Minutes of Annual General Meeting, 2017
Forbes 36, 36 Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
7.25pm, Thursday 29th June, 2017.
1. Chairman’s welcome and thanks to the Executive Committee and all Members for making it the successful season that it was.
2. Confirmation of the 2016 AGM Minutes were agreed with the proposal by Ian & seconded by Brad.
3. Reports from LCC Executive Committee:
Haider – League Captain’s report
We reached our goal of finishing in the top 5 and had a very successful season overall.
Improvements
Work in progress
Rob – Social Captain’s report
Social matches of 35 overs, 6 in total
Tours and Events, 4 in total
Future
Tours
Options of entering KCC 6’s, Beijing 6’s, Hua Hin 6’s, and the Phuket 7’s.
Outstanding stats
Dave – Treasurer’s report
As at end-May 2017 the club is in a sound positive financial position.
Particular thanks for this position go to the efforts of external sponsorship totalling HK$111,000 from iTrust, HK Electric, Forbes 36 Bar, The Island Bar and Ashford Benjamin.
Warm thanks for Ben Cooper for taking the reins of this sponsorship effort.
Current position:
The club is in the black by approx. HK$220,000 but noting that some collections remain viable but outstanding. All full-year membership payments are paid to some HK$22,000.
The club has approx. HK$155,000 in bank and cash in hand and a significant amount owed to the club of over HK$70,000.
These outstanding items include:
Key expenses:
The Club has provided a number of subsidies to tours and events such as the Kowloon Corporate 6’s, Forbes Xmas party, Phuket 7’s, HKU dinner, this AGM, Mongolia Tour, etc.
Some subsidies remain to be reimbursed.
Mongolia has raised approx. HK$17,000 to date. Proposed subsidy was HK$22,500 therefore the Club is covering HK$5,500.
Other key activities:
A seemingly-simple task of obtaining Internet Banking has taken the best part of a year, and Ian Harling and I have put a lot of time and effort in getting the banking streamlined. At the last stage of a number of obstacles, we hit the wall of the Hong Kong Licencing Police. The quest will continue. A future Opera will be written about this event with the help of Andy Fullard.
Key focus for financial year 2018:
Royce – Manager’s report
Lamma CC training and coaching at HKCC went well until HKCC stopped our coach, Scott, from the great work he was doing with LCC, late in 2016. We managed to maintain nets at various locations, including HKCC on personal membership accounts.
Recently we have re-secured the services of coach Scott, who is now head coach at the KCC.
In 2017-18 we will explore if HKCC can provide further coaching and nets there.
Regarding the selection committee, we had a few dilemmas during the season, but overall retained a policy of playing the strongest team available.
During the season we also had 2 recruiting cycles.
Getting 3 recruits from Taipans has yielded us depth plus it brought 2 further connections in Vivek and Nikhil, both talented league players.
Going forward, a clearer policy or a wider understanding of our membership/playing policy needs to be made.
I think every club member should be proud that we as a Club are improving the League team.
For the 2017-2018 season, I believe we will have a very competitive team and will challenge top 4 unless changes to Premier League rules by Cricket HK bring more Sunday League players to the Saturday League, in particular, Division 2 clubs.
I thank every player for their support in 2016-17 season.
Benny – Sponsorship & Marketing Manager’s report
Thanks were passed to all our sponsors, three of which were at the venue – with Suman, manager of Forbes 36, Brad, owner of The Island Bar and our own S&M Manager, Benny, as MD of Ashford Benjamin.
Major appreciation went to Mat Davies of iTrust for the financial support they give us and it is anticipated that they will commit to another 2 years of sponsorship when the current contract expires.
HK Electric continues their long commitment to Lamma CC and do not look for any recognition as such.
The Club is of course always looking for further sponsorship and any possible openings we ask that Benny is informed to follow up.
Tom – Events & Tours Manager’s report
5 stars and a wish ...
