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	<title><![CDATA[British Columbia Mainland Cricket League (BCMCL)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.bcmcl.org</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Junior Six-A-Side</b>]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The BCMCL Junior Six-A-Side Tournament will be held  on May 19th, 2008 at Stanely Park. Entries must be submitted to the League Secretary by email BEFORE May 15th, 2008.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Advertising Costs</b>]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[These are the costs for advertising in the Handbook:
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BACK FULL PAGE :                       <b>$1,000</b> <br>
BACK AND FRONT INNER PAGE :  <b>$500</b><br>
INNER FULL PAGE :                        <b>$200</b><br>
INNER HALF PAGE :                       <b>$125</b><br>
ONE THIRD OF PAGE :                   <b> $75</b><br>
BUSINESS DIRECTORY :                <b> $15</b><br>]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Twenty - 20 Update</b>]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The season has not even started and we are already half ways into BCMCL and Lower Mainland's first ever Twenty-20 League. We saw Juniors, Abbotsford and Pakcan go on to the second round of Twenty-20 League with 100% win ratio. The Management Committee of BCMCL would like to extend its appreciation for all the kind words that have come from all quarters of cricketing fraternity.

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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Season 2008 Update</b>]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[What a start to Season 2008!!!  We are all having a great time with the Twenty-20 League. 
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BCMCL regular 50 over season will start as planned on <b>April 26, 2008</b>.  The schedule will be up soon. We thank everyone for their patience. Till then enjoy the Twenty-20 Cricket.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Twenty - 20 Schedule]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Twenty - 20 League's schedule is up now. All captains are requested to put in the results of the game by the following Wednesday.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Registration Forms Reminder]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Many registration forms are being submitted without a player ID number, no club witness signature, no address, no birthday, some are "homeless" (no club name provided), therefore the player's name does not appear on the web page as being activated.  All Clubs are reminded that it will be their responsibility to ensure that players must be registered prior to playing. Completed registration forms must be faxed by the Wednesday prior to a player playing their first match. Please ensure that the registration forms are legible, use black ink when possible. We will be asking all clubs that the incomplete forms be resubmitted with the required information provided.

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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Junior Six-A-Side]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The  Junior Six-A-Side Tournament will be held for junior players at Hugo Ray on April 19th 2008. Entries must be submitted to the League Secretary by email secretary@bcmcl.ca BEFORE April 12th, 2008. For further information contact Salim Mohammed at salim_mohammed23@hotmail.com.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<B>2008 BCMCL Divisions]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The BCMCL Management Committee is happy to announce the league structure for the 2008 season. We have added 3 new teams to existing clubs and 9 new clubs (with one team). The league will have 47 teams in total spread over 5 divisions.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Women's Cricket]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Canadian Cricket Association has initiated a very important program relating to women's cricket. They have requested local leagues to be in full participation with this. BCMCL would like to give full co-operation in this program and request anyone who is interested in joining or forming a team to contact the league secretary at secretary@bcmcl.ca.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Junior Programs]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to inform that Shaun Miller - ECB Level 3 Coach (the only ONE in BC with that credential), has agreed to run our junior clinics to develop the youth in the game of cricket.  He will also hold sessions for senior cricketers to develop and improve their game. Shaun Miller is also a Deputy National Coach for team Canada. 
 
<br>The junior program will consist of:
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<b>- Development of youth
<br>- Creation of school league in lower mainland
<br>- Preparing younger cricketers for Canada Under - 19
<br>- Preparing younger cricketers for Canada Under - 23
<br>- Hold cricket clinics for beginners
<br>- Hold tournaments with other provinces in Under-19 & Under-23 category
<br>- Saturday morning Junior Cricket League
<br>- Training session to be held by MRF Pace Foundation</b><bR>

<br> In addition to above Shaun Miller will work with seniors as well with respect to improving their game so potential players can represent team Canada in future.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Progress for Season 2008]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Please be informed that in addition to new junior programs, we will carry on with all the events and junior programes which were held in the previous years. We would like to inform everyone, be it a junior or senior,  that we will have an open door policy in which we will welcome everyone's comments, feedback or suggestions over the season. The main reason behind this is to make BCMCL operate better than previous years and all your suggestion will work as an important tool to put this league as the best cricket league in Canada.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>MRF Pace Foundation Camp]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Dennis Lillee's MRF Pace Foundation which is acknowledged best in the world have confirmed a camp for BCMCL between August 10 to August 25 in Season 2008. This sponsored camp will hold both seniors and juniors programs.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Dress Code Reminder]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Reminder: Governing Rule No.37 states that "All players must wear white or cream coloured clothing including a shirt with a collar and long pants.  Players who do not comply with this rule will not be allowed to play in the match."  Umpires will be reinforcing this rule.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Cricket Ground Usage]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Clubs are reminded that the use of grounds for games or practices is not permitted without a permit from the issuing authority. Other sports groups also have permits and municipalities are extremely unhappy when conflict arises. Please treat this as an important issue. ]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Building a better club]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Canada Cricket website has recently re-posted an article written by John McCabe, past-president of the BCMCL. The article is intended to be a guide to building a better cricket club.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[<b>Reminder: Add your photo to your BCMCL Profile!]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Please send player and club contact photos to webmaster@bcmcl.ca or inamul@bcmcl.ca. Photos must be 120 pixels high by 100 pixels wide. Please name player photos with a 'p' followed by the player id (for example - p3569.jpg).]]></description>
	
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