Member clubs must comply with the ground and facilities criteria, as prescribed by the
Management Committee, copies of which will be circulated to all clubs prior to the
start of the season. Further copies are available from the League Administrator and
available on the website. Failure to comply with the criteria will lead to a disciplinary
sub-committee hearing and may result in relegation or other penalty.

Promotion within Worcestershire County League or to Birmingham and District
Premier Cricket League will only be confirmed if all mandatory (M) items for the
higher division are either in place by the end of the current season or are covered by a
signed Declaration by the Club's Chairman and Treasurer, including documentary
and/or financial evidence where applicable, that confirms that the requirements for the
higher Division will be in place by 31st December of that year. Any club, whose
current facilities would debar them from promotion to a higher division, will be
notified immediately after an inspection, and made aware of the deficiencies and the
improvements necessary to be eligible for promotion.

Member clubs with sides in Divisions 3-10 will need to complete a self audit document
(both facilities and administration) every year for each ground used whether owned or
hired and will submit the completed schedules (both parts) to the Administrator.
Member Clubs in Divisions one and two will be expected to audit themselves annually
using the main Club accreditation document. If they are not meeting any of the criteria,
they should submit a list of the areas concerned to the Administrator together
with their plans to address the issues. The Chairman and Delegate of the Club must
sign a declaration and undertaking, on behalf of the Club, agreeing to remedy the
deficiencies found, within specified time scales.

When the declaration and undertaking have been signed, the Management Committee
will advise the Club of the sanctions, which will be imposed if the Club fails to
complete all or any of the deficiencies within the agreed time scales.
If the Management Committee consider that the defects are so serious, failure to
rectify the agreed deficiencies within the agreed time scales, will result in the Club
being relegated from their current Division, In such cases the club will have the right
to appeal but should not assume that leniency will be shown, where the "Raising of
Standards" is concerned. Division one and two clubs will also be visited by the
Management Committee on a rolling programme.

Clubs in the First Division of the Worcestershire County League should be aware that
all Level 1 mandatory criteria must be met during the season in which they become
Champions in order to apply for confirmation of their promotion to the Birmingham
and District Premier Cricket League.

All clubs in divisions 1-5 must have pitch covers and wherever appropriate they should
be used before and during matches covering the whole pitch and also the bowlers run
ups if possible. It is the responsibility of the home side to put on and take off the
covers as directed by the umpires in the absence of agreement of the captains.
It is also mandatory for all grounds in Divisions 1-5 to have workable sightscreens at
both ends of the ground, unless specific dispensation is granted by the Committee.
It is the responsibility for Home teams to ensure that Outfields are cut short prior to play.
Any side who wishes to have the chance to play matches on an ARTIFICIAL pitch must
register the fact with The Administrator before the start of the season so the Committee
can decide if permission will be granted. Clubs are advised that unless there are
exceptional circumstances, permission will not be granted in Divisions 1-5.