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20-May-2009 Update supplied by David Millward, uploaded to website in the wee small hours of 21-May-2009.
All now complete.

Division 1: Congratulations to Writtle,  Champions again with18/20, Barking 1 are second on 15/20.

This is Writtle's fourth success on the trot, their 9th title in 12 years, 11 in all; an astonishing record. It is also the first time a team has won the title four seasons in a row since Leyton won six (correction 25.5.2009): 1907-08 to 1912-13. Even the dominant Ilford side of the 1950s 'only' did two hat tricks, (adding a third in the 1980s). Writtle's 9 in 12 seasons is the most intense winning streak in the history of the League.  Visit: Essex League Champions in the Archive section.

Division 2: has been won by Wanstead 2 with 16/20, ahead of Brentwood 1, 13;

Division 3: Roding & Loughton 1, 19/20; Thurrock 2, 11;

Division 4: Ilford 3, 21/24; Roding & Loughton 2, 19.

Foiled! Dave Millward was already looking up the record books for the last time we got through a season without a defaulted match, when this season's otherwise clean record was spoilt with the very last fixture being defaulted.

GPC retains single session for Essex League

A meeting of the GPC was held on Wednesday 20-May-2009 at the 'Old House' in Brentwood. The meeting was well- attended, with all but one of the League Clubs represented, to debate a full agenda, the central part of which was multiple proposals for the Essex League format for next season.

On the central issue, whether to retain a single session format, introduced last season, or revert to some form of multiple sessions, after a good debate the meeting decided, by a 10-8 majority to retain the single session. The time control, however, has been changed and will be All moves in 90 minutes which was carried by a 12-2 majority.

A further proposal allows team Captains to have a mobile phone on silent (vibrate) mode until he has a full team. Nem con.

League deposits are to be capped at £15 (were: £10 for one team + £5 for each subsequent team).

All the decisions of the GPC were subsequently ratified by the Executive, which met after the GPC.

Draft minutes available soon.              Agenda