As with last year please look at the risks at your club to help you decide how you proceed safely. A risk assessment is available in the Appendix to assist
Regards
Graham Pryke
ECB update
2021 Season
On behalf of the NECL committee, I should like to take this opportunity to welcome all our member clubs, their players, helpers and supporters to the 2021 season. Following the season of 2020, which, as a result of the pandemic, was limited in length and involved just friendlies, this year will hopefully provide the opportunity to return to a full programme of league and cup cricket, albeit with some restrictions still in place for a while at least.
First of all, I should like to commend the work of all clubs in ensuring that last season’s cricket was played safely, in line with government and ECB guidelines. I trust that the same will be true for 2021. There are a few differences in the requirements from last season, and clubs should ensure that they are fully appraised of these from the ECB website.
Ball distribution: Saturday 10th April 2021 10.30—11.00am at Boxted CC. 2021 Ball invoices will be sent out soon.
T20 Finals Day: Sunday 29th August 2021
(Can 2019 Trophies to be handed in by or on T20 Finals Day)
Division 3 clubs can use umpires for their games for 2021 if both sides are in agreement - for a fee of £35 per umpire. Please contact Dave Root, Umpire Appointments Officer, at least 3 weeks prior to the fixture to make make arrangements.
T30 entrants are: Gt Bentley, Brightlingsea, Copford, W Mersea, W Bergholt. Chappel & WC, Coggeshall, Kelvedon and Tendring.
If any clubs have changed their League Rep / Fixture Sec and / or 2nd contact over the Winter please email me directly so I can update the Club Directory
It has been brought to the attention of the League Committee that there have been a couple of occurences already this season where when a match has been conceded, the standing neutral umpires have not been notified, and have subsequently turned up to the ground on a wasted journey !
If a game is conceded can the home side please contact Umpires as a priority, if the away side has conceded it would be courteous for them to also make the umpire(s) aware.
Any failure to do this going forward this season, will result in the home side having to pay the standing Umpire(s) any wasted expenses.
