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2 CHESHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE Junior Cricket Handbook Sponsored by VIVIO Junior Section Chairman Mike Carswell Tel: / mikecpms@aol.com Secretary & Fixture Secretary David Vallance Tel: / d_v_cccl@ntlworld.com RESULTS SECRETARIES Under 9s Championship David Hughes Tel: / dhughes23@csc.com Under 11s Championship Karen Meese Tel: karenmeese@hotmail.com Under 13s Championship Tim Jackson Tel: / alderley@gascoignehalman.co.uk Under 15s Championship Lorraine Muir Tel: lorraine@tmhc.co.uk Under 12s, Under 14s & Under 17s John North Trophies Jane Williams Tel: janecricket.1@gmail.com LEAGUE WEBSITES i

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4 Contents Welcome to the...1 The Spirit of Cricket...7 ECB Guidelines & Directives Concerning Young Cricketers...8 ECB Fast Bowling Match Directives Competitions Results...11 Under 9s Championship 2015 Under 9s Fixtures...17 Under 9s Managers...21 Under 11s Championship 2015 Under 11s Fixtures...22 Under 11s Managers...26 Under 12s John North Cup 2015 Under 12s Cup Draw...28 Under 12s Managers...30 Under 13s Championship 2015 Under 13s Fixtures...32 Under 13s Managers...35 Under 14s John North Cup 2015 Under 14s Cup Draw...36 Under 14s Managers...38 Under 15s Championship 2015 Under 15s Fixtures...40 Under 15s Managers...44 Under 17s John North Trophy Competition 2015 Under 17s Knockout Draw...46 Under 17s Managers...47 Club Junior Organisers...49 The ECB Website play-cricket.com Match Regulations General Rules Applying To All Competitions...53 Under 9s Competition Rules...64 Under 11s Competition Rules...66 Under 12s Cup Competition Rules...68 Under 13s Competition Rules...68 Under 14s Cup Competition Rules...71 Under 15s Competition Rules...71 Under 17s John North Trophy Rules...74 Rules that apply to all Cup (knockout) competitions...74 ECB Disciplinary Model Rules...79 Directions to Grounds...84 iii

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6 WELCOME TO THE 2015 SEASON The CCCL Junior Section Chairman and Committee would like to extend a warm welcome to existing coaches and managers, and also to new participants who are responsible for junior teams for the first time. In addition to the 2015 season fixtures and contact details, this handbook also contains the league s playing regulations; the 2014 competition results; and ECB guidelines and regulations for junior cricket. It is in all our interests that everyone involved, no matter with what age group, takes time to read through the handbook before the playing season starts. Rules There are a few changes to the League s Match Regulations for the 2015 Season, however, all managers, coaches and umpires are asked to read all the rules carefully (starting on page 53) before the season starts. The following are the main changes for the 2015 season: Rule 4)d) states that a player who is registered with two clubs must always play in different leagues for each club. For the avoidance of doubt, a junior player may play in two leagues for the same club but he may NOT play in the same league for two clubs. New Rule 4)e) added: Inter-club transfers are required to be referred to the Senior Committee in accordance with Senior League practice (see the CCCL Senior handbook for details of this procedure). The U13s Rules now state specifically what has been custom and practice, namely, that U13s games are 24 six-ball overs. Where there is mutual agreement between opposing managers, pink match balls of the correct weight and from the appointed supplier may be used for evening games for the U11 age group upwards. See Rules 5)c)ii) and 5)c)iii) for flexibility on the the rearrangement of U13 and U15 Sunday morning fixtures as evening games during the immediately following weekdays. Managers of Cup teams are reminded that the Rules for Cup competitions include provision for the reduction of the number of overs bowled in rain-affected games in order to obtain a result. Managers, coaches, umpires and players should be familiar with the Laws of Cricket and also relevant ECB Guidelines and Directives. The Spirit of Cricket (taken from the Laws of Cricket) appears on page 6 of this handbook. Ideally, at the start of a season, copies of this extract from the Laws should be given to every young cricketer and to the parents of those cricketers. The full ECB Disciplinary Model Rules appear starting on page 79. 1

7 Friendly Games Approaches for friendly games in the competition age groups will usually be welcomed by your fellow managers and coaches. Match balls Reader s match balls have once again been approved for use in the 2015 Season. Whilst it is preferred that teams use a new ball for each innings, reuse of undamaged balls will be permitted subject to approval by the manager of the opposing team. Flexibility and common sense are the watchwords. Ball approval must take place before the start of play, as is customary. Team Managers Responsibilities Rule 11 states that the home team is responsible for ensuring that the correct details of a match result are entered on to play-cricket.com and an confirmation sent to the appropriate Results Secretary in a timely manner. This should be done within 48 hours following the date that each match has been played. Results must also be entered and returned for abandoned and cancelled matches. Rule 11 provides for a fine whenever a result is not reported on time. The minimum information required for a match result is as follows: Item Age group Home Team v. Away Team Example U11 Date 28/6/08 Team who won toss Team who batted first Runs/Wickets/Overs for each team and a note of any retirements Points claimed Appleton v. Timperley Timperley won toss Appleton batted first Appleton 107r, 4w, 20o (F Smith,30, retd.) Timperley 104r, 9w, 18o Appleton 5 pts Timperley 0 pts You should provide brief details of any outstanding performances from both the home and the away sides e.g.: Appleton: F Smith, 30(retd.), J Jones, 3o 1m 3w 6r Timperley: B Bloggs, 29, A Patel, 3o 2m 1w 1r 2

8 Please use o, m, w and r for overs, maidens, wickets and runs to avoid any confusion. All Managers are responsible for entering each player s individual results into their club s website on in as much detail as possible. (There is usually a player who is happy to do this for the team.) Users of the CricHQ or Total Cricket Scoring apps for ipad, Kindle Fire and Android devices will be able to upload results and player performances directly to playcricket at the touch of a button. This means that complete and up to date individual statistics are automatically made available on your clubs s playcricket.com web site. It takes only a few minutes to log in to play-cricket.com to become a member of your own club site and/or the site. Nominations for Player of the Year The Managers of the Championship-winning team and the runners up for each of the U11, U13 and U15 age groups are required to submit nominiations from their team, with appropriate batting, bowling and wicket keeping statistics, for consideration by the committee for the Player of the Year award in their respective age group. Photographs Almost everyone has a digital camera of some kind with them all the time and yet so many photos are disappointing when viewed afer the event. If you are taking a team photograph after a match please try to remember the following hints: If possible, position the team against a dark background such as a hedge. Try to avoid the back row with their heads along the sky line and watch out for stray people in the background. Outside the clubhouse rarely provides a good background for a team photo. If it is sunny, the photographer should stand so the light comes from an angle over one of his/her shoulders so that the players will not squint into the light. If there is a trophy, place it in the centre of the picture either on the ground or with one player holding it so that it can be clearly seen. Fill the viewfinder with the team and make sure vertical and horizontal are vertical and horizontal. Take a few pictures someone is sure to be looking the wrong way in one of them so that you can choose the best one later. 3

9 Please do try to take the photos immediately after the match has finished. It is very difficult to get young players together for a photograph after the event. Once you have taken a photo, please save it with a recognisable date and title and send it to the fixture secretary for possible addition to one of the albums on the League s play-cricket site. Code of Conduct Managers are asked to draw the attention of family members of the League s young cricketers to the following code of conduct (which is now expected from clubs who want to achieve Clubmark status): Encourage your child to learn the Laws of Cricket and to play within the spirit of those laws. Discourage unfair play and disputes with officials/coaches. Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results. Never force your child to take part in any sport. Set a good example by recognising fair play and by applauding the good performances of all. Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes. Publicly accept the judgement of officials without argument or comment. Support your child s involvement and help them to enjoy cricket and to develop within it. Use correct and proper language at all times. Do not forget, children are involved in organised sport for their enjoyment and not yours. Please take time to read and understand the table in the rules section of this handbook which summarises acceptable coaching and parental behaviour before, during and after a junior cricket game. Please also note that, whenever independent umpires stand, they will be asked to enforce the prohibition of coaching of any form during the course of play. Disputes Whilst we always hope otherwise, it is inevitable that disputes arise in any sport, and cricket is no exception. In the event that any League dispute cannot be settled amicably with the assistance of the appropriate Results Secretary, 4

