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ALL CLUBS PLEASE NOTE:
Attention of Club Play-Cricket Administrators: Please check your club points etc., throughout the season. If you have any queries please email myself and Cliff Greenhill We do not want problems at the end of the season.

League Table Links - Click the League you require

PREMIER 1ST XI DIVISION ONE 1ST XI DIVISION TWO 1ST XI DIVISION THREE 1ST XI

PREMIER 2ND XI DIVISION ONE 2ND XI DIVISION TWO 2ND XI DIVISION THREE 2ND XI

PREMIER 3RD XI DIVISION ONE 3RD XI DIVISION TWO 3RD XI DIVISION THREE 3RD XI

PREMIER 4TH XI DIVISION ONE 4TH XI DIVISION TWO 4TH XI DIVISION THREE 4TH XI EAST

DIVISION THREE 4TH WEST

Entered 7th September 2010
The Final of the Bertie Joel Cup was won by Shenfield who played Waltham in the Final.
Click here for the Scorecard

Entered 5th September 2010
Lady Umpire at Shenfield!
4th September 2010
In their final match of the season, versus Fives & Heronians, Shenfield welcomed that rarest of species, a lady umpire, Rebecca Gruenfeld.
Rebecca, pictured with fellow umpire George Salmon, has recently been appointed to the Shepherd Neame Essex League umpires panel. She was born in Zimbabwe, moved to Australia in 2004 and subsequently to England in 2008. Although she is only 27, Rebecca has been umpiring for 9 years and has umpired in 5 different countries, including Australia, notably at The Gabba in Brisbane.

Entered 3rd September 2010
Play-Cricket Discrepancies i.e. No Scorecard, Incomplete Scorecard and Unsure Players listed.
No Scorecard, Incomplete Scorecard and any Unsure listed players will not have a true reflection of their statistics for the season and therefore will not be correct when published.
WOULD CLUB PLEASE STATE IN THE HIGHLIGHTS ON PLAY-CRICKET WHETHER THE LAST BALL OF THE MATCH WAS BOWLED AS THIS AFFECTS IN SOME CASES WHETHER THE MATCH WAS DRAWN OR ABANDONED IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS

Entered 31st August 2010
Wanstead League Cup Winners 2010 - Click

Entered 31st August 2010
BRENTWOOD LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 - Click

Entered 27th August 2010
MEDCB Indoor News & Letters Etc.

Entered 26th August 2010
Point Deductions 2010 - Click to download
Click to view

Entered 25th August 2010
WANSTEAD UNDER 15's WON THE NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY. The final were held today at Kibworth C.C. Leicestershire. - Click for Final & Semi-Final Scorecard
The League congratulate your youngster and wish them well in the future.

http://www.ecbtv.co.uk/video/20100825/wanstead-win-fourth-title_2276250_2134659 Click to view Video

Entered 23rd august 2010
LEAGUE CUP FINAL WILL BE BETWEEN WANSTEAD AND LOUGHTON AT BUCKHURST HILL C.C. ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 30TH AUGUST - Click for scores

Entered 20th August 2010
LOST THIS MATCH. SCORECARD Click
Team for Thursday Versus Kent. (Premier Leagues Final)
The match is an 11am start. Supporters will be most welcome.

Ground address - Finchley CC, Arden Field, East End Road, Finchley, N3 2TA

Jon Walford (c)

Bilal Butt

Ian Belchamber

Julian Russell

Ben Stephens

Alan Ison

Mo Fayyaz

James Redwood (wk)

John Chambers

Joe Austin

Ejaz Khan

12th man - Theeban Tavarasa

Scorer - Frances Brown

Manager - Nick Levi

NOTE: Clubs are reminded of Rule 16a playing conditions Page 159

REMINDER: 50/50 MATCHES ALL START FROM 12.00 MIDDAY FROM THIS COMING SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST.

