Welcome to the 2015 Season
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Welcome to the 2015 season How do we follow 2014? West Essex District clubs won both the county under 16 Matchplay and the under 13 Peter Coe cups. Congratulations to both Saffron Walden and Harlow CC on their respective successes. Both sides beat Loughton in their respective finals, Saffron Walden winning by 43 runs and Harlow by 64 runs. Our district teams also performed well finishing second in the overall standings. With the sides playing against districts with far larger populations and concentrations of clubs this is a very creditable result. We can only hope that 2015 brings equal or better success for our clubs and squads. Board Members As you will be aware Nigel Robins and Scott Alderson both stood down from their roles with the District. Nigel has retired after 9 years with us as treasurer and lately both district squad coordinator and helping Paul Elby with the district age group competition fixtures and results. He has been a great help to me in my first years as your Chairman. Scott has been our schools liaison officer. I am sure you will join me in wishing them both well for the future. I am pleased to say that some of these roles have been filled. Steve Atherton has agreed to take over as treasurer, Jack Elston as Schools liaison officer, and Trevor Eaton has agreed to take up a role yet to be decided. I welcome them all to the board and look forward to working with them over the year ahead. I wish you all a successful 2015 and remember that not everyone can win all the time but everyone can enjoy themselves if the matches are played in line with the Spirit of Cricket. Bob Wood Chairman 1 Contents 1 Welcome to 2015 Season – Bob Wood, Chairman 3 Essex County Cricket Board – Key Personnel 4 Message from ECCB – Dan Feist 5 West Essex Cricket Board, and Key Dates 6 Clubs: The Affiliation Strategy 7 West Essex District Board Constitution 11 WEDCB Affiliated Clubs List 12 The Jack Petchey Foundation 13 Directions to Grounds 22 Laws of Cricket 22 Spirit of Cricket. Preamble to the Laws 23 Law 42, Fair and Unfair Play 25 Law 25 Wides 26 ECB Directives 26 ECB Fast Bowling 26 ECB Helmets 27 ECB Recommendations for Junior Cricket 28 ECB Fielding 29 ECB Junior Players in Open Age Group Cricket 30 WEDCB Junior Leagues and Cups 32 Under 15’s Cricket 34 Under 13’s Cricket 36 Under 11’s Cricket 38 Under 11’s Terrier Cricket 39 Under 10’s Terrier Cricket 40 Under 9’s Terrier Cricket 42 Inter District Cricket 45 Inter District Fixtures 46 District Trials for 2016 47 Contacts for Junior Cricket 2 Essex County Cricket Board – Key Personnel Derek Bowden - Chief Executive T: 01245 254014 E: [email protected] Graham Jelley – Administration Secretary and Cricket Development Manager T: 01245 254026 E: [email protected] Dan Feist – Head of Cricket Operations T: 01245 254004 M: 07793 952496 E: [email protected] David Letch – Cricket Development Manager T: 01245 254021 E: [email protected] Natalie Samaranayake – Women & Girls Development Officer T: 01245 254015 E: [email protected] Graham Pryke – Cricket Development Manager – West, North & Central Board T: 01245 254017 M: 07518 343224 E: [email protected] Chris Drummond – Cricket Development Manager – Central Board T: 01245 254027 E [email protected] Patrick Ward - Cricket Development Manager – Participation, South Board, County Lead for Disabilities T: 01245 254047 M: 07787 294980 E: [email protected] Graham Smith – Cricket Development Manager, People and MET Board T: 01245 254005 M: 07780 702225 E: [email protected] Barry Hyam – 2nd XI Coach/Performance Manager T: 01245 254035 M: 07763 969068 E: [email protected] Louise Mitchell – Deputy County Welfare Officer and Community Administration Officer T: 01245 254018 E: [email protected] : Nick Down, Simon Humby – Performance Officers 3 Message from Essex County Cricket Board So 2015 the year of the World Cup, the Ashes for 3 different England set ups, but what really lies ahead for Cricket. A new Chairman, a New CEO and apparently a new overriding strategy for the game. These new opportunities and the hopefulness of bringing the game closer together at all levels. The key to any change in the game is the true understanding that the club game must stay at the heart and core of what the game is and can provide, but this does mean that to sustain this, Clubs, leagues and the game as a whole must be ready to reflect and change to meet the demands of the society we provide opportunities for. During the season you will become aware of the “Get the Game on” campaign and the drive within