PDQ North Essex Cricket League

Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club are looking for a Friendly Match for this Sunday 5th September 12.30 pm start at Castle Park.

I expect we will have a mixed caliber of players including Colts and do not mind which XI we play 1st 2nd or 3rds.

Please contact Brian “Chunky” Savill on 07747 830 740 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dear all

Even though the League season is still some way from being over, the Management Committee's thoughts are already starting to turn towards the 2011 PDQ Cars NECL season.

To that end, the club are now seeking applications for new teams from clubs around the Colchester area. Perhaps your club wishes to enter a 2nd or 3rd XI in to the League, or perhaps you want to (re)join the League. For further information on how to apply to join the League or enter a new team, please contact the League Secretary on 01206 523291 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . All applications to join the League must be made by September 30th 2010.

Unfortunately however, we also understand that some clubs will feel that their time in the League has come to an end or may sadly be considering withdrawing one of their teams (the lowest team should be the one withdrawn!). If your club is in this position, I would be grateful if you contact the League Secretary, preferably by 30th September.

Finally, and in order to continue to improve upon our competitions, we invite clubs to submit their rule change proposals which would come in to effect in 2011. The proposed rule change will then be put to the member clubs at the AGM. Any rule proposal must be submitted to the League Secretary by September 30th 2010.

Advance warning - the AGM will take place on Wed 27th October from 8pm at Colchester Rugby Club.

Regards

Graeson Laitt
League Secretary

Amit Gupta of Halstead has followed in the footsteps of Garfield Sobers and Yuvraj Singh by hitting six sixes in one over from an as yet anonymous Ardleigh bowler in the PDQ League knockout cup game played at Halstead.

Follow up: For those that thought it was Bob Barrell who got tonked - shame on you! The unfortunate bowler who went for 6 sixes was Martin Hobbs. It was actually worse than that as Amit hit his last 2 balls of the previous over for sixes also, hence went for 8 sixes in consecutive deliveries!

Follow up 2: Dropped twice, first when on 25 on the boundary and again after he'd made a century but finally bowled by Bob Barrell, 58 years of age.

The only other instances of this (in our league) that can be recalled is when Mark Sproats of Gt Horkesley also scored 6 sixes in an over against Tiptree Utd (bowler was Lovejoy) on 11th June 1995.