May 2015 & additional meeting

MAY 2015

APOLOGIES: DAVE VISITING WIFE IN HOSPITAL. THE COMMITTEE EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN AND FORWARD THEIR BEST WISHES. HOWARD UMPIRING.  A REMINDER TO BE SENT TO SCOTT AND AZIZ REMINDING THEM OF THE DATES OF MEETINGS

PRESENT      MARK    TONY     GEOFF    NIC

CLUB AFFILIATION

ONCE AGAIN THE LEAGUE HAS NEGOTIATED A REDUCED WCB AFFILIATION FEE OF £10 FOR CLUBS WHO ONLY PLAY IN THIS LEAGUE. THE TREASURER IS TO LIAISE WITH THE CHAIRMAN TO ARRANGE THE PAYMENT WHICH IS OVERDUE
( £110 COVERING THE 11CLUBS/TEAMS to be recouped from clubs).

TRANSFER ISSUE

THE PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFERS IS EXPLAINED IN THE HANDBOOK. REPORTING OF ANY ACTION IN THIS REGARD SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE COMMITTEE.

INTER LEAGUE CUP

DATE 18^TH AUGUST

VENUE CHESTER ROAD.  LEAGUES TO SHARE GROUND FEE

UMPIRES: ONE FROM EACH LEAGUE WITH NO COST TO TEAMS

START 6:15 PM due light. 12×8 BALL OVERS

THE CHAIRMAN WILL EMAIL TEAMS ASKING THEM TO NOMINATE A MAXIMUM OF THREE PLAYERS WHO ARE AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO REPRESENT THE LEAGUE IN THIS FIXTURE. THE COMMITTEE WILL THEN SELECT A TEAM FROM THE NOMINATED PLAYERS.

CLUB ISSUES

ALL TEAMS HAVE NOW SETTLED THEIR ACCOUNTS. WEST HAGLEY AND WATERFRONT ARE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE TO LEAGUE RULES TO SIGN A REGISTRATION DOCUMENT. THE CHAIRMAN WILL EMAIL THOSE TEAMS

UMPIRING ISSUES

OUTSTANDING NON PAYMENT OF UMPIRES FROM LAST SEASON £24

WILDEN V ARLEY          WILDEN TO PAY £28

BEWDLEY NOMADS NOT NOTIFYING         UMPIRES £28

THE TREASURER IS REQUESTED TO HAND £80 TO GEOFF TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE UMPIRES IN QUESTION; TO BE RECLAIMED FROM CLUBS.

UMPIRES SHOULD BE AWARE AND NOT OPERATE UNLESS FULLY INSURED AND SHOULD AIM TO BECOME MEMBERS OF KDCUA AND WACO

RULES

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ERRORS BY CERTAIN TEAMS COMPLETING THE RESULT CARDS. THESE TEAMS WILL BE NOTIFIED. FOLLOWING THIS NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEAGUE RULES FURTHER ERRORS WILL ATTRACT FINES.

THE COMMITTEE IS OBLIGED TO ENFORCE RULES SET, BY THE TEAMS, WHICH APPEAR IN THE HANDBOOK. THE COMMITTEE WILL THEREFORE INSTRUCT AZIZ AND TONY TO APPLY RULE 67 (DEDUCTION OF POINTS) AS SOON AS IT IS CONVENIENT TO DO SO.

FINAL DATES ARE AS PER HANDBOOK PLEASE NOTE AS CERTIAN DATES FALL WITHIN

RAMADAN 18 JUNE TO 17 JULY (approx.)

THE SECRETARY IS TO PRODUCE MAN OF THE MATCH CERTIFICATE VOUCHER VALUE £10 TO BE CLAIMED AT SPORTS AVENUE.

THIS IS OFFSET AGAINST THE HANDBOOK ADVERT.

UMPIRES TO OFFICIATE AT FINALS TO BE CONFIRMED AT THE JUNE MEETING

ADVERTISING

A REQUEST FOR WEBSITE ADVERTS WAS CONSIDERED AND IS OPEN TO OFFERS WITH A PREMIER SITE ATTRACTING A FEE OF £100 PER SEASON

WEBSITE

TEAMS ARE PROVIDING RESULTS VIA THE MESSAGE BOX, EMAIL AND TEXT. THIS SYSTEM IS WORKING WELL. CONGRATULATIONS TO AZIZ.

TEAMS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ADD NOTEWORTHY AND OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES TO THEIR ENTRY GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEAGUES PERFORMANCE.

AMBASSADOR

THE COMMITTEE WOULD URGE CLUBS TO NOMINATE AN AMBASSADOR TO ACCOMPANY A COMMITTEE MEMBER AT ONE OF THE SIX FINALS AS A PRESENTATION PARTY.

PLEASE INFORM MARK OF YOUR NOMINATION

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ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING 5TH MAY 2015

MARK, NIC AND TONY PRESENT WITH REPS OF WILDEN VILLAGE C C  WERE ASKED TO MAKE REPRESENTATION. OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED WITH MATCHES.

CARD DEFICIENCIES: A NUMBER OF TEAMS HAVE FAILED TO COMPLETE THEIR RESULT CARDS AS REQUIRED BY LEAGUE RULES. THESE ERRORS ARE TO BE POINTED OUT TO THEM BY EMAIL AND THE TEAMS ASKED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO AVOID FINES COMING THEIR WAY. THIS WILL BE THE ONE AND ONLY WARNING.

INTERLEAGUE MATCH: THE ONLY DATE BEING OFFERED BY THE OPPONENTS IS TUESDAY 18^THAUGUST. WE ARE SUGGESTING CHESTER ROAD AS THE VENUE, IF AVAILABLE WITH STOURPORT AS COVER. SHOULD NEITHER BE AVAILABLE THE MATCH WILL BECOME AN AWAY MATCH.

WILDEN VILLAGE: SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR THE BREAKDOWN IN THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. THE REPRESENTATIVES AT THIS EVENINGS MEETING WERE ENCOURAGED TO SALVAGE THE SEASON REVERSING THEIR FIRST INSTINCT TO WITHDRAW FROM THE LEAGUE. HOPEFULLY THEIR EFFORTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

CUP DRAW WAS MADE, THE OUTCOME AS FOLLOWS:

SENIOR CUP

   SENIOR PLATE

MATCHES TO BE PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY

OTHER ISSUES

OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS

WEST HAGLEY RECEIVED IN FULL

WATERFRONT TO BE CONFIRMED