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The Bureau provides a fixture making service for all affiliated clubs throughout the season.

 Method of Operation

To register for a fixture: during the week of the fixture the club’s Fixture Secretary or nominated deputy should telephone, fax, or
e-mail the following information to the bureau: 

Team Strengths:

Bureau staff can only arrange fixtures which reflect the information supplied by clubs. If a Fixtures Secretary says his XI is ‘Strong Medium’ we have to accept his word and register accordingly. If, during the season, it becomes obvious that club officials are regularly misrepresenting a team’s strength, Bureau staff will try and exercise some judgement, having first drawn the club’s attention to the problem.

To help us arrange the best possible matches, please define strengths as follows:

‘Strong’ - First XIs in higher league cricket fielding their top sides. This strength could also apply to clubs with only one XI who also play league cricket at a high level and are a genuine match for bigger clubs first XIs. Similarly a Sunday side containing a large number of Saturday first team players should be classified as ‘Strong’. The definition would not apply to a big club’s 4th XI.

‘Strong Medium’ - This definition applies to a first XI which may be fielding a slightly weaker side from normal, or to a club’s 2nd X1 whose playing strength is only marginally below their first team’s. Again clubs operating only one side can be described as ‘Strong Medium’ provided they are a genuine match for bigger clubs’ first or second X1’s as described earlier. Equally, a Sunday side with some first X1 representation can be ‘Strong Medium’.

‘Medium’ - The catch-all category. In this section clubs would have to field sides containing specialist players in all categories - bowlers, batsmen and a wicket-keeper. It is unlikely that a medium side would contain more than one colt or one vet. Clubs 2nd and bigger clubs 3rd X1’s would usually be covered by this category.

‘Weak Medium’ - This would apply to clubs either fielding severely depleted 2nd teams or clubs putting out 3rds and 4ths containing vets and colts. It would also apply to clubs fielding only one side whose players are either not regulars or whose fixtures are occasional rather than regular.

‘Weak’ - Probably a one-off side with very occasional players or sides with four or more vets/colts or a club’s 3rd or 4th X1 with a ‘give everyone a game policy’. All the data is entered into the computer following which the Bureau Assistant will impart details of other clubs with similar or matching profiles. Once the call is completed, the data stored will be imparted to subsequent callers until such time as the Bureau receives confirmation of a fixture made.

NOTES - Please read carefully.

1] Confirmations - prompt confirmation by both clubs of a fixture is ESSENTIAL - until this happens Bureau staff will continue to give out details to new enquirers. Club officials who consistently fail to confirm fixtures may find that their club is suspended from Bureau service.

2] Call-backs – call-back confirmation calls should be made after 2pm to avoid congestion and to get a quicker phone response.

3] Mobile phones - users are requested to give alternative contact numbers when registering, in case of poor / no cell phone reception.

4] Contacts - for common sense reasons it is essential that only one official from the club handles a particular fixture. If  there has to be a change of personnel simply telephone the Bureau on 0870 143 2823 to advise us.  The record can then be amended for that week only.

5] Cancellations - there are sometimes occasions when a club has to cancel a fixture, or withdraw a side that has been registered. As with  confirmations it is very important that this be done as quickly as possible.  Further, if after registering with the Bureau a fixture is made privately, clubs must inform us immediately so that their name can be withdrawn.

6] Fax / e-mail – as telephone lines become very busy during the season, clubs are encouraged to use fax or email to register fixture requests in the week in question, a subsequent follow up telephone call to check receipt and registration can then be dealt with more quickly.  At present, the bureau is not able to respond by fax or e-mail either to acknowledge receipt or to impart details of matching clubs.  (For the future, we are working on a new process to integrate the use of email and our website more closely with the telephone operation of the bureau). 

7] Club Officials - if for any reason there is an official change in personnel, clubs are required to notify us in writing. Once received the database will be altered to reflect the new incumbent’s details. 

8] Advance Requests - clubs wishing to register fixture requests in advance of the week in question can do so either by fax or e-mail but not by phone.  There is a new facility on the CCC website where a form can be downloaded or an email sent from the site. 

9] Charges - charges are only levied for fixtures made. If having confirmed a fixture a club is forced to cancel the game or withdraw for any reason, it will be charged twice and the other club’s charge will be cancelled. Cancellation of a fixture due to weather or any other reason is not a valid reason for non-payment.

Charges and Accounts

All clubs who affiliate to the Club Cricket Conference are, in addition to their subscription fees and handbook charges, required to lodge a deposit of £50 in order to make use of the fixture bureau. This deposit is refundable on resignation from the CCC provided notice is given by 31st December.

Mid-season accounts are produced for all clubs who use the Fixture Bureau. These accounts must be settled by July 31^st otherwise Bureau services may be withheld.

For each fixture arranged by the Bureau a fee of £10.50 plus VAT is levied - a total of £12.34.   If a club fails to confirm to the Bureau a fixture made through the Bureau before the day on which it is to be played, it shall be liable to forfeit 10% of its refundable deposit.

Any club found to have deliberately avoided or to have attempted to avoid Fixture Bureau charges that are properly due shall be dealt with under Conference Rule 22 and shall be liable to forfeit the full amount of its deposit.

At the end of each season a statement of account is sent to each club for payment. This includes details of dates on which fixtures have been arranged.

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