Jolly’s Drinks Cornwall Cricket League

Premier League Statement

27 July 2015

The Jolly’s Drinks Cornwall Cricket League has noted that having postponed its Premier League programme on Saturday 25^th July,  in order for Cornwall players to travel to Hertfordshire for the Unicorns Trophy semi-final, that game was unable to be played due to heavy rain. It has been rescheduled, again for Harpenden, on Sunday 9^th August at 11am.

With the agreement of the County Team Manager Godfrey Furse there is, unfortunately, no option but for the Premier League programme to go ahead as scheduled on Saturday 8^th August. Cornwall now have away games on Sundays 2^nd, 9^th and 16^th August. There is already a double Premier League weekend arranged on Sunday 23^rd August. The League will not be asking clubs to play on Sunday 30^th August, which would mean three games in three days over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The final League games take place on Saturday 5^th September. The following day there is also the possibility that Cornwall might be playing in the Unicorns Counties Championship four-day final. That will be played at the winners of the Eastern Division. Interestingly Cumberland currently lead  Lincolnshire, with two games to play.

The League are therefore recommending that where matches on Saturday 8^th August involve selected Cornwall players that the start time be brought forward, as League Rules already permit. With around a six hour journey involved it is suggested matches start at 11am, or earlier, if mutually agreed by both clubs. This would at least give players the chance to reach Hertfordshire by around midnight!

With Cornwall travelling  on the next three Saturday evenings any games that are brought forward by mutual consent please inform the League and the CACO as soon as any agreements are in place please.

The Premier 50/50 Cup arrangements will go ahead as planned. The outstanding semi-final between St Just and Grampound Road on Sunday 9^th August and the winners to play Werrington, at a venue to be announced, on Sunday 6^th September. Both matches start at 1pm.

Premier League Fixtures

        Saturday 1 August   

Camborne v St Just

Newquay v Grampound Rd

Redruth v Penzance

St Austell v Falmouth

Werrington v Truro

Saturday 8 August   

Grampound Rd v Camborne

Falmouth v Werrington

Penzance v St Austell

St Just v Redruth

Truro v Newquay

Saturday 15 August   

Falmouth v Grampound Rd

Newquay v Camborne

Penzance v Truro

St Austell v St Just

Werrington v Redruth

 ends