Kinross-shire

Kinross-shire

v

Perth Doo'cot

v

Elgin

v Elgin/Stoneywood-Dyce

Stoneywood Dyce

v

Aberdeenshire

v Aberdeenshire/Huntly

Huntly

NATWEST UNDER 15 QUALIFYING CUP 2015 Preliminary Round Round 1 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals/Final

To be played by 3 May To be played by 17 May To be played by 7 June To be played on 21 June

Side drawn first play: HOME Side drawn first play: HOME Side drawn first play: AWAY (reserve date 5 July)

Venue to be advised

Stoneywood Dyce

v

Aberdeenshire

v Aberdeenshire/Huntly

Huntly

v

Largo

v

Forfarshire

v

Kinross-shire

v

Arbroath United

v

Watsonian

v

Carlton

Broomhall

v

Grange

v

Greenock

v Greenock/Clydesdale

Clydesdale

v

Ayr

v

Poloc

v Poloc/West of Scotland

West of Scotland

v

West Lothian

v

Helensburgh

v

Callander

NATWEST UNDER 13 QUALIFYING CUP 2015 Preliminary Round Round 1 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals/Final

To be played by 3 May To be played by 17 May To be played by 31 May To be played on 14 June

Side drawn first play; HOME Side drawn first play: HOME Side drawn first play: AWAY (reserve date 28 June)

Venue to be advised

Aberdeenshire

v

Stoneywood Dyce

v Stoneywood Dyce/Huntly

Huntly

v

Forfarshire

v

Falkland

v Falkland/Broomhall

Broomhall

v

Arbroath United

v

Largo

v

Grange

v Grange/Carlton

Carlton

v

Kinross-shire

West Lothian

v

East Lothian County

v East Lothian County/Watsonian

Watsonian

v

Stirling

West of Scotland

v v

Poloc

West of Scotland/Poloc

v

Ferguslie

v

Ayr

v Ayr/Greenock

Greenock

v

Callander

v Callander/Helensburgh

Helensburgh

v

Clydesdale

NEW CRICKET HEAD PROTECTOR TESTING STANDARD

(More commonly known as the Helmet testing standard)

The ECB, PCA and the ICC have worked with BSi and head protector

manufacturers to develop a new specification for the testing of head

protection for cricketers. This specification has recently been approved

by BSi Group, which is the national body responsible for producing

appropriate safety standards in the UK. With cricketers and bowling

machines able to deliver cricket balls at high speeds, and given the

obvious importance of protecting against head injuries wherever

possible, head protectors are an essential part of a cricketer’s kit.

It is important that individuals understand how the new specification

will apply to head protectors on sale from Spring/Summer 2014.

The key features of the new specification, BS7928:2013, are:

1 it now includes a facial contact projectile test that assesses for

penetration of the ball through the faceguard, and contact of the

faceguard onto the face, using realistic ball impact speeds and

conditions; and

2. head protectors have been tested separately against men’s and

junior sized cricket balls (a five-and-a-half ounce ball and a four-and-

three-quarter ounce ball, respectively).

Head protectors that have been tested against the new standard will be

clearly labelled with “BS7928:2013” and will contain clear labelling

setting out whether a head protector has been tested against (i) men’s

standard ball size of 5 ½ ounces, (ii) junior standard ball size of 4 ¾

ounces, or (iii) both men’s and junior size balls.

The manufacturers have advised that there is currently no specific

women’s head protector and so there is no specific standard for

women’s cricket head protectors. As the size of the standard women’s

cricket ball is between the standard men and junior balls, it is

recommended that women use head protectors that have been tested

against both the men’s and junior sized ball or at least against the

junior size ball (as the smaller ball could potentially get through the

gap above the face guard on a men’s head protector).

From 30 June 2014, the old BSI standard for cricket head protectors

(BS7928:1998) will be withdrawn and the ECB therefore recommends

that all new head protectors brought to market are tested against the

new standard. However, head protectors which have already been

tested against the old standard can and will continue to be available for

sale and will not be withdrawn from the market.

In light of this, the ECB has issued this guidance to ensure that the

public understands the meaning and merits of the new specification

(and consequent labelling that will soon be introduced) and therefore to

enable the public to make an informed decision as to which head

protector to use.

Finally, whilst the ECB considers that head protectors are an essential

part of a cricketer’s kit to mitigate the risk of injury, it must be

remembered that wearing a head protector and faceguard (whether or

not it has been tested against the new standard) cannot always

prevent death, injury or disability

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Visit the official Grades Website at :-

www.acagrades.org.uk

For all the up-to-date information

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TROPHY WINNERS 2014

Aberdeenshire Cup (G1) ------ Ellon Gordon

Bon Accord Cup (G2) ------ Crescent

Reid Cup (G3) ------ Portcullis

Johnston Rose Bowl (G4) ------ 2nd Ellon Gordon

Bain Cup (G1 League) ------ 2nd AGSFPs

Junior League Cup (G2 League) ------ Crescent

Ross Cup (G3 League) ------ 2nd AGSFPs

Cannon Cup (G4 League) ------ Dunecht

Thompson Shield (Double) ------ Crescent

Thistle Sports Trophy (7’s) ------ Not played 2014 Season

Duncan Cup (7’s) ------ Not played 2014 Season

Turriff Cup (T20) ------ St. Ronald

Walker Cup (G1 Batting) ------ M. Ali (Lahore Karahi)

Urquhart Cup (G1 Bowling) ------ P. Mallireddy (Knight Riders)

Dor Nor Cup (G2 Batting) ------ H. Doley (Gordonians)

Porter Cup (G2 Bowling) ------ C. Perera (Gordonians)

Donald Cup (G3 Batting) ------ R. McEwan (Crathie)

