AGM

[Andy]

I see that in the American elections, everyone Trump endorsed did a Bismark. We can only hope the same happens to the Club's choice of candidates.

Fake news! Andrew Strauss will run again in 2024 and become President again.

[kingstonj1]

I see that in the American elections, everyone Trump endorsed did a Bismark. We can only hope the same happens to the Club's choice of candidates.

Why?

[vim]

I object to having choices forced onto everyone. Everybody who is a member should be able to put their name forward. Including the likes of John Faragher, if no one wants him they can express their views at the ballot box.

How many of the special choices were Essex CCC members before being chosen as the anointed ones?

[pablo]

It's not obvious to me that any of them know anything about cricket. I can understand Kingston's plea for pragmatism but arguing that we have to accept all this bizarre nonsense otherwise 'it will be the worse for us' sticks in the craw, as does the temerity to suggest who we should vote for. Unusually in sport this club is a largely democratic organisation with a committee answerable to members. We are on the slip road to being like most professional football clubs i.e run by a board and chief executive who pay lip service - if any service at all- to their supporters via some toothless advisory group. If people think that's acceptable then fine but I think we have been blackmailed into it - if I can still use that term- by the current zeitgeist, and worse, it plays into the hands of the ECB who may well have a more pliable organisation to deal with than hitherto.

[essexfan548]

No-one has to vote for the 'suggested' candidates. Read their statements and decide - we are a members club - so use your vote.

[Caughtright]

I am entirely one-eyed in my support for Essex, both the players and the admin, and this includes the ethos of the Club, which is democratic and freethinking, so I feel entirely comfortable and loyal in having rejected all but one of these recommended candidates who were parachuted in for our approval.

[bwildered]

AGM live online tonight .

Perhaps  this exciting event could be renamed the Essex Draft !
And the winner is ……..

[vim]

Another AGM over.

I was shocked that there are now around 3000 members, of which one third are seniors and 20% life members who pay no more.

[bwildered]

Those elected to the Essex County Cricket Club Board were:
• Simon Cooper 695 Votes
• Chris Townsend 659 Votes
• Anu Mohindru KC 629 Votes
• Jo Faragher 465 Votes
• Victoria Keil 460 Votes

Those not elected:
• Neil Faraday 452 Votes
• Peter Edwards 355 Votes
• Baiju Solanki 248 Votes
• Alan Yetts 239 Votes
• Ralph Camp 192 Votes
• Janet Hargreaves 174 Votes

Total number of Ballot Papers issued: 3,452
Total number of Ballot Papers received: 996 (28.8% of the Membership)
Total votes cast: 4,568

Those elected to the Members’ Committee were:
• Millie Dillane 411 Votes
• Piyush Somaiya 299 Votes
• Chris Grant 297 Votes

Those not elected:
• Alan Yetts 296 Votes
• Daniel Haggar 291 Votes
• Janet Hargreaves 263 Votes
• James Horsley 228 Votes
• Richard Martin 192 Votes
• Nigel Barrick 189 Votes
• Claire Wightman 188 Votes
• John Welch 181 Votes

 AGM went same way has much of regular forums .
Other dealings were , why 150k not in club accounts for compensation in racism report , due out end of year, club have no idea of  amount that might be awarded.

Ground development party news  start of next year, concerns that if ECB put 10,00o seating capacity on Womens international which would result in club losing status in hosting England Women  event .

New general WI-FI available at ground next season.

Too costly to have facilities to take payments for Meteor Way-parking.

Board members to more available on match days to answer queries.

ECB - HPR fixture set up to be same in 2023.

Pitches gave to much or little away, needed more consistency for bat and ball.

Review of square with samples taken for analysis a service free of charge by ECB.

Sight screens  taken up too much space in seating  areas.

Overall - Club awaiting with trepidation over racism report, which has taken a large chunk of finance.
Most subject had been covered by online forums .
Difficult watch / listen has sound quality was very poor throughout the meeting .

[pablo]

Well apparently with spent half a million quid on an issue where no one has made a 'formal complaint' against the club !!

[essexfan548]

Disappointing that so few voted ..

[Suffolk Richard]

I'd like to thank all members who voted for me on the committee election. And wish Millie, Piyush, Chris every success.  Richard

[Can the Can]

Disappointing that so few voted ..

Very much so. Extremely close indeed for the member's commitee.

[bwildered]

How many of the non nominated candidates made in on the committee ?

[essexfan548]

How many of the non nominated candidates made in on the committee ?

Only one - Jo Faragher - more people needed to vote.