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2016 HANDBOOK Patron HRH The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT Founder President Henry Grierson John RT Barclay Past Presidents Sir Pelham Warner, Sir John Hobbs, Sir George Allen CBE TD, GO Shelmerdine, H Sutcliffe, H Grierson, F Appleyard, Sir Robert Menzies KT CH QC, AER Gilligan, HEH Gabriel FCIB, SC Griffith CBE DFC TD, JRF Temple, His Hon WA Sime CMG MBE QC, EW Swanton CBE, Sir Leonard Hutton, BAJ Johnston CBE MC, Lt Col JR Stephenson CBE, JA Bailey, Sir Oliver Popplewell, CA Fry. Life Vice President DL Hamilton Honorary Fellows RG Munn, MC Barton, Dr FJ Imms, PH Bown, CDE Bazalgette, JF Hyde Blake, JA Williams, CF Openshaw, BD Hunter Honorary Life Members JR Reid OBE, DK Gaekwad, RB Simpson, MJK Smith OBE, R Illingworth CBE, JT Murray MBE, Sir Richard Hadlee MBE, KK Vervelde, DRW Silk CBE, R Subba Row CBE, MJ Stewart OBE, GHG Doggart OBE, DL Underwood MBE, Lord McLaurin of Knebworth DL, Sir Garfield Sobers and COMMERCIAL INSURANCE Group Captain GP Carson. Officers Chairman of the Club SINCE 1948 TR Woodcock Hon Secretary Hon Treasurer Hon Fixtures Secretary Hon Membership Secretary EBC Aitken PL Rebera AK Fare Mrs PM Gaywood 01980 610836 0117 986 6055 0161 790 3351 01474 702106 Lark (Group) Limited is one of the top 40 UK brokers that has [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] achieved Chartered Insurance Broker status – the gold standard of excellence, professionalism and integrity in insurance. Curator of WG Grace’s Grave: This status recognises our commitment to delivering the highest HD Smith quality service. [email protected] Our expertise and knowledge is utilised to provide the most suitable cover with competitive premiums from first class insurers based on Executive Committee: our clients individual needs. The Officers of the Club plus PW Fawkner-Corbett (Vice Chair), PA Mason, C Neill, DP Owens, JM Roberts, RAJ Walton and ID Witchell. COMMERCIAL | PRIVATE CLIENTS | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Dinner Committee: Chairman: ID Witchell Key Personnel Cricket Coordinator Cricket Tours Management Secretary, XL Golfing Society DP Owens Hasan Jafri - 07882 635228 AJ Colbeck 01874 624381 [email protected] 020 7602 6184 [email protected] Rob Nelson - 07710 602866 [email protected] [email protected] Handbook Editor Website Manager Club Archivist B Scovell Brad Scarborough C Openshaw 0208 464 4133 07867 127443 01892 538351 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Front Cover: Bjorn Mordt strikes the winning boundary to reach his century in the Inter District Final at Swindon, in which Surrey and West Sussex won for the first time at the expense of Wales. 3 www.thefortyclub.co.uk Lark (Group) Limited Registered in England No.: 2831010 Registered Office: Wigham House, Wakering Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8PJ. Lark (Group) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. bury commercial advert a4.indd 1 21/01/2016 16:44:07 HONORARY GENERAL HONORARY SECRETARY TREASURER The historic aim of the Forty Club has been to take cricket to the schools (both state and public) by offering them In 2015 we showed a small operating surplus and overall and youth XIs fixtures against experienced cricketers who maintain a sound financial position as we head into the will encourage the young cricketers to play the game New Year. The initiative for schools to advertise in our to the highest standards of performance and behaviour fixture lists and handbooks continues, and in the best spirit of the game. Nowadays, most of the with the aim of growing the club’s Balance sheet as at 30 September 2015 Notes 2015 2014 130 or so schools and youth XIs which we play against income to offset the ever-increasing £ £ are able to enjoy the services of professional coaching, so expenses involved in producing Current assets we can leave the performance side of the game to them. and distributing these publications. Advance payments 1(a) 1,323 236 Meanwhile the Forty Club will continue to promote the Membership subscriptions remain Spirit of Cricket, to encourage the young men and women our major source of income, and 2016 Lloyds Bank Plc: General account 4,109 20,385 to play cricket, stay in the game, enjoy it, develop their sees the full membership subscription General No2 account 21,033 5,125 skills and to applaud and recognise good performance. increase to £30 (as announced last Dinner account 10,764 751 Created originally for players aged 40 years or over, the NW district golf day. The Quadrangular and Triangular year). Despite the increase, the 37,229 26,497 Forty Club now accepts full membership from players matches with the likes of MCC, the Lord’s Taverners, subscription continues to be very aged 35 and over and, in a trial that began in 2013, Free Foresters, the Gypsies