NEW FOREST INDOOR LEAGUE NEWS

The New Forest Indoor League will commence at The Priestlands Leisure Centre on 11^th October until 13^th December with games at 3pm, 4pm,5pm & 6pm & 7pm . The 20^th December will be 3pm/4pm/5pm/6pm. We resume on Jan 10^th from 3-7pm.

The League Has Been Boosted by the news that Steve Keen of Sway has joined our General Committee as Fixture Secretary & David Hurrell also of Sway has joined as Press Officer & our liaison officer with the New Forest CCA. We now have a team of four to run this league.

League Format : This year we have 22 teams with 2 divisions of 7 & one of 8. We welcome Clay Hill CC, Sway 3^rd, Hythe 3^rd & Milford on Sea and say goodbye to Bashley 2^nd & Burley.

Division 1-(7 teams) New Milton1, Lymington, Fawley1,Paultons,Bashley,Hythe1,Pylewell Park, Hythe 1 Captain : James Page

Division 2- (7 teams) Ordnance Survey, Sway1,Brockenhurst,Fawley2,Bransgore, Ringwood, Hythe2. Hythe 2 Captain : Ewan Bell

Division 3- (8 teams) Milford on Sea, Sway 3, Hythe3, Hyde, Swan Green,New Milton2,Sway2, Clay Hill CC Hythe 3 Captain : Jonjo Stovell

Please supply Umpires & Scorers

Wides - They will be now be 3 runs-just a reminder to Umpires that any delivery outside of the leg stump is deemed a wide unless the batsman steps inside the delivery

Cost - The subscription is the same as last year-£160 per team & cheques should be made payable to “The NFCCA” & sent to Mike Hayward, Green Farm,North Gorley,Fordingbridge, Hants SP6 2BP-01425 652007. Payment is due by October 9^th- otherwise 10 point deduction.

Points Deduction - Instead of fines, points will be deducted as per the constitution which will be emailed to you all when Mark Heritage has finished his update.

Scorebooks will be available from Sunday October 11^th.

Fixtures - These will be issued shortly including the Cup. Our first Sunday is October 11^th running thru to December 20^th, then a two week break to recommence on 10^th January & conclude on March 7^th,

Please note that U-18’s must wear a helmet-preferably Masuri.

You may have read of the probable demise of the Southampton/Fleming Park league.

Let’s make sure that this does not happen to our league in its  32^nd year.