Morrison Cup (G3 Bowling) ------ L. Thom (Kemnay-Kintore)

Cope Cup (G4 Batting) ------ C. Watson (2nd Ellon Gordon)

Castles Cup (G4 Bowling) ------ G. Cordiner (2nd Methlick)

Wilson Cup (wkt-keeping) ------ A. Win (Bon Accord)

Wallace Cup (U18 Batting) ------ R. Hedge (2nd AGSFPs)

Wallace Cup (U18 Bowling) ------ R. Hedge (2nd AGSFPs)

TEAM “FAIR PLAY" AWARD 2014

Grade 1 -------- Methlick

Grade 2 -------- Fraserburgh

Grade 3 -------- Turriff

Grade 4 -------- 2nd Methlick

MAN OF THE MATCH 2014

Aberdeenshire Cup (G1) ------- R. Greenfield (Ellon Gordon)

Bon Accord Cup (G2) ------- T. Suri (Crescent)

Reid Cup (G3) ------- J. Walmsley (Portcullis)

Johnston Rose Bowl (G4) ------- C. George (2nd Ellon Gordon)

Turriff Cup (T20) ------- Final Postponed to 2015

Thistle Sports Trophy (7’s) ------- Not played in 2014 Season

Duncan Cup (7’s) ------- Not played in 2014 Season

JACK NIXON AWARD

S. White (Ellon Gordon) 2014

T. Malik (Bon Accord) 2013

E. Mackie (Ellon Gordon) 2012

J. Barrett (Ellon Gordon) 2011

W. Ali (Banchory) 2010

F. Awan (Bon Accord) 2009

ALAN FORBES TROPHY

I. Sutherland (Cults-Artisans-SR) 2014

S. Stephen (Bon Accord) 2013

S. Clark (Academy) 2012

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LEAGUE TABLES 2014

GRADE 1

Team P W D T L WO Scr V Runs For

Wkts Lost Runs

Against Wkts Taken

Pts R/W

Ratio %

Bon Accord 14 9 2 0 2 1 0 4 1918 86 1985 114 369 1.28 87.86

Cults-Artisans-SR 15 10 1 0 4 0 0 3 2370 98 2159 136 381 1.52 84.67

Knight Riders 12 4 2 0 5 1 0 6 1429 93 1242 88 273 1.09 75.83

Ellon Gordon 15 9 0 0 5 0 1 3 1599 100 1820 131 337 1.15 74.89

Lahore Karahi 14 5 4 0 5 0 0 4 2569 106 2175 117 306 1.30 72.86

AGSFPs 15 7 2 0 6 0 0 3 2437 138 2008 124 324 1.09 72.00

Mannofield 13 5 3 0 5 0 0 5 1807 104 1906 94 252 0.86 64.62

Banchory 13 3 2 0 8 0 0 5 1959 108 1969 96 233 0.88 59.74

Methlick 13 3 2 0 8 0 0 5 1877 115 2152 85 225 0.65 57.69

Inverurie 16 1 6 0 8 0 1 2 1847 138 2396 81 193 0.45 40.21

GRADE 2


Wkts Lost Runs

Against Wkts Taken

Pts R/W

Ratio %

Crescent 10 6 1 0 2 1 0 4 1628 80 1060 78 264 1.50 88.00

Fraserburgh 12 7 3 0 2 0 0 2 1630 76 1584 103 297 1.40 82.50

Gordonians 8 5 1 0 2 0 0 6 1168 49 849 68 190 1.91 79.17

2nd Knight Riders 9 5 1 0 3 0 0 5 1171 73 1387 76 211 0.88 78.15

Stonehaven 10 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 1262 71 1297 78 189 1.07 63.00

QX/SD 9 0 3 0 6 0 0 5 1182 70 1484 52 118 0.59 43.70

St. Ronald 8 0 1 0 6 0 1 6 803 76 1183 30 71 0.27 29.58

Caledonian - - - - - - - 14 - - - - - - -

LEAGUE TABLES 2014

GRADE 3


Wkts Lost Runs

Against Wkts Taken

Pts R/W

Ratio %

2nd AGSFPs 13 10 0 0 2 1 0 1 1676 76 1300 113 358 1.92 91.80

Academy 12 8 1 0 2 1 0 2 1605 71 1177 98 319 1.88 88.61

Kemnay-Kintore 10 7 0 0 3 0 0 4 1356 77 930 82 230 1.55 76.67

2nd Mannofield 10 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 1184 83 1522 81 185 0.76 61.67

