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Posted 20100121:
* Sad news with which to start off the New Year: Andy Crawford has been obliged to withdraw Tarn CC from this year's competitions, owing to a chronic shortage of players. Here's hoping that this is just a one-year break. But a new name on the Siddalls Cup this year, then!
* Bordeaux-Giscours now know their Super Ligue opponents for this year. Having beaten St Brice Seconds to get there, they are up against their Firsts! See the full draw from here.
* League & Cup fixtures for 2010 on the Fixtures page (click here) have been updated to take account of Tarn's withdrawal, plus a couple of scheduling changes. There's a first outing for an Omnibus edition.
* The AGM of France Cricket is on Saturday 13th March, in Paris. first news going out shortly to club presidents.
* The January edition of the ICC Newsletter is on the Good to Know!page.
Posted 20091129: The minutes of the 2009 AGM have been published: click here.
Posted 20091101: The ECB guidelines on young fast bowlers have been modified. There will be an update here in time for season 2010!
Posted 20090928: Go to the Results page (from here) to read about Bordeaux's lifting of the country-wide National League title!
Posted 20090914: There's a brand new Magazine about cricket in France. And it's in French so that you can use it to show the indigènes why it's the best game around. Link from here to load a copy.
Posted 20090902: News of an important Umpiring course coming up! Go to the Umpiring page, from here.
Posted 20090727:
* The entire Web site collapsed this week, and the so-called infallible recovery system was... not really infallible. You may find that some links are not working: your site manager will fix them, in good time! if you complain, I shall be pleased to hear from you: it means that you read the ****** thing!
* We have struck a deal with an excellent supplier - Surridge's. All clubs affiliated to France Cricket are eligible for a 50% discount, on the entire catalogue.
Important! There's a new number to use if you have the misfortune to have to record a claim with the Federal insurers, Generali. Be ready to quote your club name & number (see the Clubs page) and the licence number(s) of any person(s) involved. 0800.506.642
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