The NatWest U19 Club T20,a vibrant competition that lets young players take ownership within their club is coming back to Somerset this summer after another fantastic summer of action in 2017!
What is U19T20?
Young players compete in fast paced matches with and against their friends in a great social atmosphere. It offers a format of cricket to inspire and enthuse young people to stay in the game at their clubs.
With over 650 clubs taking part nationally and 35 in Somerset, wearing coloured kit, playing music and smashing a pink ball around, the impact was huge:
• 97% of ‘at risk’ players said they were now more likely to continue playing next year.
• 2 in 3 clubs saw players returning to play.
• 75% of players also became ‘volunteers’ to help set up matches.
Groups and Fixtures
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Group/ Fixture |
North East |
North West |
Central |
South East |
South West |
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1 |
Scorpions (Hampset) |
Congresbury Cobras |
Bridgwater Red Sox |
Chard Aviators |
Taunton Tornadoes |
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2 |
Timsbury Miners |
Weston Super Kings |
Glastonbury Young Thorns
|
Perrott Monkeys |
Deane Diamonds |
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3 |
Midsomer Norton Greencaps |
Claverham Knights |
Shapwick & Polden Scorchers
|
Crewkerne Crusaders |
Minehead Pirates |
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4 |
Bath Swords |
Castle Thunder |
Wembdon Renegades
|
Ilminster Bears |
Wellington Warriors |
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5 |
Hinton Hornets |
Winscombe Weasels |
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Westlands Whirlwinds |
The Saints |
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6 |
Frome Falcons |
Clevedon Coast Busters |
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Kilmington Eagles |
Brompton Stags |
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7 |
Chew Valley Lakers |
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Fixtures 2017
ALL FIXTURE DATES MUST BE AGREED AND ON PLAY-CRICKET BY 16th JUNE 2017.
Fixtures can take place between 16th June and 31st July for all groups except the North-East Group which have until 7th August.
This year we have changed Finals Day based on feedback from clubs so it will be now an 8-team event at Uphill Castle CC & Weston- Super-Mare CC on Sunday 20th August with T15 Quarter Finals & Semi Finals concluding with a T20 Final.
Each Group winner will get a place at Finals Day as will 2nd place of the North-East Group. New for 2017 we are introducing Play Offs which will see 2nd place in the North-West facing each other for a Finals Day spot as will the 2nd Place in both South-West & South-East. The Playoff match will take place between 1st & 7th August.
Rules
These are the rules for 2017 which all clubs should familiarise themselves with. There have been couple changes made following 2016 by both ECB and SCB to improve the competition.
Kit Offers
Nationally the ECB have teamed up with Serious Cricket to offer discounts on kit, team wear and T20 match day accessories. For more details click here
Useful Sources of Information
There is training available online for U19T20 available by visiting- HTTPS://WWW.ECB.CO.UK/BE-INVOLVED/VOLUNTEERING/T20-ACTIVATOR-COURSE it is FREE of CHARGE to do and anyone who does the course has the opportunity to win tickets to England matches and Kit.
ECB U19 Website including player Stat Zones- http://ecbu19clubt20.play-cricket.com/
SCB U19 T20 Twitter- When tweeting about the competition use the hashtag #U19T20
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