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WELLINGTON Cricket Club Rules 2000

1. The Club shall be called Wellington Cricket Club and its object shall be to provide facilities for cricket in Wellington and the surrounding area and social activities for all its members.

2. The Management of the Club shall be the whole responsibility of the Management Committee, which shall consist of the President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Club Captain, Cricket Committee Chairman and Secretary, House Chairman, Youth Chairman, Bar Chairman, Fund-raising Chairman and Ladies Committee Chairman. All shall be elected at the AGM, as will be members of the Cricket Committee, with the exception of the Ladies Chairman, who shall be elected at the Ladies AGM. All committees shall have power to co-opt members for specific purposes and shall have the right to invite any person to attend any particular meeting or meetings.

3. The Cricket Committee shall consist of the Cricket Committee Chairman and Secretary, Ground Chairman, Fixture Secretary, Match Secretary, Youth Chairman, All Saturday and Sunday Captains and Vice Captains plus five senior members and one Under 21 member. The Club Chairman, General Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officio members of all committees.

4. All Captains shall be elected at the AGM but Vice Captains shall be elected by the Cricket Committee.

5. All nominations for positions on the Management Committee and Cricket Committee plus the captains shall be with the Secretary no later than three days before the AGM, and shall bear the signature of a proposer and seconder, who shall be club members and of the person nominated signifying his willingness to stand. Existing members are automatically deemed as nominated for re-election.

6. The Selection Committee shall consist of the Captains or their nominated representatives but, if the Saturday and Sunday Captain be the same person, then the Vice-Captain on Saturday shall make the number up to two persons per team. The Cricket Committee Chairman shall also sit on the Selection Committee and take the chair when present. If absent the Club Captain shall take the chair. The Selection Committee shall be responsible for appointing the captain of any team to represent the Club in any additional, special or knock-out fixture. Terms of reference will be supplied by the Management Committee to each Sub-Committee Chairman and no deviation will be allowed without the consent of the Management Committee. No member or Sub-Committee shall be authorised to spend Club Funds without the prior approval of the Management Committee.

7. Membership shall be divided into:

(a) Vice-Presidents
(b) Non-Playing Members
(c) Players over 18
(d) Players under 18 and those not in full time employment
(e) Players under 16
(f) Players under 13
(g) Lady members
(h) Old Age Pensioners
(i) Occasional Player

The governing date for ages shall be April 1st. Applications for Membership shall be made to the Secretary, who shall place them before the Management Committee for approval or otherwise. No person shall be admitted to Membership or privileges of the Club unless an interval of 2 days has elapsed between his/her nomination and acceptance. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman, Secretary and Club Captain have the authority to enroll a new Playing Member prior to the acceptance by the Management Committee, but this action shall be brought before the next available Management Committee Meeting for approval or otherwise. No player - either senior or junior - shall represent the club unless he is a member of the club.

8. The ClubÕs financial year shall be from October 1st to September 30th and, if possible audited accounts shall be presented at the AGM.

9. AGM - This shall be held in November with Members receiving 14 days notice of the meeting. All Members except those under 16 years of age shall be entitled to vote on every motion, including the election of all Officials, except the vote for the Captains which will be confined to those members who have paid a Senior or Under 18 Playing Member Subscription and by current Members who have previously been Senior Playing Members of the Club and paid a Senior Players Subscription. The AGM shall appoint an Auditor for the following 12 months. At the AGM or at any General Meeting the President, or in his absence the Chairman, shall take the chair and every Member present shall have one vote on each motion. In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. In any vote at the AGM the successful candidate must have more than 50 per cent of the votes. At the AGM Members shall have the power to elect an Honourary Life Member who shall have the same power as all other members.

10. Subscriptions and Match Levies. These shall be fixed at the AGM for the forthcoming season. All subscriptions shall become due on January 1st. Any playing Member not paying his Subscription by June 1st shall not be considered for team selection until his Subscription has been paid. Any Member who has not paid his/her Subscription by September 30th of that year shall have his/her name deleted from the Membership Register. In the case of new Members, Subscriptions shall become due immediately on acceptance and payment of the appropriate amount shall, therefore, accompany the application for membership. A new playing Member joining the Club midway or late in the season may pay a reduced subscription as decided by the Management Committee. Failure on the part of the Player to do his Bar Rota would automatically disqualify him from playing until he had rectified the omission.

11. An Extraordinary Meeting of Members shall be called by the Honourary Secretary upon either a resolution of the Committee or the request in writing stating the purpose signed by at least 15 Members. The Honourary Secretary shall call the Meeting by giving at least 14 days notice to all Members within 14 days of receipt of the resolution or request and in such notice shall state the purpose of the meeting. The business of the Meeting shall be confined to that stated in the notice. All Members entitled to vote.

12. Club and Bar Hours. The Club shall be open from 11am to 11pm as required on any day from January 1st to December 31st except Sundays when it should be open from 12 noon to 10.30pm. The bar shall be open between the hours applicable to licensed premises within the district. All opening times are at the sole discretion of the Bar Committee. Not withstanding any other provision in these rules intoxicating liquor may be supplied during permitted hours to visitors attending the Club premises on the occasions of such functions as may be authorised by the Management Committee, providing the number of such functions will not exceed 12 in any one year.

13. Visiting teams and their guests shall be deemed temporary Members for the day of their visit. A member may introduce friends as his/her guests but the member so introducing them shall sign their names in the Visitors Book. Visitors may purchase alcohol at the Club bar. No member shall be entitled to introduce a Visitor to the Club at a time when licensed premises are closed in the locality. Members of an organised party may, with the CommitteeÕs consent and at a subscription fixed by the Committee, be temporary members for the day of their visit, provided their names and addresses are posted on the ClubÕs Notice Board at least 48 hours before the date of the visit. Only members and invited guests shall attend Club social functions.

14. No Member shall take away or permit to be taken away from the Club premises on any pretext whatever any article which is the property of the Club without the permission of the Management Committee. Neither must any member wilfully damage or destroy any Club property.

15. The Management Committee is empowered to make repeal or amend by-laws as it considers necessary. These by-laws shall have effect until set aside by the General Meeting. The Management Committee shall be the sole authority for interpreting the Rules and by-laws and for settling all disputes relating to the affairs of the Club.

16. Any complaints must be made in writing to the Secretary who, if he is unable to deal with them, shall submit them to the Management Committee whose decision shall be final.

17. No alteration of the Rules shall be made except at the Annual General Meeting and notice of the proposed alteration must be given to the Secretary by November 1st. Rule alterations received by November 1st and sent out to members with the notice of the AGM shall, if passed at the Annual Meeting, come into effect immediately.

18. The Management Committee shall have the power to expel any Member, such decision to be communicated by the Secretary in writing to the Member.

19. The Club shall appoint three Members as Trustees, in whose names shall be vested the Lease and other securities belonging to the Club, to be held by them without attaching any personal liability and to be dealt with by them as the Committee may from time to time by resolution direct. The Trustees, once appointed, shall remain Trustees until they resign as Trustees, resign or cease to be a Member of the Club, or are required by at least two thirds of those present at a General Meeting to resign. In any such case a substitute Trustee shall be appointed by a General Meeting, whereupon the resigning Trustee shall as soon as practicable thereafter, sign or execute the appropriate document transferring this interest to the new Trustee.