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Here
are a few miscellaneous items of interest to the members of the club.
There
is a vaguely scurrilous report of the 2001 tour located here.
The
13/12/2006 AGM Minutes are below!
Octopus
Cricket Club AGM 13/12/2006
The meeting began
at 19:30 (ish) in the basement bar of Pendrell's Oak Public House,
High Holborn, WC1.
1. Present
Andy James (AJ - Chairman); S Satterly (SS -
Treasurer); I Hill (IH - Secretary); S Ogilvie (SO
Fixtures Secretary); H Joshi (HJ Captain) R Bisht (RB
vice captain) Simon Ingram (SI)
Apologies H
Molson; S Molson; S Braham, Richard Cowling
2. Minutes
Maintaining the tradition established in the previous meeting, and in
deference to the sound levels in the bar, the minutes of the previous
meeting had been distributed for those present to read. They were
duly agreed.
3. Matters arising.
The note of thanks for Jim Hurd and the token of the club's esteem
had still not been properly actioned. A letter of thanks to the
previous incumbent chairman (S Molson) had also not been actioned. SS
suggested that this might be a suitable matter to take into the 60th
anniversary celebrations.
The signatures for
the bank account (the signatories to be Treasurer, Chairman and
Secretary) had been collected, but not given to the bank as yet.
ACTION for SS
to remember where in his briefcase they might be.
All other actions
were deemed completed or time lapsed.
4. Secretary's Report
The Secretary reported that there was no need for a Secretary's
Report. This was well received.
5. Captain's
Report
The captain's
report fell more into a discussion of four points:-
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Players As
is traditional, Octopus could use more players. There is a
"hardcore" of players who will turn out for most games, but
we need a larger pool of "floaters" who only want to play a
few games a year. There were too many games missed as we could not
get out a team; SS chipped in that from a financial point of
view we need to play as many games as possible.*
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Nets This
year's nets were poorly attended. It was felt that both the time and
place of the nets were wrong and there is a suggestion to move more
central, and perhaps to switch to a weekday evening. Suggestions were
made (Streatham Hill, Michael Sobell sports) and those were to be
followed up and reported back to SS by the first week in
January. Action for all those who suggested possibilities to
investigate and return to SS for co-ordination
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Team Colours HJ
felt that it would be beneficial from a team spirit perspective to
use team colours. Action for SS to investigate the shop which
provided the 50th anniversary badges/shirts. (Possible tie-in with
60th anniversary celebrations)
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Subs etc. HJ
felt that it might be possible to raise funds for the club by
increasing subs This discussion was postponed as it formed a part of
the Treasurer's report, but a discussion of other fundraising methods
was undertaken - eg scratchcards, prediction grids, raffle - possibly
including people not actually in the club. Action for SO who
foolishly agreed to follow up on this. (Although if anyone has any ideas&ldots;)
*It was at
this point that a vote of thanks was passed to SO whose
sterling work meant that we managed to play as many matches as we did
in the season.
6. Treasurers
Report
SS reported
that the club's financial position had improved by about £300
during the past year, this was mainly down to the sale of £200
in premium bonds and one club paying a match fee despite the game
being cancelled. No outlay had been made on kit etc and other
expenses during the year; only the necessities of pitches and
insurance were paid.
A number of
proposals were raised:-
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Collection of
Match fees
-
As the treasurer
is no longer a permanent fixture at matches, he would like the onus
of collecting match fees to fall on captain of the day. The captain
can appoint another member of the team to collect the fees, but all
monies are to end up with the captain. This means that SS has to deal
with fewer people. This was accepted as a reasonable proposal.
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Equipment
-
During the year
some equipment was nicked. It was agreed/volunteered that:-
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AJ would
secure stumps and bails
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HJ would
secure wicket keeper gloves
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HJ & RB
would look at securing match and practice balls*
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SS would
look at securing a first aid kit
-
There is only one
bat currently in the kitbag. There were offers of three bats.
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* It was also
discussed whether (assuming that an affordable source of balls could
be located) we could have a new ball for each innings (even if OCC
has to provide both balls). It was felt that we could insist on this
for home games, but that we may have to accord with the wishes of the
home team for our away fixtures; we also don't want to lose good
fixtures over this!
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Raising Subs
-
After discussion
these were provisionally accepted as £40 annual subs and £8
match fees (with the usual reduction for students etc); however
should the club move ground (see Any Other Business) this may be
raised to cover increases in costs, following an EGM.
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Where it was felt
that a "chaser letter" for unpaid subs was required, it was
felt that it would be best for IH to write these (under advice
from SS)
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Action for ALL:
Please pay your subs.
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The accounts were
signed and accepted
7. Fixtures
Secretary Report
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All but one
fixture were arranged last year - a World Cup clash led to a fallow week.
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Many new teams
were played last year, some of which were likely to engender return fixtures
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The
traveling/touring home & away games were a great success
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Due to the
uncertainty over ground for next year, no definite fixtures have been
set, although there have already been some enquiries.
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The possibility of
a "neutral" venue game with SO's mates was raised.
8. Election of Officers
No resignations
were received, nor were there any contests for committee positions.
The officers of the club therefore remain as:
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Joint Presidents
Steve Molson and Helen Molson
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Chairman AJ
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Secretary IH
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Treasurer SS
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Fixtures Secretary
SO
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Captain After HJ
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Vice Captain
(joint) RB and SO
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Press and Records
Officer Ian Hill's no-longer quite so new computer.
9. Playing Awards
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Batting.
Harsh and Rocky were proposed. Rocky won a close vote.
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Bowling. SO
and Rocky were proposed. SO won an exciting vote.
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Fielding. R
Cowling & S Ingram were proposed and R Cowling won the ballot.
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Players Player
of the Year This was, as is traditional, a secret ballot. Two
players were proposed and Harsh won.
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The Jack Younie
Trophy (Clubman of the Year). Stuart Ogilvie and Stewart Satterly
were proposed. Stewart Ogilvie was duly voted in.
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Duck Trophy. S
Ingram won with a respectably low total.
10. Any Other
Business (Pre meeting)
Membership and
Ground.
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Few of the playing
members live in Enfield any more. Given the ill feeling engendered
after the theft of kit and that there has already been contact with
another ground (in the Crouch End/ Highgate area) it is worth
investigating the option of a move.
-
SO to re-establish
contact and liaise with SS to see if this is an affordable option.
This should be done asap (preferably before New Year) or else we
continue at Northampton Exiles this season and continue to look
throughout the coming year.
60th
Anniversary
Basically this
showed the ideas available so far:-
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Kit and Badges -
special 60th anniversary badge (similar to 50th) SS to look at same
time as checking if the badge die is still available.
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Barbecue with a match
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Special Match (Graces?)
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Out of meeting
suggestion; I don't remember if this was raised, but could we have a
present v past players game?
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Evening do -
possibly post season
-
IH to check
if anywhere in Enfield this could be held (now seems to be Winchmore
Hill CC)
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Other suggestions welcomed
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Winchmore Hill CC
suggested as possibility
Subcommittee to
meet in January SS, AJ, SO, IH, HJ, RB, SI
The meeting was
declared closed at 10:25. For the second year in succession no vote
of thanks for the venue was passed.
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