Item No:	Item:	Action by:	Date:
1	Present
	Marcus Ireland (MsI)
	Mark Ireland (MkI)
	Gary Betteridge (GB)
	John Bradley (JB)
	Matthew Pratt (MP)
	Neil Harper (NH)
	Bernie Spratt (BS)
	Conor Murphy (CM)
	Roger Wickson (RW)
	Dave Murphy (DvM)
	Rob Bradley (RB)
	Simon Willey (SW)
	Mickey Cornock (MyC)
	Jack Murphy (JM)
	Danny Murphy (DM)

	Apologies
	Matt Corby (MwC)
	Liam Murphy (LM)
	Tom Cox (TC)

2	Minutes of Last Meeting
2.1	Read and accepted as a true record & adopted following a proposal from Dave Murphy, seconded by Bernie Spratt.	Note	n/a

3	Matters Arising
4.1	None.	n/a	n/a

4	Chairman’s Report
4.1	The Chairman commenced his report by thanking everyone for attending the meeting. He went on to thank the various members of the committee and all of the players who have pulled together this last year to make it a success on and off the field. He thanked Mark & Marcus Ireland & Tom Cox for running the Junior section which proved to be a great success. Danny Murphy for his services taking over as Club Secretary, running the fundraising Bingo with Wendy Murphy and sending out the Junior section letters to local schools. Matt Corby for his continued work as Treasurer, Fixture Secretary and first XI Vice Captain. Tom Cox for his commitment as Captain and for all his efforts off the field as well as on it including Junior section. Matt Pratt for his continued service as 2nd XI Captain, getting the team together, involving the Juniors and leading with great enthusiasm. Jack Murphy for all of his work breaking the £1,000 barrier on sponsorship and fundraising. Bernie Spratt for running the Sunday side and generally helping out around the club wherever required. Neil Harper, welcome back to the committee and thanked for taking on the role of Welfare Officer. Pete Betteridge for all the work on the ground and also to Neil Harvey for his assistance to Pete. He went on to thank John Bradley for his services as Umpire and President, Rob Bradley and Veronica Murphy for scoring, Emma for teas and Micky for all his help during the week and on match days. Finally he thanked all for supporting club events and anyone else who helped the club during the year.	Note	n/a

5	Treasurer’s Report
5.1	The accounts total as of 17/03/17 was £9,114.76. Year 2016-17 showed a profit of £912.33.	Note	n/a

5.2	Matt asked for questions from the floor and DvM raised the question of Senior subscriptions. GB stated that this would be high on the agenda for the new committee to sort out.	Note	On going

6	Election of Officers
6.1	President
	John Bradley stated he was happy to stand again as president and was proposed by Dave Murphy, seconded by Marcus Ireland and duly appointed as the only nomination. JB wished to place on record his thanks to GB for a great job done this last year as Chairman.	Note	n/a
6.2	Chairman
	Gary Betteridge was happy to stand again and was proposed by Jack Murphy, seconded by Mickey Cornock and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.3	Vice Chairman
	Neil Harper was nominated by Gary Betteridge, seconded by John Bradley and was happy to stand so was duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.4	Secretary
	Danny Murphy was happy to stand again and was proposed by Jack Murphy, seconded by Marcus Ireland and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.5	Treasurer
	Matt Corby was happy to stand again and was proposed by Danny Murphy, seconded by Mickey Cornock and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.6	Fixture Secretary
	Matt Corby was happy to stand again and was proposed by Bernie Spratt, seconded by Marcus Ireland and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.7	League Delegate
	Jack Murphy was nominated by Gary Betteridge, seconded by Danny Murphy and was happy to stand so was duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.8	1st XI Captain
	Tom Cox was happy to stand again and was proposed by Dave Murphy, seconded by John Bradley and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.9	1st XI Vice Captain
	In the absence of both Tom Cox & Matt Corby this position was left to be confirmed.	Note	n/a
6.1	2nd XI Captain
	Matt Pratt was happy to stay on in the role and was proposed by Roger Wickson, seconded by Conor Murphy and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
	JB wished to place on record his thanks for the amazing job MP does leading the 2nd XI.
6.11	2nd XI Vice Captain
	Neil Harper agreed to stay on in this role and was proposed by Matt Pratt, seconded by Marcus Ireland and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.12	Sunday Manager
	Bernie Spratt agreed to stay on in the role as Manager but will relinquish captain’s duties. He was proposed by Gary Betteridge, seconded by Danny Murphy and duly appointed as the only nomination.	Note	n/a
6.13	Sunday Captain
	Chris Calcott was put forward by Bernie Spratt, nominated by Gary Betteridge and seconded by Danny Murphy and agreed to take on the role.	Note	n/a
6.14	Junior Head Coach
	Mark Ireland resigned from the position and Marcus Ireland was nominated by Jack Murphy and seconded by Bernie Spratt and agreed to take on the role.	Note	n/a
6.15	Committee Members
	Nominations were received for Micky Cornock and Liam Murphy. All nominees were accepted on to the committee.	Note	n/a
7	Any Other Business
7.1	NH gave an update on the Clubmark status. A Development Plan is being drawn up. There is a meeting in 3 weeks with WCCC to assist us. Clubmark will provide us with a framework and funding streams. NH stated that this has to be done correctly and the whole club has to embrace it in order for it to work. NH stated that it will take at least 12 months to achieve all of the qualification criteria.	NH/BS/All	On going

7.2	JB raised the issue of changing of laws:-	Note	On going
	· bad on field behaviour. Umpires can send off players for a number of overs or even for the rest of the game.
	· Bat thicknesses reduced, there is a 2/3 year grace period on enforcing this rule.
	· Once the bat is down you are deemed to be in your ground.
	· Batsman can now be caught off of a fielding helmet.

7.3	GB stated that it is the clubs target to replace the current net facilities with a new 2 lane set up which would cost approx. £24,000. Grants needed and we may need to wait for Clubmark to open up the required funding streams.	Note	On going

7.4	It was stated that due to the success and expansion of the Junior section a separate Junior Committee will be set up to take control of the management of this section.	Note	On going

7.5	The issue of Subs was raised and how we improve the collection thereof. The new committee was tasked with reviewing the costs and procedures.	Committee	31/03/2018

7.6	MwC raised the issue of the 100 Club and whether it should continue. New committee to review.	Committee	ASAP

7.7	GB stated there will be a New Year’s Eve Party at Townsend Hall with live entertainment. Tickets £15 each, profits to be split between Football & Cricket sections.	Note	31/12/2017

7.8	GB stated that Pete Betteridge would not be able to continue in the role of Head Groundsman. Replacement to be sought.	Committee	ASAP

7.9	JM raised the issue of League Rule Change proposals including the Leg Side wide rule to be extended down the leagues.	JM	28/02/2018