Meeting held on 27-Nov-2016 in Kattenbroek, Edegem

1. BCF End of Season Meeting2016
Part 2
Ganesh Ramasubramanian
On Behalf of League Committee

2. Agenda
 Proposal for 2017 Season (contd., from part 1)
 Colored Kit for T20
 League Organization
 Milestones
 Colored Kit - Vote Results
 Awards
 Miscellaneous points
 Q&A

3. PROPOSAL FOR 2017
SEASON (CONTD.,)

4. Proposal for 2017 Season
• CricHQ App
 All BCF organized matches is advised to be scored by
the Home Team in the CricHQ App.
• For Division 1, it is mandatory to use the CricHQ
App.
• Junior program/initiatives
 Division 1 and Division 2 must have junior program.
 Automatic Relegation to lower division when not
followed.

5. Proposal for 2017 Season
• Awards for Star Players
 Star Players are identified based on CricHQ statistics
 These Star Players will not receive Best Batsman, Best
Bowler or MVP when playing for the lower division.
 Reason:
• Star Players play more games
• Unfair for Players who play only in the lower division

6. Proposal for 2017 Season
• T20 – Semi-Finals and Final
 Will be given to each Club in rotation (Review)
• BCF League/T20 games will not be stopped for any
National Team Duties

7. COLORED KIT

8. Colored kit for T20 in 2017
• Colored kits
 Some clubs have shown interest to play with colored kits
for T20 Games. Problems foreseen:
• Every club has to invest in new kits (min. 40 25 EUR per kit)
– T-shirt, Trouser, Pullover and Cap
– Pads, Gloves, Helmet – We can waive off
– Sight screens (white to black)
• Pullover color must also be in the same color
• New player joining the club during the season !!!
• In case a club can’t afford a colored kit then
 Club will not be allowed to participate ? – That’s hard
• White Balls – Pink Balls
• Black sight screens
– Assemble for each game. (Clubs having fixed painted wall ?)
• Clubs can’t afford for helmets, pads and gloves.
• Any Player with different colored kit will not be allowed to
participate in the game.

9. Colored kit for T20 in 2017
• Estimated Tariff
• We need to play with Pink Balls and not White !!
 We can’t enforce colored pads and helmets
 Clubs can’t afford to change the color of the sight
screens immediately.
Description Price
T-Shirt
25-30 EUR
Trouser
Pull over
Cap
Pads, Gloves &
Helmet
Not
mandatory

10. Colored kit for T20 in 2017
• Vote Online
 Link in your e-mail:

11. LEAGUE ORGANIZATION

12. League Organization
• 4 divisions
 Division 1 till Division 3
• 6 teams (Home & Away)
 Division 4
• > 8 teams - Playing each other only once
• Top 4 after Round Robin will play Semi-Final and Final
• Final winner will be crowned as Champions of Division
4. The finalists will get promoted to the Division 3.
 More Matches
• 10 for each in D1, D2 and D3
• At least 7 and max 9 in D4
 Home & Away - Minimizes Ground Rental problems

13. League Standings in 2016
Belgium National
League
Division 1
Flemish Open
League
Division 2
Flemish Open
League
Division 3
Flemish Open
League
Division 4
Ostend-1 Optimists CC AICC-1 KUCC
12 Stars-1 Hasselt CC Liege CC ICCB
Exiles CC ACCB Ostend-2 12 Stars-2
Crescent CC RBCC-1 Eagles Antwerp CC-2
Gent CC-1 Brugge CC Greens MCCB
Antwerp CC-1 Arcadians CC AICC-2 Gent CC-2
RBCC-2
PCCB
“Belgium National League Division 1” – Only Belgium Teams can play

14. League Structure in 2017
Belgium National
League
Division 1
Flemish Open
League
Division 2
Flemish Open
League
Division 3
Flemish Open
League
Division 4
Ostend-1 Optimists CC Brugge CC Greens
12 Stars-1 Gent CC-1 Arcadians CC AICC-2
Exiles CC Antwerp CC-1 Ostend-2 12 Stars-2
Crescent CC RBCC-1 Eagles Antwerp CC-2
Hasselt CC AICC-1 KUCC MCCB
ACCB Liege CC ICCB Gent CC-2
RBCC-2
PCCB
<New Team(s)>
PS: This can change based on non-compliance of
Junior Program criteria of 2016 by 31-Dec-2016

15. MILESTONES

16. Milestones
New Club Registration Before 1st Jan
Withdrawal from T20 & League (e-mail) Before 1st Jan
Change Division Before 1st Jan
Home ground intimation and availability
details to LC
Before 1st Jan
Participation in SCM by the Clubs Before 1st Jan
Transfer of players (online form) Before 31st Mar
AGM March, 2017
Rules update and communication Before 31st Mar
Pre-season Meeting (umpires & captains) 2nd Apr (Sun)
Season start 15th Apr (Sat)/22nd Apr (Sat)
Senior Citizen Memorial (SCM)
Tournament
?

