Monday 15th Sept 2014
Who exactly are the champions of the West Somerset Cricket
League? Divisions Two to Five have all been resolved, but Division One is still
a bit of a quandary!
According to the League website, Holford are sitting pretty
at the top, but Bridgetown still have their game against Roadwater to go on,
which, I believe, they won. But how many points did they pick up?
Then according to the local newspaper Bridgetown gained
enough points in their victory against Roadwater to clinch the title. A massive
write-up submitted by Bridgetown was published, but hey, did they forget to
inform the league? The league website isn’t happy about it!
And to put another spanner in the works, my sources tell me
that Bridgetown’s points are incorrect by two points, and the League have been
notified about this. This will make Holford champions.
Like in all sports we as punters want the right results,
right decisions and especially in this case the right information, so does
anyone know who has won the West Somerset League? If it is Holford, I can
understand why they’ve won, their side is packed full of former Over Stowey
players!
On the subject of league champions, congratulations must go
to Yorkshire who became the 2014 County Champions last week, and with a game to
spare. Consistently the best side throughout the County Championship season,
deservedly winners – but they didn’t beat Somerset, now that is the kiss of
death as Somerset play Yorkshire next week.
The only thing that has put a dampener on Yorkshire’s
triumph is that their club captain, Andrew Gale, was banned by the ECB from
lifting the trophy as he was currently serving a two match ban. A lot has been
said, written etc about Gale not being able to be presented with the trophy,
mostly from Yorkshire folk, but what does the ECB do?
Gale was banned as he breached the ECB code of conduct by
hurling abuse towards Lancashire’s Ashwell Prince during their recent County
Championship game. Serves him right, especially as he is captain. Somehow I
think the ECB are right, as captain you should lead by example, uphold the
values of cricket and things like that, so a ban is well in order. I wonder if
the ECB will relent though, and do something during the Somerset game next week.
Enough of Yorkshire, back to the mighty Somerset. Two games
left, all still to play for and Craig Kieswetter is back in the Somerset
line-up, his first game since is horrific injury he picked-up against
Northamptonshire. Two wins will do nicely, perhaps then third place and a small
payout, perhaps my money back even.
Ok, Thatchers time. No supplement next week, on my jolly
holidays, sampling cider in Cornwall, now that’s what I call a holiday!
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