Annual Report and Statement of Accounts Year Ended 31 December 2015 Incorporating Notice of the Annual General Meeting on 6 April 2016
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Annual Report and Statement of Accounts Year ended 31 December 2015 Incorporating Notice of the Annual General Meeting on 6 April 2016 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of Essex County Cricket Club Limited will be held in the Woodland Group Pavilion Marquee, The Essex County Ground, New Writtle Street, Chelmsford on Wednesday 6 April 2016 at 7pm. AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence 2. Introduction by President 3. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 16 April 2015 4. Presentation and Adoption of Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 5. Election of the President and Honorary Vice Presidents N.B. In accordance with the Constitution and Rules 9.1 and 10.2, nominations for the office of President had to be deposited by 1 February 2016 and the only nomination was received for Mr D J Insole CBE. 6. Result of General Committee Ballot 7. Appointment of Auditors 8. Ground Development update 9. Any other business Please note it will be necessary to show your 2016 Member’s pass to gain admission to the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 6 April 2016. The bar will be open from 6:15pm. Refreshments will also be available. D W BOWDEN Company Secretary 14 March 2016 VOTING MEMBERS OF THE CLUB In accordance with Rule 8.13, only Members who have paid their current 2016 subscriptions are eligible to vote at the meeting. Junior Members, Clubs and Corporate Patrons are Associates and are not entitled to vote. Essex Cricket is the trading name of Essex County Cricket Club Limited. www.essexcricket.org.uk 3 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts The Club Officers and Committee President: D J Insole CBE Acting / Deputy Chairman: J L Faragher Treasurer: D L Acfield Chief Executive: D W Bowden HONORARY LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS: D L Acfield Mrs S Downing G F Harries B R Kemp B Taylor J F Barker D E East Sir Alan Haselhurst MP J R Lucas Miss C Ward K C Brown OBE Mrs S Edwards N R A Hilliard T W Newton D Wilson P R Butler J L Faragher N Hussain OBE C G J Porter Mrs J Carman K W R Fletcher OBE D J Insole CBE R J Poulter F Clark OAM G A Gooch OBE R C Irani P J Prichard B M Crawford M Gordon J Jarvis P T Roberts A F Debenham R J Greig P Keith G J Saville Auditors: RSM UK Audit LLP, Chartered Accountants, Marlborough House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1LN Club Captain: R N ten Doeschate. Limited Overs Captain: R S Bopara GENERAL COMMITTEE: Retire 2016 Retire 2017 Retire 2018 D L Acfield R J Greig K Bailey J L Faragher R C Irani J F Barker M Smith P Northfield P R Butler D Wilson G J Saville N R A Hilliard W Haq B Solanki J Parke COMMITTEES AND PANELS: General Executive Cricket Membership Audit & Investment J L Faragher (Acting J L Faragher (Acting G J Saville (Chairman P Northfield D L Acfield (Chairman) Chairman) Chairman) to July 2015) (Chairman) P R Butler D L Acfield (Treasurer) D L Acfield (Treasurer) R C Irani (Chairman M Smith J L Faragher K Bailey P Northfield from Aug 2015) (Vice Chairman) N R A Hilliard J F Barker (Membership Chairman) D L Acfield (Vice D L Acfield (to Jan 2016) P R Butler P R Butler Chairman) J F Barker + D W Bowden R J Greig N R A Hilliard J L Faragher P R Butler W Haq (to Jan 2016) R J Greig J L Faragher N R A Hilliard G J Saville (Cricket N R A Hilliard R J Greig D J Insole (President) Chairman to July 2015) D J Insole N R A Hilliard R C Irani R C Irani (Cricket D Wilson J Parke P Northfield Chairman from Aug 2015) * K W R Fletcher B Solanki J Parke + D W Bowden * G A Gooch * P Faragher G J Saville + D W Bowden + D W Bowden M Smith + J S Foster (to Dec 2015) B Solanki + R N ten Doeschate D Wilson (from Feb 2016) * A Kennedy + A P Grayson + D W Bowden (to Sept 2015) + C E W Silverwood (from Dec 2015) The President is an ex-officio member of the Committee and the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Treasurer are ex-officio members of all Committees where they are not formally appointed members. * Indicates a co-opted member of the Committee. + Indicates staff attending Committees who have no voting rights. SENIOR MANAGEMENT: D W Bowden (Chief Executive), B W Elliott (Finance Director), G A Childs (Stadium Operations Director), D Feist (Head of Cricket Operations). 