10 then the matter will be referred to a Disputes Sub-committee. The procedure is set out in Rule 13 with reference to the ECB Disciplinary Model Rules. Looking ahead to the 2016 Season In order to try to make the League s fixtures available early in 2016, the closing date for entries for the 2016 Season is 15 th January

11 THE LAWS OF CRICKET (2002 Code) THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself. The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains. 1. There are two Laws which each place the responsibility for the team's conduct firmly on the captain. Responsibility of Captains: The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws. Player's Conduct: In the event of a player failing to comply with instructions by an umpire, or criticising by word or action the decisions of an umpire, or showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player's captain, and instruct the latter to take action. 2. Fair and Unfair play According to the Laws, the umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play. The umpires may intervene at any time and it is the responsibility of the captain to take action where required. 3. The Umpires are authorised to intervene in cases of: Time wasting Damaging the pitch Dangerous or unfair bowling Tampering with the ball Any other action that they consider to be unfair 4. The Spirit of the Game involves RESPECT for: Your opponents 6

12 Your own captain and team The role of the umpires The game's traditional values 5. It is against the Spirit of the Game: To dispute an umpire's decision by word, action or gesture To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire To indulge in cheating or any sharp practice, for instance: a) to appeal knowing that the batsman is not out b) to advance towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing c) to seek to distract an opponent either verbally or by harassment with persistent clapping or unnecessary noise under the guise of enthusiasm and motivation of one's own side 6. Violence There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play. 7. Players Captains and umpires together set the tone for the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is expected to make an important contribution to this. * * * * * 7

13 IMPORTANT ECB GUIDANCE AND DIRECTIVES CONCERNING YOUNG CRICKETERS Safety Guidance on the Wearing of Cricket Helmets by Young Players In February 2000 the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) issued safety guidance on the wearing of helmets by young players up to the age of 18. This original guidance document can be found at In brief, the guidance recommends that: Helmets with a faceguard or grille should be worn when batting against a hard cricket ball in matches and in practice sessions. Young players should regard a helmet with a faceguard as a normal item of protective equipment when batting, together with pads, gloves and, for boys, an abdominal protector (box). Young wicket-keepers should wear a helmet with a faceguard when standing up to the stumps. With the assistance of schools, cricket clubs and leagues, the wearing of helmets by young players is now standard practice in cricket throughout England and Wales. Helmets are widely available and are covered by a British Standard (BS7928:1998). The original guidance allowed parents or guardians to give their written consent to allow a young player not to wear a helmet. However, most clubs, schools and leagues have decided not to accept this parental consent and require all young players to wear a helmet in all junior matches. If a club or school does agree, in exceptional circumstances (additional guidance on what constitutes exceptional circumstances can be obtained from the ECB Cricket Department), that a young player need not wear a helmet, they must ensure that an ECB Team Sheet card is completed and given to the umpires before the start of play whenever the young player takes part in a junior match. Safety Guidance for young players in adult matches (2007) At the beginning of 2007 the ECB clarified the guidance relating to young players in adult matches and confirmed that all young players who have not reached their 18th birthday must wear a helmet with a faceguard when batting 8

14 and when standing up to the stumps when keeping wicket in adult matches. Parental consent not to wear a helmet should not be accepted in adult cricket. This guidance applies to all players up to the age of 18, both in adult cricket and in all junior cricket played with a hard cricket ball. The guidance also applies during all practice sessions. Any individual taking responsibility for players should take all reasonable steps to ensure that this guidance is followed at all times. The ECB asks that the guidance is communicated to the parents or guardians of all young players through clubs and schools, and that young players are not allowed to bat or stand up to the stumps when keeping wicket against a hard ball without wearing a helmet. ECB Fielding Regulations for Junior Cricketers The ECB s regulations covering the minimum fielding distances for young players in all matches where a hard ball is used. No young player in the Under 15 age group or younger shall be allowed to field closer than 8 yards (7.3 metres) from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the off side, until the batsman has played at the ball. For players in the Under 13 age group and below the distance is 11 yards (10 metres). These minimum distances apply even if the player is wearing a helmet. Should a young player in these age groups come within the restricted distance the umpire must stop the game immediately and instruct the fielder to move back. In addition, any young player in the Under 16 to Under 18 age groups, who has not reached the age of 18, must wear a helmet and, for boys, an abdominal protector (box) when fielding within 6 yards (5.5 metres) of the bat, except behind the wicket on the off side. Players should wear appropriate protective equipment whenever they are fielding in a position where they feel at risk. These fielding regulations are applicable to all cricket in England and Wales. Age groups are based on the age of the player at midnight on 31st August in the year preceding the current season. 9

15 ECB FAST BOWLING MATCH DIRECTIVES Revised October 2009 Age Max. overs per spell Max. overs per day Up to 13 5 overs per spell 10 overs per day U14, U15 6 overs per spell 12 overs per day U16, U17, U18,U19 7 overs per spell 18 overs per day For the purposes of these Directives a fast bowler is defined as a bowler to whom a wicket keeper in the same age group would in normal circumstances stand back to take the ball. Having completed a spell the bowler cannot bowl again, from either end, until the equivalent number of overs to the length of his* spell have been bowled from the same end. A bowler can change ends without ending his current spell provided that he bowls the next over that he legally can from the other end. If this does not happen his spell is deemed to be concluded. If play is interrupted, for any reason, for less than 40 minutes any spell in progress at the time of the interruption can be continued after the interruption up to the maximum number of overs per spell for the appropriate age group. If the spell is not continued after the interruption the bowler cannot bowl again, from either end, until the equivalent number of overs to the length of his spell before the interruption have been bowled from the same end. If the interruption is of 40 minutes or more, whether scheduled or not, then the bowler can commence a new spell immediately. Once a bowler covered by these Directives has bowled in a match he cannot exceed the maximum number overs per day for his age group even if he subsequently bowls spin. He can exceed the maximum overs per spell if bowling spin, but cannot then revert to bowling fast until an equivalent number of overs to the length of his spell have been bowled from the same end. If he bowls spin without exceeding the maximum number of overs in a spell the maximum will apply as soon as he reverts to bowling fast. Captains, Team Managers and Umpires are asked to ensure that these Directives are followed at all times. For guidance it is recommended that in any 7 day period a fast bowler should not bowl more than 4 days in that period and for a maximum of 2 days in a row. Age groups are based on the age of the player at midnight on 31 st August in the year preceding the current season. 10

16 2014 SEASON COMPETITION RESULTS The summer of 2014 generally provided excellent cricketing weather for the majority of the season. Groundsmen and volunteers throughout the county played their parts as always and, overall, there were relatively few abandonments but, sad to note, rather more cancellations than expected. Player of the Year Awards The individual award winners for a season are chosen from nominations, supported by statistics, made by the mangers of the Championship-winning teams and runners-up. Every season produces some fine young players and 2014 was no exception. Congratulations to the 2014 CCCL Junior Players of the Year: CCCL 2014 Under 11 Player of the Year: Alfie Meir, Alderley Edge CC. Honourable mention of Max Haughton, Bramhall CC CCCL 2014 Under 13 Player of the Year: Nathan Pugh, Alderley Edge CC CCCL 2014 Under 15 Player of the Year: Tom Higham, Warrington CC. Honourable mention of David Cunliffe, Brooklands CC Each PoY was presented with a voucher for a bat of their choice from the Readers-Kookaburra product range courtesy of that company. Competition Results The key below applies to all league tables in this section: P Played T Tied W Won wcn Opposition Conceded L Lost Pen Penalty Points C Cancelled %Wins Percentage Wins A Abandoned Pts Total Points lcn Team Conceded NRR Net Run Rate 11

