“Adjudicator” means an individual (who may be one of a group of individuals) appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation to have responsibility for the Summary Procedure. 

“Appeal Body” means the body appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation under Regulation 3(d) which is responsible for dealing with appeals. 

“Appeal Hearing” means the hearing at which an appeal will be determined. 

“Appeal Panel” means a panel of 3 people, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, appointed from the Appeal Body to deal with any appeal against a decision of an Adjudicator or Disciplinary Panel in accordance with these Regulations. 

“Appeal Panel Chair” means a member of the Appeal Body who is the appointed chair of an Appeal Panel in respect of a particular case. 

“Appellant” means an individual, Club or League which has issued an appeal to either (i) an Appeal Body in respect of a decision by an Adjudicator or Disciplinary Panel; (ii) a Review Panel in respect of a decision of an Appeal Panel; or (iii) a Recreational Appeal Panel in respect of a decision by a Recreational Discipline Panel. 

“Charge Letter” means a letter or email outlining the charge(s) to a Respondent. The Charge Letter will be in the form at Appendix 2 or contain substantially the same categories of information as a minimum. 

“Club” means a club which participates in Relevant Recreational Cricket and is affiliated to a Recreational Cricket Board. 

“Club Official” means any official of a Club, as listed on their website or official Club documentation, acting in an official capacity at a match. 

“Cricket Discipline Panel” means the panel of individuals responsible for adjudicating on regulatory cases on behalf of the ECB. 

“Cricket Regulator” means the body responsible for investigating and prosecuting breaches of ECB Regulations. 

“Disciplinary Officer” means an individual (who may be one of a group of individuals) appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation to have responsibility for the disciplinary process under these Regulations when that Relevant Cricket Organisation is acting as the Relevant Disciplinary Body and/or Appeal Body. 

“Disciplinary Panel” means a panel of 3 people, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, appointed to deal with a disciplinary charge at a Hearing in accordance with these Regulations. 

“Disciplinary Panel Chair” means the appointed chair of a Disciplinary Panel. 

“Disciplinary Procedure Regulations” means the regulations governing the disciplinary procedure for regulatory cases brought before the Cricket Discipline Panel as in force and amended from time to time. 

“Disciplinary Report” means a report prepared by an umpire (or captain or Club Official, as outlined in Regulation 8) detailing any alleged On-Field Breach and/or Off-Field Breach. The Disciplinary Report will be in the form at Appendix 1 or contain substantially the same categories of information. 

“ECB” means the England and Wales Cricket Board. 

“ECB’s Anti-Discrimination Regulations” means the ECB’s anti-discrimination regulations as in force and amended from time to time, which can be found on the following ECB webpage, along with guidance on the ECB’s Anti-Discrimination Regulations: https://www.ecb.co.uk/about/policies/regulations/recreational-cricket. 

“ECB GCR” means the General Conduct Regulations which are applicable to ECB Competitions (as defined in the ECB GCR) as in force and amended from time to time. 

“ECB Regulations” means the ECB’s rules, regulations, playing conditions and codes as published and in force (and as amended and supplemented) from time to time. 

“Effective Date” means 1 April 2026. 

“Hearing” means a hearing at which any charges against a Respondent are dealt with. 

“The Hundred” means the ECB’s domestic cricket competition in a “100-ball” format. 

“Hundred Team” means any of the teams playing in The Hundred from time to time. 

“League” means an ECB Premier League or each league which operates under a Recreational Cricket Board’s jurisdiction or which should reasonably have been under its jurisdiction (for example due to that league receiving a benefit from the Recreational Cricket Board). 

“Match” means any cricket match in an organised cricket competition or league. 

“National County” means any National County Cricket Club which plays in the competitions organised by the NCCA. 

“NCCA” means the National Counties Cricket Association. 

“Notice of Appeal” means the document containing an Appellant’s ground(s) of appeal which is required to be lodged to commence an appeal pursuant to Regulation 40 or 87 (as applicable). 

“Off-Field Breach” means an alleged breach of Regulations 11-13. See Appendix 4, guidance note A for further information. 

“On-Field Breach” means an alleged breach of Regulations 5-7 and 9-10. See Appendix 4, guidance note A for further information. 

“Participant” means (a) any individual who is under the jurisdiction of a Relevant Cricket Organisation, including: 

“Professional County Club” means any of the clubs and/or companies from time to time listed in Schedule A to the ECB’s articles of association and/or any county cricket club from time to time playing in the County Championship and/or the Tier 1 Competitions and/or the Tier 2 Competitions. 

