Discipline

Cheshire Cricket Board has adopted the ECB’s General Conduct Regulations (GCRs) and Anti-Discrimination Regulations.

The purpose of the General Conduct Regulations is to set consistent standards of conduct and behaviour and provide a single set of regulations which can be applied consistently across recreational cricket, to ensure that disciplinary matters are dealt with in a fair, efficient and consistent manner by cricket organisations and to provide assistance to cricket organisations when establishing and running their disciplinary processes.

All senior and junior leagues within Cheshire have adopted the GCRs, while any competitions played under the jurisdiction of Cheshire Cricket Board (or its constituent member Cheshire Youth Cricket) will also be covered.

Whilst the GCRs are mostly used to deal with players’ on-field behaviours there is also relevance to off field behaviour, including social media, as well as the conduct of officials, clubs and spectators/supporters. A full copy of the regulations can be viewed here. ECB has produced a template which umpires and/or participants can use to report any breaches of discipline.

For Cheshire County Cricket League competitions, all discipline matters should be reported in the first instance to Discipline Officer Derek Barnett. For Cheshire Cricket League competitions, the Discipline Officer is Chris Rigg. For any issues which fall outside the jurisdiction of the leagues, contact County Discipline Officer Julie Rafferty.

The ECB Anti-Discrimination Regulations are relevant to all people involved within Cheshire Cricket and should be always adhered to. As per the requirements of the Board’s Affiliation process, we ask all cricket clubs to formally adopt the Anti-Discrimination Regulations within their constitutions and to share on their websites and with club members.

Updated May 2025