17 Under 9 Zone Team p lcn wcn w l c a t Pts Warrington Timperley Grappenhall Ashley Bowdon Under 9 Zone Team p lcn wcn w l c a t Pts Alderley Edge Macclesfield Toft Prestbury Mobberley Under 9 Zone Team p lcn wcn w l c a t Pts Stockport Geos. A Bramhall Poynton Woodford Cheadle Hulme Under 9 Zone Team p lcn wcn w l c a t Pts Stockport Geos. B Bredbury St Marks Heaton Mersey Romiley Marple Under 9 play-offs Quarter-finals were played amongst the top two teams from each of the above mini-leagues, followed by semi-finals. Alderley Edge became the 2014 Under 9 Champions by beating Stockport Georgians A in the final. 12

18 Under 11 Zone Team p w l c a lcn wcn t Pts Alderley Edge Warrington Bowdon Macclesfield Timperley Lymm Oughtrington Park Neston Toft Mobberley Grappenhall Under 11 Zone Team p w l c a lcn wcn t Pts Bramhall Marple Poynton Romiley Cheadle Hulme Heaton Mersey Prestbury Woodford Bredbury St Marks Stockport Georgians The Final was played between Alderley Edge and Bramall at Cheadle Hulme CC s ground (arranged at very short notice after a waterlogged outfield made it impossible to hold the Final at Over Peover as stated in the handbook). Alderley Edge became the 2014 Under 11 Champions. Under 12 John North Cup The 2014 Under 12 John North Cup was shared between Chester Boughton Hall and Neston after a thrilling final played in an excellent spirit to the very last ball. Chester Boughton Hall provided teas for players and officials at the end of a very enjoyable afternoon s cricket right at the end of the season. 13

19 Under 13 Championship Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Alderley Edge Stockport Georgians Prestbury Bowdon Neston Elworth Under 13 Shield Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Bramhall Warrington Heaton Mersey Oulton Park Chester B ton Hall Congleton Under 13 Plate Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Hyde Sandbach Cheadle Hulme Grappenhall Marple Appleton Under 13 Medal Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Timperley Macclesfield Poynton Romiley Brooklands Bredbury St Marks Toft Owing to the somewhat lower number of entrants than in recent seasons, the Under 13 Cup Division was not played in

20 Under 14 John North Cup The Final was played between Alderley Edge and Neston at Neston and the 2014 Under 14 John North Champions were Alderley Edge. Under 15 Championship Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Brooklands Warrington Romiley Elworth Neston Oxton Toft Under 15 Shield Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Upton Northwich Timperley Runcorn Alderley Edge Stockport Georgians Heaton Mersey Under 15 Plate Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Chester B ton Hall Grappenhall Cheadle Macclesfield Birkenhead Park New Brighton Bramhall

21 Under 15 Medal Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Bowdon Mossley Appleton Alvanley Marple Hyde Congleton Under 15 Cup Team p w l c a lcn wcn t NRR Pts Bredbury St Marks Cheadle Hulme Port Sunlight Caldy Mobberley Haslington Under 17 John North Cup 2014 Following a toss of coin for choice of venue, Prestbury had home advantage for the Final between Prestbury and Neston. Overall this was match was a credit to the participating teams, their coaches/managers and supporters. It was played in an excellent spirit and highlighted the depth of young talent there is in the CCCL Junior league. Prestbury were the 2014 Under 17 John North Cup winners. * * * * 16

22 UNDER 9s CHAMPIONSHIP The U9s division has been organised into four geographic zones, with each team in each zone playing each other twice. With five teams per zone, this means that one team each week does not have a fixture, however, friendly games can obviously be arranged with clubs in an adjacent zone. Team(s) without a fixture in any week are highlighted in the schedule. Once the zonal fixtures are completed, the top two teams from each zone will go forward as follows (all dates are immutable): Quarter-finals, w/c Sunday, 5th July 2015 (home team shown first): QF1. Winner, Zone 1 v. Runner-up Zone 2 QF2: Winner, Zone 2 v. Runner-up Zone 3 QF3: Winner, Zone 3 v. Runner-up Zone 4 QF4: Winner, Zone 4 v. Runner-up Zone 1 Semi-finals, w/c Sunday, 12th July 2015 (toss coin for home advantage): SF1. Winner QF1 v. Winner QF3 SF2: Winner, QF2 v. Winner, QF4 Final, w/c Sunday, 19th July 2015 (toss coin for home advantage): Winner SF1 v. Winner SF2 The zonal fixtures appear starting on the following page. 17

23 U9 Zone 1 Grappenhall, Mobberley, Timperley, Toft, Warrington (5 teams) w/c Sunday, 19th April Grappenhall v. Toft Warrington v. Timperley Mobberley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 3rd May Timperley v. Mobberley Toft v. Warrington Grappenhall NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 17th May Grappenhall v. Warrington Mobberley v. Toft Timperley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 31st May Grappenhall v. Mobberley Warrington v. Toft Timperley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 14th June Timperley v. Warrington Toft v. Mobberley Grappenhall NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 28th June Timperley v. Toft Warrington v. Grappenhall Mobberley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 26th April Mobberley v. Grappenhall Toft v. Timperley Warrington NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 10th May Timperley v. Grappenhall Warrington v. Mobberley Toft NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES w/c Sunday, 7th June Mobberley v. Timperley Toft v. Grappenhall Warrington NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 21st June Grappenhall v. Timperley Mobberley v. Warrington Toft NO FIXTURE U9 Zone 2 Alderley Edge, Elworth, Macclesfield, Prestbury, Woodford (5 teams) w/c Sunday, 19th April Macclesfield v. Elworth Prestbury v. Alderley Edge Woodford NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 3rd May Prestbury v. Elworth Woodford v. Macclesfield w/c Sunday, 26th April Alderley Edge v. Macclesfield Woodford v. Prestbury Elworth NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 10th May Elworth v. Alderley Edge Macclesfield v. Prestbury 18

24 Alderley Edge NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 17th May Alderley Edge v. Woodford Elworth v. Macclesfield Prestbury NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 31st May Macclesfield v. Alderley Edge Woodford v. Elworth Prestbury NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 14th June Elworth v. Prestbury Woodford v. Alderley Edge Macclesfield NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 28th June Elworth v. Woodford Prestbury v. Macclesfield Alderley Edge NO FIXTURE Woodford NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES w/c Sunday, 7th June Alderley Edge v. Elworth Prestbury v. Woodford Macclesfield NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 21st June Alderley Edge v. Prestbury Macclesfield v. Woodford Elworth NO FIXTURE U9 Zone 3 Cheadle Hulme, Heaton Mersey, Poynton, Romiley, Stockport Georgians A (Stockport Geos A) (5 teams) w/c Sunday, 19th April Cheadle Hulme v. Heaton Mersey Romiley v. Stockport Geos A Poynton NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 3rd May Heaton Mersey v. Romiley Poynton v. Cheadle Hulme Stockport Geos A NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 17th May Cheadle Hulme v. Stockport Geos A Poynton v. Heaton Mersey Romiley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 31st May Cheadle Hulme v. Poynton Romiley v. Heaton Mersey Stockport Geos A NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 26th April Romiley v. Cheadle Hulme Stockport Geos A v. Poynton Heaton Mersey NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 10th May Poynton v. Romiley Stockport Geos A v. Heaton Mersey Cheadle Hulme NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES w/c Sunday, 7th June Heaton Mersey v. Cheadle Hulme Stockport Geos A v. Romiley Poynton NO FIXTURE 19

