New three-year sponsor for Dorset Cricket League
by Wessex Internet Team
After the absence of a sponsor for the Dorset Cricket League during the 2022 season, Wessex Internet has stepped in and agreed a new three-year deal.
From April 2023, Seventy-six teams from forty clubs will play in the ‘Wessex Internet Dorset Cricket League’ after the Shroton-based company agreed a deal which will support the league in various ways, benefiting umpires as well as players and their clubs.
The deal also includes sponsorship of the T20 Cup Competitions, the League Representative XI and the Women’s Leagues within the county. Some of the money will be used to help reduce costs to clubs and some has also been earmarked to help encourage and train new umpires.
League Chairman, Peter Constable said “We are delighted to be forging a partnership with Wessex Internet, particularly at a time when more and more digital technology is coming into the game at grassroots level. Some clubs already use a phone app or laptop for scoring matches, some of which can be followed live online from all over the world. It’s also possible for clubs to stream matches live over the internet and we may even see some of the other technology used in the professional game filter down to club cricket in the not-too-distant future. Wessex Internet, by bringing fibre connections to rural areas of Dorset, are the ideal company to be at the forefront with at this time and we look forward to working with them over the next three years.”
Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet, said: “We’re excited to enter this three-year agreement to sponsor the Dorset Cricket League. A local internet service provider, we work closely with local communities across Dorset to connect them to ultrafast full fibre broadband. We recognise the vital role that local sports clubs play in community-life and are delighted to be able support cricket clubs across the county. We're excited, through this partnership, to deliver further benefits for communities and cricket in Dorset.”
Photo: Dorset Cricket League Chairman Peter Constable with Sally Sommers, Wessex Internet’s Head of Marketing.
PHOTO CREDIT: Ed Baker, Deep South Media
21/11/2022
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