County Champs 2008

At the risk of sounding like a Rooster ;D , has anyone heard anything yet ?

I presume the Div 1 and Div 2 teams for Sunday week (21st) will be the following:

Div 1
Oxon A
Sussex A
Berks A
Hants
Oxon B

Div 2
Kent A
Surrey A
Northants
Bucks
Sussex B

Surrey will be turning up at the PO Club, Reading on that day, but don't we normally have to register our players beforehand ?

[NigelS]

Yep Tommo, Those are the correct teams.

Players do not need to register beforehand, the captain presents his team on the day.

I will be giving Dave some help on the day as it is his first team event he has to run and I am up there with the Sussex team.

As usual it will be 11.30 registration for 12pm start.

If counties intend to send B teams I am sure it will help Dave prepare for Div 3. If it is posted on here I am happy to pass it on.

Sept 9, 2008 22:02:57 GMT NigelS said:

If counties intend to send B teams I am sure it will help Dave prepare for Div 3. If it is posted on here I am happy to pass it on.

Thanks Nigel, I'll pass the message and times on to our captain.

So Div 3 looks like it might consist of Cambs; Kent B; Berks B and Surrey B.

But - playing devil's advocate here - what would happen if it ends up as only Cambs and one other team? It would throw it all into disarray, surely, as you'd then want to fit Cambs and the other team into the first day. :-/

Sorry to be a purveyor of such a portent, but these things have to be considered in advance ! ;)

[NigelS]

Cheers Tommo,

I do have an update from Dave Alder - Cambridge will not be sending any teams or individuals for the county comps, and may send a team for the team champs. Very disappointing news after last year.

So in answer to your question Tommo, it looks like we could be down to three teams already for div 3. If it went down to two I guess you could play an all play all competition but of course it would be very unsatisfactory. I was always afraid this may happen in the light of Sussex and Oxon getting their teams into the top 2 divisions, Cambs obviously have their problems but probably have less incentive to play on another weekend in Div 3, a seperate B team comp as per our inter league would have been a better idea IMO.

It will be up to Dave Alder at the end of the day to decide what to do with the teams that turn up. I hope that at least he gets the 3 B teams to show up on that day and that at least they can have a decent competition.

[milhouse]

I suppose inviting teams to enter a "C" team would be going too far ??

[keithmacdonald]

Just to update the Cambs. situation - although neither Men's or Ladies champ can make it, still hopeful of a county side so it would be nice to know which division in case the day changes, which could alter a great deal of things/availability?? Its the NBBA team we can't make.

Keith

[NigelS]

Keith, After last year Cambs were demoted to div 3, so that would be on the 5th Oct. Please let Dave Alder know if you can make this date

Nige

Sept 10, 2008 7:38:12 GMT milhouse said:

I suppose inviting teams to enter a "C" team would be going too far ??

No reason why this couldn't be considered, but the AGM would be the place for it to receive serious and proper discussion.

But it's been said in the past that Counties need protection as entities, and a little rule needs to be put in first to say that an A team (or solitary team) cannot be demoted beyond a certain level of competition: Otherwise you could end up with a First Division consisting of two counties' A, B and C teams.

[Chris_Sav]

AEBBA Rule

11). Inter County Open representative matches will be seven-a-side. Ladies will be 5 - a – side. Counties may enter ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides for both competitions and ‘C’ sides for the Ladies.

As the ladies are allowed to enter a 'C' side, AEBBA would have a hard time justifying turning down an Open 'C' side if a county wanted to enter one on equal opportunity basis.

Sav.

Sept 10, 2008 9:19:17 GMT keithmacdonald said:

Its the NBBA team we can't make.

Keith

Have the Six Mile Bottom SSC been notified?? They could enter the NBBA Team Champs for Cambridgeshire.

Shame no one is entering the All England Singles on both mens and womens for Cambs either :-/

[Colemanator]

Let the runners up go, or better still any other team, it doesn't matter which team goes, at least they will be representing Cambs.

[Chris_Sav]

Sept 10, 2008 16:38:45 GMT @sithlord said:

Shame no one is entering the All England Singles on both mens and womens for Cambs either :-/

What is there to stop you representing Cambridge JG, if no one else can be bothered?

Sav.

Well I'll put my name forward if no one else is.

I doubt it will be accepted by the commitee but at least it's better then a no show!

[peetee]

Sept 9, 2008 20:59:34 GMT tommo III said:

At the risk of sounding like a Rooster ;D , has anyone heard anything yet ?

I presume the Div 1 and Div 2 teams for Sunday week (21st) will be the following:

Div 1
Oxon A
Sussex A
Berks A
Hants
Oxon B

Div 2
Kent A
Surrey A
Northants
Bucks
Sussex B

Surrey will be turning up at the PO Club, Reading on that day, but don't we normally have to register our players beforehand ?

Definitely are Oxon A & Oxon B Plus Ladies ;)

Sept 10, 2008 19:46:42 GMT @sithlord said:

Well I'll put my name forward if no one else is.

I doubt it will be accepted by the commitee but at least it's better then a no show!

Well I have notified the chairman of my desire to play if no one else can be bothered.

Seems like I will be going then :o

[davemay]

Good for you Johnny to go to represent Cambridge. This is a way of having your skills shown to the players at the very top on the tree, and maybe the stepping stone to you eventually managing to represent England.


Best of luck for the day.