MACC 2004 EGM MEETING MINUTES
The meeting was held on Sunday March 7, 2004 about 10:55 AM at Gastonia Ground (Lakhany Residence) Gastonia, North Carolina. The participants from the Executive Committee were as follows.
Executive Committee:
Shashi Desai President
Zahid Saeed Khan Secretary
Vatsal Raval Treasurer
The following representatives from different teams participated in the meeting. P.K. Patel (CLCC), Vijay Kumar Raghavendran and Pranav Patel (CCC), Naimish Thaker (RCC), Rajbal Balan and Ravindran Renganathan (TCC), Nihar Namjoshi, Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Anirudh Ullal and Rupali Ullal (NCSU), Parth Patel and Jeff Moen (ANZAC), Rafi Lakhany and Ramesh Patel (GCC) Vatsal Naik and Faraz Rafi (GH), Pinkesh Patel, Sauren Patel and Devoan Patel (ROCC), Shami Abdullah (PACC), Mark Hobson, Ghias Rehman and Shami (HPCC), J.D. Desai, Ajay Patel and Snehal Desai (COCC), Khalid Choudhary and Qaiser Mahmhood (MCC)
A copy of the Minutes of the last EGM was distributed to each member and the highlights and decisions were reviewed.
Introduction by each member
A total of 28 members were introduced from thirteen different teams. Thirteen teams were physically present at this meeting.
Introduction of New Executive Committee for year 2004-2005.
The election for the President and Treasurer was held in November 2003. Because there was only one nomination for the post of President and one nomination for the post of Treasurer, both candidates have been selected as a new President and new Treasurer of MACC for the year 2004-2005. EC members were introduced in the meeting.
Last Meeting Minutes presented by Zahid Khan.
The highlight of minutes were as follows
1: We had total 21 teams including 5 teams from the Richmond area, 2 from elsewhere in Virginia, 7 teams from Raleigh, Triangle and Greensville Area and 7 teams from Charlotte, HP and Columbia.
2: Two new teams, Columbia Cricket Club (COCC ) and Queen City Cricket Club (QCCC) joined the league and completed the season.
3: There was no change in the league fee as approved by the majority; $100 for the old teams and $300 for the new teams.
4: Associate member requirements were implemented for the first time in this League. Associate members should play a full season and travel should be more than other teams.
5: Pitch conditions were discussed and it was agreed that three types of pitches will be used in the MACC. It was also agreed to implement minimum pitch standards for the league and that grounds should be properly prepared.
6: A player who can qualify for the playoff was defined as one who plays at least two complete matches for a team to qualify for that team’s roster for the playoff (unless he later transferred to another team).
7: We agreed to keep the same format for this year and a divisional format will be discussed in the next meeting.
8: A penalty for violating DC Ruling was imposed; any player who will violate the DC ruling will be suspended for a year and any team knowingly using a suspended player will pay a $200 fine and forfeit the match.
9: We removed umpire’s discretion and decided more rigid and longer time limits after which a team arriving late must forfeit a match.
10: We agreed to postpone implementation the of 2000 Code’ requirements concerning wicket keepers’ gloves; we also agreed that if a team withdraw/forfeits; 6 points will be awarded to each opponent scheduled for that team during the season, regardless of the outcome of any matches previously played.
11: The Committees for Umpiring, Discipline, Web Page, Public Relation, Grounds and By-Laws changes were established.
12: It was decided that teams with full member status should evaluate the new teams after they had played a season as associate members.
Total number of teams available for this season .
We have only nineteen teams for this season. Last year we had twenty-one teams at the start of the season. Two previous MACC teams withdrew: Hampton Cricket Club (HCC) sent an E-mail on March 4, 2004 that they do not have enough players for this year to play in the League, and Queen City Cricket Club (QCCC) pulled out from the League due to some personal reasons and not having enough players. Out of the previous twenty-one teams, the remaining 19 teams include four (4) from Richmond area, two from the rest of Virginia, six from the Raleigh/Triangle area, two from High Point, three from the Charlotte/Gastonia area, one from Greenville and one from Columbia (SC).
Total number of teams applied for this season.
Five teams applied for admission to the MACC this year. One team was a former member, TFCC, under the new name of United Cricket Club (UCC), and four were new teams: Tidewater Cricket Club (TWCC), South Park Cricket Club (SPCC), Charlotte Cricket Club (CHCC), and South Charlotte Cricket Club (SCCC). Three teams were allowed to join for this season. The United Cricket Club and South Charlotte Cricket Club were disallowed due to ground and players.
