These rules shall be called as “Registration of Players Rules” and shall be effective from 1st October 2009 and shall supercede any other rules in force till then.

These rules are meant for registration of a cricketer desiring to play in the registered tournaments of the Mumbai Cricket Association.

These rules are to be strictly followed by all concerned both in letter and spirit.

The registration of a player under these rules shall be the primary responsibility of the individual player. However the Secretary of the team registering a player for his club should ensure that the registration is as per Rules and Regulations mentioned herein.

A player shall be allowed to register himself for two Maidan clubs and one office club in a year / season.

For the purpose of registration a year or a season means a period from 1st July of a year to 30th June of the subsequent year.

A player seeking registration should be a bonafide resident of the area under the jurisdiction of Mumbai Cricket Association, namely Mumbai and Thane Districts (extending upto Palghar and Dahanu in the western suburbs, Badlapur in the central suburbs and Navi Mumbai upto and including Kharghar).

A registration form and / or transfer form must be signed by the authorized signatory of the club or by a member duly authorized to do so. The concerned club must inform the Association in writing about the person authorized to sign and his specimen signature.

On receipt of the registration form, the person effecting registration shall verify the entries and particularly the signature of the authorized signatory of the club before accepting the registration fees.

A player seeking fresh registration must submit the Xerox copy of any two of the following documents along with the original as a proof of bonafide residentship: birth certificate, ration card, driving license, flat ownership agreement, leave and license agreement duly registered, rent receipt, passport or the voters identity card.

The person effecting the registration should ensure that the documents produced are in order and after retaining the copy the original documents should be returned. The cricketer should have been residing at the address provided for atleast one year prior to seeking registration

Once a player is registered, the change of address will be effected only on production of the documentary evidence and it will not change the eligibility to play in the area restricted tournaments if such a change is effected after 30th June of the year.

Every registered player shall carry his registration card with him while playing in any match.

If the registration card or receipt is demanded by the opponent team, the player concerned must produce the same immediately after the close of the match. In case a player whose registration card is not produced on demand on the day of the match and he further fails to identify himself, the onus will be on the club to prove the bonafide of such player within 24 hours of completion of the game. If the player and or the club fail to produce the evidence such a player shall be treated as unregistered player. If this happens in the final match the club shall not be declared as Champion or Runners Up.

In case of change of employment during the year / season, the player shall not be allowed to play for the new employer for that season, if he has already played for his old employer in any office tournament. On change of employment the player shall register such change by submitting the transfer form.

A player who is not a bonafide resident of the area under the jurisdiction of MCA and is eligible to play in a registered office tournament, by virtue of his employment in a company situated in the area under jurisdiction of MCA, in any office tournament, such player shall be granted temporary registration during the period of Tournament under these rules. Such temporary registered player shall not be eligible to participate in any of the registered club tournament on the basis of his temporary registration.
The temporary registration will be valid for one season only, and should be renewed every year.

On an application from the employer with the proof of eligibility of such player, and on payment of such fees, a temporary registration card shall be issued to such eligible player, with the name of the office club and the tournament and the period of registration. A player with such temporary registration shall not be eligible to play in any other tournament except for his employer, mentioned in the temporary registration card.

In case of area restricted tournaments, the player has to play for the Club for which he is registered for. If he is registered for only one club then he can add the club for whom he desires to play as the second club in his registration. In case both the clubs he is registered for do not participate in the restricted tournament for that year, then only he can play for a third club for that year only, with special permission of the Association. Special Permission must be taken by the player before the start of the tournament. No Special Permission will be granted once the tournament starts.

A player below the age of (17) seventeen years shall be registered under these rules and shall play for the clubs for which he is registered. If both the registered clubs do not participate in the junior and senior tournaments in that year, such under-17 player shall be allowed to play for a third club with the special permission of the Association. Special Permission must be taken by the player before the start of the tournament. No Special Permission will be granted once the tournament starts.

