Cricket clubs asked to vote on whether to bring new league restructure in 2018

The four leagues - the Sussex Premier, East Sussex, Mid Sussex and West Sussex Invitation - will all form the new Sussex Cricket League from 2019.

Following the the 2018 season, all clubs will be formally invited to join the new league and its first AGM will take place in October/November 2018 and at that point, the four existing leagues will be dissolved.

But number of clubs wanted the restructure to take place from the 2018 season and in an email from Gary Stanley on behalf of the Adult Leagues Group (ALG) to all clubs involved, they have asked for clubs to vote on whether it should be introduced early.

The email said: “A very significant number of Clubs have expressed a desire for the playing side of the new structure to be in place for 2018, operated for one year only by the four existing league Committees.

Should the majority of Clubs wish this to be the case, all governance aspects of the new league would then be prepared during 2018, ready for the new league to operate from the 2018 AGM onward.

“Having looked closely at the practicalities, we are certain that this can be done. Therefore, we now need to establish quickly by a vote of clubs whether there is enough of a desire among Clubs to justify beginning the playing structure in 2018. Accordingly, the ALG is asking you to tell us what your Club would like to do. We will conduct a simple process, based on one vote per Club and requiring a simple majority of club votes to be passed. If you do not vote, it will be assumed that you have no preference and are happy to go with the majority.”