The 177th Annual report and Financial Statement of
EAGLEY CRICKET CLUB
For the Financial Year 2013
Note the AGM is on the 25th February 2014 OFFICIALS
President Mr Tom Hughes
Life Members Mr J Marsh, Mr J Walsh, Mr N Whi aker, Mr D Seddon, Mr T Hughes, Mr Salt, Mr G Cleworth, Mr M Blake.
Secretary/Membership Secretary
Mrs Carol Wilcox 40 Howarden Street, Astley Bridge, BOLTON BL1 7HY 01204 283774
Mrs Elaine Powers 62 The Cheethams Blackrod, BOLTON BL6 5RR 07968429349
Hon Auditor Mr Steve Gregory
OFFICIALS
Chairman Mr Michael O’Rourke 28 Roselea, Harwood BOLTON BL2 3JH 01294 302344
Treasurer Mrs Pauline Ashton 150 Bromwich Street, BOLTON BL2 1LL
Child Welfare Officer Mrs Carol Wilcox 40 Howarden Street, Astley Bridge BOLTON 01204 283774
Commi ee Vice President: Mr Geoff Cleworth 01204 307189
Mesdames: E Cleworth, C Wilcox, E Powers, P Ashton, L Delvard, D Liddle, Hilary Gregory, Sam Connor.
Messrs: R Blagg, G Salt, J Cooper, I Wilcox, D Counsell, A Massey, N Smalley, M O’Rourke, M Venn, G Monks plus 1st Team Captain No ce is hereby given that the 177th Annual Mee ng of Eagley Cricket Club will take place in the Eagley Sports Complex clubhouse on Tuesday 25th February 2014
Agenda
1. Minutes of the 176th Annual General Mee ng 2. Ma ers Arising 3. Chairman’s Report 4. Presenta on of Financial Accounts and Balance Sheets For the Financial Year ending November 2013 5. Elec on of Officers and Commi ee for the coming year 6. Report on the Harry Brown Memorial Trust
Secretary’s Report
The past season benefi ed from be er weather than we have had for a few seasons and this reflected in more games completed across all the teams.
The first team welcomed the return of Ross Brown as captain, Usman Arshad as Pro and Dan- ny Counsell back playing first team cricket on a full me basis. They also welcomed Jack Wainman to take over the wicket taking du es from just before halfway through the season.
31 different people actually represented the first team throughout the season and it was very difficult to get a consistent team out each week. Unfortunately, this resulted in very incon- sistent performances, the team managing only four victories in the season including doing the double over Horwich.
However, there were some real commi ed performances at mes with veterans Paul Ray- ment and Mike Ward leading the way on the ba ng front and Craig Massey and Danny Con- sell ba ling away on the bowling front. A highlight of the season was the opportunity to introduce some of our talented juniors to the first team set up with Josh Fallows, Will Shu leworth and Jonathan Birchall performing admirably. I’m sure they will seek out further first team opportuni es on 2014 to aid their development. We finished the season with a few close games which didn’t go our way, which meant the league table could and probably should have looked a lot different at the end of the season.
We wish to thank all the players for their hard work on and off the field throughout the sea- son. Also a big thanks to Richard, Harry and Kian who did a great job in the score box.
With season 2014 approaching We’re sure that our younger players will use the experience they have gained this past season to find the consistency needed to succeed at first team level. For the first team to improve their results in 2014, determina on, desire and passion to succeed for Eagley will be needed. We’re sure with our new pro, ba ng off spinner Agha Salman, a few new faces and some soul searching, there is no reason why the first team can’t improve.
We would like to thank Usman Arshad for his efforts throughtout the club in his two years as our professional and we wish him all the best for his cricket future.
For the seconds it was another season that held so much promise but le us empty handed at the end. Some very good bowling performances at some me by Andy Cumberbatch, Mark Howarth and John Whipp, Brent Richards, plus our two young spinners – Josh fallows and Will Shu leworth set up good wins in both the league and the lead up to the Birtwistle Cup final. In the final our mostly dependable ba ng order failed in its’ chase of the 174 posted by Horwich leaving us at 0 – 2 a er the first over and 35 – 6 a er ten, I think by the final some bodies had had enough due to injuries etc.
In the league unfortunately crucial matches were lost due to players being unavailable or dra ed into the first team. This was more evident in the second half of the season when in one match we fielded 3 under 15 and 2 under 13 players. They did not let us down showing much promise for the future. It has to be men oned that James Richards first ball in senior cricket earned him his first wicket, cricket is an easy game, some mes. In the same match a wicket was taken bowled Brent Richards caught James Richards the future looks bright with all our juniors maturing.
