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Saturday 20th April our 1st team hosted Benwell & Walbottle CC at the Rec, with the sun out for the first game of the season.

Having lost the toss and been asked to bat first we were in a spot of trouble at 24-2 having lost openers Matthew Tanney and Callum Milburn for 5 and 12 respectively Adam Peacock and David Dent started to rebuild slowly against some decent new ball bowling. The pair continued to the drinks break at 2 runs per over. They accelerated steadily after that with both batsmen passing 50. Dent was eventually bowled in the final over chasing his 100 for 95 which included 17 fours. Peacock had already secured his 100 which included 14 fours and a 6 finishing 109 not out. The pair had put on 200 exactly when Dent fell. Ashington Rugby CC finished on 229-3 from there 50 overs. 

In reply Benwell were soon struggling due to some tight new ball bowling by from Dean Greaves and Cory Milburn. Cory finished with 1-21 when Mark Lawrence came on at the rugby club end. He and Greaves continued to bowl excellently finishing with figures of 3-16 and 4-31 (including a hat trick) respectively from there 12 overs. Maddison and Richards claimed the final 2 wickets between them to bowl Benwell all out for 116.

Ashington Rugby CC 30 points - Benwell & Walbottle 2 points. 

Wicket for the first game os the season.

Club signs up to the fantasy cricket for 2019 members can click on the link to set up their teams remember you can have as many teams as you want.

https://ashington-rugby.fantasyclubcricket.co.uk/

Payment is £10 for each team, moneis can be paid into the clubs bank account via bank transfer or cash to you chairman. Teams must be set up no later than Friday 19th April as our season starts on Saturday 20th April.

Monies raised will be used to support the clubs playing facilities and equipment. 

Winner receives £100.

Rules

General

• There can be only one team entered per registered user account.
• Each team shall have a value of no more than £35 million.
• Managers may enter a team at any point during the season, although in order to score points for the first gameweek, teams must be submitted before the Season Start date. Thereafter, entries will start scoring points from the gameweek after they were entered and points will not be backdated.

Gameweeks

• The gameweek will advance every Saturday at midday; the same time as transfers and captain changes are processed.
• For the purpose of viewing league standings by month, gameweeks that span two months will count for the month that they started in.

Transfers and Captain Changes

• Managers may alter their teams at any point during the Season. A total of 1 free transfer is available each week and additional transfers are permitted, but will incur a cost of -20 points per transfer. When a captain is transferred out of a team, the team will be without a captain and a new one should be selected.
• Transfers and captain changes may be submitted at any time but will not take effect until midday the following Saturday, so they are active for the upcoming gameweek.
• Please note that transfers are free and unlimited up until midday on the date of the first match.
• Team managers will be able to play one transfer wildcard per season, which will allow them to make free, unlimited transfers for one week only.
• Should a players value increase at any point during the season, then teams who have selected that player shall recieve the difference as additional budget when making transfers. Players will be transferred out at the same value they were bought for, regardless of any price change.
• Should a players value decrease, teams will lose that amount from their transfer budget (as long as the budget remains above the original limit).

Team Selection

• The players included on the selection list and their values will be determined by the League Administrator.
• Each team can select a captain who will earn double points each week. You may change your captain each week if you wish.
• Team managers will be able to boost their captain to receive triple points for one week only at any point during the season.
• Each team must contain 6 players and the make-up of each team is flexible in terms of how many players can be selected from each position. Other than a compulsory batter, team managers may select any number players up to a maximim of 3 bowlers, 2 all rounders, and 1 keepers. Teams must select at least one player in each position.

Points

• All players are eligible to earn points of any type.
• Players will score points as detailed below:

ALL STARS CRICKET 2019 SIGN UP

All Stars has returned for 2019 and you can sign your child up now ⭐️

The perfect cricket experience for 5-8 year old’s, receiving a FREE kit bag🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Sessions start 🗓 12^th May

Sign up now using the link below 😎⬇️

https://allstarscricket.co.uk/4674

Photos of Mr & Mrs Peacock sunning it in Barbados getting ready to watch the 1st one day international at the Kensington Oval.

What a cracker of a game.