Star #1: Dinners
Star #2: Piss-ups
Star #3: Tournaments
Summarised in 3 words each
Star #4: CHK attended events
Helped to build connections with CHK.
Great to see Max and Matt at the LCC Quiz.
The fact that we let them win means that they will be back at The Island Bar for more.
Star #5: Mongolia tour
We could not be the first to Mongolia as Craigengower CC were to beat us by a few weeks, but the consolation was that there was a drinks ban for 2 of the 3 nights they were there!
Thanks to Richie for getting this happening.
Wish #1: More support for non-cricket related events
While altogether a terrific year socially, it would be great to get some more support for non-cricket related events. Some events and tours were cancelled this season due to lack of numbers and time was spent trying to chase attendance at other events. Let’s get more bums on seats. This will help us to be a club as opposed to a couple of cricket teams playing in parallel.
4. Thanks were again given to the outgoing ExCom
5. Nominations for election of new Executive Committee officers for 2017-18 season went unchallenged and were thus welcomed as the new Executive Committee for the coming season:
6. Chairman’s acceptance speech – abridged version.
My three goals for 2017-18; solidarity, sustainability, pride.
i. Solidarity
Supporting the youth development programme. We need to do this if we want to keep our voting rights. In terms of Lamma CC’s longevity, it makes sense.
iii. Pride
Growing Lamma CC pride though celebrating victories, singing the team song, wearing our beloved blazers, and most importantly looking after our mates.
Gents, I am very proud to stand before you as the newly appointed Chairman of this great Club.
The Lamma Cricket Team is the best cricket team!
7. AOB:
The AGM drew to a close at 8.45pm and the Club’s End of Season Awards presentations were held.
Awards presented were:
7.25pm, Thursday 29th June, 2017.
1. Chairman’s welcome and thanks to the Executive Committee and all Members for making it the successful season that it was.
2. Confirmation of the 2016 AGM Minutes were agreed with the proposal by Ian & seconded by Brad.
3. Reports from LCC Executive Committee:
Haider – League Captain’s report
We reached our goal of finishing in the top 5 and had a very successful season overall.
Improvements
- Won 7 matches of 9 teams in the league, losing only against the top two teams.
- On average, scored over 200 when batting first and 150 when chasing. Compare to 2015-16, when average was 180 & 105.
- Significant reduction in wides per match, 19 in season 2014-15, 12 in 2015-16 & 9 in 2016-17.
- Immense improvement in the field. Maximum 5 catches in 2015-16, this season 5 players took 5 or more and maximum of 9 catches by 3 players.
- Special mention to new members – Vinny, Godfrey, Rishi, Nikhil and Vivek who fitted into the Club and competed very well.
Work in progress
- Improvement in run rate (all teams except the Chinese teams had a better run rate). This was one of the reasons two teams with fewer wins were above us on total points as they secured more bonus points due to better run rates.
- Attendance to practice nets from mid-season onwards.
Rob – Social Captain’s report
Social matches of 35 overs, 6 in total
- HKU at Sandy Bay – all 4 very tight games played 4 won 1.
- HKCC Taverners at HKCC – another tightly fought game but a loss.
- KCC Knights at KCC – big win.
Tours and Events, 4 in total
- Beach Cricket
- KCC 6s – resounding success for the Club on and off the field raising the profile of LCC.
- Bangkok 6’s – the opposite of the KCC event.
- Phuket 7’s – new event and reached the cup final. Recommended for future events.
Future
- A first with 2 confirmed fixtures at KCC against their Knights.
- A request has been sent to HKCC requesting a fixture against their Taverners and they’re usually good for one game a season.
- The Club’s strong on-going relationship with HKU should yield another 3-4 games, perhaps even 5 games.
- The KCC 6’s is confirmed for the November tournament.
- CHK’s Matt Stiller confirmed that Gin Drinkers will be online sometime in this coming season. Unfortunately, he would not guarantee any weekend slots but I do believe with a little persuasion we could secure the ground for one weekend to re-establish the Lamma Sixes Tournament. At the very least the ground will be available Fridays and some public holidays, so definite social fixture opportunities for the coming season.
