CITY TENNIS LEAGUE - RULES - 2011
1. The League shall be called the City Tennis League.
2. The Officers shall consist of Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer,
an Assistant Secretary and one Committee Member.
3. An account will be held with a Building Society
with money only being withdrawn on two signatures out of three
committee members.
4. At any General Meeting only bona fide members of
a club shall be entitled to vote and the number of votes cast
by each club shall not exceed the number of their teams currently
in the League.
5. The subscription of each team in the league shall
be £7.50 per team.
6. On the evening of a home match each club must allocate
two courts and two sets of balls (in good condition) exclusively
for match play. All matches to commence at 6.30 pm. Any person
not present at 6.45 pm. will forfeit his first four games. Any
person not present at 7.00 pm. will forfeit his first sixteen
games. (Please allow some flexibility to teams travelling a distance.)
Rule 7. The Secretary will supply each club secretary
with a fixture list with dates on which the matches should be
played. In the event of a match not being played, due to weather
conditions the appropriate Secretary should be notified by the
home team and the teams should arrange (within two weeks) another
date. If a match is not completed due to inclement weather the
match should be totally replayed. However, where one team has
already won 33 or more games at the time of interruption, that
team shall be deemed to have won the match and the remaining unplayed
games shall be divided equally between the two teams.
Rule 8. A match can only be postponed (other than
for weather conditions) if at least 24 hours notice is given and
both teams agree to this at the time the postponement request
is made. If the teams do not so agree the match must be played
as arranged in the fixture list weather permitting (see rules
6 & 7). If a postponement is agreed the appropriate Secretary
must be notified immediately by the team requesting the postponement.
Another date will be given (within two weeks) by the team agreeing
to the postponement and the team requesting the postponement must
accept both the revised date and choice of venue and notify the
revised date to the appropriate Secretary within the two weeks.
9. Where a walk over is conceded the points will be
awarded and 48 - 16 games recorded and two points deducted from
the conceding team.
10. Disputes must be referred immediately to the League
Secretary who shall on a majority vote of the committee give a
decision which in all cases is binding.
11. Results of all matches must be communicated to
the League Secretary without delay by the home club. Result cards
not received within four days OF THE MATCH BEING PLAYED or cards
which do not show the division, the names (including A;B;C etc)
of the teams and the correct score should incur a £2 fine.
12. On agreement between both clubs, a club may waive
its right of playing its home match on its own courts. This would
in no way affect the position of the venue of the return match.
13. A list of players and fees must be registered
with the League Secretary before 30th April. Players may be added
to the list at any time during the season but no player may play
for more than one club in one season. New players may not be registered
after 15 July unless with the permission of the League Committee.
14. Each team shall consist of two pairs of men's
doubles (in ladies divisions only ladies may play) each pair playing
one set against each opposing pair. Each match shall consist of
four sets of sixteen games (change ends every four games). Results
of the match shall be decided by majority of games won and not
by the majority of sets won. A team may play one lady player per
match in divisions one, two and three and two lady players in
divisions four, five and six if they so desire.
15. Each club will play each other home and away once.
16. Two points shall be awarded for a win and one
for a draw.
17. In the event of two teams tying for top position
on points the team with the best games difference will win. If
this is the same a play off on a neutral ground fixed by the League
Secretary shall take place. Promotion and relegation at the end
of the season shall be two up and two down.
18. If a Club consistes of more than one team in the
City League then there can not be more than two teams from that
Club in any Division. Matches between these two teams must be
played leaving at least three more matches to be played. If any
Club fails to comply then both teams will have two points deducted.
19. If a club consists of more than one team in the
City League no player may play in the immediately lower team more
than once in a season. Note: This means that no player registered
for an A team can play in the C team at any time. No more than
one player may play down in the immediate lower team in any one
match. In any one season a player can only play an additional
four games more than the total of his/her registered team.
20. If a club consists of more than one team in the
City League and wishes to change the composition of any of its
teams it may apply to the committee for a ruling. In all cases
the committees decision will be final.
21. All matches must be played by 31st August after
which a date and venue will be fixed by the League Secretary.
Any expenses incurred with regard to the venue will be split evenly
between the two sides.
22. Players who have represented the County at Senior
level (as recorded in Norfolk LTA Handbook) during either of the
previous two calendar years can only play for their club’s
A team. To do so, they must play at least twice in the first 50%
of the scheduled weeks programme if they are to play in the remainder
of the season.
23. Any proposed changes/additions to the League Rules
must be submitted to the League Secretary by 31 December.
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