ENID FARMER CUP

NORTH ZONE                                                           SOUTH ZONE                      

ROUND 1                                                                   ROUND 1

Thursday 23^rd May 2019                                                Thursday 23^rd May 2019

1 Embleton v Stobswood 2s                                         A Riding Mill v Monkseaton 2s

2 Berwick 2s v Rock                                                     B Bomarsund 2s v Blyth 2s

                                                                                    C Coirbridge 2s v Kirkley 2s     

QUARTER FINALS                                                   QUARTER FINALS

Thursday 6^th June 2019                                              Thursday 6^th June 2019

5 Wooler          v          1                                              D         A       v Ashington Rugby 2s

4       2                        v Warkworth 2s                       E          B       v        C

SEMI-FINALS                                                                        SEMI-FINALS

Thursday 20^th June 2019                                               Thursday 20^th June  2019

5          3          v          4                                              F          D          v          E

FINAL

Thursday 18^th July 2019 (reserve date Thursday 25^th July 2019)

5          v          F

Final to be played at a neutral venue

WILLIAM BIRKETT MEMORIAL CUP

NORTH ZONE                                                                SOUTH ZONE

PRELIMINARY ROUND                                                 PRELIMINARY ROUND 

Wednesday 15^th May 2019                                            Wednesday 15^th May 2019

1 Warkworth v Alnmouth & Lesbury 2s                           A Stocksfield 2s v Corbridge

2 Bomarsund v Berwick                                                B Allendale v Clara Vale

3 Percy Main 2s v Whitley Bay 2s                                  C Ponteland 2s v Whickham 2s

4 Whickham v Backworth                                              D Benwell & Walbottle v Civil Service

ROUND 1                                                                     ROUND 1

Wednesday 5^th June 2019                                             Wednesday 5^th June 2019

5 Ashington Rugby     v     1                                       E       B     v     GEMS

6     2     v Stobswood                                                F       A     v     Swalwell 2s

7 Blagdon Park     v     4                                             G     C       v     Newcastle City 2s

8     3     v Cramlington                                              H     D       v     Whitley Bay

QUARTER FINALS

Wednesday 26^h June 2019

                                                            9                      8          v          7

                                                           10                     6          v          5

                                                           I                       H          v          F

                                                           J                      E          v          G

SEMI-FINALS

Wednesday 17^th July 2019

                                                         K                      9          v          10

                                                         L                      I           v          J

FINAL

Wednesday 7^th August 2019 (reserve date Wednesday 14^th August 2019)

                                                           K           v          L

Final to be played at a neutral venue

THOMAS WILSON MEMORIAL CUP

NORTH ZONE                                                               SOUTH ZONE

PRELIMINARY ROUND                                                  PRELIMINARY ROUND

Wednesday 1^st May 2019                                               Wednesday 1^st May 2019

1 Warkworth v Alnmouth & Lesbury                                A Corbridge v Clara Vale

2 Alnwick v Stobswood                                                 B Ponteland v Stocksfield

3 Civil Service v Blagdon Park                                       C Whickham v GEMS

4 Percy Main v Backworth

ROUND 1                                                                      ROUND 1

Wednesday 22^nd May 2019                                             Wednesday 22^nd May 2019

5     2     v Bomarsund                                                  D Allendale v Ryton

6 Ashington Rugby v Bedlington                                     E     B       v Greenside

7 Tillside v     1                                                             F Tynedale v Cowgate

8 Berwick v Morpeth                                                      G     A       v Benwell & Walbottle

9 Cramlington v   4                                                      H Swalwell v Leadgate

10 Whitley Bay v Blue Flames                                        I Newcastle City v Lintz

11     3         v Bates Cottages                                      J Annfield Plain v Consett

12 Seaton Burn v Blyth                                                  K Lanchester v     C

ROUND 2                                                                      ROUND 2

Wednesday 12^th June 2019                                             Wednesday 12^th June 2019

13     5     v     7                                                         L     K     v     D

14     6     v     10                                                        M   I       v     H

15     8     v     12                                                        N     G     v     F

16   11     v     9                                                          O     E     v     J

QUARTER FINALS

Wednesday 3^rd July 2019

                                                    P                      O          v          16

                                                    Q                      14         v          N

                                                    R                      15         v          L

                                                    S                      M         v          13

SEMI-FINALS

Wednesday 31^st July 2019

                                                    T                      P          v          Q

                                                    U                      S          v          R

FINAL

Friday 9^th August 2019 (reserve date Sunday 16^th July 2019)

Our club held a committee meeting Sunday 3/2/2019 at 4pm in our team room.