25 w/c Sunday, 14th June Heaton Mersey v. Poynton Stockport Geos A v. Cheadle Hulme Romiley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 28th June Cheadle Hulme v. Romiley Poynton v. Stockport Geos A Heaton Mersey NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 21st June Heaton Mersey v. Stockport Geos A Romiley v. Poynton Cheadle Hulme NO FIXTURE U9 Zone 4 Bramhall, Bredbury St Marks (Bredbury St M), Hyde, Marple, Stockport Georgians B (Stockport Geos B) (5 teams) w/c Sunday, 19th April Marple v. Bredbury St M Stockport Geos B v. Hyde Bramhall NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 3rd May Hyde v. Bramhall Stockport Geos B v. Marple Bredbury St M NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 17th May Bramhall v. Bredbury St M Marple v. Hyde Stockport Geos B NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 31st May Bredbury St M v. Marple Hyde v. Stockport Geos B Bramhall NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 14th June Bramhall v. Hyde Marple v. Stockport Geos B Bredbury St M NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 28th June Marple v. Bramhall Stockport Geos B v. Bredbury St M Hyde NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 26th April Bramhall v. Stockport Geos B Bredbury St M v. Hyde Marple NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 10th May Bramhall v. Marple Bredbury St M v. Stockport Geos B Hyde NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES w/c Sunday, 7th June Hyde v. Bredbury St M Stockport Geos B v. Bramhall Marple NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 21st June Bredbury St M v. Bramhall Hyde v. Marple Stockport Geos B NO FIXTURE 20

26 Under 9s Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge David Johnson Bramhall Brett Whitehead Bredbury St M Will Mairs will.mairs@ntlworld.com Cheadle Hulme Stuart Small small.s@sky.com Elworth Aruna Fernando aruna.f@virgin.net Grappenhall Ian Calder iancalder36@googl .com Steve Knowles stevenp.knowles@ntlworld.com Heaton Mersey Dan Arnison arnison29@me.com Hyde Ian Anfield ian.anfield@hudsoncontract.co.uk Macclesfield Paul Hughes yozhughes@ntlworld.com Marple Dave Baron dbaronsk6@yahoo.co.uk Mobberley Tony Cooke toe.cooke@gmail.com Poynton Andrew Garnett andrew.garnett@santander.co.uk Prestbury Jen Lamidey jenlamidey@yahoo.co.uk Romiley Richard Pennystan richardpennystan@gmail.com 21

27 Club Name Telephone & Stockport Georgians A: John Phillis B: Martyn Lord Timperley Nathan Brown Toft Richard Hildred Warrington Mike Fagan-hall Woodford Ian Meese * * * * * 22

28 UNDER 11s CHAMPIONSHIP Twenty-three teams will compete in the 2015 Under 11 Championship, in two zones, one of eleven teams and one of twelve teams, each team playing every other team in their zone once over an 11 week period with NO break for Spring Bank Holiday. All zonal matches shall be arranged between the clubs involved and must be played in the week commencing with the Sunday allocated for each match. Matches abandoned owing to inclement weather must not be re-arranged and will be counted as abandoned for the determination of zonal positions. Games for the first three weeks and Spring Bank holiday week may be rearranged for a date before 5th July by mutual agreement between managers in which case the U11s Results Secretary must be informed of the date 72 hours in advance of the rearranged date. Only one rearrangement per published fixture is permitted. The winners of each zone and the runners-up from each zone will go forward to compete in two semi-finals. The matches will be: Winners, Zone 1 v Runners-up, Zone 2 Winners, Zone 2 v Runners-up, Zone 1 The dates for the two semi-finals and the date for the final for the Gary Hambleton Trophy are shown below. These dates are immutable. U11s semi-finals: period 5 th July to 18 th July U11s Final (Rule 23 applies): Final Date 19 th July 2015 at a venue to be announced. Reserve Date Range 20 st to 24 th July. Under 11s Zone 1 Alderley Edge, Bowdon Eagles, Cheadle Hulme, Chester Boughton Hall (Chester Btn Hall), Elworth, Grappenhall, Mobberley, Neston, Timperley, Toft, Warrington (11 teams) w/c Sunday, 19th April Alderley Edge v. Toft Bowdon Eagles v. Grappenhall Cheadle Hulme v. Mobberley Elworth v. Chester Btn Hall Warrington v. Timperley Neston NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 26th April Alderley Edge v. Mobberley Cheadle Hulme v. Neston Chester Btn Hall v. Timperley Elworth v. Bowdon Eagles Grappenhall v. Warrington Toft NO FIXTURE 23

29 w/c Sunday, 3rd May Alderley Edge v. Neston Chester Btn Hall v. Bowdon Eagles Grappenhall v. Timperley Mobberley v. Elworth Toft v. Cheadle Hulme Warrington NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 17th May Bowdon Eagles v. Neston Cheadle Hulme v. Alderley Edge Mobberley v. Grappenhall Timperley v. Toft Warrington v. Elworth Chester Btn Hall NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 31st May Chester Btn Hall v. Alderley Edge Neston v. Elworth Timperley v. Mobberley Toft v. Grappenhall Warrington v. Cheadle Hulme Bowdon Eagles NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 14th June Bowdon Eagles v. Mobberley Chester Btn Hall v. Cheadle Hulme Timperley v. Neston Toft v. Elworth Warrington v. Alderley Edge Grappenhall NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 28th June Bowdon Eagles v. Warrington Grappenhall v. Cheadle Hulme Neston v. Mobberley Timperley v. Alderley Edge Toft v. Chester Btn Hall Elworth NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 10th May Cheadle Hulme v. Bowdon Eagles Elworth v. Alderley Edge Mobberley v. Toft Neston v. Grappenhall Warrington v. Chester Btn Hall Timperley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 24th May Alderley Edge v. Bowdon Eagles Elworth v. Timperley Grappenhall v. Chester Btn Hall Mobberley v. Warrington Neston v. Toft Cheadle Hulme NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 7th June Alderley Edge v. Grappenhall Chester Btn Hall v. Neston Elworth v. Cheadle Hulme Timperley v. Bowdon Eagles Toft v. Warrington Mobberley NO FIXTURE w/c Sunday, 21st June Bowdon Eagles v. Toft Cheadle Hulme v. Timperley Grappenhall v. Elworth Mobberley v. Chester Btn Hall Neston v. Warrington Alderley Edge NO FIXTURE 24

