It is the responsibilty of the Away captain (Home v Away) to contact the opposing captain to arrange a date/time for the fixture.

In the unfortunate event that a difficulty arises in agreeing a date, then the following tests will be applied to determine whether or not a valid offer has been made by the away team. A valid offer consists of at least four dates that meet each of the following requirements:

                • a  All dates must fall a week before or after the advertised play date.

                • b  There must be at least two clear days between the day that the offer is made and the first of the dates offered (e.g. if the offer is made on a Thursday, then Saturday is the earliest valid offer).

                • c  No more than three of the dates fall into any one seven-day period.

                • d  At least one weekend date (Saturday or Sunday) is included in the offer and at least one weekday date is also included in all cases.

                • e  None of the dates is offered conditional on a starting time materially different from the default starting time 2pm and 7pm, unless that starting time is acceptable to the captain to whom the offer of dates is made. Two of each starting time should be given.

Captains are required to confirm a starting time when agreeing a date.