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Cornwall Cricket
First for Cornish Cricket News
December 2002/ February 2003 Archive News
Warm up fixtures for Under 21's
County Cricket Club have arranged a couple of warm up games for the Under 21's prior to their ECB 38 County competition this summer. They will play Exeter University at Menheniot and the Cornish Crusaders at Camborne. The Under 21's will be skippered by Martin Pearce (Grampound Road) and managed by Dick Collins, who can be contacted for further information on 01579 345383.
Cornwall Under 21 fixtures: Wednesday 11th June Exeter University at Menheniot; Wednesday 18th June Cornish Crusaders at Camborne;
ECB 38 Counties Group 1- Thursday 3rd July Somerset at Clevedon; Tuesday 8th July Dorset at Dorchester; Tuesday 22nd July Devon at Truro; Thursday 7th August Somerset at St Austell. Quarter Finals - 14th August, Semi-finals - 20th August, Final - 10th September
Premier League fixtures increased
The Jolly's Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League clubs will play an additional four league games this season. Clubs voted at the AGM in January to reduce their season from 27 to 18 games but there was indecision in setting up an additional competition to compensate for the loss of so much cricket. With the general consensus being that 18 were too few games and 27 too many the League Management Committee decided to canvass clubs with the idea of playing only four clubs on a third occasion during the season. The 22 game season will use up the spare Saturdays (17 May & 30 August) and Bank Holiday Mondays (5 & 26 May) and run in conjunction with the rest of the League's programme, who have twelve team divisions as opposed to the 10 team premier as laid down by the ECB.
The proposed list of extra fixtures have been circulated to clubs and a subsequent ballot has resulted in a seven to three clubs majority in favour of playing the extra games.. The extra fixtures were produced on a 'pot luck' basis. They were pre-determined, being the fixtures that would have been played on the set days if the 27 game format remained. Clubs would have played the other five teams on Sundays and a Saturday in September. The complex interlinking matrix also ensures that club's premier home fixtures don't clash with their 2nd XI home games, despite divisions being of 10 and 12 teams respectively.
Link to ECB Cornwall Premier League Fixtures 2003
Institute Of Groundmanship Course - Level 1 Part A, Spring preparation and summer maintenance @ Redruth CC on Sunday 30th March 2003. Contact the CDO Tim Marrion on 01872 324387 to book a place. FREE, £50.00 fee will be subsidisedby the Cornwall Cricket Board.
Laura Harper wins Player of Match Award
In a warm up match for the forthcoming Test Series Laura Harper (Perranarworthal CC and formerly Cornwall Schools) took 5-30 off 19 overs to win the player of the match award in England Women's game with Australia Youth at the Alan Border Oval, Brisbane. CrickInfo Report Card
Over 50's announce a 33 match season
Cornwall Over 50's have announced their 2003 fixture list. They will play a remarkable 33 fixtures in a season starting on 12th April and finishing on 21st September. Included are the seven ECB County Championship fixtures. Fixtures
Steve Pope who was professional for both Truro and Cornwall in recent seasons hit 90 for his South African State side Border against England in a World Cup warm up game at East London today. CrickInfo Scorecard
RAF St Mawgan to play at Trevone
The Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League have confirmed the entry of RAF St. Mawgan to Division 7 East. They will play home games at Trevone's ground. As a result some amendments have been made to the Division 7 East fixture list. Click
Cornwall's Minor Counties Championship fixture against Wales M C starting on 29 June has been switched from Pontypridd to the St Helens ground at Swansea where Cornwall last played four years ago, winning by 4 wickets in a grade game. The dates for all the MCCA Trophy rounds and revised first day starting times of some championship game appear on the updated fixtures page
No news yet on Netherlands tie
County Club Secretary Mrs Anita George J.P. reported at a Club General Committee meeting last night, that no details had been received yet regarding the venue for the C & G Trophy game in the Netherlands on 28th August.
Arrangements for the game at Truro against Kent on Wednesday 7th May are about to get into full swing with corporate hospitality etc available on the day. CDO Tim Marrion announced he intends using the event as aopportunity to get children involved both leading up to the game and on the day itself.
Yearbook Advertising/ Information
Adverts are being taken now for the 2003 edition of the Cornwall Cricket Yearbook. Please contact the Editor / Webmaster Michael Weeks for details. Also the deadline for articles / photographs etc to be considered for inclusion is Saturday 22nd February.
