ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2008 BK0147 YCCC ANNUAL REPORTS 2009_V12.indd 1 10/2/09 16:26:47 CONTENTS NOTICE OF AGM AND AGENDA Notice of AGM and Agenda .....................................................3 Dear Member, Chairman’s Report ................................................................ 4-5 The Annual General Meeting of Members will be held in the East Stand Chief Executive’s Report ........................................................ 6-9 Long Room, Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground on Saturday 14th March 2009 at 10:00 am for the purpose of transacting the following business: Director of Professional Cricket’s Report ........................... 10-11 President, Board Members, Staff and Players ....................... 12 Corporate Governance ........................................................... 13 AGENDA Income and Expenditure Account .......................................... 14 1. To receive apologies for absence. It would be appreciated if advance notice 9. (a) To elect Mr Robin Smith as a could be given of any questions which Vice President. Balance Sheet ......................................................................... 15 2. To confi rm the Minutes of the Annual might require some research in order to General Meeting held on Saturday 15th (b) To elect Mr Ken Taylor as a save time at the meeting. Cash Flow Statement/Analysis of Net Debt ........................... 16 March 2008. Vice President. 5. To receive a report from the Director Notes to the Accounts ....................................................... 17-23 If any Member has a query as to the 10. To update the members on progress in of Professional Cricket and to discuss accuracy of the Minutes then it would be developing the Headingley Carnegie Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................ 24 cricket matters. appreciated if this could be raised with Cricket Ground. 25 the Secretariat in advance in order to 6. To re-elect as President, Mr Brian Member’s Committee Report ................................................. 11. To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the save time at the meeting. Close CBE. AGM Minutes & Board/CEO Attendance for 2008 ........... 26-29 Club, until the conclusion of the next 3. To receive a report from the Board, made 7. (a) To elect as Board Member, Annual General Meeting of the Club at up of reports from the Chairman and the Mr Stephen Willis. which the accounts for the year ending Chief Executive. 31st December 2009 are laid. (b) To re-elect as Board Member. Mr 4. To receive and approve the Accounts Geoffrey Boycott retires by rotation and 12. Any other business. together with the independent Auditors offers himself for re-election, supported Report thereon for the year ended 31st by the Board. December 2008. 8. To announce the result of the election to the Members’ Committee. Yours faithfully SM REGAN – CHIEF EXECUTIVE Yorkshire County Cricket Club NOTE A member is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his place. A proxy must be a member of the Club. A proxy form, to be valid, must arrive at the Club’s offi ces not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting. Tea or coffee and biscuits will be available on arrival. 3 BK0147 YCCC ANNUAL REPORTS 2009_V12.indd 2-3 10/2/09 16:26:49 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Although the Club gave a As everyone is aware, the economy has been Adil and David also claimed a total of 14 Anthony has been a great servant of the Club At International level the 4th npower Ashes Test in turmoil over the past year or so, however wickets between them in this match and the and is 100 per cent committed to helping at Headingley Carnegie, starting on August “ Yorkshire can look mixed performance on the Yorkshire can look to the future with confi dence two youngsters are a shining example of why Yorkshire become a power in the land once 7, promises to be a thrilling and memorable fi eld in 2008 I am delighted as the Club achieved a surplus for the third the Club has given a commitment to youth in again. We wish him every success both on and occasion. I am delighted to report that the fi rst to the future with consecutive year, and the fi nancial package is 2009. It did not go unnoticed that the young off the fi eld. three days were long since sold out and that the that this season we will now fi rmly in place for the building of the iconic side which fought so bravely at Hove comprised fourth day was heading in the same direction September 4th, 2008 was a red letter day for the confi dence as the Carnegie Pavilion with state of the art players’ exactly the same players who pulled off an at the time of writing. For the fi rst time, non- be competing in the top Club because that was the date when planning facilities and media centre. outstanding victory against Somerset at Taunton