In July 2021 Lancashire County Pool Association set out a cautious return-to-competition plan following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. County competition was suspended for the remainder of 2021, while Lancashire Interleague was permitted to work towards an August restart.
County competition withdrawn for the rest of 2021
The LCPA Committee decided that Lancashire would withdraw from county pool for the remainder of the year. The decision reflected the number of players who would otherwise have been travelling between counties and sharing busy venues.
At the time of the announcement, four of the six counties in Region 2 had withdrawn from county competition. Lancashire’s stated intention was to return when conditions were more stable in 2022.
Interleague planned to restart
Because Interleague involved fewer players and less travel, the committee was prepared for the competition to resume, with a provisional start date of 22 August 2021. The position was to remain under review as the year progressed.
Player and venue guidance
- Players were asked to take responsibility for their own actions and to respect others who continued to wear face coverings.
- Alternative greetings were encouraged where players did not want to shake hands.
- Away teams were expected to respect any venue-specific rules communicated by the home team.
- Players who wanted hand sanitiser were advised to bring their own rather than assume it would be supplied.
This page is retained as a historical record of how Lancashire pool competition restarted after the pandemic rather than as current health guidance.
Continue with the Lancashire Intercounty archive and Lancashire Interleague.
Historical governance record: originally published 28 July 2021.