LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Brigg Town Cricket Club will continue to run teams in 2011. Last night's annual meeting at The Hawthorns, home of Brigg Town FC, only attracted half-a-dozen members - but they transacted all the business necessary to ensure cricket will be played at the Recreation Ground next summer.
I went along last night slightly fearful that so few would turn up the club's future might be under threat - after Brigg's resignation from the Lincolnshire League, the "dropping" of various junior sides in recent years and the impending withdrawal from the 2011 North Lindsey Sunday League, However, the long-serving Gary Smith, taking the chair, soon made it clear there was no question of that. The others who attended this important AGM were new secretary Joe Hebblewhite, ex-first team skipper and secretary Lee Fielden (who hasn't played much this season), treasurer Jack Richards, Richard Lancaster and Phil Dewfall.
Brigg Town 2nd X1 will continue in the East Yorkshire Alliance division three, with home games at Brigg Rec, but will now be the club's first and only senior side. It's hoped a good number of this summer's first teamers will stop with the club to play in the Hull-based competition during 2011.
Phil Dewfall will skipper the side, with Richard Lancaster his vice-captain.
It is also hoped to form, and run, an under-11 side - operating closely with Sir John Nelthorpe School.