2023 ANNUAL REPORT

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2023 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 68 2023 AGM, the club had received a challenge from a member as to the eligibility of the two capped players. The club had sought legal advice over the weekend, and the result of that was that the two capped players were not eligible to stand for election in 2023. Ms Pursehouse offered the club’s apologies to the affected players and to the members. There were, therefore, three candidates for three places in an uncontested election. Dave Gunn, Penny Huggard and Stephen Lehane were appointed to the General Committee. Mr John Evans said that this was the fourth occasion on which a mistake had occurred with the election process. He enquired as to why it had taken a member to point out that the players were ineligible, rather than those the club paid to ensure good governance. The Chair said that the club had acted in good faith.The General Committee had asked for advice and that advice had led to there being five candidates on the ballot paper. The club had informed the two capped players over the weekend that they were ineligible to stand, which was a source of embarrass- ment. It was unfortunate, but the Chair said that people are human and they do make mistakes.The relevant employee had been reminded of their responsibilities. Mr Peter Quinn asked if the club had paid for the specific legal advice received.The Chair said that all legal advice and support received was paid for as part of a rolling contract. Mr Michael Parkinson enquired about the make-up of the Nominations Panel. Mr Moore responded by saying that the panel is recruited by open advertisement, and shortlisted candidates were interviewed by a recruitment panel, many of whom had HR backgrounds. The current panel was nearing the end of its three-year appointment, and invitations to form the new panel would be invited from applicants over the spring and summer of 2023. The Chair pointed out that the mistake about the capped players’ eligibility was not made by the Nominations Panel.The Nomina- tions Panel, he continued, consists of volunteers who seek advice from the Executive.The Chair re-iterated that both he and the Chief Executive offered their apologies to members. 11. TO CONFIRM THE ONE NOMINATED MEMBER APPOINTED TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE Mr Moore explained that one of the responsibilities of the Nominations Panel is to appoint the nominated candidate to the General Committee based on the skills and experience of the other members of the Committee. As the capped players had been declared ineligible so recently, the Nominations Panel needed to reconvene and would announce their appointment shortly. 12.TO APPOINT A PRESIDENT FOR 2023 The Chair announced that, on the unanimous recommendation of Nominations Panel and General Committee, the proposal was that Mr Chris Broad should be appointed as President for 2023.This was put to the vote and was unanimously agreed in the room, with 60 members for and one against on Zoom. Mr Moore explained that Mr Broad was away in India at the time of the AGM, but that he was delighted to accept.The Chair read out a short statement from Mr Broad which included his thanks to the members and to outgoing President Basher Hassan, who was described by Mr Broad as having green and gold running through his veins. 13. TO APPOINT TWOVICE PRESIDENTS The Chief Executive asked the Vice Chair, Mr Richard Stevenson, to propose the two newVice Presidents.The Vice Chair proposed Mr Jeffrey Moore, and this was seconded by Mr John Lee. The vote was unanimous in the room with 55 in favour and one against on Zoom. Mr Stevenson also proposed Mr PeterWright, and this was seconded by Mr Jeffrey Moore.The vote was unanimous in the room with 58 in favour and one against on Zoom. 14. TO APPOINT AUDITORS TO THE CLUB FOR 2023 Mr Ellis proposed PKF Smith Cooper as the auditors for 2023. This was seconded by Mr John Evans.The appointment was unanimously agreed in the room and by a majority on Zoom (with two members on Zoom voting against). 15. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Mr John Evans noted that Rule 9.2 and 9.8 respectively refer to ‘in person’ and a ‘show of hands’. In a proposal which he hoped was helpful, he suggested that the Rules be modernised to take account of Zoom and similar video conference technology used by those who weren’t present in person to take part in votes. The Chair agreed that this was a sensible idea. Mr Wright thanked the members for making him a Vice President, and noted that cricket was a fantastic game that taught those who participate in it much about life. He said, however, that there was a small group of members who seemed to want to make trouble. Mr Wright had telephoned the two capped players to tell them the disappointing news about their ineligibility for the Committee. One of them had observed that the challenge made to their eligibility had resulted in an outcome that was arguably not the best one for the club. One of the players was from a Pakistani background, and could therefore have given the club the benefit of his lived experience and contacts to help it engage with that community. The Chair agreed that this was a less than satisfactory outcome and