Hi John,
In my role as the Chairman of Cricket España I have become seriously concerned regarding the comments being made on Social Media which criticise those who govern the sport in the Spanish Regions or indeed imply criticism of individuals. Not least of which was an article recently published in a local Costa Blanca English Newspaper which was unacceptable in its content. In addition there have been various individual comments made on FaceBook which are not worthy of the great sport which we all support.
Please note that the current Cricket España Disciplinary Code of Conduct contains the following:
'2.2.2 Serious public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in a CE Match or any Player, Player Support Personnel, Match official or team participating in any CE Match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate comment is made.
Note: Without limitation, Players and Player Support Personnel will breach this rule if they publicly criticise the Match officials or denigrate a Player or team against which they have played in relation to incidents which occurred in a CE Match. When assessing the seriousness of the breach, the context within which the comments have been made and the gravity of the offending comments must be taken into account.'
In the next week or so the Disciplinary Code of Conduct will be updated to include reference to all Social Media. In the meantime I would ask that you circulate all the ECCL teams and their players and request that they desist from making inappropriate comment on Facebook and such like Social Media. Please note that under the article mentioned above individuals can be suspended for considerable periods of time.
Best Regards Allan