By Matt Gleadell, Morton CC, Gainsborough
David Hughes, representing England in the 400m hurdles tomorrow in the Commonwealth Games, is a former Lea Park CC and Rose Leisure CC junior player. I attended secondary school with David and played a lot of school and club cricket with him. David is from Laughton, near Gainsborough. My main cricketing memory of David is him scoring 70-odd not out in an U13s semi-final cup match against Hykeham at Hykeham. The match was significant as Rob Cook and Paul Cook opened the batting for Hykeham against our Roses U13s 11-a-side team and scored about 170 between them in their side's either 16 or 20-over innings (I can't remember which). We didnt take any of Hykeham's wickets and thought the game was as good as over. Up stepped David Hughes who smashed 70 odd not out in quick time and we just knocked off the runs for the loss of 6 or 7 wickets. We went on to win the final against Lindum, which was also played at Hykeham. I think the year was 1997. At the time Lea Park was also running an 8-a-side team which was made up of the better lads that also played for Roses' 11-a-side team. Both teams won both their league and the cup that year in the Lincoln & District Youth Cricket League. For those involved it was a season to remember.
Friday, 8 October 2010
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
PACKED WITH ITEMS OF INTEREST
Lincs Cricket Latest has been known to throw a little criticism the ECB's way when we feel it merited, and we've gone on record as stating, quite openly, that we did not hesitate to vote against the "take over" of the previously independent governing body of umpires (ACU&S) and the formation of the ECB's own organisation, the Association of Cricket Officials (ACO).
However, credit where credit's due. After something of a slow start, the glossy and colourful newsletter produced by the ACO has now turned into something well worth reading. Indeed, the 20-page September issue (number six), just received through the post, is full of interest, almost from cover to cover (no cricketing pun intended!).
This issue reveals that, at long last, the ACO is to start addressing the thorny topic of standard expenses for umpires in leagues across the country, rather than the current system where local associations/branches merely ask the leagues in question for a quid or two more each year which is generally approved without comment through a sort of gentlemen's agreement.
In our opinion, this should have been Item One on the agenda when the ACO was established.
It's certainly not going to prove an easy task for them. In our part of Lincolnshire, for example, umpires receive a 'flat' expenses fee for officiating in the Lincs League (Saturdays) and the North Lindsey, on Sundays. However, in many other, or even most, areas of Britain there's a fee PLUS mileage; 30p per mile is quoted by the ACO Senior Executive Officer as a "reasonable figure" while in Devon their equivalent of our Lincs League pays 21p per mile.
We know of one league not far from our county boundaries where umpires' expenses are considerably higher than what's paid in Lincs.
ACO officials nationally are now asking members/associations for their comments and suggestions on the issue of expenses. They seem determined to take some positive action during the close season.
It's highly unlikely anything will be drawn up to affect the 2011 season, so we are likely to see the three associations in the north of the county being asked to suggest levels of expenses to be paid by clubs in our leagues.
However, for 2012 it could be the ACO will have drawn up its own standard set of expenses to apply in the UK.
They will, of course, need to consider local issues. In rural counties, like ours, the distance between clubs (and mileage involved for umpires) can be great, compared to leagues in heavily-populated areas with large towns and cities.
Meanwhile, the ACO says a number of league chairmen have asked if a "simple table" can be published showing what the premier leagues pay "so they can make some informed decisions." The ACO says it will do this as soon as possible.
We presume the reference to Premier League, in this context, means ECB Premier Leagues and not competitions like the Lincolnshire League's Premier Division.
However, credit where credit's due. After something of a slow start, the glossy and colourful newsletter produced by the ACO has now turned into something well worth reading. Indeed, the 20-page September issue (number six), just received through the post, is full of interest, almost from cover to cover (no cricketing pun intended!).
This issue reveals that, at long last, the ACO is to start addressing the thorny topic of standard expenses for umpires in leagues across the country, rather than the current system where local associations/branches merely ask the leagues in question for a quid or two more each year which is generally approved without comment through a sort of gentlemen's agreement.
In our opinion, this should have been Item One on the agenda when the ACO was established.
It's certainly not going to prove an easy task for them. In our part of Lincolnshire, for example, umpires receive a 'flat' expenses fee for officiating in the Lincs League (Saturdays) and the North Lindsey, on Sundays. However, in many other, or even most, areas of Britain there's a fee PLUS mileage; 30p per mile is quoted by the ACO Senior Executive Officer as a "reasonable figure" while in Devon their equivalent of our Lincs League pays 21p per mile.
We know of one league not far from our county boundaries where umpires' expenses are considerably higher than what's paid in Lincs.
ACO officials nationally are now asking members/associations for their comments and suggestions on the issue of expenses. They seem determined to take some positive action during the close season.
It's highly unlikely anything will be drawn up to affect the 2011 season, so we are likely to see the three associations in the north of the county being asked to suggest levels of expenses to be paid by clubs in our leagues.
