Newtown Linford CC

29th June 2013...

Newtown Linford CC v Rothley Park CC

Leicestershire County Cricket League Division 1

Main Street, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire

Newtown Linford Cricket Club is located on Main Street at the junction with Groby Lane in the middle of the village. I suppose it could be stereotyped as a typical English village cricket ground with various quirks giving it a uniqueness. These being very little space around part of the boundary, a pronounced slope and cars driving on the outfield to park up. The village itself gets very busy with it being the main entrance for Bradgate Park, which for anyone unaware is a Medieval Deer Park covering an area of 850 acres or 3 square kilometres. 

The game saw Rothley restrict their hosts to 175-6 off their allocated forty five overs, with left hander Darren Bulpitt scoring an impressive 69 not out. This was a target that I felt Rothley should reach with relative ease, and this proved to be the case as they needed just thirty seven overs to do so. BBC Radio Leicester presenter Charles Dagnall top scored for the visitors with forty nine.

44 photos take at the game can be viewed in the slideshow below:

Rothley Park CC

Rothley Park CC v Shepshed Town CC

Saturday 8th June 2013

Leicestershire County Cricket League Division 1

Westfield Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire

With the forecast being good I decided to have another go at photographing the game of cricket. It was then a case of deciding where to go, and I narrowed it down to two - Cropston CC and Rothley Park CC. After having had the all clear from Rothley via the clubs twitter feed (@RothleyParkCC) that it would be ok to take photos, and also knowing where their ground is I made the twenty minute drive. This would be only the second ever time that I would be watching the sport live, and the first time that I would have seen a game in the Leicestershire County Cricket League.

Rothley Park play their home games on Westfield Lane on the western side of the village, with the entrance being down a track just before the Wellsic Lane turning. It opens up and the car park is to the left, the pitch in front and the pavilion to the right. The pitch is a three level affair, with it sloping up from south to north with the square set on flat ground in the middle. 

At the start of play both these teams occupied the bottom two places in the division so I expected it to be a close game. The matches are played over 45 overs, but with not being familiar with the rules regarding the awarding of points etc I can't go into any detail as such. Shepshed batted first and posted 241/7 from their allocated overs and Dean Scaysbrook was their top scorer with 82. Rothley started slowly in reply and after 22 overs were 80/2. This was when I had to leave as I was going out for a drink that evening, and unfortunately did not see the conclusion of this game. In my mind as I was leaving it would be Shepshed that would go on to record the victory, but while at the Castle in Kirby Muxloe I checked my phone for the result. To my surprise, and there is no disrespect meant here, Rothley had recorded the victory with one over to spare with a score of 245 for the loss of six wickets. Rich Mear top scored with an unbeaten 79. Regarding the points situation Rothley were awarded 22 with Shepshed 10.

The forecasted sunshine never materialised and I found it hard to get any decent photographs. I uploaded the better ones to my flickr album and they can be viewed in the slideshow below:

Alliance League constitution - 2013/14

The Alliance Football League is the first of the various Sunday Leagues in Leicestershire & Rutland have to released their constitution for the 2013/14 season...

Premier Division

Advance Couriers

Enderby Town 2012 (promoted from Division 1)

Fairfield Fanatics (formely Fairfield Dynamo - promoted from Division 2)

FC Azzurri (promoted from Division 1)

G.T.

MDH Knights (promoted from Division 2)

Oscars

Sparta Moshdock

Star & Garter

Thurmaston WMP 2009 (promoted from Division 1)

Division 1

Fosse City

Glenfield Town, Sunday (relegated from Premier Division)

KS Leicester Polska (promoted from Division 2)

Leicester Foxes Old Boys

Magna Town 2012 (promoted from Division 2)

North Kilworth, Sunday (promoted from Division 2)

NRI

Oakfield Old Boys (promoted from Division 3)

Premier Sports Travel (relegated from Premier Division)

Willowbrook Old Boys (new)

Division 2

CSKA Carnaby's (promoted from Division 4)

Desford Athletic (promoted from Division 4)

LCAC (new)

Lutterworth Town, Sunday (new)

Niffy Rangers (relegated from Division 1)

Oadby Owls, Mens (promoted from Division 4)

Seaton (promoted from Division 3)

St. Marks (promoted from Division 3)

Superfly (promoted from Division 3)

Webbys Wanderers

Wigston United (promoted from Division 3)

Division 3

AC Wigston

AFC Bees Knees (promoted from Division 4)

Clarendon Park Rangers (promoted from Division 5)

East Goscote United (new)

Fleckney Athletic, Sunday

Groby Town (new)

Horse (relegated from Division 2)

LDA Spartans (promotes from Division 5)

Monsell WMC (promoted from Division 5)

Phoenix United

The Star Inn (new)

Division 4

AFC Royal Oak

Aylestone Athletic 2011 (promoted from Division 6)

Enness United (new)

FC Tumar

Glenfield United (new)

Harborough Hotshots

Huncote, Sunday (relegated from Division 2)

Leicester Bharat Talbot (promoted from Division 5)

Megavaux (new) 

Pukka Pies (new)

Thurmaston WMP 2009 Reserves

Trinity Foxes

Division 5

Countesthorpe Athletic 2012 (relegated from Division 4)

Fairfield Athletic (relegated from Division 3)

FC Pochin

Humberstone 2000

Leicester Forest Foxes (new)

Niffy Rangers Reserves

North Kilworth, Sunday Reserves (promoted from Division 7)

Queniborough Park Rangers

Royalist (promoted from Division 6)

Trinderbox (relegated from Division 4)

United Revolution (new)

Wigston Rangers

Division 6

Birstall Rangers (relegated from Division 5)

CFA (promoted from Division 7)

Chartwell Arms (new)

Desford Rangers

Dukla St. Andrews (formerly Dukla Hillside)

Global Athletic

Inter Mivan

Leicester Klub Sportowy

Mark J Rees (relegated from Division 5)

Red Admiral

Sporting Birstall

Wigston Plough Rovers (new)

Division 7

Blaby United, Sunday

Countesthorpe United

CSKA Carnaby's Reserves

FC City of Leicester

Friar Lane

Harrow Emerald (formerly The Harrow?)

Little Bowden (relegated from Division 6)

Medz (transferred from Leicester Sunday League)

Monsell WMC Reserves (new)

The Plough, Wigston

Vale (new)

Wigston Fields 2012