Location: Alex’s house

Date/time: 15 November 2024 19:30

Agenda

1. Election of Chair Terry voted in as chair
2. Welcome and Apologies – Chiefy, Jerry, Adam, Dave Day. Hatrick (DJ at school disco)
3. Looking Back on 2024 

Part One:  Officers Reports: 

1. Captain –
   All in all a great season – very good if not record beating win loss ratio.

The new nomadic netting alliance proved to be a big success, we managed to bring the cost down, and go from making a loss to a profit, and blood new players that would make a big impact over the season. It set us up for the year nicely.

For a very wet spring and remembered as a wet yearFears it would be a late start to season with waterlogged pitches, but somehow in the end we only lost one game to the weather ( is that right?)

We got to play the season opener at Horsted Keynes, where cricket was first recorded 400 years ago.

Started with 4 straight wins- HK, Horley, Twineham, and Grasshoppers Felt like a game that didn’t want to happen – Oppo dropped out 40 ish unavailable players, we could only field 10, Dom locking himself in his flat, no wicket keeper (despite stretching Greys reserves to the absolute limit mute AlexRicky coming back a bowling brilliantly, Me and then Dom (after the locksmith had come to let. And despite the Oppo supposedly having an ex-hampshire player, we won!

Dom and Joe Walker wicket keeping which has solved a big headache, gave Jake and James their debuts, going on to be a big part of the team as the season went on.

Then we lost to Caners AGAIN!

Lost a very tight and exciting game at pathfinders

Had a traditional Sunday tour performance at Luppitt.

Mid season break No team, then rained off

2 wins at the Wellington (which ended up in the national press), and Streat

Another narrow last over loss at Findon

THEN Tommy Nicks entered the fray with what must be the most explosive start to a greys career, showing total disregard for Greys all time records. 37 years of Greysmen toiling away doing their impressions of batsmen their best and he just comes in and wipes them off the top of the leader boards and takes 3 consecutive PSSMs Fantastic work!

Truly incredible record breaking game at Headliners which featured 650 runs in the day, the highest team score, highest individual score

Loss at Littlehampton. Young batsman who was too good for us on the day.

A great closer against B&H crescent which went to the last over.

Tim’s injury

Having these players who can all bat, bowl and field has made the job of captaincy that much easier. We feel really well balanced between older and younger Greysmen at the momentOnly really struggled to get a team together once

Jake becoming regular outstanding catching and utility player.

So the final analysis is we won 15 and lost 5, 75% win ratio and set up rather nicely for next season. DFWTMG!

2. Vice Captain – Dom said Biff had a good season with the bat. Great to have new people. Adam was responsible for bringing Jake and Tom into the team. Jake did alright. Tim Laing did really well and would have won the batting trophy had he not got injured. Future secured, etc. Susie Dent word of the day – the opposite of Schaedenfruede.
3. Treasurer  – solid financial performance. Showing small loss but only because it includes some prepaid nets. Terry thanks Robbie for his service.
4. Secretary – see attached notes. Biff suggested either bring a Warning Lid to provide an incentive to submit a match report. Alex – reported a problem with commenting on the website. DE to discuss with tech people about how to sort out some of the problems. Biff to produce a new “winged pine martin” for a punishment. Ricky Southon arrived.
5. T20 team (Sussex Slam) – as attached. 

4. Looking Forward to 2025 
   1. Election of Officers
      1. Captain.
         Ben N – nominated and seconded. Unanimous.
         Ricky Southon – nominated and seconded.
      2. Vice Captain
         Dom – nominated and seconded. Unanimous
      3. Treasurer
         Robbie – nominated and seconded. Unanimous
      4. Statistician
         Robbie –  nominated and seconded. Unanimous.
      5. Fixtures
         Alex – nominated and seconded. Unanimous.
      6. Secretary
         Duncan – nominated and seconded. Unanimous.
         