Tours
Options of entering KCC 6’s, Beijing 6’s, Hua Hin 6’s, and the Phuket 7’s.
Outstanding stats
- Richie for his 5 overs 49 for 3 and a 56 not out at HKCC.
- Becks and Barrett with a 96 run opening partnership at Sandy Bay. And of course all without hitting any sixes.
Dave – Treasurer’s report
As at end-May 2017 the club is in a sound positive financial position.
Particular thanks for this position go to the efforts of external sponsorship totalling HK$111,000 from iTrust, HK Electric, Forbes 36 Bar, The Island Bar and Ashford Benjamin.
Warm thanks for Ben Cooper for taking the reins of this sponsorship effort.
Current position:
The club is in the black by approx. HK$220,000 but noting that some collections remain viable but outstanding. All full-year membership payments are paid to some HK$22,000.
The club has approx. HK$155,000 in bank and cash in hand and a significant amount owed to the club of over HK$70,000.
These outstanding items include:
- Net fees outstanding – HK$44,000
- Mongolia tour due remittances – HK$23,000
- Saturday league fees to be collected – HK$4,000
- Merchandise items outstanding – TBC
Key expenses:
The Club has provided a number of subsidies to tours and events such as the Kowloon Corporate 6’s, Forbes Xmas party, Phuket 7’s, HKU dinner, this AGM, Mongolia Tour, etc.
Some subsidies remain to be reimbursed.
Mongolia has raised approx. HK$17,000 to date. Proposed subsidy was HK$22,500 therefore the Club is covering HK$5,500.
Other key activities:
A seemingly-simple task of obtaining Internet Banking has taken the best part of a year, and Ian Harling and I have put a lot of time and effort in getting the banking streamlined. At the last stage of a number of obstacles, we hit the wall of the Hong Kong Licencing Police. The quest will continue. A future Opera will be written about this event with the help of Andy Fullard.
Key focus for financial year 2018:
- Clean up and collect outstanding items.
- TeamSnap housekeeping.
- Your assistance and co-operation will be very appreciated.
- Organisation and money collections must be improved.
- Possible assistance from an accountant within the Club.
Royce – Manager’s report
Lamma CC training and coaching at HKCC went well until HKCC stopped our coach, Scott, from the great work he was doing with LCC, late in 2016. We managed to maintain nets at various locations, including HKCC on personal membership accounts.
Recently we have re-secured the services of coach Scott, who is now head coach at the KCC.
In 2017-18 we will explore if HKCC can provide further coaching and nets there.
Regarding the selection committee, we had a few dilemmas during the season, but overall retained a policy of playing the strongest team available.
During the season we also had 2 recruiting cycles.
Getting 3 recruits from Taipans has yielded us depth plus it brought 2 further connections in Vivek and Nikhil, both talented league players.
Going forward, a clearer policy or a wider understanding of our membership/playing policy needs to be made.
I think every club member should be proud that we as a Club are improving the League team.
For the 2017-2018 season, I believe we will have a very competitive team and will challenge top 4 unless changes to Premier League rules by Cricket HK bring more Sunday League players to the Saturday League, in particular, Division 2 clubs.
I thank every player for their support in 2016-17 season.
Benny – Sponsorship & Marketing Manager’s report
Thanks were passed to all our sponsors, three of which were at the venue – with Suman, manager of Forbes 36, Brad, owner of The Island Bar and our own S&M Manager, Benny, as MD of Ashford Benjamin.
Major appreciation went to Mat Davies of iTrust for the financial support they give us and it is anticipated that they will commit to another 2 years of sponsorship when the current contract expires.
HK Electric continues their long commitment to Lamma CC and do not look for any recognition as such.
The Club is of course always looking for further sponsorship and any possible openings we ask that Benny is informed to follow up.