Folks,

This weekend the 1st XI divisions return to playing the 50/50 format. Please find below the guidance we issued earlier in the season. This is not a rewrite of the rules, however it simply serves to clarify the interpretation, where perhaps the wording may not be as clear as it could be. This will hopefully ensure both clubs and umpires will interpret the rules in the same way for the remainder of this season.

6.3 TEA INTERVAL

6.5.b 15 MINUTES OF 'GRACE'

15 minutes of time may be lost at any point during the game with no reduction in overs. Therefore if 55 minutes of time are lost to rain during the match, the number of overs that are lost from the second innings is ((55-15) / 3.5). If the rain delay was at the start of the game the number of overs lost from both innings would be ((55-15) / 7).

6.5.c FIRST INNINGS

Once a match has started the side batting first must bat their full 50 overs, or as reduced prior to the match, unless they are bowled out earlier. It appears what happened on Saturday in certain scenarios was that teams were perhaps a bit too eager to start a game, when perhaps waiting for a more prolonged dry spell, prior to starting the game, may have been more beneficial, as a shorter game of equal overs is then made possible.

If you do the calculations you can actually start a valid 20 over a side game at 4.15pm (3.45pm when the games start at 12pm in August / Sept), which may have been the best way forward for most matches this weekend - hindsight is however a wonderful thing.

3hrs 30 minutes rain delay at the start of the game reduces the innings of each side by 30 overs to 20 overs - plus 15 minutes of free time - gives 3hr 45minutes of rain delay prior to a possible start.

6.5.d CALCULATION OF THE NUMBER OF OVERS IN THE SECOND INNINGS

The overs remaining available to the second innings should be calculated on the amount of time lost due to a rain delay as per rule 6.5.d and not by the amount of time remaining in the game up to the scheduled close.

In a reduced over match where the side batting first is bowled out within their allocated overs, the full overs that were remaining in the innings are deducted from any overs lost due to a rain delay.

EG In a delayed start TEAM A is batting in a game reduced to 45 overs per side. During the first innings there is a further delay of 70 minutes. This equates to a loss of 20 (70/3.5) overs. After the restart, Team A is dismissed in 41.3 overs. Therefore 3 full overs are deducted from the overs lost. The innings of the side batting second is therefore reduced by 17 overs (20 minus 3) and will be of 28 overs duration.

6.4.e WHEN IS A MATCH ABANDONED / OVER RATES

The match must be abandoned at any point in the game during a rain delay, when it is clear that the side batting second can no longer face 20 overs as per the over claculations in rule 6.5.d.

When the weather is inclement it is likely that over rates will decrease due to drying the ball etc. Some degree of leeway should be given by umpires in this scenarios as to over rate penalties. Additionally if a match is underway, and at the point the match starts or restarts, there is sufficient overs left in the game for the side batting second to receive 20 overs, then the match will always be played to a conclusion (unless further rain delays cause otherwise) - Even if the over rate of the side bowling first is low and means that the game will finish beyond the scheduled close.

6.10.c.i CALCULATION OF FIRST INNINGS RUN RATE

This is calculated by dividing the number of runs by the number of overs allocated to the first innings. So for example if Team A were allocated 43 overs but were bowled out for 154 in 41 overs, their run rate would be calculated by dividing 154 by 43 and not by 41.

Please also be aware in the worked calculation in the handbook the decimal points have been replaced by zeros in a couple of places - this should be obvious where this has occurred. A clearer version can be downloaded from the SNEL website under all downloads.

DECLARATION OF THE FIRST INNINGS

Although there is nothing specifically in the SNEL rules, the ECB generic rules state that no declarations are possible, as is the case in other current ECB limited over competitions.

As stated at the AGM we will review the current rules and wording in advance of the 2011 season to ensure we continue to improve, using experiences during the 2010 season to help us identify key areas for change and/or clarification. We will ask for feedback at the end of the 2010 season, with the intention of coming up with a revised set of rules for the start of the 2011 season.

