Tomorrow’s opening round of this year’s Eastern Counties cup competition will go ahead as originally planned, Eastern Counties Cricket Association (ECCA) president Harold Millett has confirmed.

“We have resolved our differences and the game is on for tomorrow,” Millett told The Royal Gazette shortly after an emergency meeting held earlier tonight at Harrington Workmen’s Club in Smith’s Parish.

Saturday’s match at Sea Breeze Oval, involving cup holders St. David’s and challengers Cleveland County, had been in jeopardy of being called off after the former rescinded their ECCA membership and withdrew from the 105-year old competiton in protest over a new policy that now sees proceeds from rented lots at counties matches shared between all four ECCA affiliates.

“In light of our discontent with the ECCA’s recent proposal and the publication of the same within today’s (Thursday’s) Royal Gazette newspaper, we rescind our membership to the ECCA and advise you of our withdrawal from the series,” St.David’s secretary Amne Foggo wrote in a letter sent to ECCA president Millett.

Prior to the change, funds obtained from rented lots had been pocketed by the host club since 1985.

Millett declined to any other questions related to the matter.

Read more in tomorrow’s Royal Gazette.