Tom – Events & Tours Manager’s report
5 stars and a wish ...
Star #1: Dinners
- CHK Awards Dinner
- KCC Ball
- HKU curry buffet
Star #2: Piss-ups
- Mui Wo Beach Cricket with thanks Riggers.
- Xmas#1 @ Tarry Towers with thanks to the IB and Brad.
- Xmas#2 @ Forbes with thanks to Forbes and Suman.
- Woodsy’s 40th (if the Sharks hadn’t have won the Grand Final the theme would have been Lamma green and gold).
- Joint head-wetting for Benny and Sarge (welcoming Charles and Thea into the world).
Star #3: Tournaments
Summarised in 3 words each
- BKK 6’s – never, ever, again
- KCC corporate 6’s – back, this, year
- Phuket 7’s – best, tour, ever
Star #4: CHK attended events
- HK v Netherlands
- T20 Blitz
Helped to build connections with CHK.
Great to see Max and Matt at the LCC Quiz.
The fact that we let them win means that they will be back at The Island Bar for more.
Star #5: Mongolia tour
We could not be the first to Mongolia as Craigengower CC were to beat us by a few weeks, but the consolation was that there was a drinks ban for 2 of the 3 nights they were there!
Thanks to Richie for getting this happening.
Wish #1: More support for non-cricket related events
While altogether a terrific year socially, it would be great to get some more support for non-cricket related events. Some events and tours were cancelled this season due to lack of numbers and time was spent trying to chase attendance at other events. Let’s get more bums on seats. This will help us to be a club as opposed to a couple of cricket teams playing in parallel.
4. Thanks were again given to the outgoing ExCom
5. Nominations for election of new Executive Committee officers for 2017-18 season went unchallenged and were thus welcomed as the new Executive Committee for the coming season:
- Chairman Tom Woods
- League Captain Adrian Sargent
- Social Captain Rob Rigby
- Secretary Phil Daniels
- Treasurer Dave Ziehlke
- Manager Royce McDonald
- Sponsorship & Marketing Benny Cooper
- Events & Tours Ian Harling
6. Chairman’s acceptance speech – abridged version.
My three goals for 2017-18; solidarity, sustainability, pride.
i. Solidarity
- Increasing numbers at non-cricket related social events.
- Cut out the niggles and have each other's backs. Let’s ensure we’re a Club, more than just a couple of teams playing cricket in parallel.
Supporting the youth development programme. We need to do this if we want to keep our voting rights. In terms of Lamma CC’s longevity, it makes sense.
iii. Pride
Growing Lamma CC pride though celebrating victories, singing the team song, wearing our beloved blazers, and most importantly looking after our mates.
Gents, I am very proud to stand before you as the newly appointed Chairman of this great Club.
The Lamma Cricket Team is the best cricket team!
7. AOB:
- Newly elected Events & Tours Manager, Ian, mentioned that a number of tours will be under consideration, not just a single main tour. Strong consideration will again be given to Chiang Mai, a first time tour to Singapore and a return to Ho Chi Minh due to their low cost of flights, short travel times, plentiful flights and ease of arranging. There are also a number of 6‘s events around Asia and I expect to be working with Rob on these.
- Social events will be looked into to see how to improve participation. A survey will be prepared to garner feedback and attempt to tailor event preferences.
- A LCC flag was unveiled for flying at the HKCC and KCC when playing at these venues, the hotel and/or general display when on tour.
- A further addition to Club tours is the new mascot, the Lamma llama, complete in Club colours and all the way from Peru, courtesy of Muk Gopalan.
- Finally there was a presentation of LCC’s new playing shirt and training shirt and shorts design, also by Ian. All items were warmly received.
The AGM drew to a close at 8.45pm and the Club’s End of Season Awards presentations were held.