Cheers
Andrew Kennedy
(H) - 01279 657737
(M) - 07885 411692
(W) - 01438 762577
(Fax) - 01279 657737
(Email - H) - andrew_2_kennedy@yahoo.co.uk
(Email - W) - andrew.2.kennedy@gsk.com

Would Clubs please email me with an up to date email contact address for your Club. Also let me know immediately if and when it changes.
You can include you Mobile Number if you wish.
It would also be appreciated if I could have the Club play-cricket administrators email addresses.
The reason for this is that we are all aware that people change email addresses for various reasons, but it is of the utmost importance that the League Committee have an email address so they can contact clubs. To many clubs are saying they never received an email. I find that Email in my opinion is more reliable than the Royal Mail and far faster.
Clubs can forward more than one, but please highlight the main one. It would be convenient if the league had the following email addresses (kept up to date) of the Club Chairman, Club Secretary and the Club Treasurer. Many of the Handbook email addresses are incorrect or no longer exist. Many thanks

Entered 5th August 2010
Final of the Premier League Competition will be between ESSEX & KENT
Date 19th August, 11.00am start at Finchley C.C.

Entered 1st August 2010
CONGRATULATIONS TO WANSTEAD & SNARESBROOK C.C. CONFERENCE CUP CHAMPIONS 2010 - Click for Scorecard
Also click http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/8311659.Wanstead_hit_Finchley_into____orbit____in_final/

Entered 1st August 2010

WARNING - SOUTH EAST ESSEX ROADS ARE SHORTLY TO PRESENT MAJOR PROBLEMS AND DELAYS FOR VISITORS TO THE FOLLOWING CLUBS FOR THE REST OF THIS SEASON (AND POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT):

HADLEIGH & THUNDERSLEY: SADLERS FARM MAJIC-ROUNDABOUTS, A13

LEIGH-ON-SEA/WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA: SADLERS FARM or PROGRESS ROAD, LEIGH-ON-SEA

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA/OLD SOUTHENDIAN & SOUTHCHURCH: SADLERS FARM AND SOUTHEND VICTORIA CIRCUS (A13) or PROGRESS ROAD AND CUCKOO CORNER, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA (A127)

SUGGEST LEAVE VERY EARLY FOR THESE DESTINATIONS!!

Entered 27th July 2010
BRENTWOOD BUCCANEERS VERSUS ESSEX C.C.C. ACADEMY - Click
All proceeds from this match are going towards the Essex Academy and youth cricket at Brentwood

Entered 27th July 2010
HOME COUNTIES HAVE CONCEDED THE SEMI FINAL MATCH AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO RAISE A SIDE
SNEL Premier team for Thurs 29th July - vs Home Counties - 1.30pm start at Brentwood CC

Jon Walford (c)
Arfan Akram
Joe Austin
Alan Ison
Julian Russell
James Redwood (wk)
Ben Stephens
Ian Belchamber
Theeban Tavarasa
Mo Fayyaz
Bilal Butt

Manager - Nick Levi
Scorer - Frances Brown

Re-entered 22nd July 2010
Attention of Club Play-Cricket Administrators
When a club is unable to raise a side and the other club enters won batting first would they also put in the highlights club name 'unable to raise a side'
I have and will lock the Play-Cricket result/scorecards that have been ticked by both clubs. (It would help a lot if both clubs TICKED to say scorecards are correct.)
I will remove the tick if a club has an unsure player showing and will not lock the scorecard until corrected. Unsure is not acceptable as a players name.
By Fridays I will lock all Results and Scorecards that are correct with no unsure etc., players showing.
The unsure players showing on scorecards will remain open until corrected. Clubs should let me know when these are corrected or tick the box on you club site as I will then lock the Scorecards

Entered 21st July 2010
My name is Rob Darby and I played for for Hertford CC 1st XI for over 10 years in the Hertfordshire & Home Counties Premier Leagues.

I am English born and bred and have emigrated over to Australia permanently with my Aussie wife and our little boy.

