DEL BOY'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Scunthorpe Town Cricket Club’s Christmas party will be on Friday, December 16, from 7pm to 10pm.
Del Crabb says: “Come and join our Christmas celebrations at Heslam Park. Disco plus Pie & Peas. £5 per ticket. Non-members and children welcome; U10s free.”
Lovely Jubbly, my son!

NORTH LINDSEY MEETING

We hope we've got the date right: Tonight sees the AGM and trophy presentations of the North Lindsey Cricket League at Brumby Hall, Scunthorpe. We plan to pop along - camera in hand.

RALPH HONOURED FOR THIRD TIME

Ralph Gray - well-known to everyone for his connections with Alkborough CC and as a Lincs ECB Premier umpire - has been honoured three times in the space of a few weeks for his devotion to the game over many years.

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LINCS GROUNDSMEN MEET AT LINDUM

From Martin Deans

The monthly meeting of the Lincolnshire Cricket Groundsman Association takes place this Wednesday (26th October) at the Lincoln Lindum club - 7.15pm start.
First will be the AGM, where appointment of officials for the forthcoming year will be made.
An informal discussion will follow on the trails and tribulations of sports ground preparation, during which everyone will be encouraged to take part and share their experiences.
Details of forthcoming trips will also be announced.

LINCS LEAGUE A.G.M. REPORT - AT LONG LAST!

Bob Welton, right, presenting the division one champioship pennant to Scothern.

Delivering his 17th annual report to the Lincolnshire County Cricket League, chairman Bob Welton thanked Grimsby Town and Alkborough for hosting the cup finals and hoped they would do so again in 2012.
Addressing club delegates at the AGM in Market Rasen, he congratulated league champions Haxey on gaining promotion to the Lincs ECB Premier and welcomed Nettleham back into the premier division after some years in the ECB competition.
With the league’s half-century anniversary to be reached in 2013, he invited clubs to bring forward suggestions to celebrate the milestone “which should not go unnoticed.”
The chairman said the Lincolnshire League, with its five divisions, was a “tremendous competition.”
The league’s first season using Play Cricket to record match results and handle registrations had gone very well and he thanked those involved with its smooth introduction.
He presented pennants to the divisional champions, who will receive their trophies at the annual dinner next March.
As their ground did not gain the marks necessary for premier division status, Scothern were not promoted.
Scothern put their case for promotion to the meeting, saying an oversight - an “honest mistake” – had meant a piece of ground equipment not being available for inspection, which cost them marks.
But the league chairman said the ground inspectors could only report on what they saw on the day of their visit.
He pointed out that even with the maximum number of marks for the piece of equipment in question, Scothern’s total would have been insufficient to meet the criteria for the premier.
That meant promotion for South Kelsey – as the third-placed side.
The AGM heard it was not the first time such a scenario had operated.
Speaking after the AGM, South Kelsey secretary Mike Owen told Lincs Cricket Latest: "We started the season poorly, losing the first few games but as the season progressed we got stronger and the arrival of our Overseas Player, Chandi Wathukarage, after visa delays, for his fourth year with the club, gave some strength to our batting line-up.
“The second part of the season saw a terrific run of eight wins out of the last 11 games to finish a few points behind Broughton in second place.
"South Kelsey are by tradition a ‘yo-yo’ club between the premier and first division.
“We will find it a hard division, as both Appleby-Frodingham and Horncastle did the last two years.
“I am confident we will battle hard and together with the new players who joined us last year, and the long-term experienced base we have in the club, we will be competitive."
Mike is asking interested players wishing to sample “some of the best teas in the league” and to perform on a home ground “within an area of outstanding beauty” to please get in touch with him.
Kelsey will have Saturday sides in the premier and division three. His number is 07775906999.
At the start of the AGM, delegates and league officials observed one minute’s silence in memory of Cleethorpes stalwart Roy Oslear, who died recently.