18. You can take a Soft Drink downstairs
in the Cafetaria
Only Soft Drinks !!!

19. COLORED KIT RESULTS

20. Result - Colored kit in 2017
• We play in 2017 with Whites !!!
 But, gives one year for the Clubs to go for it
 Next Year 2018 - No VOTE
• Mandatory for T20
• No Whites

21. AWARDS

22. Awards
• Valuable Contributors
 Nicky Thrupp (RBCC)
• Managed, Trained, Developed and Represented the Belgium Women’s NT and won the
Vienna Tournament
• Helped in the Training and development of Ladies cricket in Hasselt
 Hassan Shah (Hasselt)
• Outstanding contribution towards Junior & Ladies Cricket Development in the Hasselt Region
• Involved local schools (Kids and Teachers), Red Cross and Ladies.
• Able to field multiple Junior Teams in a single year.
 Sultan Diwan Ali (KUCC)
• Development of Juniors in Kortrijk
• Helped in the organization of sport days event in Gent.
• Helped Fazil to visit schools, NT training and Practice games.
• Star Umpires
 Danish Mahmood Quereshi (RBCC)
• Always available even without asking and travelled to any place Ostend/Gent/Antwerp
• Umpired even during Ramadan
 Abdul Rehman (Liege CC)
• New umpire in 2016 and always given his availability
• Done many games in 2016

23. Awards
Flemish Open League – Division 4: CricHQ Link
Champions KUCC – 7 wins and 0 losses out of 7
Best Batsman Usmani Wahidullah (Antwerp CC) – 276 runs
Best Bowler Faisal Mehmood (KUCC) – 18 wkts
MVP Faisal Mehmood (KUCC) – 86.69 pts
Runners ICCB – 6 wins and 1 loss out of 7

24. Awards
Flemish Open League – Division 3: CricHQ Link
Champions AICC-1 – 8 wins and 2 losses out of 10
Best Batsman Umair Rafi Butt (Liege CC) – 416 runs
Best Bowler Hiren Parikh (AICC-1) – 18 wkts
MVP Umair Rafi Butt (Liege CC) – 95.92 pts
Runners Liege CC – 7 wins and 3 losses out of 10

25. Awards
Flemish Open League – Division 2: CricHQ Link
Champions Optimists CC – 9 wins and 1 loss out of 10
Best Batsman Syed Zaki Ul Hassan Shah (Hasselt CC) – 457 runs
Best Bowler Aziz Mohamed/Zakhil Saber (ACCB)
MVP Zakhil Saber (ACCB) – 99.65 pts
Runners Hasselt CC – 7 wins and 3 losses out of 10

26. Awards
Belgium National League – Division 1: CricHQ Link
Champions Ostend-1 – 8 wins & 2 losses out of 10
Best Batsman Hakim Khaksar (Ostend-1) – 344 runs
Best Bowler Soheel Hussain (Exiles) – 23 wkts
MVP Zoheeb Hussain (Exiles) – 103.82 pts
Runners 12 Stars-1 – 7 wins & 3 losses out of 10

27. Awards
T20: CricHQ Link
Champions 12 Stars – won by 7 runs (158/9 in 20 overs, 151 all out in 19.4 overs) !
Best Batsman Faisal Mehmood (KUCC) – 257 runs
Best Bowler Manoj Nag (12 Stars) – 14 wkts
MVP Faisal Mehmood (KUCC) – 50.06 pts
Runners Exiles

28. MISCELLANEOUS

29. Miscellaneous
• Clubs participation to increase umpires
• Umpires course
 Encouraged for all the Team Captains
• Recognize new umpires in the field
• Serious sanctions against players abusing umpires
• State of grounds
 Grass level
 Stumps with proper bails
 Inner and outer circles
 Boundary flags
• Junior Initiatives
• Ladies Cricket development

30. www.cricket-belgium.com