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Posted 20120201: The fixture lists have all been modified today - see the Fixtures page.
Posted 20120128: The Budget for 2012 has been finalised and is published today, on the AGM page.
Posted 20120122: Wonderful news just in - Daniel Nott of Saint Aulaye has today been appointed captain of the French U19 national team. Sincere congratulations to him - and to his father Charlie who will be beside himself with pleasure!!
Posted 20120118:
- Everything you need to know about this year's competitions is now available on the Regulations page: how to sign up; the entry fee; and detailed match rules. Go there from here.
- The Regulations page also carries news about the how and when to sign up to the FFBS for 2012.
- And something for the umpiring community for once (and all players, too, perhaps!): the Umpiring page carries a link to a very good section of the BBC Cricket site.
Posted 20120105:
- The first versions of this year's League fixtures have now been produced. All are to be found on the Fixtures page (where else?).
- AGM 2011 mandated Committee to make the necessary modifications to the Internal Regulations to reflect the AGM's review of those aspects of membership which are related to affiliation to the FFBS. Both the French and English-language versions have now been modified and can be found on the Constitution page.
Posted 20111231: A New Year's present for all our readers: the draw for the Siddalls Cup is now available, via the Fixtures page.
Posted 20111204: The minutes of the 2011 AGM have been approved and are now to be found on the AGM page.
Posted 20111121: Elections at AGM: The following officers were elected at the AGM on 19th November:
- Stephen Harrison was re-elected as Treasurer, for another term of 2 years.
- Barrie Holland was elected V-P, for a term of 2 years.
- Peter Townsend was elected Secretary-General, for a term of 1 year.
Posted 20111104: Stephen Harrison's Treasurer's report for AGM 2011 now loaded on the AGM page.
Posted 20111027: - Preparation for the ACCSO AGM on 19th November proceeds apace.
The Agenda, the president's Bilan Moral, the Accounts for 2011, the Umpiring Report and the Youth Report are all now loaded on the AGM page, where you will also find an innovation: an historical analysis of the total ACCSO club licences over the past 7 years, which sheds interesting light on the growth and changes in our sport. Go to the AGM page from here.
- France Cricket have just published their latest newsletter: copy from here. Interesting reading, with a photo of Hugo Pinsent on international duty, alongside some faces all too familiar to our friends at Giscours from their SL campaigns....
- The Good to Know! page has been reworked and refreshed. It includes a pointer to the compendious Code du Sport, essential reading for all barrack-room lawyers!
Posted 20111010:
There's news on the Regulations page about the recent decision by the FFBS to do away with surclassements as we know (and love?) them.... And on the same page there are links to the latest versions of FC's Code of Conduct, which applies to all competitive matches.
FC have announced a major breakthrough in the long-running campaign to get cricket on to the school curriculum. The official body which controls what sports can be promoted in France's primary schools has given a green light to rolling out in 5 major regions, including the south-west. The details have been broadcast on the FC Web site and have just made it to the ICC site: you can read the ICC piece from here. It is by no means clear what involvement will be expected, or hoped for, from clubs. It is not FC which will control and execute the roll-out: that's down to the school bodies. By the time it gets to the south-west (planned to be the last of the 5 regions to be reached), presumably the picture will be clearer.
Posted 20111001: ACCSO AGM 2011 : This year's AGM will be held, at Damazan, on Saturday 19th November.
ACCSO Secretary Barrie Holland is busy working on the agenda and will shortly be able to announce details, including a start time. These will appear on the AGM page.
This meeting will, as ever, set the stage for the competitions for the coming year. That debate will be of especial interest this time, in the wake of France Cricket's decision to change the format of both major adult compettions from 40-overs to T20. Club presidents have already received background information on this significant change and clubs are invited to debate the matter at their own AGMs so that their presidents can come fully mandated to the ACCSO AGM.
Posted 20110921: Mark Moodley, General Manager of France Cricket has written:
Bonjour à tous,
Nous apprenons avec regret que la finale prévue pour dimanche 25 septembre à Damazan n’aura pas lieu. En effet, St Aulaye Cricket, champion régional du Sud-Ouest, a déclaré forfait, pour cause d’indisponibilité de joueurs.
C’est donc Chalon, qui a remporté la finale régionale Ile de France devant Evry (250/10 contre 137/10 samedi dernier au Polygone de Vincennes), qui est Champion de France Ligue Nationale 2011.
A ce titre (finalistes LN 2011), Chalon et St Aulaye pourront prétendre à la montée en Superligue 2012.
Bien cordialement, Mark MOODLEY
Posted 20110906: What a Final it was on Sunday 4th September at Eymet! For news of the regional final of the Ligue Nationale between Saint Aulaye and last year's winners Noé-Gascogne, please go to the Fixtures & Results page.
Posted 20110901: The Siddalls Cup Final on Sunday 28th August was a re-run of last year's match between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Did it turn out differently? Find out on the Fixtures & Results page. After the match, the traditional player awards were made. Club nominations having been reviewed by Rupert Holderness, the results were as follows:
BEST BATSMAN
A short list of three players:
Jatin (Noé) 8 innings- 311 runs (3 not outs) average 62,2 Top score 100 not out
Sriram (Noé) 7 innings- 285 runs (1 not out) average 47,5 Top Score 100 not out.