Crathie 10 3 2 0 5 0 0 4 1232 75 1159 71 177 1.01 59.00

Huntly 11 4 0 0 6 0 1 3 1240 89 1667 80 186 0.67 56.36

Portcullis 12 2 2 0 8 0 0 2 1357 110 1613 92 198 0.70 55.00

Turriff 10 1 1 0 7 0 1 4 854 93 1136 37 91 0.30 30.33

GRADE 4


Wkts Lost Runs

Against Wkts Taken

Pts R/W

Ratio %

Dunecht 10 5 2 0 2 1 0 4 989 58 854 84 244 1.68 81.33

2nd Gordonians 12 7 0 0 4 1 0 2 1405 86 1031 99 289 1.57 80.28

2nd Banchory 11 5 2 0 3 1 0 3 1243 80 1127 93 254 1.28 76.97

2nd Ellon Gordon 11 6 0 0 4 1 0 3 1234 74 1145 82 245 1.19 74.24

2nd Methlick 12 7 1 0 4 0 0 2 1169 74 1184 97 266 1.29 73.89

3rd AGSFPs 14 3 3 0 8 0 0 0 1392 112 1833 89 208 0.60 49.52

2nd Kemnay-Kintore 12 3 1 0 6 0 2 2 1087 110 1160 63 147 0.54 40.83

2nd Stonehaven 12 2 1 0 7 0 2 2 1057 110 1242 57 141 0.44 39.17

INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES 2014

GRADE 1

NAME CLUB INN N.O. RUNS H.S. AVE

WINNER

M. Ali Lahore Karahi 14 3 663 112 60.27

OTHERS

K. Imran Lahore Karahi 13 4 470 *85 52.22

S. Murphy Methlick 13 3 522 *90 52.00

A. Keith AGSFPs 14 0 551 86 39.36

H. Saraswat Cults-Artisans-SR 14 2 441 98 36.75

V. Bode Cults-Artisans-SR 13 3 330 63 33.00

R. Haider Cults-Artisans-SR 13 1 378 53 31.50

N. Mirza Bon Accord 13 3 314 59 31.40

G. Gillanders Cults-Artisans-SR 12 2 300 52 30.00

B. Webb Ellon Gordon 11 2 270 69 30.00

T. Norval Inverurie 15 1 418 *73 29.86

S. White Ellon Gordon 14 3 311 64 28.27

S. Kennedy Methlick 10 0 260 62 26.00

M. Safee Banchory 12 1 275 *75 25.00

M. Moizuddin Banchory 12 1 242 *71 22.00

C. White Ellon Gordon 10 3 150 46 21.43

F. Awan Bon Accord 13 1 249 62 20.75

S. Anderson Methlick 12 1 218 44 19.82

S. Kumarasamy Knight Riders 10 2 155 44 19.38

N. Patherikadavil Knight Riders 10 0 175 65 17.50

P. Tenneti AGSFPs 13 0 220 64 16.92

S. Murrison Inverurie 13 1 203 34 16.92

B. Veldsman Ellon Gordon 12 0 197 45 16.42

R. Vaduganathan Knight Riders 9 1 131 *83 16.38

G. Morrison AGSFPs 13 0 205 55 15.77

C. Forbes Cults-Artisans-SR 10 2 104 27 13.00

P. Govinda Cults-Artisans-SR 10 5 62 30 12.40

S. Rangaraju Knight Riders 10 0 123 34 12.30

S. Hicks Banchory 9 0 106 25 11.78

M. Woodhouse Methlick 13 1 132 41 11.00

I. Khan Banchory 10 1 93 23 10.33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. Win Bon Accord 8 2 292 *64 48.67

G. Hadden Inverurie 9 2 318 *97 45.43

S. Knudson AGSFPs 7 4 126 *54 42.00

P. Gopinatham Bon Accord 7 4 109 *40 36.33

S. Ahmed Cults-Artisans-SR 8 3 164 *70 32.80

P. Palaniyandi Knight Riders 7 3 126 *39 31.50

S. Murrison Cults-Artisans-SR 8 2 133 52 22.17

S. Ahmed Bon Accord 8 0 163 43 20.38

J. Davey AGSFPs 9 0 176 57 19.56

M. Khan Cults-Artisans-SR 9 1 78 47 9.75

*Not Out


GRADE 2


WINNER

H. Doley Gordonians 6 2 302 *84 75.50

OTHERS

C. Perera Gordonians 7 4 128 *41 42.67

P. O’Neill Fraserburgh 11 0 458 83 41.64

D. Crozier Stonehaven 7 0 277 138 39.57

J. Ali Crescent 8 0 307 81 38.38

R. Devlin Stonehaven 10 3 255 *73 36.43

C. Bowie Fraserburgh 11 3 265 *82 33.13

N. Thangaraj Crescent 9 0 241 56 26.78

A. Ahmed Crescent 9 0 220 89 24.44

G. Bimalsony 2nd Knight Riders 6 0 102 48 17.00

B. Davidson QX/SD 7 1 95 *40 15.83

F. Choudry QX/SD 8 1 106 38 15.14

S. Malleshappa 2nd Knight Riders 6 0 89 39 14.83

K. Sekar 2nd Knight Riders 6 1 64 *46 12.80

S. Asok 2nd Knight Riders 8 0 102 34 12.75

V. Annamalai 2nd Knight Riders 6 1 32 12 6.40

B. Balaji 2nd Knight Riders 9 0 57 18 6.33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T. Butt QX/SD 5 1 287 *104 71.75

M. Watson Fraserburgh 7 2 201 *121 40.20

*Not Out


GRADE 3


WINNER

R. McEwan Crathie 8 1 330 *108 47.14

OTHERS

G. Thangamani 2nd AGSFPs 8 2 179 69 29.83

L. Thom Kemnay-Kintore 9 2 207 *63 29.57

J. Thom Kemnay-Kintore 10 1 261 48 29.00

M. Taylor Crathie 8 1 199 *58 28.43

J. Eagles 2nd AGSFPs 8 0 227 60 28.38

R. Kola Kemnay-Kintore 8 0 174 56 21.75

F. Summers Kemnay-Kintore 10 1 156 96 17.33

R. Owen Portcullis 10 1 139 *60 15.44

S. Cole Kemnay-Kintore 8 1 108 36 15.43

K. Vijayakrishnan Portcullis 9 0 132 47 14.67

J. Raj Portcullis 8 0 109 42 13.63

A. Mirashi Kemnay-Kintore 8 0 104 50 13.00

R. Collinson Portcullis 8 2 51 22 8.50

D. Mitchell Portcullis 10 0 261 72 7.20

R. Falconer Portcullis 9 1 57 34 7.13

B. Adie Portcullis 9 3 19 *11 3.17

S. Winstanley Portcullis 8 3 11 4 2.20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

M. Narayanan 2nd AGSFPs 6 3 139 *40 46.33

C. Clelland 2nd AGSFPs 7 0 223 72 31.86

*Not Out

NDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES 2014

GRADE 4


WINNER

C. Watson 2nd Ellon Gordon 10 2 364 125 45.50

OTHERS

R. Fryer 2nd Methlick 12 3 237 *42 26.33

M. Witz Dunecht 9 2 169 70 24.14

P. Norwood 3rd AGSFPs 11 2 159 *38 17.67

R. Bhatia 2nd Gordonians 8 2 90 *40 15.00

G. Coe 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 7 0 130 - 14.71

D. Long Snr 2nd Stonehaven 9 1 109 31 13.63

D. Fyffe 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 7 0 95 - 13.57

G. Fowlie 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 7 0 79 - 11.29

J. Gouws 2nd Stonehaven 9 0 93 38 10.33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J. Jones 2nd Methlick 6 2 145 60 36.25

