November 2016

November 2016

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.

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