Minutes of the 2001 AGM of the PRL Cricket Club

The meeting was held at 1:00pm on Monday 8th January at PRL in room C208.

Present

Bernie Wright, Paul Fulton, Andy Yule, David Parker, Paul Gough, Geoff Khan, Bernie Hunt, Bhavin Khatri, Jon Gowers, Carl Glasse, Rob Davies, David Fish, David Yule.

Apologies

David Walker.

Minutes of the 2000 AGM

The minutes of the 2000 AGM, as published on the web, were accepted.

Matters Arising

None.

Officers' Reports

Captain

David Yule reported that we had another enjoyable season, winning 5 games, and losing 10 (with 3 games cancelled). The captain also noted that the win/loss ratio while he was playing (3 wins out of 9 = 33%) was exactly the same as while he wasn't playing (2 wins out of 6 = 33%), which made him realise how much his captaincy affected the performance of the whole team!

Carl Glasse topped the run-scoring, with 156 runs (at 26), while Jon Gowers had the best average (60 runs at 30). The bowlers were led by Andy Yule with 14 wickets, while Paul Gough & David Parker both managed 13. The 'strike' bowling partnership of David Fish & David Yule took the art of not taking wickets to a new level, both averaging 1 wicket every 40 balls, about half the rate of everyone else (David Yule didn't take his first wicket until 12th July)!

The captain finished by saying that while he enjoyed the year, the pressures of captaincy had forced him to take a position in Philips over 6000 miles away (in Taiwan), so would be standing down.

Treasurer

Andy Yule reported a profit of £105.03 for the year. The finances were presented in unprecedented detail, and are available on the web.Given that the finances were in a much more healthy state than some of the kit, he suggested we should buy some more bats/pads this year.

Team Secretary

Martin Mee has left PRL. On his behalf, David Yule mentioned that there were 25 people who played for us last year, and in general availability was good. There was one game with only 9 players, and a few with 10, but we raised a full team on most occasions.

Election of Officers

The following officers were proposed:
  • President: Bernie Wright (proposed: Andy Yule seconded: David Yule)
  • Captain: Rob Davies (proposed: Andy Yule seconded: David Yule)
  • Vice Captain: David Fish (proposed: Andy Yule seconded: David Yule)
  • Team Secretary: Bernie Hunt (proposed: Andy Yule seconded: Rob Davies)
  • Secretary: Carl Glasse (proposed: Andy Yule seconded: David Yule)
  • Treasurer: Andy Yule (proposed: David Yule seconded: David Parker)

    • Also, as both Bernie Hunt and Bhavin Khatri were willing to do the job of team secretary (and the idea of a US style election fiasco was too much for us), Jon Gowers proposed the post:
  • Assistant Team Secretary: Bhavin Khatri (proposed: David Yule seconded: Rob Davies)


    • Everyone was elected unopposed.

    Any Other Business

    Maintenance of the pitch. Bernie Wright has got the kit required to patch the current wicket, and will look into doing this. It was noted that the wicket itself was in good condition, but some of the run-up areas were a problem.

    Pre-season indoor nets. Rob Davies has spoken to Oakwood Sports Centre, and suggested 1.30pm on Sunday afternoons from the first Sunday in February. About 8 people present said they were interested in attending, so Rob will book this.

    Committee responsibilities. Andy Yule noted that the rôles of the officers of the club were not defined anywhere. He drafted a document (available on the web) which outlines the responsibilities, and invited people to suggest additions/changes.

    Visibility. It was agreed that no effort would be made to get sight-screens at PRL. However, it was noted that the experiment of using a white ball for the last game of the season was a success, and should be continued for matches in August next year.

    Sports & Social Club AGM. The Club requires 2 people to attend the S&SC AGM, and 1 to give a report. Provisionally the Captain & Secretary (Rob Davies & Carl Glasse) agreed to attend.

    Overseas Players. Several members of the club noted that the outgoing captain was expecting to visit PRL from Taipei for business several times during the year. It was agreed that he should try to organise these visits during the cricket season, and to include a Wednesday evening!

    Match Fees. It was agreed that match fees would remain at £1.50 per match (plus 50p to cover food at home fixtures).

    The meeting closed at 1:40pm.

    David Yule (david@yule.org) ($Id: minutes2001.html,v 1.1 2001/01/08 16:53:56 yuleat Exp $)