Items discussed;

Year accounts

All stars cricket/juniors (including coaching and engagement with rugby club juniors)

Clothing (small price increase and changes to some styles)

End of season function

Selection committee

Cricket nets (indoor) 

Due to a few factors we have changed our day from a Tuesday to a Sunday;

We are looking to work a lot closer with the Rugby club juniors in the hope to get some of their kids to attend our cricket session. They have the rugby training on a Sunday morning from 10:30am till 11:30am and the last day for rugby is 5th May 2019, so we have booked our All Stars to start on 12th May the same time 10:30am till 11:30 the last session being 30th June.

We are also looking to have All Stars 5 to 8 year olds and our own Junior All Stars 9 to 11. This is because we have a number of kids who are now 9 and they want to continue.

 Division 6 (South) T20 Big Bash

Timings:

First Semi at 11.30 (16 overs per side) 

Second Semi at 14.15 (16 overs per side) 

Final at 16:45 (16 overs per side) 

The league will fund the food etc for finals day.

Big Bash Competition Rules

1. The League Secretary is the single point of contact in all matters relating to Big Bash competitions.

2. The Big Bash structure is:

a. There will be 3 groups at the qualifying stage.

b. The group of 4 teams will have the top 2 teams qualify for finals day, the 2 groups of 3 will have the winners qualify for finals day.

c. Group matches will be played over 20 overs, finals day will be played over 16 overs.

3. a) Group match winners will receive 4 points for the win and losers 0 points. Incomplete matches or matches lost due to weather, both teams will receive 1 point.

b) All results will be submitted electronically by the home team using the system provided by the League within forty-eight hours of the completion of any match, the away team must electronically agree this submission within a further 24 hours of the completion of the match.

4. In the event of a tied match the side losing the least wickets will be declared the winner. If both sides are still equal, the side scoring the most runs after 10 overs will be declared the winner. If both sides are still equal the side losing the least wickets at the completion of 10 overs will be declared the winner.

5. Match reports of cancellations through bad weather, shall be made to the League Secretary and the press on the day of the fixture.

6. The following shall apply for no balls, wides and number of overs per bowler:

a) No Balls: The No Ball rule of the Laws of Cricket (2017) shall apply except that underarm bowling will expressly not be permitted.

b) A “Free hit” will be allowed for each “no ball” called for a front foot infringement by a bowler. Field changes are not permitted for ‘free hit’ deliveries unless there is a change of striker. If the delivery for the “Free Hit” is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no-ball or a wide ball), then the next delivery will become a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it.

c) Wides: Umpires are instructed to apply a very strict and consistent interpretation of Law 25.1 in order to prevent negative bowling. As a guide, if the ball passes either side of the wicket sufficiently wide to make it virtually impossible for the striker to play a “normal” cricket stroke from where he is standing and from where he should normally be standing at the crease the umpire shall call “wide”.

d) Each team must bowl a minimum of 4 bowlers. No bowler may bowl more than 25% of the agreed overs.

e) Umpires will be paid the fee agreed by the Executive plus travelling expenses.

f) All Group matches will commence at 2pm. In the event of a game not starting by 2:15pm the non-defaulting club to have choice of innings. In all matches the team must be completed by the tenth over – after that a player can only participate as a substitute fielder. Players who arrive late but within the 10 over period shall be permitted to bowl immediately.

g) At the instant of a delivery a maximum of 5 fielders may be outside an area bounded by two semi-circles centred on each middle stump (each with a radius of 30 yards) and joined by a parallel line on each side of the pitch. In the event of an infringement, either umpire shall call no-ball. The fielding circle should be marked by painted by white dots at five-yard intervals, each dot may be covered by a plastic or rubber (not metal) disc measuring 7 inches in diameter.

h) Fielding sides must complete 20 overs in 75 minutes. Each complete over not started after 75 minutes will be deducted from the innings of the side batting second. In the case of the team fielding second, 6 runs per over will be added to the side batting’s total for each complete over not started after 75 minutes.

i) At the fall of a wicket the incoming batsman must be in position to take guard or for his partner to face the next ball within 1 minute. If this requirement is not met the incoming batsman, on appeal, will be out “Timed out”.