The Great Southern Cricket Association has come to a decision on awarding premierships for season 2019/20…..

GSCA PREMIERS DECISION

There were three options the GSCA executive considered :

a. Declare no premiers as the finals series was incomplete.

b. Award the premierships to the minor premiers.

c. Award the premierships to the teams which won the qualifying finals.

While there are no GSCA rules that exactly cover these circumstances Rule 14.1.a. and b. guides us on drawn/abandoned finals:

14. FINALS

1. In the event of a drawn or tied final, the team finishing higher at the end of the minor round is declared the winner, except in the case of

a. A tied grand final, where both sides are declared winners.

b. An abandoned grand final where the two sides have previously met in that finals series – the winner of that previous match being declared the winner.

The GSCA executive has decided to adopt option c and award the 2019-20 premierships to the teams which won the qualifying finals. This is based on Rule 14, where the loser of the qualifying final would be declared the winner of the drawn preliminary final in each grade and the qualifying final winner would be declared the winner of the drawn grand final in each grade.

PREMIERS 2019/20

A Grade - Willunga CC

B Grade - Yankalilla CC

C Grade - Rapid Bay & Districts CC

1 Day - Pt Elliot CC

Senior Colts - Noarlunga CC (Blue)

Junior Colts - Encounter Bay CC

CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Jason Scarff (Noarlunga CC) and Rilee Endersby (Mt Compass CC) on being awarded the Senior and Junior Cricketers of the Year respectively.