A revised fixture list has been drafted for the 1st XI in the event of a resumption of cricket on 1st August.
Click here to view SMCC – 1st XI Revised fixture list August 2020
1st XI miss out on Watsonian league match for fifth consecutive time
Saturday 30th May
Today, we should have been playing Watsonians at Inverleith in the East Premier League after two years of weather inventions which in our last four league matches either prevented a start or led to a no result abandonment. Sadly on a day of glorious weather the pandemic takes out the fixture yet again.
The last league match to be completed was on 1st July 2017 at Myreside which resulted in a comprehensive win for the home side.
“Still no cricket activity before 1 July 2020 at least” – Cricket Scotland
Thursday 28th May
Following the Scottish Government announcement today that certain non-contact outdoor sports are allowed to return in the Phase 1 exit from lockdown, Cricket Scotland would like to clarify the situation regarding cricket activity and training.
Sportscotland has advised Cricket Scotland today that cricket is not one of the sports authorised to restart activity in Phase 1, including personal training and one to one coaching.
Cricket Scotland has submitted plans to the Scottish Government for approval for the return to training at elite and club level in anticipation that cricket will form part of the Scottish Government’s Phase 2 plan to allow players and coaches to return to training. It is hoped that those plans will be approved shortly before Phase 2 commences.
The period between these two dates will allow players, coaches, clubs and facilities time to prepare to comply with the approved plans and guidelines which are likely to require risk assessments, special hygiene and sanitation arrangements, formal booking systems, insurance checks and an on-site presence from the facility operator to supervise training at all times.
Cricket Scotland therefore reminds clubs and others that cricket activity remains suspended and all cricket facilities should remain closed until 1st July at the earliest.