Rules-3-6

3.6. Loan Players  (enquiries to webadmin@GtrMcrCricket.co.uk)

3.6.1. Why do we have Loan Players?

3.6.1.1. GMCL have introduced the Loan Player rule to allow players who have not been selected at clubs in our lower leagues to fill short term gaps in teams at other clubs

3.6.1.1.1. This allows players not selected at their own club to help another club fulfil a league fixture where they are shorthanded and so not spoil a game for those players who are available and supports the ECB’s “Get the Game On” policy.

3.6.1.1.2. Only teams in Divisions 4 and below in the Saturday Competition and the Sunday competition are allowed to take loan players for Saturday & Sunday League matches.

3.6.1.2. When can Loan Players be used?

3.6.1.2.1. Where a club knows in advance that it may have a shortage of players for a League fixture the club may apply to the league to use loan players from other local GMCL clubs.

3.6.1.2.2. Loan players cannot be used in Cup or GMCL20 matches

3.6.1.2.3. Any player who plays as a loan player may only play one game per weekend.

3.6.1.3. Player Eligibility to be available for a Loan

3.6.1.3.1. The player must be a registered GMCL player but must not be a starred player (this includes Junior Exempt Players that are starred) and players may not play against their parent club

3.6.1.3.2. Loan players cannot be starred players at their home club because they must be the best players at the club to be starred and therefore should not be unselected at their home club. 

3.6.1.4. For a Saturday match

3.6.1.4.1. players must not have been selected for their own club’s equivalent games on that day and choose to play on loan

3.6.1.4.2. Where a Saturday team has no game on a particular day because of fixture scheduling players cannot be loaned when they have played in 2 of the last 3 matches in which that player was available for selection.

3.6.1.5. For a Sunday match,

3.6.1.5.1. A player would be available for loan only if not selected for their own club’s game on a Sunday and does not play in their home club’s Saturday teams on the preceding day.

3.6.1.5.2. If a loan is arranged then the player gets a late call for the Saturday team then the Sunday loan must be cancelled.

3.6.1.6. Making arrangements for a Loan

3.6.1.6.1. The league makes no arrangements for loans to take place.

3.6.1.6.2. Clubs should complete the loan request form on the GMCL website, with sufficient time to ensure full arrangements can be completed by 8pm on the Thursday prior to the fixture for which they will have player shortage and ensure they have written agreement (email) of the club holding the player’s registration to the arrangement.

3.6.1.6.3. When all is agreed and approved, the player should apply to join the loaning club on play-cricket so that they may be selected for the appropriate team.