The first SCC weekend took place on 15/16 January 2022 and Middlesex fielded 48 players across five teams on the same day in Milton Keynes, Hatfield, Basildon and Redbridge. Thanks to all the managers (Mark McCanney, Sandra Peaston, Ylenia Ficalora, Srushti Panchal, Ann Fan) and the selection committee (John Herdman, Elena Johnson, Sandra Peaston, Mark McCanney, Gemma Jarrett, Robert Golding) for getting this all in order and ensuring we fulfilled all 12 fixtures across the weekend.
First Team
The first team sit four points clear at the top of the Premiership after an excellent first weekend, bolstered by the availability of Dinuka Karunaratne and Freya Patel-Redfearn. The entire team performed brilliantly and we beat Sussex 1sts 11-0, Hampshire 1sts 6-5 and Leicestershire 1sts 8-3.
Second Team
The second team are in the incredibly difficult Championship alongside county heavyweights such as Yorkshire 1sts, Warwickshire 1sts, Nottinghamshire 1sts, Essex 1sts and Lancashire 1sts. The team sits in a relegation position currently having lost to Essex 1sts 0-11, beating Hertfordshire 2nds 7-4 and losing to Yorkshire 1sts 1-10. Although it will be tough to stay in the division the team performed admirably and the win against Herts 2nds gives us an outside chance of survival.
Third and Fourth Teams
The third and fourth teams are both in Division 2 South East. The first match was the 3v4 match and the thirds helped to show that the selection committee knows what it?s doing by beating the 4s 10-1. The 3rds then followed this up with a 7-4 win over Hertfordshire 3rds to sit four points clear at the top of the league. The 4ths lost their afternoon match 5-6 to Bedfordshire 1sts and sit 7th of 8. The thirds are in a great position to seek promotion to Division 1 South and the 4ths are in a real fight to stay in Division 2.
Fifth Team
The fifth team are in Division 3 South East (they were promoted from Division 4 following other county withdrawals). The fifths are up against all second and third teams from other counties so were always going to find it tough, losing 4-7 to Kent 3rds and 2-9 to Essex 3rds. They sit 6th of 8 and have a great chance of staying in this division.
First Team
The first team sit four points clear at the top of the Premiership after an excellent first weekend, bolstered by the availability of Dinuka Karunaratne and Freya Patel-Redfearn. The entire team performed brilliantly and we beat Sussex 1sts 11-0, Hampshire 1sts 6-5 and Leicestershire 1sts 8-3.
Second Team
The second team are in the incredibly difficult Championship alongside county heavyweights such as Yorkshire 1sts, Warwickshire 1sts, Nottinghamshire 1sts, Essex 1sts and Lancashire 1sts. The team sits in a relegation position currently having lost to Essex 1sts 0-11, beating Hertfordshire 2nds 7-4 and losing to Yorkshire 1sts 1-10. Although it will be tough to stay in the division the team performed admirably and the win against Herts 2nds gives us an outside chance of survival.
Third and Fourth Teams
The third and fourth teams are both in Division 2 South East. The first match was the 3v4 match and the thirds helped to show that the selection committee knows what it?s doing by beating the 4s 10-1. The 3rds then followed this up with a 7-4 win over Hertfordshire 3rds to sit four points clear at the top of the league. The 4ths lost their afternoon match 5-6 to Bedfordshire 1sts and sit 7th of 8. The thirds are in a great position to seek promotion to Division 1 South and the 4ths are in a real fight to stay in Division 2.
Fifth Team
The fifth team are in Division 3 South East (they were promoted from Division 4 following other county withdrawals). The fifths are up against all second and third teams from other counties so were always going to find it tough, losing 4-7 to Kent 3rds and 2-9 to Essex 3rds. They sit 6th of 8 and have a great chance of staying in this division.