CORINTHIAN CRICKET CLUB

May 2004 Newsletter 

 Meeting Announcement: 

Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm;  Springbok Bar and Restaurant 

Minutes of the March 10,  2004 Meeting: 

Held at:  Springbok Pub, Van Nuys  

Present: Phil Lynch, Masud Zaidi, Lalit Sharma, Barry Harwood, Sheikh Mahmud,

Hassan Jafar (new applicant), Jayesh Patel (new applicant) 

Apologies: Kelly             Came to order: 7:50 pm  

Minutes of previous meeting: Not available 

Matters arising: Not applicable 

Report of the (Corresponding) Secretary: Lalit, the new Corresponding Secretary confessed that he had

****ed up the Club website, operator error, but it was now back up. Masud will help Lalit clean it up.

The monthly Newsletter will now only be available on the website, and will include the Captain’s match reports,

with the link included in the announcing email. Barry suggested that any members for whom we do not have

 an email address, be sent hard copies by mail, e.g. Life Member (and past President) Sheila Stout. 

New Applications:

Rajesh Shah, formerly of Britamer, country India, included $100 with application. Proposed Phil, seconded

Masud, approved unanimously.

Hassan Jafar, ex Britamer, country Pakistan, included $100 with application. Proposed Phil, seconded

 Masud, approved unanimously.

Mohammed Shahid, ex Britamer, country Pakistan, included $100 with application. Proposed Hassan,

seconded Masud, approved unanimously.

Shamsud Doha, Student, new to SCCA, Mahmud knew him in Bangledash. Proposed Mahmud,

seconded Phil, approved unanimously, subject to payment of Dues.

Islam Alan Butt, formerly of Britamer, Cal Bel, South Bay, country Pakistan. Proposed Mahmud,

seconded Phil, approved unanimously, subject to payment of Dues.

Jayesh Patel, formerly of Britamer, country India. Proposed Hassan, seconded Masud,

approved unanimously, subject to payment of Dues.

Report of the Treasurer: Masud, the new Treasurer, proposed yet another version of the Budget,

consisting of Annual Dues of $200 for Full Playing Members, and $100 for Student Members, with no

Game Fees. This would allow for a balanced budget, but with no room for extra expenditures. When

questioned, the Treasurer confirmed that there was no provision for game Teas, they must be self

sustaining in whatever way the respective Captains choose, and no provision for Entertainment for

 visiting teams, again this will have to be self sustaining. With much relief, the Treasurer’s Budget was

proposed by Masud, seconded by Barry, and approved unanimously. President Phil thanked all the

 Officers for the tremendous efforts they had put in regarding a viable budget, and especially Masud for

 finally coming up with the simplest and most generally acceptable solution. The Secretary will announce

 the new Dues schedule to the membership, and update the Club Application form accordingly. The

Treasurer will email a list of members, with their Dues status, to each of the Captains each week.

The Captains must make sure that no Members are selected for games who have not paid their complete

 Dues. 

Report of the SCCA Director: Phil reported that there are 6 new teams in the SCCA this year, all of which

 will join the Fourth division. The first 3 divisions will comprise 12 teams each, with the balance of last year’s

 teams joining the new teams in division 4. Phil, with his outside-of-Woodley grounds committee, vetted the

 new grounds for acceptability. In addition all 14 outside-of-Woodley grounds will receive coconut matting for their strips, $250 payment from each club, and $250 paid

by the SCCA. Phil has also been able to orchestrate significant improvements in the player movement rules

 for Clubs with multiple teams. Team rosters are still required, but half of each roster will be ‘seeded’ and

 not allowed to move between teams. The remaining half will be able to move. 

Shani has been selected to the US (under 19?) squad to go on tour to the West Indies. To help defray the cost,

 the President and Treasurer agreed to purchase his air ticket to the East Coast ($270) out of the Corinthian

 Development fund. The Treasurer opined that that amount was the largest contribution that the Club was

 able to afford. 

The USCA South Western area representative was up for election. Phil recommended we give our Club

 support to candidate Arjanan from the SCCA, which met with approval. 

Report of the Captains: None present, but attendance at nets had been good. The first league game

 would be on weekend of 3/27. 

Other Business: President Phil suggested that, in order to improve meeting attendance, if there were

 occasions where both teams were playing at Woodley, we could try a Club meeting immediately

following the games. Such dates were Sunday, 5/9, and Saturday, 7/10 

Adjournment:  10:30pm