1. Women & Girls Club Cricket 2017

2. Women & Girls Club Survey
A reminder that if you have not completed the Women & Girls club survey you have until Monday 2nd January to complete.
Reminder that no response = no support
One person per club per section to complete
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3. Girls Hubs
We have 8 hubs running around the County for girls only from 8-15 years old.
6 hubs, Falmer, Crowborough, Bexhill, Shoreham, Midhurst & Crawley are stand alone hubs & not linking with clubs. These are to engage more girls into cricket who do not play for clubs.
2 hubs, Chichester & Lewes are linking with clubs in their areas.

4. 2017 Summer Leagues & Comps Under 11 Softball League
Under 11 Lady Taverners One Day Festival
Under 13 Hardball League
Under 13 Lady Taverners Softball Festival
Under 15 8 a side League
Under over 11 a side League
Under 15 Festival Week in August
Women’s T20 8 a side Hardball League
Women’s T20 Development Cup or League
Women’s Softball “Powerplay” Festivals
ECB U13 & U15 T20 Competitions

5. Under 11 Softball League 8 a side pairs cricket One league
Festival days which clubs will host 3 or 4 teams in one day so teams play 2 or 3 matches in one day.
Festival dates will hopefully allow more matches to be played if at least one team drops out.
Bonus points for teams who struggle to get 8 players out, but bring fewer players so games can be played

6. Under 13 Hardball League 8 a side
First half of the season pairs cricket, second half T20 proper cricket
One league
Festival days which clubs will host 3 or 4 teams in one day so teams play 2 or 3 matches in one day.
Festival dates will hopefully allow more matches to be played if at least one team drops out.
Bonus points for teams who struggle to get 8 players out, but bring fewer players so games can be played

7. U11 & U13 Lady Taverners Festivals
Under 11 Festival will be held on Sunday 14th May (avoided County under 11 fixtures)
Under 13 Festival will be held on Sunday 18th June (avoided County under 12 & under 13 fixtures)
All Lady Taverners festivals will be 8 a side and softball
Venues to be confirmed

8. Under 15 T20 League 8 a side Hardball League 20 overs per side
One league
Festival days which clubs will host 3 or 4 teams in one day so teams play 2 or 3 matches in one day.
Festival dates will hopefully allow more matches to be played if at least one team drops out.
Bonus points for teams who struggle to get 8 players out, but bring fewer players so games can be played

9. Under 15 35 over League 11 a side One league Hardball
Matches to be played on Weekends or during school holidays
Bonus points for teams who struggle to get 11 players out, but bring fewer players so games can be played

10. Under 15 Festival Week New to 2017
Expression of interest required before fully confirming will happen
Held over one week in August
There would be an entry fee for the festival week if it was to occur to cover costs of food, pitch and umpires.

11. Women’s T20 8 A side League 8 a Side Twenty overs
4 leagues (depending on numbers) local
Semi Finals
Finals Day
Played either during weekends or weekdays

12. Women’s 11 a side Development
Twenty overs
Only open to clubs who are not in the Southern league or Premier league
Depending on numbers could be a knockout cup or two small groups playing each other once then having a finals day.

13. Women’s Powerplay Softball Festivals
New to 2017
New format for women only
Softball playing either 6 or 8 a side
4 festival days around the county (dates TBC)
Trying to engage NEW clubs and Women who are NEW to cricket.
Non competitive
No strict cricket rules – keeping FUN

14. ECB U13 & U15 T20 Competition Run by the ECB
Entry through the ECB (attached forms on s)
Regional matches
National finals day
Entry by Friday 24th February 2017
ECB organise fixtures and dates

15. Volunteers
We understand that some fixtures were cancelled last year due to volunteers unavailability
We are looking to hold a FREE activators course for parents/volunteers who run/umpire a girls team
2 people per team per club can attend
Will be a day event (TBC)

16. New for 2017
We have created our own Women & Girls club play cricket site today (so please give us time to put everything on)
This will be where all the Women & Girls fixtures would be held
We are looking to hold a Women & Girls club presentation day/evening at the end of season.