Statement from Nottinghamshire Cricket Board on behalf of:
The Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League
The Bassetlaw & District Cricket League
The Gunn & Moore South Nottinghamshire Cricket League
The Mansfield & District Cricket League
The Newark Club Cricket Alliance
Friday 5th June 2020
Subject: 2020 League Cricket Season
On Saturday 30 May, the UK Government announced that professional sport can start to recommence behind closed doors from 17 June. The England & Wales Cricket Board’s response can be found here.
The announcement relates to professional sport and not necessarily the recreational game. However, the ECB is seeking to progress discussions with the government to begin mapping out a return for both junior and senior cricket.
The recreational game remains suspended with no cricket to be played at the present time, with the sole exception of regulated use of outdoor facilities (nets and pitches) in England for the purpose of undertaking exercise. You can access the relevant guidance and protocols here.
In the event of a resumption of senior recreational cricket in Nottinghamshire, the Board – in collaboration with the above leagues – has agreed the following principles:
o Our guiding principle for decision-making regarding the 2020 season is the health and wellbeing of our cricket communities.
o Recreational cricket can only resume when the government and the ECB have given approval for it to do so and provided the game with detailed guidance.
o The NCB and participating leagues are focussed on providing clubs with the opportunity to play meaningful and competitive cricket, when and if the opportunity arises. Leagues are prepared to be creative to make best use of any windows of opportunity available to play the game, noting that there will be restrictions such as venue sharing and ground availability to be considered.
o There is acknowledgement that a fair and appropriate notice period will be required by clubs ahead of any resumption.
o Leagues will not impose penalties on clubs who are unable to use their facilities through no fault of their own, or upon those who are unable to field teams due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
o Plans for Premier League Division 2 qualification to take place in 2020 will be delayed until 2021, pushing the start of the Division 2 competition to the 2022 season.
In addition to the above principles, the leagues have decided there will be no promotion or relegation within, in to, or out of their competitions based on fixtures played in 2020.
Supporting information for cricket clubs can be found on the Board website here. Should you have
any questions or observations, Club Development Officers Joe Fish (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and
Andrew Wilson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) are available via email.
We continue to urge clubs, players and volunteers to adhere to government guidelines at all times.
The latest information can be found here.
We are all united in our determination to get back to playing the game we love at the earliest
opportunity. Until then, stay safe and thank you for your patience.
Kind regards
Mandy
Mandy Wright
Community & Development Manager
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Dear All, Ever since the COVID-19 crisis began, the ECB has been working to minimise the impact of this unprecedented situation on cricket in England and Wales. We are acutely aware of the concern felt at all levels of the game about the financial implications of the suspension of cricket because of the virus. We know you are worried about the effect on your club. You may have invested in new facilities that will now sit idle. Perhaps you were preparing for All Stars and Dynamos Cricket programmes that will now be delayed. There will be sadness about missing out on the value that cricket brings to a local community by bringing people together through a shared love of the game. You may also be concerned about the impact a shortened season will have on your club finances. I am writing to you today to let you know that we have put in place an interim support package for clubs at every level of the game, to help see you through the coming months. |
We’re making available an extra budget of just over £20million to the recreational game. We anticipate that this support will be accessible for relevant cricket clubs and leagues within the next two weeks. This support can be accessed in the following ways:
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This is part of a £61m package of measures to support the whole sport. The ECB Board has approved plans to bring forward payments from a number of areas in its 2020-2021 planned distribution budgets. There are also a range of other financial support packages that are available to recreational sport and we encourage local clubs and leagues to investigate their eligibility for these, which are available immediately subject to meeting the respective criteria. These include, but are not limited to:
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Please note there are criteria and conditions to support these initiatives available via the relevant websites. In accordance with Government advice, the start of the cricket season has been delayed until further notice with a range of options for cricket to begin later in the summer being modelled. We recognise that this situation is a long way from being resolved. We will continue to work with you to understand and help you meet the challenges you face. I want to thank everyone across cricket who is working tirelessly during this period of uncertainty. I understand how difficult a time this is for you. Please be assured that all of us at the ECB and across the County network will keep supporting you so that together we can overcome this challenge to the game we all love. |
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Nick Pryde Director of Participation and Growth, England & Wales Cricket Board |