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Sale – Maffra Cricket Association

Meeting of the General Committee held 9th September 2009

Present:DeanBenson, IanWrigglesworth, JohnTatterson, RossMcMillan, PeterCroker, NeilTatterson, AndrewBye, Col Carmody, GeoffAbrahall, DamienGeorge, DavidAnderson, KevinLanigan, MichaelLove (Late)

Apologies:Nil

Absent:Nil

Meeting began: 5.35pm (JohnTatterson took the chair as DeanBenson was late

Minutes of previous meeting The minutes of the last meeting as circulated were accepted as a fair account of the happenings at the meeting of 19th August 2009.

Moved: NeilTatterson / IanWrigglesworth - carried

Business arising

KevinLanigan and DavidAnderson were both recorded as present and listed as apologies at the last meeting; they were in fact apologies so were not present.

NeilTatterson moved the Treasurers report, not DavidAnderson who in fact supplied a written report which was tabled and accepted on Neil’s motion.

KenBailey will ensure all clubs will receive a copy of the Sale Maffra / Sporting Legends Memorandum of Understanding so that they are in fact aware of the benefits that are made available to them from Sporting Legends.

Correspondence

Correspondence List

Inwards

  1. Collegians Cricket Club – grading nominations
  2. Wellington Shire – Ground unavailability Sale Oval / StephensonPark (JohnTatterson)
  3. Wellington Shire (TimRowe) Ground unavailability
  4. Maffra Cricket Club – grading nominations, Campbell Street oval concern & grading concerns (two 4th grades) opposing constitution
  5. Peter Flahavin (GCL) re board meeting (to KevinLanigan)
  6. Cricket Victoria – Vic Cricket Registration and National club insurance (to clubs)
  7. SaleCity Cricket Club – copy of letter from Wellington Shire re ground unavailable
  8. SaleCity Cricket Club – outstanding rule changes submitted (to JohnTatterson)
  9. SaleCity Cricket Club – requesting minutes from meetings, concerns re communication etc.
  10. BoisdaleBriagolong Cricket Club – concerns re 2nd side in 3rd grade
  11. Wellington Shire – Touch Football knockout championships at StephensonPark (March 27 & 28 2010)
  12. Wellington Shire – ground closures for maintenance
  13. SaleCity Cricket Club – following up copies of minutes
  14. Rosedale Kilmany Cricket Club – invoice for trophy engraving and request for payment $98.00
  15. My Cricket – information re upgrades to system (to clubs)
  16. KevinLanigan – advised of information sent to GCL organizers for GCL Handbook for this season
  17. SaleCity Cricket Club – advising amended preferences for grading after 1st XI decision
  18. Heyfield Cricket Club – requesting information re logo’s on shirts (club logo)
  19. Rosedale Kilmany Cricket Club (IanFreshwater) re grading and more points supporting inclusion in 2nds
  20. Sale Cricket Club – copy of written clearance for BenRuss
  21. RobWood (Cricket Victoria) chasing a venue for Dowling Shield trial game October 11. Offered to Nambrok who are asked to respond ASAP (via JohnTatterson)

Outwards

  1. KevinLanigan – GCL board meeting agenda details
  2. SaleCity Cricket Club – advising that proposed rule changes were being passed on to JohnTatterson to be dealt with in the rules review
  3. SMCA committee members – Zaidee’s rainbow information.
  4. JohnTatterson / DeanBenson – Shire ground unavailability (TimRowe)
  5. JohnTatterson / DeanBenson – as above (KarenDuncan)
  6. Sale Cricket Club – official notification of granting permission to DaveRoberts to play 2nd XI and below
  7. Kookaburra – re fielding stump omission from kits
  8. Heyfield Cricket Club – re club logo’s on shirts
  9. SMCA committee members – minutes, grading preferences and BoisdaleBriag letter
  10. VCCL affiliations & payment sent.

Correspondence accepted as tabled: Moved: IanWrigglesworth / DamienGeorge. Carried.

Reports

Treasurer (DavidAnderson)

Only changes from last meeting was that VCCL affiliation of $80 has been paid, bills for payment are Bigpond $34.95 and CJ Office Choice $48.02

Moved:DavidAnderson/ AndrewBye. Carried

Results (RossMcMillan)

Nil

Juniors (MichaelLove)

BoisdaleBriagolong failed to attend Junior AGM - $10 fine to be imposed. Coach advertisement has gone to paper; decision will be made next week in relation to successful applicant. Motions were passed at the AGM to accept the junior heat rule change (start at 8am if temperature is forecast for 38 degrees or higher – clubs to be notified the evening before) and clearance law change.

Region (KevinLanigan)

Special general meeting held 1st September, WayneCollins (Sale Maffra) was elected unopposed as region President. SMCA to write to Wayne and congratulate him on his appointment. NeilTatterson is Sale Maffra’s GCL junior development committee delegate. Other region information to be passed to clubs – State-wide 20/20 competition (nominations to GCL by 30 September, Under 21 manager / bus driver required, Umpires information night 23rd September , Zaidee’s rainbow foundation support (GCL 15th November.

Financial Status definition – A player shall be deemed to be financial if:

The membership fee and other legitimate subscriptions due in any given season have been paid

Raffle ticket money and collected on behalf of the club in any given season has been paid to the club.

