LATEST BULLETIN - DECEMBER

Date: 10th December 2025

3rd XI Entries; Cup Entries; New Scorers Initiative; MCCF Hubs, AGM.

Sent to all 57 Full Member Club Secretaries

3rd X1 SATURDAY and SUNDAY TEAM ENTRIES

The deadline for entries from clubs wishing to enter teams for the 2026 season is Wednesday 31 December

Entries must be accompanied by details of the Ground to be used this season.

Please send to Rob.durand@btinternet.com

CUP ENTRIES 2026

L&DCC 1st 2nd and 3rd Divisions

A reminder that, with the exception of Premier Division 1st XIs in the ECB T20, participation in all the Cup Competitions is voluntary. Please note that the last date for providing information of your entries is Friday 19 December.

Late returns will not be accepted.

Please send to Rob.durand@btinternet.com

L&DCC T1 and T2 Transition Divisions

As agreed during the consultation and implementation process the following Cup Competitions will be played in 2026:

Sandhurst Shield Division T1 Teams

Pochin Cup Division T2 Teams

Hampson Trophy Transition Clubs T20 Competition – please indicate if you wish to take part

Please send to Rob.durand@btinternet.com by no later than Friday 2 January 2026

OBITUARIES

At the AGM we remember those players, officials and members of our clubs and League who have sadly passed away in the past twelve months. If you wish to include any names on the list being prepared – please send details to Eddie Shiff shiffnbcc56@live.co.uk

LCF SCORERS COMMUNITY

We are building a brand-new Scorers Community — a place where we can chat, share ideas, ask for help, and keep every scorer up to date.

💬📊 We are using Signal, an app similar to WhatsApp but with added privacy (no one can see your personal info like phone numbers).

📌 How it works: One main group for all scorers Individual league groups for league-specific info Join the group(s) for the leagues you score in, and we’ll add you to the main group If you score in multiple leagues, feel free to join each one Cheshire & Cumbria groups are also available for those who score in Lancashire + surrounding areas

👥 Age Info: This community is for 16+. If you are 13–15, please ask a parent to join with you.

👇 Join your league’s Signal group:

Liverpool Comp https://signal.group/#CjQKIGgsOkUDFCsVZI5bUqs80WFKdqIgtj9l-l_vE-L8PcnIEhAG5v-xZ-61WNuDvEHf-R2N

LCF MCCF HUBS

Please see the below link for signing up to the MCCF hubs

If there are any players in your club wishing to sign up, can you please pass the information on

https://foundation.lancashirecricket.co.uk/urban-cricket/mccf-hubs/

For further Information on the above two items contact Darren Leader LCF CDO

Darren.Leader@lancashirecricket.co.uk

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday 20 January 2026 7pm at Bootle Cricket Club

Agenda to be sent out shortly. Attendance is Compulsory.

Sadly, in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of clubs not attending AGMs and SGMs. These meetings are a required criteria of our ECB Premier League status and enable clubs to vote and make decisions on important matters affecting the League.

We reprint below the existing regulation 12.1.1 in our Constitution:

12.1.1 Any club failing to attend the AGM or a Special General Meeting in any calendar year will be fined £20.00 on every occasion.

In addition, and on every occasion, one league point will be deducted from every team in club (i) during the current season for the Annual General Meeting and the Pre-Season Meeting and (ii) from every team in a club for the season immediately following; for the End of Season Special General Meeting and, for those clubs having 3rd XIs only, the 3rd XI End of Season Special General Meeting.

Successive Management Committees have held off from applying the second part of this regulation over the past years, but we are now giving notice that this will be applied in 2026.

L&DCC Management Committee

10 December 2026