A few quick notes from the AGM last night.
1. Captains for 2005
1st XI - Dasher Deegan (icon), with Nelly Butt as Vice
2nd XI - Andy (uphill into the wind no more) Smith, with Micky J as Vice on the 1 or 2 weeks he won't be opening the batting for the 1sts.
2. Club Officials
CDO, President, Chairman, Secretary unchanged
Dickie P has taken over as Treasurer
Doc P elected onto general club committee
The position of Vice Chairman is unfilled after Brian stepped down and no-one stood to replace him (Dickie: "Scott, are you interested?" Scoop: "No, Richard, which is why I didn't say anything")
3. 100 Club
An impassioned plea from Cliff for more people to join the 100 club - numbers have dwindled alarmingly over the past couple of seasons. At the very least every playing member should be in. It's only 12 pounds a year, which as Dickie P very helpfully pointed out "is only a pound a month". Cheers, Mr Treasurer ;-) Standing order mandates and reminders will be issued in the next newsletter (for which Mike "ClubMan of the Year" Ainscoe received another deserved vote of thanks).
4. Club Constitution
Due to new regulations in place and guidelines issued by the LCB, amendments to the club constitution were passed last night - basically in order for us to apply for grants and other funding, we need to have a clause which states that in the event of the club folding, its assets will be given to another cricket club, and not divided up among the members. In essence, this is to stop Cliff taking all the rollers home.
5. Groundwork
Cliff noted the excellent groundwork undertaken last weekend, but also indicated there's plenty more to do. In one of the evening highlights, he informed the members about the shed falling over and then said that the sightscreen is mangled "because the shed fell on it". A moment of genius there.
We've also had the entire ground (including the football field) vertidrained. For those that don't know what that means, Cliff succinctly summarised it as "putting 14 inch deep holes every foot this direction and that on the field". Richard noted that while this is great, it also means that half our drains have been punctured as they're so shallow. More comedy moments there.
We're also hoping to get some road chips / shavings (?) and roll them into the football pitch to give us a car parking surface. I think I've got that right. If not, parking will continue to be a haphazard and undoubtedly scary game of chance, where you hope that it doesn't rain and leave your vehicle stranded in 9 inches of mud by the hedge.
6. Bickering
Rowdy and Mozzer bickered all night.
7. CDO Report
Kieran sent us a handwritten note with some thoughts about getting behind the new skipper, whoever that might be, and also supporting Cliff with the ground work and other duties. Hear, hear. He also suggested that he'd got one up on the rest of us and will be playing the role of Pegleg in the end of season pirate evening!!! ;-)
8. Fundraising
Cliff noted that we'd recently been unsuccessful "but very close" in a bid to get a grant for professional drainage. He noted that we'll be submitting further grants as soon as mid-March.
Nelly asked why we couldn't have two race nights given the excellent money-spinners of the past few seasons. It was commented that people might not want to support two events like that, and so we're looking into an alternative summer event, in all likelihood a single wicket competition/barbeque/family day in July, which hopefully Young Jedi will organise. Unless he's too busy at Premieres of the final Star Wars movie, anyway.
9. New players
We could face quite a few problems on the playing side this year. In a moment "off camera" that needs reporting, Scott and I raised the problem with Cliff that most of the Saturdays this season feature both teams in action. Cliff disputed this, saying "In May, there's only the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th." Thankfully all the other Saturdays in May are free then ...
With Mozzer retired, CDO injured and Cotters unavailable for half the season, we could be desperately short of players. Nick "laters" should have a few new lads down at nets, we'll see how that pans out. He said that one of these guys might have played for Queensland Under 16s, making us wonder a) if that's Queensland, Australia, or Queensland, Bolton, b) if this lad knows what he's getting into and c) if he's another of Ashley's "he's played for Nottinghamshire" (but clearly not at cricket) ringers. Time will tell.
If anyone knows of anyone at all who can fit into a set of whites and turn out at weekends, we'd like to know.
10. Friendlies
Plans for a pre-season game have fallen by the wayside, but on Bank Holiday Monday, May 2, Bobby Loomba wants a "Totty All Star" side down at Greenmount. In the absence of one, we'll be senidng whichever 11 players are sober(ish) and available. Apparently, Bobby will be "putting on an Indian" after the game, which will be well worth seeing. Unless he means food of course ...
11. Nets
Nets are at Castlebrook on Thursday 31 March and the 7, 14 and 21 April, 8-10pm. Please make every effort to attend and prepare to watch Mozzer argue with the local Jewish school who will inevitably be double-booked with us.
12. Selection
This will either take place on a Saturday after the game, Monday, Tuesday, possibly Sunday, but definitely before Wednesday.
13. Other business
Not a lot actually, despite the above events it was a quiet night. Dasher confirmed that he's still an icon, Rowdy announced that he's going to score 550 runs (On the pitch!?) and Graham Fletcher appears to have turned into Arnold Schwarzenegger following his new weight training regime. As long as he doesn't turn into a killer cyborg brandishing an Uzi 9mm we can all rest easy. Pegleg will be scoring for the firsts in some games, which will be nice (note the absence of any punchline about 'that being a first'), and we're hoping to tempt a 7 year old into scoring for the 2nds - the alternative being some lad that can't write very well. Still, you've got to be positive about these things. Oh and Cliff has a new lady on the go.
Good luck to everyone for the season.
