• Letters had been sent to Methley and Townville in respect of items raised at our September Meeting.
• It appeared that some Clubs were under the impression that they would receive voting papers in respect of rule changes and it was agreed to point out in these minutes that only members of the Management Committee voted on the rule changes.

• Applications to stage finals had been received from Wrenthorpe, Liversedge, Scholes and Methley. The venues selected would be decided at our next Meeting.
• Entries for the V & E Trophy had been received from Scholes & Townville.
• Correspondence had been received from the Home Office re the criteria for Overseas Players to be introduced in 2009. Arrangements were in hand for a representative from the Home Office to address the Clubs at our AGM on 13th December 2007.
• Letter received from Ron Wolfenden, Chairman of the Appeals Sub Committee, confirming the original decision of the Disciplinary Committee. There was some concern that the decision had not been communicated to all the necessary parties.

• Rule Changes for Season 2008. Rule change voting papers were scrutinised and all the proposed rule changes were carried. The Chairman asked that the rule changes be published on the website as soon as possible. In addition, he felt that some statement should be issued on the question of the League Structure and Points System and our reasoning for leaving these areas unchanged. It was agreed a note would be issued with the publication of the rule changes with these Minutes and on the website.

• Website Forum. Further problems had occurred leading to the closure and reopening of the website forum. The Chairman stated that the Management Committee recognised the uses and advantages of the forum, but there were concerns at the Leagues responsibility for comments made by contributors and whether the forum was in the public or private domain.
  Steve Kidd responded to the concerns expressed and outlined the access security now in place which did reassure most members of the Committee. In addition, more moderators were now in place which would lead to more effective monitoring of the forum. Steve said a number of individuals had contacted him offering assistance and ideas in improving the content of the website and he was confident that progress would be made. The Chairman expressed thanks to all the moderators for their assistance in monitoring the forum.

• Analysis of Umpires Report Cards.The Chairman provided an analysis of the report cards completed by the Umpires for the season. These would be used to decide the Annual Ground Awards and would be distributed to the Clubs with the minutes. The analysis did reveal areas in need of improvement and the Chairman would be writing to Clubs where appropriate. The average marks achieved by the Clubs in respect of the pitch and outfield were commendable in view of the weather we had enjoyed.

• Annual Dinner.The meeting discussed the arrangements for the above event on 9th November and these arrangements were in place.

• Frequency of Management Meetings.The Chairman felt we needed to improve our decision making process and our communications with the Clubs. We were having difficulty in getting through the required amount of business in our meetings during the season. As a result, decisions were rushed through, matters were overlooked and decisions were not being communicated properly to the Clubs. The Chairman produced a schedule of meetings for the next 12 months which increased the frequency of our meetings during the season and reduced the number of meeting in the closed season. Following some discussion it was agreed that this schedule would be adopted.

• The League Cricket Conference had taken place on 29th September, no other information was to hand.
• Letters of thanks were to be sent to Treeton and Darfield for their hospitality in staging the Yorkshire Council Finals. Geoff Parkes stressed that he needed to know our nominated venues for 2008 finals as soon as possible.

• It was agreed that letters of thanks should be sent to the retiring officials of the Umpires Association, Jim Millington, Paul Parkin and Gary Hebdon, together with an invitation to attend our Annual Dinner as guests of the League.
• The Chairman read out an email received from Moorlands regarding the relegation and promotion issues for Divisions 3 and 4. Understandably, Moorlands felt that they had been unfairly treated, however, this was our decision. Unfortunately, this was an example of our failure to communicate adequately with Clubs. It was agreed the Chairman would speak to Moorlands.
• The Umpires Association had raised strong protests at our failure to take action regarding incidents at the Batley v Mirfield Parish Cavaliers game which had resulted in the resignation of one of the umpires standing in that game. The Chairman felt that this matter had already been dealt with at our September Meeting where it was agreed that no further action would be taken. Following some discussion and a vote, the Meeting asked the Chairman to write to Mirfield Parish Cavaliers on this matter.
• Next seasons league competition would commence on April 19th, concluding on September 13th. The dates for the various finals are as follows :

Wheatley Cup Final – July 27th
Barry Winstanley Final – August 10th
Jack Hampshire Trophy – August 17th
Yorkshire Council Supplementary Final – September 7th

• The CYCL Management are keen to promote the Club Mark Award amongst its member clubs as this represents best opportunity for many clubs to obtain grants and funding. As a first step, we need to obtain information from our clubs as to whether they have, or are working towards, a Club Mark Award, or have not really thought about applying for this award. We would be grateful, if clubs could let us know their current position.