Victoria Park Community Cricket League
AGM 2016 Minutes
Agenda
1.
Apologies
2.
Minutes &
Matters Arising of 2015 AGM
3.
Reports:
a.
Chair
(incorporating Trophy Presentations)
b.
Treasurer
c.
Results
Secretary
d.
Fixture
Secretary (incorporating 2016 Fixtures presentation)
4.
Motions
(inc. proposals for League rule or fixture changes)
5.
Election
of new teams
6.
Election
of Officers and Committee
7.
Any Other
Business
Present:
Chairman: Rizwan Siddiqui (Sky)
Secretary: Gary Horsman (Homerton)
Treasurer: Rob Worthington (Victoria Lounge)
Fixtures Secretary: Peter Hollman
Results Secretary: Firoz Hussain
Committee members:
Charlie Challinor (Tower Hamlets) &
Saj Rehman
Webmaster: Tim Castle (Old Fallopians)
Representatives from: Best Nationals, Bradgate, Crossrail,
Homerton, London Fields, London Tigers, Mad Maroccas, Masiha, Old Falopians,
Regents, Rose & Crown, Sky, Victoria Lounge, Shadwell
New Menbers – Broadway, Camel Lights, Mile Tailenders,
Millwall, Royal Sovereign, Stokey Scoundrels
Apologies:
Contenders (not noted at meeting, but received by email earlier)
1. Minutes & Matters Arising of 2015 AGM:
Minutes were accepted; there were no matters arising
2. Reports:
Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Fixture Secretary, Results Secretary all gave
reports.
Note: Arising from Results secretary Report (as agreed by
committee)
Next season:
·
No reminders will be sent out to captains to submit a result
·
Winning captains to have 48 hours after fixture to log result –
otherwise will lose points
·
Any objection to a submitted result should be raised with the
committee within 48 hours of the submission of the result.
·
Each team to be encouraged to identify an IT literate person to
manage CricHQ
3. Trophy Presentations:
Awards were presented for all the division winning teams,
Cup, Community Cup and Most Valuable Player (as generated by CricHQ
statistics).
Premier Division - Sky;
Div 2 - Technosys; Div 3
– Shadwell; Div 4 – Best
Nationals; Cup – Sky;
4. Motions
This proposal is
derived from post-2015 season feedback
Rule 3: Add
In all matches, the first half of each
innings to be bowled from
one
end; the second half then bowled from the other
end.
For both innings, bowling will begin
from the Nets end.
Carried
Rule 4
This rule change is
devised to deal with ongoing lateness of some teams.
The proposal is
derived from post-2015 season feedback
Re-word as follows:
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.
Any team not ready to commence by 6.15
pm forfeits the toss.
Teams not ready to start by 6.30
will forfeit the game and be charged the full cost of hiring the pitch (see
rule 8).
In April, the first two weeks of May,
and August:
Games of 16 overs are to start no later than 6:15 pm.
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
Delete the following:
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
Games scheduled to start after junior cricket practice
Games must start no later than 7pm.
Any team not present (with at least 5
players) by 6.15 will forfeit the toss.
Teams not ready to start by 7pm will
forfeit the game and be charged the full cost of hiring the pitch (see rule
8).
Number of overs to be played must be
agreed by both captains (preferably in advance).
Carried
Rule 7
Add:
Scorer must ensure that the scoreboard
is updated at the end of each over
Note:
We hope to have pavilion storage for the coming season, in which
case we plan to provide three scoreboards for general use)
Motion Withdrawn
Rule 20:
Change to:
In the event of two or more teams
tying on points at the top of any division (second stage of season), the
titles shall be based on the following criteria:
1. Net run rate
2. The result of the game between the
relevant sides
3. The result against the team who comes 3rd; if still
the same then 4th, then 5th etc until a difference is noted
4. If still
the same, the title will be shared UNLESS the teams involved wished to
arrange a play off or bowl out.
Carried
Rule 21:
Add…
•
Umpires (particularly if also scoring) must clearly convey, visibly
and audibly, all decisions to everyone on the field and boundary -
especially to fielding captain’
Failed – but recommended take it to the
captains’ meeting
New Rule 29
•
Requests for un-affiliated umpire:
o
A registered umpire to be paid £20 per match for any match they are
requested to umpire.
o
Requesting captain pays; opposition captain chooses from list of
registered umpires
o
If both captains make the request – they share cost
o
Requests have to be submitted by 7 days prior to match (except in
the case of cup matches that might arise within a week's notice
Carried –
Rose and Crown against.
5. Election of new teams:
The following teams introduced themselves, and were elected as full members:
Broadway, Camel Lights, Mile Tailenders, Millwall, Royal Sovereign, Stokey
Scoundrels
6. Election of Officers and
Committee: The folowing Officers were unanimously elected, or
re-elected:
President - Bert Vandermark;
Chairman- Rizwan Siddiqui
(Sky); Secretary -
Gary Horsman (Homerton);
Treasurer – Charlie Challinor (unafilliated);
Fixtures Secretary - Peter Hollman (Pqcific);
Results Secretary - Firoz Husain (Best Nationals);
Committee members: Saj Rehman (Best Nationals)
& new member,
Tom Darby (Shadwell)
8.
Any Other Business
•
Captains’ Meeting – currently set for Monday April 18th,
after the President's and two league matches – 8.30pm - venue tbc
GH/March 2016