FIRST POST NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2009

Well the season is now well underway and I hope that everyone is enjoying their games and feeling fitter into the bargain.

RULES
Some teams believe that a game ends when a team has won.
Just to remind you all that a game consists of 2 full innings of 30 balls, and that the game will continue to the end of both innings regardless of when a team has won, unless the winning team captain decides to declare.

NO- BALLS

Umpires – Please note that you only mark off “Good Balls” from the 30 balls and not “all balls”. It is important that you know what signifies a “No-ball” e.g. Above the head, below the knee – and that a wide is wider than the normal reach of the batsman and that a body ball is one that hits or would hit a batsman. To get the correct clarification of this PLEASE READ THE RULE BOOK (page 27 section B).

EQUIPMENT

New aluminium bats can be purchased from Audrey Marlow at a cost of £30.
Rule Books can be purchased from Jan for a £1 discount. They normally cost £5 and there are a few left at £4.

GET WELL WISHES

On behalf of The Committee we would like to send our Get Well wishes to Pam Sutton, who has recently broken her leg. We wish her a speedy recovery!

CONGRATULATIONS

We send our congratulations to Claire Riches who got married in the closed season and also on the birth of her little girl “Evie Claire”.

Congratulations also to Becky Webster-Snood (nee Brown) on the birth of her 3rd daughter Edith.

We wish all the best of luck in the future to our Chairman Jan who has just got engaged.

QUIZ NIGHT

Thank you to all who supported this event. It was a very successful evening enjoyed by all and a total of £50 was raised. Team Meld won the contest from Nellies. The team consisted of Ella, Deena, Martin & Lee.


FORTHCOMING EVENTS

There will be another Quiz Night on Wed 22nd July at The Nelson. Please enter your team by contacting Jan.

Presentation Night As stated in the last Newsletter the tickets for this event which will be held with a Halloween Theme are now available from Jan.

MIXED TOURNAMENT This is to be held at The Rugby Club on Sunday August 9th.

That’s about all the news and information for now. If anyone wants to send me anything they would like to be added to the next Newsletter please send it to Min Curtis

Captains
Please try to make copies of this newsletter and pass onto your team members so they can know what’s going on within the League.

FIRST POST NEWSLETTER MAY 2009

Amendments

The e-mail number for Audrey Marlow is incorrect. It should read .co.uk NOT .com

Captain of Arthingworth is now Wendy Hayward

Match Information

Please note that Umpires must fill in the time the game started and if late the reason why.

Please can Captains check that the Umpires know to count the 30 balls and also that it is only GOOD balls that are counted.

If a match is cancelled for any reason the Captain must inform Linzi by telephone and not by e-mail.

Will all Captains make sure that the Registration numbers and names are on the team sheet.

All score sheets must be signed on both sides by both umpires and the Rounders must be totalled. If this is omitted it makes Linzi’s job more difficult.

Please note:- If a registration number has not been used (ie the person has not been named on a score sheet) that number can be transferred to another player, but please inform Nessa of the change.

Presentation Night

The tickets for Presentation Night are now available.

Knockout Cup 2nd Round Fixtures

18th June Umpires

Nellies or Lyns Misfits v Wharf or MH Ladies HB Ladies & Vivid Vixens


Green Arrows v Wharf or MH Ladies Arthingworth or Lutterworth
& Welford

25th June

HB Ladies v Vivid Vixens MH Ladies or Wharf
& Bowden Blacks or Naseby

Welford v Lutterworth or Arthingworth Royalist
& Nellies or Lyns Misfits

Knockout Cup

Please note that Arthingworth's Captain is Wendy Haywood and could all correspondence go to her. The Handbook's information for Arthingworth is incorrect so please make sure that you alter it!

Cup Matches for this Thursday 14th May have now been re-scheduled to Thursday 11th June. All other matches remain the same.

21st May Bowden Blacks V Naseby umpires - Lutterworth & Arthingworth
Green Arrows V Royalist Nellies & Lyn's Misfits

4th June Wharf V M.H. Ladies Bowden Blacks & Naseby

11th June Lutterworth V Arthingworth Wharf & M.H. Ladies
Nellies V Lyn's Misfits Green Arrows & Royalist

Handbook amendments

Dear Captains / Secretary

Please note that the Handbook was not updated with the new Arthingworth Captain

It should read
Wendy Hayward

I have noticed that Shire Press did not typeset in the telephone number for the Treasurer.
Please add to your handbooks Rosemary Clegg's home number

Plus they typed in Jan Lally's correct email address on first page of Handbook but in the club directory they missed out the second 'l' in Jan's surname.

Linzi's address

Please amend these with immediate effect

Many thanks
Louise Wiltshire

THE KNOCKOUT CUP FIXTURES 2009

The Knockout Cup match fixtures are as follows:-

1ST ROUND
UMPIRES
Thurs 14th May Lutterworth V Arthingworth Wharf & M.H Ladies
Nellies V Lyn's Misfits Green Arrows & Royalist

Thurs 21st May Bowden Blacks V Naseby Lutterworth & Arthingworth
Green Arrows V Royalist Nellies & Lyn's Misfits

BYES:- H.B. Ladies, Welford & Vivid Vixens

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MATCHES ARE PLAYED AT THE LEISURE CENTRE

FIRST POST NEWSLETTER APRIL 2009

The Rounders Season is almost here and I hope you’ve been out there training. Lets hope the sun shines on us this year and that we have good weather.

The HANDBOOKS should be with you shortly as will the new Score sheets. Don’t forget to check when and where you’re umpiring and most of all remember that you may be umpiring “Cup Matches” too. Some of these are during the first week (week commencing Mon 11th May).

RULES
Most of you are aware of the new Rules but just to remind you they are as follows:-

1. The Half Rounder Rule will continue in all games.

2. There will be 2 innings of “30 Good Balls” in each game and there does not have to be a change of Bowler in League matches.

UMPIRING

When umpiring please make sure that Players Player goes on the side of the sheet that their batting name appears.
The new Score sheets will include the number of balls at the bottom of the sheet. It is a good idea to mark them off by starting at 30.

SOCIAL EVENTS

Just to let you know that Jan Lally (our Chairperson) has invited any teams back to The Nelson after their matches and that she will prepare them “CHIPS” for £2.50 per team. Can’t be bad!!!!!!

QUIZ NIGHT

Kara Badger is hosting a Quiz Night on Wed 27th May at The Nelson. Teams will consist of “4 players” and it will cost £2.50 each including food. It is also requested that each team bring a raffle prize as a raffle will be held on the night. All friends are welcome. Put this date in your diary and if interested please contact Kara.

PRESENTATION NIGHT

This might seem a long way off but tickets are already printed and this year it will be held at The Rugby Club on 30th October. Don’t be put off by last year as this one’s going to be “Good!” It will be a Halloween Night so lets all dress up and spook each other out.

Pre-Season Meeting 19/02/09

Pre-Season Meeting
The Nelson Meeting Room
Market Harborough
Thursday 19.02.2009 at 7.30pm PROMPT

Dear Captains

You are invited to attend this year’s meeting, details as above to register for the much anticipated 2009 Season.

Please come along, new teams are welcome. Registration fee is only £10.00.

We are requesting an email address per team – this will not be published but used to forward newsletters and also committee minutes so that all teams are kept up to date and to keep communication lines open. Also please make sure that there is a contact phone no. for Team Secretary’s as well as for Captains. We need two contact phone nos. per team.

Please note that teams who have their Home pitch at Northampton Rd. will not be able to have Wednesday as their preferred home fixture.

Thanks

Min Curtis (Secretary to MHDLRL)