Birthday Messages

Birthday messages are sent to all club members via a text message. The birth dates come from registration forms. If you know of someone who might not fill in a rego form (an older club official or ex player or parent for instance), just contact Lango plangsto@bigpond.net.au to have them added to the list.

Next Meeting

The next Club meeting will be held on Tuesday 27th July from 6:30pm. Members of the Executive (office bearers) will meet from 6:00pm before the main meeting. Among matters for the meeting to decide will be Captains for 2010/11 and the election of the Selection Committee. Further agenda items will be posted on this website during next week. For more information contact Terry Skewes or Deb Batley.

A Bright Season Ahead

An excellent roll up of more than a third of the clubs members attended the Annual General Meeting held at the South Tamworth Bowling Club. There was much profitable discussion about the season past and even more forward thinking about the 2010/11 season which is still pulling the blankets up on these frosty, winter mornings and demanding sleep in rights until Spring.

Terry Skewes was elected to the President's role and he spend a generous amount of time describing the work of his predecessor Tony Higgins and his big vision of where the club should be headed. Largely armed with Tony's vision, the club will forge ahead next season.

Phil Hood and Cory Callcott will Vice President's this year. Deb Batley was confirmed in the role of Secretary and Claude Orenstein is back for his fourth year as Treasurer. Claude reported a good financial position for the club, with money in the bank, stock on hand and a greatly reduced amount of outstanding fees, 80% of which he is certain will be recovered.The measures taken to encourage players to pay their fees on time have worked.

Peter Langston was appointed Publicity Officer.

The meeting confirmed their desire to continue with targeted sponsorships to support specific programs, in particular bringing quality players to the club to play in the first grade side. The trial last season was a great success and Tony Higgins and Dan Mitchell have been asked to act on City's behalf in securing sponsorships for the coming season and seeking out players. There was unanimous support for these programs. The committee will continue to negotiate with the major sponsor after many members expressed points of view.

There was a long discussion on selection policy and it was decided that the club will appoint three selectors and that committee, along with input from the President and an open dialogue with the four skippers, will select teams each match. The aim is to have the selectors working with skippers on their teams in the best interest of each team and the club. The three selectors would be ideally experienced members, preferably non-playing who have extensive cricket knowledge and good skills of communication. They will be appointed at a later meeting but nominations should be sent to Deb Batley.

Training was also discussed at length. Everyone seemed happy with our current venue but a strong desire was expressed for a return to a Tuesday/Thursday format. The club will investigate this further, along with the appointment of a paid training coordinator/coach who will run one training session per week and will provide expert coaching in technique.

This website was praised for its attention to detail and ease of use and many remarked on the positive impact it has on the club. Thanks - we all do our bit.

Say tuned for further announcements and future meetings. Matters still to be decided include:
1. Election of the selectors
2. Election of Captains
3. Appointment of a Training Coordinator
4. Settling the major sponsorship
5. Training days, times and commencement date (come on ... I'm already hitting a ball on a string!)

Fabulous attendance and great discussions about where to next. Stay involved. It's your club. Turn up.

Congrats Josh

City United Cricket Club would like to join the chorus of Tamworth well wishers in congratulating Josh Hazelwood on his ODI debut for Australia. Onward and upward Josh!

The Cricket Tragics

Lango on cricket, not even vaguely related to City United.

http://thecricketragics.blogspot.com/

City United AGM - note the change of details

Please note the change of details for the City United Annual General Meeting.

Tuesday 29th June, from 6:00pm in the restaurant at the the South Tamworth Bowling Club.

Apologies to Deb Batley bellanish@bigpond.com or 67624962. More information on the meeting from Simon Hood simoneous_hoodeous@hotmail.com or 0411 209 876.

City United Yearbook ... online

The City United Yearbook is now available to read online. Go to the City Stats page and follow the link.

City United Annual General Meeting

Friends, opening batsmen and countrymen: lend me your interface!

City United Cricket Club will conduct it's AGM on Tuesday 29th June from 6:30pm at the South Tamworth Bowling Club.

I am moved by a comment Simon Hood passed today in connection with letting people know the meeting is on ... "they should want to know ... it's their club". Towards the end of last year every man and his dog and often his girlfriend, had opinions to pass about how things should run at the club. Now that's a good thing but it won't count for diddly unless they turn up at the AGM and express their opinion.

City finished the season well, with a fabulous Presentation Night which has given the club an impetus to move forward, building on last season but doing it even better. The next stage in that process isn't the first ball of the season. The Club has to plan and organise and the Executive which will be elected needs input from members.

The next stage in the process is the AGM. It will probably only take 90 minutes but it will shape all of next season. Important, eh?

Mark it on your phone calendar, desktop, laptop, benchtop, forehead ... where ever a reminder might work. Wear a City shirt. Show the colours.

Be there if you care. It's your cricket future.

Apologies to Acting Secretary, Deb Batley bellanish@bigpond.com

The following input comes from Tony Higgins ...

"I would suggest that the meeting be done as early as possible so that people know their roles and any strategies that need to be put in place can be acted on early.

If done in late July , that would leave only a possible 8 to 9 weeks before the season starts, and i think we all agree that the club needs to hit the ground running. Publicise that we will be having club training at the indoor centre for the club, possibly on Sunday mornings leading up to the season. Other clubs start building their season early and i think that is something we should look at.

Sort the captains out early and also find out who is available this season.
Discuss the possibility of a training co- ordinater for the weekday training sessions and renumeration for that person. Training has to be a lot more structured and more intensity needed. This person would only run the training and not considered club coach unless suitably accredited. We cannot have 1st grade bowlers bowling to 3rd grade batsman all afternoon, this serves no purpose to either party, we need structure in this area.

Forming of a proper social committee and not leaving it up to one or two people all the time, book in early social events and put on website in advance so people can have no excuses.

These are only my thoughts on some matters, but get things sorted out early or it will be rush rush and things will be overlooked, may as well do it properly.

The meeting does not have to be on a Wednesday night, Monday and Tuesday nights also work, people have to sacrifice a little sometimes to attend these important nights.

Cheers Higgo"