Relegation Threat for Town C.C.

Towards the end of the 2021 season Syston Town C.C. were in discussion with the ECB regarding a minor administrative breach which resulted in a temporary withdrawal of Syston’s Clubmark status. Without any discussion with the club, the Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket League took the decision to relegate Syston’s 1st XI to Division 1 for the 2022 season. This was done despite the problem being resolved immediately as per the ECB requirements, without the club being allowed to make any representation and without the league using the discretionary powers that it had in this matter.
The club made an appeal to the league but that fell on deaf ears and so the matter has now been raised with the ECB in the hope of reversing this decision.
However, the club may have to face the prospect, after 21 consecutive seasons, of losing its Premier Division status for one year at least.
Come what may the club is determined to recover as quickly as possible from this setback. Clubmark accreditation will be regained and the club will fight hard to regain its top tier status. The club’s 2nd XI are unaffected by this ruling and will appear once again in 2022 in Division 3 East and the Sunday XI after gaining promotion, will feature in Division 2 of the Grantham & Melton Cricket Association.
The Syston Women’s team (in the photo) after a very successful first season, are going from strength to strength and will be entering three teams, two softball and one hardball, in the East Midlands Women’s Cricket League in 2022.
In addition the club will be fielding teams in the Leicestershire Junior Cricket League in the coming season at Kwik cricket, under 11 hardball and incrediball, under 15 and under 17 levels.
Winter nets are now underway for all age groups. The seniors are at the City Cricket Academy, Freeman’s Common, Leicester, the juniors are at Soar Valley School and the women are at Roundhill College. New players of all age groups, young and old are always welcome and for advice please contact Scott Cooper for seniors on 07929 502 012, Adam Mortimer regarding juniors on 07791 326 819 and Andy Woolaston will answer queries for the women’s team on 07850 061 585.
Roger Pole