30 Under 11s Zone 2 Bowdon Falcons, Bramhall, Bredbury St Marks (Bredbury St M), Heaton Mersey, Hyde, Macclesfield, Marple, Poynton, Prestbury, Romiley, Stockport Georgians (Stockport Geos), Woodford (12 teams) w/c Sunday, 19th April Bredbury St M v. Hyde Macclesfield v. Marple Poynton v. Heaton Mersey Prestbury v. Bramhall Romiley v. Bowdon Falcons Woodford v. Stockport Geos w/c Sunday, 3rd May Bowdon Falcons v. Stockport Geos Bramhall v. Poynton Heaton Mersey v. Bredbury St M Hyde v. Macclesfield Marple v. Romiley Woodford v. Prestbury w/c Sunday, 17th May Bramhall v. Hyde Bredbury St M v. Bowdon Falcons Heaton Mersey v. Romiley Macclesfield v. Prestbury Marple v. Stockport Geos Poynton v. Woodford w/c Sunday, 31st May Bowdon Falcons v. Macclesfield Heaton Mersey v. Bramhall Hyde v. Woodford Poynton v. Marple Romiley v. Bredbury St M Stockport Geos v. Prestbury w/c Sunday, 14th June Bramhall v. Romiley Heaton Mersey v. Hyde Macclesfield v. Stockport Geos Poynton v. Bowdon Falcons Prestbury v. Bredbury St M Woodford v. Marple w/c Sunday, 26th April Bowdon Falcons v. Marple Bramhall v. Woodford Bredbury St M v. Macclesfield Heaton Mersey v. Stockport Geos Prestbury v. Poynton Romiley v. Hyde w/c Sunday, 10th May Bowdon Falcons v. Heaton Mersey Marple v. Bramhall Prestbury v. Hyde Romiley v. Poynton Stockport Geos v. Bredbury St M Woodford v. Macclesfield w/c Sunday, 24th May Bramhall v. Bowdon Falcons Bredbury St M v. Woodford Marple v. Heaton Mersey Poynton v. Macclesfield Prestbury v. Romiley Stockport Geos v. Hyde w/c Sunday, 7th June Bowdon Falcons v. Woodford Bredbury St M v. Poynton Heaton Mersey v. Prestbury Hyde v. Marple Macclesfield v. Bramhall Stockport Geos v. Romiley w/c Sunday, 21st June Hyde v. Poynton Macclesfield v. Heaton Mersey Marple v. Bredbury St M Prestbury v. Bowdon Falcons Romiley v. Woodford Stockport Geos v. Bramhall 25

31 w/c Sunday, 28th June Bramhall v. Bredbury St M Hyde v. Bowdon Falcons Macclesfield v. Romiley Marple v. Prestbury Stockport Geos v. Poynton Woodford v. Heaton Mersey Under 11s Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge Will Chalk will.chalk@addleshawgoddard.com Bowdon Eagles: Vicky Smith martynandvicky@gmail.com Falcons: Jackie Ryder ryderjacky32@me.com Bramhall Paul Graveney pgraveney@scotthughesdesign.co.uk Bredbury St Marks Dave Norris d-norris864@sky.com Cheadle Hulme Howard Read howard.read@cheadlehulmecc.co.uk Chester Boughton Hall Dalat Gulzar dalat@yourplace.com Mick King Elworth Glen Lewis glenlewis@gmail.com Mike Holt mike@holt3.fsnet.co.uk Grappenhall Iain Wright wrightstuff@sky.com John Hayes john_hayes1@yahoo.com Heaton Mersey Rachel Rees

32 Club Name Telephone & Hyde Mark Chrimes Macclesfield Andrew Spray Marple Dave Connor Mobberley Paul Shaw Neston Tony Lacey Poynton Chris Stacey Prestbury Adam Massey Romiley Nigel Veevers David McNichol Stockport Georgians Neil Wakefield Timperley Steven Edwards Ian Lomas Toft Adam Gaskarth h.uk Warrington Tom Jones Woodford David Beckett

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34 UNDER 12s JOHN NORTH CUP All U12s Cup matches are 20 overs per side. The first three rounds and semi-finals are Date Ranges (see Rule 22)a)ii)). All dates are immutable and will be strictly enforced. U12s John North Trophy Final: Final and Reserve Date Ranges: TBA 6 th July to 19 th July 2015 Rules 23)b) and 23)c) apply specifically to Final and Reserve Dates. Prelim. Round by 10 th May Chester Boughton Hall New Brighton 2015 U12 John North Cup Round 2 by 21 st June Round 1 by 31 st May Warrington Alderley Edge Poynton Neston Kingsley Macclesfield Semi-finals by 5 th July Final by 19 th July Romiley Prestbury Draw continued overleaf 29

35 draw continued from previous page 2015 U12 John North Cup CONTINUED Prelim. Round by 10 th May Round 1 by 31 st May Round 2 by 21 st June Semi-finals by 5 th July Timperley Final by 19 th July Ashley Cheadle Hulme Stockport Marple Bowdon Brooklands Toft Grappenhall Under 12s Cup Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge David Otway dotway@twpwealth.com Ashley Brian Birtles bdbirtles@hotmail.com Bowdon David Walker david57@sky.com Brooklands James Gill jamesgill880@gmail.com Cheadle Hulme Phil Balderson p.balderson@mmu.ac.uk Chester Boughton Hall Dalat Gulzar dalat@yourplace.com 30

36 Club Name Telephone & Grappenhall Kerry Anderson Kingsley Russ Cook Macclesfield Stewart Garnett Marple Steve Worrall Andy Baggott Neston Phil James New Brighton Louis Botes Poynton Chris Stacey Prestbury Adam Massey Romiley Neil McNeeney Stockport Rick Jones Timperley Nathan Brown Ian Lomas Toft Chris Rogers Warrington Raj Rusia * * * * * 31

37 UNDER 13s CHAMPIONSHIP Matches in the Under 13s Championship are normally to be played on Sunday mornings. All matches start at 9.30 am and are of 24 overs per innings. Twenty-four teams are taking part in 2015, initially in four zones of six teams each. Each team will play every other team in its zone once, either at home or away, over a seven week period with a break for Spring Bank Holiday. From Sunday, 7 th June 2015, play-offs will take place between teams who finish in similar positions in each zone, to decide the final placings in the U13 Championship, U13 Shield, U13 Plate and U13 Medal competitions (four groups each of six teams). There is no competition for the U13 Cup this season. Seven weeks have been allocated for the Group Phase in order to provide for ground sharing with U15 games. The U15 section of the playing regulations defines the regrouping process. By MUTUAL agreement between managers, any U13 game may be re-arranged as a (probably) reduced-overs evening game (Rule 17)n)ii)applies) on a weekday immediately following the Sunday date and, furthermore, games for the first three Sundays may be rearranged for any date before 31st May. Only ONE rearrangement per fixture is permitted and the rearranged date must be notified to the appropriate Results Secretary at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled Sunday, otherwise the match will be treated as cancelled in the zone or group league table. Results of matches played on Sunday 31 st May must be communicated by the home team to the U13s Results Secretary by text, or phone immediately after the match is finished. The home team must also update play-cricket. Clubs will be notified of the play-off fixtures by Thursday 4 th June and newly scheduled group matches will begin on Sunday, 7 th June, U13 Zone 1 Chester Boughton Hall (Chester Btn Hall), Grappenhall, Neston, Northwich, Oxton, Warrington (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Grappenhall v. Chester Btn Hall Northwich v. Oxton Neston NO FIXTURE Warrington NO FIXTURE Sunday, 3rd May Grappenhall v. Northwich Oxton v. Neston Warrington v. Chester Btn Hall Sunday, 26th April Neston v. Warrington Oxton v. Grappenhall Chester Btn Hall NO FIXTURE Northwich NO FIXTURE Sunday, 10th May Chester Btn Hall v. Oxton Northwich v. Neston Warrington v. Grappenhall 32

38 Sunday, 17th May Neston v. Chester Btn Hall Northwich v. Warrington Grappenhall NO FIXTURE Oxton NO FIXTURE Sunday, 31st May Chester Btn Hall v. Northwich Neston v. Grappenhall Oxton v. Warrington Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES U13 Zone 2 Bowdon, Lymm Oughtrington Park (Lymm O P), Mobberley, Sandbach, Timperley, Toft (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Bowdon v. Lymm O P Toft v. Timperley Mobberley NO FIXTURE Sandbach NO FIXTURE Sunday, 3rd May Mobberley v. Timperley Sandbach v. Bowdon Lymm O P NO FIXTURE Toft NO FIXTURE Sunday, 17th May Bowdon v. Mobberley Lymm O P v. Toft Sandbach v. Timperley Sunday, 31st May Bowdon v. Toft Mobberley v. Sandbach Timperley v. Lymm O P Sunday, 26th April Lymm O P v. Sandbach Mobberley v. Toft Bowdon NO FIXTURE Timperley NO FIXTURE Sunday, 10th May Lymm O P v. Mobberley Timperley v. Bowdon Toft v. Sandbach Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES 33

