Kent County Village League

The League seeks to promote organised competition between village clubs in the area of West Kent and its borders with Surrey and Sussex.
Refer to the KCVL web site for the latest results and tables.

DIVISION 1 TABLE – 2009

	P	W	L	A	Bat	Bwl	Pts
Bidborough CC	18	14	3	1	53	42	240
Plaxtol CC	18	13	4	1	36	43	214
St Lawrence CC	18	13	4	1	49	27	211
Penshurst Park CC	18	12	5	1	48	31	204
Four Elms CC	18	8	9	1	31	36	152
Chiddingstone CC	18	7	10	1	45	24	144
Outwood CC	18	7	10	1	30	30	135
Sissinghurst CC	18	7	10	1	38	19	132
Leigh CC, Kent	18	3	14	1	36	28	99
Withyham CC	18	1	16	1	17	21	53

DIVISION 4 TABLE – 2009

	P	W	L	A	Bat Pts	Bowl Pts	Pts
Bidborough CC	18	12	5	1	56	31	212
Hadlow CC	18	12	5	1	45	27	197
Horsmonden CC	18	11	6	1	40	32	187
Sennocke CC	18	10	6	2	37	33	180
Kilndown & Lamberhurst CC	18	9	8	1	38	26	159
Flimwell CC	18	9	8	1	39	24	158
Buckhurst CC	18	8	9	1	38	32	155
Southborough CC	18	5	11	2	44	20	124
Godstone CC	18	4	12	1	31	25	116
Outwood CC	18	3	13	1	35	25	95

PREVIOUS KCVL WINNERS

	1st XI	Outwood	2nd XI	Outwood
1990	Crockham Hill	-	-	-
1991	Crockham Hill	-	-	-
	St Lawrence
1992	Plaxtol	4th	-	-
1993	Bidborough	5th	-	-
1994	Crockham Hill	7th	Four Elms	7th
1995	Eynsford	7th	Crockham Hill	7th
1996	Penshurst Park	3rd	Four Elms	6th
1997	Sissinghurst	3rd	Hadlow	4th
1998	Hadlow	3rd	Hadlow	5th
1999	Hadlow	2nd	Hadlow	3rd
2000	Plaxtol	2nd	Hadlow	4th
2001	Eynsford	2nd	Eynsford	6th
2002	Pembury	6th	Fordcombe	11th
2003	Eynsford	3rd	Fordcombe	2nd
2004	Eynsford	14th	Crockham Hill	7th
2005	Hadlow	2nd	Sissinghurst	2nd
2006	Outwood	1st	Outwood	1st
2007	Bidborough	2nd	Bidborough	4th

INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE HONOURS
AWARDED TO OUTWOOD PLAYERS

1999	Neil Garrett	1st XI Bowling Cup
2001	Neil Garrett	1st XI Bowling Cup
2003	Adrian Christie	2nd XI Bowling Cup
2005	Neal Stevens	1st XI Batting Cup
2005	Chris Knight	1st XI Bowling Cup
2006	Neal Stevens	1st XI Batting Cup
2007	Adrian Young	2nd XI Batting Cup

League Representative – Keith Barham
(H) 01342 713568 (M) 07950 357341

Main League Rules & Playing Conditions

Match Duration: 40 overs each innings.
Bowlers: restricted to a maximum of 9 overs.
Declarations: not permitted.
Matches starting late: Captains must agree a reduction in overs at a rate of 2 (1 per team) for each six minute delay in start time after 14.30. A minimum of 50 overs (25 per team) shall be played.

Start Time	Overs Per Innings	Max. Overs Per Bowler	Start Time	Overs Per Innings	Max. Overs Per Bowler
14.30	40	9	15.18	32	7
14.36	39	8	15.24	31	7
14.42	38	8	15.30	30	7
14.48	37	8	15.36	29	6
14.54	36	8	15.42	28	6
15.00	35	8	15.48	27	6
15.06	34	7	15.54	26	6
15.12	33	7	16.00	25	6

(adjust timings appropriately for 1.00pm starts)
Matches not conforming to guidelines are void.

Match Cancellation: No game shall be cancelled due to bad weather until midday on the day of the match unless prior consent of due representatives from both clubs has been obtained.

Reporting Match Results:
The home side is responsible for advising ALL results, including cancelled and abandoned matches as follows:
- e-mail (results@kcvl.co.uk) completed scorecard by Noon Monday.
- failure to meet reporting deadlines results in a financial penalty.
Player Eligibility: Players must be paid up Club members.
Players are ineligible if:

they are or have been a contracted professional at County, County 2nd, Minor County (or equivalent overseas) level during current or two preceding seasons, or
they receive direct or indirect payment from their club.

There are further rules covering overseas players.
POINTS SYSTEM
Win: (team scoring most runs, regardless of wickets lost) 10 points plus Bonus Points earned. Tie or Tied Draw: (where scores are level regardless of wickets lost) 5 points plus Bonus Points earned.
Loss: only Bonus Points earned Cancelled or abandoned match: 5 points to each side (plus any Bonus Points earned).
Bonus Points: Batting - 120 runs scored - 1 point; 160 runs - 2 points; 200 runs - 3 points; 240 runs - 4 points. Bowling - for taking 6 wickets - 1 point; 8 wickets - 2 points; 10 wickets - 3 points; an additional (4th) point for dismissing the opposition for less than 120 runs when bowling first.
Void matches: no points are awarded to either side
Failure to fulfil a fixture: Opponents awarded 15 points

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