Cricket has been played in the Eastons for many years - the earliest reference dates back to 6th August 1841 when the Essex Standard reported a match between Little Easton and Great Easton. There have been many incarnations of the club since then and the location of where matches have been played.
The Recreation Ground, since it was given to the village in 1930 by the Countess of Warwick, has become the permanent home of cricket in the Eastons. In 1933, when the ground was officially opened, the Little Easton Cricket Club was founded by local resident H. A. "Taffy" Gwynne, with the Hon. Maynard Greville, as a Vice President, continuing the Warwick Family association with the Club.
In 1974, after a couple of years where Little Easton CC had failed to field teams, the Eastons Cricket Club was founded by a group of like-minded local cricketers. The club has grown since then and now has around 35 playing members.
The wicket is now one of the best pitches in the area. The club raised funds, matched with its own money to have it re-laid, and the pitch is very well maintained by a group of volunteers who give up at least one evening a week during the summer to keep it in tip-top condition.
The club has many social events with pre and post-season dinners, fundraising events and a weekly social night in the local pub. Golf lovers are catered for by the Eastons CC Golf Society, and the club arranges a tour weekend once a year consisting of cricket matches, golf and social evenings.
Eastons has a long and varied history of cricket rooted in the local community. Head over to our dedicated club history page to delve into the archives. We have a collection of excerpts from local and national news reports, as well as tales recounted by previous players...
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The name of the Club shall be Eastons Cricket Club (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Club’).
The Club Colours shall be Royal Blue and Yellow and the Badge be a Stag.
The main aim of the Club is to provide facilities for, and to promote participation in, the amateur sport of Cricket in the Parishes of Little Easton, Great Easton and Tilty.
In delivering this aim the Club will pursue the following objectives:
a) Participation in the sport of Cricket (hereinafter referred to as the ‘sport’).
b) The organisation, management, and development of the Club for all members of the Club.
c) Membership of appropriate organisations for the purpose of establishing regular competitive play for the Club’s representative teams.
d) The provision of appropriate training and playing facilities for its members.
e) Promoting and maintaining the highest standards of sportsmanship and safety in the sport.
f) Upholding the rules of the sport.
g) Providing equal opportunities for successful participation by all sections of the community.
h) The local promotion of the sport.
The Club shall be affiliated to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
All members are subject to the Constitution and Rules of the Club and the regulations of the National Governing Body.
a) Membership of the Club shall be open to anyone interested in the sport on application, regardless of sex, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs, except as a necessary consequence of the requirements of cricket and appropriate facilities.
b) The Club may have different classes of membership, subscriptions, and match fees on a non-discriminatory and fair basis.
c) The Club will keep subscriptions and match fees at levels that will not pose a significant obstacle to people participating.
In respect of Paras. b) and c) above, the Club Captain will have sole discretion on the match fee per game to be paid by individual players to ensure the requirement contained in Para. c) above is met.
d) Annual Membership shall be granted to those who pay at least two match fees within a twelve-month period commencing 1st April and terminating 31st March and to those elected to serve on the Management Committee.
e) Each Member shall be entitled to attend and vote at Special or Annual General Meetings.
f) Members may be elected to and serve on the Management Committee.
g) The Constitution and Rules of the Club will be published online available to all members.
Only the Management Committee shall be entitled to:
a) refuse any application for membership on the grounds that such membership would be prejudicial to the objectives of the Club as set out in Clause 3 of the Constitution and Rules.
b) refuse, for good and sufficient reason, renewal of any existing membership or terminate or suspend any membership, provided that the member concerned shall have the right to be heard by the full Management Committee before a final decision is made.
i) The Management Committee shall inform the member in writing of any decision to terminate their membership.
ii) Any member under suspension shall be barred from taking part in any match or event under the control of the Club.
iii) The member may apply for reinstatement at the next General Meeting.
iv) Any member who fails to pay their match fees by the date required shall forfeit their right to representation on the Management Committee, at Special and Annual General Meetings, and shall be suspended from taking part in any event under the control of the Club until such fees are paid.
The AGM shall be held at approximately twelve-monthly intervals, but, wherever possible, no later than 30th November.
At each AGM the following business shall be conducted:
a) Receive and confirm the minutes of the previous AGM.
b) Presentation of the Club’s financial accounts for the year.
c) Presentation of the Club’s projected financial situation for the forthcoming year, and the setting of all fees.
d) Election of officers to the Management Committee.
e) Election of Vice-Captain(s) where applicable.
f) Any other business brought before the meeting which has been submitted in writing to the secretary not less than seven days prior to the AGM, and any other business deemed relevant by the Chairman.
Notice for an AGM shall be a minimum of fourteen days.
An SGM may be called:
a) upon receipt by the Secretary of a written requisition stating its purpose and signed by at least 5 members.
b) a two-thirds majority vote of the Management Committee.