39 U13 Zone 3 Alderley Edge, Cheadle Hulme, Congleton, Macclesfield, Poynton, Stockport Georgians (Stockport Geos) (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Cheadle Hulme v. Alderley Edge Poynton v. Macclesfield Stockport Geos v. Congleton Sunday, 3rd May Alderley Edge v. Congleton Cheadle Hulme v. Poynton Macclesfield NO FIXTURE Stockport Geos NO FIXTURE Sunday, 17th May Alderley Edge v. Poynton Cheadle Hulme v. Stockport Geos Congleton v. Macclesfield Sunday, 31st May Macclesfield v. Stockport Geos Poynton v. Congleton Alderley Edge NO FIXTURE Cheadle Hulme NO FIXTURE Sunday, 26th April Alderley Edge v. Macclesfield Congleton v. Cheadle Hulme Stockport Geos v. Poynton Sunday, 10th May Macclesfield v. Cheadle Hulme Stockport Geos v. Alderley Edge Congleton NO FIXTURE Poynton NO FIXTURE Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES U13 Zone 4 Bramhall, Bredbury St Marks (Bredbury St M), Heaton Mersey, Hyde, Marple, Romiley (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Bramhall v. Hyde Bredbury St M v. Marple Heaton Mersey v. Romiley Sunday, 3rd May Bramhall v. Heaton Mersey Marple v. Hyde Bredbury St M NO FIXTURE Romiley NO FIXTURE Sunday, 26th April Heaton Mersey v. Bredbury St M Romiley v. Marple Bramhall NO FIXTURE Hyde NO FIXTURE Sunday, 10th May Heaton Mersey v. Marple Hyde v. Bredbury St M Romiley v. Bramhall 34

40 Sunday, 17th May Bredbury St M v. Bramhall Hyde v. Romiley Heaton Mersey NO FIXTURE Marple NO FIXTURE Sunday, 31st May Hyde v. Heaton Mersey Marple v. Bramhall Romiley v. Bredbury St M Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES Under 13s Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge David Otway dotway@twpwealth.com Bowdon Ian Sinderson ian.sinderson@atpi.com Bramhall Laurence Houlden hould9@aol.com Bredbury St Marks Yvonne Brookes yvonne_brookes@sky.com Cheadle Hulme Chris Beckley beckleychris@yahoo.com Chester Boughton Hall Chris Fleet chrisfleet@chrisfleet.com Congleton Alex Lewis alexlewis1971@icloud.com Grappenhall Kerry Anderson kerrya2@sky.com Heaton Mersey Gary Critten critteng@gmail.com Hyde Danny Humphries dh_services@outlook.com Lymm Oughtrington Park Mark Phillips maphillips007@talktalk.net 35

41 Club Name Telephone & Macclesfield Stewart Garnett Marple Steve Worrall Andy Baggott Mobberley Jim Randle Neston Brad Donelan Northwich Mark Phillips Oxton David Varey Poynton Chris Waddington Romiley Gary Wilde Sandbach Ross Kesteven Stockport Georgians Trevor Bailey Timperley Rob Matthews Toft Liam Bergin Warrington Lewis Nunn * * * * * 36

42 UNDER 14s JOHN NORTH CUP All U14s Cup matches are 20 overs per side. The first three rounds and semi-finals are Date Ranges (see Rule 22)a)ii)). All dates are immutable and will be strictly enforced. U14s John North Trophy Final: Final and Reserve Date Range: TBA 6 th to 19 th July 2015 Rules 23)b) and 23)c) apply specifically to Final and Reserve Dates. Prelim. Round by 10 th May Poynton Marple Ashley Bowdon Heaton Mersey Hyde 2015 U14 John North Cup Round 2 by 21 st June Round 1 by 31 st May Stockport Georgians Romiley Alderley Edge Grappenhall Macclesfield Semi-finals by 5 th July Final by 19 th July Draw continued overleaf 37

43 draw continued from previous page 2015 U14 John North Cup CONTINUED Prelim. Round by 10 th May Round 1 by 31 st May Round 2 by 21 st June Semi-finals by 5 th July Timperley Warrington Prestbury Stockport Mobberley Toft New Brighton Neston Brooklands Cheadle Hulme Kingsley Chester Boughton Hall Final by 19 th July Under 14s Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge David Otway dotway@twpwealth.com Ashley Brian Birtles bdbirtles@hotmail.com Bowdon Andrew Higson andrewhigson77@gmail.com Brooklands Pete Buchan petergbuchan@me.com Cheadle Hulme Phil Balderson p.balderson@mmu.ac.uk Chester Boughton Hall Chris Fleet chrisfleet@chrisfleet.com 38

44 Club Name Telephone & Grappenhall Jan Pennington Heaton Mersey Alison Lever Hyde Paul Rothwell Kingsley Andrew Bratt Macclesfield Howard Terry Marple Mike Bowe Mobberley Jim Randle Neston Andy Crick New Brighton Louis Botes Poynton Chris Waddington Prestbury Steven Crosby Romiley Gary Wilde Stockport Rupert Millward Stockport Georgians Trevor Bailey Timperley Nathan Brown Toft Elly Yates Warrington Lewis Nunn

45 UNDER 15s CHAMPIONSHIP Matches in the Under 15s Championship are normally to be played on Sunday mornings. All matches start at 9.30 am and are of 25 overs per innings. Thirty teams are taking part in 2015, initially in five zones of six teams each. Each team will play every other team in its zone once, either at home or away, over a seven week period with a break for Spring Bank Holiday. From Sunday, 7 th June 2015, play-offs will take place between teams who finish in similar positions in each zone, to decide the final placings in the U15 Championship, U15 Shield, U15 Plate, U15 Medal and U15 Cup competitions (five groups each of six teams). Seven weeks have been allocated for the Group Phase in order to provide for ground sharing with U13 games. The U15 section of the playing regulations defines the regrouping process. By MUTUAL agreement between managers, any U15 game may be re-arranged as a (probably) reduced-overs evening game (Rule 17)n)ii)applies) on a weekday immediately following the Sunday date and, furthermore, games for the first three Sundays may be rearranged for any date before 31st May. Only ONE rearrangement per fixture is permitted and the rearranged date must be notified to the appropriate Results Secretary at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled Sunday, otherwise the match will be treated as cancelled in the zone or group league table. Results of matches played on Sunday 31 st May must be communicated by the home team to the U15s Results Secretary by text, or phone immediately after the match is finished. The home team must also update play-cricket. Clubs will be notified of the play-off fixtures by Thursday 4 th June and newly scheduled group matches will begin on Sunday, 7 th June, U15 Zone 1 Caldy, Irby, Neston, New Brighton, Oxton, Tranmere Victoria (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Caldy v. Irby Oxton v. Neston Tranmere Victoria v. New Brighton Sunday, 3rd May Neston v. Irby Caldy NO FIXTURE New Brighton NO FIXTURE Oxton NO FIXTURE Tranmere Victoria NO FIXTURE 40 Sunday, 26th April Irby v. Oxton New Brighton v. Caldy Tranmere Victoria v. Neston Sunday, 10th May Irby v. New Brighton Neston v. Caldy Oxton v. Tranmere Victoria

