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Week 10 - June 18

Details: Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 June 2017 15:39; Published: Wednesday, 21 June 2017 08:13; Written by Kevin Hewes

The NECL was sweltering on Sunday as temperatures reached the highest of the year, unfortunately the clash with Father’s Day also had an impact with four matches cancelled due to lack of player availability. The league management committee took the decision last Thursday that in the event of concessions through player availability, the conceding side can make representations to their opponents to re-arrange to an alternative date in the season. This is an attempt to get as much cricket on as possible, given the considerable amount of concessions to date. However, the re-arrangement should not be without prejudice to the side who were able to fulfil the fixture on the original date, and only on their agreement. If no date can be found the original concession will stand.
In Division One, second placed Elmstead got out of jail against Eight Ash Green, while there were also wins for Frinton and Mistley. In Division Two, Chappel & Wakes Colne were made to work hard for a four run success over nine man Stebbing, while Gosfield were unable to field a side at home to Witham and had to concede. In Division Three, Galleywood are up to second following an eight wicket success over Chappel &Wakes Colne 2nds, while Abberton slipped to third after defeat at Kelvedon. West Bergholt were the highest scorers of the weekend, posting a massive 297 for 4, in their big win over Harwich & Dovercourt. In Division Four, only one of three scheduled games took place with Boxted completing a ten wicket win over Real Oddies. Great Horkesley & Lexden 2nds conceded for the second week running, so slip to the foot of the table, while Braintree remain unbeaten at the top, with three of their four wins coming by conceding opponents. Great Braxted & Tiptree were unable to raise a side against Coggeshall, but the two sides are looking at a mutually agreeable date to re-arrange. In T20 East, there was a third concession in four matches to date, as Ipswich were unable to raise a side against Wivenhoe.
Individually, there were four centurions and two fivefor’s completed in the NECL. Elmstead’s Jordan Elliot (131) top scored with his third ton of the season, while in the same game Ryan Vickery claimed the best bowling figures of the weekend with 6 for 11. Mistley’s James Scott scored an important unbeaten 111 in his sides two wicket success over Clacton. While there were centuries for two West Bergholt players in their big win in Division Three, Dan Wheeler (115) and Matt Rogers (107no) making hay in the sunshine, while Matt McDonald was the other fivefor claiming 5 for 29 for West Bergholt in the same game against Harwich.

EAGCC News - Clean up

Details: Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:39; Published: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 17:39

Everyone from Eight Ash Green CC would like to say a huge thank you to all the clubs and local community for all their help & support!

We were inundated with messages of support from locals and other cricket clubs such as: Gt Totham, Kelvedon & Elmstead CC. But special thanks must go to Copford Cricket Club who had a collection at their youth training on Saturday and raised £100 for repairs! Picture El Presidenté with James Wilson from Copford CC.

Parkers Pitches have also kindly donated some supplies for the repairs!

Again thank you so much,

From everyone at Eight Ash Green

Matthew Parker

Traveller Invasion

Details: Last Updated: Saturday, 10 June 2017 06:59; Published: Saturday, 10 June 2017 06:58; Written by Kevin Hewes

A warning to all clubs to attempt to put in place ways of protecting your grounds, and make entry as difficult as possible when you are not there. If your ground is council owned you may want to speak to the local council. Travellers in the last week have made their camps on the outfields at both Harwich & Dovercourt and Eight Ash Green. Legally they can be moved on, but the process can take a few days and by all accounts the tidy up afterwards is quite extensive.

Fines / Points Deductions fully implemented from this weekend (June 4th)

Details: Last Updated: Thursday, 01 June 2017 11:43; Published: Thursday, 01 June 2017 09:18; Written by Kevin Hewes

This is a reminder that as from this weekend (June 4th) fines and points deductions will be enforced as per the rules of the competition. Please ensure that whoever needs to know this information within your club is aware of this. The league do not want to penalise clubs by fining and deducting points, but if this is the only way that we can gain full compliance then so be it.