It shall be the duty of the Club Secretary or the Captain of the team to verify that the registration of each of their players are valid and that the players are holding proper registration cards or temporary registration card issued by MCA, before the start of play.

Where a player has only one club on his registration card, and he wants to apply for addition of second club, he shall apply for such addition in an application form duly filled and signed by the authorized signatory of the club. Such application shall be accompanied by original registration card. The said application under this rule shall be verified as per rules and the person effecting changes shall not register such addition if he is not satisfied with the entries and the signature of the player and the authorized signatories of the concerned clubs.

The player may apply for transfer of any one or both the clubs and shall apply for such transfer in the transfer form duly filled in and signed by the respective authorized signatories of the clubs. The duly completed transfer form shall be submitted along with original registration card for effecting transfer in the records of the association and on the registration card. The person effecting transfer should not accept the transfer form if it is incomplete and not accompanied by the registration card.

In case of transfer of club or clubs, the signature of player and the respective authorized signatories of the concerned clubs shall be verified by the person effecting transfer. If he has any doubt about the entries or the signature, he shall not register such player and / or shall not effect the transfer of such player..

Duplicate registration card shall be issued to the player only on receiving an application from him and duly verified by the Registration of Players Sub Committee.

Players refused registration and / or transfer and / or addition of club on the card under the above rules can approach the Hon. Secretary, Registration of Players Committee and he shall call a meeting of the Registration Committee to consider the objections raised by the person in charge of effecting changes, and shall decide the case on merit under these rules and convey the decision giving reasons. If the player is still not satisfied he may appeal to the President of the Association for adjudication. The appeal shall be heard by the President or in his absence by one of the Vice Presidents. The decision shall be given after hearing the player concerned and taking into account the justification of the Players Registration Sub Committee under these rules. Such decision of the adjudicating authority with reasons shall be final and binding.

A player representing his employer in any registered office tournament and who will not be playing in any of the registered club tournaments need not be registered under these rules provided such player is above the age of forty years and has been in same employment for not less than fifteen years on the date of playing for such employer. The office concerned may send list of such players before the start of the tournament with the necessary details of their respective dates of joining and certified by the appropriate authority as designated by the Employer.

The Registration of Players Committee shall prescribe the registration fees, transfer fees, temporary registration fees payable by the club and / or the player before the start of each season and the said fees shall be in force till it is changed by the Registration of Player’s Committee.

Any player found to be participating in any registered tournament without valid registration shall be debarred from playing in the said tournament for that year and for next year or as the case may be decided by the Registration of Players Committee and further the player will have to bear a monetary penalty of Rs.1000/-. The Registration of Players Committee shall not punish any player unless the player is given opportunity of being heard. The Registration of Players Committee shall convey the decision in writing giving reasons for such action. In case a player fails to pay the penalty such player may be debarred for participating in any of the registered tournaments of the Association for his lifetime.

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Any club found to be guilty of any infringement of these rules, for playing any unregistered player in their team, shall be debarred from playing in the said tournament for the year and subsequent year as may be decided by the Registration of Players Committee and further a monetary penalty of Rs.5000/- will be imposed on the club.

The Registration of Players Committee shall not punish any club unless the representative of club is given sufficient opportunity of being heard. The Registration of Players Committee shall convey their decision in writing giving reasons for such action. In case a club fails to pay fine, the club will be declared as a defaulter and suitable action would be initiated.

Such player and the team held guilty and punished by the Registration of Players Committee can file appeal before the disciplinary committee within 48 hours with appeal fee of Rs.1500/-. The disciplinary committee after hearing the concerned parties shall give their decision in writing and with reasons, which shall be binding and final.

For all Invitation Tournaments, in case of affiliated / non-affiliated Clubs invited to play, only MCA registered players who are bonafide residents of Mumbai shall be allowed to play.

In case of Sponsor’s team participating in any Invitation Tournament, no outside players shall be allowed to play in the Sponsor’s team

During the exchange of the team the registration no. is not required. Names of the players should be in full.