Committee Meeting, Monday, 14th July, 2008

Present: Dan Webb (chairman), Saqib Ahmed, Shabhir Ahmed, Martin Crossley, Zamir Khan, Jonathan Lindsay, Dave Nolder, Gareth Noot, Phil Noot, Matthew Stevenson
Apologies: Mudho Ahmed, Tariq Gulfishan, Tony Hewston, Razaq Ishaq, Ben Kunicki, Andy Parsons, Murray Scott

Matters Arising

Complaint from Fleet C.C.: Matthew Stevenson reported that Fleet C.C. had made an informal complaint to the TVCL about the conduct of our 3rd XI in a recent Division 9 match. Dan Webb said that, after reviewing the matter with senior committee members and several players who played in the match, it had been agreed that Fleet’s complaint was somewhat one-sided. Nonetheless, our 3rd XI captain, Tariq Gulfishan, has been reminded that he is responsible for upholding the spirit of cricket at all times. This matter is now closed.
Internal disciplinary matter: Asim Ahmed has been suspended for two weeks after failing to turn up for a recent TVCL 2nd XI match.
Annual subscription refunds: Matthew Stevenson reported that Shazi Chughtai had made himself unavailable for the rest of the season and, after only playing two matches, has asked for a refund of his annual subscription. It was agreed that refunds should only ever be given at the discretion of the committee and that such a refund was not appropriate in this case. However, in line with past decisions, it was agreed to put his membership on hold for a year, which means that he will not have to pay an annual subscription next season.

Captains’ reports: Zamir Khan reported that the 1st XI had still not won a match yet this season as was currently adrift at the bottom of Division 2B of the TVCL. Martin Crossley reported that the 2nd XI was doing a little better – it had recently won its first match and is presently placed 9th out of 10 in Division 4A. The 3rd XI is continuing its good run and is presently top of Division 9. The Sunday 1st XI is presently top of the TCSL, the Sunday 2nd XI has won an unprecedented four matches in a row, and the 3rd XI has been playing regularly.
Junior report: Phil Noot reported that the junior season had gone very well, with teams from Under 11 to Under 17 all playing regularly.
President’s Day: This event will take place on Friday, 8th August. Dan Webb said that he would organize the catering. Matthew Stevenson said that he would send out an email inviting all the life members. Both the President’s and Club XIs are taking shape.
Spare balls: Matthew Stevenson suggested that a box of spare balls should be kept behind at the club at all times – he said that in two recent TVCL matches there had been long delays while a suitable replacement ball was found.
Clubhouse keys: There was a discussion about the lack of keys amongst captains, which tends to happen over time as keys are lost and captains change. Andy Parsons was given the action to chase this matter with the CPSA board.

Current balance: Murray Scott was unable to attend the meeting but reported that our current balance was £1718.
Match fees: Murray Scott has reported that no match fees have been banked since the middle of May. Dan Webb said that he had a lot of money at home which he had not yet had time to bank. All the captains present said that they were up-to-date with the collection of match fees.

Skinner Cup: Dave Nolder reported that this week’s Sunday fixtures were having to be extensively re-arranged due to the club having a home match in the Skinner Cup on a date when the Sunday was previously due to play at home.
Midweek fixtures: Zamir Khan asked if it was possible to arrange some midweek home fixtures. Dave Nolder took the action to put an advertisement on the various fixture web sites.

Square: the square continues to play very well and, as club captain, Zamir Khan offered a special vote of thanks to Shabhir Ahmed for his efforts this season.
Outfield: the outfield is also in immaculate condition and Zamir Khan offered another special vote of thanks, this time to Keith Neave, for his work on the outfield.
Shed: Dan Webb reported that the new shed had not yet been painted; Dave Nolder said that he would try to get this job done before President’s Day and Zamir Khan reiterated his offer to supply the paint.
Machinery: Dan Webb reported that no further progress had been made on getting the various machinery serviced.

Beaconsfield: Dan Webb and Keith Neave reported that they had had some initial conversations with Beaconsfield about the development of our relationship re juniors and the use of their 3rd XI ground. Watch this space for more details.

Barbecues: it was agreed that we should hold two further barbecues in an attempt to sustain our fund-raising effort: these will take place on Saturday, 2nd August and Friday, 29th August. Andy Parsons was given the action to organize these events with help from Mandeep Gill.

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