A. Smith 2nd Methlick 6 2 120 *45 30.00

D. Turner 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 6 1 145 - 29.00

K. Milne Dunecht 5 1 112 *57 28.00

S. Roberts Dunecht 5 2 73 27 24.33

L. Campbell Dunecht 4 0 82 30 20.50

R. Hedge 3rd AGSFPs 9 1 164 *51 20.50

K. Ghosh 3rd AGSFPs 8 1 87 *51 12.43

*Not Out


UNDER 18


WINNER

R. Hedge 3rd AGSFPs 9 1 164 *51 20.50

OTHERS

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E. Davidson QX/SD 5 1 50 *22 12.50

K. Gosh 3rd AGSFPs 8 1 87 *51 12.43

R. Hedge 2nd AGSFPs 1 0 11 11 11.00

*Not Out

Note: Winner is not determined by average alone

INDIVIDUAL BOWLING AVERAGES 2014

GRADE 1

NAME CLUB OVERS M R W AVE

WINNER

P. Mallireddy Knight Riders 89.0 31 198 21 9.43

OTHERS

S. White Ellon Gordon 158.0 42 392 38 10.32

R. Meghani Cults-Artisans-SR 91.0 11 336 32 10.50

S. Hameed AGSFPs 138.0 27 354 32 11.06

N. Mirza Bon Accord 100.0 24 373 30 12.43

M. Ali Lahore Karahi 149.0 21 480 35 13.71

T. Malik Bon Accord 131.0 29 469 31 15.13

C. Forbes Cults-Artisans-SR 128.2 22 412 27 15.26

I. Khan Banchory 96.0 15 351 20 17.55

H. Saraswat Cults-Artisans-SR 123.3 15 446 24 18.58

V. Vijapur AGSFPs 139.3 24 465 24 19.38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. Ali Lahore Karahi 127.0 12 462 25 18.48

J. Jessiman Inverurie 116.5 23 402 20 20.10

C. Addison Methlick 98.1 12 342 15 22.80

S. Kumarasamy Knight Riders 95.2 22 227 16 14.19

V. Bode Cults-Artisans-SR 92.3 13 324 19 17.05

S. Ahmed Cults-Artisans-SR 82.1 9 363 19 19.11

H. Mapplebeck AGSFPs 79.1 7 347 19 18.26

R. Knudson AGSFPs 72.0 4 270 13 20.77

S. Kennedy Methlick 71.5 7 281 15 18.73

S. Knudson AGSFPs 69.0 8 209 12 17.42


GRADE 2


WINNER

C. Perera Gordonians 65.0 17 134 22 6.09

OTHERS

T. Suri Crescent 62.2 18 142 18 7.89

R. Mahesh Gordonians 76.4 19 149 18 8.28

C. Hinchcliffe Stonehaven 94.0 18 220 22 10.00

A. Rennie Fraserburgh 92.2 19 228 20 11.40

F. Lawrance Fraserburgh 111.1 29 297 25 11.88

C. Findlay Stonehaven 77.0 18 223 16 13.94

A. Ahmed Crescent 84.0 11 240 17 14.12

P. O’Neil Fraserburgh 90.4 21 278 19 14.63

B. Balaji 2nd Knight Riders 5 330 20 16.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N. Wright QX/SD 35 18 94 8 11.75

S. Malleshappa 2nd Knight Riders 50 6 194 12 16.17

G. Bimalsony 2nd Knight Riders 33 2 107 6 17.83

K. Sekar 2nd Knight Riders 33 4 123 6 20.50

S. Ahmed 2nd Knight Riders 45 8 150 7 21.43

F. Choudry QX/SD 72 16 259 8 32.38

Rb. Taylor QX/SD 81 15 359 11 32.64


GRADE 3


WINNER

L. Thom Kemnay-Kintore 76.0 25 191 31 6.16

OTHERS

J. Thom Kemnay-Kintore 78.4 19 169 27 6.26

J. Eagles 2nd AGSFPs 75.4 11 228 34 6.71

M. Bestwick Crathie 120.2 25 249 26 9.58

R. Owen Portcullis 93.0 13 329 25 13.16

D. Mitchell Portcullis 107.0 31 293 22 13.32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. Radnall Kemnay-Kintore 27.5 4 76 10 7.60

K. Whyte 2nd AGSFPs 55.0 16 150 14 10.71

J. Holt Kemnay-Kintore 45.0 10 145 11 13.18

M. Devendran 2nd AGSFPs 76.3 16 203 15 13.53

H. Chovatiya 2nd AGSFPs 53.0 11 153 11 13.91

V. Desai 2nd AGSFPs 42.3 14 86 6 14.33

M. Farooq Portcullis 67.0 10 212 14 15.14

M. Narayanan 2nd AGSFPs 39.0 4 145 9 16.11

A. Mirashi Kemnay-Kintore 40.0 4 178 8 22.25


GRADE 4


WINNER

G. Cordiner 2nd Methlick 89.0 27 168 27 6.22

OTHERS

S. Derrett Dunecht 96.1 28 175 22 7.95

A. Burnett Dunecht 76.3 18 190 20 9.50

J. Jones 2nd Methlick 76.0 14 202 18 11.22

J. Clark 2nd Gordonians 61.2 7 192 17 11.29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V. Desai 3rd AGSFPs 18.5 6 14 8 1.75

