NOTICES SUBSCRIPTIONS Members are reminded that subscriptions become payable on 1 January each year. Members’ passes will be issued ahead of the start of the season, only after payment, unless the Member has subscribed to the multiple Direct Debit option. Members who have not already paid their subscriptions, are asked to do so, either via the Kent Cricket website or the Application Form within the 2021 Membership brochure. Please consider paying the subscription by Direct Debit – it saves time and trouble for you and the Club. Please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] with any queries. KENT COUNTY CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL Subject to government guidelines at the time, Annuals may be collected from the Club Shop, either at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, or at home grounds when the men’s first XI is playing. Annuals will be posted to Members who are unable to collect them upon request (£3 postage, plus the applicable Annual charge). ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS In order that full and complete answers to questions at the Annual General Meeting can be provided, Members are requested to submit these in writing to the Chief Executive or alternatively email [email protected] by close of business on 22 March 2021. This request does not preclude the Membership from asking spontaneous questions at the meeting. © Kent Cricket: The front and back cover of our 2021 Annual Report features the names of our Members in 2020 who opted in to the Invicta Package 2021. We would like to thank all of our Members for their continued support. 2 Kent County Cricket Club Limited Reports and Accounts 2020 KENT COUNTY CRICKET CLUB LIMITED THE SPITFIRE GROUND, ST LAWRENCE, OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT CT1 3NZ Dear Sir/Madam, The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (2021) of Members of Kent County Cricket Club Limited will be held digitally via ‘Zoom’ on Monday 29 March 2021 at 7.00pm, in accordance with the COVID-19 provisions within the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020. Yours faithfully Simon Storey Chief Executive Officer AGENDA 1. To confirm the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting (2020) of Members of Kent County Cricket Club Limited held digitally via ‘Zoom’ on Monday 7 September 2020. 2. To announce the result of the election of Members to the General Committee. 3. To receive the General Committee Report for the Year ending 31 October 2020. 4. To receive the Accounts for the Year ending 31 October 2020. 5. To re-appoint Auditors for the Year ending 31 October 2021. 6. To introduce the President for 2021. 7. Any Other Business. The Minutes of the 2020 Annual General Meeting will be available for inspection to Members as a pdf document upon request by email [email protected] until Friday 26 March 2021. A copy of the Club Constitution and Rules is available under ‘The Club’ tab on the Club website (www.kentcricket.co.uk). Alternatively, these can be sent to Members via email, upon request. Kent County Cricket Club Limited Reports and Accounts 2020 3 KENT COUNTY CRICKET CLUB LIMITED 2020/21 CLUB INFORMATION PATRON HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, KG PRESIDENT VICE ADMIRAL SIR TIM LAURENCE KCVO CB ADC(P) REGISTERED NUMBER 28955R REGISTERED OFFICE THE SPITFIRE GROUND, ST LAWRENCE, OLD DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT CT1 3NZ PAST PRESIDENTS R BEVAN, MBE P MORGAN R E C COLLINS C F OPENSHAW A A DUNNING, DL J N H RICE P H EDGLEY C J C ROWE G W JOHNSON C SWADKIN D S KEMP J N SHEPHERD G M KENNEDY, CBE D G UFTON LADY KINGSDOWN, OBE D L UNDERWOOD, MBE VICE PRESIDENTS HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, KG LADY KINGSDOWN, OBE HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, KG A P E KNOTT, MBE J A S CLIFFORD C F OPENSHAW R E C COLLINS D J ROBERTSON A A DUNNING, DL J N SHEPHERD P H EDGLEY D H W TURNER G W JOHNSON D G UFTON D S KEMP D L UNDERWOOD, MBE G M KENNEDY, CBE CHAIRMAN: S R C PHILIP VICE CHAIRMAN: J C COWDREY HONORARY TREASURER: D R TAYLOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: S G B STOREY CAPTAIN: S W BILLINGS HONORARY MEDICAL ADVISER: DR J B THOMPSON HONORARY CURATOR: CJ ELLIS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: KRESTON REEVES LLP SOLICITORS: GIRLINGS LLP BANKERS: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC GENERAL COMMITTEE FROM 2018 (FOR THREE YEARS) FROM 2020 (FOR THREE YEARS) R E C COLLINS J L CLARK J C COWDREY S R C PHILIP C J C ROWE D R TAYLOR FROM 2019 (FOR THREE YEARS) D E BARNARD B W HAVILL B R K MOORHEAD, DL 4 Kent County Cricket Club