Apologies

Mr P.Swire  

The new President, Mr John Stabler introduced himself to the Committee
The Chairman welcomed the two new Committee members, Mr Peter Arundell and Mr Mark Heald

Minutes of Last Meeting
Minutes were approved as being a true and accurate account of the previous Management Meeting.

Matters Arising
No Matters arising.

Correspondence
It was stated that 15 Clubs had not met the deadline for Umpires Nominations and 12 Clubs did not respond regarding the V&E Cup
A £25 fine will apply for non compliance with the rules to these Clubs on each account.

·        Yorkshire Cricket Board
 Various information has been received

·        East Ardsley
Notification of change of Secretary details

·        Heavy Woollen Junior League
Request for a donation for their forth coming tour.  The Chairman to look into what the League has donated in the past and respond on this matter. 

·        Adwalton CC
Regarding extension to probation period

·        Ossett CC
Offering their ground and facilities for Cup Final matches

·        Mr Peter Arundell
Accepting offer to join the Committee

·        Mirfield Parish Cavaliers
Request for an advert in handbook

·        John Charles Appeal
Letter received from the John Charles Appeal giving details of the availability of grants of up to £100 to financially deprived individuals in respect of sporting equipment. If any clubs have deserving applicants, could they contact Bill Harvey on 01274 873900 for further details.

·        Methley CC
Request for a donation to help with the cost of a Coaching Course.  The league will be donating £100

·        New Farnley
Confirming details of their Secretary

·        New Farnley CC
Asking if they can wear coloured clothing in the V&E Cup.  The Committee agreed that coloured clothing is optional but due to the colour of the ball, yellow and orange will NOT be permitted.

Most Urgent Business
A)    Umpires
Mr Gary Hebden joined the Committee Meeting to express his concerns for the issues of Umpires for the forth coming season. 
It was stated that currently there was 37 Umpires able to commit to the full season and 7 additional Umpires who have stated their availability on occasion.
A full discussion on the situation took place.  It was agreed that all first teams to be allocated Umpires. It was also agreed that Umpires Report Cards will become an Agenda item for the Management Committee and all adverse comments and issues will be discussed with the full Committee. 

B)    Thornhill
As stated in the last Management Meeting Minutes, the Chairman requested a final decision from Thornhill regarding their future with the League.  Thornhill did respond by requesting that they could only produce one side and asked the League if this would be acceptable. 
The Committee have responded to this by stating that this is unacceptable.  The Committee resolved by suspending the Club until October 2007 and has given their permission for the Club to approach other Leagues and the CYCL transfer timescales have been wavered. 
The League would like to wish Thornhill all the best for the future and hope that they will be in a position to apply for reinstatement, or readmission to the CYCL in the future. 

Treasurers Report.
A full report was given to the committee
Various new Sponsorship was disclosed.

Cricket Sub Committee
Proposals of new Sub Committees were agreed and appointed.  All details of these will be in the 2007 Handbook 

Handbook
All the changes are currently underway. 

Sun Alliance is offering very good competitive rates for Clubs.  Attached to the Minutes are the contact details for the named insurers. 

Fixtures Secretary
The 2007 Season Fixtures have gone out to all Clubs and Officials.  If you do not have a copy of these please contact Mr David Clegg  

Website
A new Committee is to be set up to navigate the Website in the right direction.  It was agreed that the discussion board will be re instated in the short future but with rules and regulations on content.  It was stated that bad language and slanderous comments will be not be tolerated and anyone found not adhering to these rules will be barred from the site completely. 

V&E Cup  
8 teams are to be in the named competition, fixtures for these are attached to the Minutes.

Outside Agency
Various report given

Child Welfare
ALL CHILD WELFARE OFFICERS ARE TO CALL GEOFF PARKES URGENTLY  ON 01924 492418

AOB
Allocation of grounds for the following Cup Final’s are: -
Jack Hampshire – Methley CC
Weatley Cup – Ossett CC
V&E Cup – Ground to be arranged.    

In order to increase and improve communication between the Management Committee and member clubs, we are holding a forum at Ossett Cricket Club on Thursday 1st March 2007 at 7.15pm, each club are invited to send up to 2 representatives, preferably including the club Secretary, or senior club official. It gives an opportunity to introduce new members of our committee to the clubs and to obtain the view of clubs on a range of issues being considered by the Management Committee at present. Under mentioned are some of the issues we anticipate will be discussed:-
 
League Structure
Allocation of Umpires
Overseas Players outside the Premier Division
Use of a computerised scoring system
Email communication
CYCL Website
Recent rule changes
 
The above list is not exhaustive and it is anticipated that clubs will have topics or issues they wish to raise. In order to create an agenda, could clubs preferably email or contact Chris Madden as soon as possible. We would stress the attendance at this forum is not mandatory, but we are hoping that all clubs will attend and take the opportunity to give their views and ideas. As far as we are concerned, there are no subjects off limits.