• Present: Dan Webb (chairman), David Banner (part time), Dave Nolder, Andy Parsons, David Peters, Matthew Stevenson, Chris N. Yoxall,

• Apologies: Saqib Ahmed, Keith Neave, Rahul Punj

Matters Arising

• Fixture booklets: the monies from the 2004 and 2005 booklets remain outstanding.
• Stoke Green: Matthew Stevenson said that he had still not heard any more from the TVCL re Stoke Green’s appeal.
• Trophies: David Peters reported that he is making plans to get the trophies engraved; there are now four seasons missing, 2002 to 2005.

Ground Report

• Groundsman: David Banner reported that Shabir Ahmed may not be able to continue in his role as groundsman in 2006; there was a discussion about the notice period on his contract and possible contingency plans; David Banner said that we may need to look carefully at the usage of the ground during the summer – we need to ensure that there are free evenings for the groundsman to work on the square.
• Storage facility: David Banner said that he was no longer looking into a new storage facility and suggested that the best solution would be for the club to take over the second storage container; he will make a proposal along these lines to the CPSA board.
• Wiring to the electronic scorebox: there was a discussion about the best solution – it should be either a plastic or copper tube, probably underground.
• Spraying the picket fence: Mudo Ahmed has offered to bring down some engine oil; a spring work party will be organized to paint the oil onto the fence.
• Vandalism of the picket fence: David Banner reported that the fence was vandalized a few weeks ago in the far corner of the ground (i.e. opposite the clubhouse); he said that he had repaired it using the fencing that had been taken down for the work on the practice facility.
• Machinery: David Banner will obtain quotations for the repair and servicing of the mowers, and repairs to the bowling machine.
• New practice facility: Dave Nolder reported that he had been finding it hard to obtain quotations for the concreting; the best figure so far is £8500; Dan Webb has drafted a letter to Gerrards Cross Golf Club to inform them of our plans.
• Work party: the first work party of the new year will be organized on Sunday week, 26th February.

Cricket Report

• Overseas player: Matthew Stevenson reported that Tahir Rashid may return for a second season in 2006; he also reported that Adil Irfan was having difficulty in obtaining a visa.
• Fixtures: Dan Webb said that he is finalising the fixtures for the 2006 season and will then hand them over to Matthew Stevenson.
• Indoor nets: Dan Webb said that it would be nice to see some senior players participating in the junior net sessions taking place in Beaconsfield on Saturday evenings; there are no plans at present for any other indoor nets.
Development Report

• Buckinghamshire Playing Fields Association: Chris N. Yoxall reported that he had obtained a further grant of £300 from the BPFA.
• Junior kit: Chris N. Yoxall said that it may be possible to get a grant from Chiltern District Council for junior kit, but we would need to provide a list of addresses of our junior members.
• Child protection and CRB checks: Dan Webb said that Keith Neave needed to attend a child protection course; all club members who will work with juniors need to get CRB clearance – clearance previously obtained for other bodies does not count.
• Clubmark: Dan Webb is trying to find out more about what this is and how it could be useful to us; it is organized on a sport/club hierarchy, so the cricket section needs to apply to its own governing body i.e. independently from the hockey section and not as part of CPSA; a development plan (see below) is a prerequisite.
• Development plan: Dan Webb presented the first draft of the plan to the meeting for comment; he hopes to complete it by May at the latest.

Treasurer’s Report

• In the absence of Murray Scott, there was no report; the final profit figure for the Annual Dinner is still unknown.

Fund Raising Report

• Covers: various options were discussed re Sam Machin’s offer; these included the ECB raffle, a World Cup football quiz and another Casino / BBQ evening