November AGM and Presentation Evening

    November AGM and Presentation Evening

    AGM 2017

    AT WILDEN VILLAGE CRICKET CLUB 14/11/2017

    APOLOGIES FROM THREE CROWNS

    WELCOME: ALL TEAM REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR GUESTS FROM WCCC ED BARNARD AND BEN TWOHIG

    CHAIR REPORT: THE 16 TEAMS  IN OUR LEAGUE IN 2017 WAS THE LOWEST SINCE THE START OF THE LEAGUE IN 1976 REFLECTING THE STATE OF CRICKET NATIONALLY AND ITS CURRENT FLUX. THE INBALANCE IN NUMBERS BETWEEN DIVISIONS WAS ENGINEERED TO ACCOMMODATE THE APPARENT GULF IN STANDARDS, WHICH WAS A MARGINAL SUCCESS.

    ALL CUP AND PLATE FINALS WERE PLAYED AT CHESTER ROAD, AT A PRICE, BUT OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY OF MORE PLAYERS EXPERIENCING THE DELIGHTS OF PLAYING AT A FIRST CLASS VENUE. MATCH REPORTING HAS IMPROVED, THANK YOU, BUT WE MUST CONTINUE TO WORK USING THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW LAWS FOR 2018, EDUCATION SESSIONS WILL BE HELD PLUS AN INFORMATION SESSION RE INSURANCE TO ENSURE CLUBS ARE WELL BRIEFED.

    ACCOUNTS: THE NEW TREASURER IS SLOWLY PICKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE HISTORIC ACCOUNTS ENSURING ALL MEET THE REQUIRED SCRUTINY. INCOME AND FINES ARE DOWN REFLECTING THE NUMBER OF TEAMS AND BETTER COMMUNICATION. THERE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL CHARGE TO LAUNCH THE NEW HANDBOOK AND WEBSITE PLUS A CORRECTION FIGURE LEAVING THE CURRENT ACCOUNT HOVERING AT JUST £48. ANALYSIS OF THE LAST FEW SEASONS REFLECT THE STEADY RISE IN THE COST OF CRICKET WHICH HAS TO BE MET BY HIGHER FEES OR GREATER SPONSORSHIP.

    PROPOSED BY JULIAN FALLOWS

    SECONDED BY ADAM DAVIES NEM CON

    THERE WERE NO RULE CHANGES TO BE VOTED ON, JUST GREATER CLARIFICATION

    THE COMMITTEE WAS ELECTED EN BLOC WITH NO NEW BLOOD AND THE RETIREMENT OF SCOTT ROLLINGS.

    DESPITE THE RESIGNATION OF BOTH LYE BASED TEAMS FOR NEXT SEASON, AZIZ WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE “GUEST” APPEARANCES ON THE COMMITTEE AND WILL CONTINUE WITH HIS RESPONSIBILITY AS PLAY-CRICKET ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE LEAGUE.

    NEW TEAMS WERE ELECTED NAMELY ALVELEY AND ENVILLE (LOSING THREE CROWNS, LYE AND JARI)

    THE LEAGUE IS OPEN TO NEW TEAMS

    THERE FOLLOWED AN INTERVIEW AND Q&A SESSION WITH OUR GUEST ED BARNARD AND BEN TWOHIG AND THE PRESENTATION OF AWARDS:

    AWARDS 2017

    MAN OF THE MATCH

    JUNIOR PLATE FINAL – SAM BAUGH
    JUNIOR CUP FINAL – GRANT MORRIS
    SENIOR PLATE FINAL – CHRIS MOLE
    SENIOR CUP FINAL – TODD HENDERSON
    AUDREY BURLEY MEMORIAL CUP FINAL – JACK TAYLOR
    KDCUA CUP FINAL – TERRY COWBURN

    JUNIOR PLATE

    RUNNERS UP – GAS                                                        WINNERS – ARLEY

    JUNIOR CUP

    RUNNERS UP – WILDEN VILLAGE                           WINNERS – BEWDLEY GT WESTERN B

    SENIOR PLATE

    RUNNERS UP – BEWDLEY GT WESTERN A         WINNERS – WEST HAGLEY

    SENIOR CUP

    RUNNERS UP – JARI                                                       WINNERS – WATERFRONT

    AUDREY BURLEY MEMORIAL CUP

    RUNNERS UP – WORCESTER CITY POLICE (INVITED TEAM)   WINNERS – WEST HAGLEY

    KDCUA CUP

    RUNNERS UP – QUATT                                  WINNERS – ARELEY KINGS

    THE GERIATRIC AWARD              AWARDED TO GAS  (7 player 50+ and that’s not runs)

    THE BLITZ AWARD

    FOR PROPPING UP THE PREMIER DIVISION WITH A SMILE –  BEWDLEY GREAT WESTERN A

    THE GRASS ROOTS AWARD                      THREE CROWNS

    UMPIRE OF THE YEAR                                TONY WILKS

    BATTING AWARDS

    MOST RUNS                       CONNOR FRANKLIN 695 RUNS

    MOST NOT OUTS            CONNOR FRANKLIN 7 NOT OUTS

    BEST AVERAGE              GUY DAVIES 95.2  FROM FIVE COMPLETED INNINGS

    CENTURIONS

    CHRIS PARKES (Pack horse)
    ANDY CAVENDISH & RYAN DERRICK (Stagborough)
    ROB COOMBS ( Bewdley GWB)
    MUHAMMAD JILLANI (Lye)
    AMIR MANZOOR (Lye)

    BOWLING

    MOST RUNS CONCEDED              MATT WOODCOCK 416 (Bewdley GWA)

    MOST OVERS BOWLED               MATT WOODCOCK 38 (Bewdley GWA)

    MOST WICKETS TAKEN             SAM BAUGH (Arley)

    BEST AVERAGE                              SAM BAUGH Aarley)

    HAT TRICK                                        ALISTAIR CARTER

    FIVE FOR AND MORE  

    SAM BAUGH (5 for 17 Arley)
    JON GUY (5 for 24 Arley)

    FIELDER OF THE YEAR              AMIR MANZOOR (7 catches, Lye)

    KEEPER              CHRIS PARKES (9 catches and 6 stumpings – Pack horse)

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

    DIVISION A RUNNERS UP            GREAT WESTERN B
    DIVISION A WINNERS                   WILDEN VILLAGE

    PREMIER DIVISION RUNNERS UP           WATERFRONT
    PREMIER WINNERS                                      LYE
    (by virtue of beating WATERFRONT as the points were level)

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

    PLAYERS FROM GAS:

    BRETT BRIGDALE 73 NOT OUT
    HARVEY STOKES 3 SCORES OF 50
    ROB CHATWIN 2 SCORES OF 50

    CONNOR FRANKLIN (Areley Kings) 8 SCORES OF 50 WITH 5 OF THEM CONSECUTIVE

    SAM ARCHER (Pack Horse) THEIR FOOD AND FASHION GURU

    AND FROM ARLEY THE EVER PRESENT AND RELIABLE PRICHARD AND JUDE

    MOST SPORTING TEAM              GREAT WESTERN A

    THE NEXT AWARD IS IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICE TO THE COMMITTEE AND INDIVIDUAL TEAMS…… AND BECAUSE HE HAS CONSIDERABLE ABILITY AND IS A FELLOW OF LYE OUR NEW LIABILITY AWARD, THE LYE ABILITY AWARD GOES TO AZIZ UR REHMAN

    DAVE GILES TROPHY SERVICES TO CRICKET                                NIC HARVEY

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