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CRICKET: Wallingford left on their own

From the Abingdon Herald, first published Thursday 27th Jul 2006.

Rebels Wallingford stand alone now as the only club refusing to support the beleaguered chiefs of The Oxford Times Cherwell League.

The latest development in the long-running saga, which has gripped the local cricketing scene, comes after the league's strife-torn executive committee held more crisis talks.

Now they have called an extraordinary general meeting of clubs at Bicester & North Oxford CC on Wednesday, August 9 (7.30).

It comes after they received a joint proposal from Oxford and Banbury, which received the necessary support of 25 per cent of the clubs for an EGM, to consider throwing out the 'rebel four' of Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts, Kidlington and Wallingford.

But, in the meantime, Shipton, Nondies and Kidlington, who originally refused to support the executive, have written to the league, saying that they now have their support.

That just leaves Walling- ford as the sole objectors.

However, Ian Saunders, chairman of Wallingford, gave no indication that his club were ready to change their stance when informed of the situation by the Oxford Mail.

Instead, he said: "My position is I am somewhat concerned I have been notified by the Oxford Mail and not by the league.

"Once I have been informed officially by the league, I will go back to my committee.

"I am a bit surprised this message has come through the press."

The executive committee, who took the unprecedented step of suspending themselves last month, confirmed that their position remained unchanged until the outcome of the EGM was known.

League chairman Derek Primett explained that if Wallingford pledged their support before the EGM, the meeting would be cancelled and the executive would be reconvened.

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