OOCC Spring General Meeting 14th March 2017 – Minutes
Old Owens Cricket Club Spring General Meeting 14 March 2017 Minutes
- Apologies & attendance
Ralph Lane, Bill Read, Gavin Flook, Rory Allan, Andy Battersby, Abdul Rimaaz, Vincent Tanner, Ken Rowswell, Robert Sibley, Mark McKinstry
Present: Shaun Flook (minutes), Tim Lane, Fiona Lane, Sharon Martin, Alan Hunter, Ian Tyler, Rick Martin, Chris Palmer, Debbie Palmer, Bradley Lane, Richard Baker
- Matters arising from AGM 15 November 2016.
Tour – all sorted aside from transport between hotel and matches. Big tour party of around 30, fixtures Sunday 28, Monday 29 and Tuesday 30, hotel rooms all booked and deposits paid. All queries to shaunflook@aol.com
- Accounts and finances
End of financial year update – surplus of £1000 in 2016, expenditure down but income seems to be falling every year (no colts etc), but we got more subs in 2016, 1’s expenses are higher (umpire and scorer fees).
Accounts – accepted and approved and the meeting thanked Richard Baker.
Subs and match fees for 2017 season – agreed to retain same structure as 2016:
Annual subscription £100 (full) or £50 (concession)
Match fees £12 (full) or £6 (concession)
Option – £250 covers everything
- Feedback from League AGM 27 February
Tim & Ralph Lane attended.
Match Rules changed for our 3rd XI, so that all matches will be 40 overs limited. We voted against this change.
Captain’s meeting 27 April at Allianz Park, Hendon– one Captain must go minimum
Registration – all players must supply their date of birth in order to be registered to play in the league.
- Club Mark
Tim Lane and Mike Sibley are leading on this – should 1’s be in promotion place at end of season it is a requirement to have Clubmark for the promotion to be approved by the league. We are registered (Herts and ECB know this) but scheme is being reviewed so we are waiting to hear what the new Clubmark requirements will be.
- Cricket Force
Tim – volunteers needed for working party over the weekend of 22 & 23 April, starting as near 9am as possible each day but latecomers might still get a Tim Lane Special Bacon Roll. Jobs include screens to be cleaned and painted, leylandii to be cut back/down. On 22nd there could be a net at the end of the working party.
Tony Palmer kindly volunteered to help Rick pull the goals up. Other work might be necessary by volunteers pre-season.
Jewson’s trade card – Tim has put £50 on this and signed us up, club can spend £300 with this (£250 free top-up). Thanks to Tim.
- Fixtures, pre-season and playing membership
Brad – 29th = Cockfosters Home (1’s) and Away (2’s) 1pm start 50/50 overs.
2 September = last league game and final game of season
Mid-week – we will try to get a club game and Les Williamson T20 in same week.
Very full fixture list for the ground (both squares), with various hires in place.
Indoor nets end 20 April, which could be outdoors instead if conditions are friendly.
Strong recruitment at 1’s/2’s level – no overseas player. All to keep trying to recruit to all 3 teams.
- Facilities
Changing area renovations – the Association has achieved match funding from the Amateur Football Association to renovate the changing areas. Works are due to start on 4 April and to take 12 weeks. Works to take place all week, returned to use for weekends, with temporary structures on tennis courts that we will use but not opposition. Works include new heating, flooring, showers, ventilation, knocking through referee’s changing room.
ACTION: Tim to email league to let our oppositions know and to let all hiring clubs know.
Screens got damaged in storms – we asked Association for help, cricket club have funded 2 screens, Association will fund 1 screen (£1200). We have received a significant reduction in price from Durrant by virtue of signing up to Cricketforce.
Robin Gupta has generously gifted the club a significant sum of money – the club expressed their thanks
Supersoaker – football club are going to buy a sponge for this.
Covers on wheels – Mike to do wheels, Cricket Force volunteers to do tarpaulins.
- DBS update
Sharon Martin reported that all captains are done or in process. Scorer DBS in process.
- Any other business
OOCC Vice Presidents Lunch is on 21 April. VP’s to be offered the chance to fund a plaque on a sightscreen or the score box.
Fixture Cards – Abdul Rimaaz has sorted the 2017 Fixture Cards.
Fixture Secretary – MS queried whether the club needs a fixture secretary as there are no Sunday fixtures and only a handful of midweek and pre-season ones. League fixtures are put on Play Cricket by Mike Sibley. Can be considered at AGM.
Use of ground for dog training – Tim to take to Association.
Social Secretary – Emma Faz and Katie Smits have kindly offered to lead some money raising activities this year. All Captains asked to think of things that can be done such as scratch cards, raffles.
Fantasy League – Shaun Flook to arrange and send out information.
Club flag – new one donated by Tim Lane’s father. The meeting expressed their gratitude.
