COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Present: Dan Webb (chairman), Mudo Ahmed, Saqib Ahmed, Tony Hewston, Dave Nolder, Phil Noot, Andy Parsons, Matthew Stevenson, Chris N. Yoxall

Apologies: Jonathan Lindsay, Keith Neave, David Peters, Rahul Punj, Murray Scott

Matters Arising

• Stoke Green: Dan Webb asked for this item to be removed from the agenda.
• TVCL Disciplinary Meeting: Dan Webb, Matthew Stevenson and Rahul Punj attended this meeting on the club’s behalf; Dan Webb made a presentation which was well received, but we were warned that points deductions will be applied this season if our 1st XI administration does not improve.
• Trophies: in the absence of David Peters there was no further progress to report.
• Overseas players: Tahir Rashid is expected arrive in the next week or so; Dan Webb will read the TVCL rules to see if Adil Irfan is eligible to play without a passport.
• Bucks Under 15s Match: this match was, unfortunately, rained off.
• Fixture booklets: Dan Webb took the action to chase Zamir Khan re this season’s booklets.

Cricket Report

• Juniors: Phil Noot reported that the season had started well – we have fielded five regular teams (Under 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15) and all except the Under 12s have recorded at least one win; on a more negative note, Phil Noot complained about losses from the club kit bag, especially helmets.
• Saturday 1st XI: Saqib Ahmed reported that availability had been sluggish and we had lost our opening league match; the Saturday 2nd XI had an excellent win in its first league match; Mudo Ahmed reported better availability in the Sunday 1st XI but performances have been poor thus far; Dan Webb reported good availability in the Sunday 2nd XI but two heavy defeats have been suffered against strong opposition.
• Selection meetings: Tony Hewston reported that two meetings had taken place and had been very productive.
• Selection policy: Tony Hewston’s document defining club selection policy (see below) was reviewed; Chris N. Yoxall and Dave Nolder recommended that the document should encourage all club players, not just those who play for league XIs, to improve their performance.
• Practice: Shabir Ahmed has cut a temporary wicket adjacent to the old practice facility.

Fixtures Report

• Web site: Matthew Stevenson said that all the fixtures, senior and junior, were now published on the club web site.

Ground Report

• Roller: Dan Webb reported that Shabir Ahmed had repaired the roller.
• Mowers and scarifier: the exact state of repair of these machines is not known.
• Moles: there has been no further progress on the moles; David Banner is till trying to deal with the problem.
• New practice facility: Dan Webb reported that the concreting had been done at a cost of £3900 plus VAT; a self-levelling topping is now required to smooth out some unevenness on the surface; Dave Nolder reported that he is getting quotations for scaffolding poles, netting and matting; Dan Webb reported that he had advised the board that no additional funding is presently required to complete the project.
• Picket fence: Dan Webb said that he would organize a work party to complete the painting of the picket fence with used engine oil, and to replace the missing panels.

Development Report

• Chris N. Yoxall reported that there had not been any major developments since the last meeting.

Treasurer’s Report

• Bills paid: Matthew Stevenson reported that he had paid the bill for twelve junior cricket balls (GBP64.50p).
• Subscriptions: Dan Webb suggested that the cut-off date for subscriptions this year should be Sunday, 4th June, with a £10 surcharge applicable to everyone who has failed to pay by this date.

CPSA Board Report

• Board meeting: Matthew Stevenson reported that, following a recent theft from the till behind the bar, the CPSA Board has decided to restrict access to board members only when the catering staff are not present.

CHALFONT ST PETER CRICKET CLUB SELECTION GUIDELINES

The following selection policy was put together as an aid for selection at a meeting on the 8th May 2006 by the team Captains, Players Representative and the Club Secretary. It will be used in order to help selectors pick teams for the season as well as giving players a clear and transparent set of objectives to aspire to.

1. Non-payment of yearly subs/outstanding match fees – you will not be selected if your subs are not paid after the final due date. Please contact your captain if you are struggling with the payment – there are options.
2. Match performance – this will be assessed on a weekly basis by your Captain/Vice Captain and discussed at selection meetings.
3. Regular availability – to work well as teams players need to play on a regular basis with each other. It is also up to the players to assist your captains in being pro-active in the communication of your availability.
4. Attitude – we are a club and together we should all support one another. If a player causes problems on or off the pitch with other players/coaches/umpires their captain the will deal with the situation and then it is down to the committees discretion as to whether they are selected.
5. Holidays/unavailability – everyone has holidays, but be aware that if you are away for a week the team that you normally play for may not be the one you get selected for on your return. Captains may feel you need a week in another team to get back into your match performance. Captains discretion.
6. Training attendance – this is compulsory on a weekly basis unless you have unavoidable circumstances (this is not acceptable every week). Training is currently on a Thursday night where either net or fielding practice will be taking place.

CHALFONT ST PETER CRICKET CLUB SENIOR OBJECTIVES FOR THE 2006 SEASON.

The following Club and Team objectives were discussed and agreed by all Captains, the Players Representative, and the Secretary at the selection meeting held on 8th May 2006. It is the role of the captain to get his team to “buy in” to these objectives so as to measure whether the team has been successful at the end of the season.

These will be published on the club notice boards and web site.

Club Playing Objectives

• Increase the playing standard of all teams and the league position of the Saturday 1’s & 2’s, plus the Sunday 1’s
• Identify and test the players who have the ability to step up.
• Getting each and every member to recognise the fact that they play for a club, NOT a team.

Team Objectives

• Saturday 1st
  1. Get all administration correct.
  2. Finish in the top half of the table.
  3. Captains to talk to players regarding their role, what they want from them and to take on personal responsibility.
• Saturday 2’s
  1. Any selection gaps to be filled with youngsters
  2. “Compete” in all games and against all opposition.
  3. Finish as one of the top 4.
• Sunday 1’s
  1. Get a team out for every fixture.
  2. Bring two Sundays 2’s players through to the 1’s
• Sunday 2’s
  1. Get all subs paid before the deadline.
  2. Appoint and groom a vice captain who is willing and able to take on the role of captain often.
  3. Use three colts in the team every week.
• 3rd XI
  1. Get a Team out on 10 occasions.
  2. Bring through the youngsters. At least 3 per game.