The following two rules are being implemented fully from this weekend ;

1. A member of the home side must upload a full scorecard to Play-Cricket within 48 hours of the match, or by 8am on the Wednesday at the latest. Failure to do so will result in a £10 fine, and a further £5 for every Friday thereafter that the result is not uploaded. Rule 29

If there are any issues with entering a scorecard through missing players or details, the away club and Results Secretary should be notified, so that the problem can be resolved as soon as possible.

2. Where neutral umpires are standing, Umpire Assessments should be completed and submitted by a captain or representative of both clubs, by the following Sunday. Failure to do so will result in a 5 point deduction, and a further 5 points for every Sunday thereafter that it is not submitted. Rule 32A

Umpire Appointments in June

Details: Last Updated: Wednesday, 31 May 2017 09:30; Published: Wednesday, 31 May 2017 09:30; Written by Kevin Hewes

Umpire appointments for all First, Second Division and T20 games in June have been released, and can be found under the 'Umpires' tab at the top of the website. They have also been entered into the Play-Cricket fixture.

Unfortunately, a number of games in Division Two have not been able to be covered at this stage. If there is a change in availability clubs will be notified, otherwise they will have to umpire themselves.

A reminder that where neutral umpires stand in Division One, Two and T20 games, an Umpires Assessment must be completed by both clubs, by the Friday following the match - failure to do so will result in points deduction. (This rule will be enforced from the first week in June)

Umpires and balls in Division Two

Details: Last Updated: Thursday, 18 May 2017 14:54; Published: Thursday, 18 May 2017 14:52; Written by David Lamming

To clarify the position regarding umpires and cricket balls in Division Two matches:

UMPIRES

As per league rule 32, panel umpires will be appointed to stand in all Division Two matches this season, with the clubs sharing the cost (£30 expenses for each umpire - the amount agreed at the 2016 AGM). The dispensation that applied in 2016 (agreed at the 2015 AGM), that Division Two clubs could ask for neutral umpires but were not required to have panel umpires), applied for that season only.

CRICKET BALLS

The Management Committee decided on 3 November 2016 that only one ball per match should be required in Division Two matches in 2017. It will be open to the captains of clubs in this division to agree, before the start of the match, that a new ball will be used for each innings, but in the absence of agreement only one ball is to be used. If two balls are to be used, the umpires must be informed.

Division One and Two Concessions and letting Umpires know

Details: Last Updated: Thursday, 18 May 2017 14:20; Published: Wednesday, 17 May 2017 13:10; Written by Kevin Hewes

Just a reminder, in general the HOME side should contact the neutral umpires in the event of match being cancelled through a concession. However, it may be courteous if the conceding side also let the umpires know. If you cannot contact the umpires, please inform the Umpire Appointments Officer David Root (01376 583819 or 07981 731291) - failure to let the umpires or David Root know, may incur the umpires expenses if they travel on the day ! As well as their wrath.

While we are dealing with Umpires, remember that all First and Second Division Clubs MUST submit an Umpire Assessment (available on the website), marking the standing umpires, by the Friday following the game - failure to do so could result in a five point deduction. There are still some clubs who have failed to submit assessments in the first few weeks. I have not implemented the rule strictly yet to ensure that all clubs have got the message, but from the first week of June there will be no excuse.

Play-Cricket Update

Details: Last Updated: Saturday, 29 April 2017 09:53; Published: Saturday, 29 April 2017 09:53; Written by Kevin Hewes

Play-Cricket Update

With more clubs starting their seasons this weekend – just a few more pointers and reminders with regard to Play-Cricket administration.

Thank you to the teams who have already entered scoresheets – so far there have been no major issues with uploading scorecards in the 48 hour timescale.

If you are an administrator please can you attempt to address the pointers below, to ensure there are minimal problems over these first few weeks.

1. For the benefit of the home administrator please make every effort to ensure all your players are added to the NECL squad – this will mean picking the player will be made easier.

2. Please can I encourage you to look at ‘merging’ duplicate records within your clubs – if you have a single record for a player it will ensure that the stats that are produced are correct. The instructions for merging players are on the website in a previous article.

3. Remember that both the ‘home’ and ‘away’ club should confirm the match details on Play-Cricket by the following Friday – again this will confirm that both clubs are happy with what has been entered. This is done by the administrator going to the ‘Results’ section and clicking on the cross under ‘Confirm Result’ – the cross will then change to a tick.

