Burnham Sports CC

Ekco Monarchs have withdrawn from the first division and will not be among our opponents in 2010. It is unclear whether the colourful topics of conversation that we had at their place this year - Jamie instigated one about anal bleaching, while Finny was very animated about notorious serial killers and their unusual habits - influenced their decision. It means that we won't have to try and work out ways to negotiate the A127 on a Saturday lunch-time or dismiss Kevin Grant, who always made a stack of runs against us. Ekco's replacements will be Great Waltham, who finished a close third in Division 2 last year. Nice ground - one that favours the batters. Incidentally, Ekco's 4ths have also scratched. It means that the 2 teams that they are left with (Div 4 and Div 7) could be worth backing to win promotion - if you can find a bookmakers who will accept bets on such things.