Next Committee Meetings
Upcoming Operational Sub-Committee ans Management Committee meetings are listed for 27th June and 17th July 2011.
Dates for the diary!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Mr Chairman
As decided at the last meeting on 18th April 2011, the next Operational Sub-Committee meeting is to be at the Pavilion on Monday 23rd May 2011 at 7.30 pm. All those on that committee are included in the circulation to this email as per attached list of officers..
Any difficulties with attendance should be notified to me (not passed on via third parties) soonest, preferably by return email.
The minutes of the last meeting are attached.
Members are asked to notify as soon as possible any matters that they would wish to have brought up at the meeting, in time for these to be incorporated into an agenda, which will be circulated nearer the time or on the night in final draft form.
It would be appreciated and (I believe) helpful if before the meeting members would actually look at or try out for themselves the new material that was under discussion at the last meeting and which may well be discussed again on Monday, so that they know first hand what they say and do, particularly:
(1) The club's website at www.cricketclubsbristol.co.uk - there is a lot of material on it, some new, some old, some professional-looking, some not so professional-looking, but the best that volunteers can do given their personal capabilities and time-constraints. Look at the main photo of the new ground on the Home Page.
(2) The new Prices & Payments page on that website, in its final draft form before it goes to the sub-committee that will review it. It enables online payments to the club by debit and credit card. It is operational. Members are encouraged to actually go into it and make a test donation (no doubt to a reasonably modest level) so that they go through the process in the shoes of a user.
(3) The new JustTextGiving facility, launched last week by Vodaphone in conjunction with JustGiving, which enables donations to the club up to the value of £10.00 max [choose your figure] to be made easily by mobile phone. The new facility is explained at http://www.vodafone.co.uk/vodafone-uk/about-us/just-text-giving/?cid=rdr-1306-01. Why not see for yourself, if you have a mobile phone and can send texts, by making a modest text donation to see first hand what actually happens:
Text FAIL18 [up to £10] to 70070 to donate to FAILAND & PORTBURY CRICKET CLUB and make a difference today. JustTextGiving by Vodafone
Playing a game of cricket on the new ground takes 3 hours. Making a test inspection of these 3 important resources first hand takes 5 minutes each.
Regards
R
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
OFFICERS 2011 (revised) SEASON Per EGM 21st February 2011
Office Name Telephone and email
Management Committee
1. Chairman R Whittington 01761 463 881 dickcricket@gmail.com
2. Secretary R Humphreys 372 239 humphreys@humphreys.co.uk
3. Treasurer L Prendergast 07773 728427 l.prenders@sky.com
4. First XI Captain E Humphreys 07870 986 304 ed_hump@hotmail.com
5. Second XI Captain M Day 07737 271 903 mpgd_32@hotmail.com
6. Chair of Selectors G Humphreys 07872 021 860 georgethomashumphreys@gmail.com
7. Third XI Captain S Pursey 07763 873 228 stevenpursey@btinternet.com
8. Ground Officer P Bachelor 844 572 paul@outside-edge.co.uk
9. Fixture Secretary P Bachelor 844 572 paul@outside-edge.co.uk
10. Community Officer R Sheppard 372 186 robertmsheppard@talktalk.net
11. Sunday XI Captain J Skinner 847 470 hjohnandpamskinner@sky.com
12. Other member J Skinner 847 470 hjohnandpamskinner@sky.com
13. Other member H Hudd 875 171 huddie_uk@blueyonder.co.uk
Additional members to make up the full committee
14. First XI Vice Captain P Bell 07808 789 645 pierre.bell@loxleylegal.com
15. Second XI Vice Captain [temporarily unfilled]
16. Third XI Vice Captain L Prendergast 07773 728 427 l.prenders@sky.com
17. One Joint Pavilion Officer Wendy Bachelor 844 572 paul@outside-edge.co.uk
17(a) The Other Joint Pavilion Officer C Smith 0117 262 467 christinepurkis@netgates.co.uk
18. Youth Organiser L Prendergast 07773 728427 l.prenders@sky.com
19. Kit Officer J Parfitt 07775 684 996 m.sandyparfitt@virgin.net
20(a) First Additional member P Dungey 07967 280 359 philldungey@msn.com
21(b) Second Additional Member B Raines 07711 146 188 bernard.raines@bocmpauls.co.uk
22(c) First Co-Opted Extra Member J Parfitt 07775 684 996 johnbaxterparfitt@gmail.com
23(d) Second Co-Opted Extra Member S Bachelor 07816 813 636 simon.bachelor@principal-hayley.com
24. Chairman of Social Matters A McArthur 07950 262 131 alastairmcarthur@hotmail.com
25. Welfare Officer S Pursey 07763 873 228 stevenpursey@btinternet.com-
Additional offices
26. President D Bird 372 241 david.bird1@virgin.net
27. Sunday XI Vice Captain P Dungey 07967 280 359 philldungey@msn.com
28. Midweek Captain (afternoons) P Bachelor 844 572 paul@outside-edge.co.uk
29. Auditor H Hudd 875 171 huddie_uk@blueyonder.co.uk
30(a) Another auditor - -
Selection sub-committee
31. First XI Captain E Humphreys 07870 986 304 ed_hump@hotmail.com
32. Second XI Captain M Day 07737 271 903 mpgd_32@hotmail.com
33. Sunday XI Captain J Skinner 847 470 hjohnandpamskinner@sky.com
34. North Somerset XI Captain S Pursey 07763 873 228 stevenpursey@btinternet.com
35. First Other Selector T Lippe 07834 191 595 tony.lippe@howardsgroup.co.uk
36. Second Other (Sub-Committee Chairman) G Humphreys 07872 021 860 georgethomashumphreys@gmail.com
Other
37. Bristol winter indoor league [temporarily unfilled]
38. Downs winter indoor league organiser L Prendergast 07773 728427 l.prenders@sky.com
R A Homphreys
Hon. Secretary
21st February 2011
Monday, March 15, 2010
Chairman’s Report for 2009
Once again a very challenging season, but on the field a successful one. The 1st X1 made club history by retaining their place in the Senior Division – indeed the mid table position was something that the team, and especially Alistair as captain, can well be proud of. Congratulations to the whole squad, but especially to Alistair, to Ed Humphreys on a very consistent season as one of the League’s top run scorers, and to Hugo Hanchet on his maiden league century (and indeed his second). The club’s facilities warrant playing at this level at the very least, so let’s hope we can build on 2009.
The 2nd XI also achieved a top half position, despite sometimes struggling to get eleven men on the field at the appointed time. Congratulations to Ijaz on a personal achievement of 23 catches, best in the League – a tribute to his consistent availability as well as youthful agility. And the North Somerset eleven exceeded their previous best by coming third, only just avoiding the undesirable outcome of promotion. As captain (or possibly captain in chief) Steve has been a role model of commitment and organisation, and we look forward to another “last year” in 2010.
