Railway Tavern
Tuesday 25th March 2003
Apologies: Cash Babic, Pete Board, Gordon Harcourt, David Winskill
1) The beers were got in.
2) The minutes of the 2002 AGM were approved unanimously with one amendment
- Michael Clarke should read Matthew Clark. Steve Parr sought clarification
on what constituted a 'ripple' of applause.
3) The following new members were approved: Brin, Howard Lancaster, Ethan
Lazelle, Paul Stocker.
4) Chairman's report
Phil Clark (hereinafter PC) welcomed everybody to the 22nd AGM of the RTCC.
He said that he had enjoyed the cricket and the people although he hadn't
been available much. He had a good feeling about the club. The fact that members,
who had been away, returned to it was a testament to the club. He thanked
Simon for his good offices.
5) Secretary's report
SC reported that 39 people turned out and that 14 played nine or more games.
Muswell and Gordon had played a good deal. There was a large pool of players.
Nearly everyone was contactable via email. The beginning and end-of-season
games were oversubscribed, mid-season games undersubscribed. AW endorsed this.
After five years as match sec, SC wished to resign. AW said that Friday games
had gone well and that he was happy to continue in his role as Friday match
secretary.
6) Treasurer's report
TO submitted the club accounts. He reported a loss of ?27 as against a profit
of ?69 the year before. Subscription income was down a bit and nets made a
loss. Not much was spent on kit. He considered that the Club was "bumping
along nicely" and that there was no need to increase match fees. He reminded
the meeting that those who played twice over a weekend got half-price the
second game. Annual membership was cheap at ?15. DT said that the cost of
nets had risen since they were 'privatised'. SC said we should try some fund-raising
ideas. TO said the kit needed replenishing. The accounts were accepted. DT
was actioned to buy two new bats at ?40 each and Peter Board asked to buy
wicket-keeping gloves for ?50. AB called for everybody to pay their annual
membership fees of ?15.
7) The beers were got in.
8) Captain's report
DT said that the Club played competitive cricket in 2002 because we were playing
teams of similar ability. There was lots of confidence and the catching was
much better - a sign that we were moving forward. Highlights were Cie's bowling
(which included a hat-trick), Peter's wicket-keeping and Cec's 100th wicket.
DT's targets this season were to beat Whytham on tour, retain the Ashes and
not to go to so many aways with eight or nine players. He noted that
turnout at nets had been high and that this had been beneficial. DT was thanked
for his skippership.
9) Fixture list 2003
General discussion. Richard Williams said that North London had been hard to
pin down and he had been unable to extract hoped-for pitch commitments. SC thought
that one or two extra midweek games might turn up.
10) Club officers
The chairman said that Simon Clarke and Tony O'Connor were standing down. In
an attempt to encourage a new treasurer to come forward, TO said that the job
was a "piece of piss". Adrian Birchall choked on his beer. Stuart
Drysdale was voted in as treasurer with the power to appoint assistants and
deputies. Steve Parr and Paul Stocker were voted in as joint match secretaries.
SC undertook to continue upkeep of the RTCC website. DT undertook to be scorebook
maestro.
11) The beers were got in
12) Fund-raising
Domino cards were discussed and SC said he would check it out. The skipper suggested
that everybody approach their companies for ?50 in return for their name on
the RTCC website or fixture card (for instance). SC would investigate possible
link-ups with Amazon, ebay, and assorted porn sites. Web possibilities were
discussed and DT invited SC to email everyone, everywhere. Finally the Taverners
started to get in touch with their feminine side with talk of shirts, sweaters,
trousers and caps.
13) AOB
It was revealed that Patrick won the fantasy cricket with Mr Jollie running-up.
As is traditional at AGMs, Tony O'Connor raised the subject of insurance and
someone (this year Mus) said that he would look into it. At which point the
President rose (unassisted) from his seat, bade his farewells and headed (unassisted)
for the exit, to a ripple of applause. AB asked whether there was a master list
of emails. He pointed out that there were quite a few redundant names on the
list that he last saw. SC thought that there should be more team photos on the
pub wall, especially up-to-date ones. There was a vote of thanks to retiring
officers Simon and Tony. The chairman looked forward to seeing everyone during
the course of the season - except when he was on honeymoon.
Richard Williams