6th Division - Half Way

With the second half of the season just about underway here's a look at who might be challenging for promotion. The obvious contenders for Champions are Yorkshire Post CC who are clearly head and shoulders above the rest of the league. The competition for second place however is a real scrap with only 9 points between ourselves in 2nd place and Whixley in 9th. Amaranth and Kippax both have a game in hand over the teams above them and should either of them win that game they would rise up the table to 3rd place, just 2 points behind East Keswick. Here's a breakdown of the most of those team remaining fixtures:

EAST KESWICK		HILLAM & MONK F.		CHURCH FENTON		SOUTH MILFORD
Hillam (H)		East Keswick (A)		South Milford (H)		Church Fenton (A)
Green Hammerton (A)		Yorkshire Post (A)
		Kippax (A)		Green Ham'ton (H)		Kippax (H)
South Milford (A)		Amaranth (H)		Scholes (A)		Whixley (A)
South Milford (H)				Scholes (H)		East Keswick (H)
Scholes (A)		Bramham & Cliff. (H)		Little Ribston (A)		Amaranth (H)
Bramham & Cliff. (A)				Whixley (H)		Yorkshire Post (A)
Yorkshire Post (H)				Whixley (A)		Little Ribston (H)
Whixley (H)		Little Ribston (A)		Amaranth (H)
		Little Ribston (H)		Amaranth (A)		Green Hammerton (A)
Church Fenton (A)		South Milford (H)		East Keswick (H)		Hillam (A)
AMARANTH		KIPPAX WELFARE		BRAMHAM & CLIFF.
Green Hamm'ton (H)		Scholes (H)		Yorkshire Post (H)
		South Milford (A)		Little Ribston (A)
Little Ribston (H)		Hillam (H)		Scholes (H)
Hillam (A)		Little Ribston (A)		Yorkshire Post (A)
Yorkshire Post (A)		Little Ribston (H)		Green Hamm'ton (H)
South Milford (A)		Yorkshire Post (A)		Hillam (A)
Kippax (H)		Amaranth (A)		East Keswick (H)
Kippax (A)		Amaranth (H)
Church Fenton (H)		Bramham (H)		Kippax (H)
Church Fenton (A)				Kippax (A)
Bramham (A)		Whixley (A)		Amaranth (H)

My personal tip (outside East Keswick!) would be Church Fenton as they possibly have the easiest fixtures in the second half of the season and with a seemingly good batting line-up they might prove hard to beat. As with all those things 1st team call-ups and holidays etc. can make a huge difference to the quality of the teams.

Week 12 - Team Selection

The 2nd team selection is now available on the Teams page. Please also have a read of the comments at the bottom of the page regarding selection.

2nd Team - Batting & Bowling Averages

The batting, bowling and team statistics for the first half of the season are now on the Averages page.

Week 11 - Results

The Week 11 match reports and Tables have now been updated.

Week 11- Team Selection

This is now up on the Teams page.

Week 10 - Results

The Week 10 match report (1st team only) and updated table are now available.

Update: Change of League Structure

As you might remember there has been a plan to alter the structure of the league. A number of teams, including East Keswick are against this move and in a recent meeting have signed up to try and force a Special General meeting of the League to discuss the matter. The SGM has been turend down as explain below in a letter by Kevin McCarthy of Wighill Park CC.

Dear All,              

I have to inform clubs in the Wetherby League that the League Secretary has informed me that our esteemed Management Board has chosen to reject the Call for an SGM on a technicality.

The Board, in their wisdom, has rejected the call for an SGM on the grounds that some of the signatories are not secretaries of their clubs!

At the time, the meeting of secretaries was called at fairly short notice, in order to ensure that clubs are aware of the impacts on promotion and relegation for this season.

As a result, several clubs in the call for an SGM were represented by recognised senior personnel, such as Club Chairmen, rather than Club Secretaries.

This total lack of common sense and nitpicking by the Board is to be regretted, as it further delays the way that clubs will play their cricket this season and in future.

I have had private discussions with Andrew Clews, at which I informed him of the strength of feeling from member clubs. I would have preferred for the Management Board to have recognised the errors they have made and redress the situation themselves. This opportunity was rejected by the Board.

It seems they continue to treat the views of member clubs with contempt. Such a management style affects all clubs in the League.

As a result, I will try to get in touch with most relevant people etc this week.

Kevin McCarthy
Wighill Park CC

2nd Team - Week 10

If anyone wishes to practice this week the phone number for the Yorkshire CC nets is: 0113 203 3608. I won't be about but Andy Barber is keen to have a practice so by all means get in touch with him!

Week 9 - Results

Week 9 match reports and updated tables are now available.

Week 9 - Team Selection

The Week 9 team selection is now available on the Teams page. Apologies for the lateness putting this up this week, I lost track of what day it was and managed to convince myself it was only Thursday....

2nd Team - Kippax (Away) - NEW START TIME

Please note that the start time of Saturday's game is now 1pm and not 1.30pm as per usual. Please make sure you arrive half an hour before you normally would.

Football World Cup

The WCL have said that teams can start 30 mins early (1pm) on any given Saturday where England are playing a game in the World Cup. This Saturday England are playing and therefore i've been in touch with the 2nd team captain of Kippax to ask whether we can do this. He has agreed in principle but wants to check with his team. I'll post again when I get a definitive answer.

Week 8 - Results

Week 8 match reports and updated tables are now available.

Week 8 - Team Selection

The team for the game away at Amaranth is now on the Teams page.

Week 7 - Results

A very brief match report for Week 7 is now available.

Edit: Tables now updated.