Following one of the harshest winters for years, it is pleasing to be able to turn our attention to cricket again. This summer will see the 12th season of our League which is one of four feeder Leagues to the Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League.
We congratulate Pershore on winning our 1st Division in style last season by completing their league programme undefeated and with a record points total. We wish them well in the Premier League structure this season. It is also pleasing to report that for the third successive season no Worcestershire clubs were relegated into the WCL.
There has been less adjustment to the structure of lower divisions for 2010 but it is encouraging to note the addition of extra teams for Hallow and Stourport. Harvington and Brintons/Chain Wire will be competing in the two-team section this season. The changes made to the disciplinary procedure in 2009 were successful and we can be sure that, wherever our teams are playing, they can look forward to a good contest. We fully expect games to be conducted in the usual strong spirit of fair play and respect for each other and umpires.
We have entered our representative team in the League Cricket Conference Cedric Rhoades trophy for the first time this season and wish them well. We are also hoping to obtain further grant aid which will support club coaches by providing coaching equipment.
We hope that our clubs and other visitors will find the details on this website useful and informative. We expect clubs to help us to keep the website information up to date by informing the League administrator of any changes to club details.
It is again our intention to use the Play-cricket.com site ( http://worcestershirecl.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp ) for the collection of results this season.
I would like to thank all clubs, the Management Committee and our Administrator, Chris Marsh for their help and support in making our League one of the most respected in the region.
We wish all Clubs and Umpires an enjoyable 2010 season.
Peter Radburn
Chairman |
