By-Laws

Updated: September 2021

SMCA REGISTRATION, CLEARANCES AND PERMITS BY-LAWS

47. Transfers

Clarification: It is the joint responsibility of the player and his new Club to get the transfer issue correct.   The player’s details must be correct whether or not previous details were correct or not.  Where possible player identification documents should be used.  Players are required to inform the club they are requesting a transfer to, which club they last played for and when.

All due diligence must be adhered to, and any irregularities should be directed to the SMCA Administrator.

Players who have not played for any other Club the past three calendar years:

a. In all cases, a player who has not played for any other club in the past three calendar years does not require a clearance from their former Club. Player details are to be transferred in PlayHQ and the player registered to their SMCA affiliated Club.

Players who last played for a club affiliated with Cricket West – other than the SMCA.
b. Notwithstanding By-Law 47a, a player transferring from any Association affiliated with Cricket West must complete a transfer request from the club in which they last played. The transfer must be finalised, using PlayHQ, prior to the commencement of a match in which the player participates.  Failure to do so will deem the player not cleared and a forfeit will be the resultandpenalties

Players who last played for a club not affiliated with Cricket Westc.
Notwithstanding By-Law 47a, A player joining a club affiliated with the SMCA directly from an Association not affiliated with Cricket West must complete a transfer request to their new club.

Players who last played for a club affiliated with SMCA
d. Notwithstanding By-Law 47a, a player transferring between clubs within the SMCA must complete a transfer request on PlayHQ prior to the commencement of a match in which the player participates.  Failure to do so will deem the player not transferred and a forfeit will be the result and penalties applied.  No player transferred to an SMCA Club during the season can be cleared or transferred to another SMCA Club for a period of 28 days

Players who last played for a club affiliated with WACA
e. Players playing with a WACA club who do not get selected for a fixtured WACA match may be selected to play with their immediate former SMCA club. A transfer is not required when this selection criteria is applied. The Club and/or Player must complete a permit request in PlayHQ and the player permit approved by the SMCA. A player in this category may play in any grade for their former SMCA club subject to By Law 11 where that player has already played for the SMCA club during that same season.

The closing date for a transfer of a player shall be prior to the commencement of the last two-day qualifying fixture.

f. In the event of any club playing a player that has not been transferred, the match where the offence is first reported shall be forfeited by the club playing an un-transferred player. See Bylaw 69 for penalties. The un-transferred player will be suspended for four (4) playing days.

g. The only grounds on which a player can be refused a transfer by a club are as follows,

i. the financial (owes registration and ball fees), status of the player;

ii. has club property,

iii has club intellectual property.

Any dispute over a player’s financial status, has club property or intellectual property, should be forwarded by email to the Association Secretary for consideration by the Association P&D, who shall forward their decision back to the Association Secretary by email. The decision of the P&D shall be final.

h. Any member of an un-financial club on the books of the Association requiring to register with any other Associated Club will be accepted together with a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) except in the case where the club has been disbanded for more than three (3) years, such player will be permitted to play without the lodgement of any fee.