4. Reports – if there are any budding journalists out there – please feel free to use the report facility (also in the Results Screen under ‘Edit Report’) to record any facts, club milestones, strange occurrences concerning the match – there have been a couple of clubs use this already, and it makes my job of compiling the Weekly Roundup a lot easier, and factually correct.

If you are having any problems uploading a scorecard please e-mail me as soon as possible, so that I can steer you in the right direction for a resolution.

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Kevin Hewes(Results Secretary)

Results and Play-Cricket Housekeeping

Details: Last Updated: Tuesday, 18 April 2017 09:40; Published: Thursday, 13 April 2017 08:38; Written by Kevin Hewes

Attachments:
Merging_Player_Records.pdf	343 kB	Thu 13th Apr 2017

Results and Play-Cricket Housekeeping

As we start the 2017 season, just a few final reminders to with submission of results and Play-Cricket.

Results should be e-mailed by a member of the home side to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 10pm on the evening of the match. Remember results should also be e-mailed in by the home side if the game is cancelled or forfeited. Also if a game is abandoned in play, the scores at the time of abandonment should be recorded.

If you are unable to fulfil a fixture due to lack of players you must advise This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 10pm the day before the scheduled game, as well as your opposition – failure to do so will result in a points deduction and fine.

Teams in Division One, Division Two and T20 using neutral umpires must submit an online assessment (available on the website) of the standing umpires by the following Friday, or risk a points deduction.

Scorecards must be posted on Play-Cricket by a member of the home side within 48 hours of the match being played. The result should be confirmed by a member of the away side by the following Friday, by clicking on the ‘cross’ to turn to a ‘tick’.

Confirm

To get to the Results page in Play-Cricket the administrator must be in ‘Site Administration’

Fines for Play-Cricket will be suspended until the 1st June to ensure that everyone using the new system is acquainted and any teething issues ironed out. Obviously to meet the deadline of the Weekly Round Up if administrators could attempt to meet the 48 hour deadline in the first month, and if not, let me know the reasons, so that I can help resolve any issues.

Play-Cricket Housekeeping

Just some pointers that may make life easier at the beginning with Play-Cricket –

Firstly merging duplicate player records

If there is more than one instance of player in your members database use the Merge Records option to combine into one record (Guide is attached). The parent record should be a Full Name of the player – if a player has personally registered with Play-Cricket and your club themselves, they will not have an asterisk against their name in the members list – and this should be the parent record if you have to merge.

Secondly, adding players to your NECL squad

To ease selection of picking players for opposition administrators please try to add as many of your NECL players as possible to the NECL squad – for most clubs this will just be for your NECL 1st XI, but for others you will need to add players to NECL T20 and NECL 2nd XI squads.

If you experience any problems please contact me by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Chairman's Pre-Season Letter

Details: Last Updated: Sunday, 09 April 2017 19:39; Published: Sunday, 09 April 2017 13:01; Written by David Lamming

Attachments:
NECL - Chairman's letter 8.4.2017 (rev).pdf	451 kB	Sun 9th Apr 2017

Please see and read the letter attached.

Copies will also be e-mailed to league representatives: please print and share it with club members and friends. The letter contains important information for club secretaries, captains, umpires, scorers, and those who report match results.

(Note: a few copies of an earlier version of the letter were provided to those who attended early to collect cricket balls at Boxted CC yesterday. This has been revised to take account of the query—hopefully to be sorted out shortly—about the date of the League AGM. There are a few other minor drafting changes. Accordingly, if you did receive a copy of the letter yesterday, please destroy it and substitute the attached.)

AGM and Awards Dinner dates

Details: Last Updated: Friday, 31 March 2017 11:12; Published: Friday, 31 March 2017 11:06; Written by David Lamming

The dates for the League's Annual General Meeting and the Annual Presentation Dinner have now been fixed. They are:

AGM: Wednesday 25 October 2017, 8.00 pm at Colchester Rugby Club

Dinner: Saturday 18 November 2017, 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm at Colne Valley Golf Club

Please note both dates in personal and club diaries. All clubs must be represented at the AGM and the Management Committee expects all member clubs to be represented at the Annual Dinner.