WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
Clear up the rules about players who can appear for two different clubs in the same competition. DISCUSSION
The
Association does not want to stop players from appearing in differing
competitions on different days. Or to stop players from appearing for
different clubs, provided clearances have been met.
But in
2025/26 season we had a very strange case where Reg 5 failed to prevent
a couple of players from appearing for two DIFFERENT clubs on the same
weekend in same (Saturday 2 day) competition.
The circumstances which allowed this were bizarre but it did happen so Reg 5 must be amended to deal with it.
- There were 2 players who were simultaneously members of 2 separate clubs (I'll call 'em club A and club B.)
- Both players are paid up and properly registered in PlayHQ. They have both met the requirements to be financial members of each club. PlayHQ Permits were in place and acknowledged by both clubs.
- In normal weekends these guys would play Saturday afternoons for club A in the Sat 2d comp. And then normally they would appear on alternate Sundays for club B in the Super 20 comp.
- Club B also had a team in Sat 2d cricket. Club B's team and club A's team were in different grades.
- Due to poor availability of grounds for matches, one weekend the club B team was asked to play on Sunday afternoon instead of Saturday.
- Two players took the opportunity to play for club A in a B grade game on Saturday and then played AGAIN for club B's C grade team on Sunday.
- Cricketops asked these guys to replace themselves for day 2 of the Sunday game.
- This was not covered by the regulations but was simply made up on the spot.
- Luckily the players adopted a reasonable and understanding approach to this problem and bowed to the wishes of the Association. (They saved us some headache but the embarrassment is undimmed.)
A clause preventing this permutation may need to be added to Reg.5.
In another instance, a team suffered loss of points for one match late in the season due to playing an uncleared player. This cost the team a semi-final place.
In all cases Management Committee consent can be sought and may be granted by cricketops. See https://qsdca.com.au/cricketops/ or email cricketops@qsdca.com.au .
A way into this problem might be to add definitions for club, team, competition, grade in Reg 5 (or add these to the GLOSSARY).
PROPOSAL
| OLD REGULATIONS | What does this mean?/Why does it need change? | PROPOSED NEW REGULATION |
| 5 CLEARANCES FOR PLAYERS CHANGING CLUBS Applies to All Competitions |
Word change emphasizes what this regulation means. | 5 CLEARANCES FOR PLAYERS MOVING CLUBS Applies to All Competitions |
| New Definitions | 5.1 For the purposes of this regulation: | |
These could stay here or go in the GLOSSARY. For now they will stay right here. |
5.1.1 "Club" means a separated, affiliated body consisting of many registered players and one or more teams. Clubs are affiliated to this Association as in Playing Regulation 2. | |
| Players membership of clubs is defined by what is shown in PlayHQ. | 5.1.2 "Club membership" is defined as that which is shown in PlayHQ records for each player. A player may be a member of more than one club. | |
| 5.1.3 "Competition" means a separate series of cricket games with a distinct set of Playing Regulations. | ||
| 5.1.4 "Grade" means the divisions within each competition. | ||
| This prevents the two clubs, same player, B grade on Saturday, C grade on Sunday situation in Discussion from occurring. | 5.1.5 Different grades of the same competition are not different competitions. | |
| 5.1 No player will be free to leave one Club and join another during the same season without clearance from the first club and the consent of the Management Committee. | The reason for this is quite simple. If the player owes unpaid fees to the first club they should be prevented from moving to another club until debts are settled. |
5.2 During the same season, players may not move from one club to another |
| Just because PlayHQ lets you select a player in a team DOES NOT mean consent was granted either by first club or the Management Committee. | 5.3 For the purposes of this Playing regulation, completion of Transfers and/or Permits in PlayHQ does not imply clearance from either the first club or consent of the Management Committee. | |
| 5.3 Consent of the Management committee may be granted when the player is qualified under these regulations and is clear of any valid financial obligation (such as subscriptions, fees, fines or penalties from any previous club, organisation or association). | How Management Committee consent is managed. (email is writing...) Reordered for this version. |
5.4 Consent of the Management committee may be granted when the player is qualified under these regulations and is clear of any valid financial obligation (such as subscriptions, fees, fines or penalties from any previous club, organisation or association) or any other form of suspension such as Concussion suspension. |
| How first club consent is managed. (Added for this version.) (email is writing...) | 5.5 Consent of the moving player's first club may be granted in writing by the Secretary (or a deputy) of that club stating the player is free of debts and permission to move is granted. | |
| 5.2 Players may play for another club in an alternative competition administered by this association (such as Super 20) without the consent of the Management Committee. | Different clubs in different competitions is ok. | 5.6 Players may play for another club in an alternative competition administered by this association (such as Super 20) without the consent of the Management Committee. |
| 5.4 If any player plays in a match without clearance in accordance with Playing Regulation 5 the Management Committee may impose a penalty in accordance with Playing Regulation 46 and 47 on that player's team. | The penalty clause. The typical penalty imposed for playing an uncleared player is loss of points for the match. The offending team is expected to be the team/club that plays the uncleared player. But this term allows for any case where that is not the case. |
5.7 If any player plays in a match without clearance in accordance with Playing Regulation 5 the Management Committee may impose a penalty in accordance with Playing Regulation 46 and 47 on the offending team. |
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