Thanks too to John Skinner and his merry band of helpers who kept the Sunday friendly eleven going with great enthusiasm irrespective of results. This is really important both to ensure that everyone gets a game, and to encourage newer and younger members.
There were a couple of issues concerning on field behaviour, by no means entirely down to F&P, and we must continue to do our best that everyone respects the Spirit of Cricket at all times.
Last year I had to comment on the problems faced by captains and, especially, the Treasurer in getting subs and match fees in on time. In general, 2009 showed some improvement, but there were still some issues as much of organisation as will. We have been clear about the rules, and the Selection Committee needs to keep this under control in 2010.
Talking of Selection, I would like to say a particular thank you to Paul Nice, who has done tireless work as Chairman of Selectors over the last few years. Without Paul’s efforts, teams would have struggled to get a quorum on the field on far too many occasions. As many will know, Paul is now working in London, so although we hope to see him next year he won’t be able to continue in this role. He will be a hard act to follow.
My other big thank you is once again to Paul Bachelor, whose efforts as groundsman, ably supported by Wendy, continue to ensure that our playing facilities are matched by very few other clubs in the B&D. Paul and Wendy also bore the brunt of looking after Hire Games (crucial to the club’s finances, see below). I’m, also pleased to say that Paul has found time to develop his mole catching skills, although it looks as if he may now need to turn to rabbits.
One other great achievement this year was the new electronic scoreboard. This has been a great success, made possible by the generosity of many people and the hard work of a few (again especially Paul B). It has proved a great success, and even your Chairman has managed to operate it without undue difficulty on occasions. The scoreboard looks good, and is a fitting memorial to Matt Billing.
Finally, we will need to consider how we can ensure that we continue to balance the club’s income and expenditure. Others will comment in more detail, but although apparently solvent in 2009, we were reliant on good income from hire games – if this is to continue we will need more volunteers to run the bar etc. We do need to spend more on maintaining some very valuable equipment, and we need to cater for possible replacements in future. We may also need to think about paid assistance on the ground and elsewhere at some time in the not too distant future.
It is therefore important that we look to strengthen our reserves, and to augment the club’s income going forward.
With that proviso, and thanks to the commitment and hard work of many people, I think we should look forward to 2010 with confident anticipation.
Dick Whittington
December 2009
Club Officers for 2010
Chairman: R Whittington
Secretary: R Humphreys
Treasurer: L Prendergast
First XI Captain: E Humphreys
Second XI Captain: M Day
Chairman Selection Sub-Committee: P Duffy
Third XI Captain: S Pursey
Ground Officer: P Bachelor
First XI Vice Captain: H Hanchet
Second XI Vice Captain: C Jones
Third XI Vice Captain: L Prendergast
Joint Bar Officer: R Sheppard
Sunday XI Captain: J Skinner
Youth Organiser: L Prendergast
Joint Chairman Social Sub-Committee: P Duffy
Other Joint Chairman Social Sub-Committee: D Sherwin
Fixture Secretary: P Bachelor
Sunday XI Vice Captain: P Dungey
Midweek Captain: P Bachelor
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
OFFICERS 2009
Honorary President D.Bird (Auditor)
Honorary Chairman R.Whittington(MC) 01761 463881
Honorary Secretary R.Humphreys(MC) 01275 372239
Honorary Treasurer L.Prendergast(MC) 07773 728427
1st XI Captain A.McArthur(MC) 07950 262131
1st XI Vice-Captain S.Bachelor(FC) 07816 813636
2nd XI Captain I.Shafi(MC) 07917 562040
2nd XI Vice-Captain J. Astle (FC) 07792 858642
North Somerset Captain S.Pursey(MC) 07763 873228
North Somerset Vice Captain C Smith(FC) 01179 262467
Sunday XI Captain J Skinner(FC) 01275 847470
Sunday XI Vice-Captain B Hooker 07779 797480
Midweek Captain P.Bachelor(MC) 01275 844572
Fixture Secretary P.Bachelor(MC) 01275 844572
Chairman Selection com P. Nice (MC) 07720 054638
Bar Officer R.Sheppard(MC) 01275 372186
Assistant Bar Officer C Smith(FC) 01179 262467
Ground Officer P.Bachelor(MC) 07967 385465
Chairman Social Sub-Committee D.Sherwin (FC) 07796 541190
Other member M.Walker (MC) 01275 392887
Other member P.Duffy (FC) 07836 202901
Additional auditor H.Hudd 01275 875171
Junior Contact L.Prendergast(MC) 07773 728427
MC - Management Committee FC - Full Committee
Selection Committee
Chairman Paul Nice 07720 054638
A.McArthur 07950 262131
I.Shafi 07917 562040
S.Pursey 07763 873228
J Skinner 01275 847470
T.Isom 07967 203813
Subscriptions
Senior Members - £25 Junior Members - £10
Match Fees for senior games - £7 Evenings - £2 (U17s £1)
Under 21s - £5 U17s - U16s - £4
U15s and below - £3
Junior Match fees - £2
Honorary President D.Bird (Auditor)
Honorary Chairman R.Whittington(MC) 01761 463881
Honorary Secretary R.Humphreys(MC) 01275 372239
Honorary Treasurer L.Prendergast(MC) 07773 728427
1st XI Captain A.McArthur(MC) 07950 262131
1st XI Vice-Captain S.Bachelor(FC) 07816 813636
2nd XI Captain I.Shafi(MC) 07917 562040
2nd XI Vice-Captain J. Astle (FC) 07792 858642
North Somerset Captain S.Pursey(MC) 07763 873228
North Somerset Vice Captain C Smith(FC) 01179 262467
Sunday XI Captain J Skinner(FC) 01275 847470
Sunday XI Vice-Captain B Hooker 07779 797480
Midweek Captain P.Bachelor(MC) 01275 844572
Fixture Secretary P.Bachelor(MC) 01275 844572
Chairman Selection com P. Nice (MC) 07720 054638
Bar Officer R.Sheppard(MC) 01275 372186
Assistant Bar Officer C Smith(FC) 01179 262467
Ground Officer P.Bachelor(MC) 07967 385465
Chairman Social Sub-Committee D.Sherwin (FC) 07796 541190
Other member M.Walker (MC) 01275 392887
Other member P.Duffy (FC) 07836 202901
Additional auditor H.Hudd 01275 875171
Junior Contact L.Prendergast(MC) 07773 728427
MC - Management Committee FC - Full Committee
Selection Committee
Chairman Paul Nice 07720 054638
A.McArthur 07950 262131
I.Shafi 07917 562040
S.Pursey 07763 873228
J Skinner 01275 847470
T.Isom 07967 203813
Subscriptions
Senior Members - £25 Junior Members - £10
Match Fees for senior games - £7 Evenings - £2 (U17s £1)
Under 21s - £5 U17s - U16s - £4
U15s and below - £3
Junior Match fees - £2
Monday, September 01, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Issue : £59 of Expenditure : Yes or No
Pity about this evening. People (I gather) wanted monthly meetings on fixed dates - hopefully they will be there. Tuesdays for me is a non-starter as it would have to be after nets i.e. starting sporadically in dribs and drabs after 8.30 pm.
