Leeds & Broomfield’s National Village Cup exploits lead to suspension from Kent Village League with club two wins from Lord’s final

Leeds & Broomfield have encouraged a review of the rules after their run in a national cup competition led to a league suspension.

The club’s exploits in the National Village Cup, in which they are just two wins from a Lord’s final, have come at a cost in the Kent Village League.

They’ve had to concede three matches, due to fixture clashes, the sanction for which is suspension for the rest of the season and relegation to Division 2.

Leeds had attempted to rearrange the matches in question and have offered to play their remaining Division 1 fixtures as friendlies.

“We’re in the quarter-finals of the National Village Cup, which is absolutely fantastic,” said Leeds chairman and former captain Chris Davis.

“We’re two wins from Lord’s, which is a positive about it all.

“We’re obviously disappointed with the impact that’s had on playing in the league but I think they probably just need to review their rules going forward.

“If you concede three games you’re suspended and then relegated. You’d need to have two sides out on a Sunday, which is very difficult.

“It’s a shame. It’s one of those where we hoped they would make an exception but unfortunately not.

“It’s probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play at Lord’s, so we’ve had to prioritise that and unfortunately the games have clashed with Sunday League fixtures.

“I think the club’s really excited about the next couple of months and we’ll take each game as it comes but it would be awesome to get to Lord’s.

“We’ve got a trip to Norfolk for the quarter-finals, which will be good, and hopefully we’ll make some memories.”

Leeds & Broomfield kept their Lord’s bid on track with a six-wicket success at Redbourn on Sunday.

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