AGENDA
VICTORIA PARK COMMUNITY CRICKET LEAGUE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday 6 March 2008
Upstairs at the Royal Inn On The Park, 111 Lauriston Road, E9 7HJ
Meet at 6 p.m.
1 – Apologies
2 – Approve last year’s minutes
3 – Presentation of trophies
Division One champions: Sky
Division Two: London Fields
Cup: Sky
4 – Reports:
Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Fixtures Secretary
5 – Election of new teams
6 – Motions
Rule 17 - Rain
(Proposed by the committee):
All games must be played on the evenings allotted. In
the event of factors beyond the control of either Team preventing a match from
going ahead then it will not be replayed (other than cup matches).
Each Team will be awarded one point.
Teams are expected to play through short periods of rain, and even longer ones.
In inclement weather, consideration should be given to the prospects of the game
starting at some point during the evening and the likelihood of it being
possible to then conclude the game before darkness falls.
No game can be called off for rain unless both teams are present to inspect
conditions on the night, except by prior mutual agreement. If one team wishes to
play, the game will go ahead.
In the event of only one team turning up, that team will be awarded the game.
This wording reverses the force of the previous rule
(which gave a veto to the team that didn’t want to play) in favour of a positive
presumption that in most cases of wet weather a match is possible.
Players arriving late
Captains should inform their opponents when they expected
a player to arrive late. If they in the meantime replaced them with a
substitute, that should also be declared. The substitute would not be able to
bat, bowl or keep wicket.
The following new rule has been proposed by the
committee:
If teams start a game with a side which includes one
or more substitutes, this must be declared in advance (for example, if a player
is late arriving). Substitutes cannot bat, bowl or keep wicket.
Late starts – Rule 4
The committee has agreed that the best way to prevent
disputes over bad light is to prevent them happening in the first place by
ensuring, firstly, that matches start earlier, and secondly, have overs reduced
when they did start late.
The following revision to Rule 4 has been proposed by the
committee:
All teams are expected to turn up in good time for a 6
p.m. start to enjoy the best opportunity of playing a full game.
No team may start a game with fewer than 5 players.
a) In April, May and August:
Games are to start no later than 6:15 pm.
Any team not ready to commence by 6.15 pm forfeits the toss.
After 6.15 p.m. the overs must be reduced by one over for every five minutes.
For example:
Games starting after 6.15 but before 6.20 – 15 overs
Games starting after 6.20 but before 6.25 – 14 overs
Games starting after 6.25 but before 6.30 – 13 overs
Games starting after 6.30 but before 6.35 – 12 overs
Games starting after 6.35 but before 6.40 – 11 overs
Games starting after 6.40 – 10 overs
Teams not ready to start by 6.45 will forfeit the game
and be charged the full cost of hiring the pitch (see rule 8).
b) In June and July:
Games must start no later than 6:30pm.
Any team not ready to commence by 6:30 pm forfeits the toss.
Teams not ready to start by 7 pm will forfeit the game and be charged the full
cost of hiring the pitch (see rule 8).
Paragraph b) does not apply for games scheduled to
start at 7pm after junior cricket practice on the same pitch.
Defaulted games
There should be a credit for teams that miss a game
because their opposition defaults. The credit would equal half the match fee
(pitch cost + ball).
The committee proposes amending Rule 8 as follows:
Any team failing to fulfil a fixture will forfeit the
match and 2 points will be awarded to their opponents. Such non-fulfilment will
be reported to the League Committee. The team forfeiting the game will also be
charged the full cost of hiring the pitch. The team which misses the game
because of their opponent’s forfeit will be credited with their match fee (half
the cost of the pitch hire and the ball).
Teams tying on same points
Change rule 20 so that teams tying no longer share the
championship, using the method currently used for deciding which league teams
progress to in the second half of the season.
The following change to rule 20 has been proposed by the
committee:
In the event of two or more teams tying on points at
the top of the league after all matches are played, the league championship
title shall be based on the following criteria
1. The result of the game between the relevant sides
2. The amount of wins achieved
3. The result against the team who comes 1st; if still the same then 2nd, then
3rd etc until a difference is noted
4. If still the same, the toss of a coin UNLESS the teams involved wished to
arrange a play off or bowl out.
Trophies
These should be returned by clubs at the AGM for
engraving at the league’s expense.
This would change Rule 19 of the Constitution. The
committee believes this rule should be in the Rules, not the Constitution.
The committee proposes changing Rule 19 as follows:
Teams must respect the trophies they have won & ensure
they are looked after. The trophies must be returned by the AGM after which they
will be engraved at the league’s expense. Failure of any team to ensure this
could result in their expulsion.
Teamsheets
Sides should exchange a list of the full names of their
eight players with their opposition at the start of each match, to aid scoring
and the compilation of league batting and bowling averages.
The committee has proposed the following new rule:
Teams must exchange a list of the full names of their
eight players at the beginning of each game, to aid scoring and the compilation
of league batting and bowling averages.
Size of the league and venue
The committee proposes that the constitution explicitly
state a maximum number of teams in the league and cup, as a way of establishing
that the league is restricted to a certain size and will remain based solely at
Victoria Park, except in exceptional circumstances (such as vandalism to a
pitch).
The committee proposes the following amendment to the
constitution.
The league will consist of a maximum 24 teams. The cup
will be played with a maximum 32 teams. All games will be played at Victoria
Park, except when unavoidable circumstances force play elsewhere (for example,
while a pitch is awaiting repair after vandalism)
7 - Any other business
8 – Election of officers
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