Runwell Commoners Cricket Club


01. Name	06. Management & Duties	11. Guest Players	16. Omissions
02. Objectives	07 .Election of Officers	12. Insurance	17.Acceptance of the Rules
03. Membership	08. Annual General Meeting	13. Auditor
04. Subscriptions	09. Discipline	14. Extraordinary General Meeting
05. Conditions of Membership	10. Match Fees	15.Winding Up or Merger

01. Name

The name of the Cricket Club shall be "The Runwell Commoners Cricket Club", hereafter referred to as the Club.

02. Objectives

The objectives of the club shall be:-

To arrange fixtures against other Cricket teams during the Cricket season.

To raise appropriate funds necessary to provide equipment for the Club and to maintain the running of the Club.

To maintain the amateur status of the Club.

To abide by the rules of Cricket as laid down game's governing bodies and to abide by the rules of any affiliated organisation that the Club wishes to join.

To champion the future development of youth Cricket and where possible actively encourage younger players to become members of the Club.

03. Membership

Membership shall be open to those persons acceptable to the Committee, and shall commence on payment of a membership fee.

04. Subscriptions

The subscriptions shall be those current and agreed at the AGM each year and shall be payable by the 30th January in each year.

Any player who fails to pay his or her membership fees will only be eligible to play at the discretion of the Management Committee.

The subscriptions for any new members joining late in the year shall be on a pro-rata basis decided by the Management Committee.

05. Conditions of Membership

The following conditions shall apply to Club members:-

To abide by the Club rules and any amendment to those rules.

To abide by the rules of cricket as laid down by the games governing bodies and the rules of any affiliated organisation.

Proper white Cricketing attire to be worn on the field of play

All playing members will take a turn at being 12th man with the intention that no player will be 12th man twice until every other playing member has played as 12th man.

All playing members will be expected to assist in club fund raising events.

06. Management & Duties

The club shall have a President, Vice President and Honorary Vice Presidents to be elected at the AGM. It will be at the discretion of the Club AGM to grant "Life" status to any of the above mentioned positions.

The administration of the Club's affairs shall be vested in a Management Committee, comprising of the following:-

Chairman (who shall have a casting vote)

Vice-Chairman

Secretary

Treasurer

Fixture Secretary

Team Captain(s)

Any group of 50% or more of Committee Members shall represent a quorum. The Management Committee will delegate absolute jurisdiction on the playing field to the Team Captain in all matters relative to play and the conduct thereof.

The Vice Captain(s) shall be vested in the power of Captain(s) in their absence.

The Management Committee shall have the discretion to co-opt additional members during its year of office.

07 .Election of Officers

Officers of the Club shall be elected annually at the AGM. The Selection Committee shall consist of the Captain(s), Vice-Captain(s) and Secretary or Match Secretary. In the event that Secretary or Match Secretary shall be a Captain or Vice Captain the Chairman or other Committee Member will substitute.

08. Annual General Meeting

The AGM shall be held annually. At least 21 days notice is to be given to all paid-up members (including Honorary titles etc.), to transact the following business:-

To adopt the Chairman's Annual Report.

To adopt the Treasurer's Annual Report of the preceding year

To elect the Officers as at Rules 6 & 7

To adopt the rules of the Club or amendments to those rules.

To transact any business brought before it.40% of paid-up members shall constitute a forum.

09. Discipline

The Management Committee shall have the power to call for the resignation of any member whose conduct, in its opinion, is likely to be prejudicial to the interests of the Club, or for such other disciplinary reasons as the Committee consider relevant.

10. Match Fees

All members shall pay a sum as agreed at the AGM for each match in which they play. This is to be collected by the Match Captain and handed over to the Treasurer as soon as possible. This amount may be varied at the discretion of the Committee.

11. Guest Players

Guest Players invited to play shall be subject to the following conditions:-

That each guest shall pay the match fee for each match he or she participates in subject to the Team Captain's discretion.

That each guest shall abide by the Club Rules.

Guests may only be invited to play if insufficient Club Members are available.

12. Insurance

The club shall obtain sufficient insurance cover for Public Liability and loss of equipment.

13. Auditor

The Club shall appoint an Auditor at the AGM for the forthcoming year to conduct an audit of the financial accounts as prepared by the Treasurer.

14. Extraordinary General Meeting

It is the right of any member to call an Extraordinary General Meeting providing he or she is supported by a minimum of one third of Club Members.

15.Winding Up or Merger

The Club may be wound-up or become part of a merger subject to the following conditions:-

That an Extraordinary General meeting of all members, with no less than twenty-one days notice being given, is held at which a motion to wind up the affairs of the Club shall be made and carried by a two-thirds majority of Voting Members.

That all debts owed by the Club are cleared and debts owed to the Club are brought in.

Any surplus moneys arising from the liquidation of the assets shall be donated to a local Essex Charity as nominated by the Management Committee or voted on by a quorum of members.

The Club may also merge with another Cricket or Sports Club subject to the following conditions:-

That an Extraordinary General Meeting of all Members, with no less than twenty-one days notice being given, is held at which a motion to merge with another club and to merge its assets with the assets of another club shall be made and carried by a two-thirds majority of Voting Members.

That all debts of both clubs are cleared prior to the merger and the Club will not incur debts of any other club. Should the other club have debts but the members of our club still wish to merge to enable the members to continue playing, any surplus moneys in the Club must be donated to a charity as described in (rule 15 c) prior to the merger taking place.

16. Omissions

The Committee of the Club shall have the power to deal with any omissions or matters not covered by the Club Rules.

17.Acceptance of the Rules

The Secretary shall cause a copy of the Rules to be served on every Member and acceptance thereof shall be deemed binding upon him or her.