Application for the Sanctioning by the ICC of a Domestic Cricket Event – pursuant to Article 2.1.4 of the ICC Regulations on the Sanctioning of Events

(Version 1 –1 October 2017)

Applications will be considered pursuant tothe ICC Regulations on the Sanctioning of Events. Article 2.1.4 thereof provides that the ICC has the sole and exclusive right to sanction:

-Domestic Matches that are to be staged outside the territory of any National Cricket Federation; and

-Domestic Matches that are to be staged in the territory of an Associate Member if (a) they involve more than four players in any one event (or a single match in the case of a one-off match not forming part of an event) who currently play for any National Representative Team of a Full Member or Associate Member with ODI and/or T20I and/or Test status other than the National Cricket Federation in whose territory the Domestic Match is to be staged; and (b) they do not involve any team that is under the jurisdiction of a Full Member.

In the case of any event falling within the terms of Article 2.1.4 of the Regulations, the following application form, completed and signed, must be submitted to Clive Hitchcock, ICC Senior Cricket Manager, at least 8 weeks prior to the scheduled start of the event. It must be accompanied by all relevant supporting documentation and a letter from the relevant Host Member explaining its support for the sanctioning of the event. Pending the decision on the ICC on whether or not to sanction the event, the event shall be considered Disapproved Cricket.

Confidentiality of any commercially sensitive information will be maintained by the ICC.

1 / Host Member
(Name of the Member Board in whose territory the event is to be played, if applicable)
2 / Name of the Event Organizer/Promoter
3 / Approval of Host Member
(If the Event Organizer/Promoter is not the Host Member, then a copy of the letter from the Host Member Board approving staging of the event in its territory must be attached)
4 / Proposed Event
(Give the name of event and proposed format, i.e. 50 overs, T20, sixes etc)
5 / Proposed Date(s) of Event
6 / Proposed Venue(s)
7 / Participating Teams
(Names and owners of the teams must be provided)
8 / Participating players
(The names of the proposed players, should be provided and the makeup of teams, including whether any ‘foreign’ players will be included in the teams and if so, how many and from which countries)
9 / Explain how the event will fit in with the Host Member Boards calendar of international and domestic cricket events (as per Article 2.5.2 of the Regulations)
10 / Explain how the event will fit in with the international calendar of cricket events (as per Article 2.5.2 of the Regulations).
11 / Is the match/event being televised, live or delayed coverage, and/or streamed on the internet?
(If so, by whom and where broadcast)
12 / How will the Member Board benefit from staging this event, financially or otherwise? Full details must be provided.
13 / If a third party is involved in the organization/promotion of the event, who is that third party and how will it benefit from its involvement?
14 / What arrangements are in place and who is responsible for the following:
  • The payment of players and match officials (in particular, if such payments have been guaranteed?)

  • Safety and Security

  • Anti-corruption

  • The appointment of Match Officials

  • Player Behavior (Code of Conduct)

  • Anti – doping

15 / How is the health, safety and welfare of all participants involved going to be maintained and promoted (see Article 2.5.1 of the Regulations)?
16 / Does the host/promoter/organiser commit, to staging the match or event in accordance with and subject to all applicable ICC rules and regulations? (as per article 2.5.3 of the Regulations.)
17 / Any other comments to support the application?

On behalf of the [host/promoter/organiser] I confirm that:

-the information submitted in this application is true and correct; and

-the match or event will be staged in accordance with and subject to all applicable ICC rules and regulations (as may be amended from time to time).

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Signed

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Name

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF

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[Organisation]