NEWS

INFORMATION

NEW MANAGERS FOR UAJCA in 2021

YORKSHIRE FESTIVAL FIXTURES PLAN

A number of UAJCA managers from 2019/2020 have now stood down and our grateful thanks are offered to Oliver Gledhill and Neil Bishop. for their contributions in providing representative cricket in UAJCA.

In their places we are delighted to have Robin Youngman [under-13] and Andy Galley [under-11] to join the group which still includes Adnaan Shafique [under-17 Joe Lumb Cup], Ji Mukherjee [under-15], Mark Stoneman [under-12] and Alex Howarth [under-10]. Coach Chris Cummings will assist both u10 and u11 teams

The Yorkshire Festival have offered the first ray of hope for Representative cricket in 2021 with proposed fixtures for u11, u13 & u15 teams This year the groups have been prepared with minimisation of travel in mind against more local opposition.

At under-11 two of the fixture dates clash with UAJCA Festival and the u-11 Cup Final and so we are seeking rearrangement. Fixtures for all age groups are shown on each Age-Group page.

UAJCA has been allocated to stage one of the under-15 semi-finals on Thursday 5th August.

The Joe Lumb Cup fixtures should be received shortly. More to follow......

AGM QUESTIONNAIRE

UAJCA member clubs are reminded to submit their completed questionnaires to the Secretary by 21st January to assist planning for the 2021 AGM by ZOOM

UAJCA TO TAKE ON XL CLUB

The UAJCA big lads are to have an Annual fixture with the prestigious senior XL40 Club. The first match will be in 2021 on Bank Holiday Sunday 30th May at a venue to be confirmed.

XL40 Club Chairman Kevin Owens has threatened to find better players to take on an UAJCA under-19 team  in 2021. This will enable those UAJCA players which have missed out on Joe Lumb Cup cricket in 2020 to be eligible. Additionally Joe Lumb Cup manager Adnaan Shafique will nominate players for this year's Cup team. The team will be managed in 2020 by Neil Bishop [Haworth CC]

Details of the venue, start time and duration have yet to be finalised.

ECB STATEMENT January 6th

YCB PATHWAYS UPDATE January 4th

This statement applies to changes in England following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 4 January of new national lockdown restrictions. In England, ECB can confirm that unfortunately all indoor and outdoor privately owned cricket facilities will now need to close for all but elite cricket activity and disability cricket outdoors.

Cricket clubs in public open spaces such as parks can continue to provide outdoor spaces for individual permitted activity.

Government confirms you can exercise in a public outdoor place:

• by yourself

• with the people you live with

• with your support bubble (if legally permitted to form one)

• in a childcare bubble where providing childcare

• or, when on your own, with 1 person from another household

Public outdoor places include:

• parks, beaches, countryside accessible to the public, forests

• public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them)

• the grounds of a heritage site

• playgrounds

Any public outdoor place used for permitted individual cricket exercise activity should be suitable and safe for the type of cricket activity taking place. You must ensure that you have sought and gained permission to use facilities in a public open space and that it is safe to do so. If a club or local authority have closed cricket facilities within a public open space they should not be used. 

There is a risk that during the winter both natural turf cricket squares and non-turf surfaces can be damaged when wet, frozen or snow-covered. These conditions also increase injury risk to participants. Furthermore, essential safety equipment such as netting may have been removed. Therefore, facilities should not be used unless they are safe and will not be damaged. Where cricket can take place, adequate measures must be taken to keep warm and minimise injury risk, including to other members of the public sharing the open space.  You should be considerate to other users of public open space.

You can also continue to go to work if your work cannot be undertaken from home. So people employed or volunteering to work on grounds maintenance over the winter can continue to do so subject to suitable COVID risk assessment and control measures being in place.  Further information on winter maintenance of cricket grounds under COVID can be found on the Grounds Management Association website.

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly across the country and as we have done throughout the pandemic, the health and wellbeing of everyone in the cricket family remains our number one priority. For the time being, the message from Government is to stay home unless necessary.

Cricket as we know is a naturally socially distanced sport that is safe to play and gives people of all ages the opportunity to exercise with friends or relatives. We know how important cricket is for people’s physical and mental health and we will continue to liaise with the Government for us to come back as soon as possible.

We know that this is incredibly disappointing and frustrating news for all involved with the game, as well as presenting further significant financial challenges. Further information on current financial support available from Government this week. and the ECB will also continue to engage with Government to help ensure that the cricket community is supported through the coming weeks and months.

The Government has confirmed that elite sport is able to continue in line with the strict protocols and measures that are in place for it. Organised outdoor sport for disabled people is also allowed to continue, and we will provide further detail here on this once we have information from Government.

The Government has advised that this guidance should be followed immediately, and will be updating the law to reflect the new rules. There will be a review of the restrictions on 15 February. Further detailed guidance on what you can and cannot do can be found here.

News reaching UAJCA that 2021 Pathways postponed until early February 2021.

UAJCA WINTER ACADEMY UPDATE Januuary 5th

As members may realise this has frustrated all concerned: Players, parents, UAJCA officials and of course the Pro-Coach staff as successive decisions have raised and then dashed hopes of normality. No fees have been paid yet and registrations remain 'on the books' awaiting Government clarity and permission to proceed after the Lockdown is over.

The intention is that during this week [comm 4th Jan] Pro Coach will contact all parents [email] with yet a further revised proposal which will likely now feature at South Craven Sports hall after the February half-term.

To confirm bookings or make new enquiry PCYC via  enquiries@procoachyorkshire.co.uk  or enquiries@pcyc.co.uk to book a place provided you have received an invitation to apply.

The phone number is 01132-033609 but this is not manned whilst PCYC staff are furloughed or working from home. So there will be delay in response to your email so please bear with their staff.