Playing Member Match Fees

Your committee decided recently to introduce player match fees of £2 for senior members and £1 for junior members for all matches with effect from 1st July 2004. You may ask why this approach has been taken?

The Cricket Section does not gain any monetary value from player subscriptions as the funds are transferred to the Sports Club funds for maintenance of ground and premises (to put it very simplistically). If the Section has any projects that it wishes to fund then it has to raise the cash required internally through social events or other means. The project envisaged requires the "other means" approach.

The Cricket Section has suffered a loss of 1st XI players over the winter months but the committee wants the Cricket Section to continue playing at the highest possible standard available. With that in mind the committee is seeking out the possibility of acquiring an affordable professional for season 2005.

This is considered to be a very worthwhile project and your committee hopes that all members will respect the reasoning behind the move. Please ensure that you have the appropriate cash in your pockets for each match as the team captains have enough on their plates without having to chase for outstanding match fees.