CERN CRICKET CLUB
Notes taken during the Annual General Meeting held
on 15th November 2001 in Restaurant No.1,
for approval at the next Annual General Meeting in 2002.
Present: D.Allen, V.Chohan,
M.Davenport, J.Evans, R.Fielder, P.Jones, C.Onions, J.Osborne, B.Pattison,
M.Sale, W.Salter, E.Schyns, J.Wall.
Apologies: C.Bee,
C.Carter, T.Goodyear, M.Hamilton, J.Roberts, D.Thompson.
The meeting was formally
opened by the (Life) President at 5:43 pm and the agenda adopted as proposed.
The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of November 2000 were accepted as
taken.
Concerning matters arising
from the Minutes, Rob Fielder clarified the position regarding insurance. There
would be insurance cover for vehicle damage if this occurs during official
matches, but not during training
sessions.
Captain’s
Report
John
Osborne began his report by stating that all the re-scheduled matches at the
start of the season had in fact been lost. (An already extensive run of away
games had to be extended further due to the new pitch not being ready). CERN
had achieved the same as last year in the league, ie. won against Cossonay
(home & away) but lost to Bern & Geneva (both home & away) and
therefore finished third again in the Western League. CERN managed to beat a
Nationwide side who brought an army of about 30 players! Rob Campbell had
scored the most runs with 218 for the season, including a century to his name.
Dave Allen & Adrian Hooper shared top spot in the batting averages with
37.6. Bryan Pattison & Emile Schyns each had the highest tally of wickets
with 15 for the season. It was noted that Bryan, with best bowling average, had
actually gone into double figures (from the usual treble figures, quipped Chris
Onions!). John informed the Meeting that the new artificial grass pitch had
been slit! It was agreed that the new surface played quite well, just a problem
with the bowling approach from one end.
Full results for the season were: Won 6, Drawn 0, Tied 0, Lost 9, Abandoned 0, Postponed 2, Cancelled 7, Forfeited 0.
Treasurer’s Report
Rob Fielder presented his report, showing what appeared to be a healthy balance of 8850 Frs.
Dec 2001 – DA
He explained that this figure was however misleading, as the Club still owed B.Pattison some 4500 Frs, mainly for purchase of the new mat. The figure was also boosted by the late receipt of 2450 Frs from the Staff Association in 2001, instead of 2000. Rob was grateful to those who had made donations towards the cost of the new pitch, which amounted to 675 Frs. It was noticed that one of them had apparently managed to scrape together 62 centimes as part or maybe all of their donation!
In Colin Carter’s absence, several members present spoke about the condition of the ground. With the new pitch there was obviously less now for the Groundsman to do, ie. no mowing of the playing or practice strip. However, the mice & moles continue to be a nuisance & traps are apparently in place. Grass still has to come up where seeds have been sown & the whole ground requires a good rolling. John Evans suggested hiring a heavy roller from Loxam, the local plant hire company, for the start of next season. Bryan would ask the gardeners to do some “slashing” on the branches along the edge of the field!
In Iain Turnbull’s absence,
the kit inventory he produced was passed around. Items making it on to the list
this season were a Schyns roll-on/roll-off net practice device & the Schyns
step-on/fall-off pavilion steps! Amongst the protection gear, two left-handed
boxes were discovered! Equally, for protection, the Club is down to one helmet
as the President managed to reverse his car over the other one in Porlezza!
Bryan anyway thanked Emile for his construction of the nets & there was
reportedly a new scoreboard in progress from the same manufacturer.
E.Schyns deemed it necessary
at this point to mention the deplorable state of the huts. The ladies should not have to clear/clean up the mess left
behind from the previous match before preparing the afternoon tea for the
teams. A hut/pavilion committee would be formed comprising B.Pattison &
C.Onions. The ladies were given a vote of thanks by the Meeting for their much
appreciated efforts throughout the season.
Election of
Officers
Two nominations had been received - B.Pattison for President &
B.Pattison for Secretary! There being nobody else capable of taking on the role
of President, Bryan offered to continue and was duly proposed by J.Evans &
seconded by M.Sale.
Dec 2001 – DA
D.Allen
was standing down after serving eight years as Club Secretary. After some prior
scouting around, T.Goodyear was found to be (reluctantly) willing to take up
the post. B.Pattison would organise Match Managers for the fixtures, thereby
relieving E.Schyns of the task.
A
proposal by J.Osborne to revert to the previous system of having Match Managers
only, was accepted. There would therefore be no official Club Captain and the
Match Manager for a particular fixture would select a Captain for the day.
W.Salter proposed having a pool of
perhaps four or five players willing to take on the captaincy.
A
discussion then ensued, concerned with making certain commitments, ie.
punctuality from both sides
participating, improved discipline within the team/club, etc.
I.Turnbull
was willing to continue as Vice-captain as long as he wasn’t depriving anyone
else. This not being the case, he was duly voted in unopposed as “captain of
vice” as Bryan puts it (annually!).
As
R.Fielder was doing such an excellent job looking after the Club’s financial
interests, he was voted in unanimously as Treasurer.
C.Carter
was especially willing to continue as Groundsman as there was hardly anything
to do anymore, now that there was an artificial grass pitch. Rob said that we do have to get on top of the moles
though – that could be interesting!
On
behalf of Joan Bell, Martyn said she was happy to continue as Social convenor
for the organisation of team teas & social evenings.
SCA Affairs
& Fixtures for 2002
The
AGM of the SCA (Swiss Cricket Association), will take place in Bern on
19/01/02. An umpires course will be held 15-17/02/02 under the auspices of the
newly formed sFOCUS (swiss Federation Of Cricket Umpires & Scorers).
Next
season sees CERN as the official club representing Switzerland for the SCA at
the Zuoz Festival. This takes place the weekend following the traditional trip
to Porlezza to play Milan. It would therefore be wise to move the fixture to
sometime in September, as it has been in the past.
The meeting was formally brought to a close at 8:06 pm.