Nominations for League XI welcomed

Welcome to the HCPCL the Premier League which is formed from the top 30 club sides at the top of a pyramid which cuts across clubs in Five Main Counties (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire) with clubs also in Middlesex and Hampshire. It draws together clubs from Three Link Leagues which themselves cover many clubs namely the Saracens Hertfordshire League, Morrant Thames Valley Cricket League and the Oxford Times Cherwell Cricket league.

The League is organised in Three divisions,
Division 1 is 10 clubs
and play a 120-over time based game

Two Divisions 2 - East and West each 10 clubs
which play 110-over time based matches

Div 2 West is fed by TVL and Cherwell.
Div 2 East by Hertfordhire.

The League covers a vast area of the northern Home Counties.

Clubs in the HCPCL 2008 are:

Division 1
Banbury
Falkland
Henley
High Wycombe
Oxford
Reading
Slough
Radlett
Tring Park
Welwyn Garden City

Divison 2 East (Linked to Herts League)
Bishop's Stortford (
Harpenden
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hertford
Langleybury(
North Mymms
Potters Bar
Sawbridgeworth
Stevenage
West Herts

Division 2 West (Linked to Thames Valley and Cherwell Leagues)
Basingstoke & N Hants
Buckingham
Burnham
Farnham Royal
Finchampstead
Gerrards Cross
Kidlington
Thame Town
Thatcham
Wokingham



For 2008 we welcome back Langleybury, Bishop's Stortford and Buckingham and welcome Thatcham. Congratulations to them for winning their respective Leagues.

AGM changes agreed

Clarified cat 1 qualification and verification
Clarified registration and code of conduct rules
Rules regarding covers
Rules regarding availability of covers during matches
New ball at the start of both innings
New penalties for not putting results on play-cricket

Home Counties Premier Cricket League have an existing site at www.homecountiescricket.com

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