A new era for the NCL & Hevey
May 2008

The Northamptonshire Cricket League and Northampton based Hevey Building Supplies have teamed up in a major new sponsorship deal for the next three years.

With more than 150 teams in 14 divisions – and ECB Premier League status – the NCL is one of the biggest organisations in English recreational cricket.

Photo: From Left to Right Tony Nutt, Mick McGuckin (Hevey), John Hodges (NCL), and Neil Hemmington (Hevey)

And it will now be known as the Hevey Building Supplies Northamptonshire Cricket League as a result of the first sponsorship arrangement covering the entire league since the NCL began in 2003.

The sponsorship was formally announced at the League’s pre-season meeting at the County Ground on April 16 2008.

“We are a big league but until now – unlike many other Premier Leagues around the country – we have not had a major sponsor,” said NCL Chairman John Hodges.

“Our new agreement with Hevey over the next three years, gives us the opportunity to explore ways of passing on the benefits to our member clubs.”

“When I first met Mick McGuckin and Neil Hemmington from Hevey I was impressed with their keenness to get involved with local cricket. I’m looking forward to working with them to promote the best interests of both the NCL and Hevey Building Supplies.”

The NCL’s new sponsors are Northampton’s youngest – but already largest – independent builders’ merchants. Hevey are a forward thinking company and were recently awarded FSC certification for supplying timber that is supplied from sustainable forests. This commitment to the environment and putting something back is further supported by their sponsorship of the NCL. As Mick McGuckin Sales Director for Hevey comments “We are absolutely delighted to be sponsoring the Northants Cricket League over the next three years which shows our commitment to the local area and also to sport in general. We look forward to building on our reputation throughout the county”.

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