Website - a couple of points:
2 of the 4 people copied into this email will struggle to comment meaningfully - LP doesn't have internet access and RW has a dial-up connection with a PC that only works every now and again.
It's not a question of "Which is better". The 2 sites do different things well but each does not do the same as the other.
Play-Cricket does the scorecards and the resultant statistics excellently and this cannot be bettered. If the scorecards are put in then they are there to see (with a link from the Cricketclubsbristol relevant page). It would be futile for Cricketclubsbristol to try to replicate these scorecards and the statistics they generate and impossible.
Play-cricket also does match reports, though the reality is that many times the captains don't do those reports and anyway it takes a number of clicks to get through to the page and often Play-cricket pages are slow to load. Cricketclubsbristol does the same reports - or better a summarised version - but these are easier to see as only one click is needed to get to them.
Playcricket also does fixtures and that's good albeit Cricketclubsbristol does it as well and (I think) in an easier format to absorb (one list, one window) - see the FIXTURES page at Cricketclubsbristol.
But beyond that, Play-cricket is very limited. There is a lot of material that can't be loaded and displayed at all - e.g. lists of officers, ground directions, minutes of meetings, photos, newsie items - and anything that is loaded has to jostle for space with the material automatically generated about the ECB and its doings that is not about F & P. If people want to find out about the ECB they can go to its site but all their stuff on the F & P Play-Cricket site crowds our material out.
The result is that it is not particularly an attractive site to look at, is not in our control, is slow to load often and although it does some things exceptionally well it does not do a lot of other things.
Also it is not highly listed or in some cases listed at all on the search engines.
Sure, if you put in search request FAILAND and PORTBURY, the Play-Cricket site will show up. But only people who know "Failand & Portbury CC" already would put those search terms in (i.e. the search is extremely narrow) and the idea is not to be appealing to people who know where to look already!
When you put in generic search terms like CRICKET CLUBS BRISTOL or CRICKET CUBS NORTH SOMERSET or CLUBS FOR CRICKET BRISTOL (which is what people in London or Australia do and people in Bristol and Somerset who suddenly want to locate a club near them do) then Cricketclubsbristol shows right at the top of the search results because it is a very old and well-entrenched (in the search engines) domain.
Thus, if you put in today CRICKET CLUBS BRISTOL into Google (and the order of results will change from day to day) then Cricketclubsbristol shows number 5 out of 1,670,000 sites listed worldwide with those words in it.
Play-Cricket in response to the same search request does not appear in the first 100 results. I have not carried on beyond that but would be interested to know at what position in the 1,670,000 results it does appear.
I should say that each of the 17 pages making up Cricketclubsbristol is separately listed as a separate website, increasing exposure multiplefold. So if you put into Google a really narrow search term for example PORTBURY CRICKET (which only someone with a very specific idea of what he is searching for would search - cricket in Portbury) out of the top 10 results Cricketclubsbristol's pages and listings occupy 9 spaces.Yes, Play-Cricket is there as well but you would expect that on such a narrow search.
It is worth bearing in mind that of those 10 results a number are third-party sites which have links to Cricketclubsbristol, these links having been made one by one over the course of a number of years - see for example our own LINKS page at www.cricketclubsbristol.co.uk. The point is that the exposure for Cricketclubsbristol is not just direct but indirect through many others' sites e.g. Beehive, Insignificants, Bristol City Council - look and see.
What all this means is that Cricketclubsbristol is a very strong domain hence a very valuable domain in marketing terms (i.e. reaching out beyond the hamlet of Lower Failand).
In terms of hits, the number of hits that the Play-Cricket site is getting is miniscule. It has a hit-counter built in so you can see. Given that a large number of hits are from Steve P and Mark Walker themselves and that all sites attract hits from multiple spammers, then you can see just how few people (outside the club) actually get to that site. Even the spammers can't find it!
So what does Cricketclubsbristol do that Play-Cricket does not do? It is a far, far quicker and better tool for disseminating news and information. See for example the FIXTURES page which had up on it within minutes of receipt from the B & D details of the new numbers to call results in to. That could never have been done on Play-Cricket.
It has far more scope for posting all sorts of material by reference to for example historic dates. So if Paul B or Dick were (at last) to email me electronic text of their report of visit to West Indies in 2005 (I never got it electronically so it could never go up) then it could be posted in minutes with a 2005 date and would take up its 2005 position in the thread.
The fact that there is not so much material of that kind up there is not because I have been sent such but declined to get it put up but because I have never been sent such.
Photos are another point. As you know, for a long time there were few photos on Cricketclubsbristol. That was because the internet is a changing medium. Even a couple of years ago people had slow PCs and dial -up connections. Now nobody (except Dick!) has a dial-up connection and PCs are much more powerful. So before, having photos slowed the speed of download dramatically. Now speeds are so much faster, having photos is fine.
And look at trhe capability of Cricketclubsbristol to show photos! Much, much better and more accessible than Play-Cricket. Do a seach in Google for CRICKET CLUBS and then go into all thiose which use the Play-Cricket facility. None of them will have anything like the range of high quality, expandable photos that Cricketclubsbristol has. And any photos they do have will be mixed up with ECB-generated photos which are not F & P specific.
Remember that Cricketclubsbristol is today updated on all pages by material posted over the course of a couple of days only. Now that it has an updated base, add-ons or revisions are much easier.
Also remember that the only photos up there are photos that have been supplied to me. Others must have photos but none have been supplied so they are not up there.
When this topic was raised recently, it was suggested that an outside operative be got to re-vamp the site. That's where the £150 came from. However, that is no longer an issue as I have just got it done myself.
That leaves just the ongoing maintenance costs. I have reduced these by getting our internet service providers to cancel the email facility to [whoever]@cricketclubsbristol.co.uk . The point of that has been to avoid using people's own email addresses on the site, getting them sent to a generic address and then forwarded to my home email. In fact, though, as things have turned out, people's own email addresses are up there anyway and as technology has moved on now most people use an internet service provider with automatic anti-virus and anti-spam filters.
