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SHREWSBURY CRICKET CLUB Minutes Of SHREWSBURY CRICKET CLUB Minutes of AGM: 11th November 2015 @ Clubhouse @ 7.30pm. Present : As listed on the Attendance sheet attached 1. Apologies: Tony Bywater, Mr & Mrs Edwards (Jun), Mr & Mrs Cheadle, Morris Hedison Ref Minutes 2 Minutes of Previous AGM Approval of 2014 AGM Minutes proposed by B. Edwards and Seconded by J Dean. Approved. 3 Chairman’s Report I must start off this report by passing on the congratulations of all the clubs members to Rob Foster and the 1st XI for again being crowned champions of the BDPCL this being the third occasion in the last six years. This honour was achieved with a group of players that have been at the club for several years but sadly this era is coming to an end as some of the familiar faces within the 1st XI will be unable to play for Shrewsbury in 2016. The 2015 cricket report will detail the season’s achievements for all out teams and our future prospects. The 2015 Season During this season our new artificial practice nets were well used as the opportunity was taken up by our cricketers to practice for the first time in these facilities. These nets I believe have been a huge benefit for all our clubs players as well as to those from outside the club who have utilised them. The club was again pleased to host the Salop Leisure 20/20 knock out over three Friday evenings not least because we won the final again. At relatively short notice the club was asked if they could host a 3 day game for the County Club which we did and I would like to thank all those who made this, I believe, a success story. At the Presidents Day this year all efforts were made to play cricket but unfortunately play succumbed to the inclement weather. This however did not dampen the spirits of those who attended as again all devoured large portions of cake prior to tucking into a hog roast. The club members present I am sure would like to show their appreciation to John & his wife Kate for again providing a memorable day by putting their hands together. To celebrate the season’s success we again held in October an enjoyable informal dinner for 54 within the clubhouse. Thanks go to Alan and his wife Becky for their excellent catering & service during the evening. At the dinner four club awards were presented these being: • Players Player………..Steve Leach • Club Person………..…Pat Edwards • Chairman’s award…....Peter Andrews • 2015 Young Player ….Tim Dean One low point during the summer was the passing of Vaughan Palmer a long-time supporter, friend and match official of Shrewsbury Cricket Club. His demeanour and wit will be sorely missed and I am pleased to inform you the clubs Committee has decided, in his honour, to provide a memorial bench ready for next season. Ref Minutes 2016 and beyond The overall challenge for the club in the coming years is to ensure we provide 1st class facilities and opportunities for cricketers of all standards and development whatever their age therefore the Committee would like to hear off members what they believe the club should be providing for their benefit. To kick start this challenge the Committee took the opportunity following the closure of the 2015 season to undertake the following work around the ground: • Major renovations to the cricket square where, thankfully, you can already see a very green mat of new grass. • Provision of two smart secure doors and surrounds to the garage. • Updating the Honours Board for the 1st time since its provision. • The large leylandii trees have again been cut back to a more suitable size thanks to a donation to the club for this purpose. The Committee is committed to provide before next season a replacement heavy roller for the main ground and a heavy roller for the SCAT ground to ensure the playing surface there is adequate for our needs. In addition the white timber fence fronting the pavilion will be replaced and the car parking area maintained to ensure this source of income is sustained. I am also pleased to inform you that the club is starting a new venture next summer by forming a rounder’s team. Practices have been organised during the winter and if anybody here, or if you know of anybody who may be interested, please contact Emma Anders who will be delighted for any new participants. It must be stated here that all the improvements, maintenance work, hiring of the clubs facilities and fundraising is ultimately for the players benefit and ensures cricket can continue to be played at Shrewsbury CC with the best facilities we can manage. Finally I would like again to take this opportunity to thank all those who through their past efforts have ensured the club continues to provide cricket in Shrewsbury to the highest standard possible as without their support this would not be achievable. My special thanks extend: • To our numerous Sponsors especially Salop Leisure, GKN, Greenhous and Hatfields • To all our club volunteers • To Bill Davies, Les Nicholls & Kevin Morris for providing once again many excellent pitches that have again earned top marks off the BDPCL • To Alan Hughes and his team for ensuring members & visitors do not go thirsty and for Alan’s efforts in continuing to attract functions etc to the club ensuring our bank balance is adequate for providing the facilities that we require for our players & members. • To Pat Edwards who continues to provide high quality teas for the players & officials. • To Adam Shantry for his commitment as cricket coach for both the senior and junior cricketers during 2015 which I am sure has improved the standard of cricket for all ages within the club. • And finally to the clubs Committee Members, Team Captains, Junior Managers & Coaches who have strived to ensure the clubs aims are met. 4 Cricket Reports 1st XI (Rob Foster): The 2015 season turned out to be a fantastic one for the first XL, after a slow start to the season performances really picked up during the middle period and culminated in winning the Birmingham Premier for only the third time in our history, whilst also retaining the Graeme Williamson Trophy for the Sixth season in succession. Stand out performances during the season from Steve Leach with the bat with over 800 runs Ref Minutes and with the ball Mike and Steve Barnard led the way ably supported by Sam Griffiths and Charlie Morris!! Winning the league last season was made all the more special particularly given the limited availability of both Joe Leach and Ed Barnard who I think the club can feel very proud of their success with Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Particular thanks must go to Claire Green for Scoring for the season and also to Jon Anders and Ed Griggs for their constant support with weekly selection issues, at the start of last season the club took the decision to employ Adam Shantry as Club Coach and its one I feel has had a huge impact on the club and helped massively in making 2015 such a successful season for the club, it’s a relationship that I feel will only grow and develop further in the coming seasons and Adam is a great asset to the club!! The 2016 season as I am sure you are aware with some players having moved on, looks to be a challenging one, but I am confident that firstly we have some very talented younger players who will now have a chance to shine and also I am hopeful that over the next few weeks we should have some exciting new signings to announce for the club! 2nd XI (Jon Anders): We had a very mixed season, finishing in 3rd place compared with previous seasons one would feel this was a successful season. I believe however that we were the best team in this league and should have gone on and won the title. Key games against Tamworth and Halesowen at home failed to produce points from winning positions. Both of these matches we fielded strong teams UN seen in previous 2nd team outfits. We are here to provide players for the first team and moving forward we must invest in players and give them time to improve and mature. As Rob has commented on that we have lost a number of key players in the 1st and 2nd teams. I feel that this is a great opportunity for current Shrewsbury players to step up to the mark and take the opportunities that lie ahead next year. I would like to mention all players at this point but that would take forever because we used so many!!! ha ha But a special mention to Liam Brown and Tim Dean who had a great season and I look forward to seeing their exploits next season. The OX – Jehan was a steady rock in our team both batting and bowling and gave us control from one end. He was a real asset to the team and wishes him all the best down under. Richard Williams showed he is a class act last year and I really hope that he and Tim push for first team places next year. Toby Jones is steadily improving and I hope next year he makes the number 3 spot his own and has his first 100 under his belt before too long. Harry Bolan, Jimmy Harrop and Dillion Pennington are key members of 2nd team and again I urge you to push yourselves and go for first team opportunities.
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