Rules of the Pinner Cricket Club
1. The Club shall be called 'PINNER CRICKET CLUB'.
2. The object of the Club shall be to afford its
members all reasonable opportunities for playing the game of cricket and for
providing all the usual incidental amenities for all members.
3. The Club colours shall be Blue, Pink and Green.
4. The Club shall be composed of Full Members, that is
to say:
Annual Subscription
MEMBERSHIP £80.00
(a) Full +£10.00 Match Fee (to include teas)
(If you have not paid your subscriptions either in full or paid in first installment by 1st June then match fee will be £15 per game)
(b) Over 18s in further education +£6.00 Match Fee (to include teas)
(c) Junior +£5.00 Match Fees (to include teas)
(d) Temporary Playing Members £12.00 match fee (to include teas)
Full members' match fees are at the captain's discretion if a player is playing both days of a weekend.
5. The Officers of the Club shall consist of the
President, Captains and Vice-Captains of all XI’s, the Hon. Treasurer, the
Hon. Secretary, the Hon. Fixture Secretary, the Hon. Team Secretary and the Hon.
Colts' Manager.
6. (a) The President, who must be a full member of the
Club, shall be elected annually at the A.G.M. A member may be elected President
any number of times.
(b) Vice-Presidents, who must be Full Members of the
Club, shall be elected annually at the A.G.M. for one year. Nominations for new
Vice- Presidents shall be made only by the Committee and shall follow the
unanimous vote by ballot of the Committee Members.
7. The Committee shall consist of the officers of the
Club and such a number of elected members that the minimum size of the Committee
be fourteen. Six members of the Committee, one of whom must be either the 1st XI
Captain or the Hon. Secretary, shall form the quorum.
8. The Committee shall I meet regularly and minutes be
recorded. The Hon. Secretary shall call a Committee Meeting to be held within
ten days of receiving a request to do so, in writing, signed by at least two
Members of the Committee, who must state therein the purpose for which the
meeting is to be convened.
9. The Committee shall be responsible for the general
running of the Club consistent with the rules.
They shall have power to:
(a) Apply for any licence or licences.
(b) Elect to membership by ballot, candidates who must
have been proposed and seconded by Full Members of the Club. Candidates shall be
declared elected following a majority vote provided that an interval of at least
two days has elapsed between application and election to membership. The name
and address of any person proposed for election must, for not less than two days
before the election, be prominently displayed in the Club. The Hon. Secretary
shall send notice to each member on election, together with a copy of the rules,
and a request for payment of his or her subscription.
(c) Elect to membership of the Club for a period not
exceeding one day any person or persons upon such terms as they may think fit,
subject to the provisions of (b) above.
(d) Appoint the Chairman of the General Meetings, who
must be a Full Member of the Club.
(e) Fill vacancies among Officers and Officials
occurring during the playing season, and to co- opt members as considered
necessary.
(f) Delegate powers to sub-committees.
(g) Appoint Hon. Solicitor as and when necessary.
10. (a) All funds and property of the Club are vested
in the Committee and the responsibility for management of them rests with the
Committee. Consent of the Members shall be obtained, however, at a General
Meeting for any expenditure disproportionate to the current balance of cash in
hand.
(b) There shall be no payment of dividend or
distribution of profits amongst members, and in the event of Pinner Cricket Club
being wound up, any assets which remain after all outstanding liabilities have
been settled, shall not be distributed amongst the membership but transferred to
another properly constituted voluntary Organisation with similar aims and
objectives, or to the National Playing Fields Association or to a constituent
Governing Body of Cricket.
11. A General Meeting of the Club shall be held
annually on or about the last Friday in November, at such time and place as the
Committee may appoint. At least seven days notice of every General Meeting,
specifying place, day, hour and Agenda of such Meeting, shall be sent to every
Member. Minutes shall be recorded.
12. The Officers and Officials shall be elected
annually by ballot at the A.G.M.
13. Nominations for Officers and Officials (Hon. Auditor and Committee) must be
signed by at least two Full Members of the Club, and must be in the possession
of the Hon. Secretary on or before November 1st. Nominations for Captains and
Vice-Captains can only be made by present Playing or past Playing Members.
14. A candidate who is unsuccessful in the election to
the office for which he has been duly nominated under Rule 13, shall not be
precluded from being duly proposed and seconded for nomination at the A.G.M. and
being so proposed and seconded from standing for any office.
15. Voting shall be by show of hands, except as
provided by Rule 12. In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman, who
shall not otherwise vote, shall be entitled to exercise a casting vote.
16. Only Full Members not disqualified under the Rules
shall be entitled to vote at General Meetings.
17. An Extraordinary General Meeting must be convened
by the Hon. Secretary following a written request signed by not less than six
Full Members of the Club stating the object of the proposed Meeting. No business
shall be transacted at any Extraordinary General Meeting other than that which
is specified in such notice or is incidental thereto.
18. Subscriptions of all Members are due at the
commencement of the season and must be paid in accordance with Rule 4.
Failing this Members thus defaultin shall cease, at the discretion of the Committee, to enjoy the amenities of the Club.
19. Any Member desirous of resigning from the Club
shall give notice in writing to the Hon. Secretary before the 1st of May,
otherwise he or she shall be liable to pay his or her subscription for that
year, at the discretion of the Committee.
20. Books of Account shall be kept by the Treasurer.
21. The Accounts shall be examined annually and their
correctness certified by the Hon. Auditor who should preferably be a qualified
accountant, and may not be a Member of the Committee.
22. At the Annual General Meeting, the Committee shall
lay before the Members the books of accounts and a certified statement of
account of the income and expenditure for the past year together with all
liabilities, and such statement of account shall be made up to the 30th
September. A copy of such statement shall be sent to every Member with the
notice convening the meeting.
23. A copy of the Rules, and a copy of the official
list of Members shall be posted in some conspicuous part of the Pavilion of the
Club.
24. The bar for the sale of alcoholic liquors to
Members and Guests in the Club Pavilion at Pinner Green shall be open Monday to
Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sundays and Good Friday 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.,
Christmas Day 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
The bar shall be under the control of the Committee or a sub committee appointed
by the Committee and of opening at its discretion.
25. Any complaint against a member of Pinner Cricket
Club shall be investigated by the committee. If it is felt that there is a case
to answer, the member concerned will be requested to attend the next committee
meeting and would be given at least 10 days notice of said meeting. The
committee has the option either:
- i Warning the member concerned as
to their future conduct
- ii Suspension
- iii Expulsion from the club
26. These Rules shall not be altered except at General
Meetings of the Club. Members must have had seven clear days notice in writing
of the proposed alterations, except that any amendments to the proposed
alterations must be moved and carried at such General Meetings.
© 1835 to present day Pinner Cricket
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