Cornwall Over 50's have announced a fourteen man squad for their Championship game with Devon at Gunnislake on Sunday 3rd July at 2pm. N Cock (Gulval) capt., N Harvey (Rosudgeon), K Hicks (St Ives), J McPherson (Roche), B Pascoe (Roche), A Smeeth (Werrington), T Ryder (Calstock), V Voyzey (Chagford), A Taylor (Menheniot), L Sluman (Menheniot), J Massey (Looe), D Phillips (St ves), K Borlase (Callington), D Ansell (Gunnislake).

Premier Extra games plan cancelled

The Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League have cancelled an attempt to play a Premier mini-league this season. The idea had been circulated to clubs in an attempt to add fixtures to the schedule, to make up for the blank days caused by the withdrawals of Menheniot and Helston this season. A proposed three match league had to be shelved when only five of the eight clubs found favour. Now a further club has declined the possibility of playing two extra games per club which makes any form of competition unviable.

League bans pitch

The Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League have announced that Beacon Third XI will not be permitted to use their Clijah Croft pitch at Redruth this season. Following inspections and reports the League's Grounds Committee have deemed the pitch as unsuitable for league cricket. As a result the club have been instructed to rearrange all their Division 7 West home fixtures for the remainder of the season.

Club for all workshop

If a club wishes to achieve ClubMark they will need to attend this meeting being held at Truro Cricket Club on Thursday 21st July 6.30pm - 9.30pm Click for details and download booking form word

Cricket Summer Camps are taking place this summer over Cornwall and will run at the following cricket clubs from Mon to Fri 10am to 3pm. They are aimed at all boys and girls aged 8 to 13 and cost Ł37.50 for the week including a T shirt.

1st Aug to 5th Aug - Penzance and Grampound Rd, 8th Aug to 12th Aug - Falmouth and Wadebridge, 15th Aug to 19th Aug - Bude and Truro, 22nd Aug to 26th Aug - Liskeard and Newquay, 30th Aug to 2nd Sept - St Austell and Camborne. For more information and an application form please contact Tim Marrion CDO on 01872 324387. E-mail tim.marrion@ecb.co.uk

There is a Cricket Leadership course coming up at Liskeard Cricket Club. Cricket Leadership Award - Tues 12th July and Wed 13th July - Ł30.00 - 6.30pm to 9.00pm. Open to all aged 16 and above - No cricket experience required. Contact the Cricket Development Officer Tim Marrion 01872 324387. E-mail tim.marrion@ecb.co.uk or Zoe Harris Cardon District Council on 01579 341055 for more details

On Thursday 7th July (7pm) the Cole, Rayment & White 'Throwing the Cricket Ball' Challenge Regional throw offs take place at Penzance, Helston, Camborne, Falmouth, St Austell, Newquay, Liskeard and Tintagel respectively. Each club in the League is to be represented by their longest thrower, after holding their own in-house competition. The winner from each throw-off will qualify for the final at the Centenary Final's Day at Truro Cricket Club on Sunday 14th August. Full details

An attempt to give extra games this season to Premier League clubs, following the withdrawals of Menheniot and Helston, have had a mixed response. The League Management Committee circulated clubs with the idea of the teams having blanks on match days playing each other to form a three match mini-league. With either one or two games at home it was envisaged club match incomes could receive a boost.

Five of the clubs are in favour but three clubs have declined. The clubs & League are considering whether a two match competition, could still go ahead with perhaps an opportunity to play a different type of format.

Paul won through to the npower Village Cup sixth round on Sunday after beating Beacon by 42 runs in the Cornwall Group Final. Craig Osborne made 56 then a fine spell of 5 for 13 secured victory. Paul will now be home to the Dorset & Wiltshire champions Lechlade on Sunday 3rd July. Paul 159 -9 (C Osborne 56), Beacon 117 (R Trembath 51; N Pengelly 5-13, P Osborne 3-22). Paul beat Beacon by 42 runs.