The Cornwall Under Seventeen fixtures this year include new opponents in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Sussex . Fixtures: 28/29 May Somerset (away), 21/22 July Oxfordshire (home), 27/28 July Buckinghamshire (home), 30/31 July Sussex (Worthing), 27/28 August Devon (home)
Cornwall Cricket Board Elections
The Cornwall Cricket Board has co-opted Coaches' Association Chairman Peter Bolland as a new Board member. He replaces John Harbinson who has stood down. Brain Harrison succeeds John Harbinson as vice-chairman. The other officers have all been re-elected: Chairman Col. Ron Potts, Secretary Mike Harland, Treasurer Malcolm Broad M.B.E.
Neil Edwards (Paul CC, Camborne CC, Cornwall Schools & Cornwall Minor Counties) hit 97 for England Under 19s in the first Youth Test Match in Australia. Crickinfo scorecard
Cricket Club Development Evenings
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A CRICKET CLUB THAT NEEDS MORE FUNDING?
NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS?
NEEDS MORE MEMBERS?
WANTS TO BE ACCREDITED AS A SAFE, FRIENDLY CLUB?
If you have answered yes to any of the above then there are three development evenings being held across the county to offer cricket clubs advice on funding, recruiting volunteers, attracting new members, both senior and junior and finally on the ECB Club Accreditation ClubMark scheme. If your club wants to be accredited as a safe, effective and child-friendly environment then please make sure you attend your development evening.
Penwith / Kerrier on Tues 18th Febuary @ Penwith District Council, 7.30pm
Carrick / Restormel on Tues 25th Febuary @ Truro Cricket Club, 7.30pm
Caradon / North Cornwall on Thurs 6th March @ Callington Cricket Club, 7.30pm
Please contact Cricket Development Officer Tim Marrion on 07785 722251 for more information or to reserve your club a space at your development evening.
League Fixtures and AGM Agenda announced
The Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League Fixtures and full AGM Agenda have been published.
Cornwall League Divisions 2003
The Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League have announced the make up of the divisions for the 2003 season. The confirmation has been delayed due to uncertainty regarding the continued participation of some teams, which has now been resolved.
In the County Divisions Newquay replace Camborne in the ECB Cornwall Premier League while St Minver and Rosudgeon gain promotion to County Division 1 at the expense of Launceston and St Ives.
In the Western Section Divisions 2 to 5 see the usual two up and two down. However in Division 6 Camborne III and St Day II were automatically relegated for failing to raise a team on three or more occasions. As Falmouth IV were unable to be promoted, as the League Rules don't permit a club to have more than one team in the same division, third placed Porthleven II go up instead. As last season Division 7 will have ten teams and Division 8 eight teams.
The Eastern Section has proved far more complicated. Trevone withdrew from Division 2 during the season so only Boconnoc are relegated. In Division 3 with only one team coming down plus the withdrawal of Colan and St Stephen's failure to raise teams means no relegations and promotion for third placed Bugle. Likewise in Division 4 with no relegations and the decision of St Stephen to voluntarily drop down to Division 7, and effectively take over their 2nd XI fixtures, third placed Tregony are also promoted.
Similarly in Division 5 with three vacancies there are no relegations and third placed Duloe go up. In Division 6 the withdrawals during the year of Launceston III, Trevone II, St Stephen II and relegation of Saltash II for failing to raise teams have resulted in six vacancies. St Neot II, Werrington IV, Callington IV and St Austell IV are additionally promoted.
Division 7 have seen applications by Veryan II and Trevone, to be re-elected in the lowest division, accepted by the League. Also accepted is the provisional return of RAF St Mawgan, subject to their ground and facility arrangements being acceptable to the League early in the New Year.
Cornwall County Cricket Club have announced fixture details for the ECB 38 County Under 21 competition for next season. The one-day 50 over per side tournament was previously competed for by the full County XI but re-organisation will now see the competition being played by Under 21 teams with two over-aged players allowed. This replaces the ECB Under 19 County Championship. Cornwall face a tough prospect having to play Somerset home and away plus have other group games against Dorset and Devon.
Group 1 Cornwall fixtures:- Thursday 3rd July - Somerset at Clevedon; Tuesday 8th July - Dorset at Dorchester; Tuesday 22nd July - Devon at Truro; Thursday 7th August - Somerset at St Austell.
Quarter Finals - 14th August, Semi-finals - 20th August, Final - 10th September.
The Cornwall team will be managed by Dick Collins who has previously assisted Tim Hyslop at Under 19 and Under 17 levels. The Under 19's last year narrowly failed to win their group when they drew a high scoring decider against Devon at Seaton in the ECB Under 19 two-day County Championship