2021 ANNUAL REPORT

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2021 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 48 M I NU T E S O F T H E ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING Held online via Zoom on Monday 22 February 2021 Present: Mr RWTennant (Chair- man), Members of the General Committee, Ms L J Pursehouse MBE (Chief Executive), Members of Staff and 225 Members. The Chairman welcomed to the meeting the members of the club, including HonoraryVice-Presidents: Cllr StuartWallace (Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council), Cllr Sue Mallender (Mayor of Rushcliffe Borough Council) and Cllr Rosemary Healy (Lord Mayor of Nottingham). At the start of the meeting, Ms L J Pursehouse, Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, asked for a minute’s silence in memory of: Mr E Alcock, Mrs D Allen, Mrs B Bingham, Mr J B Bolus, Mr M Brookes, Mr N M E Burn, Mrs M J Charlesworth, Mr R Charlesworth, Mrs J Crich, Mrs J Drury, Mr R Ekins, Mrs M Ellis, Mr D Guthrie, Mr R Hanson, Mr J Hardy, Mr J D Harrison, Mr P Hazzledine, Mr J Hearn, Mr D A Hutchins, Miss D P Hutchings, Mr B Johnson, Mr D J Kilby, Mrs J Law, Miss C Legan, Mr J Martin, Mrs E M McGarva, Mr D Porter, Mr P Quartly, Miss B Ritchie, Mr B Robson, Mr C Rothwell, Mr J Sheriston, Mr J D Springhall, Mr GWallis. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Mr J R Cope, Mr C Palmer, Mr M Brown, Mr B C Broad, Mr E E Hemmings, Mr P Johnson, Mr N Puri, Mr A Edwards, Mr N Bratton, Mrs J Bratton. 2. MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2020 These were accepted as a true and accurate record on the proposition of Ms K A Davies CBE and seconded by Mr Julian Franklin. 3. MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising. 4. TO RECEIVE THE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Mr Tennant said that, in his speech at the AGM in 2019, he hadn’t been able to recall any year during his time on the General Committee that had been quite so challenging. As it happened, 2020 had become just that. The first year of the global pandemic presented issues that were new and challenging for all and MrTennant acknowledged that many people felt that their lives still remained on hold. However, although there was to be no business as usual in 2020, much important work was done and more cricket was played than we could possibly have hoped for at the conclusion of the initial lockdown. For making that possible he said the club had the ECB, the players and the staff to thank. Working closely with the government, the ECB had taken responsibility for ensuring and demonstrating that our sport was safe to recommence. The result was that both red- and white-ball cricket was played at all levels of the game. The club’s staff, players and coaches were to be congratulated for the way in which they approached the rules and regulations that allowed cricket to be played, albeit behind closed doors. The introduction of a conference style championship under the banner of the BobWillis Trophy was a great success for the game given the circumstances, and this format allowed a meaningful competition within a reduced timeframe. Whilst the club still waited for that elusive red-ball win, there was no doubt in Mr Tennant’s mind that the Nottinghamshire team was beginning to gel. With guidance from the experienced coaching setup, the squad had developed considerably, with a number of younger players begin- ning to show what they are capable of; and that in particular had been pleasing to see. Winning the Vitality Blast for the second time in four years was richly deserved for the dominant cricket played by Notts Outlaws through- out the tournament and put to bed the disappointment of losing in the semi-final last year. Mr Tennant passed on his con- gratulations to Peter Moores, the