1. Captains for 2005
1st XI - Dasher Deegan (icon), with Nelly Butt as Vice
2nd XI - Andy (uphill into the wind no more) Smith, with Micky J as Vice on the 1 or 2 weeks he won't be opening the batting for the 1sts.
2. Club Officials
CDO, President, Chairman, Secretary unchanged
Dickie P has taken over as Treasurer
Doc P elected onto general club committee
The position of Vice Chairman is unfilled after Brian stepped down and no-one stood to replace him (Dickie: "Scott, are you interested?" Scoop: "No, Richard, which is why I didn't say anything")
3. 100 Club
An impassioned plea from Cliff for more people to join the 100 club - numbers have dwindled alarmingly over the past couple of seasons. At the very least every playing member should be in. It's only 12 pounds a year, which as Dickie P very helpfully pointed out "is only a pound a month". Cheers, Mr Treasurer ;-) Standing order mandates and reminders will be issued in the next newsletter (for which Mike "ClubMan of the Year" Ainscoe received another deserved vote of thanks).
4. Club Constitution
Due to new regulations in place and guidelines issued by the LCB, amendments to the club constitution were passed last night - basically in order for us to apply for grants and other funding, we need to have a clause which states that in the event of the club folding, its assets will be given to another cricket club, and not divided up among the members. In essence, this is to stop Cliff taking all the rollers home.
5. Groundwork
Cliff noted the excellent groundwork undertaken last weekend, but also indicated there's plenty more to do. In one of the evening highlights, he informed the members about the shed falling over and then said that the sightscreen is mangled "because the shed fell on it". A moment of genius there.
We've also had the entire ground (including the football field) vertidrained. For those that don't know what that means, Cliff succinctly summarised it as "putting 14 inch deep holes every foot this direction and that on the field". Richard noted that while this is great, it also means that half our drains have been punctured as they're so shallow. More comedy moments there.
We're also hoping to get some road chips / shavings (?) and roll them into the football pitch to give us a car parking surface. I think I've got that right. If not, parking will continue to be a haphazard and undoubtedly scary game of chance, where you hope that it doesn't rain and leave your vehicle stranded in 9 inches of mud by the hedge.
6. Bickering
Rowdy and Mozzer bickered all night.
7. CDO Report
Kieran sent us a handwritten note with some thoughts about getting behind the new skipper, whoever that might be, and also supporting Cliff with the ground work and other duties. Hear, hear. He also suggested that he'd got one up on the rest of us and will be playing the role of Pegleg in the end of season pirate evening!!! ;-)
8. Fundraising
Cliff noted that we'd recently been unsuccessful "but very close" in a bid to get a grant for professional drainage. He noted that we'll be submitting further grants as soon as mid-March.
Nelly asked why we couldn't have two race nights given the excellent money-spinners of the past few seasons. It was commented that people might not want to support two events like that, and so we're looking into an alternative summer event, in all likelihood a single wicket competition/barbeque/family day in July, which hopefully Young Jedi will organise. Unless he's too busy at Premieres of the final Star Wars movie, anyway.
9. New players
We could face quite a few problems on the playing side this year. In a moment "off camera" that needs reporting, Scott and I raised the problem with Cliff that most of the Saturdays this season feature both teams in action. Cliff disputed this, saying "In May, there's only the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th." Thankfully all the other Saturdays in May are free then ...
With Mozzer retired, CDO injured and Cotters unavailable for half the season, we could be desperately short of players. Nick "laters" should have a few new lads down at nets, we'll see how that pans out. He said that one of these guys might have played for Queensland Under 16s, making us wonder a) if that's Queensland, Australia, or Queensland, Bolton, b) if this lad knows what he's getting into and c) if he's another of Ashley's "he's played for Nottinghamshire" (but clearly not at cricket) ringers. Time will tell.
If anyone knows of anyone at all who can fit into a set of whites and turn out at weekends, we'd like to know.
10. Friendlies
Plans for a pre-season game have fallen by the wayside, but on Bank Holiday Monday, May 2, Bobby Loomba wants a "Totty All Star" side down at Greenmount. In the absence of one, we'll be senidng whichever 11 players are sober(ish) and available. Apparently, Bobby will be "putting on an Indian" after the game, which will be well worth seeing. Unless he means food of course ...
11. Nets
Nets are at Castlebrook on Thursday 31 March and the 7, 14 and 21 April, 8-10pm. Please make every effort to attend and prepare to watch Mozzer argue with the local Jewish school who will inevitably be double-booked with us.
12. Selection
This will either take place on a Saturday after the game, Monday, Tuesday, possibly Sunday, but definitely before Wednesday.
13. Other business
Not a lot actually, despite the above events it was a quiet night. Dasher confirmed that he's still an icon, Rowdy announced that he's going to score 550 runs (On the pitch!?) and Graham Fletcher appears to have turned into Arnold Schwarzenegger following his new weight training regime. As long as he doesn't turn into a killer cyborg brandishing an Uzi 9mm we can all rest easy. Pegleg will be scoring for the firsts in some games, which will be nice (note the absence of any punchline about 'that being a first'), and we're hoping to tempt a 7 year old into scoring for the 2nds - the alternative being some lad that can't write very well. Still, you've got to be positive about these things. Oh and Cliff has a new lady on the go.
Good luck to everyone for the season.
posted by Doc P at 10:09 am
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