Minutes of League meeting - 11/02/03

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CC0000" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>North Kent Junior League</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Kent Junior League"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Notices"><U><B>Notices</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#66CC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>Secretary:</U></B></div> <div> Mike Donnelly</div> <div> 218, Wricklemarsh Road</div> <div> Blackheath</div> <div> London   SE3 8DN</div> <div> <B>Telephone:</B>  020 - 8856 - 2225</div> <div> <B>E-mail: </B> <A HREF="mailto:secretary@nkjl.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:secretary@nkjl.org.uk"><U>secretary@nkjl.org.uk</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Minutes of League meeting - 11/02/03</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Minutes of the North Kent Junior League</B></div> <div> <B>Spring Meeting held at Bexley Park</B></div> <div> <B>Sports Club on Tuesday 11th</B><B> February 2003</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Representatives from the following clubs attended:</B></div> <div> Shooters Hill (2001), Bexley Park, Hartley, Dartford, Beckenham & Sydenham, OD Cuaco, Orpington, Belvedere, Holmesdale, Gravesend, Blackheath, Old Colfeians, Granby, Sidcup, Chislehurst & West Kent, Bromley Common, Bexley, Wilmington, Bexleyheath, RACS, Bromley Town & Old Bromleians, Old Wilsonians, Sevenoaks Vine, Bromley, Eynsford & Farningham.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Apologies for absence</B> received from Catford Cyphers.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Minutes of the last meeting</B></div> <div> The minutes of the meeting held on 15th October 2002 were approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Matters Arising</B></div> <div> There were no matters arising that were not covered in the agenda.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Officers of the League</B></div> <div> These were confirmed as:</div> <div>           John Monk                   Chairman</div> <div>           Mike Donnelly              Secretary</div> <div>           Peter Wooderson          Treasurer</div> <div>           Steve Nash                   Results/Fixtures Secretary</div> <bR> <div> Vacancies exist for a Registration Secretary and a member to join Peter Wooderson on the KCB Youth Committee.</div> <bR> <div> After the meeting Graham Freedman of Eynsford and Farningham agreed to become Registration Secretary.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Applications for Membership</B></div> <div> Shooters Hill (2001) and The Mote (U13) were approved as members of the League.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Fixtures/League Format</B></div> <div> Steve Nash advised the meeting of the rationale behind the make up of each of the leagues and confirmed that all fixture lists had been sent to member clubs.  They are also on the web site.</div> <bR> <div> Steve reminded clubs that if delays to starts are caused by traffic congestion, reduced over games can always be considered.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Finance</B></div> <div> The statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December 2002 was distributed to all members.  Peter Wooderson pointed out that whilst the balance looks healthy, the subscriptions already paid for 2003 must be taken into account.  He also pointed out that extra expenditure had been necessary for medals for the representative game and a replacement for the John Tutt Trophy which had become unserviceable.</div> <bR> <div> The outstanding subscriptions and fines were owed by a club which had now dropped out of the League.</div> <bR> <div> Peter did not recommend an increase in subscriptions for this season but expressed his concern about the low level of income for the Cup competitions and this may have to be reviewed next year.</div> <bR> <div> Dick Challand (Bromley Common) proposed approval of the accounts and this was seconded by John Harris (Bexley).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Talk by Jamie Clifford, KCB Director of Cricket Development</B></div> <div> Jamie discussed the KCB's plans for the future under the heading of 'Need to Change'.  The objectives are aimed at:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Increasing quality in the short term.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A lasting infrastructure of cricket in Kent.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A series of road shows at Club's grounds.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The involvement of Clubs in cricket development.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The recruitment of two further cricket development officers.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A funding review</div> <div>                </div> <div> Dick Challand asked Jamie if the Beckenham sports ground (formerly Lloyds Bank) would be available for clubs during the season.</div> <bR> <div> It was confirmed that the long term plan involved indoor facilities there and the second pitch and nets could be available for youth cricket.</div> <bR> <div> Chris Swadkin (Chairman of the KCB) advised that the pavilion could be used for league or club meetings with no charge.  Bookings should be made with Stuart Whitehead who is both Club Manager and the Development Officer of the Metropolitan area.