B. Witz Dunecht 17.4 3 25 8 3.13

A. Khan 3rd AGSFPs 31.0 8 58 7 8.29

J. Gibbs 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 22.0 0 71 8 8.88

D. Russell 3rd AGSFPs 16.2 1 45 5 9.00

D. Farrow 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 24.5 4 94 9 10.44

S. Roberts Dunecht 49.0 13 103 9 11.44

C. Watson 2nd Ellon Gordon 46.3 6 170 14 12.14

S. Choudry 2nd Methlick 72.0 22 183 15 12.20

R. Gopal 3rd AGSFPs 23.0 0 111 8 13.88

J. Lord 3rd AGSFPs 16.5 0 72 5 14.40

S. Dhanamani 3rd AGSFPs 60.0 6 211 12 17.58

G. Coe 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 51.3 7 181 10 18.10

T. Gillies 3rd AGSFPs 18.0 1 94 5 18.80

M. Day 2nd Methlick 69.0 6 267 14 19.07

R. Monnapillai 3rd AGSFPs 18.0 6 59 3 19.67


UNDER 18


WINNER

R. Hedge 3rd AGSFPs 54.3 7 196 8 24.50

OTHERS

No Qualifiers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. Thanga 3rd AGSFPs 3.0 0 5 1 5.00

R. Kennard 2nd Ellon Gordon 17.3 1 88 5 17.60

R. Monnapillai 3rd AGSFPs 18.0 6 59 3 19.67

J. Alexander 3rd AGSFPs 5.0 0 22 1 22.00

L. D’Costa 3rd AGSFPs 31.2 2 125 4 31.25

J. D’Costa 3rd AGSFPs 17.0 1 74 2 37.00

J. Pirie 3rd AGSFPs 7.0 0 41 1 41.00

Note: Winner is not determined by average alone

INDIVIDUAL WICKET-KEEPING AVERAGES 2014

NAME CLUB CATCHES STUMPINGS TOTAL

WINNERS

A. Win Bon Accord 10 4 14

OTHERS

M. Witz Dunecht 9 3 12

S. Davies Ellon Gordon 7 4 11

G. Morrison AGSFPs 9 1 10

C. Clelland 2nd AGSFPs 6 4 10

S. Murrison Inverurie 6 1 7

L. Meikle 2nd Ellon Gordon 4 2 6

S. Cole Kemnay-Kintore 5 0 5

K. Gosh 3rd AGSFPs 4 1 5

M. Woodhouse Methlick 4 0 4

N. Birch Crescent 4 0 4

K. Vijayakrishnan Portcullis 2 2 4

INDIVIDUAL CENTURIES 2014

Name Score For Against Date Competition

A. Ali 160* Lahore Karahi Bon Accord Sat 26 Jul Grade 1

H. Saraswat 147* Cults-Artisans-SR Dunfermline Sun 08 Jun SCC

S. Middleton 147 2nd Ellon Gordon 3rd AGSFPs Sat 02 Aug Grade 4

D. Crozier 138 Stonehaven St. Ronald Sat 17 May Grade 2

C. Watson 125 2nd Ellon Gordon 3rd AGSFPs Sat 02 Aug Grade 4

M. Watson 121* Fraserburgh St. Ronald Sat 31 May Grade 2

J. Walmsley 120 Portcullis Crathie Sat 24 May RC

P. Tenneti 117 AGSFPs Banchory Sun 06 Jul AC

J. Ali 116 Crescent QX/SD Sat 24 May BAC

M. Ali 112 Lahore Karahi Cults-Artisans-SR Sat 10 May Grade 1

M. Lambley 111 QX/SD St. Ronald Sat 03 May Grade 2

M. Ali 108 Lahore Karahi Bon Accord Sat 14 Jun Grade 1

I. Brand 104* Mannofield Cults-Artisans-SR Sat 31 May Grade 1

T. Butt 104* QX/SD St. Ronald Sat 05 Jul Grade 2

R. McEwan 103* Crathie Huntly Sat 31 May Grade 3

M. McPherson 103 2nd Banchory 2nd Kemnay-Kintore Sat 03 May Grade 4

G. Prosser 102 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 2nd Stonehaven Sat 14 Jun Grade 4

*Not Out

INDIVIDUAL 5 WICKETS and 50 RUNS 2014

Name Bowling Batting For Against Date Competition

A.Juneja 6-24 76 2nd Gordonians 2nd Ellon Gordon Sat 19 Jul Grade 4

R.Owen 6-29 60 Portcullis Turriff Sat 31 May Grade 3

A.Keith 6-30 80 AGSFPs Inverurie Sat 26 Apr Grade 1

L.Thom 5-0 63* Kemnay-Kintore Turriff Sat 07 Jun Grade 3

G.Hadden 5-23 57 Inverurie Cults-Artisans-

SR Sun 06 Jul AC

M.Bestwick 5-26 52 Crathie 2nd Mannofield Sat 17 May Grade 3

*Not Out

INDIVIDUAL HAT-TRICKS 2014

DATE GRADE NAME FOR OPPONENTS RTN

Sat 03 May G3 P.Whiteley 2nd AGSFPs Portcullis 4-25

Sat 17 May G3 J.Thom Kemnay-Kintore Portcullis 6-20

Sun 06 Jul AC G.Hadden Inverurie Cults-Artisans-SR 5-23

INDIVIDUAL 5 PLUS WICKETS 2014


N.Mirza 8-19 Bon Accord AGSFPs Sat 23 Aug Grade 1

K.Whyte 7-7 2nd AGSFPs 2nd Mannofield Sat 07 Jun Grade 3

R.Greenfield 7-7 Ellon Gordon Bon Accord Sun 24 Aug AC

S.Peedikayil 7-13 Academy Huntly Sat 07 Jun Grade 3

D.Farrow 7-14 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 3rd AGSFPs Sat 07 Jun Grade 4

