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07/09/2022

S&DCA Fixture Meeting 2022

(webmaster’s report on proceedings)

 

The S&DCA Fixture Meeting was held on 20/09/2022 at The Trades and Labour Club, 200 Duke Street, Sheffield (the venue of Sheffield Nomads), following on from the AGM a fortnight earlier.

 

All member clubs were in attendance, except the University who it is understood usually have to miss such meetings due to term-time considerations.

 

The General Secretary Geoff Brown had done an excellent job between meetings in getting league fixtures put on the ECF League Management System (see here).  Captains are free to change fixtures subject to mutual agreement and the agreement of the division’s league secretary, and the other provisions of Rule 16(e).

 

Neither Sheffield Deaf or Ravenfield had entered the Richardson Cup team knock-out competition, as is allowed for clubs represented only in a 4-player-team division, but Ecclesall, Nomads and Woodeseats had each entered 2 teams, so there were initially 14 teams entered for the Richardson.  To avoid first-round byes, SASCA and Darnall & Handsworth then both added a second team to bring the total up to the ideal 16 teams.  The draw for the first two rounds of the Richardson Cup were then made, and first-round pairings are now to be found on LMS, but are given below along with the second-round draw.

 

Round 1

to be played w/c 19/10/2022.

Darnall & Handsworth 1

v

Worksop

Mon

10th Oct 2022

Darnall & Handsworth 2

v

Barnsley

Mon

10th Oct 2022

Woodseats 2

v

Sheffield Nomads 2

Mon

10th Oct 2022

SASCA 1

v

Woodseats 1

Tue

11th Oct 2022

Ecclesall 1

v

Hillsborough

Wed

12th Oct 2022

Ecclesall 2

v

Sheffield Nomads 1

Wed

12th Oct 2022

Rotherham

v

Sheffield University

Wed

12th Oct 2022

Chesterfield

v

SASCA 2

Thu

13th Oct 2022

Round 2

to be played w/c 14/11/2022.

 

Rotherham

v

SASCA 1

 

or Sheffield University

or Woodseats 1

 

Darnall & Handsworth 1

v

Darnall & Handsworth 2

or Worksop

or Barnsley

Ecclesall 2

v

Chesterfield

or Sheffield Nomads 1

or SASCA 2

Ecclesall 1

v

Woodseats 2

or Hillsborough

or Sheffield Nomads 2

 

Players were registered in accordance with Rule 17 will be posted to the Registrations page after the compiled list has been double-checked.

 

Individual Tournament Controller, Geoff Brown, gave notice that he was now accepting entries for the Sheffield Championship tournament, incorporating Classes A, B and C, for which the closing date is 15th October 2022.

 

Treasurer John Mercy had a successful evening, raking in nearly all fees due for the new season.