The Western Province Cricket Association have updated the complaints list during the 2025-26 club cricket season.
The list includes more than 110 complaints across the WPCA premier league – and first, second, third and reserve divisions.
“The complaints list is a working document that has all matters being dealt with as they arise and are sent to the local leagues committee and other committees,” read a statement from the WPCA.
“Matters will be updated monthly and however long it takes for matters to be resolved; the initial complaint notification will be placed against the relevant club on the list. Outcomes are case dependent. Some are resolved quickly and others have lengthier processes.”
The complaints include:
In the WPCA premier league, the “umpires decided to abandon the match due to unsafe pitch conditions.” The visiting club didn’t agree to “shared points” and have appealed the ruling.
Also in the WPCA premier league, one club accused another of “incorrect team sheet submission.” The accused club challenged the accusation and appealed the ruling.
In the WPCA first division A, a club was “found guilty of contravening WPCA by-law 10 after not doing “enough to inform the WPCA (before the match started) that the club’s covers were vandalised.”
Also in the first division A, a club formally complained after a team member “had their cellphone stolen from the unlocked opposition dressing room.”
In the WPCA first division C, a coach “was charged with improper use of social media due to a TikTok video.” The coach was banned for four playing days.
In the WPCA second division, a host club wanted to “claim points” because the visiting club did not arrive for the match. The visiting club stated the “transport driver was not willing to drive” into the area “due to mass shooting” at a nearby taxi rank.
In the WPCA third division A, there was “alleged verbal abuse, physical threats of violence” between two clubs. Two players were charged.
Most of the complaints are for:
- “failure to submit captain’s report;
- “late submission of office bearers;
- “did not attend roadshow; and
- “late submission of annual general meeting documents.”