This Year's AGM will be held on Friday 24th July at Scotton Club
- Roll Call/Start 8:30
The Captains Meeting will be held at the Holly Hill on Friday 17th July - 8:30 start
MINUTES of the 2014 Annual General Meeting,
held at Cricket Club, Richmond on Friday 25th July 2014
1) Roll Call
The following teams were represented at Roll Call: -
Black Bull (Melsonby), Catterick Social Club (Catterick Village), Castle Tavern (Richmond), Cricket Club (Richmond), Crown (Brompton), Half Moon (Barton), Hanson (Colburn), Holly Hill (Richmond), The Kings Head (Leyburn), Oak Tree (Catterick Village), Scotton A (Catterick Garrison), Scotton B (Catterick Garrison), The Talbot Richmond) & The Unicorn (Richmond),
An application was made on behalf of The Travaux Club (Catterick Garrison) to be admitted to the League. This was unanimously agreed. This meant that the League would begin the 2014-2015 Season with 15 teams.
2) The Minutes of last year’s AGM were accepted.
[prop Cricket Club, sec Scotton A] passed unanimously
There were no matters arising from the Minutes.
3) The Treasurer presented his Report, which showed an end of season Balance of £827.31. He said that finances are healthy and so proposed that Subs for next season be reduced to £35 per team. This proposal was seconded by Hanson and passed unanimously.
His Report was passed unanimously. [prop Unicorn, sec Talbot]
4) The Secretary presented his Report. He said that one problem last year was communication, and he requested more contact details from each team, which could be shared. He then spoke at length about the demise of the League’s Website and explained what he felt could be the way forward, which would involve setting up a new site for Season 2015-16 at a cost of £1000. A great deal of discussion followed before it was proposed by the Chairman (seconded by the Unicorn) that £600 be set aside from this year’s surplus and the balance be raised during next season, and that plans for a new site should go ahead. This proposal was passed unanimously. The Secretary asked for input as to what the new site should provide, and requested that potential advertisers be sought out.
He then explained the continuing need for Result Cards – it was agreed that teams should contact him for Cards if they need them. However the Home team should keep those cards until the end of the season. The Secretary does not need to see them. He asserted that ALL results next season must be sent via email or phone. He listed acceptable forms, but emphasised the need for all the data on the Card to be included. Anyone who is unsure needs to contact the Secretary. He then proposed an amendment to Rule 13, to say that “The Card must be sent via email or phone to the Secretary, to arrive no later than the Monday night following each game. All details from the Card must be included.” This proposal was seconded by Kings Head and passed unanimously. His next proposal stated that there shall be one KO Cup competition whether there is one division or two. This was seconded by Catterick Club and carried. He then proposed that the Captain’s game shall be played on Match nights, not at Presentation Night. This was seconded by Holly Hill and carried. The format for Captain’s games will be decided under Any Other Business.
The Secretary’s final proposal said that Trophies shall be the responsibility of the Captain of the team that won them; if that team changes venues, the Captain must take the trophies with him or return them to the Secretary. This proposal was seconded by Talbot and passed unanimously. At this point the Chairman asked that Trophies be returned at the end of the season in the condition 'that you would want to receive them’.
The Secretary’s Report was passed, unanimously. [prop Scotton B sec Hanson]
5) The Election of Officers followed: -
After seeking their agreement, it was unanimously agreed, that the Officers remain as for last season, so the Officers for Season 2014-2015 are:-
Chairman ~ D. Lodge (Scotton B) Secretary/Treasurer ~ D. Williams (unattached) Committee ~ Mary Peary (Holly Hill), & R.Worrall (Holly Hill)
[prop Scotton A sec Catterick Club]
The Secretary reported that Ron Smith was stepping down from the Committee. He commented on the loyal and thoroughly reliable nature of Ron and suggested that he be presented with a memento to mark his long service to the League. This was proposed by Holly Hill, seconded by Oak Tree and passed unanimously. It was then agreed unanimously that C. Henderson (Holly Hill) be added to the Committee.[prop Matty Peary (Holly Hill); sec Travaux]
6) A series of proposals, which had been put forward at the previous week’s Captains Meeting were then voted on. First of all there was a proposal from Oak Tree (seconded by Castle) that there shall be one League. This was rejected by 7 votes to 6. There will therefore be two divisions again this season. Secondly it was proposed by Hanson (seconded Talbot) that if a team changes venue and if there is no team left at that venue to replace them, then they should stay in the Division they were in at the time of the change. This was agreed unanimously. It means that the Travaux will start in Division 2 this season. Next an amendment/addition to Rule 4 was discussed, and the decision was reached unanimously that the words "The bust rule does not apply in this League”. There then followed two proposals concerning the position of the Away team in match draws:- Holly Hill proposed (seconded by Oak Tree) that Rule 4 be reworded, replacing “The Away team will go for off, in all league games” with “All games will start with Bull up (away team to go for Bull), the winner to go for off in 1st/3rd legs in best of three games, and for off in single leg games”. The other proposal made by Catterick Club (seconded by Half Moon) said that in the third match between teams the Away team should go off in games 1/3/5, the Home team to go off in games 2/4/6. The first of these proposals was carried 10 votes to 2. The last of these proposals was put forward by Cricket Club (seconded by Castle) and stated that in Rule 4 replace “All singles League & KO Cup games will be best of three games, 501 up, straight off, double finish” with “All singles League & KO Cup games will be one game, 501 up, double of, double finish”. This was rejected by 7 votes to 5.
7) The Secretary proposed that the League once again start at the end of September, so as to minimise problems caused by harvesting. Therefore the 2014-2015 Season would begin with The Eric Harrison Trophy (Friday 19th September 2014) The Season would continue with League fixtures beginning on Friday 26th September 2014, and that there shall again be a two week break at the end of the League season, to allow postponed games to be played. This was seconded by Talbot and carried.
8) Registrations Deadline Date
The Secretary proposed that the Deadline for Registrations shall be at the Christmas Break – December 12th 2014. This was seconded by Holly Hill and carried.
9) Any Other Business
The Half Moon proposed that the Captains games be one game, 501 up, double in, double finish. This was seconded by Holly Hill and carried.
10) Date of next AGM – Friday 24th July 2015, venue to be decided.
11) The meeting closed at 10:00 p.m.