Aiden Flood also showed that he can perform at senior level when he was asked to open the bowling, good to see confident young lads.
Highlights of the season were – Jake O’Bryne’s 98 not out, Andy Cumberbatch’s hat trick against Bradshaw and Will Shu leworth’s first senior 50 against Kearsley. This was backed up by the dependable Dave Shu leworth with his runs and catches.
Some of the players will move up to the first team in 2014. Whilst we will be hoping some players join us for a consistent challenge on the league, We have heard that Brent wants to win it again before hanging up his boots, the last me was in 1980 as a youthful 18 year old under Greg Salt. I am sure with a bit of maths we can now work out his age!
Over the next 5 – 10 years we should see the senior teams get stronger and more compe - ve as our juniors move through the ranks, a blue print that started 7 years ago and will gradually see some of our young faces become stars of the future and show why people want to stay and play at Eagley despite the pull of other teams. Long live Eagley.
It is good that year on year we con nue to make progress in our junior sec on and 2013 was no different. Although none of our teams were involved in finals or challenged directly for the league we competed with the other top clubs and 2014 will definitely be a year when we will be very strong in under 11’s, 13’s and 15’s.
The under 15’s had a good season and finished 6 th in the league and cup finalists, a fantas c achievement considering that most of the team were under 13’s. The team will be much the same this year with most of the lads playing in their own age group so we should see an im- provement in the league posi on.
The under 13’s also had a great season, finishing 3 rd in the league only losing two matches. There were strong performances from all the lads with bat and ball. We had four boys repre- sent Eagley in the inter league team, James Richards, James Fallows, Jack Phillips and Louis Seigne pu ng in top performances. Congratula ons go to Louis Seigne for winning the league wicket keeping prize and Josh Manock for winning the league catching prize.
The under 11’s were in a development year and we had fourteen boys and girls contribute throughout the season. Again 2014 will see this development progress into a very inter- es ng year for the boys and girls.
Congratula ons to the under 11’s for reaching the final of the Bolton cricket indoor compe - on in January and February 2014 which is a sign of things to come. Well done to Marcus Jackson, Ethan Liddle and Harry O’Rourke for represen ng Bolton at District.
We would like to thank all the players and especially the parents for their support at both the cricket and social events. You have contributed much to the future of the club.
Again we must thank the managers and coaches for their commitment – Usman, Dave, Dan- ny, Mike, Ross, Brent, Chook, Paul, Gaz and Malcolm, we salute you. We hope to have several social events during the season and hope you will support as many as you can. Our finances are in a much healthier posi on than last year due to some very kind dona ons but as elsewhere mes are hard so any ideas for fundraising or sponsorship, especially a main sponsor, would be appreciated. The commi ee is s ll thin on the ground at the moment so anyone who wishes to join us will be most welcome.
We have a lot to look forward to in the next year but also a lot of challenges so we will all need to work together for the common good. Lets’ hope we can improve our first and sec- ond teams results this coming season and con nue to have a successful junior sec on.
Carol Wilcox/Elaine Powers - Secretaries
Eagley CC Treasurer’s Report 2013
The financial situa on of the Cricket Sec on has improved by around £3200 during the year and we now have a small financial ‘cushion’ that we should look to preserve
The improvement is largely due to a very good summer leading to the Friday Night revenue being maximised, our scorer’s foregoing their expenses, the Birtwistle Cup and some excep- onally generous anonymous dona ons which, literally, saved the day. Naturally, such do- na ons must be considered as ‘windfalls’ and should not form the basis of future planning. The situa on of a main sponsor for the 2014 season is unresolved at this moment.
Therefore, it is essen al that the Commi ee con nues with its’ policy of only embarking upon expenditure when the revenues have been generated or, are guaranteed, and that we put into place the agreed inten on to save into a “sinking fund” for future projects. Further- more, in the same vein, it would be in the longer term interests of the cricket sec on if any money received for grants is spent in such a way that, if the project concerned cannot be fully completed, the grant is used in such a way that in the future when funds allow it can be finished in as easy and efficient a manner as possible.
On the income side, revenue from events remained in line with previous years and it was good to see the effort put in, with more members ge ng involved with fund raising ac vi- es. However, it should be noted that our regular, annual income events are sta c and per- haps need a refresh. The Halloween Evening was a huge success and something which we should look to con nue as a possibly “unique” annual Eagley event.
With regard to expenses, these were broadly in line with previous years albeit with an inevi- table upward dri and the budget to secure a Professional for the 2014/15 season needs to be kept to as near the budget agreed by the Commi ee as possible. This will allow us to remain solvent within the Bolton Cricket League, other things remaining equal.