So the only annual cost is for hosting the site on the ISP's servers which is £49 + the cost of renewing the domain licence annually of £10 = total annual cost £59 + VAT (VAT being reclaimable and no net cost).
£59.00 cost for huge marketing exposure and for huge photographic and historical and news-communication features is an extraordinarily small price by reference to e.g the cost of a night's drinking for Chris Smith.
As people don't it seems like to receive long emails, the contents of this one are posted on the NEWS page of http://www.blogger.com/ .
R
PS Steve, the reason why the only page that has not been updated is the North Somerset League page is because I think you have changed the password for that page and I am locked out.
----- Original Message -----
From: steve pursey
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:38 PM
Subject: committee Monday 13th
Bob, I will be unable to attend tonights meeting. What with playing on a Sunday and selection on a Tuesday, I feel it would be unreasonable of me to desert the family home for three consecutive nights all in aid of F & P. Maybe consideration could be given for having future committee meetings on a Tuesday (after selection) when half the committee would already be present. Just a thought!
I was asked to attend because of the website issue, of which I perhaps have greater insight than many.
Firstly congratulations on doing a wonderful job in the last week or so in updating the club site this week.
Secondly you asked members to look at all 19 independent listed items on the website (which I have done). I believe the same committee members should thoroughly peruse the play cricket (fpcc) site so as to form an balanced opinion.
My personal experience of trying to whip up interest for the fpcc site is that generally people are apathetic to these things. Alistair is a classic example. I must have asked him ten times or more just to have a look at what is on offer on the fpcc site and have tried to encourage him to contribute and use the facilities there. Several other commitee members have still not even checked out the fpcc site.
Nevertheless we have had 337 hits in the first 12 days of May alone, although Mark Walker and myself have made a combined 50 hits. The youngsters particularly like the fpcc site.
I must stress that it is not a competition between two sites, but as part of the North Somerset League it is an obligation. But because of this, the site is therefore free to all other f & p sides (including the comprehensive stats package).
As for the future of 'your' site, I think the main decision is cost. How much has it cost us so far, and how much will it cost, say for another 5 years. And is the cost worth it?
Certainly the site is individual, and when it is kept up to date looks OK, and the recent updates are an improvement. You must put in a lot of hours, Bob, which may not always be appreciated. If just you could bring yourself to put in the same number of hours on the fpcc site, we would have one of the best sites on the ECB network.
Perhaps you could find a sponsor for the club site, which will make it viable. If there were to be advertising space, could it even become profit making?
If I were to vote on whether club funds should be used to the tune of £150 I would say NO, but if a sponsor could be found I would encourage its' continuation.
Steve
Pity about this evening. People (I gather) wanted monthly meetings on fixed dates - hopefully they will be there. Tuesdays for me is a non-starter as it would have to be after nets i.e. starting sporadically in dribs and drabs after 8.30 pm.
Website - a couple of points:
2 of the 4 people copied into this email will struggle to comment meaningfully - LP doesn't have internet access and RW has a dial-up connection with a PC that only works every now and again.
It's not a question of "Which is better". The 2 sites do different things well but each does not do the same as the other.
Play-Cricket does the scorecards and the resultant statistics excellently and this cannot be bettered. If the scorecards are put in then they are there to see (with a link from the Cricketclubsbristol relevant page). It would be futile for Cricketclubsbristol to try to replicate these scorecards and the statistics they generate and impossible.
Play-cricket also does match reports, though the reality is that many times the captains don't do those reports and anyway it takes a number of clicks to get through to the page and often Play-cricket pages are slow to load. Cricketclubsbristol does the same reports - or better a summarised version - but these are easier to see as only one click is needed to get to them.
Playcricket also does fixtures and that's good albeit Cricketclubsbristol does it as well and (I think) in an easier format to absorb (one list, one window) - see the FIXTURES page at Cricketclubsbristol.
But beyond that, Play-cricket is very limited. There is a lot of material that can't be loaded and displayed at all - e.g. lists of officers, ground directions, minutes of meetings, photos, newsie items - and anything that is loaded has to jostle for space with the material automatically generated about the ECB and its doings that is not about F & P. If people want to find out about the ECB they can go to its site but all their stuff on the F & P Play-Cricket site crowds our material out.
The result is that it is not particularly an attractive site to look at, is not in our control, is slow to load often and although it does some things exceptionally well it does not do a lot of other things.
Also it is not highly listed or in some cases listed at all on the search engines.
Sure, if you put in search request FAILAND and PORTBURY, the Play-Cricket site will show up. But only people who know "Failand & Portbury CC" already would put those search terms in (i.e. the search is extremely narrow) and the idea is not to be appealing to people who know where to look already!
When you put in generic search terms like CRICKET CLUBS BRISTOL or CRICKET CUBS NORTH SOMERSET or CLUBS FOR CRICKET BRISTOL (which is what people in London or Australia do and people in Bristol and Somerset who suddenly want to locate a club near them do) then Cricketclubsbristol shows right at the top of the search results because it is a very old and well-entrenched (in the search engines) domain.
Thus, if you put in today CRICKET CLUBS BRISTOL into Google (and the order of results will change from day to day) then Cricketclubsbristol shows number 5 out of 1,670,000 sites listed worldwide with those words in it.
Play-Cricket in response to the same search request does not appear in the first 100 results. I have not carried on beyond that but would be interested to know at what position in the 1,670,000 results it does appear.
I should say that each of the 17 pages making up Cricketclubsbristol is separately listed as a separate website, increasing exposure multiplefold. So if you put into Google a really narrow search term for example PORTBURY CRICKET (which only someone with a very specific idea of what he is searching for would search - cricket in Portbury) out of the top 10 results Cricketclubsbristol's pages and listings occupy 9 spaces.Yes, Play-Cricket is there as well but you would expect that on such a narrow search.
It is worth bearing in mind that of those 10 results a number are third-party sites which have links to Cricketclubsbristol, these links having been made one by one over the course of a number of years - see for example our own LINKS page at www.cricketclubsbristol.co.uk. The point is that the exposure for Cricketclubsbristol is not just direct but indirect through many others' sites e.g. Beehive, Insignificants, Bristol City Council - look and see.
What all this means is that Cricketclubsbristol is a very strong domain hence a very valuable domain in marketing terms (i.e. reaching out beyond the hamlet of Lower Failand).
In terms of hits, the number of hits that the Play-Cricket site is getting is miniscule. It has a hit-counter built in so you can see. Given that a large number of hits are from Steve P and Mark Walker themselves and that all sites attract hits from multiple spammers, then you can see just how few people (outside the club) actually get to that site. Even the spammers can't find it!
