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Special
General Meeting at Liverpool CC - TONIGHT
Tuesday 8th
October 2002
To all
club secretaries, Liverpool Competition Management Committee and Vice Presidents
Notice of
Special General Meeting
Notice is hereby
given that a Special General Meeting will take place at Liverpool Cricket Club
tonight at 7:30pm.
If you, as
recipient of this notice, are not the Club Secretary, please ensure that these
papers are passed on to the appropriate person(s).
1. Welcome and Roll Call.
2. Chairman's opening remarks.
3. Confirmation
of the proposals for Feeder Leagues, as outlined in the attached document
(Feeder League Report - see below).
4. To discuss the future role of
professionals in the Liverpool Competition.
5. Open discussion of matters
relating to season 2002.
6. Draws for 2003 Knockout
Competitions.
7. Closure of proceedings.
Feeder League Report
1. The Alliance between the
Merseyside Competition and the Southport and District League (the MSCA) is to
commence in 2003, with each league contributing 12 teams. At first, the 24
teams will play in one league.
2. In 2004, the top 12 will
play in 'Alliance Division 1' and the bottom 12 in 'Alliance Division 2'.
3. At the end of the 2004
season, the team finishing at the top of the 'Alliance Division 1' will be
promoted to the 'Liverpool Competition Division 1' with one club being
relegated.
NOTE:
a) This is subject to the top club fulfilling the Liverpool Competition
Ground Criteria.
b) Should the top club not
wish to be promoted or not fulfil the ground criteria, then no other
Alliance Club will, in that season, be promoted and the bottom club in
'Liverpool Competition Division 1' will remain in that division.
c) There will be 2 up and 2
down between 'Alliance Division 1' and 'Alliance Division 2'.
d) One club from each of
the continuing Merseyside and Southport Leagues will replace the bottom
clubs in the 'Alliance Division 2.'
4. At the end of the 2005
season, promotion and relegation will continue on a 2 up and 2 down basis
between all divisions and leagues.
5. The Alliance will play
time cricket in accordance with the current Merseyside Competition
arrangements (5 hours).
6. The Alliance will adopt
the Merseyside Competition rulings in respect of professionals.
7. Other major issues such as
Umpires/Fixturing/Financing are currently being resolved through
sub-committees between the two leagues.
8. A Joint Consultative
Committee will be formed comprising equal members from the Alliance and the
Liverpool Competition to oversee all matters relating to Playing Regulations
and the operation of the feeder system. There will be four representatives
from the Alliance and four from the Liverpool Competition, which will include
the Chairman.
9. The desire of the
Liverpool Competition is to ensure that, over a period of time, the Alliance
(particularly in Division 1) plays a longer game. This has been acknowledged
and a progressive increase is envisaged from, possibly, 2004/2005.
Chris Ruddock (Chairman)
Malcolm Barber (Cricket Chairman)
27th August 2002
from:
Chris Weston
L&DCC Hon. Sec.
16th September 2002
