Junior league stoolball is played in Mid Division with teams from Ringmer, Adastra, Barcombe, Chailey, Fletching and Nutley. It’s also played in Central Division with teams from Hurstmeirpoint, Clayton, Horsted Keynes, Partridge Green and Balcombe.
In the remaining divisions (East, North and West) junior players often find themselves playing a vital role on a weekly basis in the senior teams.
The Junior Divisional Championship is played annually on a knockout basis, in conjunction with the Senior Championship. The juniors play in the morning for 30 overs, and the seniors in the afternoon for 45 overs.
The preliminary round is usually played on the last Sunday in May, the semi-finals in mid June and Finals Day is on the first Sunday in July.
Last year, for the first time it was decided to try a different format and a round-robin format was proposed. This meant that the junior players were being asked to play on four Sundays out of five over the same period of time.
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