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St Albans Cricket Club Notice is hereby given that the 107th Annual General Meeting of the St Albans Cricket Club Inc. will be held at Trevinos Restaurant and Bar, cnr Riccarton Road and Mona Vale Avenue (in the upstairs conference room, access at rear) on Monday, 8 August 2011 at 7:30pm Business: 1. To receive the Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting; 2. To consider and adopt the 2010/11 Annual Report and Accounts; 3. Election of Officers and Management Committee for the 2011/12 season; 4. Notice of Motion That the club levy the following levels of subscriptions (GST inclusive) for the 2011/12 season, namely: a) Adult Men and Women: $270 to be paid by 30 November 2011; b) Full-time University, Polytechnic, Training College Students, Men and Women Under 18: $200 to be paid by 30 November 2011; 3 c) Adult Twenty20: $120 to be paid by 30 November 2011; d) Secondary School Pupils: $135 to be paid by 30 November 2011; e) Primary/Intermediate School Pupils: $70 for first member of family, and $40 for any subsequent members of the same family in the same grade, to be paid by 30 November 2011; f) MILO Have-A-Go Module: $50 for first member of family, and $30 for any subsequent members of the same family in the same grade, to be paid by 30 November 2011; g) Social: $70 per year. 5. General Business: Members are reminded to resign (in writing) before the date of the AGM, to ensure that no subscription payment is due for the 2011/12 season, in the event of any member deciding not to play or transferring to another club, or moving out of the city. Scott Mason Honorary Secretary PO Box 1919 CHRISTCHURCH Pavilion: Hagley Oval, South Hagley Park, Riccarton Ave, Christchurch, New Zealand. Phone: (03) 366 4905. Secretary: PO Box 1919, Christchurch 1, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.stalbanscricket.co.nz 4 2010/11 Officers Patron: Mr J Z Harris Life Members: Messrs R R A McLauchlan, I D Dempsey, R D J Mather, A G Jamieson, S J D Cox, L N Serra, G J Curgenven, Mrs A J Mitchell and Mrs E W Horne Honorary Auditor: Bruce G Harris, C.A. President: Chairman: Mr A G Jamieson Mr A G Jamieson Men’s Club Captain: Women’s Club Captain: Mr A F Johnstone Mr A G Jamieson (co-opted October 1, 2010) Honorary Secretary: Honorary Treasurer: Mr S A Mason Mr L N Serra Bar Manager: Mr H J Pipe (resigned February 1, 2011; replaced by Mr M J Sutherland) Management Committee: Messrs B J Brady (resigned November 30, 2010) , R L Carrigan, G P Flavell, M R Griffin (co-opted December 1, 2010) , P J Mayell (co-opted November 1, 2010) , D E Pettet, J L Stewart, Mrs T J Pipe (resigned February 1, 2011) and Miss A C Turner 5 Obituary C.F. (Charlie) Collins It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Charlie Collins, who died on Monday, July 26, 2010 in Christchurch after a short illness. At the age of 96, he was our oldest living member and was last seen at the club when he had the honour of opening the 2006/07 season. Charlie joined the club in November 1937, coming straight from Christchurch Boys High School and was a hard-working, bustling, medium-pace stock bowler. He played mainly in the club’s second and third XIs, taking many wickets with a best of 6-32 in the old Second A grade. Charlie was also known as a busy person around the club, taking on and organising many fundraisers, working bees and social functions. However, it was on the administrative side of cricket that Charlie made his real mark, leaving an outstanding legacy when he retired. He was club secretary for seven seasons between 1946 and 1953. He also served a two-year term as the president of the club between 1961 and 1963. Following this term he was honoured with life membership at the club’s annual general meeting in 1963. According to mates from the same era, Charlie was a loyal and staunch “one club man”. Charlie also held a number of administrative posts at higher levels, including acting as the chairman of the Canterbury Cricket Association between 1955 and 1959 and as the CCA’s president between 1971 and 1973. He was also honoured with life membership of the CCA and New Zealand Cricket for his outstanding service to cricket. To cap off a distinguished career, Charlie was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1983 for services to cricket. A private family service was held in accordance with Charlie’s wishes. Charlie is survived by his wife Dulcie and two sons. Postscript: the honour of being the club’s oldest-known living member now belongs to Ray McLauchlan. At 92 (and a half) Ray