THE VAUX Northern League has approached the Jennings Ribblesdale League regarding further talks over possible feeder league status for the Ribblesdale League.

The Northern League is involved in on-going discussions with the Lancashire and English Cricket Boards about becoming a Premier League for the county.

However, accreditation is likely to involve incorporating a feeder league system which could lead to the Northern and Ribblesdale Leagues coming together.

Preliminary talks have previously taken place and may now be revived if the Ribblesdale League agrees.

"It's not a formal approach as such," said Northern League chairman Norman Brown.

"At the request of the league committee I wrote to Rod Slater (Ribblesdale League secretary) at executive level to see where we are going."

The Ribblesdale League's executive will now be asked at a meeting next Monday to take the matter to a league meeting where they would be able to guage the feeling of the clubs towards becoming a feeder to the Northern League.

Meanwhile the Northern League clubs are consulting with their players over the ramifications of becoming a Premier League and playing 60-over cricket.

The clubs are expected to report back to a committee meeting later this month.

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