Payment for club apparel purchased from a club in any given season has been made.

For a player to be deemed non financial from a previous season, the player’s name must appear on the list of that club’s non financial members. For the list to be valid, it must be registered with that club’s association secretary by September 1st in any given year.

Players whose names do not appear on such list will be deemed to be financial.

Note: Registration date shall be October 1st 2009 for the 2009/10 season only.

KevinLanigan moved / DavidAnderson seconded that Sale Maffra adopt the financial definition of GCL in relation to clearances and it be adopted as a by law until it can be added to the rules via the correct procedures. Carried unanimously.

Region 7 will also be issuing fines of $400 per offence to ASSOCIATIONS who fail to meet clearance procedures in relation to rule 9.4 – inter association clearances.

KevinLanigan moved and NeilTatterson seconded that we include in the by-laws a clause to pass on any association fines levied by region 7 in relation to clearances to the SMCA club/s at fault. Carried.

Selectors (KevinLanigan)

NeilTatterson moved and DavidAnderson seconded that KevinLanigan be appointed Chairman of Selectors for the 2009/10 season – carried. NeilTatterson then moved a motion to elect Ian Wrigglesworth Sale Maffra captain for season 2009/10 and ColinCarmody as third selector for season 2009/10. Seconded by John Tatterson and the motion was carried. Under 18’s require a team manager and selector, information to be sent to clubs to see if any nominations come forward.

President’s Report (DeanBenson)

Dean reported that he had a discussion with LesAbel (Sale City Cricket Club) re the grading decision that was made at the last meeting, and also reported that quotes in the Gippsland Times were regarded by himself as correct.

Umpires(PeterCroker)

Peter has spoken to ChrisTudor (last season’s umpires co-ordinator) and is waiting to speak to Col Gieschen regarding the running of the umpires for this season. Request to clubs to supply their umpires nomination ASAP to Peter as per rule 48 – umpires.

Umpires night to be held at Sporting Legends at 7.30pm Wednesday 23rd September, clubs to be represented by 1 person per team, preferably captains.

General Business

Extreme Weather – extreme weather guidelines to be distributed to committee members for any changes / suggestions, then adopt by law at next meeting. No other rules were deemed necessary for change via special general meeting at this stage, but clubs encouraged to submit rule changes during season for committee to look at later in the year.

Re correspondence item 14 – trophy engraving. DavidAnderson moved, NeilTatterson seconded that we write to Rosedale Kilmany and advise that no payment for medallion engraving will be made available at this time. Carried.

Grading: JohnTatterson moved a motion to rescind the original motion in regards to teams to compete in 2nd XI. Seconded AndrewBye, carried.

NeilTatterson then moved a motion that 2nd Grade clubs competing be: BoisdaleBriagolong, Bundalaguah, Collegians, Heyfield, Maffra, Sale, SaleCity, and Stratford. 2ndIanWrigglesworth. Arguments for – Boisdale Briagolong out performed Rosedale Kilmany in 2nd Grade last year, against – Boisdale Briagolong only has 3 teams, Rosedale Kilmany 4. Motion carried by 6 – 5 majority.

NeilTatterson moved to rescind the original motion to include 8 teams in 1st & 2nd XI, and 10 teams in 3rd XI. Seconded AndrewBye. Motion carried.

Neil Tatterson then moved that grading in 1st 2nd & 3rd XI consist of eight teams in each, 4th XI to consist of nominated sides (8) and one day competition to consist of nominated sides (11) seconded John Tatterson. Motion carried.

JohnTatterson moved, DavidAnderson seconded that the 3rd grade consist of the following: Bundalaguah, Heyfield, Nambrok, SaleCity, Stradbroke, Stratford, Rosedale Kilmany, and Wurruk. Carried.

JohnTatterson moved, AndrewBye seconded that 4th XI consist of the following: BoisdaleBriagolong, Collegians, Maffra, Sale, SaleCity, Stratford, Rosedale Kilmany, and Wurruk. Carried.

1 day grade to consist of nominated teams Bundalaguah, Collegians, Heyfield, Maffra, Nambrok, Rosedale Kilmany, Sale, Sale City, Stradbroke, Stratford, Wurruk. Clubs be notified that the draw for this competition will be done closer to the season.

Draw: John Tatterson moved, Ian Wrigglesworth seconded that a one day final be played at the completion of the one day rounds – 1st XI playing for Fischer Cup, 2nd & 3rds final also to be played. Carried.

No reserve days were included in the draw.

Finals surfaces – should all two day competition finals be played on turf? Home ground of the team finishing highest in the final in 2nds and below? Food for thought for the next meeting as the rules state we are to name finals playing surfaces before the start of the season for 3rd XI and below.

Grades: if both the lower grades are called 4ths, we would open a can of worms that could not be administered, it needs to be 5th grade to avoid conflict of rules regarding team selections etc.

Publication of minutes: JohnTatterson moved, KevinLanigan seconded that we publish ratified committee meeting minutes on the SMCA website. Carried.

Meeting closed 8.15PM.

Thenext meeting of the 2009/10General Committee will be held on Monday 21st September 2009 at Sporting Legends at 5.30pm