this to try and make the upmost of all possibilities and flexibility to get a game on from playing on NTP’s (Non Turf Pitches) to reducing the number of overs, players and the start time. To support this you will now also see that on the Essex Cricket website you will find, a find a Player, Fixture, Team, Ground service for you to access and use. As a board we continue to look to change and adapt, recently we have seen Pip George take over as the Chairman of the Essex County Cricket Board, from long-serving David Acfield who has agreed to stay on the board as a director. This is seen as a strong opportunity to reflect and start to look at what Cricket will look like in 5, 10 and 15 years’ time and how we adapt to support the clubs, leagues and organisations in developing the game. So what will 2015 bring? One thing is for sure a great opportunity to showcase the game at all levels and more excitingly a great opportunity to reflect, adapt and grow the game in new areas that will help the game to stay strong and continue to be seen as a major sport in this country. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for all your hard work, and wish you all the best for 2015, and as always the offer of coming to visit you as a club and a district is always open and I look forward to hearing about how you are going about reflecting and adapting to the challenges of a modern day society sports provision throughout the year. Regards Dan Feist Head of Cricket Operations ECCB 4 West Essex District Cricket Board The West Essex District Cricket Board is one of 5 District Boards that make up the Essex County Cricket Board. The other boards are Metropolitan, Central, South and North. Their purpose is to run leagues, arrange district trials and organise district teams at Under 11, 13 and 15 to compete with other districts. Districts can and do more than this, but they are entirely dependent on volunteers. In the West we also do this for Under 10 and Under 9. Clubs, Districts and Counties form an important part of the pyramid of excellence. By working together we can make cricket available to more youngsters and improve the advice and support we can give them Please give some thought as to whether you can volunteer some time The 2015 West Essex District Cricket Board: Sir Alan Haselhurst MP President Bob Wood Chairman 01992 522677 [email protected] David Barrs Vice-Chairman 01223 890528 07760 484390 [email protected] James Billing Secretary 01371 876373 07769 731284 [email protected] Steve Atherton Treasurer 07961 216640 [email protected] Nigel Robins Junior 07813 200189 [email protected] Coordinator Vacant District Coordinator Paul Elby Groundsman 07010 728495 [email protected] Liaison Paul Baxter Sponsorship, 01279 421763 07931 431524 [email protected] Jack Petchey Foundation Jack Elston Schools Cricket 07850 674779 [email protected] Vacant Welfare Officer Vacant Handbook Editor Nick Down Head Coach 01371 875009 07976 291585 [email protected] "Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within the Laws, but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself." Key Dates 2015 and 2016 27th April 2015 Board Meeting Kings Head, 7.30pm North Weald 13th September Presentation Bishops Stortford CC 11am 5th October Board Meeting Kings Head 7.30pm North Weald 7th November District Trial Cricket Centre, 1.30 – 5.30pm Chelmsford 21st November District Trial Cricket Centre, 1.30 – 4.30pm Chelmsford 1st February 2016 Board Meeting Kings Head 7.30pm North Weald 24th March 2016 AGM Hockerill CC 7.30pm 5 Clubs: The Affiliation Strategy Gold Affiliation Cost - £125.00 per annum Within the Gold Affiliation, clubs will automatically be entitled to help, assistance and guidance from the ECCB on the following initiatives: All aspects of Youth Cricket, Grant Aid, Women’s and Girls Cricket, Development Planning, Facility Development, Coaching and Coach Education. The criteria for affiliation will reflect the relative playing size and strength of the club. To date it is the experience of the ECCB that the majority of involvement in the above areas is with the larger clubs, and will probably continue to be so in the future. It therefore seems equitable that they should pay a higher fee. These clubs will be playing league cricket at various levels, involving the majority of their teams. The above does not preclude any other club, who does not fall within the criteria, from applying for Gold Affiliation Silver Affiliation Cost - £80.00 per annum Silver affiliation is designed for clubs who run a minimum of two teams, probably at least one playing league cricket.