So what does Cricketclubsbristol do that Play-Cricket does not do? It is a far, far quicker and better tool for disseminating news and information. See for example the FIXTURES page which had up on it within minutes of receipt from the B & D details of the new numbers to call results in to. That could never have been done on Play-Cricket.
It has far more scope for posting all sorts of material by reference to for example historic dates. So if Paul B or Dick were (at last) to email me electronic text of their report of visit to West Indies in 2005 (I never got it electronically so it could never go up) then it could be posted in minutes with a 2005 date and would take up its 2005 position in the thread.
The fact that there is not so much material of that kind up there is not because I have been sent such but declined to get it put up but because I have never been sent such.
Photos are another point. As you know, for a long time there were few photos on Cricketclubsbristol. That was because the internet is a changing medium. Even a couple of years ago people had slow PCs and dial -up connections. Now nobody (except Dick!) has a dial-up connection and PCs are much more powerful. So before, having photos slowed the speed of download dramatically. Now speeds are so much faster, having photos is fine.
And look at trhe capability of Cricketclubsbristol to show photos! Much, much better and more accessible than Play-Cricket. Do a seach in Google for CRICKET CLUBS and then go into all thiose which use the Play-Cricket facility. None of them will have anything like the range of high quality, expandable photos that Cricketclubsbristol has. And any photos they do have will be mixed up with ECB-generated photos which are not F & P specific.
Remember that Cricketclubsbristol is today updated on all pages by material posted over the course of a couple of days only. Now that it has an updated base, add-ons or revisions are much easier.
Also remember that the only photos up there are photos that have been supplied to me. Others must have photos but none have been supplied so they are not up there.
When this topic was raised recently, it was suggested that an outside operative be got to re-vamp the site. That's where the £150 came from. However, that is no longer an issue as I have just got it done myself.
That leaves just the ongoing maintenance costs. I have reduced these by getting our internet service providers to cancel the email facility to [whoever]@cricketclubsbristol.co.uk . The point of that has been to avoid using people's own email addresses on the site, getting them sent to a generic address and then forwarded to my home email. In fact, though, as things have turned out, people's own email addresses are up there anyway and as technology has moved on now most people use an internet service provider with automatic anti-virus and anti-spam filters.
So the only annual cost is for hosting the site on the ISP's servers which is £49 + the cost of renewing the domain licence annually of £10 = total annual cost £59 + VAT (VAT being reclaimable and no net cost).
£59.00 cost for huge marketing exposure and for huge photographic and historical and news-communication features is an extraordinarily small price by reference to e.g the cost of a night's drinking for Chris Smith.
As people don't it seems like to receive long emails, the contents of this one are posted on the NEWS page of http://www.blogger.com/ .
R
PS Steve, the reason why the only page that has not been updated is the North Somerset League page is because I think you have changed the password for that page and I am locked out.
----- Original Message -----
From: steve pursey
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:38 PM
Subject: committee Monday 13th
Bob, I will be unable to attend tonights meeting. What with playing on a Sunday and selection on a Tuesday, I feel it would be unreasonable of me to desert the family home for three consecutive nights all in aid of F & P. Maybe consideration could be given for having future committee meetings on a Tuesday (after selection) when half the committee would already be present. Just a thought!
I was asked to attend because of the website issue, of which I perhaps have greater insight than many.
Firstly congratulations on doing a wonderful job in the last week or so in updating the club site this week.
Secondly you asked members to look at all 19 independent listed items on the website (which I have done). I believe the same committee members should thoroughly peruse the play cricket (fpcc) site so as to form an balanced opinion.
My personal experience of trying to whip up interest for the fpcc site is that generally people are apathetic to these things. Alistair is a classic example. I must have asked him ten times or more just to have a look at what is on offer on the fpcc site and have tried to encourage him to contribute and use the facilities there. Several other commitee members have still not even checked out the fpcc site.
Nevertheless we have had 337 hits in the first 12 days of May alone, although Mark Walker and myself have made a combined 50 hits. The youngsters particularly like the fpcc site.
I must stress that it is not a competition between two sites, but as part of the North Somerset League it is an obligation. But because of this, the site is therefore free to all other f & p sides (including the comprehensive stats package).
As for the future of 'your' site, I think the main decision is cost. How much has it cost us so far, and how much will it cost, say for another 5 years. And is the cost worth it?
Certainly the site is individual, and when it is kept up to date looks OK, and the recent updates are an improvement. You must put in a lot of hours, Bob, which may not always be appreciated. If just you could bring yourself to put in the same number of hours on the fpcc site, we would have one of the best sites on the ECB network.
Perhaps you could find a sponsor for the club site, which will make it viable. If there were to be advertising space, could it even become profit making?
If I were to vote on whether club funds should be used to the tune of £150 I would say NO, but if a sponsor could be found I would encourage its' continuation.