Finally, the increase in costs of staging a senior cricket match and the direct revenue that it generates for the cricket sec on needs to be managed ghtly with regard the collec on of Match Fees.
Pauline Ashton
Treasurer
Accounts accompany this report League Prizewinners
UNDER 13 WICKET-KEEPING: Louis Seigne UNDER 13 CATCHING: Joshua Manock SECOND TEAM BATTING: Jake O'Byrne SECOND TEAM CATCHING: David Shuttleworth FIRST TEAM NEATEST SCOREBOOK: Richard Blagg SECOND TEAM NEATEST SCOREBOOK: Pauline Ashton
Congratulations!! Please support the club in any way you can. If you can offer anything please feel free to speak to any of the commi ee Prizewinners 2013
First Team Ba ng Prize (The Graham Firth Trophy) Paul Rayment
First Team Bowling Prize Not Awarded
First Team Fielding Prize Jack Wainman
Second Team Ba ng Priize (The Greg Salt Trophy) Jake O’Byrne
Second Team Bowling Prize (The Ray Lee Trophy) Andrew Cumberbatch
Second Team Fielding Prize Dave Shu leworth
Under 18 Team Ba ng Prize Jake O’Byrne
Under 18 Bowling Prize Josh Fallows
Under 18 Team Fielding Prize Oliver Howarth
Under 15 Team Ba ng Prize Josh Fallows
Under 15 Team Bowling Prize Aidan Flood
Under 15 Team Fielding William Shu leworth
Under 13 Team Ba ng Prize James Richards
Under 13 Team Bowling Prize James Richards
Under 13 Team Fielding Prize Joshua Manock
Michael Smith Memorial Trophy Mason Kernick
Pieter Strydom Trophy James Fallows
Tom Cooper Trophy Joshua Fallows
Greenhalgh Trophy Jack Phillips
Yates Trophy Jonothan Birchall
Greg Merit Trophy Andy Cumberbatch
Barbara Wilcox Shields (Players Player of the year) First Team—Paul Rayment Second Team—Dave Shu leworth
The Leslie Brown Trophy ( Club Member of the Year) Mr Ian Wilcox
R D Blagg Esq S Pendlebury Esq & Mr & Mrs M Blake Ms K McGowan Mr & Mrs A Brown D Pryce Esq Mr & Mrs G Brown Mr & Mrs H Pendlebury Mr & Mrs G Cleworth J Roe Esq Mrs C Cooper Mrs B Salt Mr & Mrs S Cooper JRG Salt Esq D Counsell Esq J N Sco Esq Mr & Mrs F Delvard Mr & Mrs D Seddon S Fairhurst Esq Mr & Mrs D Shepherd Mr & Mrs S Gregory Mr & Mrs D Tomlinson Mr & Mrs T Hughes Mr Venn Esq & Mrs J Lawton Mrs P Ashton Mr & Mrs J Marsh Mr & Mrs J Walsh Mr & Mrs F T Massey G Warburton Esq J Neal Esq J Wilcox Esq Miss G Pendlebury
The club wishes to express its gra tude to the following for their generous sponsorship of matches, match balls and general dona ons
Mr R Blagg Mrs B Salt Mr & Mrs M Blake Mr J Wilcox Mr & Mrs F Delvard
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2013
PATRONS OPEN SENIOR PLAYERS £50.00 OTHER ADULT MEMBERS £25.00 SENIOR PLAYER AND WIFE/PARTNER £65.00 MR & MRS MEMBERS £40.00 ALL JUNIOR MEMBERS £20.00 SENIOR CITIZENS £10.00
Mul membership from the same family i.e. Dad, Mum and two Juniors will receive a reduc on of £5.00 from the subs payable. (maximum 2 adults)
ADDITIONALLY ALL PLAYERS WILL PAY MATCH FEES AS FOL- LOWS:
SENIOR PLAYERS £5.00 JUNIOR PLAYERS PLAYING 1st /2nd TEAM £3.00 JUNIOR PLAYERS PLAYING JUNIOR TEAM £2.00
Subscrip ons are due from 1st January 2013 and should be sent to:
Mrs Carol Wilcox, 40 Howarden Street, Astley Bridge, BOLTON BL1 7HY PLEASE PAY PROMPTLY
AS ALWAYS OUR GRATEFUL THANKS TO ALL WHO SPONSOR EAGLEY CRICKET CLUB
Direct Assist
OUR MAIN SPONSOR
BANK TOP BREWERY
HOWARTH JEWELLERS