A colourful idea from Caistor was aired at the annual meeting of the North Lindsey Cricket League - held on Wednesday night at the Brumby Hall cricket pavilion in Scunthorpe - by kind permission of Appleby-Frodingham CC.
League general secretary Paul Saunders notified club delegates of a letter received from Caistor CC's Liam Wood, sounding out the North Lindsey League about the possibility of Caistor playing in blue kit (presumably sponsored).
League vice-chairman/fixture secretary Glen Sands said there was nothing in the rules to rule this out.
Some club delegates didn't see that it mattered, while the contrary, traditionalist view was also expressed - cricket should be played in white kit.
Caistor's man at the meeting suggested the club might not press ahead with the suggested kit change, in any case.
KELSEY COMEBACK: South Kelsey re-applied to join, with no dissenting voices against them being admitted to the competition after a few years' gap. Secretary Mike Owen spoke on their behalf, explaining the club had dropped one of its two Lincolnshire County Cricket League teams and decided to give people a game on Sunday. He said the club could not yet estimate the strength of its North Lindsey League line-up for 2013. For the benefit of member clubs from the Gainsborough and Bassetlaw districts, he explained the location of the ground at Holton-le-Moor.
JIMMY SNEE'S MASTER PLAN: Lincs Cricket Latest followers may well be aware of veteran player Jimmy Snee's suggestion to shake up the North Lindsey League by reducing overs and regionalising the divisions. No mention was made of this at the AGM until Mick Walker was asked if he had any comments to make on behalf of the Scunthorpe and District Umpires' Association. Mick said he was surprised that Jimmy's plan had not been discussed. It was then explained to the meeting that Jimmy's thoughts were his own and had not been proposed by any club. Therefore, it could not be considered at the AGM.
DIVIDING TEAMS FINISHING EQUAL: The North Lindsey League is to have a change of rule which will set out criteria for dividing teams that finish level on points. Currently there is nothing "in the book" - meaning sharing of honours. to cover this point. Various suggestions for doing this came up at the AGM, including most victories, and "head to head" (the outcome of games between the teams finishing level).
OFFICIALS: Re-election applied on the top table - Dave Willey, chairman; Glen Sands, vice-chairman/fixture secretary; Enid Girling, treasurer.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: Dave Willey looked back on a very wet summer - the exact opposite of what he reported in 2011. He thanked the umpires for their efforts.
LINCS CRICKET LATEST TOOK PIX OF THE TROPHY WINNERS AND WILL POST THESE WHEN WE GET A MINUTE!
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So the lindsey league is left to carry on as it is.
ReplyDeleteTons of games not getting played, teams turning up with 10/9 even 8 players and teams giving up at the end of the season when there is "no point" (a quote from a captain of a team in division 3)
The way it is going it will be down to 1 division by next seasons.
If you feel so strongly, why did you not propose something for discussion at the AGM? Too many in local cricket moan but don't do anything to change things.
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