Under 15 Portman Final

The Portman Final this year will be between Grampound Rd CC and Callington CC and will be held at St Austell CC on Tuesday 21st June starting 18.00

Warrens Vinter Cup Semi-Final Arrangements (Revised)

Tuesday 28th June - Camborne v Rosudgeon at Troon C C at 6pm (if wet Thursday 30th June)

Wednesday 29th June - Penzance v St. Just at Hayle CC at 6pm (if wet Thursday 30th June).

Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League Press Release Re Helston's withdrawal from the Premier League.

The Jolly's Drinks Cornwall Cricket League's Management Committee met on Thursday 16th June to discuss the request of Helston Cricket Club to withdraw from the ECB Cornwall Premier League, due to their playing strength available.

The committee, reluctantly, accepted their request with immediate effect. For the remainder of the season the club will play two teams only. One team in Division Five West and one team in Division 7 West.

The League Management will be meeting with representatives of the Premier League clubs in the immediate future to discuss the implications, both short-term and long-term, regarding promotion and relegation and number of teams in the Premier League.

Following the recent withdrawals of Helston and Menheniot, in order to compensate for the number of byes during the rest of the season, the League are circulating clubs with the proposal of teams with byes playing each other in a separate mini league. All teams would play three extra games (2 home and 1 away or vice versa) with a financial prize for the winners. If agreed it would come into being over the weekend of 25th/26th June.

Clive Rosevear Twenty/20 Centenary Handicap Cup

Rd 3 Thur 16 May - Gulval have conceded to St Just and Mt Ambrose conceded to Beacon. Competition homepage

Luckett have withdrawn from the Jolly's Drinks Sunday Cup Competition. Revised Fixtures Sunday Cups Fixtures 2005

The teams for CSCA Under 17s first two fixtures are as follows:

Sun 3rd July v Australian Tourists at Helston

Kelvin Snell(Capt), Steve Raven, Gary Bone, Joe Crane, Dan Stephens, Antony Angove, Chris Roberts, Ryan Edwards, Fabian Richards(W/K), Dan Davis, Matt Thomas. 12th Man Matt Rowe.

Tue 12/Wed 13 July V Devon at Exmouth

Kelvin Snell, Gary Bone, Joe Crane, Dan Stephens, Antony Angove, Fabian Richards, Ryan Edwards, Alex Smeeth, Andrew Libby, Dan Davis 12th Man Matt Thomas.

MCCA Trophy Dates/Fixtures

Qtr Finals Sunday 10th July Cornwall home to Oxfordshire (at Falmouth) who beat Cumberland in a bowl out 3-2 - Cumberland 103-5 RSP

Buckinghamshire or Wiltshire v Wales MC, Norfolk v Herefordshire, Northumberland v Staffordshire

Semi-finals Sunday 24th July (reserve day 25th) Cornwall or Oxfordshire winners away to Buckinghamshire or Wiltshire or Wales MC (who beat Cheshire)

Final at Lord's Monday 22nd August (reserve day 23rd)

source MCCA Website

Hawkey Cup semi-finals

The Clive Rosevear Insurance Hawkey Cup semi-finals for this week are as follows: Wednesday 15th June - Callington v Werrington at Callington CC 6.15pm and Grampound Road v St Austell at Gorran CC at 6.00pm

The Cornwall Under 21 Manager Dick Collins has selected a youthful development side for the opening fixture against the Cornish Crusaders at St Just CC on Wednesday 8th June (noon start). Alex Tunnadine (Truro) capt., Dan Jarman (St Austell), Chris Martin (Helston), Ashley Hockin (Bude), Kelvin Snell (Paul), Matt Robins (Werrington), Antony Angove (Falmouth), Richard Lewis (Truro), Stefan Churcher (Falmouth), Cas James wk (Paul), Neil Ivamy (Newquay).

Following Helston's concession in the Premier League game at Werrington on Saturday the club held a players meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the events of the weekend and the future. In a short statement issued following the meeting they stated "we will be fulfilling the game away to St Just on Saturday".

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