L.Thom 7-20 Kemnay-Kintore Portcullis Sat 19 Jul Grade 3

M.Bestwick 7-21 Crathie Academy Sat 26 Apr Grade 3

J.Gibbs 7-31 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 3rd AGSFPs Sat 09 Aug Grade 4

T.Malik 7-35 Bon Accord Methlick Sun 01 Jun AC

J.Eagles 7-39 2nd AGSFPs Academy Sat 19 Jul Grade 3

J.van.der.Ruit 7-51 Stonehaven Crescent Sat 21 Jun Grade 2

S.Hameed 6-7 AGSFPs Inverurie Sat 28 Jun Grade 1

B.Witz 6-9 Dunecht 2nd Ellon Gordon Sat 26 Jul Grade 4

S.Hameed 6-10 AGSFPs Methlick Sat 14 Jun Grade 1

C.Peters 6-16 Gordonians St. Ronald Sat 26 Jul Grade 2

F.Lawrance 6-17 Fraserburgh Gordonians Sat 10 May Grade 2

G.Cordiner 6-17 2nd Methlick 2nd Ellon Gordon Sat 05 Jul Grade 4

N.Mirza 6-17 Bon Accord Ellon Gordon Sun 24 Aug AC

S.Nallathambi 6-20 Knight Riders Mannofield Sat 03 May Grade 1

J.Thom 6-20 Kemnay-Kintore Portcullis Sat 17 May Grade 3

M.Jones 6-23 2nd Gordonians 3rd AGSFPs Sat 05 Jul Grade 4

A.Juneja 6-24 2nd Gordonians 2nd Ellon Gordon Sat 19 Jul Grade 4

L.Paterson 6-24 Huntly Turriff Sat 17 May Grade 3

INDIVIDUAL 5 PLUS WICKETS 2014 (Continued)