4 www.essexcricket.org.uk Annual Report and Statement of Accounts Acting Chairman’s Report You will have read that in January this consistently have a majority of Essex bred Mark Pettini and Reece Topley, despite the year, after nearly fifteen years as our players. In parallel with this process, we offer of new contracts, decided to leave Chairman, Nigel Hilliard decided it must ensure that we have the necessary the Club at the end of the season. Mark, was the right time to step down and balance and experience within the squad, who made his debut in 2001, has joined let someone else lead the Committee. and I firmly believe that with the recent Leicestershire, where he was offered a three I know this was a difficult decision for signings, we have the squad ready to take year deal and the prospect of playing all Nigel to take, but he realised that with his our game to the next level. There is no three formats. Mark has been a loyal servant increasing business commitments, coupled better feeling than watching a young 17 to the County, and under his captaincy with numerous personal assignments, it year old Essex batsman score his maiden Essex won the Friends Provident Trophy was proving impossible for him to find First Class century, a young, novice Essex in 2008, and a promotion to Division I the time required to handle the role of bowler take 50 wickets, or a young Essex in 2009. Reece has left the Club to join Chairman. Nigel has been an outstanding opening batsman score two unbeaten Hampshire, in order to further his England Chairman, not only in his leadership of centuries in one game. ambitions. Reece made his First Class our Committee, but in representing Essex debut in 2011. His appearances for Essex at the ECB. His reputation with the other For 2016, Ryan ten Doeschate will take have been somewhat limited since a stress County Chairmen was one of immense over from James Foster as Club Captain fracture in 2013 and again in 2014. This respect and this was clearly evident when and will lead the four day side. Since his year he has been carefully managed by he was elected to serve on the Board. debut in 2003, Ryan has been a firm our medical team to prevent a recurrence He has devoted his time, energy, and favourite at Chelmsford, and his all-round of the injury. We wish Mark and Reece support for Essex in so many ways; it’s skills, developed in both the domestic and every success with their new Clubs, but not quite amazing that he had the stamina international game, will ensure the Club against Essex I hasten to add! to maintain this level of commitment Captaincy is in the right hands. In James over such a long period. On behalf of the Foster we have the best wicketkeeper in At the end of the season the Club Committee and everybody associated with First Class Cricket – he’s not a bad batsman dispensed with the services of Monty Essex Cricket, a special thank you, it has either! We thank James for his tireless work Panesar, Matt Salisbury and Greg Smith as been a pleasure working with you. You will and efforts in leading the side for the past none had been able to hold a regular place be pleased to know that Nigel remains a 5 years, and we are pleased that James has in our side. We wish them every success in member of the General Committee. committed himself for two more seasons, the future. and we look forward to him continuing There is no doubt that 2015 has been to display his skills across all formats of Although the Club has reported a profit a year of change and transformation. the game. Ravi Bopara will lead the one for the year, we are still heavily dependent Unfortunately the year has passed without day side. Ravi, another firm favourite at on funding from the ECB. However, the trophies, despite some high quality and Chelmsford, brings a wealth of knowledge announcement of future international entertaining cricket. I think it is fair to and experience to the position, and we tournaments and venues has increased our say we lacked consistency across all three know he will lead the teams in his unique confidence that funding from the ECB will disciplines of batting, bowling and fielding. style. Exciting times. continue for the foreseeable future. Income Our aim at the start of the season was to generation for us, as well as the other gain promotion to Division I. Finishing In September, Paul Grayson left the Club non-Test Match grounds is still dependent third, again, in Division II and two Quarter after 19 years as both player and Head on one day cricket, in particular the T20.