THANKS to information from Mr Ian Grant, of Glasgow, I can now throw some light on cricket in the Tomintoul/Glenlivet area.

ALTHOUGH I am supportive of the current league set-up, I do listen to varying views which are contrary to mine.

IT is not unknown for Ewan McNeil and myself to have jousts in this newspaper. However, I was interested in what he wrote last week about the possibility of cricket in the Glenlivet/Tomintoul area many moons ago.

LAST Thursday, I went to watch the 50 overs per side international match between Scotland and New Zealand at Mannofield, Aberdeen. Nice to see a good contingent from both Buckie and Fochabers CC's in attendance.

RARELY, does an exciting finish to a cricket match get remembered for all the wrong reasons.

HOW influential women have become, especially since the 1960s. Whether it be in real life or in a fictitious, but powerful, role.

HOW marvellous it was, to witness such interest by local primary schools in the Moray area for the Kwik Cricket festival which was staged over three Wednesdays.

CRICKET can produce some mind-boggling rules, which other team sports thankfully ignore.

ALTHOUGH winners of the Consolation Plate for the past two seasons, Keith CC are struggling to find sufficient players of any age to guarantee fielding a relatively strong side every week. This is not a recent phenomenon, since it stretches back many years.

WHEN it comes to novel ideas, rest assured that the North Executive Committee will exhibit how devoid of them they are.

WHILE covering the game at Fochabers last week, I spent over an hour in the company of that legendary business entrepreneur, Gordon Baxter.

I DO not normally make a point of analysing a game in considerable depth, but I completely failed to see the logic in Steve Wathen's captaincy last Saturday.

FOR the second year, NoSCA has appointed a team manager to take control of their squad of players who are scheduled to participate in the Scottish Cricket Union Trophy.

WITH the uncertainty of our climate, I have often advocated that Sundays be utilised for cancelled matches from the previous day.

HOW apposite is the following, in light of my first coverage of the season?

FOLLOWING last week's assessment of six North clubs, I am concentrating upon the six other clubs in the Macallan League set-up, and I shall put my neck in the noose and say who could win what.

OVER the next couple of weeks, I shall review the hopes and aspirations of all 12 senior clubs. Naturally, all will think that they are in with some form of chance in every competition, but all animals are not equal.