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Parker Building Supplies East Sussex Cricket League

Annual Presentation Dinner

Friday 8th October 2010 at Langney Sports Club (home of Eastbourne Borough Football Club)

7.30 for 8.00pm.

Dress: Jacket and Tie

Price : £20 (Juniors under 16 pay £15)

Guest of Honour : Dennis Amiss of Warwickshire and England

Menu:

Country Vegetable Soup

Braised Steak with Sauté Potatoes, Peas, Mushrooms, Tomaoes with a Port and Pepper Sauce.

Banoffee Roulade and Cream

Coffee and Mints.

A vegetarian alternative can be supplied if notice is given well in advance.

Every team winning each division and the Intersport Trophy and Plate will automatically be sent five tickets the purchase of which is mandatory. Further tickets
will of course be available. Division winners will each receive 12 medals on the night plus the Divisional Trophy and a replica to keep in the club house.

Divisional winners will be sent tickets in the week commencing Monday 6th September. Intersport Trophy and Plate winners will be sent their tickets in the
week commencing Monday 20th September.

Tickets will be sent by first class post to League Contacts.

Further details on the dinner are available from the Chairman Derek Barnard on 01892 653024.

Reporting Results

1. To view the tables for this week (24th July) click here
after 10.30 am on Sunday.

2. Please report any apparent inaccuracies to the Results Secretary copied to the Hon Secretary.
to report anomalies

Umpires' Assessment Cards

Dear Club Captain/League Contact of Division 1 or 2

We are still not receiving the umpires cards in the volumes expected. Therefore as off this week (Sat 10th July) the league will be issuing fines of £5 per card not received during the 2nd half of the season, this will be invoiced to your club at a time convenient to the league's officers.

It has also become apparent that Umpires are being marked low by some captains if they make the odd bad LBW decision, firstly the umpire is in the best position to decide and just because you think he is wrong it doesn't mean he is. To mark an umpire 6 or below for what you perceive to be an odd bad decision is not really appropriate or in the spirit of the marking scheme.

Please assist us in making this scheme a success.

Thanks, Chris

Parker Building Supplies East Sussex League Match Reports

Brian Pollard from the Sussex Express gives the League excellent coverage in the newspaper every week but he can only continue to provide high standards if those persons writing match reports could follow a few simple guidelines to save Brian time during the week.

Brian is no longer in the position of being able to rewrite or complete badly written or half-completed cricket copy. If all match report writers could read Brian's comments below and act upon them, he would be very grateful.

click here for Brian's comments

Under-13 and Under-12 Players in Open Age Cricket

Under-13 players (year 8 at school) can play in open age cricket with explicit written consent* from their parents or guardians, together with prior notification to the league's Hon. Secretary that this is happening. This should be in the form of the example letter available on the league's website. ECB require that this letter should also be countersigned by a Level 2 coach.

Below this age, any player in year 7 or below (under 12 at midnight on 31st August 2009) cannot play in open age cricket with or without explicit written consent.

Following the Open Meeting on 7th April, the league committee have confirmed their decision to make this a requirement of the league from this season onwards (and not merely a recommendation). Therefore, the playing of an under 12 year old (or of an under 13 year old without explicit written consent* from his parent or guardian, countersigned by a Level 2 coach) will be treated in the same way as the playing of any other ineligible player.

To view the latest version of the ECB guidelines click here
*for an example of the letter of waiver for parents and guardians of an under 13 year old to sign, click here

Registering Overseas Players

Registration needs to be renewed each year to remain valid.

A club wishing to register an overseas player should notify the Hon. Secretary with the player's full name and country of origin. This application should be supported by a separate email, phone call or letter from the player himself confirming his willingness to be registered by the named club.

To view a list of overseas players so far registered for 2010 click here.

Kenneth Jeffery

TEAM SHEETS

A Team Sheet MUST be handed to a presiding umpire OR exchanged between the Captains before the toss is made.
The random checks that have been made to date clearly show that the majority of Team Sheets are NOT being dealt with correctly.

Most of the cards that have been received are not fully completed and signed by the Team Captain on the reverse, and in some cases the cards are not even being exchanged between the Team Captains.

Clubs should ensure that their Team Captains and Vice-Captains are made fully aware of this Directive. The random checks are now being increased and the League Management Committee are considering the application of penalties being applied for any future breach.