46 Sunday, 17th May Oxton v. New Brighton Tranmere Victoria v. Caldy Irby NO FIXTURE Neston NO FIXTURE Sunday, 31st May Caldy v. Oxton Irby v. Tranmere Victoria New Brighton v. Neston Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES U15 Zone 2 Appleton, Chester Boughton Hall (Chester Btn Hall), Northwich, Port Sunlight, Runcorn, Warrington (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Chester Btn Hall v. Appleton Port Sunlight v. Runcorn Warrington v. Northwich Sunday, 3rd May Chester Btn Hall v. Warrington Appleton NO FIXTURE Northwich NO FIXTURE Port Sunlight NO FIXTURE Runcorn NO FIXTURE Sunday, 17th May Chester Btn Hall v. Northwich Runcorn v. Appleton Warrington v. Port Sunlight Sunday, 31st May Appleton v. Port Sunlight Northwich v. Runcorn Chester Btn Hall NO FIXTURE Warrington NO FIXTURE Sunday, 26th April Appleton v. Warrington Northwich v. Port Sunlight Runcorn v. Chester Btn Hall Sunday, 10th May Appleton v. Northwich Port Sunlight v. Chester Btn Hall Runcorn v. Warrington Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES 41

47 U15 Zone 3 Alderley Edge, Elworth, Haslington, Macclesfield, Prestbury, Toft (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Elworth v. Prestbury Macclesfield v. Alderley Edge Haslington NO FIXTURE Toft NO FIXTURE Sunday, 3rd May Haslington v. Macclesfield Toft v. Elworth Alderley Edge NO FIXTURE Prestbury NO FIXTURE Sunday, 17th May Haslington v. Elworth Prestbury v. Alderley Edge Toft v. Macclesfield Sunday, 31st May Alderley Edge v. Haslington Prestbury v. Toft Elworth NO FIXTURE Macclesfield NO FIXTURE Sunday, 26th April Elworth v. Alderley Edge Macclesfield v. Prestbury Toft v. Haslington Sunday, 10th May Alderley Edge v. Toft Elworth v. Macclesfield Haslington v. Prestbury Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES U15 Zone 4 Bowdon, Cheadle, Grappenhall, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Timperley (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Cheadle v. Heaton Mersey Timperley v. Bowdon Grappenhall NO FIXTURE Stockport NO FIXTURE Sunday, 3rd May Heaton Mersey v. Grappenhall Timperley v. Stockport Bowdon NO FIXTURE Cheadle NO FIXTURE Sunday, 26th April Bowdon v. Cheadle Grappenhall v. Timperley Stockport v. Heaton Mersey Sunday, 10th May Bowdon v. Stockport Grappenhall v. Cheadle Heaton Mersey NO FIXTURE Timperley NO FIXTURE 42

48 Sunday, 17th May Heaton Mersey v. Bowdon Stockport v. Grappenhall Timperley v. Cheadle Sunday, 31st May Cheadle v. Stockport Grappenhall v. Bowdon Heaton Mersey v. Timperley Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES U15 Zone 5 Bramhall, Bredbury St Marks (Bredbury St M), Hyde, Poynton, Romiley, Stockport Georgians (Stockport Geos) (6 teams) Sunday, 19th April Hyde v. Bredbury St M Romiley v. Poynton Bramhall NO FIXTURE Stockport Geos NO FIXTURE Sunday, 3rd May Hyde v. Bramhall Romiley v. Stockport Geos Bredbury St M NO FIXTURE Poynton NO FIXTURE Sunday, 17th May Bramhall v. Bredbury St M Romiley v. Hyde Stockport Geos v. Poynton Sunday, 31st May Bramhall v. Romiley Bredbury St M v. Poynton Stockport Geos v. Hyde Sunday, 26th April Bramhall v. Stockport Geos Bredbury St M v. Romiley Poynton v. Hyde Sunday, 10th May Bredbury St M v. Stockport Geos Poynton v. Bramhall Hyde NO FIXTURE Romiley NO FIXTURE Sunday, 24th May NO FIXTURES 43

49 Under 15s Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge David Elms Appleton Pete Hackett Bowdon David Grosfils Bramhall Bredbury St Marks Steve Foster- Grime Steph Mairs Caldy Mark Unknown Cheadle Kevin Goodier Chester Boughton Hall Ian Metcalfe Elworth Paul Herrington Grappenhall Jan Pennington Haslington Chris McFarlane Heaton Mersey Jill Russell Hyde Matthew Hewitt Irby Martyn Smith Macclesfield Andy Peal Neston Romain Rabot

50 Club Name Telephone & New Brighton Louis Botes Northwich Mike McDonough Oxton Bala Sridhar Port Sunlight Jed Manley Poynton Andrew Gregory Prestbury Steven Crosby Romiley Adrian Nuttall Runcorn Colin Lloyd Stockport Rupert Millward Stockport Georgians Adam Caro Timperley Mark Hope Nathan Brown Toft Elly Yates Tranmere Victoria Colin Thompson Paul Devlin Warrington Ian Buttress

51 JOHN NORTH UNDER 17s TROPHY All John North U17s Knockout Competition games are of 20 overs per innings. The first three rounds and semi-finals are Date Ranges (see Rule 22)a)ii)). All dates are immutable and will be strictly enforced. U17s John North Trophy Final: Final and Reserve Date Range: TBA w/c Sunday, 6 th to 19 th July 2015 Rules 23)b) and 23)c) apply specifically to Final and Reserve Dates. The draw below takes geographical zoning into account in the Preliminary Round and Round 1. Prelim. Round by 10 th May Timperley Ashley 2015 U17 John North Cup Round 2 by 21 st June Round 1 by 31 st May Warrington Toft Brooklands Poyntomiley Heaton Mersey New Brighton Upton Semi-finals by 5 th July Final by 19 th July Draw continued overleaf 46

52 draw continued from previous page 2015 U17 John North Cup Prelim. Round Round 1 by 10 th May by 31 st May Haslington Round 2 by 21 st June Semi-finals by 5 th July Final by 19 th July Grappenhall Macclesfield Stockport Hyde Cheadle Runcorn Kingsley Prestbury Neston Under 17s Team Managers Club Name Telephone & Ashley Brian Birtles bdbirtles@hotmail.com Brooklands Guy Robinson specialeyes2@hotmail.co.uk Cheadle Richard Browne richardbrowne6@gmail.com Grappenhall Jan Pennington janette.pennington@ntlworld.com Jo Young youngiewoman@hotmail.com 47

53 Club Name Telephone & Haslington John Sealey Heaton Mersey Duncan Ingham Hyde Mark Curran Kingsley Derren Hughes Macclesfield Paul Cartwright Neston Bern Thorne New Brighton Tim Watkins Poyntomiley Jane Williams Prestbury Allan Hodges Runcorn Paul Tyrrell Stockport Jamie Wilks Timperley Gary Fisher Nathan Brown Toft David Philpott Upton Paul Owen Warrington Ian Buttress

54 CLUB JUNIOR ORGANISERS Club Name Telephone & Alderley Edge David Otway Appleton Sue Barlow Ashley Brian Birtles Bowdon David Young Bramhall Daniel Bridgeman Bredbury St Marks Steph Mairs Brooklands Guy Robinson Caldy Mark Unknown Cheadle Richard Browne Cheadle Hulme Howard Read Chester Boughton Hall David Killoran Congleton Alex Lewis Elworth Paul Herrington Grappenhall Paul Tyerman Haslington John Sealey Heaton Mersey Gary Russell

