It is therefore proposed to play the tournament with a series of mini-leagues (made up of all the teams from both leagues) before teams enter a cup or plate knockout phase based on the results of the pools as per the template attached. – This will give all the teams in the two leagues a full season-long programme of fixtures. Trophies The county’s trophies are in a poor state of repair, and arrangements are being made to ensure they are refurbished to an appropriate standard before next season. If possible sponsors will be found to support this activity and provide trophies where we don’t currently have them: for example for the two Plate tournaments. It is also proposed to source some commemorative plaques to present to clubs who win county tournaments as a permanent marker of their success. Team Selection There has been growing concern from clubs in recent years that team selection in cup games has not been reflective of the normal team that would be playing to the extent that the – integrity of the tournament has been called into question. The county’s approach has been to entrust these matters largely to the integrity of the teams in question. It is proposed that during 2017-18, a more assertive approach should be taken to this question based on an expectation that a team which turns out in a cup game should be of a similar standard to that which had been turning out in the league fixtures for that side. Entrants The full list of entrants for the three levels of competition are set out below. County Cup Intermediate Cup Junior Cup 7 entries 7 entries 14 entries Cambridge II Bury St Edmunds III Cambourne Exiles Cantabrigian Cambridge III Cantabrigian III Ely Cantabrigian II Ely II Newmarket Haverhill Haverhill II Saffron Walden Renegades March Shelford Nomads Saffron Walden II Mildenhall Red Lodge Wisbech Shelford III Newmarket II Sawston Shelford IV Shelford V St Ives II Wendens Ambo West Norfolk III Wisbech II
It is therefore proposed to play the tournament with a series of mini-leagues (made up of all the teams from both leagues) before teams enter a cup or plate knockout phase based on the results of the pools – as per the template attached. This will give all the teams in the two leagues a full season-long programme of fixtures. Trophies The county’s trophies are in a poor state of repair, and arrangements are being made to ensure they are refurbished to an appropriate standard before next season. If possible sponsors will be found to support this activity and provide trophies where we don’t currently have them: for example for the two Plate tournaments. It is also proposed to source some commemorative plaques to present to clubs who win county tournaments as a permanent marker of their success. Team Selection There has been growing concern from clubs in recent years that team selection in cup games has not been reflective of the normal team that would be playing – to the extent that the integrity of the tournament has been called into question. The county’s approach has been to entrust these matters largely to the integrity of the teams in question. It is proposed that during 2017-18, a more assertive approach should be taken to this question based on an expectation that a team which turns out in a cup game should be of a similar standard to that which had been turning out in the league fixtures for that side. Entrants The full list of entrants for the three levels of competition are set out below. County Cup 7 entries Intermediate Cup 7 entries Junior Cup 14 entries Cambridge II Cantabrigian Ely Newmarket Saffron Walden Shelford Nomads Wisbech Bury St Edmunds III Cambridge III Cantabrigian II Haverhill Renegades Saffron Walden II Shelford III Cambourne Exiles Cantabrigian III Ely II Haverhill II March Mildenhall Red Lodge Newmarket II Sawston Shelford IV Shelford V St Ives II Wendens Ambo West Norfolk III Wisbech II
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