S.White 6-24 Ellon Gordon Methlick Sat 05 Jul Grade 1

R.Owen 6-29 Portcullis Turriff Sat 31 May Grade 3

L.Thom 6-30 Kemnay-Kintore 2nd AGSFPs Sat 12 Jul Reid Cup

A.Keith 6-30 AGSFPs Inverurie Sat 26 Apr Grade 1

D.Elliot 6-58 2nd Mannofield Turriff Sat 14 Jun Grade 3

L.Thom 5-0 Kemnay-Kintore Turriff Sat 07 Jun Grade 3

B.Anderson 5-6 2nd Methlick 2nd Kemnay-Kintore Sat 19 Jul Grade 4

J.Eagles 5-7 2nd AGSFPs Crathie Sat 14 Jun Grade 3

C.Forbes 5-7 Cults-Artisans-SR Inverurie Sat 05 Jul Grade 1

J.Mitchell 5-8 Huntly Portcullis Sat 14 Jun Grade 3

A.Long 5-8 Stonehaven St. Ronald Sat 24 May BAC

T.Malik 5-9 Bon Accord Inverurie Sat 17 May Grade 1

A.Parks 5-10 Ellon Gordon Knight Riders Sat 17 May Grade 1

S.Peedikayil 5-10 Academy Portcullis Sat 21 Jun Grade 3

S.Kumarasamy 5-11 Knight Riders AGSFPs Sat 10 May Grade 1

J.Clark 5-12 2nd Gordonians 2nd Methlick Sat 09 Aug Grade 4

H.Paterson 5-14 2nd Ellon Gordon 2nd Methlick Sat 03 May Grade 4

S.Choudry 5-16 2nd Methlick 2nd Kemnay-Kintore Sat 17 May Grade 4

D.Grayson 5-17 2nd Mannofield Huntly Sat 03 May Grade 3

C.Perera 5-17 Gordonians 2nd Knight Riders Sat 17 May Grade 2

A.Ali 5-19 Lahore Karahi Knight Riders Sat 31 May Grade 1

K.Sekhar 5-19 2nd Knight Riders Crescent Sat 16 Aug BAC

A.Burnett 5-20 Dunecht 3rd AGSFPs Sat 19 Jul Grade 4



R.Greenfield 5-20 Ellon Gordon Inverurie Sun 03 Aug AC

M.Fyffe 5-21 Bon Accord Methlick Sat 31 May Grade 1

J.Clark 5-21 Fraserburgh Stonehaven Sat 07 Jun Grade 2

H.Saraswat 5-21 Cults-Artisans-SR Ellon Gordon Sat 14 Jun Grade 1

P.O'Neill 5-22 Fraserburgh St. Ronald Sat 02 Aug Grade 2

H.Paterson 5-23 2nd Ellon Gordon 2nd Stonehaven Sat 07 Jun Grade 4

G.Hadden 5-23 Inverurie Don Valley Cults-Artisans-SR Sun 06 Jul AC

C.Hinchcliffe 5-24 Stonehaven 2nd Knight Riders Sat 03 May Grade 2

T.Malik 5-24 Bon Accord AGSFPs Sat 24 May Grade 1

J.van.Oorschot 5-24 Mannofield Cults-Artisans-SR Sat 31 May Grade 1

C.G.McDonald 5-24 Strathmore Forfarshire Sun 06 Jul MC

J.Eagles 5-24 2nd AGSFPs Crathie Sat 26 Jul Grade 3

M.Bestwick 5-26 Crathie 2nd Mannofield Sat 17 May Grade 3

T.Proctor 5-26 2nd Ellon Gordon 2nd Banchory Sat 28 Jun Grade 4

I.Khan 5-27 3rd AGSFPs 2nd Kemnay-Kintore Sat 07 Jun Grade 4

A.Dolman 5-27 2nd Gordonians Dunecht Sat 21 Jun Grade 4

P.Ballal 5-30 Knight Riders Cults-Artisans-SR Sat 12 Jul Grade 1

R.Meghani 5-30 Cults-Artisans-SR Knight Riders Sat 16 Aug Grade 1

F.Awan 5-32 2nd Mannofield Huntly Sat 24 May Reid Cup

G.Coe 5-32 2nd Kemnay-Kintore 2nd Gordonians Sat 28 Jun Grade 4

T.Suri 5-33 Crescent QX/SD Sat 17 May Grade 2

R.Meghani 5-34 Cults-Artisans-SR Methlick Sat 28 Jun Grade 1

M.Ali 5-35 Lahore Karahi AGSFPs Sat 03 May Grade 1

S.Kumarasamy 5-35 Knight Riders Lahore Karahi Sat 31 May Grade 1



S.White 5-37 Ellon Gordon Lahore Karahi Sat 07 Jun Grade 1

G.Satyamuurthy 5-37 Ellon Gordon Inverurie Sat 12 Jul Grade 1

B.Balaji 5-39 2nd Knight Riders Crescent Sat 26 Jul Grade 2

J.Bhalani 5-40 Bon Accord AGSFPs Sun 27 Jul AC

V.Desai 5-44 2nd AGSFPs Portcullis Sat 16 Aug Reid Cup

R.Meghani 5-47 Cults-Artisans-SR Knight Riders Sat 12 Jul Grade 1

M.White 5-48 Ellon Gordon AGSFPs Sat 31 May Grade 1

V.Vijapur 5-53 AGSFPs Ellon Gordon Sat 31 May Grade 1

B.Balaji 5-59 2nd Knight Riders Crescent Sat 14 Jun Grade 2

M.Farooq 5-65 Portcullis 2nd AGSFPs Sat 03 May Grade 3

J.Crozier 5-67 2nd Stonehaven 2nd Ellon Gordon Sat 07 Jun Grade 4

R.Meghani 5-69 Cults-Artisans-SR Lahore Karahi Sat 21 Jun Grade 1

*Not Out

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PAST ACA GUEST SPEAKERS

NAME REPRESENTED YEAR AS

GUEST

Matthew Hoggard England, Free State, Leicestershire & Yorkshire 2015

Graham Gooch England, Essex & Western Province 2014

Angus Fraser England, Middlesex & Newspaper Commentator 2013

Shaun Udal England, Hamps & Middlesex 2012

Mike Watkinson England, Cheshire & Lancashire 2011

Jeremy Coney New Zealand Capt. & Sky Commentator 2010

Christopher Martin-Jenkins Cricket Journalist & R4 Commentator 2009

Gladstone Small England & Warwickshire 2008

Graeme Fowler England & Lancashire 2007

Ronnie Irani England & Essex 2006

Steve Rhodes England & Worcs 2005

Angus Fraser England, Middlesex & Newspaper Com 2004

Harry Howden Comedian 2003

Sandy Strang Teacher 2002

Jim McColl TV Presenter – Beach Grove Garden 2001

Bob Crampsey Teacher/Author/Journalist/Reporter 2000

John Edrich England & Surrey 1999

Bill Frindall Scorer, Statistician & Radio 4 1998

Geoff Miller England, Cheshire & Derbyshire 1997

Mark Nicholas Hampshire & TV Presenter 1996

PAST ACA GUEST SPEAKERS (Continued)

NAME REPRESENTED YEAR AS

GUEST

Gordon Greenidge West Indies & Hants 1995

Dickie Bird International Umpire 1994

Bob Taylor England & Derbyshire 1993

Derek Randall England & Nottingham 1992

Brian Close England, Somerset & Yorkshire 1991

Ian Brown Gordonians 1990

Bob Crampsey Teacher/Author/Journalist/Reporter 1989

Bill Hope Head Teacher & Umpire 1988

David Christie 1987

Jackie Knight Scotland 1986

David Wilson England & Durham 1985

Basil D’Olivera England & Worcestershire 1984

James MacMorran 1983

Iain Sproat PM 1982

Dickie Bird International Umpire 1981

Basil B Parrish 1980

B. A. Henderson Captain Aberdeenshire CC 1979

1978

1977

1976

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ABERDEENSHIRE CUP G1

Sunday May 31 s t

A B ERD E ENSH I R E C U P – F i r s t R o u n d

A F r a s e r b u r g h v C u l t s A r t i s a n s

B B a n c h o r y v E l l o n G o r d o n

Sunday Ju ly 12 t h


C C r e s c e n t v L a h o r e K a r a h i

D B o n A c c o r d v A

E Ma n n o f i e l d v K n i g h t R i d e r s

F AGS F P s v B

Sunday August 9 t h

A B ERD E ENSH I R E C U P – S em i - F i n a l s

D v E

F v C

Sunday Aug 23 r d or Sunday Aug 30 t h

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A B ERD E ENSH I R E C U P – F i n a l