Steve
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND MATCH FEES FOR THE 2008 SEASON
Subscriptions
1. All playing members - unlimited games and (except as below) use of facilities - £25.00
2. Life playing members - unlimited games and use of facilities - £0.00
3. Honorary non-playing members - unlimited use of facilities - £0.00
4. Junior sub-members under 17 on 1st September 2005 - unlimited junior and senior games and use of facilities - £15.00
Match Fees
1. All players (except as below) - £6.00
2. U21, U20, U19 and U18 students and retired senior citizens - £5.00
3. U17s and U16s - £4.00
4. U15s and below not able to play a full part (at captain’s discretion) - £3.00
5. Evening matches (not including food) - £2.00 (£1.00 for U17 and below)
6. U17, U15, U13 and U11 junior matches - £1.00
Fixed by Annual General Meeting 2007
R A Humphreys
Hon. Secretary
Subscriptions
1. All playing members - unlimited games and (except as below) use of facilities - £25.00
2. Life playing members - unlimited games and use of facilities - £0.00
3. Honorary non-playing members - unlimited use of facilities - £0.00
4. Junior sub-members under 17 on 1st September 2005 - unlimited junior and senior games and use of facilities - £15.00
Match Fees
1. All players (except as below) - £6.00
2. U21, U20, U19 and U18 students and retired senior citizens - £5.00
3. U17s and U16s - £4.00
4. U15s and below not able to play a full part (at captain’s discretion) - £3.00
5. Evening matches (not including food) - £2.00 (£1.00 for U17 and below)
6. U17, U15, U13 and U11 junior matches - £1.00
Fixed by Annual General Meeting 2007
R A Humphreys
Hon. Secretary
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFFICERS 2008 | ||
| 2 | Honorary President | D.Bird (Auditor) | 01275 372 241 |
| 3 | Honorary Chairman | R.Whittington (MC) | 01275 875 308 |
| 4 | Honorary Secretary | R.Humphreys (MC) | 01275 372 239 |
| 5 | Honorary Treasurer | L.Prendergast (MC) | 01275 843 485 |
| 6 | 1st XI Captain | A.McArthur (MC) | 07950 262 131 |
| 7 | 1st XI Vice-Captain | S.Bachelor (C) | 07816 813 636 |
| 8 | 2nd XI Captain | I.Shafi (MC) | 07876 351 312 |
| 9 | 2nd XI Vice-Captain | G.Humphreys (C) | 07872 021 860 |
| 10 | North Somerset Captain | S.Pursey (MC) | 0117 932 4156 |
| 11 | North Somerset V/Captain | [none] | [none] |
| 12 | Sunday XI Captain | J Skinner (C) | 01275 847 470 |
| 13 | Sunday XI Vice-Captain | P Duffy (-) | 07836 202 901 |
| 14 | Midweek Captain | P.Bachelor (-) | 01275 844 572 |
| 15 | Chairman Selection Committee | P. Nice | 07720 054 638 |
| 16 | Youth Organiser | L.Prendergast (C) | 07773 728 427 |
| 17 | Fixture Secretary | P.Bachelor (C) | 01275 844 572 |
| 18 | Bar Officer | R.Sheppard (C) | 01275 372 186 |
| 19 | Assistant Bar Officer | C Smith (C) | 0117 926 2467 |
| 20 | Ground Officer | P.Bachelor (MC) | 01275 844 572 |
| 21 | Other Management Committee member | M. Day (MC) | 01275 375 847 |
| 22 | Other Management Committee member | R. Sheppard (MC) | 01275 372186 |
| 23 | Other Committee members | C Smith, I Chivers | |
| 24 | MC - Management Committee C - Full Committee | ||
| 25 | Selection Committee | ||
| 26 | Steve Pursey, Ijaz Shafi, Alastair McArthur, | ||
| 27 | Paul Nice (Chairman), John Skinner, Hugo Hanchet | ||
| 28 | Subscriptions | ||
| 29 | Senior Members - £25 | Junior Members - £15 | |
| 30 | Match Fees for senior games - £6 Evenings - £2 | ||
| 31 | Under 21s - £5 U17s - U16s - £4 | ||
| 32 | U15s and below - £3 Junior Match Fees - £1 |
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE HELD ON MONDAY 20TH MARCH 2006 AT THE PAVILION
Present
R Whittington (Chairman)
R Humphreys (Secretary)
L Prendergast (Treasurer)
R Sheppard
P Bachelor
J Bachelor
S Pursey
B Raines
H Humphreys
Apologies
A McArthur
P Nice
E Humphreys
G Humphreys
W Humphreys
Absent
A Bamber
J Billing
P Dungey
1. The meeting opened at 7.40pm.
2. Apologies were given and the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
3. There was a brief discussion of current finances and the Treasurer supplied the temporary finance statement, a copy of which is attached.
4. One action needed is the finalisation of the review of the 2005 accounts by the President and for this the Treasurer needs this applied by the Bar Officer of bar account details for that period.
5. It was noted that North Somerset Council need signed-off accounts to accompany the grant application which the Ground Officer is making for a flat cover.
6. There followed extensive discussion of bar prices. It was noted that at previous meetings it had been agreed that prices would be put up. However by no means all members in attendance were in agreement and the issue was re-discussed.
7. It was concluded that the decision for increasing bar prices should not be left to be borne entirely by the Bar Officer (to meet inevitable criticism from outside) but should be a committee decision. In consequence, it was decided that: - the bar list should show the price for a jug of beer (6 pints) at £13 - an increase in the price of soft drinks of about 20% should be shown on the price list - the price of nuts should be increased by up to 50%.
8. There was discussion of adding additional snacks and similar to the fare behind the bar but it was pointed out by the Bar Officer that goods of this kind are subject to loss through pilfering.
9. The discussion then moved on to the issue of fencing. Extensive fencing work needs to be done but how to do it?
10. The Treasurer’s view was that current finances would not sustain the paying of a fencer to install fencing.
11. The point was also made that if in the future the ground were to be extended, then any permanent fencing installed would need to be removed.
12. Bernard Raines made it clear that he could perhaps devote a morning or so to doing fencing but was not in a position to allocate several days to an exercise of this kind. He just did not have the time.
13. John Bachelor offered to price up the costs of posts and to liaise with Bernard Raines over mechanics.
14. A fencing sub-committee was formed comprising J Bachelor, L Prendergast, B Raines and R Whittington. The exercise which they undertook to do was to get the job done by 1st April with remaining work done by 8th April 2006.
15. A proposal was made to bring in the perimeter of the ground by installing fencing inside the existing fencing. Objections were made to this, not least by the Secretary, on the basis that it would needlessly reduce the size of the ground whereas the aim should be to increase its size.
16. The Secretary was asked to and agreed to supply the Ground Officer with the contact details of the mole man.
17. Lyndon Prendergast agreed to email everyone alerting them of a working party on Good Friday at 9.30am.
18. Discussion of junior cricket took place. The committee noted that L Prendergast was Youth Officer and that he and J Bachelor are to do the U15s, which has been entered into the League.
19. P Bachelor reported that the Fears have agreed to paint the pavilion on 3rd April.
20. In the absence of the Fixture Secretary, it was reported by the Secretary that he believed that the fixtures were in hand.
21. It was noted that the bowling machine had been acquired. It is to be kept in the .... The question of who is to have keys to the ........... was raised but not disposed of.
22. The Chairman reported that he had attended the Bristol & District League meeting.
23. P Bachelor reported that he had spoken to Ian Bullock who said that he is happy to come along on Tuesday nights and give assistance with bowling coaching.
24. The Ground Officer is still looking to identify a carpenter who can come and repair the stanchions on the outside of the pavilion.
25. Bernard Raines had spoken to the 2nd XI captain Alastair McArthur and reported that the latter is still keen to return from London weekly and captain the side, though he will not be available for selection on Tuesday evenings.
26. The Treasurer reported that he had paid the outstanding rates.
27. Information about Ijaz Shafi’s charity dinner was disseminated.
28. It was reported that some business or another in relation to the water had been concluded.
29. It was decided that Tuesday 26th April at 8.00pm should be the date of a players’ meeting.
30. The next meeting was fixed for 10th April 2006.
31. There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.30pm.
………………………….. Chairman
………………………. Date
Present
R Whittington (Chairman)
R Humphreys (Secretary)
L Prendergast (Treasurer)
R Sheppard
P Bachelor
J Bachelor
S Pursey
B Raines
H Humphreys
Apologies
A McArthur
P Nice
E Humphreys
G Humphreys
W Humphreys
Absent
A Bamber
J Billing
P Dungey
1. The meeting opened at 7.40pm.
2. Apologies were given and the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
3. There was a brief discussion of current finances and the Treasurer supplied the temporary finance statement, a copy of which is attached.