My new club over here in Oz is looking to recruit an overseas player for the Aussie season coming up

My club here would be prepared to pay for the flights, offer free accommodation and provide enough work for the right calibre of player.

The club is called Gormandale CC and we are based 2 hours South East of Melbourne in Victoria. The club's website is www.gormandalecricketclub.com and the league website is http://tdca.cricketvictoria.com.au/ Level wise, it's probably pretty much the same as the Home Counties Premier League, so that's the level of player that we are looking to recruit.

This year being Ashes year also, it would be a fantastic season for an English cricketer to play out here.

If you are happy to put this on your website, or if you need any further information from me, please use this email address for correspondence. Rob Darby <rob.darby@bigpond.com>

Thanks in advance.

Rob Darby

Entered 20th July 2010
Once again in 2010 Upminster CC will be playing Essex CCC in a match to raise funds for the Graham Gooch Essex Cricket Academy and Youth Cricket Development at Upminster.
Programmes for the Match are NOW AVAILABLE.
Once again these programmes are priced at £2 and are required for entry to the game on the 12th September.
This year's programme has been increased to 28 pages and is now in full colour with lots of new articles and information.
The programmes are available from the following businesses in the area:
Gates, Parish and Co - Station Road
Govani's Chemist - Station Road
Batemans Newsagents - Corbets Tey Road
Kingcotts Bakery - Corbets Tey Road
Programmes will also be available on Matchdays from Upminster Cricket Club from Saturday 24th July.

Entered 13th July 2010
NatWest U15 National Club Championship
Essex Under 15 Final played at Loughton
Result: Wanstead 144-9 Versus Woodford Wells 134 ao

Entered 9th July 2010
Statistics (Half Season) from Umpires are now listed also Premier Statistics on the 'All Downloads' page.

Entered 7th July 2010
The Nat West Under 15 National Club Championship - Essex Final
This Final will now be at Loughton C.C. on Monday 12th July 6.00pm start. (Previously at Billericay C.C.)
Wanstead Versus Woodford Wells

Entered 6th July 2010
Would Clubs please be extra vigilant as there have been a series of 'Break Ins' in the Mid Essex Area over the past few weeks to steal Ground Equipment

Entered 30th June 2010
West Essex will probably have a 5th X1 for the next 4 weeks clubs looking for a match please get in touch with Colin Baxter

Entered 28th June 2010
PIRI PIRI Race to 500 won by Julian Russell of Colchester and East Essex

Despite late surges from Irfan Shah (199) and Alan Ison (133), Julian Russell scored the required 11 runs he needed to edge over 500 for the season to become the inaugural winner of the Piri Piri Race to 500. He will be presented with a new Piri Piri bat shortly and photos will appear on this website. Full details of the leading 8 contenders are below.

PIRIPIRI RACE TO 500 For a PiriPiri Naga JolokiaPro Bat
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	COMPLETED INNINGS	100s	50s	TOTAL RUNS
1	J.Russell	Colchester	8	2	4	540
2	I.Shah	Hainault	8	2	0	450
3	J.Walford	Brentwood	8	2	2	447
4	B.Gordon	Hornchurch	6	1	3	440
5	A.Ison	Upminster	8	1	2	434
6	N.Browne	South Woodford	6	2	0	432
7	M.Westfield	Wanstead	5	1	4	430
8	J.Chambers	Wanstead	7	2	2	406

Entered 22nd June 2010
At the end of week 7 the race is hotting up to win the Piri Piri Naga Jolokia Pro Bat. Julian Russell, Jon Walford and Nick Browne need just 11, 61 and 73 runs respectively to reach 500 1st XI league runs for the season and secure the bat. If more than one of them are successful on Saturday the bat will go to player with the fewest completed innings, most hundreds, most fifties and highest total runs after this weekend, in that order.

Look out for the Piri Piri dancing girls who will be live again on Sky Sports this Friday 25th June at the Essex 20/20 match.