However, for 2012 it could be the ACO will have drawn up its own standard set of expenses to apply in the UK.
They will, of course, need to consider local issues. In rural counties, like ours, the distance between clubs (and mileage involved for umpires) can be great, compared to leagues in heavily-populated areas with large towns and cities.
Meanwhile, the ACO says a number of league chairmen have asked if a "simple table" can be published showing what the premier leagues pay "so they can make some informed decisions." The ACO says it will do this as soon as possible.
We presume the reference to Premier League, in this context, means ECB Premier Leagues and not competitions like the Lincolnshire League's Premier Division.
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
GRIMSBY LEAGUE MEMORIES
A glance at the final league tables for the six-team Grimsby and District Saturday League shows villagers Cuxwold to be champions, but my eye was taken by North Thoresby still being in the competition - which has prompted a trip down memory lane.
I recall playing home and away against Thoresby in this competition in 1975 - yes, 35 years ago - when the Robinsons were stalwart members. One of those games was in late August - I think on a bank holiday Monday - at Brigg Rec. Brigg had two teams in the competition that season - in divisions one and three. I played for both at various times.
We took on teams like Findus, Unispeed, National Dock Labour Board, South Kelsey, Bird's Eye and dear old East Halton, when they were at Townside Farm.
The following year, 1976, Brigg Town successfully applied to join the Lincolnshire League, in division three - then the basement section. This involved playing against some teams from the Grimsby area, but quite a number in and around Lincoln for the first time.
My next contact with North Thoresby was when they joined the Humberside Alliance, later to become division five of the Lincolnshire League before that fell by the wayside. Ron and Paul Farmery, Tony Marfleet and Rob Bain were with stalwart members of the village team at the time.
It's good to see the long-established Saturday League is still on the go in Grimsby. Long may it continue!
John Pettit Grimsby Saturday League
FINAL STANDINGS 2010
P W L T Pts
Cuxwold 10 7 3 0 14
Harvest Moon 10 6 4 0 12
Post Office Milan 10 5 5 0 10
Phoenix 10 5 5 0 10
Rose & Crown 10 5 5 0 10
North Thoresby 10 2 8 0 4
I recall playing home and away against Thoresby in this competition in 1975 - yes, 35 years ago - when the Robinsons were stalwart members. One of those games was in late August - I think on a bank holiday Monday - at Brigg Rec. Brigg had two teams in the competition that season - in divisions one and three. I played for both at various times.
We took on teams like Findus, Unispeed, National Dock Labour Board, South Kelsey, Bird's Eye and dear old East Halton, when they were at Townside Farm.
The following year, 1976, Brigg Town successfully applied to join the Lincolnshire League, in division three - then the basement section. This involved playing against some teams from the Grimsby area, but quite a number in and around Lincoln for the first time.
My next contact with North Thoresby was when they joined the Humberside Alliance, later to become division five of the Lincolnshire League before that fell by the wayside. Ron and Paul Farmery, Tony Marfleet and Rob Bain were with stalwart members of the village team at the time.
It's good to see the long-established Saturday League is still on the go in Grimsby. Long may it continue!
John Pettit Grimsby Saturday League
FINAL STANDINGS 2010
P W L T Pts
Cuxwold 10 7 3 0 14
Harvest Moon 10 6 4 0 12
Post Office Milan 10 5 5 0 10
Phoenix 10 5 5 0 10
Rose & Crown 10 5 5 0 10
North Thoresby 10 2 8 0 4
Monday, 4 October 2010
LEARN FROM GREAT CHARACTER OF CRICKET
By Martin Deans, Lincolnshire Groundsmen
Through your website please inform all past, present and future groundsmen - or those involved in some way with the ground work at their clubs - that the autumn and winter programme for our association will begin on 7th of October at 6pm at the Lincoln Lindum ground, Lincoln, were we shall be holding an outside workshop looking at all aspects of the autumn and winter regime on the cricket square.
This will be conducted by Len Smith, the former Glamorgan head groundsman at Sophia Gardens (now known as the Swalec Stadium). Len has kindly agreed to come up from his Welsh base and pass on his wealth of knowledge from some 30 years on the frontline, so to speak, of cricket groundsmanship. He has been involved in every aspect of the game from recreational to the international stage and we are fortunate to have secured his services for the meeting.
Len is currently the I.O.G/E.C.B regional advisor for the Wales and south west region and after the outdoor session he has kindly agreed to take questions indoors on his past and present careers.
So please, if you have any interest in the "grounds industry" please come along and enjoy an evening with one of the game's great characters. The admission is £5, which gives access to the season's other speakers which include another Test match groundsman and the tour of a county and Tmatch venue.
Further details can be obtained through Martin Deans - email martindeans@btinternet.com or call 07971087891.
