Country Today Horsham cricket start confirmed

HorshamCricket Association’s 2020-21 senior season will officially start on November 7.

An association draw shows A, B and C grade competitions will be limited to oneday and T20 games, with A and B grades having 15 rounds and C Grade, 13.

The flagship A Grade competition includes West Wimmera, Homers, Rupanyup-minyip, Horsham Saints, Noradjuha-toolondo, Jung Tigers and Laharum.

B Grade includes Jung Tigers, Horsham Saints, Blackheath-dimboola, Homers, Colts, Lubeck-murtoa and Rupanyup-minyip.

C Grade is made up of Colts, West Wimmera, Lubeck-murtoa, Laharum, Noradjuha-toolondo, Horsham Saints and Quantong.

Finals will start on March 13 next year and finish with a grand final starting on March 21.

An under-16.5s Saturday morning competition starts on October 31 and includes Homers, Dunmunkle Renegades, Mountain Ants, Horsham Saints and West Wimmera.

Under-12s Saturday morning competition also starts on October 31 and includes 12 teams.

An under-14 league, with 11 teams, will play on Friday nights from October 30.

A and B grade competitions, which break for Christmas after one-day fixtures on December 19, resume from January 16 and play in a series of four T20 games up to February 6.

C Grade will have three T20 games, on December 19, January 30 and February 6.

New laws

Association board members are also proposing a series of law changes.

Among them is a law to determine winners if officials have to abandon a season.

An association ruling to not award premierships at the end of the last home and away season as COVID-19 took hold caused considerable debate and anxiety.

The issue led to the association’s 2019-20 management board resigning. New officials are now in place.

The proposed rule reads: ‘If the season is abandoned for any reason and at least 75 percent of the scheduled rounds have been completed, the team on top of the ladder in each grade at the time of abandonment shall be awarded the premiership. If less than 75 percent of the season is completed, no premierships will be awarded’.

The association is still working through playing details surrounding COVID-19.