CLAYTON CRICKET CLUB CONSTITUTION
- The name of the club shall be Clayton Cricket Club.
- The objectives are to provide opportunity for playing cricket under properly organised arrangements and to promote, foster and encourage the highest ideals of sportsmanship.
- Membership shall be open to all, irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, class and sexual orientation.
- Subscription will be paid on a match to match basis, together with an annual membership. Both fees to be decided annually by the members at the AGM.
- Management Committee. The club shall have a President, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, and a committee of such members as shall be decided upon at the AGM, but in any case not less than five members. Four members shall constitute a quorum. The Management Committee shall be responsible for the overall management of all club matters, including inter alia; finance, buildings, ground maintenance and the welfare and development of the club and its members. They shall also be responsible for overseeing the appointment of the 1st and 2nd team captains and the Director of Cricket. They should ensure that these appointments are made in a timely manner so as to achieve effective preparation for the forthcoming season, and that such appointees are in the best interests of the club. The process for these appointments shall be as follows. Under promulgation by the Management Committee, the membership shall forward written nominations of potential candidates in confidence to the Chairman. The Management Committee shall then co-opt a representative section of senior players (usually 2 first team and 2 second team) for a selection meeting. The resulting appointments shall be of no more than 2 years duration. If problems arise during the term of office of any appointees the Management Committee, with co-opted player representation, shall again consider the appointment in question and take action as appropriate. The team captains and the Director of Cricket shall comprise the Cricket Committee (see 9 below) with a maximum of 2 further members to be co-opted from time to time as required.
- No member of the Management Committee shall be eligible for office whose subscriptions are in arrears.
- All members shall retire annually, but shall be eligible for re-election.
- All resolutions shall be proposed and decided by vote. The chairman shall have the casting vote.
- A separate committee chaired by the Director of Cricket known as the Cricket Committee (see 5 above) shall report to the Management Committee and be responsible for all team and on-field cricketing matters, including inter alia: weekly selection of 1st and 2nd teams, the monitoring of selection policy, the development of both junior and senior sections.
- When weekly selection has been completed the Cricket Committee shall nominate 2 members of the home team to act as ground staff for the match. If either the nominees are unable to fulfil their duties they shall be responsible for providing a substitute.
- Finance. The banking account shall be kept in the name of the club. Monies shall not be withdrawn without the authorisation of at least 2 officers (Management Committee members).
- The AGM shall be held in the September following the close of the season or at such a time as the Management Committee decide, but not later than October 31st of that year. The meeting shall receive the annual report of the Secretary and the statement of the accounts from the Treasurer. It shall elect the officers (Management Committee) for the forthcoming year and transact all other business on the agenda.
- Special General Meeting. The Secretary shall, upon receiving a written request, signed by not least than twelve members, call a Special General meeting. Ten days notice of which will be given and such notice shall set out the reason for which the meeting has been called.
- The club shall not be dissolved except at a special meeting called for that purpose. The majority of votes in favour of such dissolution to be at least two thirds of the members present.
- The property of the club shall be vested in the committee for the time being as trustees.
- This constitution shall not be altered or rescinded except by vote. The majority of votes in favour of such alteration or rescission to be at least two thirds of the members present at the AGM or Special General Meeting called for that purpose.
- Fourteen days notice of any alteration or addition shall be given in writing to the secretary.
- Should any question arise on the construction of this constitution, the committee shall have the power to deal with the same and their decision to be final.
- All playing members shall attend the ground at least once per week, when they should contribute to the improvement of the ground and premises. Failure to comply with these obligations may lead to non-selection of the person concerned.
- The club shall provide annual prizes for the best batting and bowling averages for 1st and 2nd teams, and prizes as deemed appropriate by the Management and Cricket committees for the junior section. The qualification for senior teams as follows:
Batting: 8 completed innings
Bowling: 25 wickets.
