We’re well aware that behind every cricket team is a volunteer who spends significant time and money over the course of the season organising his side, arranging matches, confirming start times or planning nets sessions.

Well, fear not. A new web/mobile service has been launched to take the frustration out of team organisation. Teamer.net combines the internet with email and sms messaging to solve the headaches of team organisation, making the lives of these hardy souls a whole lot easier.

With Teamer you get a private secure web-space for your cricket team, from where all games/events can be notified using sms/texting or email using just one click. Player responses are captured in real time online, and team members can use the private team pages to blog, share event photos or engage in the odd bit of banter. There is also a very neat one click cancellation feature, so if a game is cancelled, all your players can be notified with a single click of the mouse. If you are already pitch-side, this cancellation feature can be triggered from your mobile phone.

Setting up a team takes no more than five minutes, a small time investment that will save many hours of administration over the course of the season. And the best bit is that Teamer is completely free to use, and that includes free texting. It’s an intriguing product and definitely worth investigating. After all, anything that stops you having to give Fat Dave yet another call at the 11th hour to fill in as keeper has got to be a good thing.

Check it out for yourself at www.teamer.net

“Fat Dave? It's Athers. We’re a man down. Can you play?”