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<body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:36.0pt' topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <div class=Section1> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;height:61.5pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#CC0000;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; height:61.5pt' TEXT="#080000"> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:white'>North Kent Junior League</span>     |     </b><a href="index.htm" target="_top" title="North Kent Junior League"><b>home</b></a></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Latest News</b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="photos.htm" target="_top" title=Photographs>Photographs</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id18.htm" target="_top" title=Fixtures>Fixtures</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id38.htm" target="_top" title=Results>Results</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id20.htm" target="_top" title="League Tables">League Tables</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id25.htm" target="_top" title="Competition Rules">Competition Rules</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id76.htm" target="_top" title=Forms>Forms</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id27.htm" target="_top" title=Notices>Notices</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id26.htm" target="_top" title=Contacts>Contacts</a><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#FFFFCC'>   ·   </span></b><a href="id29.htm" target="_top" title=Links>Links</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:298.5pt'> <td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.5pt;background:#66CC66; padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:298.5pt' TEXT="#080000"> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Chairman:</u></b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>John Monk</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>15, Ashen Drive</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Dartford</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Kent   DA1 3LZ</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Telephone:</b>  01322 - 292815</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>E-mail:</b>  <a href="mailto:chairman@nkjl.org.uk" target="_top" title="mailto:chairman@nkjl.org.uk">chairman@nkjl.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:298.5pt' TEXT="#080000"> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><i>Latest News</i></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1025" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> U15 Div. 1 trial rearrangement of cancelled matches</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Unfortunately, due to bad weather all the matches scheduled for the first weekend of the season in the Under 15 League Division 1 were cancelled.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Following requests from several of the team managers asking if they could rearrange their cancelled matches, it has been agreed to trial the rearrangement of cancelled matches in this division this season.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>For the Under 15 League Division 1 the following ruling will now apply for this season - <b><i>Matches abandoned by bad weather or unfit playing conditions may be rescheduled. When rescheduling a match abandoned by bad weather or unfit playing conditions, both teams must agree on an acceptable date that must be no more than one week after the last scheduled Sunday morning of the league season. Any matches abandoned by bad weather or unfit playing conditions that are not played by one week after the last scheduled Sunday morning of the league season will be cancelled matches and 8 points will be awarded to each side.</i></b></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Please note that this rule amendment does not apply in any other league or division</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1026" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Genese Cup and Junior Cup draws now available</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>The draws for the Under 15 Genese Cup and the Under 12 Junior Cup competitions are now available in the <a href="id18.htm" target="_top" title=Fixtures>Fixtures</a> section.  Clubs drawn to play away to St. Lawrence & Highland Court in the Genese Cup have the option to play the fixture on their home ground if they so wish</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1027" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Dartford B pull out of Under 16 league Division 2</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Dartford have, due to a shortage of players, pulled their under 16 B team out of the Under 16 league Division 2</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1028" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Orpington A withdraw from U15 league Division 1</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Orpington have, due to a lack of players, pulled their under 15 A team out of the Under 15 league Division 1.  This now leaves just 7 sides in this division</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1029" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Dartford A & The Mote pull out of U13 league Div. 1 SE</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Due to a shortage of players and no manager, Dartford have withdrawn their under 13 A side from the Under 13 league Division 1 South East.  Following the earlier withdrawl of the Mote, this now leaves just 6 sides in this division</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1030" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Sevenoaks Vine B withdraw from U11 league Div. 1 SE</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Sevenoaks Vine have pulled their under 11 B side out of the Under 11 league Division 1 South East.  This now leaves just 6 sides in this division</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1031" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> 6 - a - side tournament now on August Bank Holiday</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>As schools in both the Lewisham district and the Kent area start their Autumn terms on 1st September, it has been decided to change the date of the North Kent Junior League's 6-a-side competition to the August Bank Holiday, Monday 30th August.  This competition, for under 12s, will again be held at the Kent County Cricket Ground, Worsley Bridge Road, Beckenham.  