Entered 17th June 2010
ATTENTION OF CLUB PLAY-CRICKET ADMINISTRATORS: (Clubs who have responded have the overseas players names in bold.) It would be appreciated if all clubs responded
All overseas will be removed at the end of each season.
Clubs Administrators are requested to email myself at your earliest convenience with the up to date list of Overseas Players that you have this 2010 season.
The reason is to get the ones who are no longer relevant or with a club removed from the Play-Cricket site. This will help the League, Clubs and yourselves. At the end of the season all Cat 3 Overseas Players will be removed from the site. The following seasons Overseas Players will be registered for that season only and so on each year.
THIS DOES NOT EFFECT THE CAT 3 EXEMPT PLAYERS. I do not want them on the list, only Overseas Players. At present we have Overseas player listed from many years ago.
Many thanks in advance.
George Salmon (Essex League Play-Cricket Results Administrator)
Email: geosalmon@btinternet.com
Email: essexcricket@btopenwold.com
www.essexcricket.com

Entered 9th June 2010
Point Deductions so far this Season

Entered 9th June 2010
PLEASE READ: Progress Review Meetings - Click

Entered 7th June 2010
For the attention of all clubs.

Other than in 1st Xl Premier Division, clubs are reminded that in accordance with Rule 5.1 of the League Playing Conditions, all time based format matches in the 1st Xl, 2nd Xl, 3rd Xl and 4th Xl Divisions, will commence at 1.00 pm.

Mike Barnes - Hon. Chairman

IMPORTANT: (OVERSEAS EXEMPT PLAYERS) Please note we have to go through this exercise again as many of the exempt forms submitted are incomplete now there is no longer a yellow ECB Form it is vital to know the date of UK entry at the start of qualification for exempt status.

Please submit the information required for all exempt players as soon as possible and within the next two weeks 12th June at the latest.

any players failing to give complete information will have their exempt status revoked.

Overseas Players listed on Play-Cricket to Clubs as of today. Please check and update/correct/delete as stated (AS STATED ON PLAY-CRICKET 5/6/2010 AT 2359 HOURS)
Overseas Exempt Players listed on Play-Cricket to Clubs as of today. Please check and update/correct/delete as stated (AS STATED ON PLAY-CRICKET 5/6/2010 AT 2359 HOURS)
Overseas Exempt Forms can be found and downloaded from 'All Downloads' on the left of the page, listed under Important Information.
Overseas Players do not require a form but must be entered on Play-Cricket. (If you send me a list of those who are no longer at your club, I will delete them for you)
NOTE: ALL CLUBS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAYERS BEING IN THE CORRECT CATEGORY PRIOR TO A GAME.
MANY OF THE DATES OF ENTRY INTO THE COUNTRY ARE COMPLETELY WRONG. CLUBS MUST CORRECT THESE DATES WITHIN TWO WEEKS (12TH JUNE) AS STATED ABOVE.
IT WOULD BE FAR BETTER IF PLAYERS WERE DELETED IF THEY ARE NO LONGER WITH THE CLUBS SHOWING THEM.

Folks,

This Saturday was the first time we have had to invoke the rain rules and the subsequent run rate calculations across the whole league. Unsurprisingly a number of scenarios have arisen and the SNEL committee decided it would be a good idea to send out some clarification on the intended interpretation of the 50/50 playing conditions, following a number of queries after this weekend's matches. This is not a rewrite of the rules, however it simply serves to clarify the interpretation, where perhaps the wording may not be as clear as it could be. This will hopefully ensure both clubs and umpires will interpret the rules in the same way for the remainder of this season.

6.3 TEA INTERVAL

This rule states that 'There will be a tea interval of 30 minutes in between innings'. The current rules do not permit a shortening of the tea interval or the taking of the tea interval during a rain delay to gain time back into the game. This is something we may consider for 2011 but at present this is not permitted. 2 match results from Saturday 29th May have been adjusted to become 'abandoned matches' to account for this, where a game was completed as a result of using the time gained from moving the tea interval, when the game would otherwise have been abandoned. This was not as a result of any deliberate wrong-doing by either umpire or clubs but a genuine misinterpretation of the rules. However in the interest of fairness to other clubs in the affected divisions we felt these clubs had gained an unfair advantage by not following the rules.