v

Notes

BON ACCORD CUP G2

Saturday MAY 23 r d

BON A C CORD CU P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l

B 2 n d K n i g h t R i d e r s v A c a d em y Groats

C Me t h l i c k v I n v e r u r i e

D S t o n e h a v e n v Q X - SD

Saturday MAY 30 t h

BON A C CORD CU P – Q u a r t e r - F i n a l

A Go r d o n i a n s v 2 n d A G S F P s

Saturday JULY 4 t h

BON A C CORD CU P – S em i - F i n a l s

B v A *1

D v C *2

Saturday AUGUST 1 s t

BON A C CORD CU P – F i n a l

v TBA

*1 G r o a t s R o a d o r T B A

*2 M i n e r a l w e l l P a r k o r H a r l a w

Notes

REID CUP G3

Saturday MAY 23 r d


A K emn a y - K i n t o r e v 2 n d M a n n o f i e l d

D S t . R o n a l d v 2 n d E l l o n G o r d o n

Saturday MAY 30 t h


B 2 n d B a n c h o r y v C r a t h i e

C 2 n d G o r d o n i a n s v D u n e c h t

Saturday JULY 4 t h

R E I D C U P – S em i - F i n a l s

D v A *3

C v B *4


R E I D C U P – F i n a l

v TBA

*3 A l l a n P a r k o r G o r d o n P a r k

*4 C o u n t e s s w e l l s 2 o r C o w d r y E s t a t e

Notes

JOHNSTONE ROSE BOWL G4

Saturday MAY 23 r d


A 3 r d A G S F P s v G r amp i a n

B T u r r i f f v 2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e

Saturday MAY 30 t h


C 2 n d M e t h l i c k v S i y a p a

D 2 n d S t o n e h a v e n v P o r t c u l l i s

Saturday JULY 4 t h

J OHNS TON ROS E BOWL – S em i - F i n a l s

B v C *5

A v D *6


J OHNS TON ROS E BOWL – F i n a l

v TBA

*5 T h e H a u g h s o r T B A

*6 R u b i s l a w o r S h e d d o c k s l e y 1

Notes

TURRIFF CUP

Sunday Apr i l 26 t h (2014)

T U R R I F C U P – S em i - F i n a l

A H u n t l y v K n i g h t R i d e r s

T U R R I F C U P – 2 0 1 4 F i n a l

2 n d K emn a y - K i n t o r e v A TBA

Sunday May 31 s t (2015)

T U R R I F F CU P – P r e l i m i n a r y R o u n d

A A G S F P s v K emn a y - K i n t o r e

B Ma n n o f i e l d v K n i g h t R i d e r s

Sunday Ju ly 19 t h (2015)


D B v G o r d o n i a n s

E B o n A c c o r d v C u l t s - A r t i s a n s - S R Links 4

F QX / SD v A TBA

Sunday Ju ly 26 t h


C L a h o r e K a r a h i v C r e s c e n t Links 4

Saturday Augus t 29 t h (2015)

T U R R I F F CU P – S em i - F i n a l s a n d F i n a l

E v D TBA

C v F TBA

v TBA

D v B Semi-final 11:00am

E v C Semi-final 13:30pm

Final 16:00pm

Notes

THE DAVIDSTOW VILLAGE CUP

Sunday May 17 t h

DAV I DS TOW V I L L AG E C U P – S e c o n d R o u n d

A K i l m a c o l m v F r u c h i e

B T o r r a n c e C ommun i t y v F a l k l a n d

C Me i g l e v D o u n e

D C r a t h i e v B y e

Sunday May 31 s t

DAV I DS TOW V I L L AG E C U P – T h i r d R o u n d

E A v B

F C v C r a t h i e

Sunday June 14 t h

DAV I DS TOW V I L L AG E C U P – S c o t t i s h R e g i o n F i n a l

G E v F

Notes

MURGITROYD CALEDONIAN CUP

Sunday May 23 r d

MURG I T RO YD C A L EDON I A N C U P – R o u n d On e

( A l l T i e s T o B e P l a y e d B e f o r e 3 1 s t M a y 2 0 1 5 )

S t o n e yw o o d -D y c e v A b e r d e e n s h i r e

Hu n t l y v G r a d e s S e l e c t

Go r d o n i a n s v B y e


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SMALL CLUBS CUP

First Round Quarter Final Semi Final Final

17-May 07-Jun 28-Jun 26-Jul

Reserve 24 May Reserve 14 June Reserve 5 July Reserve 2 August

Bon Accord

v Bon Accord/Victoria

Victoria v

Ellon Gordon

v

Morton

v

AGSFPs

Montrose

v

Tranent

Bass Rock v

v Bass Rock/Cults-St Ronald

Cults-St Ronald v

Leith Franklin Beige

Notes

CS CHALLENGE CUP

First Round Quarter Final Semi Final Final

07-Jun 28-Jun 26-Jul 23-Aug

Reserve 14 Jun Reserve 5 Jul Reserve 2 Aug Reserve 30 Aug

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South

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v

Freuchie

v

Huntly

Arrowdawn Gordonians

v

NoSCA Select

v

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v

Marchmont

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3rd AGSFPs (Harlaw Playing Fields) [Artificial Wicket]

Academy (Duthie Park)

Banchory (Burnett Park)

Bon Accord (Aberdeen Beach Links 4)

Crathie (Balmoral Estate)

Crescent (Kings College) [Artificial Wicket]

Cults-Artisans-St. Ronald (Allan Park)

Dunecht (Cowdry Estate)

Ellon Gordon (Gordon Park)

Fraserburgh (East Links)

Gordonians (Countesswells 1)

2nd Gordonians (Countesswells 2) [Artificial Wicket]

Grampian cc (Sheddocksley)

Inverurie (Kellands Park)

Kemnay-Kintore (Bogbeth Park)

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Lahore Karahi (Aberdeen Beach Links 4)

Mannofield (Kellands Park)

2nd Mannofield (Harlaw) [Artificial Wicket]

Methlick (Lairds)

Portcullis (Duthie Park)

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Stonehaven Thistle (Mineralwell Park)

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