WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
- To change the Clothing Rules for all matches.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- Allow whites as an alternative to team uniforms (for players who don't have the uniform)
- Crackdown on unauthorized uniforms by introducing a meaningful penalty scheme for uniform violations.
- Establish a team shirt gallery. (Pictures and diagrams of team uniforms on the website.)
- Ban coloured pads(and dark coloured gloves) for **red ball** cricket.
DISCUSSION
- New clause 8.5.1 prohibits use of coloured gloves and pads in red ball cricket (but ok in Super 20 orange ball games)
- Language usage note: change " uniform club team shirt" to "team uniform" meaning coloured shirt AND coloured trousers. This does not include hats, jumpers, batting pads, helmets, shoes. (See 8.1.5-8.1.7)
- Perhaps there c/should be a clause defining what a team uniform consists of (and what it does not consist of)? See 8.2.1.1
- Need some new clause which says where approved team uniforms are displayed (e.g. a webpage) See Reg 8.2.1.2
- Be careful of over specifying a web address but also being under informative.
- What makes a white shirt and what makes a coloured shirt? This is easy to get bogged down in. The word "predominantly" is added to 8.1.3 to allow white shirts with a reasonable amount of club logos and coloured piping. A shirt with coloured patterns or advertising logos is probably a coloured shirt and to remove doubt should be submitted to the Management Committee for approval or clarification. See 8.2.6
- Reg 8.4.1 has a small change discussed in Playing Regs Review 2023 item C
- Breaches of whites/team uniform/spikes/hats/coloured pads and gloves in red ball cricket is assessed as witnessed and reported by the match umpire(s).
- The sanction procedure for clothing breaches by teams will be up to the Management Committee to decide but it is expected to be:
- 1st report -> 1st warning in writing from Mancom (giving the team an opportunity to explain)
- 2nd report -> elevated to final warning
- 3rd report -> action such as loss of points/fine
- continued reports -> team disqualification...
PROPOSED REGULATIONS
| OLD REGULATIONS | What does it mean? | PROPOSED NEW WORDING |
| 8 CLOTHING | This is the rules about clothing for players in matches |
|
| Applies to All Competitions | Applies to all comps: Sat, Sun 50, Over 40, Super 20, Futures | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1 Players must wear proper cricket clothing. This means: |
Statements of the obvious |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.1 Long white trousers or pants | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.2 Players under 17 years age may wear white short trousers or pants. | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.3 White cricket shirt | This is meant to allow a white shirt with a coloured club logo and coloured piping. | 8.1.3 A predominantly white cricket shirt |
| 8.1.4 White socks | How does this get checked? It is impractical? |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.5 Cricket shoes | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.6 Players must wear cricket shoes with full metal spikes while bowling. | - |
NO CHANGES |
| Spike length will be limited to 9mm. | How does this get checked? It is impractical? Should this be changed to describe the type of spikes or to ban any differing sorts (eg. baseball cleats, new tech golfing studs eg. https://www.todays-golfer.com/equipment/golf-shoes/adidas/zg21/zg21/, football studs, track and field athletic spikes, anything else?) |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.7 Any bowler with shoes that do not comply with Playing Regulation 8.1.6 will not be allowed to bowl. | The umpire notices? How? And does what exactly? |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.8 Recognised cricket hats including helmets either white or in recognised club colours. | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.9 White jumpers | - |
NO CHANGES |
| TEAM SHIRTS | - |
TEAM UNIFORMS |
| 8.2 Teams may wear a uniform club team shirt provided the following conditions have been fully met: | Team uniform requirements... | 8.2 Teams may wear a club team uniform provided the following conditions have been fully met: |
| 8.2.1 The uniform club team shirt cannot be worn by a Club team until after the shirt has been approved by the Management Committee. | Mancom approval. |
8.2.1 The team uniform cannot be worn by a |
| - | So it can be a coloured shirt and white pants or both. coloured shirt and coloured pants. | 8.2.1.1 Team uniform consists of coloured playing shirts and white or coloured playing trousers or pants. |
| - | Hats, shoes, helmets, socks, protective equipment must followRegs in 8.1 and 8.4 |
8.2.1.2 All other player clothing including but not limited to hats, shoes, socks, jumpers and protective equipment must follow other parts of this regulation. |
| - | This is meant to imply that up to date team uniform pictures or diagrams must be submitted to the association by teams. | 8.2.1.3 Team uniforms will match the diagrams displayed on the association team uniform website. |
| 8.2.2 The uniform club team shirts MUST be 75% white above the waist on both front and rear and there must be no colour on the arms below the elbow. | An attempt to specify uniform club team shirt designs. There is a longer more detailed document which ManCom has published here https://qsdca.com.au/team-shirt-approval-guidelines/ | 8.2.2 Team uniforms must conform to design specifications as published by Management Committee. |
| 8.2.3 ALL members of a team MUST wear the uniform club team shirt on the field of play. | An exclusivity clause which is really hard to fully comply with (or monitor and sanction). |
8.2.3 ALL members of a team must wear the team uniform |
| - | Ideally, ALL members of a team MUST wear the uniform club team shirt on the field of play but if there are any team members who are unable to wear the team uniform, whites are the only alternative... | 8.2.3.1 If there are any team members who are unable to wear the team uniform, whites as in Regulation 8.1 are the only permitted alternative. |
| 8.2.4 Sponsorship or advertising on clothing must be referred to the Management Committee before use. | Gives explicit power of approval to Mancom for advertising. This might be used in a case where offensive advertising messages are to be curtailed. |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.2.5 Sponsorship or advertising on attire will meet requirements specified by Cricket Australia. | Gives the power of veto for advertising not aligned with interests of a major sponsor/partner organization. (e.g. a shirt sponsor for Pepsi can be rejected when there is an agreement for an exclusive sponsor Coke) |
NO CHANGES |
| - | New... who decides when there's a question. | 8.2.6 Any questions about the determination of whether a team uniform is acceptable or a white shirt is predominantly white are a matter for the Management Committee alone to decide. |
| PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | - | - |
| 8.3 Fielders or batters may wear protective equipment such as shin guards, boxes, face guards, helmets. | - | NO CHANGES |
| - | Dark blue pads and red balls are quite difficult for umpires to see effectively even in bright light. | 8.3.1 Use of non-white batting gloves and batting pads in red ball cricket matches is not permitted. |
| 8.4 UMPIRES’ CLOTHING | - | - |
| 8.4.1 Player umpires will be reasonably clothed including a shirt and footwear when standing during matches. | - | 8.4.1 Player umpires will be reasonably clothed including a shirt and footwear when standing during matches. See Appendix L Player Umpire Policy |
| 8.4.2 Official umpires will wear the QSDCA badged umpiring shirt, long black trousers or pants, white shoes and an umpiring hat. | - | NO CHANGES |
| REPORTING OF CLOTHING BREACHES | - | - |
| 8.5 Breaches of Playing Regulation 8 will be referred to the Management Committee. | Make this stronger. | 8.5 Breaches of |
| - | This means that Mancom may impose a fine, loss of points, disqualification or other penalty as it sees fit. | 8.5.1 If any team repeatedly breaches Regulation 8 the Management Committee may impose a penalty in accordance with Playing Regulation 46 and 47 on that team. |
| Renumber appropriately | => limit numbering to 3 pieces e.g 8.1.1 not 8.1.1.1 |
ABM 27-Mar-2023
(Updated 8-Jun-2023, 5-Jul-2023)
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