The league format for 2012 will be as follows:

PREMIER
Alford
Alkborough
Barton Town
Broughton
Caistor Town
Cherry Willingham
Cleethorpes 2nds
Messingham
Nettleham
Scunthorpe Town
South Kelsey

DIVISION ONE
Appleby-Frodingham 2nds
Bracebridge Heath 2nds
Cleethorpes 3rds
Holton le Clay
Horncastle
Hykeham
Louth 2nds
Market Rasen
Outcasts
Scothern

DIVISION TWO
Alkborough 2nds
Caistor Town 2nds
Grimsby Town 2nds
Hartsholme 2nds
Keelby
Messingham 2nds
Nettleham 2nds
Owmby
Scunthorpe Town 2nds
Washingborough

DIVISION THREE
Alford 2nds
Barton Town 2nds
Broughton 2nds
Cherry Willingham 2nds
Cleethorpes 4ths
Haxey 2nds
Hibaldstow
Outcasts 2nds
South Kelsey 2nds
Stamford Homes

DIVISION FOUR
Caistor Town 3rds
Holton le Clay 2nds
Hykeham 2nds
Immingham Blossom Way
Keelby 2nds
Market Rasen 2nds
Morton
Old Lincolnians
Scothern 2nds (newly elected)
Scunthorpe Town 3rds

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Market Rasen receiving the division two championship pennant.


New Lincolnshire County Cricket League general secretary Andrew Richley (Market Rasen) being welcomed aboard by chairman Bob Welton.

Club representatives during the AGM held at Market Rasen CC.

CHAIRMAN BOB WINS LINCS LEAGUE VOTE

Apologies for the delay in posting a report of Wednesday's important Lincolnshire County Cricket League AGM at Market Rasen, which is due to a mountain of other work unconnected with cricket.
We hope to upload our report tomorrow (Monday), plus a link to a second report, containing more information, on www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk
League statistician Neil Simpson (Broughton) presented printed sets of the end-of-season averages to club delegates on Wednesday and they were given a few days grace to get back to him with any changes.
Once Neil has issued the final, official set of averages in the near future, we intend to upload them for you.
For the benefit of those who have not heard, Bob Welton was re-elected league chairman at the AGM, the voting being heavily in his favour.
He presented pennants to the five divisional winners and here we see Washingborough receiving theirs as champs of division three. Well done, lads, on another memorable season.
We will bring you further pennant pressie pix with our full report of the AGM.

ARISE, SIR WES OF CAISTOR

Caistor’s stalwart Wes Allison has retired from running the club’s junior cricket after 34 years.
That’s a remarkable achievement and one that was marked by the presentation of a tankard to him during the club’s annual dinner, held on Friday night at Grimsby Golf Club.
Perhaps someone at Lincolnshire County Cricket Limited, ECB headquarters, Caistor Town Council, West Lindsey District Council and/or Lincolnshire County Council will decide they should honour Wes further for his efforts in helping develop so many young players over the years.
He will make an obvious nomination for next year’s county and/or national OSCAs.
The youngsters Wes has overseen haven’t all got as far as first class cricket, like keeper Wayne Noon, but many have represented the club with distinction at Lincs ECB and Lincs League premier level.
The majority, of course, have just enjoyed many seasons happily playing the game – at whatever level.
As a left-arm pace bowler, Wes toiled away for many seasons, with considerable success, in Caistor colours. Oh, and one year with Brigg Town in 1974 (Grimsby League).
Wes has kindly supplied Lincs Cricket Latest with a selection of pictures from the club dinner.

Ryan McKitton - most boundaries; Terry McKitton - 3rd team bowling; Peter Jacob - 3rd team batting.


Kieran Brooker - most improved under 15 and under 17 bowling.

Pete Briggs - 1st team batting; Gareth Johnson - under 17 batting and most improved under 17.

Reg Percival - club person of the year.

Ryan McKitton, Harry Boulton, Graham Boulton, Liam Wood.