CRICKET BALLS & SCOREBOOKS

Grade 'A' balls of British manufacture must be used in all League matches. Umpires and Captains will be held responsible for seeing that this rule is enforced. Each side must provide a spare ball which must conform with the specification operative within the division.

In the Premier Division and in Divisions 1 and 2, each side taking the field is required to use an official League-approved new ball, which, for the 2009 season is Duke's County International (Grade A).

In all other divisions each side taking the field must provide its own ball, which need not be a new one, but must be a quartered leather ball, conforming, in all aspects, to the M.C.C. Law of Cricket No. 5 and must be a Grade ‘A’ ball of British manufacture, as approved by the League Committee. In the lower divisions, the use, or otherwise, of a new ball shall be left to the captain of the fielding side.

Every member club is required to purchase from the League each year a minimum of six of the currently League-approved balls via the League´s bulk-buying scheme. For 2009, these are priced at £17.60 each - a small increase over 2008, but the first such price increase for 12 years.

Additional supplies may be purchased either from the League or from any other suitable supplier.

The price of official League scorebooks remains at £12. A good quality cricket ball supplied by Nixon Cricket is also available for Intermediate League use only. These are priced at £12 each.

For further information, contact Mick Oldfield on (01904) 750839 , mobile 07754 796 339 or email m.oldfield@freeuk.com

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