and others were all keenly attractive for a wandering cricket club Less: Current liabilities associate membership from players of 18 years and older. competed. Plans are well advanced for the Society’s in the UK. All direct debits have been This is not to say that there has been any diminution in 60th anniversary celebrations at St George’s Hill GC on changed to reflect the increase and will Advance receipts 1(b) 8,070 210 the standard or example of play that we wish to set: we December 14, 2016 be effective from 15 April 2016. Net current assets 29,159 26,287 want to fill the gap between the ages of, say, 28 and 45 when players are leaving league cricket, looking for good I should add that we won both our fixtures against MCC I take this opportunity to respectfully Representing: quality midweek non-league games, and who are not yet this year. The cricketers won a very convincing victory remind those members who pay their General fund/account old enough to represent their county senior sides. at Jesus College Cambridge, and the golfers won equally annual subscriptions by standing order Balance 1 October 2014 25,510 19,379 The Forty Club played 221 UK fixtures in 2015, of which convincingly at West Hill GC. to ensure that their standing orders are (Deficit) / surplus for the year (page 4) 4,989 (215) 143 were against schools, colleges or youth XIs. We won changed to reflect the increase. 59, lost 64, drew 29, cancelled 66, mostly due to bad All this adds up to a lot of activity. It means that for Transfer to/from No. 2 Res fund (5,357) 8,155 weather in the north, and abandoned three. Twenty-nine our members and associate members who want to get I was glad to have the opportunity to Transfer to Dinner reserve fund - (1,809) centuries were scored (11 of them against schools), 11 five- involved, whether it be golf or cricket, there are masses gain an insight into the planning of this 25,142 25,510 wicket hauls were achieved (nine of them against schools of opportunities stretching from Strathallan in Scotland, year’s Quadrangular Tournament at and two of them by the same player, Martin Southwell, across Wales, to Taunton in Devon and across to Margate Newport Cricket Club. It was quite an Dinner reserve fund/account who is 63!). in Kent. In 2016 we shall be touring South Africa and eye-opener from a financial perspective Balance at 1 October 2014 751 119 Spain and in spring 2017 we plan to tour Australia. and demonstrated the importance Surplus / (deficit) for the year (page 5) (2,117) (1,151) In addition we toured Dubai and Sri Lanka in the spring, of our maintaining a sound financial Transfer from General fund 5,357 1,809 playing 12 fixtures, as well as hosting the Quadrangular The Forty Club aims to come out of the secret shadows footing in order to be able to ensure Tournament – XL, SGS, Dansk XL and Cricket Espana – at and be a force for good in cricket. We are hoping to the smooth running of major functions Movement on Advances and Receipts 6,773 (26) Newport CC in Wales, where we ended up sharing the find a part to play in the National Cricket Conference like the Quadrangular Tournament 10,764 751 main trophy, with SGS winning the T20 trophy. There was projects and help promote this beautiful game. We want or the Annual Dinner. I congratulate also an autumn tour to Oman and Dubai, and in February to help the ECB’s engagement strategy to get a bat and the organisers of these two highly Overseas tours reserve fund/account there will be a spring tour heading to South Africa. ball in as many hands as possible. We want the young successful events, Peter Owens, Barry Balance at 1 October 2014 - 8,151 cricketers that we play against to share and perpetuate Aitken, Ron Hart and Ian Witchell. I Surplus / (deficit) for the year (page 6) - 4 The Golfing Society has been busy too. They had 39 our enthusiasm and passion for the game. And, equally would also like to thank the Chairman, Transfer to General fund - (8,155) matches on their card and were able to play 37 of them, importantly, we want to satisfy our members by Executive Committee, auditors and the winning 14. Their spring and autumn meetings at the providing for them interesting, enjoyable and challenging District Chairmen for their help and - - Berkshire were a huge success and there were short tours cricket across the UK and elsewhere. support during this past year. to Scotland, the Kent coast and to Lancashire, where they Advances and Receipts (6,747) 26 played the NW district cricketers and also took part in the Barry Aitken, Honorary Secretary Peter Rebera, Honorary Treasurer 29,159 26,287 4 5 The Forty Club 2016 Handbook www.thefortyclub.co.uk PRESIDENT FORTY CLUB CAMARADERIE I do feel proud and most honoured to succeed Charlie New President John Barclay was set to ease himself more year.
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