Hi everybody.

I guess the weather of the last three weeks has not exactly been conducive to
thinking about your futures as flannelled fools.
After all, I will never believe another weather forecaster promising a ten
year drought.
However, the March meeting is the last opportunity for anyone wanting to
introduce new members to the club before the projected start to the league
season.
That means that if no new memberships are forwarded to Mr. Martin Greenidge,
(562 868 4036 for information), they will not be eligible until after the
start of the season.
Memberships presented on the night before Martin has a chance to see them
will not be considered. I think it was generally agreed at the last meeting
that we need to strengthen our pool of players so if you know of any good
prospects start working on them.
Apart from this, please also bear in mind that no member either existing or
future will be stepping on the field without first paying their dues.
There are two or three friendly games against other league teams in the next
few weeks, (See minutes of last meeting for more info) so net practice
becomes more important in March as you consider your upcoming performances.
Talking of friendly games, some of our intrepid warriors ventured to Arizona
on the first weekend in March. They managed to avoid the awful weather being
experienced here: thunder, rain, hail, snow, wind, to name but a few. They
managed to fall in love with the wife of the opposing captain, (politically
incorrect move if they want to repeat this visit!) and several of them had a
long and frustrating journey home as a result of the plane at Burbank
choosing to drive along a city street! See match report elsewhere for
further information on this tour.
No real information on the start of the season, or how many teams will be in
the league etc, a the SCCA is proving yet again to be totally indecisive.
Any comments?
Minutes of the February General Meeting

Held at Martin Greenidge's house, Friday, February 11th.

Present: Kelly Dunagan, Lalit Sharma, Julia Vann, Masud Zaidi, Philip Lynch,
Martin Greenidge, Alex Khan, Asif Siddiqui, Sandy Gage.
Apologies: Noel Emmanuel, Imran Ahmed, Tony Hart, Barry Harwood

Meeting formally convened at 8.15pm.

Reading Of The Minutes
Matters Arising
Martin asked about the arrangements for the San Francisco tour as mentioned
in the minutes. Julia then filled in some details regarding our prospective
opponents: Marin, and a pub team called the Pig & Whistle, which comprised
largely of former members of Golden Gate CC. Both proposed matches would take
place at Marin's ground. Martin emphasized that we should make special
efforts this year to fulfill our obligations on this trip, having canceled at
*very* short notice 2 years ago. In his words, fences needed to be mended.

A motion to accept the minutes was proposed by Julia, seconded by Martin and
carried unanimously.

Secretary's Report
Julia had already covered some aspects of the San Francisco tour. She
announced that two new applications had been received prior to the meeting:
one from SANDY GAGE, whom we were pleased to see attend, and Australian
MICHAEL RAHER. She also reported news that Peter Eaton, the English
first-class groundsman who had helped lay out the new wickets at Woodley, had
died suddenly. Kelly inquired how the newsletter production was coming along;
to which Julia replied that about half were now being sent by e-mail,
reducing the necessary costs. Furthermore she now had the ability to send
pictures in the e-mail version.

A motion to accept Julia's secretary's report was proposed by Martin,
seconded by Philip and carried unanimously.

SCCA
Julia reported that she, Martin and Kelly had attended the SCCA's AGM - and
that it had been a disorganized mess. Neither voting nor constructive
discussions took place, not even regarding the upcoming season - except that
it would probably begin in late April. As usual, money was argued over and an
inordinate amount of time wasted in reviewing the Australia 'A'/India 'A'
tournament a few months earlier. Kelly concurred with all Julia had said,
adding his own observation that the SCCA was in truly bad shape; and that
this implied that a very difficult time lay ahead for the league. Lalit asked
if our representation at the meeting had managed to raise any of the issues
which were causing concern - particularly that no format for this year's
competition had been agreed upon and that the SCCA's handling of money was
thought to be suspect. Kelly answered that he had tried to raise these
matters, but that they had apparently fallen on deaf ears.

Captains' Reports
Corinthians: Noel was absent due to work commitments. Julia reported in his
stead that Noel planned to phone as many prospective players as possible in
the next few weeks; and that usual net sessions were planned.
Casuals: Alex reported that a net session had also been planned for Sunday
13th, and would hopefully continue on successive Sundays, to help accommodate
Casuals players who had work commitments on Saturday mornings. He announced
he had 17 names in his base roster. Kelly reiterated that any and all net
sessions were to be regarded as club practices and not delineated by teams.
Alex also planned to distribute and collect back in a number of application
forms. Kelly commented that the club's practice in future would be to
solidify the application process and bring it back into line with the
requirements set out in the bylaws - and that in particular, an assessment
subcommittee would be convened. This would comprise Masud Zaidi, Lalit Sharma
and be chaired by vice president Martin Greenidge, who would assume
responsibility for presenting all applications at meetings in future.
Finally, Alex reported he had been reassessing the Casuals kit bag and would
be making a request for some more equipment.
Occasionals: Kelly announced that Trevor Roper, although so far unofficially,
had welcomed the Occasionals' application to join the LASCA friendly league.
The commitment would likely be 1-2 games per month, perhaps 7 games in all,
starting in April. These would likely be at the Erwin Park ground in Encino.
There would be a $300 joining fee, plus (probably) a nominal participation
fee. The league has its own kit and scorebook. Lalit, as Occasionals'
co-captain, reported that we had perhaps 6-7 genuine Occasionals on our
current roster, and that perhaps more potential social league players should
be contacted. Kelly reminded the meeting that 2 games were already set for
March 12th. (vs. BritDom) and March 18th. (vs. Victoria); and that there was
a further possibility of playing Pioneer (if they can get their ground) in
the last week in March. West Covina and Lions had similarly been approached,
and no response had yet been received. An important footnote: We needed to
provide a trophy for the upcoming BritDom match, for which we needed a name!
(Thinking caps on, everyone..)

