2006 annual general meeting

The 2006 Remnants CC annual general meeting was held at the Fitzwilliam College Cricket Ground bar at 8:00pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Ten members (including one new one) turned up which, whilst hardly a U2-scale attendance, was the best it's been in some time.

Finances

The treasurer reported that the club had GBP1140.17 in the bank, slightly up from last year . . . although it would have been a small loss but for a mysterious GBP10.50 cheque from one S.D. Isles which has been recorded as a ``donation''.
With the Fitzwilliam College ground hire charge remaining at GBP40, match fees will remain at GBP3.00 for adults and GBP1.50 for juniors.
Net fees remain at GBP2.00, although this year the fact that we're sharing nets with Romsey Town and Fen Ditton CCs means that the net fees are being treated as outside the format club finances. At the moment we're making a profit of between GBP5.00 and GBP10.00 a night; most likely this money will go towards funding a free game open to all those who've attended nets regularly.
We will save some money on insurance this year, a cheaper and more comprehensive policy having been found.
The treasurer has been drinkning again -- ros'e, this time.
It was agreed that a member who has played fewer than five games during the season due to unavoidable (or at least unforseeable) circumstances shall have their membership carried over to the next season. (This is intended to cover injuries, bereavements and the like; it does not cover losing interest and wanting money back or being largely unavailable, as interpreted by the club committee.)

Equipment

The match kit was agreed to be ``crap'' and so Phil Watson will purchase several bats, pads and gloves, up to a total value of about GBP400.00. In an effort to maintain this, a check-list will be attached to the inside of the kit, with particular emphasis on its use at away fixtures.
Given the continued regular loss of balls it has been decided to experiment with slightly cheaper balls this year -- they only have to last 40 overs maximum -- although the situation will be reviewed if they prove to be inadequate.

Training

Nets continue at Fenners (Gresham Road) from 8:00pm to 9:00pm on Wednesday evenings.
Dave Norman may attend some nets to offer coaching during April; more news on this when it comes to hand.

Fixtures

Given some of the problems that have cropped up with inexperienced umpires, Geoff has produced a set of umpiring notes which all prospective umpires are urged to read.
Matches will be mostly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays evenings, and most will be held at Fitzwilliam College's cricket ground on Oxford Road.
There will be another six-a-side tournament for charity on the mid-season Bank Holiday Monday.
There will probably be another late-season afternoon game to i) stave off cricket-withdrawal and ii) use up the surplus monies generated at nets.
After a record year for no-shows at matches, there is now an explicit policy that any player who simply doesn't turn up to a game they'd agreed to play (without going to reasonable lengths to contact Geoff or the ground) will not be approached to play in the future.

Members

The prime means of general communication with members will be this web-site (specifically the news page). Anyone who doesn't have internet access will still have newsletters and circulars sent out to them, but this should be just a small number of Luddites, and a hefty saving in postage should result.
Half a dozen new prospective members have been attending nets and will be invited to join the club for the coming season.

Committee

The administrative committee remains the same as last year: Geoff Hales continuing as secretary and Phil Watson continuing as both treasurer and child-protection officer. Following the informal two-year rotation, the on-field leadership has changed, with Daniel Mortlock taking over as captain and Russell Woolf becoming vice-captain (and, in their absence, a Remnant who hasn't previously captained is to lead the team when neither of the above pair are available).