6.5.b 15 MINUTES OF 'GRACE'

6.5.c FIRST INNINGS

If you do the calculations you can actually start a valid 20 over a side game at 4.15pm (3.45pm when the games start at 12pm), which may have been the best way forward for most matches this weekend - hindsight is however a wonderful thing.

6.5.d CALCULATION OF THE NUMBER OF OVERS IN THE SECOND INNINGS

6.4.e WHEN IS A MATCH ABANDONED / OVER RATES

The match must be abandoned at any point in the game during a rain delay, when it is clear that the side batting second can no longer face 20 overs as per the over claculations in rule 6.5.d.

6.10.c.i CALCULATION OF FIRST INNINGS RUN RATE

DECLARATION OF THE FIRST INNINGS

Although there is nothing specifically in the SNEL rules, the ECB generic rules state that no declarations are possible, as is the case in other current ECB limited over competitions.

Cheers
Andrew Kennedy

Entered 2nd June 2010

PIRIPIRI RACE TO 500 For a PiriPiri Naga Jolokia Pro Bat
POSITION	NAME	CLUB	COMPLETED INNINGS	100s	50s	TOTAL RUNS
1	A. Khawaja	Harlow	2	2	1	442
2	J. Walford	Brentwood	4	2	1	360
5	J. Russell	Colester & East Essex	4	1	2	294
3	N. Browne	South Woodford	3	1	0	261
4	I. Russell	Buckhurst Hill	3	1	0	207
9	K. Grant	Southend on Sea & EMT	3	1	0	204
7	R. Bann	Loughton	4	0	2	199
8	M. Ishmail	Hainault & Clayhall	3	0	2	198
6	R. Johnston	Orsett	4	1	1	189

At the end of week 4 the race is hotting up to win the Piri Piri Naga Jolokia Pro Bat. Ahmed Khawaja from Harlow needs just 58 runs to reach 500 1st XI league runs for the season and secure the bat after scoring two 50's and two 100's already this season. John Walford in 2nd place would need to score 140 this weekend to beat him to it.

Look out for the Piri Piri dancing girls who will be live on Sky Sports tonight at the Essex 20/20 match.

Entered 11th May 2010
All clubs are reminded that teas charged to the away sides is £40 as per page 162 (18) of the 2010 Handbook

Entered 8th May 2010
Woodford Green C.C. Details
1^st XI Captain – David Hawkes, 07787 144877
2^nd XI Captain – Barry Leigh, 07980 210953
3^rd XI Captain – Martin Davis, 07973 479112
3^rd XI Ground – Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road, Barkingside, IG6 2JL

Entered 7th May 2010
PLAY-CRICKET CLUB ADMINISTRATORS PLEASE NOTE:
A REHASH OF THE LEAGUE CUP ROUNDS HAS BEEN MADE. YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO RE-ENTER SCORECARDS AGAIN IF REQUIRED.
When a match in the League Cup is abandoned and is to be played again, please do not enter anything in the Result and Scorecards section of the match. this is of the utmost importance.
I must then have the new date of the replay as soon as possible, as it requires a re-adjustment of the League Cup Rounds etc., and the next round cannot be generated.
Also would all home clubs of future round let me have the dates of you League Cup Fixtures
This site is showing the correct League cup results and draw.

Entered 27th April 2010
Please Note: The Advertisement on page 80 of the 2010 League Handbook with reference to Courtney Transport Services has the Email incorrectly published.
It should read: courtneytranspor@btconnect.com

Entered 25th April 2010
All Clubs, Please remember to put your results and scorecard onto Play-Cricket.
Unable to make full draw on play-cricket until completion of results.

