Wellington Cricket Club

The Club has been selected once more to pilot the Somerset Cricket League’s move to an electronic results base.

Developing last season’s on-line results input that saw the 1st XI’s results having to be entered into a specially designed screen now sees all results from all divisions having to be input  in three stages – the home side adding the result by midday on the day after the game, the away side verifying the result by midnight on the day after the game and a scorecard upload by the home side within three days of the match being played.

The whole ethos of this programme is to remove the requirement for paperwork to have to be submitted for each match played under the League’s auspices – the paper method is cumbersome and is open to failure, the electronic method still requires physical input from a Club, but is much less onerous than before and by being asked to trial the new system we can be well prepared to meet our responsibilities in this respect.

The Secretary’s monthly report has been sent to members of the Management Committee this evening.

The electronic copies of the AGM agenda have also been sent out this evening.

Paper copies of the AGM agenda will be sent out next week.

Following the appeal for more names to be given in terms of help at the ground to work on the covers next Monday, people are now coming forward, but we need more!

Lunch will be provided so please e-mail Simon Rudd on sales@getpaddedup.co.uk to let him know that you can assist and to allow for the correct amount of lunch to be purchased.

Richard Henwood will be holding a Poker Night at 2 Olands Road, Wellington on Saturday 16th January and Club Members are invited to attend.

To register your place (first nine to contact Richard are accepted) please contact Richard on 01823 661353 or 0777 820 5093.

Full details of the evening are available from Richard and it is hoped to develop this type of event in the very near future.

We have been drawn to play against Sampford Arundel CC in the qualifying game of the Somerset section of the National Indoor competition on Sunday 10th January at 4.30pm.

The winners of this match will play Bridgwater CC at 6.00pm on the same day to see who wins the Somerset section and progresses.

Paul Short is your contact for this event.

The Club will be applying for Community Amateur Sports Club status for the 2010 season.

Application for and granting of this status will enable the Club to benefit from attractive tax based items from the Inland Revenue.

The Club’s rules need to be amended to take account of this and to move the application onwards.

Next month’s AGM is the place for these changes to be made.

Please give up a couple hours of your time on Monday 28th December from 10.00am to perform further work on the covers.

Funding for the project has been applied for and we need to get the frames etc ready for welding, so a big effort is requested.

Lunch and a pint will be on offer too, but must be booked in advance.

Please contact Simon Rudd (simon.rudd@sportinwellington.co.uk) or Steve Symons (obes2007@btinternet.com) to book your place!

Funding will be applied for before Christmas through the above mechanism.

Any funding gained will be used towards the pitch covers project which is a major priority for the 2010 season.

We have a good case and with the support of those who matter locally, the Management Committee is confident of success in this respect.

• Saturday 10th April – Sunday XI v Cranmore (a)
• Friday 23rd July – Midweek XI v St Andrews CC (Surrey) (h)

The Midweek XI has two more matches for next season as follows,

• Tuesday 22nd June – Nynehead (a) (20/20)
• Tuesday 27th July – Nynehead (h) (20/20)