Adrian Raynor (St Aulaye) -8 Innings 396 runs (3 not outs) Average: 79.2 Top score: 106 not out
Award to Adrian Raynor (St Aulaye)
BEST BOWLER
A short list of three players:
Irfan Sheikh (St Aulaye) 35 overs 13 wickets for 170 runs, average 13. Best perf 3/22
Ali (Noé) 37 overs 13 wickets for 112 runs, average 8,6. Best perf 4/11
Bipin (Noé) 47,2 overs 18 wickets for 115 runs,average 6,38. Best perf 5/10
Award to Bipin (Noé)
Best Young Player:
Daniel Nott (15 years old), (St Aulaye) who kept wicket and opened the batting for St Aulaye in league and cup, and was selected and played for the France Under 19 team. League & cup figures: 171 runs scored in 8 innings, top score 51 not out (batting no 6), average 24.4.
Best French Player
Jaman Kamrul (18 years old)(Eymet)
52 overs; 4 maidens; 225 runs; 10 wickets: 10. Average: 22.5 Economy: 4.3
Best Bowling: 5-31 (away v Bordeaux II)
Batting Average: 11
Best Batting: 37 (home v St Aulaye Siddalls Cup)
And a Special Mention to Alizée Bodet (St Aulaye), selected for the first-ever French women's international match at Saumur, 27-28 August.
Posted 20110808:
Time to bring you up to date with the final phases of both the Ligue Nationale and the Siddalls Cup. Plus a few other highly interesting news items!
First, the League. The two regional finalists are now known. At Eymet, on Sunday 4th September, Saint Aulaye will play Noé-Gascogne. The winner will have earned the “pleasure” of taking on the Paris regional winners, at Damazan on 25th September.
Could there ever have been two so different routes to this match at Eymet? One match was won by the smallest possible margin – 1 run; the other by the largest possible: 10 wickets. Just over a week ago, Saint Aulaye beat Toulouse by that one run. Details are not to hand but we know that SAC won without the services of young Daniel Nott, absent on international duty (see below). The other match, yesterday, saw Noé skittle out Eymet for just 51.
Talking of Siddalls: their generous sponsorship of cricket in the south-west includes giving out four highly sought-after awards, to the batsman with the best average, etc. ACCSO president Andy Crawford has already asked clubs for their nominations: please make sure they arrive in good time!
Watching the Cup semis is always good sport. This year there’s an added bonus. France Cricket’s new General Manager – Mark Moodley, of the Thoiry club – will be present throughout the week-end. He wants to see at first hand what makes cricket so special in the south-west and will be looking to listen and learn. Again, presidents and other activists have been informed and invited to come along. A qualified coach, Mark is in charge of the Thoiry juniors, who play in the Paris junior championships. He will be accompanied by Sharon, who does the same job, but with the Thoiry ladies, and she’ll be much involved in the ladies’ match later in August (see below).
Leaving aside the local scene, a few words on the national front. Hugo Pinsent has returned from international duty with the French senior national side, having played in some of the matches which saw France finish 6th (out of 12) in the European T20 Division 1 championship. Hugo got his photo on the ICC Web site but won’t be saying much about it, given the broken wicket behind his bat….. but he’ll be pleased to have been “mentioned in despatches” for two important catches. Daniel Nott also got his photo on the ICC site, this time playing an impeccable drive as he notched up some useful runs as France’s U19s finished 3rd (out of 10) in the 50-over Division 2 championship. He’ll have to adjust to 35 overs on Saturday!
And a final, very special word for Alizée Bodet of Saint Aulaye, called up to be in the squad for the first-ever French women’s international match, at Saumur on 27-28 August. Can one say: Allez la bleue? Probably not, but our congratulations to Alizée for being part of such a landmark event.
Posted 20110606: Sort of half-way through the Pool phase seems like a good moment to highlight some outstanding performances.....
Let's start by congratulating Hugo Pinsent of Giscours for being selected as part of the full French national side which will take on Belgium in two T20 matches on 11th June. And perhaps almost there is Alizée Bodet of Saint Aulaye, who was called up for the pre-selection ladies' event at Chantilly last week, ahead of the very first French ladies' team international match at Saumur, end-August. Fingers crossed for Alizée!
Congratulations also to Noé-Gascogne, with 5 wins out of 5. Who is going to come in second in pool D, then?
More individual performances of note must start with Ken Sutton's hat trick for Noé. When was the last such feat in the National League? Ken's got tough local competition, with new man Bippin taking 5-10 and 4-4 recently.... On the batting front, plenty of big knocks: that man Pinsent with an undefeated 147 to his credit; two Saint Aulaye men on 95: Adrian Raynor not out, and John Harding falling in sight of a great ton. And spare a thought for Neil Vasey: 108 not out, out of a total of 190 against Eymet, and still finished on the losing side. Finally, good omens from young Daniel Nott (another Saint Aulaye man, newly double-surclassé) with 33 against the bowling of Giscours.
Posted 20110414: Results for the two Indoor Events are now available on the Fixtures & Results Section.
Posted 20110201: The draft minutes of the ACCSO AGM held on 13th November 2010 are available on the AGM page.