Awards presented were:
- League Club Captain’s Award of the Year – Haider Bukhari
- Social Player of the Year – Godfrey Mitchell
- Fielder of the Year – Haider Bukhari
- Bowler of the Year – Tom Woods
- Outstanding Bowling Award – Tom Woods
- Batsman of the Year – Brenton McDonald
- Player’s Player of the Year – Brenton McDonald
The Lamma CC AGM & Awards Dinner
Ista Restaurant, Lan Kwai Fong, 15th July 2015
The Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Ista Restaurant in Lan Kwai Fong, Central on Wednesday, 15th July.
The AGM covered our various aspects of the season which included a number of high points from the season, in chronological order - the first junk trip and beach cricket to Lantau, the Intra-Lamma at PTS, the Cricketers Ball, an increase in social games, a very healthy Treasurers report and an impressive amount given to the Nepal Disaster fund.
The reports were followed with the electing of positions for various positions within the Executive Committee. Tom Woods, Tom Callahan and Brad Tarr stood down from their positions of Vice Captain, Secretary and Manager respectively and thanks go to them for their past season's contributions.
Adrian Sargent was voted in as Vice Captain, while Ian Harling filled the vacant Secretary position and Royce McDonald the vacant Manager position. All other positions remained the same personnel.
The full Executive Committee is:
Once the AGM was over, we set out to enjoy the curry buffet and beers and be entertained by the giving out of the Awards.
The Awards presented were:
Ista Restaurant, Lan Kwai Fong, 15th July 2015
The Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Ista Restaurant in Lan Kwai Fong, Central on Wednesday, 15th July.
The AGM covered our various aspects of the season which included a number of high points from the season, in chronological order - the first junk trip and beach cricket to Lantau, the Intra-Lamma at PTS, the Cricketers Ball, an increase in social games, a very healthy Treasurers report and an impressive amount given to the Nepal Disaster fund.
The reports were followed with the electing of positions for various positions within the Executive Committee. Tom Woods, Tom Callahan and Brad Tarr stood down from their positions of Vice Captain, Secretary and Manager respectively and thanks go to them for their past season's contributions.
Adrian Sargent was voted in as Vice Captain, while Ian Harling filled the vacant Secretary position and Royce McDonald the vacant Manager position. All other positions remained the same personnel.
The full Executive Committee is:
- Chairman - Mark Burns
- League Captain - Andy Fullard
- Vice Captain - Adrian Sargent
- Social Captain - Simon Joyce
- Secretary - Ian Harling
- Treasurer - Henry Parker
- Manager - Royce McDonald
- Sponsorship Co-ordinator - Andy Scott
- Social Events - Ben Cooper
Once the AGM was over, we set out to enjoy the curry buffet and beers and be entertained by the giving out of the Awards.
The Awards presented were:
- Best Batsman - Alex Goldie
- Best Bowler - Royce McDonald
- Fielding Award - Haider Bukhari
- Social Player of the Year - Mike Iannini
- League Player's Player of the Year - Alex Goldie
- Captain's Award - Haider Bukhari
The League Captain's "Accolades" (players with at least 3 league games in the season) was generally less than complimentary from the observations of players throughout the season and they went to:
- Useless Tosser - Andy Fullard
- Best Verbal Outburst - Tom Woods
- Knackered Old Man - Simon Joyce
- Man of Steel (Possibly metal plates) - Ben Cooper
- Fred Karno's Circus Acrobatics Award - Mark Burns
- Car Owning Punctuality Problem - Andy Scott
- Best Giraffe Run - Alex Goldie
- Football Won't Heal Your Ankle - Richie Abbott
- Shane Watson LBW Award - Patrick Eastwood
- Finger Wag Award - Royce McDonald
- Best Foot Forward Award - Haider Bukhari
- Worst Esky Packer - Ian Harling
- Beer Enthusiast / Inspirational Sub - Nitin Chawla
- You've Missed Your Calling - Brenton McDonald
- Best Enraged Helmet Hurl - Tom Callahan
- Responsible for the Creation of Best Enraged Helmet Hurl - Adrian Sargent
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