Health And Safety Policy
The Aim of this policy is to ensure, as far as practicable that there exists safe conditions for the playing and watching of cricket in an area covering the grounds and buildings of the St.Annes Cricket Club and any other venues where our teams may be playing or training.
In order to achieve this it is considered important that:
- Periodic risk assessments are carried out, recorded and acted upon as appropriate.
- Accidents and incidents are reported and logged.
- Coaching staff are cognizant of their roles and tasks to ensure player safety.
- First aid equipment is available at all times.
- Equipment and machinery are stored appropriately, and used and operated only by those people over the age of 18 who have received relevant training.
- Materials and substances are stored and used in a safe manner in all area of the St.Annes Cricket Club (this covers bar, kitchen preparation area and outfield buildings used for storage of, for example, calor gas, paint weed killer etc).
- Players, spectators and coaching staff take all reasonable precautions to ensure a healthy and safe environment at all times.
Nets Safety Policy
Nets used for ARRANGED practice Sessions
For the safety of our junior members (those being under the age of 18) the Executive Committee has laid down the following procedures:
- The sessions MUST be conducted under the supervision of an ECB qualified coach.
- When batting facing a hard ball the proper protective items, including helmet, MUST be worn.
- Before practice commences Coaches MUST check the cage and netting to ensure a safe environment.
- Any equipment, including kit bags to be stored away from the net.
- All players using the net practice must behave in a proper and correct manner.
- After each practice session the equipment MUST be stored away properly.
>Nets used by Junior Members outside normal practice sessions
The Club will not accept any responsibility for unaccompanied children using the nets facility.
Members, under the age of 18, using the net facility are the responsibility of their parents/guardians/carers.
People using the nets without the supervision of a qualified coach do so AT THEIR OWN RISK.
The use of Helmets and other protective wear is essential when using a hard ball.
Helmets Policy
The Rules of the St.Annes Cricket Club state that the wearing of helmets by Players under the age of 18 is compulsory.
Under no circumstances will the Club accept the parents/guardians/carers consent for a Junior Player not to do so.
Our Rules state:
- A Junior player must at all times wear a helmet with a faceguard when batting against a hard ball.
- A Junior Player must at all times wear a helmet with a faceguard when standing up to the stumps when a hard ball is being used.
Fast Bowling Policy
The Rules of the St.Annes Cricket Club state that the Club complies with the English Cricket Board directives on fast Bowling by members up to and including U19 age group.
A fast bowler is defined as a bowler to whom a wicketkeeper in the same age group would IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES stand back to take the ball.
The Directive states:
| Age |
Max Overs per Spell |
Max Overs per Day |
| Up to 13 |
4 Overs per Spell |
8 Overs per Day |
| U14 & U15 |
5 Overs per Spell |
10 Overs per Day |
| U16 & U17 |
6 Overs per Spell |
18 Overs per Day |
| U18 & U19 |
7 Overs per Spell |
21 Overs per Day |
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