These rules are in addition to those stated within the Clubs constitution.
NAME & COLOURS
1. The Club shall be called "SHELF CRICKET CLUB" and the Club colours shall be Sky Blue and Navy Blue.
MANAGEMENT & COMMITTEE
2. The management of the Club shall be based on one committee, to be known as the "Cricket Club Management Committee" to be responsible for all matters appertaining to the running of the Club and shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary and up to 8 committee members. All to be elected at the Annual General Meeting, subject to the following qualifications:
a. The position of President shall be by invitation of the management committee. The President and Vice President shall be or have been an active playing member for a minimum of 5 years.
b. All other members of the Cricket Club Management Committee shall have been active member of the Club for a minimum of 3 years.
c. All persons proposed as members of any Committee shall be free of all obligations and finance liability to the club for the previous year.
3. All Captains and Vice Captains of representative teams are to be recommended by the cricket sub committee.
a. The Selection Committee has the authority to appoint temporary Captains of the 1st or 2nd XI’s in circumstances where those appointed by the Cricket Club Management Committee are not available for selection.
4. Only members who have paid an adult subscription and have been fully paid-up Club members for at least one financial year and who are over the age of 18 at the date of an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting may vote on any matter raised at such a meeting.
5. A quorum of the Cricket Club Management Committee shall consist of 4 members of that. The President shall have a casting vote in addition to his normal membership vote.
6. No rule herein shall be altered or repealed except at the Annual General Meeting. Notice of any alteration, addition or omission, must be given to the Secretary in writing 28 clear days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting.
7. Any member of the Cricket Club Management Committee who cannot attend any meeting shall advise the Secretary and shall after being absent from three consecutive meetings give an explanation in writing. Failure to do so shall mean that the member shall cease to be a Committee Member and the Committee may select another in that Members place.
8. The Cricket Club Management Committee shall meet at least monthly with a period of not more than six weeks between meetings of the committee.
FINANCE
9. A report of the cricket and general affairs of the Club, along with a certified statement of accounts shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting and will be made available for all members prior to the AGM. A notice convening the meeting will be posted to all members.
CLUB PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
10. The changing rooms and score box shall only be used by playing members, officials, scorers, umpires and members of the visiting team.
11. Any equipment, building, ground and other goods and chattels of any description belonging to the Club or in its custody or control shall be used only by members of the Club, unless otherwise specifically agreed and always subject to the directions of the Cricket Club Management Committee.
MEMBERSHIP AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
12. Membership shall be open to all irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, colour, social status and sexual orientation.
13. Subscription rates shall be displayed immediately after the Annual General Meeting in a prominent position in the tea room and changing room and the Club shall not be obliged to give any further notice. In the event of non-payment of membership subscription within the prescribed period membership of the Club shall cease forthwith.
14. The subscriptions for membership of the Club shall be as follows: -
Playing members:
Over 18 £25 per annum plus any match fee
Under 18 £5 per annum plus any match fee
Social members: £5
The date for calculating ages shall be the first day of the Halifax Senior Cricket League season. The Cricket Club Management Committee will review subscriptions annually.
15. Any member being guilty of a breach of any of these rules or conduct which in the opinion of the Cricket Club Management Committee renders him likely to bring the reputation of the club into disrepute may be disciplined by the Cricket Club Management Committee whose decision shall be final.
LIFE MEMBERS
16. Life Members of the Club may be elected at the Annual General Meeting by a 90% majority of the Members present and entitled to vote but the name of the persons nominated must be advised to the Secretary in writing 28 clear days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting. Upon election of a member to Life Membership no further subscription fees will be requested from the Life Member or the spouse of the Life Member.
The Cricket Club Management Committee should discuss any proposal for Life Membership prior to the Annual General Meeting and the Management Committee should guide members at the Annual General Meeting.
The person nominated for Life Membership together with the proposer and seconder should be present at the Annual General Meeting to support the proposal.
DISPLAYING OF RULES AND CONDUCT
17. A copy of these rules shall be displayed in the tearoom and changing room at all times and shall be available to all members.
18. Any member playing for the Club shall conduct himself in a sporting manner and at all times accept the decision of the umpires as final. The Cricket Club Management Committee shall not tolerate abuse of the umpires, either physical or verbal, and any member not behaving in the true tradition of the game of cricket shall be brought before the Cricket Club Management Committee to explain his conduct. Should the accusation be proven, the player shall be suspended for a number of games, to be decided by the Committee.
19. All complaints or suggestions by members shall be made in writing to the Secretary to be dealt with by the Cricket Club Management Committee.
20. Anyone wishing to display information on the notice board must have the permission of the Cricket Club Management Committee.
21. Any member guilty of the use of foul and abusive language or attempted or actual physical violence to any person/s in the clubhouse or the confines of the Club premises shall be subject to instant suspension of membership until a meeting of the Cricket Club Management Committee can be convened.
Any member who has had his or her membership suspended may not stand for election to the Cricket Club Management Committee for a period of three years following the date of the suspension.
March 2009
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