CRICKET TEAS 2025
CRICKET TEAS have always been the integral part of cricketing day for many years and hopefully things will get back to normal soon.
For 2025 a list will be compiled early in 2025, following contact with all clubs to ascertain their position.
DIVISION ONE
AT THIS POINT IN TIME , NINE CLUBS ARE PROVIDING TEAS FOR PLAYERS .
BRAINTREE, COGGESHALL , EASTON , EAST BERGHOLT , HADLEIGH , WIVENHOE ,
WORLINGTON -- PLUS CLACTON & MALDON ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS
HALSTEAD AND WOOLPIT ARE NOT PROVIDING TEAS FOR PLAYERS
MILDENHALL HAVE NOT REPLIED AS YET
DIVISION TWO:
EIGHT OF THE TWELVE CLUBS ARE PROVIDING TEAS FOR ALL PLAYERS :-
ABBERTON ,BURY ST EDMUNDS, HAVERHILL, KESGRAVE , SUDBURY II , WITHAM II ,
PLUS KELVEDON , AND COPDOCK WHO WILL SUPPLY TEAS ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS.
CLUBS THAT ARE NOT PROVIDING TEAS FOR PLAYERS AT ALL ARE
FELIXSTOWE , MISTLEY and WOOLPIT
DUNMOW HAVE NOT REPLIED AS YET
DIVISON THREE :
ALL TWELVE TEAMS WILL BE PROVIDING TEAS FOR ALL PLAYERS AND UMPIRES IN 2025.
THIS IS WELCOME NEWS AND WILL HELP TO GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL AFTER
SEVERAL DIFFICULT YEARS
If any other clubs decide to return to provision of teas, let me know right away and it will be posted above.
OTHER LEAGUES ? : The EAST ANGLIAN PREMIER LEAGUE : Teas/ lunches as normal.
HUNTS COUNTY BATS LEAGUE : Teas as normal
Note : Even if the home clubs are not providing teas the time normally taken by the " tea interval " will be taken as normal. Players and umpires will bring their own food and have the usual break.
UMPIRES EXPENSES
UMPIRES EXPENSES for the 2025 season will be £50 as for the last two seasons, providing that teas are supplied by the home team. A FULL TEA WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL UMPIRES. THIS INCLUDES THE OFFER OF A HOT OR COLD DRINK ON ARRIVAL AND AND THE SAME DURING THE TEA INTERVAL
UMPIRES STANDING ALONE : If an umpire stands on his own the expenses rate will be the same, each club paying half.. If a club wishes to pay the umpire extra, that of course will be fine.
UMPIRES STANDING ALONE : This will be avoided wherever possible and umpires will not be spread around in Div 2 to cover more matches. In case of late call offs some umpires will stand on their own but this won't be a regular feature.
IMPORTANT NOTE : Due to many problems regarding the payment of umpires the following format will
now apply to all clubs.
PAYMENTS TO UMPIRES( CASH ONLY ) ALONG WITH THE PROVISION OF TEAM SHEETS, MATCH BALLS AND SOME SPARE MATCH BALLS MUST BE PROVIDED BEFORE A MATCH IS ALLOWED TO START.
IF A DELAY TO THE START IS CAUSED BY NON COMPLIANCE, THE OVERS CAN BE REDUCED AS PER
LEAGUE RULES FOR A DELAYED START OR TIME REDUCED FROM THE NORMAL ALLOWANCE IF THE FIELDING TEAM ARE AT FAULT.
CASH ONLY PLEASE AND PAYMENT BEFORE THE MATCH STARTS
Umpires Records 2009- 2021 excluding 2020
Listed below are the number of matches these umpires have covered in the Two Counties League
220- RON RAISEY 215- IAN DAVIS 210 - MEL PHAIR 203 - RAY DIGWEED
192- KEITH LAMDIN 186- ROBIN DRURY 183 - TERRY SNELL 181- COLIN WELLS
180- HUGH NEWMAN 178- PHIL SMITH 154 - MARTIN WHITE 141 - DAVE ROOT
139- JOHN BLOOMFIELD 139 -SHAUN WHITFIELD 137 - BEN BROWN
135- CHARLES REVELL , 133- ADRIAN OSBORNE, 132- BOB BARNES, 125- NIGEL PETTITT
123- PETER PUSHMAN, 121- JOHN BOYLES , 117- BILL CHAMBERS, 115- STEVE LILLEY
113- CLIVE VICKERY , 108- ELVIN KNG 106- PETER LODGE , 104 - GARRY HAYWARD
103- JOHN FISKE
The following list are umpires that have covered just under a hundred matches
97- Winston Browne, Tom Smith, 90 John Hemmings, 83- Gus Hunnybun, 82- Keith Wright
81- Dave Worne, 81- Barry Phillpotts 75- John Gallant, Alan Beazer