Budget Presentation for year 2004
Vatsal explained the income, expenditure and balance from last year. Due to the shortness of time he will send an E-Mail explaining the details of the expenditure, the total balance from last year and new income etc.
Fees were increased from $100 to $150; that will include the umpire fees for all the old teams of the MACC. The fee for new teams increased from $300 to $400 and an additional refundable $200 deposit was added. If a new team cannot sustain its participation in the MACC for the whole year their deposit will not be refunded. The simple majority decided the amount of fees for this year.
The season will start on April 10, 2004 and end on August 29 as a last day for regular season game.
The new teams will stay as Associate Members for a year. The Associate Members should play a full season and travel should be more than for other teams.
The number of teams in the championship playoffs has been approved by BOD and increased from eight (8) teams to twelve (12) teams. The top four teams will get byes in the first round of playoffs and the remaining eight teams will play one round to qualify for the fifth to eighth slots. All details will be worked out before the playoff time and will be posted on the web.
The Rules and Regulations of the MACC, section - 17.4, say “ A game that is washed out or otherwise abandoned either before it starts or during play will not be completed or rescheduled unless it can be replayed to the satisfaction of both teams on the same weekend.” The proposal came from the BOD that rescheduling should not restricted to the same weekend, but instead of that all off weekends such as Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day should be utilized for the washed out games. The proposal was approved that if both teams and the neutral umpire agreed to postpone the game, the game could be re-played on any day of the week (acceptable to both teams, umpires and ground availability) or on any of those off weekends. Games should be played in the order of postponement; the first game postponed should be the first game re-played. The EC should be informed about any postponed matches and the rescheduled playing date. All games should be played and completed before the last weekend of regular season.
It was also emphasized that Rule 24.6 should be implemented more strictly. The Rule says, ”Both captains and the umpire should sign both score books after each match and check the result for correctness”.
The Umpire(s)
Please see Rule 4.1. It was proposed and approved that League will name two neutral umpires or specify a team that must provide two neutral umpires for each match, to the extent possible. The two neutral umpires should stay the total length of the match instead of a half-day. No phones should be allowed on the field of play for players or umpires.
Please see Rule 11. It was proposed and approved that league matches must use MACC approved balls in the regular season and in playoffs. It was further agreed that MACC should buy the balls and supply them to all teams. The cost of each ball should not exceed more than $8. For this year MACC will provide six balls to each team at no cost, and all remaining balls for matches and practice will be purchased by the teams from the MACC. MACC will also provide balls for playoff games. A poll at the end of year will review the performance of these balls.
The deadline for fees is March 14, 2004.
Every team should buy insurance and send a copy of the documentation to the EC for the records.
Home teams should provide drinks or at least water for the traveling team.
All scores should be sent to the Web master as soon as possible but not later than the Wednesday following the match.
It was also decided that all participating teams should attend general meetings (EGM or AGM) and that it will be mandatory to be physically present at the meeting. There will be a financial penalty for those teams who do not participate. A $50 fine was proposed and adopted for not attending the meeting.
Each region is responsible for nominating at least one member to the Publicity Committee. Please send a name from each region for this Committee. The Committee will kick into high gear this season to identify and implement steps to publicize the MACC either by writing articles in newspapers, TV interviews or Radio broadcasts etc.
Every game should be provided at least two neutral umpires. The Umpiring Committee will work through this season to train umpires and identify steps that need to be taken to achieve this objective. The Committee will also work to recruit new umpires from this region. The Umpiring Committee will also work to prepare recommendations for umpire bashing and sledging. The two point-penalty for failing to provide umpires as scheduled was reaffirmed. These are the members of the Umpiring Committee.
The teams with full member status should evaluate the new teams with associate member status.
It was agreed to continue implementing the minimal pitch standards for the League approved last year. Grounds should be properly prepared and new teams should move to Flicx pitches. Just for information for the new teams, it was agreed that a pitch in the MACC must be one of three types: a clay base as used at Shiloh must be covered with matting for play and properly rolled. A concrete as at Gastonia will have even bounce and be covered with carpeting or matting for play. And last, if a grass base is used as used to be in HP or is now on the NCSU grounds, a Flicx pitch must be used and rolled properly.
Members of USA Cricket Association
All teams should become members of USA Cricket Association (USACA). All new teams and any other team who did not fill out this form, please fill out this form immediately.
We need a ground representative from each region. Please send me the name of the representative of each ground so we can place it on the web site. Any problem with the ground will be forwarded to the above representative.
(Shiloh Ground)
(Charlotte)
(Greenville)
(HPCC)
(PACC)
(NCSU)
(Gastonia)
(Columbia)
(VT)
General questions were asked but not any specific ones regarding rules and regulations.