AGM 2025
CARDIFF CASUALS CRICKET CLUB (Founded 1993) –
33rd AGM
Date - Friday 21st November 2025
Venue – Cardiff Athletic Club
Apologies: Mark Stephens, Rich Holliday, Dave Thomas,
Liam Forster, John Prior, Rhys Davies.
Present:Rob Owens, Dan Lewis, James Hodkinson, Steve
O’Reilly, Goff Day, Ed Stewart, Patrick Dean,
Jack Beaumont, Matt Cullen, Sanay Goyal, Dave White,
Will Mason-Wilkes.
1. REVIEW OF MINUTES OF LAST AGM (32nd) – viewable
on the website forum.
2. INDOOR CAPTAINS REPORT: W. Mason-Wilkes.
Winter 2025 / Spring 2026 – resumes December 3rd
with Rhys Davies and another running it. Will MW takes
over the reigns from Steveo who stood up and volunteered
to run the Casuals teams last year.
3. CAPTAIN'S REPORT - J. Hodkinson: See Appendix 1.
4. SECRETARY’S / WEBMASTER’S REPORT: See
Appendix 2.
SECRETARY:
- Website ranks in the top 5 for “Cricket clubs
Cardiff” on Google but not on Bing due to Copilot.
Plan to explore this. Main source of new players remains
the website.
- Regular updates to the gallery, with additional activity
on Facebook and X (Twitter) by Jack and others. Rhys/Jack
added more video clips and gifs, including notable moments
like Liam’s run out and Steveo’s umpire
commentary.
- Casuals club admin went smoothly, but delays in submitting
match reports are an ongoing issue. Reports need to
be submitted within 1-2 weeks of games.
- Chairman and Captain to be match report ‘enforcers’.
Future of Web Admin:
- Last year, a working group was formed to address the
future of the website, but no progress has been made.
Options for 2026 include:
- Play-cricket, new website with database backend, or
self-developed site.
- Possible redesign or commission of a company for a
new site.
- Willow website also considered.
- Goffy is beginning to accumulate funds for potential
changes.
- Dan will continue to be Webmaster for 2 more years.
Willow League Admin:
- Significant time spent weekly managing results, fixture
changes, complaints, and general inquiries.
- Efforts made to push more responsibility onto the
Willow committee, particularly for fixture-related tasks.
- Explore the options of Play Cricket for results.
5. WILLOW LEAGUE REPORT: See Appendix 2.
- Pitch availability issues continue but were eventually
found. Alternative venues: Astros, Heath, The Marl,
Pontymister.
- Cup Final - BOTs took over liaising between finalists
to determine venues (which was welcome, though there
was some confusion with split final venues (final at
St Fagans, bowl at Llandaff).
- The proposed merger of NOW and Medics was not pursued.
- Full list of rule changes agreed at the AGM is available
on the forum.
- Chartered Trust won both the league and cup, remaining
unbeaten through the season.
- Ferrets won the bowl, defeating Eclipse.
6. TREASURER’S REPORT/ ACCOUNTS FOR APPROVAL:
G. Day.
- Club remains very healthy
- Cash in Bank still extremely healthy
- Debtors virtually eradicated
- Club value increased again for 5th year in succession
(up 9.1%)
- Membership down 5% (1.5 people)
- Subs down 3% (although 8% increase in participations!
Foxy’s fault)
- Pitch / Court costs too low as no bill received for
Nets (c£300)
- Equipment costs high but driven by grant support
- ‘TRUE’ position very different …….
- Banking fees no more next year!!!! (£60 saving)
- Vale of Glamorgan still hold £100 annual deposit
- Match Fees - Indoor (£3), Nets (£3 - £0
for 2026) and Outdoor (£4)
- Keep Annual membership at £25
- Keep Insurance set up unchanged (£117.20 including
£10m PLI)
- Keep IT set up unchanged (as long as DL in agreement)
– see note 11
- Nets booked – 2x lanes Tues Feb 17th @ 8pm.
- Tonight’s Flight Club to be paid by club (£176
– already accounted for in tonight’s figures)
- BDS agreed to £600 of Kit funding again for
2026
- Apply for another £2000 from Sport Wales for
IT? Yes.
7. FIXTURE SECRETARY REPORT/ STATS: D. Lewis.
Kevin did a great job of taking over from Mark in 2025,
taking notes from Mark and documenting them –
on guidance for future Fixture Secretaries…which
will be very soon as Kevin is moving away and is standing
down from being Fixtures Secretary for 2026. He has
already arranged a number of Sunday fixtures (following
the same template as previous years) – so we will
be looking for a volunteer.
8. ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
- Captain – Steve O’Reilly.
- Vice Captain – Jack Beaumont & Dan Lewis.
- Chairmen – Rob Owens.
- Secretary – Dan Lewis.
- Fixture Secretary – James Hodkinson.
- Assistant Fixture Secretary - Sanay Goyal & Rob
Owens.
- Treasurer – Goff Day.
- Webmaster – Dan Lewis.
- Social Media Secretary – Matt Cullen.
- Members Member / Player Liaison – Sanay Goyal.
- Indoor Captain – Will Mason-Wilkes.
- Club Statistician - Mark Stephens
- Honourary VP - Rich Holliday & Andy Hood
- President - John Prior
9. POLICIES FOR NEXT SEASON: No charge for nets as
a trial to encourage new members along. Recruitment
was also raised. Members encouraged to invite friends
along to nets, socials, games etc.
10. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CHARGES: No change, except nets
(above).
11. CHAMPAGNE MOMENT: Foxy's last innings / guard of
honour.
12. THE TUDOR THOMAS CUP FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
TO THE TOUR: Rhys’s caught and bowled to win the
Sunday tour match.
13. FOXY AWARD: Ed Stagg - summary in Appendix 1. We
need a definition from Foxy. Was awarded by JH as a
‘spirit of cricket’ award.
14. PRESIDENTS / VP: Foxy named as President. Andy
Hood as Honourary VP.
15. AOB:
- BRYN-Y-DON: No major traffic issues, but games often
started late caused by both teams’ tardiness.
- CLUB STATISTICIAN: Committee role. Shakes accepted
the position. Agreed by Committee post-AGM.
- CHRISTMAS MEAL. April - vote on WhatsApp for 4 dates.
- NETS - Nets booked – 2x lanes Tues Feb 17th
@ 8pm.
- TOUR - Need to arrange tour earlier in 2026 –
although we had venue and hotel booked for 2025 –
fixture arranging was left to last minute, came off,
but nearly didn’t. September 4th - 6th. Location
TBC.
- FOXY TESTIMONIAL - Noted success. Thanks to all that
helped organised, and good to see familiar faces.
Full Appendices are on the club player forum
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