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T HE A SSOCIATION OF C RICKET O FFICIALS Leicestershire & Rutland Branch. LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND CRICKET LEAGUE. League Umpires Structure. Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket League Umpires Policy. L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • Premier Division
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THEASSOCIATION OF CRICKETOFFICIALS Leicestershire & Rutland Branch
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND CRICKET LEAGUE
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • Premier Division Premier League Panel of 14 Umpires plus 6 on the Reserve Panel • Division 1 Division 1 Panel of 6 Umpires plus 6 on the Reserve Panel
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • Division 2 Division 2 Panel of 5 Umpires plus 5 on the Reserve Panel • Division 3 Division 3 Panel of 5 Umpires plus 5 on the Reserve Panel
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • Divisions 4 onwards East/West • Here things are a little more fluid. It is proposed that the Appointments Officer(s) compiles a panel of about 10 umpires from what were SL or LL umpires who want to be considered for promotion to higher divisions. • These umpires could then be appointed by the Appointments Officer(s) to some games in Division 3. • At the end of the season the Division 3 marks to be compared with the view to selecting the Division 3 panel for the following season.
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • For the 2014 season it has been agreed by the ‘new league’ that as some of the SL &LL side were used to having neutral umpires. • To that end the Appointments Officers will primarily appoint umpires to matches involving sides from the old SL or LL.
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • The above approach to be reviewed prior to the 2015 season with the aim to having 3 bands of appointments • Premier to Division 3 inclusive • Division 4 East/West to Division 6 East/West inclusive • Division 7 onwards. • New umpires to be slotted into Division 4 to Division 6 dependant on qualification and past experience
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy L & R Cricket Leagues Umpire Proposal for the 2014 Season • To allow the ‘Churning Process’ to take place at the end of the season, a few BASIC RULES are required. These will help to ensure the promotion/relegation process is both transparent and fair. • They are also designed to help address the problem of umpires that continually ‘drop out’ of appointments they have previously accepted.
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Basic Rules • All umpires to be members of the ACO • Premier League umpires to stand in no more than 16 Premier League matches in a season • Umpires standing in the Premier Division and/or Division 1 must be able to travel to any match appointed to unless they have a close association to a club in that division
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Basic Rules (Cont) • To be eligible for promotion at the end of the season umpires must have stood in at least 6 matches in the division they are appointed to plus 6 matches in the division below • Any umpire who has not stood in at least 6 matches in the division they are appointed to plus 6 matches in the division below is automatically relegated at the end of the season
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Premier Division • Appointments available 22 weeks x 12 appointments/week = 264 appointments 20 umpires x Max 16 matches = 320 available 20 umpires x Min 6 matches = 120 available
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 1 • Appointments available 22 weeks x 12 appointments/week = 264 appointments Minimum appointments for Premier League umpires 20 x 6 = 120 Minimum appointments for Division 1 umpires 12 x 6 = 72 Total 120 + 72 = 192
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 2 • Appointments available 22 weeks x 12 appointments/week = 264 appointments Minimum appointments for Division 1 umpires 12 x 6 = 72 Minimum appointments for Division 2 umpires 10 x 6 = 60 Total 72 + 60 = 132
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 3 • Appointments available 22 weeks x 12 appointments/week = 264 appointments Minimum appointments for Division 2 umpires 10 x 6 = 60 Minimum appointments for Division 3 umpires 10 x 6 = 60 Total 60 + 60 = 120
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy Umpire Churning Upward Movement [And Downward] of Umpires in Umpire Panels
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • How Churning Works • Movement of Umpires from one Division to another • Upward and Downward Movement • The Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2 are used as examples
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Premier League Premier League Panel 14 Umpires At end of season all 20 umpires listed in descending order of captain’s marks for the season. Bottom 6 subject to possible movement to Division 1 list Reserve Panel 6 Umpires
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Premier League [Cont] Top 6 from combined marks of matches umpired in Division 1 become Premier League Reserve Panel Captain’s Marks for Premier League Bottom 6 Umpires for matches umpired in Division 1 Both Lots of marks now combined into one list in descending order Captain’s Marks for Top 6 Umpires in Division One for matches umpired in Division 1 Bottom 6 from combined marks of matches umpired in Division 1 become Division 1 Panel
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 1 Division 1 Panel 6 Umpires At end of season all 12 umpires listed in descending order of captain’s marks for the season. Bottom 5 subject to possible movement to Division 2 list Reserve Panel 6 Umpires
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 1[Cont] Top 5 from combined marks of matches umpired in Division 2 become Division 1 Reserve Panel Captain’s Marks for Division 1 Bottom 5 Umpires for matches umpired in Division 2 Both Lots of marks now combined into one list in descending order Bottom 5 from combined marks of matches umpired in Division 2 become Division 2 Panel Captain’s Marks for Top 5 Umpires in Division 2 for matches umpired in Division 2
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 2 Division 2 Panel 5 Umpires At end of season all 10 umpires listed in descending order of captain’s marks for the season. Bottom 5 subject to possible movement to Division 3 list Reserve Panel 5Umpires
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket LeagueUmpires Policy • Division 2[Cont] Top 5 from combined marks of matches umpired in Division 3 become Division 2 Reserve Panel Captain’s Marks for Division 2 Bottom 5 Umpires for matches umpired in Division 3 Both Lots of marks now combined into one list in descending order Bottom 5 from combined marks of matches umpired in Division 3 become Division 3 Panel Captain’s Marks for Top 5 Umpires in Division 3 for matches umpired in Division 3