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Annual General Meeting of The Old Fallopians
Cricket Club
November 8, 2012
Held at The Pembury Tavern, 90 Amhurst Road, London, E8 1JH
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(in order of appearance)
Will Hopson-Hill
Simon Hemelryk
Tim Castle
David Sultanti
Rafe Smallman
Peter Frisby
John Shaw
Philip Barrass (19:46-20:36)
Mat Asquith (19:56-end)
Apologies
Dan Linde
Fred Baron
Alex Simmons
Mark Venables
Jon Idle
Andy Huckle
Jo Smallman
Meeting opened 19:24
1: Midweek captain
Agreed: Mat Asquith (as long as he doesn’t move to Cardiff)
2: Midweek selector
Agreed: Philip Barrass and/or Mat Asquith
3: Weekend captain
Agreed: Will Hopson-Hill with joint captain Peter Frisby.
Will H-H noted that he had been approached by Alexandra Park CC after
our game on May 27 and may play for them on Saturdays.
However, he added that he wished to be immune from criticism shoud he
have to return from APCC with “his tail between his legs”
4 (i): Fixture secretary
Andy Huckle standing down after two seasons in the role
A vote of thanks to AH was proposed and seconded.
Agreed: Peter Frisby to be the new fixtures secretary, unless Will H-H
finds someone else to fill the role by Thursday Nov 16. (note added
Nov 20 - Will didn't. Peter confirmed as fixtures secretary)
4 (ii): Problems with lack of interest in certain periods of the
season
Agreed: there should be a break in the weekend fixtures between late
July and mid August
(votes: 6 for, 2 against, 1 abstention)
4 (iii) Where should we book the majority of our home fixtures
(parliament hill/millfields etc.)
Agreed: Parliament Hill – request 6 fixtures, and Millfields –
request 4
(Implying a season of 20 weekend fixturses, 10 home and 10 away)
Motion by W H-H not to play Pimlico Strollers away at North London CC
because of the cost was defeated 4-3, with 2 abstentions
Mat Asquith noted that he had left his Roberts radio at the Pimlico
Strollers game (Sept 16).
5: Teas
Peter Frisby and Rafe/Jo Smallman said they were available to
provide teas
Vote of thanks to Jo Smallman proposed and seconded
RS noted that Jo had prepared teas on 5 occasions this summer only for
the matches to be rained off
6: Cost per game
Agreed: £12 for weekend games (rise of £2 per game)
Weekend Treasurer Peter Frisby said there was a deficit of £78 on the
season, and that before the 2013 season there would have to be
expenditure of £110 on insurance and £90 on balls.
Midweek games and nets to remain at £6
Midweek/nets treasurer Tim Castle reported a surplus of £300
(“In stark contrast to the weekends”, noted John Shaw)
7: Treasurers
Agreed: Weekends – Peter Frisby to continue
Midweek/nets – Tim Castle to continue
8: Website
Agreed: It’s jolly good
9: Whose round is it?
No agreement
10: Constitution
Still waiting
11: Kit
Agreed: John Shaw to continue as quartermaster
JS requested the purchase of 24 new boundary flags
12: Emblem
Agreed: Mat Asquith to return to the AGM group with designs for an
emblem
13: Nets
Agreed: Seven nets to be booked, on Sundays, March 3 – April 14, one
lane for two hours (10am-12 noon), at Bethnal Green Tech College
(Will actually be six, as March 31 is Easter Sunday)
14: Twickenham
A long way away
15: Mascot
Agreed: Gregory Smallman. Image rights to be agreed at a later date
16: Team song
No agreement: meeting divided 4 four, 4 against
17: Team hakka
Rejected 5-3
18: Team shirt
Agreed: 7-1 that there should be a team shirt, with emblem designed
by MA
19: Birthday presents
DS gave present to RS (book called “Fish”)
20: Reports (far far too nicey nicey)
Agreed: Captain to appoint person in team to write reports, using
whatever method of selection he choses
21: John Shaw
A toast was drunk to JS – “Life’s too shaw”
22: Dinner and dance
Agreed: 6-2 in favour, to be held at David Sultanti’s house
23: Any other business
Agreed: purge email list (TC to do)
Agreed: Tour – Simon Hemelryk to arrange – possibly to Devon
Agreed: Mermaids game to be attempted (not as tour), possibly at
different venue to Wadham College (as catering no longer available
there), David Sultanti to help arrange
Champagne moment of 2012: three-way tie between:
- Charlie Davis – match winning 93 not out vs Woodford Green
- Steve Hamilton – for his “glorious sequence at number 10 of 4
(caressed through cover), 6 (stroked over long on), run out... falling
over like the proverbial 'sack of s**t' (his words) trying to turn back
after backing up too far..”
- Mat Asquith – running 20 metres to take diving catch in game v Pimlico
Strollers
Darkest moment of 2012
- John Shaw’s flat tyre on way to Woodford Green
Umpiring: PF asked for more people to take part in the umpiring at
weekends
Midweek nets: Will H-H and Simon Hemelryk will be running summer nets at
Victoria Park, every week, but not on the same night as OF matches
Scorebooks: Request from TC for players to make sure all details
completed in scorebooks, especially who took the catches
Meeting closed at 22:32
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