Monday 19th July 2010
Following a disciplinary hearing last week (see appropriate minutes) the league is pleased to announce that Tofiq Anwar is no longer suspended and he is free to play in our league again and, indeed, in any other league in the country. The league committee would like to thank Imran Riaz of Wollescote in helping resolve the matter. All clubs please note that Mohammed Zubair Bhatti remains suspended pending the payment of an overdue fine. The league committee are actively trying to resolve the issue with the player, however, are reliably informed that he is not cuirrently in the country.
All clubs are reminded that the playing of ineligible players will result in the loss of points or, in the case of cup matches, disqualification from the cup (rule 11b) and may also incure a fine. All players playing in semi finals must have played at least one previous cup of league match for the club this season (rule 15).
Congratulations to Wolverley Social for winning the Sunday League this season (subject to confirmation at the AGM). In all probability this will be the last Sunday league season for the WIECL, at least in this format. The loss of Moat Farm leaves the league with only 5 teams and no new teams on the horizon for next year. The committee are aware that this is a sad loss for all those who have played in the Sunday league over the years, some of whom have played every season since it's inception. The committee are currently considering alternative formats in order to continue playing some form of cricket under the WIECL umbrella next season and beyond.
Monday 31st May 2010
The Mid Season General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th June at 7.30 pm at Wilden Cricket Club. Agenda items include:
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Submission of teams for the Friday 10x10 league during August. Maximum of 16 places available with 6 applications already received
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Proposals for rule changes to be submitted for consideration later in the year. Rules changes are discussed at the September meeting and voted on at the AGM in November.
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Update on new disciplinary Procedures
Reminder that Transfer Requests must be received by the June General Meeting. After this date transfers will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the league committee.
Tony Wrench reports that results cards are better than last year, however some teams are still missing out vital information like THE RESULT and the NAMES OF EACH TEAM. Can I also ask that you fill out the names of players IN FULL since this is part of out system of player registration. Without it we will have to introduce a more administratively time consuming method as we are under pressure from the Worcester Leagues umbrella, to say nothing of the ECB, to ensure all players are registered before they play. I know some teams have been filling out the voluntary team registration documents and extra copies have been requested. These will be available on this site shortly and you can pick up extra copies at the General Meeting.
Some teams are short of Umpire cards. Howard Burley has ordered more of these and they will also be available at the league meeting.
Pedmore have resigned from the Wednesday League having been unable to field a team. Division A teams will now have byes in place of matches against Pedmore. All points awarded for games against Pedmore have been removed. Wollescote report that they are no longer able to play home matches at Romsley. They are currently searching for a solution and may be able to play some games at Lye Town but a number of games have already been cancelled due to the lack of a ground.
Monday 3rd May 2010
The season is underway and I hope you've all managed to get at least one game in between the showers.
Can I remind all Sunday teams that the fixtures in the handbook are incorrect and you should check fixtures on this site.
Remember you will have the opportunity to enter your team for the 10x10 competition (this year played on Fridays during August) any time up to the June General Meeting. Four teams have already entered. Please pass names to any of the committee.
Please ensure your results cards are filled out in full. All players named on results cards are considered registered to your club for the season. Transfers will only be accepted up to the June General meeting. After that transfers will only be permitted under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the committee.
Good luck to all teams this season!
Chairman’s Notes 2010
Welcome to the Wilden Industrial Estate Cricket League 2010. Now in our 35th year the league still strives to promote friendly, competitive cricket for teams in the Kidderminster district and surrounding areas.
This year the Wednesday Evening league consists of 23 teams in 3 divisions (8, 8 and 7). Matches are 12 overs of 8 balls per side. We welcome back Kidderminster Victoria to the league and a newly formed club, Three Crowns, who will play at Wilden Cricket Club. Please note that OTS/Fire have changed their home ground to Bewdley this year and Wollescote will play at Romsley’s ground. The only other notable change is that Hartlebury are renamed Bewdley Nomads.
We have rescheduled the 10x10 Cup for Fridays in August thus freeing up more Wednesdays. It has been clear in recent seasons that clubs have difficulty getting teams out on days other than Wednesdays and ground availability is also a problem. Hence we have managed to schedule all other Cup games on Wednesdays this year (except the Invitation Cup semi final) which we hope will ease some of the problems. This does mean that the league fixtures stretch well into August and the committee recommends that you take advantage of the opportunity to start matches at the earlier time of 6.00 pm in August.
Premier and Division A clubs contest the Senior Cup with first round losers going into the Senior Plate. Losers from that competition are entered into the Invitation Cup thus ensuring most clubs will have fixtures every week, even if you lose! Division B clubs contest the Junior Cup and Junior Plate, losers similarly going into the Invitation Cup.
In recent years we have been fortunate to be able to schedule most Cup finals at Chester Road. However, with finals taking place on the same day this year it is clearly impossible to hold them all at Chester Road. We will have the Senior Cup final and the Junior Cup final there, as well as the 10x10 final but we will be hoping clubs will offer their grounds for other finals.
The Sunday league this year is a single division of 6 teams. Since the number of overs has been extended from 36 to 40 this year it is essential that teams make every effort to maintain a good over rate. Tea, of course, is taken between innings but it is recommended that this should be at around 4.40 pm.
The Sunday league fixtures are complete by early July and will be followed by a round robin style Sunday League Cup covering a further 5 weeks with playoff finals for the Cup, Plate and Wooden Spoon on the last day of the season.
Most rule changes are minor this year; however, you are reminded that transfers will not be accepted after the June General Meeting and that any Sunday team cancelling a match must inform the opposition by 9.00 pm the previous evening.
The league disciplinary procedures are in the process of being re-written to bring them into line with ECB guidelines and other local leagues. Teams will be informed when this process is complete and new procedures may be implemented part way through the season.
Friday 6th November 2009
ATTENTION ALL WILDEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CRICKET LEAGUE TEAMS
The AGM AND
PRESENTATION EVENING will be at
7.30 PM on TUESDAY 10th NOVEMBER
at WILDEN
CRICKET AND SOCIAL CLUB,
WILDEN TOP, STOURPORT, DY13
9JF
All Clubs
must be represented. FREE DRINKS
AVAILABLE.
Presentations will
be made by special guest MATT MASON
from Worcester County Cricket
Club.
Please
download, print and fill in the
application form for next
season.
FEES FOR 2010 ARE
DUE AT THE AGM. PLEASE PAY NOW SO THAT THE COMMITTEE CAN FORM LEAGUES AND
FIXTURES FOR NEXT YEAR. (Refunds will be available if you decide to pull out later).
FAILURE TO PAY FEES MAY ATTRACT A FINE AND/OR JEOPARDISE YOUR PLACE IN THE LEAGUE. THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF 24 TEAMS ACCEPTED ON A
WEDNESDAY.
Fees and
outstanding fines should be placed in an envelope along with your application
form for 2010. The envelope should be clearly marked with team name and
contents. Please hand the envelope to the treasurer or secretary at the AGM.
Thank you.
Teams owing monies
from this year will receive a separate email with the amount to
pay.
LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU ALL AT THE AGM
Mark Hall (Chairman)