Whitland's Trefor Evans will become the new chairman of Pembroke County Cricket Club when their annual general meeting is held at Haverfordwest Cricket Club, on Wednesday, February 27, at 7.30 pm. He will succeed former Cresselly cricketer Dave Morris, of Fishguard, who will become the immediate past chairman. The new vice-chairman will be David Loosmore, of Haverfordwest. Paul Webb, of Whitland, and Derek Lloyd, of Carew, will contest a place on the six-man executive committee, along with existing members Nick Evans (Narberth), Euros Jones (Crymych), Andrew Phillips (Haverfordwest), Tony Scourfield (Carew) and Philip Thomas (Cresselly). In an attempt to overthrow a rule brought in some years ago, Robert Wray and Andrew Edwards, of St. Clears, will propose a rule change which would allow cricket clubs from outside the county of Pembrokeshire to re-enter the league or to enter the league for the first time. Existing clubs are exempt from the current rule, but at present there is no provision for clubs outside the county to enter the league for the first time and the rule also prevents clubs such as St. Clears or Laugharne re-entering cricket competitions in Pembrokeshire. St. Clears have already applied to enter the Under 13s league this season and if the notice of motion is passed, it will open the door for St. Clears to re- enter the league in the 2009 season, provided that the club can comply with the stringent rules governing cricket in the county. Haverfordwest Cricket Club is proposing a change to the points system for drawn matches to encourage a more positive approach by the side batting second. If the Haverfordwest proposal gets sufficient votes, teams will have to get within 50 runs of the side batting first to pick up their first point of the 15 points available to be shared by both teams in a league match. At present, the side gets one point if their total is within 70 runs of the side batting first and five points if their total is within 30 runs of the target. Under the Haverfordwest proposal, the side chasing the runs must get within 10 runs of the side batting first to pick up five points. Following discussions at the county executive committee to find ways of streamlining some of the cup competitions, county secretary Bill Marchant, supported by Euros Jones, of Crymych, will propose that the Duggie Morris Cup is limited to the previous eight winners of the Harrison-Allen Bowl, provided that those teams are still playing in either division one or division two of the league. The move is designed to reduce the number of one-sided matches that can happen when a lower division side is up against a division one side. However, it does take away the possibility of the lower division club causing an upset and teams such as Kilgetty, Lamphey and Pembroke Dock will be unable to enter the competition and will surely object to the proposed rule change. In a similar streamlining vein, Philip Thomas, of Cresselly, and Andrew Phillips, of Haverfordwest, will suggest that the Alec Colley Cup is played as a 20 overs per side competition, instead of the existing 22 overs per side. Since the leg-side wides rule came into play a few seasons ago, some cup matches have taken longer than in previous years because of the number of wides bowled in each match, sometimes adding the equivalent of 10 extra overs to a match. It will be interesting to observe how members and club delegates will vote on this issue, as some could take the view that just as a captain does not alter the field for bad bowling, so the County Club should not introduce a rule change because bowlers are unable to bowl on target. Umpires will be £5 per match richer this season if another proposed rule change is passed, as their expenses for league matches will go up from £15 to £20 per match.