4. One action needed is the finalisation of the review of the 2005 accounts by the President and for this the Treasurer needs this applied by the Bar Officer of bar account details for that period.
5. It was noted that North Somerset Council need signed-off accounts to accompany the grant application which the Ground Officer is making for a flat cover.
6. There followed extensive discussion of bar prices. It was noted that at previous meetings it had been agreed that prices would be put up. However by no means all members in attendance were in agreement and the issue was re-discussed.
7. It was concluded that the decision for increasing bar prices should not be left to be borne entirely by the Bar Officer (to meet inevitable criticism from outside) but should be a committee decision. In consequence, it was decided that: - the bar list should show the price for a jug of beer (6 pints) at £13 - an increase in the price of soft drinks of about 20% should be shown on the price list - the price of nuts should be increased by up to 50%.
8. There was discussion of adding additional snacks and similar to the fare behind the bar but it was pointed out by the Bar Officer that goods of this kind are subject to loss through pilfering.
9. The discussion then moved on to the issue of fencing. Extensive fencing work needs to be done but how to do it?
10. The Treasurer’s view was that current finances would not sustain the paying of a fencer to install fencing.
11. The point was also made that if in the future the ground were to be extended, then any permanent fencing installed would need to be removed.
12. Bernard Raines made it clear that he could perhaps devote a morning or so to doing fencing but was not in a position to allocate several days to an exercise of this kind. He just did not have the time.
13. John Bachelor offered to price up the costs of posts and to liaise with Bernard Raines over mechanics.
14. A fencing sub-committee was formed comprising J Bachelor, L Prendergast, B Raines and R Whittington. The exercise which they undertook to do was to get the job done by 1st April with remaining work done by 8th April 2006.
15. A proposal was made to bring in the perimeter of the ground by installing fencing inside the existing fencing. Objections were made to this, not least by the Secretary, on the basis that it would needlessly reduce the size of the ground whereas the aim should be to increase its size.
16. The Secretary was asked to and agreed to supply the Ground Officer with the contact details of the mole man.
17. Lyndon Prendergast agreed to email everyone alerting them of a working party on Good Friday at 9.30am.
18. Discussion of junior cricket took place. The committee noted that L Prendergast was Youth Officer and that he and J Bachelor are to do the U15s, which has been entered into the League.
19. P Bachelor reported that the Fears have agreed to paint the pavilion on 3rd April.
20. In the absence of the Fixture Secretary, it was reported by the Secretary that he believed that the fixtures were in hand.
21. It was noted that the bowling machine had been acquired. It is to be kept in the .... The question of who is to have keys to the ........... was raised but not disposed of.
22. The Chairman reported that he had attended the Bristol & District League meeting.
23. P Bachelor reported that he had spoken to Ian Bullock who said that he is happy to come along on Tuesday nights and give assistance with bowling coaching.
24. The Ground Officer is still looking to identify a carpenter who can come and repair the stanchions on the outside of the pavilion.
25. Bernard Raines had spoken to the 2nd XI captain Alastair McArthur and reported that the latter is still keen to return from London weekly and captain the side, though he will not be available for selection on Tuesday evenings.
26. The Treasurer reported that he had paid the outstanding rates.
27. Information about Ijaz Shafi’s charity dinner was disseminated.
28. It was reported that some business or another in relation to the water had been concluded.
29. It was decided that Tuesday 26th April at 8.00pm should be the date of a players’ meeting.
30. The next meeting was fixed for 10th April 2006.
31. There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.30pm.
………………………….. Chairman
………………………. Date
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
FAILAND & PORTBURY C.C
HELD AT THE PAVILION AT 7.30PM – 31ST OCTOBER 2005
Present
R Whittington (Chairman)
R Humphreys (Secretary)
L Prendergast (Treasurer)
R Sheppard
P Bachelor
H Hudd
J Billing
J Bachelor
C Whyte
H Humphreys
A Trineman
R Andrews
J Skinner
P Dungey
A Bamber
P Nice
W Humphreys
A McArthur
D Bird (President)
B Raines
Apologies
E Humphreys
G Humphreys
S Bachelor
I Chivers
P Teasdale
M Henley
N Harrison
S Pursey
J Fear
J Meredith
S Meredith
M Meredith
T Lippe
S Cox
Ijaz Shafi
J Parfitt
1. The meeting started at 7.45pm. Apologies and absentees were taken. Voting slips in respect of awards were distributed.
2. The minutes of the AGM on 2nd October 2004 were read and approved.
3. The Chairman and Secretary delivered their reports (attached).
4. The Treasurer delivered his report with attached accounts which were to be reviewed in due course with the club’s auditor. On that basis the accounts were approved.
5. The Bar Officer reported on the operation of the bar. Organisation during the year had been good. There has been price movements upwards but maybe prices could go higher. There was discussion in relation to prices and it was left for the new committee to decide the prices structure.
6. The Fixture Secretary delivered his report. The schedule has been fuller than in the previous year with a number of new games. Approval of the fixture list for the 3rd XI (with games every week) was expressed by 3rd XI players. There was a discussion of whether or not to enter into the National Village competition. It was decided that we would enter this year but that gaps would not be left in the schedule for reserve dates (in the event that the cup game was rained off), this being on the basis that if there were a subsequent clash then we would default on the National Village game.
7. The Ground Officer delivered a report on the square. £300 expenditure was approved in principle for a new pitch cover. Bernard Raines was asked to take the lead in organising a hedging and fencing working party during the winter.
8. H Humphreys gave a short report on social activities/events. There had been a short informal tour to Ifracombe and the club dinner had been arranged for 19th November.
9. The 1st XI and 2nd XI and 3rd XI captains delivered their reports.
10. The Sunday XI captain delivered a report. It was observed for next year that a captain was needed who was committed to selection on Tuesday nights through the season to link up with the juniors so as to be able to introduce them into senior games. This is an important role.
11. The Youth Organiser delivered his report although confirming that he had resigned during the course of the season. The meeting expressed its regret but thanked him for his enormous efforts and successes with the Juniors over a number of years. J Billing reported on the U11s. There was a great deal of enthusiasm and new players and also a handful of really good players who were participating in some of the North Somerset squads. It was disappointing to have lost the championship owing to the cancellation by another side which could not be replayed. G & E Humphreys were thanked for their assistance with U11 level training.
12. There was discussions as to whether Under 15 and Under 13 teams could be run this year. It appeared that a number of players at U15 level were being lost to Lodway. There was a suggestion that Luke Looney (one of the parents) might be willing to be involved in organisation of U15 level next year.