At least seven days’ notice must be given of any such meeting stating the business to be discussed. In an emergency the Chair may call a meeting at two days’ notice.
a) The Chair, or in his/her absence, the Vice Chair, will take the Chair.
b) All members shall register with the Secretary prior to the start of the meeting.
c) Each member shall have one vote.
d) All votes shall be determined by a simple majority. In the event of a tied vote, the Chair may exercise a casting vote.
e) The quorum shall be one quarter of those eligible to vote, or five such members, whichever is the smaller.
f) The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings and record all proceedings and resolutions.
a) The members of the Management Committee shall be drawn from the membership, as defined in Clause 5 of this Constitution.
b) Candidates shall be elected by the attending members at the AGM, and shall be members of the Management Committee from the conclusion of that AGM until the conclusion of the following AGM.
c) All nominations of candidates for election shall:
i) have the consent of the nominee;
ii) be in writing;
iii) be seconded;
iv) be received by the Secretary not less than ten days before the AGM.
v) Uncontested posts may be filled by nomination(s) and election at the AGM.
vi) The Secretary shall send all members a list of all nominations not less than seven days prior to the AGM.
a) The Management Committee shall consist of the following Officers:
The Chair
The Vice Chair
The Secretary
The Treasurer
The Captain (plus 2nd XI and Indoor Captains when applicable)
The Vice Captain(s)
The Social Secretary
The Fixtures Secretary
Hospitality Secretary
Groundskeeper
Honorary Auditor
Additional Co-Opted members
The President may attend at their discretion and has voting rights on the Committee.
b) When the club is working with children (under 18s), either through providing training or playing opportunities, the Management Committee must include a suitably vetted and trained individual to act as the Club Welfare Officer.
c) All the above shall be entitled to one vote each at General Meetings, except the Chair who will have a casting vote in the event of a tied vote.
d) The Committee may co-opt any member to any unfilled post until the conclusion of the following AGM, providing that the number of co-opted members shall not exceed one third of the total number of persons serving on the Committee at that time.
e) The Management Committee may appoint any subcommittees it may deem necessary to deal with the matters of the Club, until the conclusion of the following AGM. The proceedings of all such committees shall report to the Management Committee by a representative elected by that subcommittee.
The Management Committee shall be to establish Club Policies, supervise the Club Finances and administer and oversee all playing activities, including playing and non-playing facilities, and the Committee will have the right to refuse or withdraw membership.
a) The Chair shall chair Committee meetings, or in his/her absence one of either the Vice Chair or Secretary or a nominee from the Committee in the event of all those mentioned being absent.
b) Fourteen days’ notice of any meeting of the Management Committee shall be given by the Secretary, except when the date of the meeting had been agreed at the previous management meeting, in which case seven days’ notice shall be given.
c) In an emergency the Chair may call a meeting at two days’ notice.
d) The quorum shall be four of those Officers entitled to vote, as listed in Clause 10a.
e) All members of the Management Committee shall be entitled to vote.
f) All votes shall be determined by a simple majority. In the event of a tied vote, the Chair may exercise a casting vote.
g) The Committee shall have the power to co-opt further members to aid specific projects or subgroups.
h) Meetings shall be open to all members of the Club.
i) The Management Committee shall have the power to deal with any matters arising that may not be provided for in the Constitution and Rules. Any decision so taken shall be reported at the next AGM for ratification.
The Selection Committee shall consist of the Captain and Vice Captain(s) (plus 2nd XI and/or Indoor Captains when applicable).
The appointment of President and Vice President(s) and Auditor are honorary positions and shall be at the discretion of the Management Committee.
Only the honorary position of President carries voting rights.
The Constitution and Rules of the Club shall not be altered, nor any fresh Rules made, except at the AGM, or an SGM (if considered urgent by the Management Committee) and a two thirds majority vote of the membership attending shall be necessary before any change be adopted.
a) The income and property of the Club, however derived, shall be applied towards the objectives of the Club as set out in Para. 3 above.
b) All surplus income or profits are to be re-invested in the Club. No surpluses or assets will be distributed to members or third parties.
c) The Club shall have the power to raise money by means of yearly affiliation fees and/or match fees as determined by the Management Committee and agreed at the AGM.
d) The Club shall look to gain further finance from discretionary support from the various ECB sponsored national initiatives, other funders/schemes identified by the Management Committee as supporting the objectives set out in Para. 3; the Honorary President and Vice Presidents, and fundraising events.
e) All monies shall be lodged in a bank account in the name of the Club.
f) The Treasurer shall be the authorised person to sign cheques and authorise/make debit card or online payments on behalf of the Club.
g) The Treasurer may nominate officers of the Club to use a debit card or make electronic payment (limited to an amount previously agreed by the Management Committee). No such payment can be made without prior permission of the Treasurer.
h) Where online banking is available, the Treasurer may nominate other officers to have joint access to review income or payments.
i) All routine payments made by the Treasurer/nominees shall be subject to prior authorisation by the Management Committee. In the case of online payments, the Treasurer will advise the Management Committee of those parties that accept online payment, and once this is done, he/she may make online payments to those parties as he/she thinks fit.
j) In the case of one-off payments, then the nominee will seek prior approval from the Treasurer and in the case of the Treasurer, prior approval from either the Chairman, Club Captain, or Secretary.
k) All payments made on behalf of the Club by the Treasurer/their Nominees will be reviewed as part of every Management Committee meeting.
l) The financial year of the Club shall run from 1st October to 30th September each year.
m) All accounts presented at the AGM shall, prior to the meeting, have been audited by an Honorary Auditor.
Any resolution to dissolve the Club may be passed at any General Meeting provided that the terms of the proposed resolution are received by the Secretary at least twenty-eight days before the meeting at which the resolution is to be brought forward, and that:
a) at least ten days’ notice of the proposed resolution shall be given in writing by the Secretary to all members, and that:
b) such a resolution shall receive the assent of two thirds of those present and entitled to vote.
Upon dissolution of the Club, and after all liabilities have been cleared, any remaining assets shall be given or transferred to any:
a) local registered Community Amateur Sports Club
b) the Little Easton Parish Council
c) a registered sports charity
d) the sport’s governing body
as determined by the Management Committee for use by them in related community sports.
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