NOVEMBER 2016 AGM
TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2016
AGM AND PRESENTATION EVENING
HELD AT WILDEN VILLAGECRICKET CLUB
APOLOGIES TONY WRENCH AND WATERFRONT
CHAIRMAN WELCOMED ALL REPRESENTATIVES AND GUESTS INCLUDING ELLIOT WILSON WCCC ACADEMY COACH
THERE WAS AN EXCELLENT TURN OUT OF 48 TO ENJOY THE EVENING WHICH INCLUDED THE USUAL DRINKS TOKENS AND BUFFET
THE CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS RAISED THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE PAST SEASON WHICH INCLUDED THE LEAGUE RESTRUCTURE, LATE TEAM WITHDRAWAL AND CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS. THE POSITIVES REFLECTED ON A FULL LEAGUE AND CUP PROGRAMME FEATURING A WIDE DISPERSAL OF HONOURS. HOWEVER, THE INTER LEAGUE MATCH AND THE FUND RAISER BECAME VICTIMS OF REORAGANISED MATCHES. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD EVEN GREATER CHALLENGES. ONE FURTHER POSITIVE WAS THE PROPOSED SETTING UP OF A SPRING INDOOR EVENT.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF APPLAUSE SET ASIDE FOR THE COOKLEY PLAYER, ANDY GOROLL, WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY DURING THE SEASON
THE FINANCIAL REPORT WAS PREPARED BY GEOFF GILBERT REFLECTING THE FORMAT OF PREVIOUS YEARS WHICH SHOW A SLIGHTLY BETTER FIGURES THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THEY WERE PROPOSED BY CHRIS PARKES AND SECONDED BY ROB NUTLAND AND ACCEPTED UNANIMOUSLY
GEOFF GILBERT WAS ACCEPTED AS THE NEXT TREASURER, WITH THE UMPIRE’S REP AND PRESIDENT ROLES STILL OPEN. THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WERE VOTED IN EN BLOC.
RULE CHANGES
1. PINK BALLS AS AN OPTION ACCEPTED 10 – 1
2. NEW LEAGUE FEES FOR 2017 £80 AND £100 ACCEPTED NEM CON
3. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE AFTER 13/12 @ £10 PER MONTH NEM CON
4. LEG SIDE WIDES UMPIRES DISCRETION LOSS 3 – 10
5. WIDES 2 RUNS REPLACING ADDITIONAL BALL REJECTED TOTALLY
6. UPGRADE HANDBOOK TO A MAXIMUM OF £500 ACCEPTED NEM CON
7. WASH OUT TO BE LEAGUE BY LEAGUE PASSED 6 – 0
8. UMPIRE FEE INCREASE REJECTED 0 – 6
9. RULES TO BE INTERPRETED MORE VIGOROUSLY PASSED 6 – 0
10. FIELDING CIRCLE FOR ALL LOST 0 – ALL
11. OFFICIAL GAME STATUS: RULE CHANGE WAS WITH HELD
There followed the traditional question and answer session with our Guest, Elliot Wilson, before he presented trophies to all award winners. Elliot was thanked by the chairman.
