ANNUAL REPORT 2019

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2019 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 58 was struggling to understand the roles of the ECB and the Counties. Ms Pursehouse stated that there was still a lot of operational matters to be clarified but there should be a clearer picture in the coming months.The eight venues had been confirmed.The team that played out of Trent Bridge would not be a Notts team and could consist of players from all over the country. The Hundred would take place over the school holidays and would have some games on terrestrial TV. None of the teams would have county names. Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire would work together on an East Midlands participation programme linked toThe Hundred. Mr R Henson asked what the club’s view was regarding ECB Chief Executive Tom Harrison, who had inferred that The Hundred was already a huge success? He had also made a statement onTest Match Special that it was very much designed for the existing cricket audience which was at odds with earlier comments? Ms Pursehouse replied that she had not heard the interview but believed he was referring to the broadcast deal and the fact that cricket would be back on the BBC. Personally, she did not like sweeping statements about cricket’s existing audience or the type of cricket people did or did not enjoy. Some existing supporters would embrace it – some would not. It might be something new and different, but to her mind, that did not mean traditional cricket lovers could not enjoy it. In answer to a question by Mr E Hartstone, she confirmed that The Hundred would not be included in the 2020 membership but members would receive a priority booking period and have exclusive access to the Pavilion. The Chief Executive then turned to the Director of Finance and Development,Tim Eatherington, who introduced the members to the highlights of the club’s Com- munity and Cricket Development programmes before handing over to two members of the Trent Bridge delivery team to expand on those initiatives. With regard to Community and Cricket Development, he reminded everybody what fitted into this ever- growing area.The Trent Bridge Community Trust, the Cricket Development team and the part- nership with the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board and heritage projects were all found there. If the job was done well in this area, then it was possible to really make cricket speak to people across all communities and parts of Nottinghamshire. The Chairman had already referred to some of the sterling work that had been undertaken by the heritage team during the year.Whether it was the tangible aspects of their work, such as theWorldWar One memorial, or the less tangible parts, such as cataloguing and caring for the memorabilia, Mr Eatherington was sure that everyone was proud of the work they continued to do. In many ways, the focus on heritage had come to life in the last year or so. In that time the club had created a heritage storeroom, appointed a member of staff, recruited and retained a dedicated and loyal vol- unteer network, delivered multiple events for the members, continued cataloguing the treasures and erected memorials. In thanking Heritage Officer Steve LeMotee and his team, Mr Eatherington encouraged the members present, who were particularly interested in this work, to seek out the heritage items on display at County Hall that evening. The simple remit in the area of Cricket Development was to ulti- mately use the power of cricket and Trent Bridge to have a positive impact on the county.Taking cricket out to schools all over Nottingham- shire, supporting the network of recreational teams, developing new and engaging formats of the game and providing help and support to parts of the community that needed it the most, were all part of the team’s daily work. To provide the members with a further insight into some of this work, Mr Eatherington introduced two of his colleagues. Firstly, MandyWright, Community and Development Manager, followed by Mark Clifford, Community Project Manager. Club Officers: MsWright stated that recreational clubs were at the heart of what the department did. A key challenge identified in 2017 was that it was important to strengthen the relationships with recreational cricket clubs.This was recognised and, with the support