   2. Fixtures 2025
      Goldstone Caners –
      Hailsham – unclear whether this will go ahead. Alex to look to replace with Plumpton if they are available.
      Cutter’s Choice – Alex’s view is that we need to keep as many of the close games as possible.
      Headliners – Alex feels they are significantly better than us so do we want to play them. TMGs want to keep the fixture.
      CCCWC –
      Horsted Keynes – Alex thinks it is unlikely to happen
      Horley – Alex to offer to host at St James.
      WG Gracefully – looks like they’re going to fold
      Withyam – Alex will try to pursue.
      Mayfield – don’t know what is happening yet with the fixtures secretary.
      Plumpton – Alex to explore where we can get a fixture with them.
      
      Tour – venue is booked. Sidbury want us to play them on the Sunday. Alex will try to find another fixture for the Saturday. Possibly Tale Millers, Brambscombe, Teignmouth etc.
      
   3. Net Practice/Indoor Cricket)  
      Nets turned a profit last year. 3 nets booked in at Newbury before Christmas. 6 max pers session
      Indoor session – 24th November.
      Post Christmas – BACA with Sambuca Tigers Tuesday 9-10pm until end of March.
      
      
5. BREAK : Crosta and Mollica Pizzas. Lovely pizzas – thanks to Alex, Kim and Shaun for hosting us.
   
6. Looking Back on 2024 Part Two:
   1. The stats section: awards for Batting, Bowling, Catching, Brokeback
      Robbie – Tom expanded the “column width” this year. His 50 fastest for the Greys and 194* highest for the greys.
      400 wicket race – Dave Day at Pathfinders; Eo at Bodle Street
      Biff 100 runs clear at the top of the Greys
      Bowling averages – Robbie on 395 wickets – may still make it to 400.
      People have played lots of games.
      Partnerships –
      1 official record – quickest 50. Tom Nicholls
      Highest 194* score for the Greys
      Batting award for the season – Dom and Biff at the top of the batting. Dom finished top with 545. New batting trophy.
      Bowling award – Ben Newland won with 25 wickets. Dedicated to the children of Barton (tour).
      Catching trophy – with Dom winning with 10 catches
      Brokeback trophy – Ashton and Flynn at Twineham for 124
      Best bowling – 5 for 9 at Bodle Street
      
   2. the Ian Sewell hilarious “Tasting Notes” to the Match Report of the Year Trophy
      See Ian’s notes.
      Match report of the year Jake Dunstan – TMGS vs The Wellington
   3. Party Seven Moment of the Year
      Robbie’s delivery stride fart
      Ben’s catch at Littlehampton
      Joe’s misplaced helmet against the Wellington
      Eo at BH pulling out of delivery slide due to seagull
      Robbie Hoare – fart 6 votes
      Ian’s 400th wicket – 1 vote
      Del catch – 1 vote
      Tom – fast 50. 1 vote.
      Tom – 167 shot – 3 votes
      Biff over the boundary – 3 votes
      
      
      
7. Greysman of the Year
   Robbie Hoare for taking over the finances. Comment on Whatsapp to Rik about subs. 3 votes
   Tim Laing for all round sporting contribution. 8 Votes
   Jake Dunstan – incoming Greysmen and ingratiating himself. Bat sticker-gate
   Benny – selfless not bowling himself and being on top of what people are doing.
   Dom –
   Alex – for organising fixtures, hosting AGM and bring people together regularly.
   Dan – for being fantastic, organising T20 and bowling well.
   Tom – for scoring runs to make up for dropped catches. Redefining the limits of the Greys.
   
8. Proposed new trophy – Sidnell-Hoare Award. Yes. Motion carried.
   Tim Laing 6 votes
   Biff – brain aneurysm
   Dom 1 vote
   Dave Day – 3 votes
   Chief’s knee 1 vote
   
9. Any Other Business.
   Slam – Robbie has proposed that Dan H collects and sorts out finance for the T20 Slam as it makes it difficult for Robbie to keep track. Robbie and Dan to sort this out between themselves.

Dom – recognise Tom Nicholls contribution this season

Alex – is a successful season one in which we win all games of the season.