Entry forms will be sent to the representatives of member clubs in due course</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1032" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Genese Cup to be held during week starting 26th July</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>As some schools in the North Kent Junior League area do not break up until Friday 23rd July 2004, fixtures in the Under 15 Genese Cup have now been scheduled for the following afternoons - Monday 26th July, Tuesday 27th July, Wednesday 28th July, Thursday 29th July and Friday 30th July</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1033" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Horton Kirby, BOCA Sports and St. Lawrence join NKJL</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>At the February meeting of the North Kent Junior League, applications from Horton Kirby, BOCA (Barbados Overseas Cricket Association) Sports and St. Lawrence & Highland Court to join the League, were approved by a majority of member clubs.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>St. Lawrence & Highland Court, who are situated at Bridge near Canterbury, have entered the North Kent Junior League, with the intention of playing in the Genese Cup competition in the 2004 season</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1034" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Southfleet elected to the league</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>An application from Southfleet Cricket Club to join the North Kent Junior League was approved following a vote at the League's Annual General Meeting held on 23rd October 2003 at the Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1035" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Granby merge with Old Elthamians</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Due to the sale of their ground in Elmstead Lane, Granby have now merged with Old Elthamians and they will play their home matches at Foxbury, Chislehurst</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1036" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Rule changes approved at the AGM</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>A number of rule changes, to be applied from the start of the 2004 season, were approved at the League's Annual General Meeting.  They are as follows (additions in <span style='color:red'>red type</span>) -</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=24 height=16 id="_x0000_i1037" src=Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif align=bottom>For all League and Cup Competitions</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>A player may play in a competition for only one member club in a season<span style='color:red'>, unless, prior to 31st May, he is transferred to any other club in the League with the approval of both his original club and the League's Management Committee. Only one transfer per individual player is permissible per season</span>.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=24 height=16 id="_x0000_i1038" src=Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif align=bottom>For Under 16, Under 15 and Under 13 League Competitions</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Clubs entering more than one team in the competition must register their players for either their 'A' team or their 'B' team.  Players registered for an 'A' team may not play in a 'B' team and any 'B' team player who plays more than 2 games in an 'A' team will, with immediate effect, have his registration changed to an 'A' team player.  <span style='color:red'>In exceptional circumstances, the above conditions, concerning 'A' and 'B' team registrations, may be waived by the League's Management Committee.</span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=24 height=16 id="_x0000_i1039" src=Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif align=bottom>For all Under 11, Under 12 and Under 13 League and Cup Competitions</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>2 runs and any runs scored will be counted for no balls and wides with no extra ball being bowled.  This will apply for all overs, apart from the scheduled final over of an innings, when extra balls will be bowled, with the same allowance of 2 runs being counted, along with any runs scored from no balls and wides.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=24 height=16 id="_x0000_i1040" src=Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif align=bottom>For the Genese Cup</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>In the event of a match being abandoned<span style='color:red'>, no points will be awarded to either side and the match will not count towards the number of matches played by either side in the competition.</span>  In the event of a club failing to fulfill a fixture or being unable to field a team, <span style='color:red'>no points will be awarded to that club and the fixture will count against them as a match played.  Their opponents will also not be awarded any points from the fixture, but it will not count towards the number of matches played by them in the competition.</span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>The competition will be decided on an average points basis, where the total number of points gained by each team will be divided by the number of matches played.<span style='color:black'>  If 2 or more teams finish level on </span>average<span style='color:black'> points at the completion of the competition, then the teams will be deemed to have 'dead heated' and they will share the finishing position.</span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>A complete listing of rules for each league and cup competition can be found in the <a href="id25.htm" target="_top" title="Competition Rules">Competition Rules</a> section </p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=18 height=19 id="_x0000_i1041" src=0aa12130.gif align=BOTTOM> Representative sought for KCB Youth committee post</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>A second representative is required by the League to join Peter Wooderson on the Youth Leagues' Sub Committee of the KCB Youth Committee.  Ideally, the candidate should represent the clubs in the South East area of the North Kent Junior League.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Member clubs are requested to canvas within their membership in order to find a volunteer for this vacant position.  Please forward details of any candidate to a member of the League's Management Committee</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body>