refundable tickets will be on sale for the fi fth day. approval was obtained for the Carnegie Pavilion, Club achieved a tier of both the LV County earlier on. If the game looks like running its course with Back to the cricket side of our operations subject to a number of small conditions which an exciting fi nal day in prospect we don’t want Championship and the and there was a marked improvement in our There were several other young players who have now been met. We are grateful to Leeds thousands queuing outside with no guarantee surplus for the third one-day form which resulted in reaching the showed that the investment in them was proving City Council for their support and we thank NatWest Pro40 following of getting in. semi-fi nals of the Friends Provident Trophy and worthwhile and they include fast bowlers Oliver Leeds Metropolitan University for being such a consecutive year. our promotion in the the clinching of second place and promotion in Hannon-Dalby and Ben Sanderson, who both fabulous partner and working so closely with the And so, here we are at the start of one of the ” the NatWest Pro40. made their Championship debuts, and batsman Club. We are excited at the prospect of moving most exciting seasons for some time – Yorkshire latter competition. and wicketkeeper, Jonathan Bairstow, who was into the new building in 2010, when we will have in the top division of both the LV County We may well have progressed to Finals included in the squad at Hove. one of the fi nest cricket pavilions in the world. Championship and the Nat West Pro40, the Day in the Twenty20 Cup but for our failure continued growth of the Twenty20 format of the in registering Azeem Rafi q, and the Club Pacemen Steve Patterson and Ajmal Shahzad The Winter Shed has now been demolished to game, an Ashes Test at our own cricket ground apologises for getting it wrong and causing were two others who made the most of their make way for the new development and it has and an investment into our stadium of some embarrassment. Steps have been taken to put limited opportunities last season and the to be admitted that there was nostalgia in the air £25m plus. Who would have thought it just 3 a process in place to prevent this from ever challenge now will be in trying to give proof that when it succumbed to the bulldozers. years ago when we bought the ground? happening again and we are delighted that our youth has got what it takes to succeed at Since the end of last season, an historic piece Azeem has now acquired British Citizenship First Class level. I would like to pass on my thanks to the of work has been going on in installing a new and has this winter been representing England management team and staff at Yorkshire CCC Myself and the Board of Directors could not drainage system at Headingley Carnegie and Under 19’s in South Africa. for their continued efforts to improve the Club be more pleased that Anthony McGrath has re-laying the outfi eld, including the removal of and grow our business for the benefi t of us all. In the LV County Championship, we appeared accepted the fi rst team captaincy from the the slope. A pop-up sprinkler system has been to struggle on two fronts: we were unable to inspirational Darren Gough, who takes into his installed which can be turned on whenever May I wish you all a very enjoyable season in bowl sides out twice on a regular basis and retirement from First Class cricket our deepest required and will make preparation work 2009, and thank you for your continued support we were unable to fi nd a successful opening thanks for leading the team with such dedication much easier for our conscientious and totally in developing Yorkshire County Cricket Club into batting combination to get our innings off to during his two years in charge. dedicated head groundsman, Andy Fogarty. what it is today. a healthy start. Andy has amazed everyone with the speed by Goughy has been an outstanding cricketer for which he gets the ground fi t for play after heavy But how magnifi cently the team fought back both England and Yorkshire, and may I thank rain and delays should be cut even further with from potential disaster in the fi nal match of the him personally for all his efforts over the many a new drainage system similar to the one which season when heroic centuries from Adil Rashid years. He has provided us all with a great deal has proved so effective at Lord’s in recent times. and David Wainwright pulled the innings round of entertainment. from 80 for six to 400 for nine declared. This year is also Anthony McGrath’s benefi t COLIN GRAVES CHAIRMAN These valiant efforts meant that 12 points season and he has just signed a two-year Yorkshire County Cricket Club could be taken from the drawn match, extension to his contract which will keep him when none had appeared likely at one stage at Headingley Carnegie at least until the end and they were suffi cient to save us of 2011.