Limited Reports and Accounts 2020 GENERAL COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS Mr R J Butler, Mr J C Cowdrey and Mr C J C Rowe all stood for election and there being no other candidates, a ballot was not required. FOR THE INFORMATION OF MEMBERS: R J BUTLER Proposer: Mr S R C Philip Seconder: Mr J C Cowdrey Date of Birth: 17 August 1965 Paddy Butler is a Life Member of the Club, who was born and raised in Kent having played for Bickley Park, Bromley Town and Hayes from his youth and into adulthood until the late 1980’s when he moved to North London, where he played league cricket for North Middlesex. Throughout his club career Paddy has played wandering cricket in Kent, most notably for the Bluemantle’s and the Yellowhammers. He is also an Associate Member of the MCC. Paddy is a Barrister of the Middle Temple in London and of the King’s Inns in Dublin as well as a Mediator. He practices from his own firm, Leverets, in Sevenoaks, as well as 3 Hare Court in the Temple, London. He specialises in company and commercial law, with particular emphasis on insolvency and sport. Paddy is also a Kent Ambassador. J C COWDREY Proposer: Mr C S Cowdrey Seconder: MR B R K Moorhead, DL Date of Birth: 29 March 1960 A former stockbroker with James Capel and then Cazenove & Co., Jeremy spent his childhood on Kent grounds and is a Life Member. When at James Capel he facilitated them sponsoring Kent County Cricket Club. After his first career he produced the feature film Summer in February starring Dan Stevens and Dominic Cooper. Currently an ambassador for BackUp, a charity, which transforms lives after spinal cord injury. A reasonable club cricketer in his day, though well off the pace of his brothers Chris and Graham and, of course, his father Colin. He is passionate about Kent and young people. Jeremy organised the service at Canterbury Cathedral to celebrate the Club’s 150th Anniversary. C J C ROWE Proposer: Mr J N Shepherd Seconder: Mr P Morgan Date of Birth: 27 November 1951 Charles was born in Hong Kong where he was based for the first 20 years of his life although educated at The King’s School, Canterbury. After representing England Under 19’s at school, he played cricket for Kent from 1974-81 (capped in 1977) and Glamorgan (1982-4). He then worked in the City for Rowe & Pitman (Warburg), NatWest Securities and Deutsche Bank amongst others for the next 26 years. He retired in 2010 and was President of Kent CCC in 2017 and has been an Honorary Member of the Club since his playing days. Charles has served on the General Committee and Finance Committee for the last three years. Kent County Cricket Club Limited Reports and Accounts 2020 5 RECORD OF MEETINGS HELD IN 2019/2020 AND ATTENDANCE FIGURES General Committee Member No. of Meetings Held: 6 D Barnard 6 J L Clark 6 R E C Collins 6 J C Cowdrey 6 B Havill 6 T J H Laurence 1 B R K Moorhead, DL 5 S R C Philip 6 C J C Rowe 6 D R Taylor 6 6 Kent County Cricket Club Limited Reports and Accounts 2020 PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Year ending 31 October 2020 When many of us gathered in Canterbury Cathedral on 4 March 2020 to mark the start of our 150th Anniversary Year, the storm clouds of COVID-19 were already impossible to miss. The service was magnificent, embellished with history and humour in equal measure. But after that nothing went according to plan. Looking back from the gloom of Lockdown 3, the amazing thing is that so much cricket was in fact played, with some truly outstanding matches at both international and county level. It is normally the players who quite rightly get all the plaudits in end of year reports, but this year I am sure they will not mind if I first pay tribute to the Kent ‘off field’ team and coaches who have had such a torrid time, reacting to constantly changing circumstances and enabling play to go on while keeping the Club afloat financially. Our loyal Members deserve much credit too for sticking with us, despite not being able to see cricket live. My warmest thanks go to all of them. On the field, whilst not winning any trophies, both the men’s and women’s teams have shown that they can compete with and beat the best. There have been outstanding performances and great victories. Our international players have prospered and the rest of the squads have filled in most ably when they were away. They have all given us much optimism for 2021. Looking ahead, at a time of financial pressure, it is fitting that my successor as President should be the Club’s Honorary Treasurer, Derek Taylor. Derek has been involved in sport and sporting charities for many decades and has been a Life Member of the Club for over 30 years.