WILDEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CRICKET LEAGUE
GENERAL MEETING – 14TH JUNE 2022
APOLOGIES were received from treasurer Geoff, Quatt, Enville, Rob Nutland (excused himself due injury)
PRESENT ALVELEY Lewis Modley, ARLEY John Guy, BEWDLEY GW Jon Elmer, COOKLEY Drew Manterfield, HORN AND TRUMPET Wayne Clee, STAGBOROUGH Mark Hall, STONE Dan Leedham-Green, STOURPORT SM Andy Shuck, WATERMILL Rob Nutland, WEST HAGLEY Julian Fallows, WYRE FORESTERS Dan Jackson, Tom Mullett, Dom Albutt, PLUS Howard Burley AND Nic Harvey.
TEAMS NOT PRESENT ENVILLE, QUATT, GAS, KIDDERMINSTER, OLDSWINFORD
CHAIRMANS UPDATE SO FAR, A RELATIVELY QUIET SEASON, SOME MISINTERPRETATION OF RULES REGARDING FIELDING CIRCLE, AND PROBLEMS WITH GROUNDS DUE TO CHESTER ROAD NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE CUP DRAW CREATED SOME DOUBLE BOOKING WHICH IS TO BE SORTED
FINANCIAL STATEMENT THE TREASURER FORWARDED A REPORT WHICH WAS ITEMISED AND DELIVERED TO THE MEETING. FINANCES ARE AT A SOUND FOOTING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TREASURER WOULD BE STEPPING DOWN AND LEAVING THE COMMITTEE AT THE AGM. THE LEAGUE THANK HIM FOR HIS VALUED CONTRIBUTION AND THE SEARCH WAS ON TO FIND A REPLACEMENT.
CURRENT ACCOUNT £3300, DEPOSIT ACCOUNT £1891
HANDBOOKS AND CARDS WERE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION
THE CHANGES TO THE CONTACT DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE ON LINE.
FINAL GROUNDS THESE HAVE YET TO BE CONFIRMED
SENIOR CUP AT KIDDERMINSTER 20/7 MARK to be confirmed
SENIOR PLATE AT ENVILLE 20/7 HOWARD to be confirmed
JUNIOR CUP AT BEWDLEY 20/7 NIC to be confirmed
JUNIOR PLATE AT ALVELEY 20/7 GEOFF
AB CUP AT QUATT 17/8 HOWARD
AB PLATE AT QUATT 17/8 NIC
KDUCA CUP AT ALVELEY 17/8 GEOFF
KDUCA PLATE AT STOURPORT 24/8 MARK/NIC to be confirmed
SOCIAL MEDIA ALEX HAS REQUESTED THAT TEAMS ACTIVELY USE AND FORWARD DATA TO INCREASE THE USAGE. TWITTER 105, INSTIGRAM 101, FACEBOOK 31
UMPIRE ISSUES THE INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE FEES WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT WAS HOPED THAT THE UMPIRES ATTENDING CANCELLED GAMES CAN VIRTUALLY BE ELIMINATED BY TEAMS NOTIFYING UMPIRES INVOLVED OF THE CANCELLATION BY 5 PM MATCH DAY. EARLIER IF POSSIBLE. THE £3 FEE IS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONSIDERABLE INCREASE TO ENCOURAGE CLUBS TO ALERT UMPIRES.
FOLLOWING UNAVAILABILITY, RETIREMENT MID-SEASON, ETC, THE CHAIRMAN HAS BEEN HANDED ADDITIONAL WORK. IT WAS HOPED THAT TEAMS WOULD SORT THIS THEMSELVES. THE LEAGUE IS LOOKING FOR AN ADMINISTRATOR TO HANDLE THESE APPOINTMENTS.
RULE CHANGES PROPOSALS
- ALL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE BY BACS (BANK TRANSFERS) WITH LATE PAYMENTS ATTRACTING AN INCREMENTAL FINE. LATE PAYMENTS AND UNCERTAIN COMMITMENT CREATES ADDITION WORK AND PLANNING WHICH IS TO BE AVOIDED. UMPIRES TO BE CONSULTED RE BACS PAYMENTS
- THE LEAGUE FORMAT SHOULD BE 2 DIVISIONS OF 8 TEAMS, WITH REDUCED CUPS. THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE VARIED ABILITY MORE EQUITABLY & LONGTHEN THE LEAGUE SEASON
- CONSIDER A DIFFERENT DAY FOR GENERAL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL TEAMS.
- PURCHASE, WITH SPONSORSHIP, IF POSSIBLE, NEW TROPHIES, CUPS FOR CUP COMPETITIONS, PLATE FOR PLATE COMPETITIONS AND LEAGUE TROPHIES. STANDARDISING ALL TROPHIES.
- REPLACE ANNUAL ENGRAVING ON TROPHIES WITH PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATED WHICH CAN BE FRAMED A4 SIZE
- FIXTURES ISSUED BY 31/12
- UMPIRE APPOINTMENTS ISSUED BY 31/3
- FREE HIT FOR NO BALLS
- UMPIRES TO DETERMINE LEGSIDE WIDES
- HONORARIUM TO BE OFFERED TO CHAIRMAN TO COVER HIS EXPENSES (£100 PA)
- THE LEAGUE MOVES TO ONE UMPIRE PER GAME WITH TEAMS PROVIDING THE SQUARE LEG POSITION.
- PROMOTION RELEGATION IS TO REMAIN WITH TEAMS INVOLVED MAKING THEIR THOUGHTS KNOWN TO THE COMMITTEE.
- HANDBOOKS ARE INCREASINGLY VIEWED ONLINE, THE LEAGUE NEEDS TO ASSESS THIS OPTION. ANY FUTURE HANDBOOK SHOULD BE SELF-FUNDING FROM ADVERTS WITHIN.
- GROUNDS FOR FINALS TO BE ORGANISED WITH THE FIXTURES 31/12
- THE FEE PAID TO UMPIRES ATTENDING CANCELLED FIXTURES SHALL INCREASE FROM £3 TO £10
POST TO FILL
- TREASURER – DOMINIC ALBUTT HAS OFFERED TO FILL THIS POSITION
- UMPIRE ADMINISTRATOR
- TROPHY CO-ORDINATOR
- SPONSORSHIP SECRETARY
PLAY CRICKET HAS DEVELOPED. TOM HAS OFFERED TO DEMONSTRATE THIS AT A FUTURE MEETING.
An excellent meeting with ideas flowing. Thank you