55 Club Name Telephone & Hyde Jill Axon Irby Sue Hughes Kingsley Russ Cook Lymm Oughtrington Park Mark Phillips Macclesfield Stewart Garnett Marple Mike Bowe Mobberley Tony Cooke Neston Andy Crick New Brighton Sue Sherratt Northwich Mark Phillips Oxton Keith Andrews Port Sunlight Derek Howard Poyntomiley Damien Mullaney NO PHONE NUMBER NO PHONE NUMBER Poynton Damien Mullany Prestbury Steven Crosby Romiley Tim Brown

56 Club Name Telephone & Runcorn Paul Tyrrell Sandbach Ross Kesteven Stockport Jamie Wilks Stockport Georgians Trevor Bailey Timperley Nathan Brown Toft David Hughes Tranmere Victoria Colin Thompson Upton Simon McGowan Warrington Ian Buttress Woodford Karen Meese ***** 51

57 THE ECB PLAY-CRICKET.COM WEBSITE Many clubs already have their own excellent websites, but the ECB s playcricket website extends what is possible within the resources of a single club by providing the means for club members, clubs and leagues to be networked automatically. Every ECB-registered cricket club in England and Wales has a site on play-cricket.com which, once claimed, belongs to the club in question. Each play-cricket.com site acts as a gateway to the owner club s leagues and fixtures and also, crucially, can provide team and individual player statistics at the click of a mouse. Club and individual member registration is free, and using all the features of the site is also free. Registration is free and takes only a couple of minutes. The CCCL juniors play-cricket website is: cccljuniors.play-cricket.com All the competition fixtures are uploaded before the start of each season, thus up-to-date results and league tables are always available for viewing by members as that season progresses. Please assist the Results Secretaries by entering match results within 48 hours of a match being played so that the young players can compare their teams performances without undue delay. It is also a fairly straightforward task to enter individual score details for a match and each team should nominate someone to do this for every match played. Play-cricket.com then makes player statistics and performances available automatically. Users of the CricHQ or Total Cricking Scoring apps for ipad, Kindle Fire and Android devices will be able to upload results and player performances directly to play-cricket at the touch of a button. Clubs play-cricket.com websites are included with the club contact details and directions to grounds in the section starting on page 84, or you can search for your club s play-cricket.com site, using club name and county, from 52

58 CCCL JUNIOR CRICKET SECTION MATCH REGULATIONS (2015 SEASON) DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THE RULES: Average Run Rate ( ARR ) is defined for the purpose of these rules as: [total runs scored in an innings including extras] divided by [the number of legal balls faced in that innings]. The number of valid balls in an innings is: ( [number of completed overs faced] x 6 ) plus [balls bowled in any part over that were not no-balls or wides] ARR Example 1 Team A scores 100 runs from 20 overs Balls faced by Team A: 6x20 = 120 Average Run Rate for Team A: 100/120 = 0.83 Team B scores 84 runs from 14 overs. Balls faced by Team B: 6 x 14 = 84 ARR for Team B: 84 / 84 = 1.00 Team B has the higher ARR and wins the game. ARR Example 2 Team X scores 120 runs from 20 overs Balls faced by Team X: 6x20 = 120 Average Run Rate for Team X = 120/120 = 1.00 Team Y scores 90 from 14 overs and 3 balls Balls faced by Team Y: (6 x 14) + 3 = 87 ARR for Team Y: 90 / 87 = 1.03 Team Y has the higher ARR and wins the game. ARR Example 3 Team P scores 120 runs from 20 overs Balls faced by Team P: 6x20 = 120 Average Run Rate for Team P = 120/120 = 1.00 Team Q scores 87 from 14 overs and 3 balls Balls faced by Team Q (6 x 14) + 3 = 87 ARR for Team Q: 87 / 87 = 1.00 Teams P and Q have the same ARR. 53

59 Net Run Rate ( NRR ) as shown on the play-cricket web site league tables is not the ODI definition. It is defined as: ( RunsFor / OversReceived ) ( RunsAgainst / OversBowled ) The value shown in a league table is based on the values that have been input in the summary score; if any value is missing then the game is not included in the NRR calculation. If a side is bowled out, then the overs figure is not reset to the full overs value for the game because that value is not necessarily known (the game may have been rescheduled to a lower overs value). Abandoned games are included in the calculation. It is possible that the the play-cricket definition of NRR may change before the start of the 2015 season. These Rules incorporate rules for the U9s, U11s, U12s Cup, U13s, U14s Cup, U15s and U17s Cup competitions. Reference to he or to his shall be taken to mean, respectively, he or she or his or her, unless specific reference is made to male or female. Reference to the Handbook shall be taken to mean this season s league handbook. GENERAL RULES APPLYING TO ALL COMPETITIONS 1) Ethos and membership: a) The object of the Junior Section of the Cheshire County Cricket League ( League ) shall be to increase the interest in, and popularity of, the game of Cricket and to encourage the development of junior talent throughout the League. b) Membership shall be restricted to full members of the League, unless otherwise deemed by the Junior Cricket Section Committee. c) In the event of a club wishing to withdraw from any of the Competitions within the Junior Cricket Section, that club must do so in writing to the Junior Cricket Secretary ( the Secretary ) not later than 30 th November to be effective for the following season. Resignations received after that date will render the club liable for that proportion of their League subscription for the following season. d) Applications to join any of the competitions for a season must be made by to the Secretary, not later than 31 st December in the year immediately before that season. 2) Laws, rules, guidance and conduct: a) All matches shall be played according to the Laws of Cricket and relevant ECB guidelines (especially those that apply to junior cricket), except where otherwise provided for in these regulations. Organisers, coaches and managers should be aware of the League's Disciplinary Code of Conduct (see the CCCL Senior Handbook), and they, and all players, parents and spectators, should be familiar with the MCC Spirit 54

60 of Cricket and the ECB Code of Conduct. b) Every team shall have a manager and/or a coach and he/she/they or his/her/their nominated alternate or deputy shall be present at each game that the team plays. If a team manager and/or coach are not available for any reason, then the Club is expected to find someone else to deputise. Not having the normal manager/coach available will not be a valid reason for not accepting a match date offered by opposition in any division or cup competion. c) On field coaching in CCCL junior games is governed by the guidelines set out in the diagram in Figure 1, below. Whenever independent umpires stand, they will be asked to enforce the prohibition of coaching of any form during the course of play. d) At the start of every match, coaches and managers shall make every reasonable effort to emphasise, to players and their parents and/or friends who are present, that the League will continue to take whatever action is appropriate to ensure that all participants and spectators adhere to the principles and values set out in the MCC Spirit of Cricket and the ECB Code of Conduct. e) Each team must provide the opposing team with a complete team sheet before play commences. For the avoidance of doubt, specifically for juniors games played in the League, if a player arrives so late that he misses the first innings during which his team is fielding, he may bat during his team s subsequent innings. f) Every team shall have a scorer, and scorebooks 1 shall be completed to show every batsman s and bowler s name (see Rule 2)e) regarding team sheets) the runs, extras and penalties subtotals, the total score and the number of wickets fallen for each innings. At the end of an innings, scorers shall confirm that the two scorebooks agree and, at the end of a game, scorers shall confirm that the relevant subtotals and totals agree and shall sign each other s scorebooks. In the case of finals, umpires must also sign the scorebooks. In cases of dispute, match results from incomplete scorebooks may, at the committee s sole discretion, be deemed to be void. g) If inclement weather has potentially made a ground unfit and the groundsman is not available to make a decision, then the two team managers should mutually agree cancellation at a reasonable time 1 For the purposes of these rules, the term scorebook includes the use of tablet, smartphone and laptop devices that support a recognised scoring application such as those from CricHQ or Total Cricket Scoring. 55

61 before the scheduled match start time, taking into account possible improving weather conditions. The table above diagrams acceptable coaching behaviour during a game. For finals, where independent umpires are involved, any form of coaching from the boundary line will NOT be permitted by the umpires. 56