OLD WHITGIFTIANS CRICKET CLUB

RULES OF THE CLUB - LAST AMENDED 7th December 2005

1.   NAME                     The Club shall be called 'The Old Whitgiftians Cricket Club' and shall be a constituent club of the Old Whitgiftians Association.

2.   COLOURS              The Club colours shall be blue, gold and silver.

3.   MEMBERSHIP        (a) Membership of the Club shall be restricted to members of the Old Whitgiftians Association who have paid the prescribed subscription to the Club and to such non-OWs whose written application to join the Club has been approved by the Committee and who have paid the prescribed subscriptions to the OWA, and to the Club; and Colts Members who have paid the prescribed Colts subscription to the Club.  Schoolboy membership shall be available to schoolboys who are not members of the Colts Section, but who are playing in the Senior sides.

                                    (b) A successful applicant for membership of the Club will be advised by the Hon. Secretary within 21 days of being elected a member and shall pay his prescribed subscriptions within 21 days from the date when notification of is election has been posted to him.  In the event of any such applicant not paying such subscriptions within such period he will cease to be a member of the Club.

                                    (c) The annual Subscription to the Club shall be due on the 1st day of May and if any member shall fail to pay his subscription by 30th June he shall cease to be a member of the Club provided that the Committee may at any time in its discretion restore him to membership on payment of all arrears of subscriptions then due.  All “Regular Players” shall pay by Direct Debit (a “Regular Player” is one who plays 6 games or more during the season). 

                                    (d) Honorary Members shall be nominated by the Committee and confirmed at the AGM each year.  The nominations shall be based upon long and meritorious service to the club.

                                    (e)  Honorary, Colts and Schoolboy Members do not have voting rights.

                                    (f)  Matchday Membership shall be available to players who have yet to pay the prescribed OWA and OWCC Subscription in full.  The prescribed Matchday membership fee must be paid on the day.  Matchday membership shall be for the matchday only and shall confer no other privileges.

4.   MANAGEMENT       The Club shall be managed by a Committee comprising a Chairman, Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, Club Captain and the Chairman of any Sub-Committee appointed by the Committee.  The Committee shall agree the structure and composition of each Sub-Committee, at its first meeting following its appointment.

5.   MEETINGS             (a) Annual General         The AGM of the Club, for which not less than twenty one (21) days written notice shall be given to each member, shall take place not later than the second Wednesday in December.  The notice convening the meeting shall include minutes of the previous AGM, Chairman’s report and the accounts for the year ended 30th September.  Each member shall have one (1) vote and any matter coming before an AGM shall be decided by, a majority of members present and voting thereon except. for an alteration to the rules (see 10 below).  Ten (10) members shall constitute a quorum.

                                    (b) Special General        On the written request of at least ten (10) members entitled to vote or on the instructions of the Committee, the Hon Secretary shall within twenty-eight (28) days of receipt of such request call a Special General Meeting, the objects of which be specified and for which not less than twenty-one (21) days written notice including the resolution/s and relevant information shall be given.  AGM rules in respect of quorum and voting shall apply.

                                    (c) Committee                The Committee shall meet not less than four (4) times in each year. Agendas and minutes shall be sent to Committee Members not less than seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

                                    (d) Sub-Committees       Sub-Committees shall meet as required and shall provide the Hon Secretary with minutes of their meetings not less than ten (10) days prior to the next following meeting of the Committee.

                                    At all Annual, Special General, Committee and Sub-Committee meetings where there is an equality of votes, the Chairman of the relevant meeting shall have a casting vote.  At all meetings of the Committee and Sub-Committees two-thirds of the members entitled to attend and vote at the relevant meeting shall constitute a quorum.

6.   OFFICERS              The Officers shall be elected at the AGM and shall comprise - in addition to those designated in Rule 4 above the following:

The President of the Club who shall not serve for more that two years

The Captains of all teams

The lst XI Manager

Chairman of Selection Committee

The Hon Team Secretary.

and The Hon Fixture Secretary

7.   FINANCE                The Club shall be required to collect and account to the OWA for any playing subscription not paid direct to the OWA.  As a constituent club of the OWA the Club shall also pay to, or receive from, the OWA such sums as are agreed from time to time.  A copy of the Club's annual accounts shall be lodged with the OWA within four (4) weeks of approval at the AGM.

8.   CO-OPTION            The Committee and Sub-Committees shall, have power to co-opt as and when necessary

9.   VACANCIES           The Chairman shall have power to fill any vacancy amongst the Officers arising during the-year.  Such action shall be approved or otherwise at the next meeting of the Committee.

10.  ALTERATION          No alteration shall be made to these rules except by a majority of at least

      TO THE RULES       two-thirds of those present, entitled to vote, and voting at a General Meeting, and then only if notice of intention to alter the rule or rules concerned shall have appeared on the notice convening the meeting.

MAT 07/12/05