</div> <bR> <div> Russell May (Orpington) expressed his concern about the links between the County and the Leagues/Clubs which had proved to be ineffective in the past.  Jamie accepted this but advised that good strides have been made with Chris Stone having been appointed Youth Cricket Director and two new cricket development officers will further help to improve the co-operation in the future.</div> <bR> <div> Peter Wooderson asked about the Under 13 and Under 15 Cup competitions previously sponsored by Sun Life of Canada.  Jamie advised that they were still seeking a new sponsor for the competition.</div> <bR> <div> Mike Paterson (Sevenoaks Vine) asked about the programme for the Road Shows.  This will be circulated to clubs by early March.</div> <bR> <div> Peter Wooderson asked if the Under 9's Super 8 Kwik Cricket competition would be run this year.  The answer was yes and that it would be organised this season by David Sear.</div> <bR> <div> John Simmonds (Gravesend) asked what the KCB were doing to develop a link between schools and clubs.  This will be achieved by the encouragement of clubs via the Sport England Focus Clubs Scheme which will be launched in the near future.</div> <bR> <div> The Chairman thanked Jamie Clifford for taking time to address the League and for answering the many questions regarding the future of cricket in Kent.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Representative Matches</B></div> <div> The match against the Surrey League last season was very successful and hopefully this can be repeated this year.</div> <bR> <div> There was also the possibility of a game against Sevenoaks Vine in their cricket week.  Mike Paterson (Sevenoaks Vine) will report back to the Committee.</div> <bR> <div> <B>KCB Youth Committee Report</B></div> <div> Peter Wooderson reported that the January meeting had been cancelled due to bad weather.  He was awaiting a new date.</div> <bR> <div> He appealed for a new representative to join him on this committee.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Awards for All</B></div> <div> Mike Donnelly informed the meeting that, with the expert help of Tina Slater of HSBC, a bid had been submitted to the 'Awards for All' scheme.</div> <bR> <div> The areas which we had concentrated on were:</div> <div> 1.     An open day involving coaching and a six-a-side competition.</div> <div> 2.     Two separate Umpires and Scorers courses.</div> <div> 3.     The supply of two helmets to each club, particularly for the under 11's.</div> <div> 4.     The supply of 15 new match balls to each club.</div> <div> A reply was expected mid/end April time.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Constitution</B></div> <div> Mike Donnelly advised that there were two main reasons for producing a proper constitution for the League.</div> <bR> <div> Firstly, it is a requirement of the 'Awards for All' scheme that applicants must have a Constitution which must be submitted with the application.</div> <bR> <div> Secondly, a League of our size and standing should have a proper constitution.</div> <bR> <div> Before seeking official ratification, Mike Donnelly asked for any comments or points from the floor.</div> <bR> <div> Mike Paterson (Sevenoaks Vine) asked about the new rule which had been introduced at the last meeting regarding the cancellation of matches.</div> <bR> <div> Mike Donnelly advised that this rule had been included in the Playing Conditions which applied to each Division of the League and which should be read in conjunction with the Constitution as per Section 18.1.</div> <bR> <div> Dick Challand (Bromley Common) considered that this could be more clearly explained in that section.</div> <bR> <div> Mike Donnelly agreed to reword 18.1 accordingly.</div> <bR> <div> Frank Knott (Belvedere) and several other members were concerned about Sections 15.4 and 15.6 which covers the eligibility of players.</div> <bR> <div> The Chairman advised that those were existing rules of the League and if changes were required then a proposal seconded by another member would need to be sent to the Committee for consideration by the members at the AGM next Spring.</div> <bR> <div> Coloured clothing as per 18.2 was discussed and it was confirmed that the agreement at the last meeting was for the shirt only.</div> <bR> <div> Mike Paterson (Sevenoaks Vine) passed a shirt to the Committee for their approval.</div> <bR> <div> It was confirmed by Steve Nash that registrations need to be submitted 48 hours before the first League game.</div> <bR> <div> The constitution as proposed by the Committee was seconded by Ian Cox (Dartford) and unanimously approved by the members.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Presentation evenings</B></div> <div> John Monk confirmed these as 12th and 19th September 2003 at Bexley Park at 7.30pm.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Any Other Business</B></div> <div> Russell May (Orpington) advised the meeting that subject to approval at their AGM, Orpington would play at least a further season at Goddington Lane.  He also asked the Committee not to forget to keep past officers such as John Tutt and Harry Bright up to date on League progress.</div> <bR> <div> Mike Paterson (Sevenoaks Vine) reminded clubs that the Otford ground needs to be vacated by 8pm on match days.</div> <bR> <div> The meeting ended at 9.30pm.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Date of next meeting</B></div> <div> Tuesday 21st October 2003 at 7.30pm - Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>