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STEADY RISE THROUGH LEAGUE CONTINUES
In a shock move CCC have been promoted to Div 3 - or Serie C, as it is expected to be renamed - of the North-East Mid-Week Cricket League. The Heaton Medicals outfit finished 5th in Division 4 in 2003, but have gone up a division due to a quirk of the league structure. They will join teams such as Genetics, Kibblesworth, Fenham, and the evocatively named Aletaster in their new section.
The fresh challenge that promotion will provide has already led to near hysterical excitement amongst players and supporters alike, with the CCC messageboard swamped with talk of “AGMs” and “nets” sometime in the future.
Club captain Simon Edwards was more guarded in his reaction: “It’s great news for the club, and a difficult new challenge for the lads. I felt we were one of the better teams in Division 4 last season. The division was definitely split into two halves, with the top 5 pulling away. It had really become two divisions in itself, much like the Premiership. In fact there was three halves if you look at St Teresa’s who only amassed 3 points, though amass is probably the wrong word…”
Our reporter left Mr Edwards discussing the finer points of league statistics with himself, and interviewed CCC pace bowler Tim Hall instead: “Bring it on!” said Hall.
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