JCA wins verdict against clubs
March 06, 2010
The Jamaica Cricket Association Ltd (JCA) scored a major victory on Thursday in the Supreme Court against two cricket clubs which are its members.
Supreme Court Judge Ingrid Mangatal ruled that Rule 1 of the JCA's handbook, which sets out the penalties for breaches by clubs or parishes, was discretionary and not mandatory, as the clubs claimed.
The St Catherine Cricket Club and Melbourne Cricket Club had sought declarations from the Supreme Court that the rule dealing with loss of points for breaches committed by clubs or parishes was mandatory.
The disagreement between the parties stemmed from the JCA's decision to fine the Manchester parish team instead of taking away points because it had an ineligible player in the Jamaica Super Cricket League competition last year.
The Manchester parish team was declared the winner of the Super Cricket League competition and the two cricket clubs challenged the JCA's decision not to deduct points from the Manchester parish team as well.
Rule 1, which deals with the registration of players, states that should any club or parish be found guilty of a breach of the rule, then it shall suffer loss of any points gained in the match in which the breach was committed, and/or may be fined....
Author: Barbara Gayle
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
