CUP MATCHES THIS SATURDAY - PLAYER ELIGIBILITY - UPDATED

Date: 16th May 2023

1st XI Cups - Countback rules suspended & Home team provides both balls

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FOR THIS SATURDAY - WHEN BOTH 1st and 2nd X1s ARE PLAYING

Playing Regulations:

7.1.5 In any 2nd XI Cup or rearranged League match played on Sundays or Bank Holiday Mondays, 2023 or Saturdays when their corresponding 1st XI side are not scheduled to play for any reason, only players, as calculated by the last 11 consecutive league matches under the “countback rule”, who have played 50% or more 2nd XI (or lower) league matches for their club will be eligible. (But see Clause 4.1.2 above for ‘locked’ fixtures).

2023This “countback rule” shall also apply to 1st and 2nd XI players “dropping down” in cup and league matches on Sundays or Bank Holiday Mondays, or Saturdays when their corresponding 1st or 2nd XI league sides are not scheduled to play for any reason.

Please note that, for this weekend's cup matches, the Countback criteria is not been enforced.

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In answer to a few queries about match balls in 1st X1 Cups ( Digman and Tyler) - Home team provides both..