Overview: Managing Cricket Incidents and Suspensions
This article guides association administrators on effectively logging and managing incidents during cricket matches. It covers how to record details like team, player, offense type, and incident notes, followed by applying outcomes such as warnings, fines, or suspensions. The platform ensures transparency by linking incident records to player profiles, enabling administrators to track disciplinary actions and manage player eligibility. For a detailed walkthrough, follow the steps outlined in this article to streamline the management of cricket game incidents.
Key Information for Logging and Managing Cricket Incidents
When logging an incident during a cricket match, administrators need to record the following details:
- Team
- Player
- Offense Type (chosen from a list provided by the sporting body)
- Note (description of the incident)
- Optional: Contact information of the incident reporter (e.g., Coach, Team Manager, Spectator)
When administrators add an outcome to an incident, they have several options:
- Not Guilty: No further action required.
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Guilty: Administer one of the following actions:
- Warning / Caution: Document the player's behavior.
- Fine: Impose a financial penalty on the player.
- Suspension: Bar the player from participation for a specified period.
If a player receives a suspension, they are ineligible for selection in any matches for the duration of the suspension, which applies across the entire organization. After adding an outcome, administrators can choose to leave the incident open or close it. This structured approach ensures effective management and accountability in handling incidents within cricket games.
Steps for creating an Incident:
1. Navigate to the GameDay Page and locate the match use wish to log an incident against and click the details button.

3. Click the Add Incident Button.
4. The behaviour option will be preselected, click the Start button to continue.
5. Once on the Create Incident page, complete the mandatory fields.
6. The participant list will populate with all players, coaches and team managers participating in that particular match.
7. Select the offence that this incident relates to.
8. The offence list is provided by the sporting body. More information about the offences available can be found by clicking the icon next to the Offence heading field, which will display an information window.
9. Once all of the mandatory fields have been completed, click the Create Incident button which will be activated.
10. Once the incident is created, it can be viewed in the Incidents tab of the match
Steps for Managing an Incident:
1. To edit an incident, select the Details button on the appropriate record.
2. On the Incident page, select the Edit button.
3. Once on the edit screen, the highlighted fields will be editable.
4. The participant field is locked and cannot be edited. If the wrong participant was selected during the creation of an incident, the existing incident will need to be deleted and a new incident created.
Steps to Add an Outcome:
After an incident has been created, Association administrators will be able to add an outcome.
1. To add an outcome, navigate to the View Incident page, scroll down and click the Add Outcome button
2. On the create outcome screen the offender and offence will be preselected from the incident. The offence field can be changed if the charge needs to be downgraded or upgraded. You will then need to select an option of guilty or not guilty.
How to Set a Not Guilty Outcome
1. If a participant is not guilty, then select the not guilty option.
Administrators is required to enter supporting information in the mandatory Notes field and can choose whether they want to leave the incident open or may close it off if no further action is required.
2. Once all of the relevant information is entered click the Create Outcome button. This information will be updated in the outcome details section of the incident.
Setting Guilty Outcome - Warning / Caution or Fine
If a participant is found guilty of an offence but a suspension is not required, the administrator has the option of setting a guilty status with a warning or fine.
1. Once again in the create outcome screen, select the guilty outcome option then select the action you wish to enforce
2. For a warning / caution, the administrator will need to enter information in the mandatory notes field and select if they want the incident to remain open or closed.
3. For a fine, the administrator will need to enter a dollar amount the offender is required to pay and information in the mandatory notes field and then select if they want the incident to remain open or closed.
4. Once all the relevant information is entered click the Create Outcome button. This information will be updated in the outcome details section of the incident.
Setting Guilty Outcome - Suspension
If a participant is found guilty of an offence and the punishment warrants a suspension, an administrator has the ability to enforce this via the Guilty - Suspension Outcome.
1. To do this navigate to the Create Outcome section of the incident, select Guilty and Suspension as the Action
The administrator will see four mandatory fields:
- Number of Games/Weeks ( Free text field)
- Start Date (Date from which the suspension should commence)
- End Date (Date on which the suspension should end)
- Notes
2. Once all the relevant information is entered click the create outcome button. This information will be updated in the outcome details section of the incident.
After a suspension is recorded, a player will NOT be able to be selected in match line up tenant-wide for the duration of the suspension i.e from start date to end date.
Additionally, a suspended status will be added to the players profile and will be visible in all selection Line Up screens
Incident and Suspensions information in the Player Profile
To ensure administrators have visibility of a player's current incident or suspension against in the platform, there is a new Incidents and Suspensions tab within the Player profile page in the admin portal
All relevant incident information will be displayed including any outcomes.
Additionally, all incident information is displayed on the transfers screen to enable administrators to be notified if a suspended player is attempting to transfer into their organisation.