Treasurer's Report
Lalit reported only a small amount of activity. We began the month with
January's closing balance of $64.09 (as reported at the 1/17 meeting) which
had increased to $153.09 at 2/11. Masud had paid playing membership; Barry
McClelland had paid associate membership; and some outstanding banquet fees
had swelled the balance.
A motion to accept the treasurer's report was proposed by Martin, seconded by
Alex and passed unanimously.

New Business
Bylaw Change: Masud Zaidi had presented a proposed change to bylaw Section
I.9., which stated that:

"A quorum for any meeting shall consist of seven Members who have voting
privileges under Bylaw III.1."

As Masud explained, conducting the club's business had proved again and again
to have been very difficult over the last twelve months, owing to our
requirement to have a 'quorum' of seven voting members at a meeting. He
proposed instead that we should amend our requirement so that:

"A quorum of any meeting shall consist of the five voting members, to include
at least three executive members described under Bylaw Section II.1."

The amendment was formally proposed by Masud Zaidi, seconded by Philip Lynch,
and was passed unanimously.

Web Site: Lalit had done a great deal of work on setting up a website for the
club's use, and distributed amongst those present some page layouts. The
site's provisional address is:

http://home1.gte.net/lksapr/home.htm

So far, allowance had been made for such elements as: a list of the
executive; reports and minutes from monthly meetings; club history; bylaws;
captains; tour news; fixtures (as soon as they become available); and even
some photographs of the more handsome ones among us! In future, he suggested
we could include stats, which Philip promised to provide. Kelly had already
provided a good logo. While it was also suggested we could post ALL members
names, Kelly recommended that we should at least request a written 'release
form' of sorts before this was undertaken. Alex, and some others present,
expressed some concern as to how much of this sort of detail should be
displayed, and it was agreed that perhaps this was not after all appropriate.
Masud suggested we should provide an application form for posting on the site
(which Philip again promised to supply.) Philip also made the point that we
should try to ensure that our own site should be linked from other
cricket-related sites if possible. Lalit went on to say that he had done some
additional research into registering the site under a more user-friendly
name, such as: www.corinthiancricketclub.com. Registering this name would
cost $35 per year; however, the current site was somewhat restricted in
available space (some 5mB). His investigations had revealed that a larger
domain was available (some 12mB) at an additional $100 per year. Philip
commented that, while this was an excellent idea, this money had not been
budgeted for; whereupon Kelly mentioned that he felt he could acquire
sponsorship of the site to cover this expense. Given this contingency, a
motion was proposed by Martin Greenidge, seconded by Alex Khan, to register
the new name at the larger domain, and was carried unanimously. Kelly thanked
Lalit for all his hard work on the site, and this was warmly endorsed by all
present.

Voting rights: Julia reported that at least one associate member had queried
why they are not allowed to vote under the current club rules; in effect, she
said, they pay $25 per year for the newsletter and nothing more. Lalit
responded that, since this was a cricketing club, decisions should be left in
the hands of cricketers alone. Julia made the point that some associate
members were former cricketers, and therefore had some basis of knowledge
upon which to stand. Lalit asked why they did not come to meetings, to which
Julia responded that it was precisely because they didn't get to Martin
concurred to some degree, mentioning that the club still had to operate and
decisions still had to be taken regardless of whether any cricket was being
played.

Tour: The trip to Phoenix, Arizona, was due in the next three weeks, and six
Corinthian members had committed to attend. It was agreed that more players
were needed, and it would be prudent to invite other cricketers from outside
the club. On this basis, Kelly would approach BritDom.

Golf Tournament: Was now definitely booked for November 11th.

Sandy Gage was voted in as a new member, based on his regular attendance at
nets, the receipt of his application and dues, and his attendance at the
meeting.
Other membership business: Arshad Khan and Hashim Kamdar, had been
temporarily accepted as members late in the 1999 season, and were now voted
in officially by a quorate meeting. Kelly Dunagan was also voted in as a full
playing member for the 2000 season.
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Meeting concluded at 10.15pm.

Next Meeting :-
Monday March 13th, 7-30 pm

Julia Vannā€™s house.
3644 Urquidez Ave,
Glendale,

818 957 8215

2 north to 210 west ,
exit La Crescenta Ave,
Turn left down hill to left hand bend at bottom of hill.
Go round bend and take first left Urquidez. House is about 12 up on the right.

>From west take 210 east to Pennsylvania.
Turn right down hill. Round first left hand bend continue to La Crescenta
ave, turn right then continue as above.


Quick Quiz
1. Which player scored the fastest century in one day International Matches?

2. Which bowler took consecutive Hat-Tricks in Test Matches?

3.Which player scored the fastest fifty in one day International Matches??

4.Who has the maximum no of wickets in Test Matches?

5. Who played the maximum no of one day International Matches?

6. Who scored the maximum no of one day International centuries?

7. Which team holds the record for the highest score in a Test Match innings?

8. Who has played the maximum no of one day Internationals?

9. Who holds the Record for the highest score in one day Internationals?

10. Who holds the Record for the highest score in Test cricket?