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Mobil Cricket Club suspended for the entire season due to non-payment of fines. All teams that have not played against Mobil will be given a win. Please email the name of 11 players to Sidrah Riaz. 
 

Suspended player section has been updated. Primary contacts and Umpires please check the updated list.

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• In case you are not sure of any by-law then please read it clearly.
• League's primary source of communication is through emails. Only primary and secondary contact should send out emails. Emails from others will not be responded.  
• Phone calls only in case of urgency.

• Highlights should be brief and simple.
• All the online scoresheet should be complete including the names of players who did not bat.
• Umpires to make sure that the scoresheet given by the teams has the names clearly written. If it is not readable then verify at the ground and do not guess any names. However, it is the responsibility of the team to maintain the proper and complete scoring and not creating a mess for the umpire.
• Do not write anything on Microsoft Word and paste it on the scoresheet. This messes the formatting.
• Teams are required to register the players as per the by-laws (Before 9:00 am game day). Not following this will result in action taken as per by-law.  NO EXCUSES
• Man of the Match names have to be spelt out correctly.
• Inappropriate cricket attire is not allowed. (White Cricket shirt with collar and white trousers).
• Host teams are to provide clean and cold drinking water to the guest team.
• Before the toss happens, each captain should give the full names of the playing 11 to the umpires. and another to each other. At that point umpires have to ask the team if the players have been registered or not.
• Umpire must enter the highlights by 9:00 am Monday morning. Scoresheets to be completed by Friday midnight. Fines for not following the time.
• Teams required to visit the schedule page by Friday 4:00 to get the contact info of the umpire. In case, the umpire doesn't show up on the ground then call the umpire first incase you don't get any reply then call the primary and secondary contacts of the club sending the umpire and if you don't get any answer from the club contacts then call the umpiring director. Keep in mind umpiring director is the last to be called.
• In case of rain, team primary contacts to decide and inform the umpire and Director Umpiring if the game is rained-off.
• In case of forfeiting a game, the club should notify the umpire, the opponent team league contacts and the umpiring director at-least 2 hours before the game start time.

Team Primary Contacts are requested to login and check out the suspended player list. Teams are required to follow what's listed in the section. Action will be taken per by-laws if these players are included in the team. All the teams and umpires should look this section prior to every game and make sure no one from this list partcipates in PCL games. This page will be updated periodically.

Please welcome Sidrah Riaz in her new role as Director Statistics. She will be responsible for making sure scorecards are filled correctly by the umpires. All teams are required to register their players in time according to the By-laws. After the game if the scoreboard is incomplete or not correct then please contact the umpire for the game. Umpires in turn are requested to contact Sidrah in case any of the names are missing in the master database or any correction once their rights to edit the scoreboard has expired.

She is currently studying Graphic Designing at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. She says "During my off time I visited several PCL matches around this area and I find that very interesting and professional. Going forward I want to explore my favorite sport Cricket with a very competitve and well organized Philadelphia Cricket League".

She is very passionate about cricket and a great addition to our team said PCL president Shuja Khan. The league is looking forward for her contribution towards cricket.

Due to sudden loss of Stumperz new field and Woodmore field of Mobil and unclear status of Liberty Cricket Club, the games have been moved from the coming weekend. PCL 2010 will now start from May 1st weekend.

Greg Kannerstein  who was a student, teacher, dean, coach and administrator of Haverford college for over four decades, passed away in Dec 2009. Greg was a great supporter for the growth of cricket in Philadelphia and surrounding areas.

Greg's contribution towards cricket will be missed by Haverford and the local cricket community.

PCL would like to honor the memory of Greg Kannerstein by devoting a special Trophy of sportsman of the year 2010 award. This award will be presented at this years PCL’s annual prize distribution.

Kamran Khan of Haverford Cricket Club (PCL 2009 Champion) who was directly associated with him really misses and admires his contribution. PCL President Shuja Khan also acknowledge's Greg. The President and Board Member Kamran Khan are honored to dedicate this award in Greg's name.

Click on the title to visit www.haverford.edu

Teams are requested to make sure that there primary and umpire user id are working. If there are any issues please contact the league by April 15th.