Millennium Cricket League

Millennium Cricket League - Application Form - Regular Season

Millennium Cricket League (MCL) is a non-profit organization established in 2001. Its main aim is to organize and promote cricket in New Jersey, which adheres to the laws of cricket and is played in the spirit of the game.
Teams interested in playing MCL 2024 Season must complete this application form accurately and completely. The applicant team must meet ALL requirements as set forth in the following sections. Documented evidence must be submitted along with the completed application form. The Board of Directors of MCL will review the application and notify the applicant team’s officers of their decision thereafter.

Section A. General Information

1. MCL member teams and new applicants must submit the application form.
2. Application forms are due by March 05, 2024. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected.
Existing member teams, please login to MyMCL to submit the application form.

Section B. Eligibility Requirements

1. Application form must be filled out accurately and completely.
2. Application is incomplete without the Team Insurance. Insurance should be attached while submitting the Application
3. Applicant team must have a playing roster of at least 15 members.
4. Applicant team must have access to a playing facility. Documented evidence of ground permit must be submitted along with the application. Please refer to Section C if the applicant team does not have access to a playing facility.
5. Applicant team must own all cricket equipment necessary to host a match i.e. Cricket mat, stumps, bails, field markers, basic kit, etc.
6. Applicant team must have paid required membership fees. Please refer to Section C for fee details. Membership fee paid for the season will be adjusted towards past dues if any and the teams have to pay the remaining balance to complete the application
7. Applicant Team must have read the constitution and by-laws of MCL, and having read the constitution agrees to be bound by it. The applicant team also agrees to be bound by all the decisions made by the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee on their behalf. This includes all rules and regulations, request for fees or dues etc.
8. Applicant Team must obtain insurance for its playing team members and send the proof of insurance to MCL EC before the start of season. MCL EC can help you in obtaining it if you are not aware of the process
Having met all the prerequisites and submitted the application, the application will be processed by MCL Executive Committee. Executive Committee would invite the applicant team for a meeting if additional information is needed. Executive Committee will send a recommendation on the applicant team’s admission to the Board of Directors.
Board of Directors will make a decision to either accept or reject the application. Applicant teams will be informed of the Board of Directors decision by March 15, 2024. Should the Team be rejected, all fees paid will be refunded. Submitting an application form does not necessarily grant automatic entry into the league.
Should you have any questions please contact MCL EC (mclec@millenniumcricketleague.com)

Section C. Membership Fees

1. League Fees: League Fees for the season is $900 for Premium and Division A Teams. $700 for Division B teams. New teams has to pay extra $300 towards registration charges. This will be utilized for the purchase of Cricket balls and other administrative activities. Teams has to buy their own insurance at their own cost covering all members from the Team at each game. MCL is not liable for ANY medical expenses incurred by any member teams on the field of play. League can guide you about the procress of purchasing this policy.
2. Umpire Fee Deposit: All teams are required to pay a refundable umpire fee deposit of $140. MCL will assign independent umpire(s) for each league game. Umpire fee for a game is $140.00 per umpire. Teams will split the cost of umpiring and are required to pay the amount directly to the umpire(s) at the time of the toss. Should a team fail to meet its fee obligations; MCL will deduct the arrears from this deposit.
3. Ground Fees: Teams which do not have ground permits for playing any of their home games need to submit a non refundable ground fee of $750.00 along with the application. Teams which have ground permits for playing only a few of their home games need to submit a deposit of $400.00 along with the application. MCL will facilitate grounds for such teams; ground usage fees for such permits could vary from $70.00 to $100.00 per game.

Section D. Team Information

1. Name of the Applicant Team: Enter the team name
2. Applicant Team's Address : Enter the team address
3. Applicant team’s website or URL (If any):
4. Is the team registered as incorporated association under the internal revenue code(For Information Only):

Yes No

Tax ID:
5. Number of players on the applicant team's Roster: Enter number of players in roster

6. Officers of the team:

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Enter atleast one contact title	Enter atleast one contact name	Enter atleast one contact phone	Enter atleast one contact email

Section E. Team History

1. When was the team formed:
2. Brief Team History:

3. Has the applicant team ever played in a cricket league before:

Yes

If YES, please complete the following: (Optional for existing member teams)

League	Played under the name	Years Played

4. Does the applicant team plan on playing in any other leagues for the upcoming season ?

Yes

If YES, please complete the following:

a. Details

League	Playing under the name	Schedule

b. MCL will schedule its games in accordance with its own policies and procedures and without regard to other league schedules and policies. These may conflict with the interests of other cricket leagues. Will the applicant team be able to field a full team (i.e. 11+1 members) to every MCL fixture regardless of any potential conflicts?

Yes No
c. Are there any known potential scheduling conflicts (fixtures, ground availability etc.) that the applicant team wishes to bring to MCL’s attention at this time?

