TWO-DAY cricket is set to continue in the Kent League Premier Division next season, but teams will not be playing in coloured kit. They were the major decisions to emerge from open meetings held at Dartford and Hartley.

All 10 Premiership clubs attended the forum at Dartford to vote for the continuation of the two-day cricket scheme for the foreseeable future. League fixture secretary Errol Valentine said: "The meeting concluded in a positive note that two-day cricket in the Premier Division is the way forward. It would be wrong to say the vote was unanimous, but every club had already gauged the feelings of their players at previous meetings.

"It would seem that a substantial majority of cricketers playing in the premier division wish to continue the two-day format." Meanwhile, the proposal by Sittingbourne club Gore Court to introduce coloured kit to the league is to be put on the back-burner. Whiler generally well received, the administration costs of ratifying club colours and introducing white balls and dark sightscreens were thought to be high.

The league committee seem likely to ratify two-day premiership cricket and outlaw coloured clothing at its annual meeting at Hartley on Wednesday, March 6. In between times, league officials will search for a new sponsor after the withdrawal of Bromley-based insurance and financial services group Forester.

Forester turned down an option to extend the deal following the World Trade Centre terrorist attacks. They and other insurance firms have cut discretionary spending in anticipation of an increase in claims.