At a recent committee meeting (15/2/2007) the issue of cancelled/postponed matches arose. A number of teams have been cancelling matches for one reason or another, some more than others. When this has been debated at the AGM in previous seasons, the answering reply has always been 'Well, the matches are always played by the end of the season!'

The main problem with a cancellation is that they are a major inconvenience to the opposing team. Everyone prefers regular matches i.e once a week, and having to later fit in two or even three matches a week to complete the fixture list is annoying to say the least.

Ok, teams do have problems getting a team together perhaps due to illness, work commitments etc, but again most teams have four or more players and players they can call upon from lower divisions.

Would you prefer to play a team with two players and be guaranteed a match each week, or do you want to wait to play a three-player team later in the season?

Many leagues do not allow any matches to be cancelled - should we?

If we do impose a restriction on cancelling matches how should we enforce it?

The League Registration Sec's thoughts are as follows (if it's agreed to clamp down on this matter):
Teams are allowed a maximum of 1 match cancellation per season half.
Cancelling a match (over and above the 2 match limit) will invoke a 5 point fine for the offending team.

So it's time for your say.........