“Professional Cricket” means cricket activities which are carried out by: (i) the England Men’s or England Women’s teams; (ii) Professional County Clubs or (iii) any Hundred Team. 

“Recreational Appeal Hearing” means the hearing at which an appeal from a decision by a Recreational Discipline Panel will be determined. 

“Recreational Appeal Panel” means a panel of 3 people (unless otherwise agreed by the parties) appointed from the Recreational Discipline Panel Pool to deal with any appeal against a decision of a Recreational Discipline Panel. 

“Recreational Appeal Panel Chair” means any person who has been appointed as a chair of a Recreational Appeal Panel. 

“Recreational Conduct Regulations” means the ECB’s Recreational Conduct Regulations as in force and amended from time to time. 

“Recreational Cricket Board” means a body designated as a Recreational Cricket Board by the ECB which is responsible for the organisation of recreational cricketing activity and the development of cricket generally within a county and such other areas (if any) as may be agreed by the ECB. 

“Recreational Discipline Panel” means a panel of 3 people (unless otherwise agreed by the parties) appointed from the Recreational Discipline Panel Pool to deal with a disciplinary charge at a Hearing occurring from a Referral under Regulation 17. 

“Recreational Discipline Panel Chair” means any person who has been appointed as a chair of a Recreational Discipline Panel. 

“Recreational Discipline Panel Pool” means the group of individuals compiled for the purposes of hearing complex cases referred to the Cricket Regulator under Regulation 17 (including any subsequent appeals), reviewing decisions of Appeal Panel Chairs under Regulation 43 and reviewing decisions of Appeal Panels under Regulation 59. 

“Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary” means any person appointed from time to time to provide administrative assistance to any Recreational Discipline Panel, Recreational Appeal Panel or ReviewPanel (including the chairs of those panels). The role of the Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary is purely administrative and has no decision-making powers on a Referral, a review of a rejection of a Notice of Appeal, a Review, an appeal from a decision of a Recreational Discipline Panel or a review of a lifetime ban. 

“Referral” means a Disciplinary Report, Written Complaint or any alleged breach of these Regulations which is brought to the attention of the Relevant Disciplinary Body. 

“Relevant Cricket Organisations” means Recreational Cricket Boards, National Counties, the NCCA and ECB Premier Leagues, who are required to adopt these Regulations, and any other cricket organisation which has adopted these Regulations. 

“Relevant Criminal Offence” means any offence against a child, any sexual offence, any violent offence, any drug offence, any public order offence, any offence with an aggravated element, any offence of cruelty against animals and any offence relating to integrity. See Appendix 4, guidance notes 15 and B for further information. 

“Reportable Criminal Offence” means any offence against a child, any sexual offence, any serious violent offence (ABH or above), any drug offence, any public order offence with an aggravated element, any offence involving harassment or stalking and any offence relating to integrity. 

“Relevant Disciplinary Body” means the body appointed by a Relevant Cricket Organisation under Regulation 3(d) who is responsible for conducting disciplinary processes. 

“Relevant Recreational Cricket” means all cricket competitions formally organised by Recreational Cricket Boards, the NCCA, ECB Premier Leagues or any Relevant Cricket Organisation which has adopted these Regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Tier 3 Competitions fall under the ECB GCR, rather than these Regulations. 

“Respondent” means a Participant that is the subject of a disciplinary charge. 

“Review” has the meaning given to it in Regulation 59. 

“Review Panel” means a panel of 3 individuals (unless otherwise agreed between the parties) appointed from the Recreational Discipline Panel Pool for the purposes of reviewing an Appeal Panel’s decision in accordance with Regulations 59-72. 

“Review Panel Chair” means the person appointed to chair a Review Panel in accordance with Regulation 63. 

“Summary Procedure” means the procedure to determine a disciplinary charge where a Hearing is not required, in accordance with Regulations 22-28. 

“Tier 1 Competitions” means any women’s domestic cricket competitions designated by the ECB as being a “Tier 1” competition, which, as at the Effective Date, includes the T20 Blast Women’s Competition and the One Day Cup Women’s Competition. 

“Tier 2 Competitions” means any women’s domestic cricket competitions designated by the ECB as being a “Tier 2” competition, which, as at the Effective Date, includes the T20 Blast Women’s League 2 and the One Day Cup Women’s League 2. 

“Tier 3 Competitions” means any women’s domestic cricket competitions designated by the ECB as being a “Tier 3” competition, which, as at the Effective Date, includes the T20 Blast Women’s League 3 and the One Day Cup Women’s League 3. 

“Written Complaint” means a complaint made by any person detailing an alleged breach of these Regulations at any time in writing.