Through your website please inform all past, present and future groundsmen - or those involved in some way with the ground work at their clubs - that the autumn and winter programme for our association will begin on 7th of October at 6pm at the Lincoln Lindum ground, Lincoln, were we shall be holding an outside workshop looking at all aspects of the autumn and winter regime on the cricket square.
This will be conducted by Len Smith, the former Glamorgan head groundsman at Sophia Gardens (now known as the Swalec Stadium). Len has kindly agreed to come up from his Welsh base and pass on his wealth of knowledge from some 30 years on the frontline, so to speak, of cricket groundsmanship. He has been involved in every aspect of the game from recreational to the international stage and we are fortunate to have secured his services for the meeting.
Len is currently the I.O.G/E.C.B regional advisor for the Wales and south west region and after the outdoor session he has kindly agreed to take questions indoors on his past and present careers.
So please, if you have any interest in the "grounds industry" please come along and enjoy an evening with one of the game's great characters. The admission is £5, which gives access to the season's other speakers which include another Test match groundsman and the tour of a county and Tmatch venue.
Further details can be obtained through Martin Deans - email martindeans@btinternet.com or call 07971087891.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
DIVISION FOUR RECORD UPDATE
By Andy Sharp, Lincs League Statistician
Better Late than Never! After a trip to my scoresheet archive, I have discovered the match mentioned in my previous article. The date, 12 June 2001; the place, Littlefields CC; the opponents, Bottesford. Littlefields 2nds batted first and were struggling at 90-9. Enter brothers Will & Tom Boulton, who then proceeded to bat out the remainder of the innings to acheive a winning total of 151-9 - an unbeaten stand of 61.
Slightly belatedly, Tom & Will's efforts will be recorded in the next LCCL handbook.
Better Late than Never! After a trip to my scoresheet archive, I have discovered the match mentioned in my previous article. The date, 12 June 2001; the place, Littlefields CC; the opponents, Bottesford. Littlefields 2nds batted first and were struggling at 90-9. Enter brothers Will & Tom Boulton, who then proceeded to bat out the remainder of the innings to acheive a winning total of 151-9 - an unbeaten stand of 61.
Slightly belatedly, Tom & Will's efforts will be recorded in the next LCCL handbook.
DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT MEETING
The Lincolnshire County Cricket League's annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 13 at Rase Park, the home of Market Rasen CC, starting at 7.30pm.
All clubs must be represented.
Various rule change proposals are to be presented, copies of which have now been circulated by general secretary Mike Savage. Some of these are from member clubs, others from the league management committee. This will be Mike's last AGM, as he gave many months' notice of his intention to step down at the AGM.
League officers will, as always, recommend a format of teams for the five divisions for the AGM to consider. Ground inspections, where necessary, have already been carried out and the information made available.
However, this year there are no applications from "new" teams wishing to join as members of division four. Brigg Town's resignation has already been received and accepted from the basement section, while premier division champions Messingham have declined an invitation to be promoted back to the Lincs ECB Premier League for 2011.
The AGM will be asked to consider whether to discontinue the current, traditional system of registering players with paper forms and filling in scoresheets to be posted, faxed or scanned and emailed. There is a proposal to "go digital" and use the ECB's Play Cricket system to register players and input scorecards online, starting next April. This affects a number of existing league rules and will therefore require changes to be agreed by the majority of clubs. Full details have been sent to clubs, well ahead of the meeting.
All clubs must be represented.
Various rule change proposals are to be presented, copies of which have now been circulated by general secretary Mike Savage. Some of these are from member clubs, others from the league management committee. This will be Mike's last AGM, as he gave many months' notice of his intention to step down at the AGM.
League officers will, as always, recommend a format of teams for the five divisions for the AGM to consider. Ground inspections, where necessary, have already been carried out and the information made available.
However, this year there are no applications from "new" teams wishing to join as members of division four. Brigg Town's resignation has already been received and accepted from the basement section, while premier division champions Messingham have declined an invitation to be promoted back to the Lincs ECB Premier League for 2011.
The AGM will be asked to consider whether to discontinue the current, traditional system of registering players with paper forms and filling in scoresheets to be posted, faxed or scanned and emailed. There is a proposal to "go digital" and use the ECB's Play Cricket system to register players and input scorecards online, starting next April. This affects a number of existing league rules and will therefore require changes to be agreed by the majority of clubs. Full details have been sent to clubs, well ahead of the meeting.
Saturday, 2 October 2010
THIS WEEK'S VISITORS
Lincs Cricket Latest visitors for the past week by country (top 10 only listed):
United Kingdom 1,063
India 70
United States 62
Netherlands 44
Russia 29
Kuwait 21
Singapore 21
Ukraine 17
France 16
Philippines 15
Source: Google.
United Kingdom 1,063
India 70
United States 62
Netherlands 44
Russia 29
Kuwait 21
Singapore 21
Ukraine 17
France 16
Philippines 15
Source: Google.
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