now carries the flag for all the older gentlemen in the club. 6 President’s Report On behalf of the Executive and Committee, I have much pleasure in presenting the Annual Report and Accounts covering the 2010/11 season, the 106th in the club’s history. How can one adequately compile a report that covered such a traumatic, devastating and deadly summer and give it full justice? With great difficulty. Hence this season summary is different in format and approach to previous such reports, as I often make reference to the events relating to the two major earthquakes and the ongoing rebuilding effort. Yes, the 2010/11 season was truly life-changing, with over 180 deaths and major property and infrastructure damage - not just to the CBD, which was almost obliterated as we knew and had grown up with, but also to the many thousands of homes in the city and suburbs. The club held its customary Annual General Meeting in early August, with most positions being filled by returning committee members. The exception was that of the women’s club captain’s position, which remained vacant at the time. A successful season with several grade wins, a strong social scene and a healthy financial position was in prospect. However, five weeks later, on September 4, the city was struck by a massive earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale and centred about 10km under Darfield. This rocked the city and surrounding areas, causing considerable damage to the CBD, homes, roading, power, water and sewerage systems. Buildings were weakened and people were spooked but, fortunately, the 4.30am shake caused no direct fatalities. The many aftershocks that followed constantly reminded us that we might not have felt the last of Mother Nature’s grumpy persona. The season still managed to get underway on time, with only minimal alteration to the draws and ground allocations required. The club entered eight adult men’s sides, three adult women’s sides and one junior girls team. This was later amended when our women’s Twenty20 side withdrew after a few weeks due to lack of numbers. We did, however, welcome a new men’s team to the club. It was their wish to play in the new men’s Twenty20 grade, one that they found very challenging. The season was progressing well, with the Premier men’s side winning the Twenty20 tournament played over the long Show Weekend break. Congratulations to Aaron Johnstone and his side, who went through 7 their three round-robin games unbeaten and then won the final against Old Boys Collegians. Other sides in the club were figuring strongly and, as the mid-season break approached, teams were in a buoyant mood and several grade wins looked in prospect. The Christmas/New Year break came and went, with teams generally performing well one week and then not so good the next. Despite this an above-average season was developing, with maybe three more grade wins in the offing. However, as we all know, at 12.51pm on February 22 a powerful and most deadly earthquake hit the city. It registered at 6.3 on the Richter scale and although a lesser magnitude than the original quake the epicentre was extremely close to the city and was only 5km in depth. The city was devastated as liquefaction left masses of silt everywhere; roads concertinaed; cliffs in the hillside suburbs crumbled to the ground, with the rest becoming unstable; boulders tumbled into homes; rivers searched for new ways to flow; and buildings toppled, leaving the CBD looking like a scene straight out of war-torn Bosnia. It was utterly unbelievable and, as I write this report, over 3000 aftershocks have rattled the city, of which 10 have been over 5 on the Richter scale. The latest major scare being caused by twin jolts on June 13, which measured 5.6 and 6.3. Fortunately, no further deaths have occurred and those buildings that were already ear-marked for demolition because of the earlier shakes have had a little more help from the earth’s natural geophysics. For days and weeks afterwards we watched and waited as search and rescue teams from within New Zealand and all around the world worked their way through the worst-affected buildings to rescue those who were trapped. However, the mortality figure kept rising and a large list of names of those who had perished was confirmed and posted. Most people knew of someone or their family who were affected by the death of a loved one. As a cricket club we were holding out hope that the wife of former member (and now promising umpire) Richard Hooper, Amanda, would be found alive.

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