MINUTES OF ST OUENS CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE TIPSY TOAD TOWNHOUSE ON THURSDAY 14th MARCH 2002

 

Attendees:

Mike Coward, Andrew Brown, Paul Horton, Dave Clark, Rob Tewkesbury, Mark Tribe, Karl Moyse, Ian Journeaux, Paul Milton, Mark Musselwhite, Craig Douglas, Richard Gommersall, Dave Parry, Steve Ryan, John Collier, Lynne Davis, Simon Varley.

 

1.                  Apologies for absence received from:

 

John Douglas, Dave Morfee, Dennis Owen, Alan Le Bihan, John Gleave, Stuart Ramskill, Roy McCarthy, Paul Le Conte, Richard Clews, George Gilbertson.

 

2.                  Minutes of the last meeting:

 

The minutes of the last meeting were read by everyone present and approved.

Proposed - Ian Journeaux and Seconded by Dave Clark.

 

3.                  Matters arising from the previous minutes:

 

There were no matters arising.

 

4.                  Secretaries Report:

 

Main points summary:

 

1st XI - Good individual performances but team not consistent.

Finished 4th in the League and were knocked out of the cup by Salemites!

 

2nd XI - Good early season performances but fell away to finish 3rd in the League.

Convincing win in Minor Cup final - beating SCF Res. by 7 wickets.

 

Evening League performed OK but finished 2nd in League and losing finalists in cup

 

End of Season dinner held at the Victoria Club - successful evening and a vote of thanks to Dave Parry for helping to organise the event.

 

The results of the club awards for 2001 are as follows: -

 

1st XI Batting – Craig Douglas, Bowling – Mike Coward

2nd XI Batting – John Collier, Bowling – Richard Clews

Evening Batting – Mark Tribe, Bowling  - Stuart Ramskill

 

A full copy of this report is attached to minutes held on Secretary’s file.

 

 

 

5.                  Treasurers Report:

 

·          Report, financial statements and debtors etc.

 

Dennis presented his report, which overall is an improvement on last year, but identified an increasing cash amount in the outstanding debtors, totalling £804.00.

 

After discussion, it was agreed to write off the amounts owed by George Gilbertson and Ed Daubeney, but a concerted effort to be made to collect the remainder.

 

The balance at bank is £361.18, an increase from last year, which opened at £254.56 but this does include a sum of £200.00, which is fines money collected by the 1st XI. This was paid to the club in order for it to meet some outstanding payments due to the league etc.

 

·          Match Fees and Annual Subs

 

It was agreed to increase the Annual Subscriptions to £30.00 a year and the match fees for all fixtures to £3.00 per fixture.

 

A summary of the financial position of the club as at the date of this meeting, together with a list of debtors, is attached to the minutes held on Secretary’s file.

 

The Chairman gave a vote of thanks for Dennis’ work.

 

6.                  Captains Reports:

 

A summary of the main points of each report is detailed below: -

 

1st XI report - Craig Douglas

Club underachieved due to a collective failure of the players to consistently perform.

Players need to think about their own game and be able to respond to what is happening when a game situation develops, including better communication.

We have some good players but we need to find a settled top-order batting line-up

 

2nd XI report - presented by Ian Journeaux in the absence of Matt Tye

The new players (Collier, Clews and Ryan) performed well.

Cup victory was satisfying but still does not disguise the fact that the batting line-up is very fragile and relies heavily on two or three individuals.

Younger players desperately needed to develop the club and to make it more competitive.

 

7.                  Approval of Constitution of St Ouen's Cricket Club

 

The Secretary presented a revised Constitution of the Club. Revised because nobody could find the original.

 

The main reasons for this is that the league has had a number of problems with certain club's and do not have any idea of who the officers of that club are. Therefore, each club is required to present a document to the league to prove that it has been properly constituted.

 

The Constitution was reviewed and approved at the meeting and will now exist in its current form until changes have been approved in accordance with Article 11 of the Constitution.

8.                  Election of Officers:

 

The positions of President, (Mike Coward) Secretary, (Paul Horton) and Treasurer, (Dennis Owen) were retained by the incumbent officers after a proposal to re-elect “en-bloc” was passed. The following positions were appointed as follows:

 

Position                                         Proposed                           Seconded

 

1st XI Captain

Craig Douglas                                 Mike Coward                     Dave Clark      

 

1st XI Vice Capt

Dave Morfee                                  Mike Coward                     Steve Ryan

 

2nd XI Captain

Ian Journeaux                                 Mark Musselwhite              Steve Ryan                  

 

2nd XI Vice Capt

Paul Milton                                     Mark Musselwhite              Dennis Owen               

 

Eve. League Captain

Paul Horton                                    Mike Coward                     Steve Ryan

 

Selection Committee:

 

1st XI Captain, 1st XI Vice Captain and 2nd XI Captain

 

Steve Ryan volunteered himself as Bailiff, to actively chase outstanding subs and match fees and/or repossess televisions, stereos etc.

 

9.         Issues for forthcoming season

 

At the recent Jersey Cricket Association AGM, a number of issues, which would affect the 2002 season, had been discussed and voted on and are summarised below: -

 

ICCI Cup - Due to the increased costs in running this competition and partly due to the standard of the pitches in Guernsey, all ICCI Cup matches will be played in Jersey.

 

ECB 38’s - A combined Jersey and Guernsey side will continue in this national competition for the forthcoming season, As last year all fixtures are to be played on Sunday’s; two in Jersey and two in the UK. When a fixture is scheduled for a Sunday all local league fixtures will start at 11:00a.m. enabling players involved in the ECB fixture to travel that evening.

 

10.       Clothing:

 

New Polo Shirts and Playing Shirts were being ordered through Wheways and members are requested to let Paul Horton know of any requirements for this season.

 

Club Sweaters could still be purchased from Wheways and Paul Horton will arrange to have the Club badge affixed, which costs £3.00.

 

11.       Any other business

 

Cricket Balls - due to a number of complaints during last season, the league has set up a "balls" committee to obtain a sample and costs for a replacement for 2003. This may mean using different makes of ball at various stages of the season.

 

Ladies Cricket - The England Ladies are holding three fixtures of their forthcoming triangular event (India and New Zealand) in Jersey. There will be a dinner and an opportunity to host corporate entertainment during one of the fixtures. Full details will be sent in due course.

 

4 Islands Tournament - This is being held in the Isle of White this year and players are requested to make their availability known to JICC/JCA officials.

 

Roy McCarthy - A letter dated 11th March 2002 has been received from Roy notifying the Club of his intention to bring an end to his career. Roy wishes the Club well for the future and the Club noted its thanks to Roy for all his time and effort over the years, whether playing, as an officer of the Club or for officiating.

 

Lynne Davis - Mike gave a sincere vote of thanks to Lynne for all her efforts during the season with the scorebook and looked forward to seeing her again in the summer. 

 

 

The chairman declared the meeting closed at 10:25pm.