OMAN Cricket - Terms and Conditions
I / We hereby confirm that on clicking the box adjacent to the Terms and Conditions in the Online Registration process, we accept the terms and conditions as mentioned below and shall under no circumstances enter into any dispute or bring disrepute to the game of Cricket and/or Oman Cricket.
- All details provided in the online registration for both, the teams and players, are correct and accurate to the best of my / our knowledge and understand that the details cannot be changed except for that the contact details (mobile and email) of the players/managers.
- I/we understand that the playing conditions of all Oman Cricket organized tournaments will be released by Oman Cricket before the commencement of the season 2023-24 and we, our team, shall play within the Spirit of Cricket and the Playing conditions.
- We understand that we have to nominate a captain of our team for the season 2023-24 and that should there be a need to change the captain permanently, we are required to intimate Oman Cricket at least 10 working days before the next scheduled match with the name of the Captain, who shall then take over control for the rest of the season.
- We agree and shall abide by the regulations for Omani National players. These regulations are not applicable for Premier and A Division teams, Junior Cricket for boys, and Women’s Cricket.
- I / We understand that Oman Cricket shall levy a fine as appropriate along with any disciplinary action should our players/teams breach the Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel and the team and/or player(s) are found to be involved in any form of racism, corruption or doping.
- I/we agree that once the match schedule is released by Oman Cricket, we shall not request any changes in the schedule. We also understand that any changes, if required, will have to be worked out by our team with our opponents for a suitable date, which will be as per the guidelines issued. If such changes need to take place, we understand that we need to inform Oman Cricket well in advance before the originally scheduled date of the match.
- We, our team, shall make every effort to play all matches that are scheduled, and should we default, a walk-over shall be awarded to the opponent as laid out in the playing conditions and also we shall be liable not only to forfeit the complete or the remaining balance of the deposit amount but also face the consequences of any other penalty as may be decided by Oman Cricket.
- We understand Oman Cricket shall be the only deciding authority on all matters relating to domestic cricket and its tournaments. We confirm that we shall adhere to all Oman Cricket requirements, including but not limited to, payment of fees(Full Payment & PDC not accepted) on or before the deadline, playing matches with players as required and registered, and not breaching the code of conduct for players and players support personnel, not be involved in any form of publicity of our team either in social media or newspapers about matters that relate to or involve Oman Cricket and its employees, Oman Cricket tournaments, match officials, grounds men without the written consent of the CDO of Oman Cricket.
- For Women’s, U19, U16, and U13 teams, schools and academies shall provide and upload Match dates to Oman Cricket as informed earlier along with the participation Form failing which Team Registration will not be accepted.
10. Teams and Players Registration Restrictions (SENIOR DIV)
- We understand that Champions & Runners-Up of the previous season (i.e.) 2022-23, will be promoted to the next higher division as per the proposed grouping sent to all based on Teams rankings for Season 2022-23. However, the final decision for the above will be on Oman Cricket. This shall be applicable for only the ‘A’ division downwards.
- We understand that the final grouping would differ from the already circulated group list due to reasons such as Teams that participated in the season 2022-23 have opted not to participate in the new season 2023-24.
- Premier Division teams will be allowed to register a Maximum of 25 players including a maximum of 5 Visit Visa players for the entire season. Only two Visit Visa players can be nominated to play in the playing eleven at any given point in time.
- We understand that all teams, except Premier Division, would be able to register not more than 20 players, excluding Omani nationals.
- We understand that Oman Cricket shall strive to limit the number of teams in each division to eight teams. However, if the need arises to increase or decrease the number of teams in a specific decision, Oman Cricket shall take necessary action and that will be binding on us.
- It is important to note that if a promoted team does not wish to participate in the higher division they will be allowed to participate in their 2022-23 division by registering a maximum of three players from their registered players for the 2022-23 season.
- If a team of 2022-23 changes their name, they will continue to participate in the same division and if promoted they shall play in the new division, subject to the number of teams of Season 2022-23 withdrawing their participation in 2023-24. Such a team is required to submit a letter from the franchise/team owner on the company letterhead stating they will play with the new name and provide the old name of the team. We understand that this communication can be made only by the Team owner and in case of such a person is not available, then the Team Manager(s) of 2022-23 and 2023-24
- If a promoted team of 2022-23 does not participate in season 2023-24 and if eight or more players from that team register for a new team or in any team of any division of season 2022-23 then that team will be placed in the division where these players had participated in season 2022-23.
- Except in case of being promoted due to ranking in the previous season, teams wanting to play in a higher division than the one that they played in the 2022-23 season, should register a minimum of eight players who have played in the division in which they wish to play in the season 2023-24. (e.g. a team that has played in ‘F’ div in season 2022-23 wishes to ply in ‘C’ Div for the new season then they should register a minimum of 8 players who were registered in ‘C’ Div in season 2022-23). However, the final decision to allow teams) to play in the preferred division shall rest wholly on Oman Cricket.
Kindly note any e-mails regarding the above will not be entertained.
- For New teams registering (team name not changed) for Season 2023-24, the grouping will be decided based on the player’s registration. For the sake of clarity: if the new team has 8 or more players who have played in a particular division or higher, they will be placed in the appropriate division in the grouping.
- Withdrawal of Team after Deadline
A new team may, like any other team, have provided their preferred division at the time of team registration and if OC is unable to accommodate the team in their preferred division, the team shall have the option to withdraw their registration within 24 hours from the time OC provides the final grouping, which might be at the Captain’s Manager’s meeting. The request for withdrawal of such a team has to be sent to Oman Cricket from the registered email id of either the Manager or the Captain with the Name, Contact Number of the Manager or the Captain respectively sending the email.
If a team decides to withdraw from the tournament after the deadline, the team shall be subject to the following:
- The team will be de-registered from Oman Cricket with automatic de-registration of the players registered for the team for the season 2023-24
- The team shall be charged a withdrawal fee of RO 100.000
In the case of (i) above, the de-registered players shall have the option to play for any other team and OC shall be informed with all the player’s registration documents accordingly. The concerned management of the team where the players join shall be responsible for registering the players.
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