Entered 16th April 2010
Email Addresses
It is of the utmost importance that Clubs inform the League Secretary Cliff Greenhill of their Clubs Contact email address or addresses. Many are incorrect or out of date etc.

Entered 11th April 2010
Would clubs please make sure all that all playing members are registered on their club Play-Cricket site prior to the 1st round of the League Cup. It will save a lot of hassle later.

Entered 26th March 2010
Umpires Appointments Published on 'All Downloads' page.
Any alterations will only be entered on the '1st XI Fixtures' page.

Entered 18th March 2010
RACE TO 500 RUNS Click
Click the PiriPiri Race to 500 to see how you can win a PiriPiri Cricket Bat

Entered 23rd February 2010
TO ALL SHEPHERD NEAME ESSEX LEAGUE CLUBS
YOUNG PLAYERS IN ADULT CRICKET
I have sought clarification from Paul Bedford and am advised as follows:
As we have held our AGM and issued our fixtures we can continue to allow Under 12s to play in the 2010 season and implement the proposals in 2011 as long as the League and Clubs recognise they have a duty of care to young players.

“The ECB has had several recent requests to clarify the recently issued ECB guidelines on junior players in open age cricket. The intention of the merger of previous guidance documents was to clarify this area for clubs and leagues to assist them with planning and fulfilling fixtures.

For purposes of ECB communications a guideline is as it implies - guidance based upon considered advice and consultation. ECB as the National Governing Body (NGB) advises cricket clubs and leagues via County Boards of current best practice which may be relied upon by insurers to assess the relative responsibilities should a claim be made. In this case ECB as the NGB are advising that a legal duty of care towards children is incumbent on those designated as responsible adults in relation to those children.

As specified in the guidelines, all clubs must recognise that they have a duty of care towards all young players aged under 18 who are representing the club. This duty of care also extends to leagues that allow the participation of young players in open age groups in their league. The duty of care should be interpreted in two ways:

· Not to place a young player in a position that involves an unreasonable risk to that young player, taking account of the circumstances of the match and the relative skills of the player.

· Not to create a situation that places members of the opposing side in a position whereby they cannot play cricket as they would normally do against adult players.

In addition the guidelines note the need for clubs and leagues to recognise the positive experience that young players should have in open age cricket and thus clubs should provide an opportunity for players to show their talents in an appropriate way. Children who are just used as fielders will not fully experience the game.

The guidelines are designed to help clubs to decide when to select young players in open age competitive cricket and how best to help their cricketing development when they play within open age groups. For example:

Under 12 age group players* and younger should not play in open age competitive cricket.

Under 13 age group players* can play in open age group competitive cricket, (i.e. players aged 12 and over) if considered by a qualified Level 2 coach or above that it is appropriate for their development.

Under 13 players will need prior explicit written parental consent to play as this recognises the need for parents or guardians to be aware of the significance of allowing their young child to participate in open age competitive cricket rather than purely junior cricket.

*Junior cricket age groups are set by the age of the player on the 31^st August preceding the season of play.

Entered 23rd February 2010
TO ALL SHEPHERD NEAME ESSEX LEAGUE CLUBS
CLUBMARK:
All Shepherd Neame Essex League clubs should aspire to obtaining Clubmark.
It is the cricket “chartermark” of a well run child-friendly cricket club.
The England & Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that Premier League clubs which do not have current Clubmark accreditation or where necessary re-accreditation as at 1^st July 2010 will not receive the ECB grant (currently £1500).

Any clubs not accredited as at 1^st October 2010 will not be allowed to compete in an ECB Premier League in 2011. Many of the conditions for Clubmark accreditation must be assessed during the summer cricket season so clubs will need to be accredited at the end of the 2010 season to compete in the Premier in 2011.

This affects the following Premier and Division 1 clubs.
Premier:
Chelmsford due for re-accreditation in 2010. Ilford not currently accredited.

Division 1:
Hutton and Orsett due for re-accreditation in 2010
Westcliff on Sea, Chingford, Fives & Heronians, Shenfield not currently accredited.