13. The Chairman expressed a strong view that of the club was to continue to be doing well in 10 years time then junior cricket had to be in place and successful now.
14. J Bachelor volunteered to run a U15 side if it entered into the B & D League with fewer games.
15. J Billing was thanked for her efforts in looking after the large U11 squad during the year.
16. There was discussion as to who would take over the role as Youth Organiser for next year and it was left that the Chairman would review with all those involved (including J Billing, J Bachelor and relevant parents) with a view to seeing a way forward. However, no one was prepared to take on the position as Youth Organiser at the present time.
17. There was no proposal for rule changes.
18. Election of Officers for the 2006 season took place, such being as per the attached list.
19. Annual subscriptions and match fees were fixed as per the attached list.
20. There was discussion on indoor cricket for the winter with the feeling being that H Humphreys would run the Bristol team, T Lippe the Taunton team and if a new indoor league for over 50s were to be started at The Downs School then we would enter that as well.
21. There was discussion as to a tour and it was determined that there would be no tour this year. The mini tour(s) which had taken place last year if at all possible would be repeated.
22. The opinion was expressed that the six-a-side competition had been a great success and it was hoped that this could be repeated next year.
23. P Bachelor reported that there was a possibility of getting a grant for a new bowling machine and there was a discussion of this item of expense. It was resolved that, subject to finance at the time, the club would proceed to invest in a bowling machine.
24. It was determined that if Monty Desai were to be able to come over to the UK this year then he would be welcomed and his match fees and subscription payments would be subsidised if he were to get here. However, no payment would be made to him.
25. It was observed that the attendance at this meeting had been relatively low and in view of this it was determined that the AGM next year would be held on a Saturday morning.
26. There being no further business the meeting closed at 11.05pm.
……………………. …………………………..
Chairman Date
FAILAND & PORTBURY C.C
HELD AT THE PAVILION AT 7.30PM – 31ST OCTOBER 2005
Present
R Whittington (Chairman)
R Humphreys (Secretary)
L Prendergast (Treasurer)
R Sheppard
P Bachelor
H Hudd
J Billing
J Bachelor
C Whyte
H Humphreys
A Trineman
R Andrews
J Skinner
P Dungey
A Bamber
P Nice
W Humphreys
A McArthur
D Bird (President)
B Raines
Apologies
E Humphreys
G Humphreys
S Bachelor
I Chivers
P Teasdale
M Henley
N Harrison
S Pursey
J Fear
J Meredith
S Meredith
M Meredith
T Lippe
S Cox
Ijaz Shafi
J Parfitt
1. The meeting started at 7.45pm. Apologies and absentees were taken. Voting slips in respect of awards were distributed.
2. The minutes of the AGM on 2nd October 2004 were read and approved.
3. The Chairman and Secretary delivered their reports (attached).
4. The Treasurer delivered his report with attached accounts which were to be reviewed in due course with the club’s auditor. On that basis the accounts were approved.
5. The Bar Officer reported on the operation of the bar. Organisation during the year had been good. There has been price movements upwards but maybe prices could go higher. There was discussion in relation to prices and it was left for the new committee to decide the prices structure.
6. The Fixture Secretary delivered his report. The schedule has been fuller than in the previous year with a number of new games. Approval of the fixture list for the 3rd XI (with games every week) was expressed by 3rd XI players. There was a discussion of whether or not to enter into the National Village competition. It was decided that we would enter this year but that gaps would not be left in the schedule for reserve dates (in the event that the cup game was rained off), this being on the basis that if there were a subsequent clash then we would default on the National Village game.
7. The Ground Officer delivered a report on the square. £300 expenditure was approved in principle for a new pitch cover. Bernard Raines was asked to take the lead in organising a hedging and fencing working party during the winter.
8. H Humphreys gave a short report on social activities/events. There had been a short informal tour to Ifracombe and the club dinner had been arranged for 19th November.
9. The 1st XI and 2nd XI and 3rd XI captains delivered their reports.
10. The Sunday XI captain delivered a report. It was observed for next year that a captain was needed who was committed to selection on Tuesday nights through the season to link up with the juniors so as to be able to introduce them into senior games. This is an important role.
11. The Youth Organiser delivered his report although confirming that he had resigned during the course of the season. The meeting expressed its regret but thanked him for his enormous efforts and successes with the Juniors over a number of years. J Billing reported on the U11s. There was a great deal of enthusiasm and new players and also a handful of really good players who were participating in some of the North Somerset squads. It was disappointing to have lost the championship owing to the cancellation by another side which could not be replayed. G & E Humphreys were thanked for their assistance with U11 level training.
12. There was discussions as to whether Under 15 and Under 13 teams could be run this year. It appeared that a number of players at U15 level were being lost to Lodway. There was a suggestion that Luke Looney (one of the parents) might be willing to be involved in organisation of U15 level next year.
13. The Chairman expressed a strong view that of the club was to continue to be doing well in 10 years time then junior cricket had to be in place and successful now.
14. J Bachelor volunteered to run a U15 side if it entered into the B & D League with fewer games.
15. J Billing was thanked for her efforts in looking after the large U11 squad during the year.
16. There was discussion as to who would take over the role as Youth Organiser for next year and it was left that the Chairman would review with all those involved (including J Billing, J Bachelor and relevant parents) with a view to seeing a way forward. However, no one was prepared to take on the position as Youth Organiser at the present time.
17. There was no proposal for rule changes.
18. Election of Officers for the 2006 season took place, such being as per the attached list.
19. Annual subscriptions and match fees were fixed as per the attached list.
20. There was discussion on indoor cricket for the winter with the feeling being that H Humphreys would run the Bristol team, T Lippe the Taunton team and if a new indoor league for over 50s were to be started at The Downs School then we would enter that as well.
21. There was discussion as to a tour and it was determined that there would be no tour this year. The mini tour(s) which had taken place last year if at all possible would be repeated.
22. The opinion was expressed that the six-a-side competition had been a great success and it was hoped that this could be repeated next year.
23. P Bachelor reported that there was a possibility of getting a grant for a new bowling machine and there was a discussion of this item of expense. It was resolved that, subject to finance at the time, the club would proceed to invest in a bowling machine.
24. It was determined that if Monty Desai were to be able to come over to the UK this year then he would be welcomed and his match fees and subscription payments would be subsidised if he were to get here. However, no payment would be made to him.
25. It was observed that the attendance at this meeting had been relatively low and in view of this it was determined that the AGM next year would be held on a Saturday morning.
26. There being no further business the meeting closed at 11.05pm.
……………………. …………………………..
Chairman Date
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