24 January 2011, 7.30pm
Held at Cheadle Conservative Club
The secretary asked delegates to stand for few moments in silence in memory of colleagues who had passed away in the last year. These included:
| Colin Schofield | Bramhall Queensgate | David Berry | Nursery |
| Ray Wood | Bramhall Queensgate | Phil Garner | Shaw Heath |
| Martin Bottrell | Burnage Garden Village | Alan Webb | South Reddish |
| Brian Burch | Cheadle Cons | John Metcalf | Stockport CC |
| Joe Carley | Cheadle Park | Crawford Fenton | Thorn Grove |
| Dave Johnson | Gatley Rec | John Pickford | Thorn Grove |
| Roy Wardrop | Gatley Rec | George Collins | Torkington Park |
| Graham Goodwin | Green End | Peter Davenport | Torkington Park |
| Stan Rigby | Houldsworth WMC | Cyril Holroyd | Victoria |
| Jack Horsman | Marple Park | John Massey | Victoria |
| A K Wilson | Marple Park | Peter Dunn | West Heaton |
| Bill Arrowsmith | Nursery |
Present: President, Secretary, Treasurer Vets’ Match Secretary and delegates
Apologies: were received from the Chairman. The President took the chair.
Absences: Gatley Rec, Woodley Sports, Wythenshawe Park
The minutes of the previous annual general meeting had been circulated. They were taken as read and approved.
Evening league
We have one new team this year: Crown, who are moving their third team from the S&D to us. There are no resignations. Last year Division A had 10 teams, Division B 9 and Division C 10. So I suggest putting the Crown in Division B to bring it up to strength. This also means we have straight two-up, two-down promotion and relegation.
For the last two years we have run the Bob Newlan Trophy on Tuesday evenings after the league season. This is a reasonable success: in 2010 all the matches were played, for the first time in many years. We also has a somewhat chaotic but enjoyable Merit at the end of the season. So I suggest keeping the same programme for this year.
If you agree with this plan, I should have the fixtures available in the next week or so.
Veterans’ league
We have applications from three teams: Gatley Rec are re-entering their second team (they scratched at the start of last season). Nursery are entering a fourth team and Poynton WMC a second team. On the other hand, Houldsworth WMC have withdrawn their third team and Northenden Social their only team.
This gives us 69 teams.
Nursery C are already in Division 6, and Gatley Rec B have been in that division in recent years, so it is sensible to place these new teams in Division 6. Placing Poynton WMC B there as well brings all the divisions except 2 up to 11 or 12 teams. Following Northenden Social’s resignation, Division 2 would have only 10 teams. I therefore propose to promote SW Manchester CC from Division 3. Apart from this, normal promotion and relegation applies.
If you agree with this plan, I should have the fixtures available in the next week or so.
Under the rules for the PCS Cup, SW Manchester have been on scratch since they joined the league, and moving them up to Division 2 this year means they ought to be on scratch again. However, since they finished third and we’re only promoting them for our convenience, I think they ought to get their normal handicap.
Green Rotas and Player Registrations
You should all have a copy of the green rotas for the evening and vets’ leagues as appropriate. Please make sure your greens are available as required. Also you should have a list of your players from last year to help you register players for this year.
Great Moor Sports ‘C’ Home matches
The meeting agreed that these matches may be played at 10.30am.
Next meeting
The next meeting will be on 14 March This is a short but important meeting when we distribute the handbooks and other paperwork you need for the season. I expect to distribute the fixtures in the next week or two.
The treasurer summarised the accounts. League fees had increased in accordance with the plan, and prizes had gone up accordingly. Both league fees and honorariums would increase for 2011 following the plan.
The auditor commended the accuracy of the accounts and the thoroughness of their author. They were nearly as good as when Jack Forrest did them.
7.1 Add at end of rule 2.3:
Teams must notify the match secretary of any discrepancies in the recording of a match within 21 days of its publication of the web site.
Proposed by Torkington Park
Passed with one vote against.
7.2 Add the following sentence to League Rule 3.3 (ii):
If a rearranged match is not completed by the end of the season the average home and away points respectively will be awarded, decreased by 20% for the club that originally requested the rearrangement.
Proposed by Waggon & Horses
Passed with no votes against.
There had been suggestions that the veteran’s merit should be 15-up, as winners had to play three games in a day. However others thought this would devalue the competition. The proposal was defeated with one vote in favour.
The post of veterans’ secretary had been notionally vacant for some time. However in practice the work was being done satisfactorily between the secretary and the vets’ match secretary.
President: D Walker
Chairman: DJ McKnight
Hon Secretary and Match/Results Secretary (evenings): ER Kavanagh
Hon Treasurer: T Forsyth
Hon Results Secretary (Vets): A Bligh
Management Sub-committee: S Alsop, T Bills, J Pearson, A Rowlinson, H Beech, N Dewey
Auditor: D Cocker
The meeting approved honorariums conforming to the five-year plan. The new honorariums were as follows.
Treasurer £450
Secretary £450
Match secretary £270
Veterans’ secretary £270
Veterans’ match secretary £270
The honorarium for the veterans’ secretary would be split between the secretary and the veterans’ match secretary.
It was reported that insurance was no longer handled by Cheshire CBA, but directly by the BCGBA.
There was no further business and the meeting closed at 8.05pm