The League needs to put in place regulations for promotion to and relegation from the Premier League prior to the start of the 2010 season.
For example if Ilford and or Chelmsford do not have clubmark as at 1^st October 2010 they will automatically be relegated from the Premier League.
Also if any of Hutton, Orsett, Westcliff on Sea, Chingford, Fives & Heronians, Shenfield do not have clubmark as at 1^st October 2010 they will not be eligible for promotion to the Premier League.

The proposal from the League Executive to be ratified at the Spring Management Meeting is that;
Any Premier teams failing to meet clubmark criteria as at 1^st October of the 2010 season will be relegated from the Premier Division regardless of their final position in the League.
Any Division 1 teams failing to meet clubmark criteria as at 1^st October of the 2010 season will not be eligible for promotion to the Premier League.
Two up two down will continue to apply.
In a worse scenario, if none of the above clubs achieve accreditation, this could mean that teams finishing 9^th and 10^th in the Premier would not be relegated and the teams finishing 1^st through to 6^th in Division 1 would not be promoted.
It is hoped that all clubs will realise the importance of being accredited and ensure that they do so in the 2010 season.

Entered 31st January 2010
For the attention of Play-Cricket Club Administrators: Would you please update by adding and deleting club members for the coming season from your list of last seasons players. This will of course stop the last minute rush of names and save a lot of messing about during the season.

Entered 25th January 2010
It is very sad for us all to hear of the passing away of Rex Clark who will be missed by the many people, Clubs and Umpires that he has been associated with. The date of Rex's funeral will be Friday 12th February 2010 2pm. at Southend Crematorium, Sutton Road, Southend-on-Sea.

Entered 8th January 2010
New LINKS Page has been added to get you straight to Cricket & Football sites. Also added is two pages for members and friends to add anything for sale and holiday offers etc., that they may have.

Entered 2nd January 2010
2010 Fixtures now available below, these have now been entered onto the Play-Cricket Site which will now show up on your Club play-cricket site. Please do not try and enter them onto your club play-cricket site. It can only be carried out from the League site.

Entered 1st November 2009
AGM Sunday 29th November 2009 10.00am for 10.30am prompt start at Essex County Cricket Club, Chelmsford.
Most important that all clubs are represented.

Entered 30th October 2009
If clubs, who require the names and addresses etc., of players altered or corrected to let me know prior to the 2010 season by sending an email to me with the relevant information. I believe the ECB have now stopped individual clubs from altering them.

Entered 9th October 2009
PLAY-CRICKET STATS. Would clubs please ensure that all unsure players showing in their match scorecards are updated/corrected to the correct names. The statistics for these players marked as unsure will not be correct. I am able at anytime to unlock any matches that are required to be unlocked at a clubs request. email me at essexcricket@btopenworld.com

Entered 5th July 2009 (MOST IMPORTANT)
Clubs who are using Total Cricket Scorer and then uploading to Play-Cricket please read the Following from Play-Cricket Administrator Chris Higginbottom. Some players statistics will not show up as their names have either been duplicated, entered spelt differently or for another reason. the quote from Chris is below. Please ensure that you carry this out correctly.

Entered 24th May 2009
If anyone has any query's on the results, or requires it to be unlocked for alteration please do not hesitate to email me

Any Club Administrators that are finding problems in Registering Players as 'League Registered Players' can contact me on:
01375 387442. If players are not 'League Registered' at the start of the season all clubs will find it difficult if not impossible to enter Scorecards onto play-cricket.

Entered 14th May 2009
The League Cup Play-Cricket site has now been integrated with the League site. All can be viewed under the one site.

Entered 21st April 2009
Just to remind Clubs the the Performance of Umpires Form is available on the Home Page (word format) you need to atach it to an email to Neil Bainton by Thursday following the match or lose a point.

Entered 16th April 2009
Panel Umpires wishing/willing to officiate in the Twenty/20 matches please let me know via email and include the area of residence and I will add there name. Click

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