THE MEETING WELCOMED MOHAMMED RAMZAN [Black Country Health Gladiators]
APOLOGIES JULIAN FALLOWS, TOM DAVIES, GARY MILLS, CHRIS PARKES, AZIZ REHMAN, AND TONY WRENCH
PRESENT ALVELEY, ARLEY, BCHG, OLDSWINFORD, QUATT, STAGBOROUGH, WYRE FORESTERS, GEOFF GILBERT, HOWARD BURLEY, NIC HARVEY
THERE WERE NO FINES FOR NON ATTENDANCE ON THIS OCCASION [COVID].
MISSING BEWDLEY GW, ENVILLE, GAS, HORN & TRUMPET, KIDDERMINSTER, STONE, STOURPORT S.M., WATERMILL, WEST HAGLEY
CHAIR THOSE ATTENDING WERE THANKED. ALL TEAMS, WHETHER PRESENT OR NOT, WERE REMINDED OF THE REQUIREMENT OF AVERAGES ON THE FORM SPECIFIED BY THE LEAGUE AND THE RETURN OF TROPHIES TO BE PREPARED FOR ENGRAVING. THIS HELPS THE COMMITTEE.
THE CHAIR REPORTED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WERE INITIAL DOUBTS CONCERNING THE SEASON IT WENT AHEAD SUCCESSFULLY, REFLECTING THE PLANS ORIGINALLY SET IN PLACE FOR THE ABORTED 2020 SEASON. TWO GUEST TEAMS, POLICE AND BCHG, WERE ADDED TO THE CUP PROGRAMME AND MATCHES WERE ALL SCHEDUELLED FOR WEDNESDAYS. THE WEATHER AND COVID DID PLAY A HAND.
THANKS WERE OFFERED TO GEOFF FOR SORTING AND RE SORTING THE UMPIRES AND AZIZ FOR UPDATING PLAY CRICKET. IT WAS GRATIFYING TO SEE TEAMS USING THE BYE WEEKS FOR FRIENDLIES.
NEW TEAMS BCHG ENJOYED THEIR EXPERIENCE AND WISH TO JOIN THE LEAGUE, CUURENTLY NEGOTAITING A GROUND. THERE IS POSSIBLY ANOTHER TEAM IN THE WINGS.
PROPOSED RULE CHANGES
- WIDES IN DIVISION B
- PLAY CRICKET DATA – PENALTIES FOR LATE ENTRY
- 100 FORMAT
THERE WAS ALSO DISCUSSION OF THE DESIRE TO HAVE A LEAGUE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AS WELL AS THE WEBSITE.
FINANCE THERE IS A POSSIBLE QUESTION OVER THIS COMING SEASON’S SPONSORSHIP
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE £2162 DEPOSIT ACCOUNT BALANCE £1891
REGISTRATION FEES WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR NEXT YEAR.
THE TREASURER HAS PINK AND RED BALLS FOR SALE
THE COMMITTEE WERE LOOKING AT THE COST OF STAGING FINALS, PARTICULARLY THE HIRING OF GROUNDS. THERE WAS A SIGNIFIFCANT NUMBER OF OFFERS FROM THE FLOOR TO REDUCE THESE COSTS. THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN PLANNING THE LEAGUE’S 2022 PROGRAMME.
IT WAS SOMETHING OF A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE FINALS WERE NOT THE SOCIAL EVENT THEY COULD BE WITH TEAMS AND UMPIRES LEAVING AS THE GAME CONCLUDED, PERHAPS AFFECTED BY COVID CONCERNS.
PRESENTATION EVENING AND AGM TUESDAY 9TH NOVEMBER @7.30
IT WAS DECIDED THAT IN THESE TIMES, THERE WOULD BE NO SPEAKER. THE LEAGUE WOULD OFFER DRINKS TOKENS AS A WAY OF THANKING THOSE WHO ORGANISED AND REPRESENTED THEIR TEAMS. FOOD WOULD BE LIMITED TO WRAPPED COBS.
