I'm all for an early start, I can come straight from a bar onto the ground. Are we doing anything about this or not?

 

Cheers,

Peter

 

p.s. James, the teams have already been emailed, but only to those who have been selected. Hehehe

----- Original Message ----
From: James Parker <james.parker21@...>
To: HTCCMembers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 29 June, 2006 10:35:38 AM
Subject: Re: [HTCCMembers] Re: Saturday's Game

----- Original Message -----

From: paul.hewitt2@...

To: HTCCMembers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:56 PM

Subject: Re: [HTCCMembers] Re: Saturday's Game

I agree with Peter and don't personally have a problem starting early, if
it means completing our match and watching the England game.

> This Bayliss character is obviously running scared, after an earlier
> declaration of strength. What is our club position on this? What do we
> want to do?
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Paul Hewitt <paul.hewitt2@ blueyonder. co.uk>
> To: HTCCMembers@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 June, 2006 8:49:53 PM
> Subject: [HTCCMembers] Re: Saturday's Game
>
>
> Update from the league re Saturday's matches;
>
> As a result of some approaches from clubs, we are prepared to make
> one further concession for Saturday's matches. Where BOTH sides
> agree to a very early start, around 10:00am, and with the agreement
> of both panel umpires in divs 1 & 2, matches can start early so they
> are finished at around 4pm, perhaps with a shorter 'tea' interval.
> But the match must be completed, and not resumed after the football.
> An elongated break during the 2nd innings will totally distort the
> game and provide an advantage to one side or the other, leading to
> complaints. Also, there is the risk of matches finishing very late,
> perhaps in near darkness, and we are not willing to risk injury to
> young players especially under such circumstances. The 'duty of
> care' under the ECB Child Welfare Policy applies. We are trying to
> help clubs but have to try and make competitive conditions equal for
> all.
>
> Richard Bayliss
> Secretary, Saracens Herts Cricket League
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> --- In HTCCMembers@ yahoogroups. com, "Patrick Micallef"
> <patrickmicallef@ ...> wrote:
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>> Just come in on the Saracens League Website from the League
> Committee:
>>
>> FIXTURES ON SATURDAY 1st JULY: After a long deliberation we have
>> decided it's not feasible to suspend a cricket match for up to 2½
>> hours for the sake of an event on TV. This is a cricket league and
> we
>> are convinced the majority of players will want to play, so the
> league
>> programme goes ahead as normal. The one concession offered is that
> if
>> BOTH TEAMS agree by 9pm this Wednesday, June 28, that the game
> should
>> be cancelled then they will not be penalised, but with 0 points
>> awarded to either team. This agreement also needs to be
> communicated
>> to the league by BOTH CLUBS either via an e-mail to
>> richardbayliss@ ... or a message left on the answerphone
>> at 01923 446419.
>> After 9pm on Wednesday, normal conditions apply under match rule
> 3,
>> final paragraph.
>>
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