North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club has a commitment to promote cricket in a dignified manner, maintaining a competitive spirit within the bounds of sportsmanship and always with respect for teammates, opponents and officials.

The following is to make all Club Members aware of their responsibilities in relation to behaviour and conduct.

All members of the Club should be aware of Law 42.1 as it relates to the Captain being responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the spirit of the game, and Law 42.10 as it relates to players' conduct.

The ACTCA Competition Rules (in the handbook given to all players) include rules on conduct. All Members should make themselves aware of the Competition Rules, but ignorance of the Rules will not, of itself be a defence if charges are laid.

Improper Conduct

Disorderly or improper conduct, or conduct which could bring the game into disrepute includes but is not restricted to:

• Intimidating, assaulting or abusing, or attempting to intimidate, assault or abuse, an umpire, player, official or spectator
• Not accepting an umpire's decision
• Disputing an umpire's decision, showing dissent or acting in a provocative manner towards an umpire
• Using crude or abusive language or making offensive gestures or signals
• Prolonged appeals, and/or rushing towards an umpire when making an appeal
• Making frivolous or ridiculous appeals in the hope of pressuring umpires
• Swearing, talking or making actions toward a batter whether or not the ball is dead, in an attempt to break the batter's concentration
• A fielder directing a dismissed batter off the field
• A batter disputing an umpire's decision by remaining at the crease after being given out, or by taking an inordinate amount of time to leave the field
• A dismissed batter banging the bat on the ground, hitting or kicking the stumps, swearing or throwing the bat, whether on or off the field
• Any player uttering a profanity or obscenity that is clearly audible off the field of play
• Blatant timewasting

Note: 'Umpire' includes a person acting as an umpire.

Dress of Players on the field of Play

All players must wear correct cricket attire, consisting of:

• long white or cream trousers
• white or cream cricket shirt with collar
• predominantly white spiked cricket shoes or boots (rubber soles are acceptable in circumstances where specific approval is given by the ACTCA Cricket Committee)
• white or cream sweaters with or without a coloured band on the collar, cuffs or basque (waistband)
• Dark coloured socks are not acceptable
• Trousers should not be tucked into socks (except for the wicketkeeper and batters).

Thigh pads and other protective equipment (other than pads, gloves and helmets) are to be worn under clothing.

Headress should be white hats, unemblazoned except for a club badge, or the authorised official club cap;

• Sun visors, baseball caps, representative caps, caps from another club are not acceptable.

Alleged Breaches of Competition Rules

If a player is reported for alleged breach of the Competition Rules relating to conduct, he/she will be required to appear before the ACTCA Discipline Committee. In such a case, the Club will offer to have a Committee Member accompany the player.

In the event that the player is found to have breached the Competition Rules, he/she can expect to have some sanction applied - eg warning, reprimand, suspension.

NCGCC Constitution

The Club Constitution provides for the appointment of a Disciplinary Sub-Committee to inquire into any allegations of misconduct, regardless of any simultaneous action taken by the ACTCA. The Sub-Committee can impose penalties such as reprimand, fine and/or suspension. Such penalty may be in addition to any imposed by the ACTCA.

Every player should download and read the Cricket Constitution

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