Your Advert Here
20/02/2010 - Danny Longhorne
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There is a great opportunity for businesses to benefit from the huge contact list within the Warwickshire cricket league by advertising in the handbook and also on the website. For just £100 you get a full page advert in the handbook and also a slot on the website. As a league we have over 100 clubs with approximately 5000 members and as many junior members, so if you think your business or anyone you may know would be interested in advertising then please contact Danny Longhorne before the end of February.

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ECB Young Player Directive Changes
20/02/2010 - Graham Seal
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The ECB have re-issued their directives on U13 and below playing in open age Cricket. Below is the new ECB guidance. The WCL Playing conditions incorporate ECB guidance and all member club will be expected to comply.

  1. The guidelines will allow junior players in Year 8 at school ( Under 13 at midnight on 31st August in the year preceding the current season)to play in open age cricket providing 'Explicit Written Consent' to play in open age cricket has been obtained prior to play.
  2. Any player in Year 7 or below ( Under 12 at midnight on 31st August in the year preceding the current season ) cannot play in open age cricket with or without explicit written consent.
The WCL will now no longer accept a registration for a player in school year 7 or below and they are not eligable to play in the WCL. Any current registrations should be viewed as cancelled, even if the players name appears on the WCL web site.

Copies of all ECB Guidance documents can be found on the ECB web site at http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/directives-guidelines/

Note however currently the ECB site does NOT reflect the new guidance and the PDF document form the ECB attached here does not mention the U12 restriction. We have written to the ECB asking for additional clarity

New ECB Guidance on Junior Players in Adult Cricket
2009 WCL Averages
20/02/2010 - Graham Seal
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Here are the 2009 WCL Averages

Click here for WCL Averages 2009
2010 Fixtures
31/01/2010 - Graham Seal
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Here are the fixtures for the 2010 season, For Premier, and Divisions 1 to 6, there have been changes from the provisional fixtures to reflect Lyndworth not being promoted, to reverse the fixtures Moseley Ashfield and Atherstone, and to adjust the leagues for the loss of Bridge Trust to single teams with Olton and West Warwick 3rds/4ths taking their place in Division 6

These are final fixtures all appeals having been heard

Attached are also the draft single team fixtures which take into account all the ground restrictions notified to the league as published on this web site. Each team will play 16 fixtures with 9 teams in divisions 1 and 2.

There now remains 11 teams in Division 3 as Water Orton and Lyndworth resigned at the divisional meeting but Castle Bromwich have stepped in to fill one of the places. As discussed at the divisional meeting the fixtures have been rearranged to cater for this and it has been possible to make a minimum of changes. Even so 5 clubs will have to move 1 home fixture each to make this work. This is unavoidable as originally the middle 11 weeks of the season saw 6 fixtures between the 12 teams and now with 11 one team always has a bye. This means to keep to 8 home fixtures per side some home fixtures need to move outside this middle 11 week period.

I hope this is the last iteration I will need to do for these divisions and we give clubs 2 weeks from today to come back with any queries. We will now not change the fixtures again unless these is a major problem and 2 or more teams drop out

Fixtures for 2010

Premier PDF Version Excel Version
Division 1 PDF Version Excel Version
Division 2 PDF Version Excel Version
Division 3 PDF Version Excel Version
Division 4 PDF Version Excel Version
Division 5 PDF Version Excel Version
Division 6 PDF Version Excel Version
ST 1 PDF Version Excel Version
ST 2 PDF Version Excel Version
ST 3 PDF Version Excel Version