Yes No

Conflict details:

Section F. Ground & Equipment

1. Does the Team have access to a home ground?

Yes No

If YES please provide the following details.
a. Permit for the home ground. (Please send a copy to mclec@millenniumcricketleague.com, if available)

b. Name & Address of the home ground (specify pitch number, If any):

c. Ground Details: [Mandatory]

i. Is the ground available only for the permit holder/home team?

Yes No

ii. Is the ground being shared with any other team?

Yes No

If yes, please provide team name:

iii. Is the ground available only for specific dates?

Yes No

If YES please provide the list of dates.

iv. Can a visiting Team host at the ground

Yes No

If yes, Ground Usage Fee (if any)

Is the ground available for league to host Playoff games even if your team is not playing there

Yes No
2. If the Applicant Team answered NO to the above question; is the applicant team actively seeking a home ground?

Yes No

If YES please provide the details.
3. In order to play in MCL all Teams must possess the following equipment. (Please mark).

Matting
Field Markers & Cones
Scoreboard
First Aid Kit
Basic Kit (Includes 2 pairs of batting kit, keeping kit, stumps, bails, etc.)

Section G. Team Representation

Millennium Cricket League (MCL) urges all member teams to follow all safety procedures while playing the league games. As teams participating in MCL have grown over the years and that MCL encourages member teams to have younger players as part of the team, MCL needs to take additional precautionary measures to protect the League, its Members, Officers and Board of Directors liable for any medical claims or lawsuits. Please mark one of the following statements [mandatory]:

Some or All of our players are under the age of 18. Officers of the member team have received parental consent for these players to play in the league.

None of our players are under the age of 18.

Section H. League Representation

1. The Applicant Team must provide names of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors. Please provide the candidates name, phone numbers, and email. The Applicant Team must also provide a second person to act as the alternate director in the first persons absence (see constitution for further information)
2. The Email ID provided in the application is entitled to receive emails from EC

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director	Director Name is required	Director Email is required	Director Phone is required
Alternate Director	Alt Director Name is required	Alt Director Email is required	Alt Director Phone is required

Section I. Payment Details

Payment Calculator:

League Fee: Premium and Division A Teams $900, Division B $700
Teams has to buy their own insurance. League fees doesnt include Insurance cost.
New teams Registration Fee : $300
Umpire Fee Deposit: New teams - $140, Existing teams - Carryover/Contact EC
Ground Fee: No grounds/dates - $750, Partial dates- $400

New Teams:

Check: Please send checks to
Treasurer,
Millennium Cricket League,
379 Inwood Ct, Somerset NJ 08873 New Teams must send in checks for their application to be considered.

Exisitng Teams:

Direct Deposit: Make payment to MCL account and send a copy of deposit slip to mclec@millenniumcricketleague.com, contact EC for bank details.
PayPal: Add $25 extra to the total payment. Make the payment to payments@millenniumcricketleague.com
Wire To Bank: Add $15 extra to the total payment. Contact mclec@millenniumcricketleague.com for details
Other Options: Contact mclec@millenniumcricketleague.com for details

Payment Details:

1. Mode of Payment: Select a mode of payment
2. Amount Paid : Enter the paid amount
3. Payment Details : Enter the paid amount details

Section J. Affidavit

Having read MCL’s Constitution, Team Representation section (Section G) and filled in the required information above, we agree to the following on behalf of the applicant team and all its members.
STATEMENT: We declare that we have examined the information given in this application form and, to the best of our knowledge and belief; it is true, correct and complete.
a) The applicant team recognizes the MCL Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Disciplinary Committee as the sole decision making bodies regarding cricket laws and interpretation in the Millennium Cricket League. All decisions of the Board of Directors are final and binding on the applicant teams and its members.
b) The applicant team agrees to uphold and be bound by the terms of
i. MCL Constitution

ii. Team Representation Section (Section G)

iii. The Laws of Cricket

iv. MCL Rules of Cricket

v. All rules and regulations passed by the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.
c) The applicant team agrees not to make MCL or any of its officers liable for any medical claims or lawsuit, resulting from competing in the Millennium Cricket League.
d) The Players of member team including the members under the age of 18 years; their parents and/or third parties related to the players agree to indemnify and hold MCL and/or any of its Officer/s harmless from any claims of any nature made by any third parties as a result of the competition in Millennium Cricket League.
By signing/filling the information below, we the Officers of applicant team having read documents indicated in Section J, Item (b), have the authority on behalf of the applicant team to agree to legally be bound by the terms and conditions set out above (Section J, Items (a),(b),(c),(d)).
Applicant Team Name: Sign the form by entering team name

Title	Name	Date
President	President name is required
Captain	Captain name is required
BOD	BOD name is required

Existing teams, Until you upload the payment slip application process is not complete