YG'S 2024 AGM

Member AGM Notice Chairman's report ACCOUNTS

Member AGM Notice

160th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Dear Member,

We are accordingly, inviting you to the AGM to be held at Queen Margaret’s School,

at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday 3rd April 2024 for the following purposes:

To confirm the Minutes of the previous AGM
To receive the report and adopt the Accounts for 2023
To elect the Officers and Committee for the year
Any Other Business

If you intend to be present at the AGM and would also like to stay for dinner, as has been customary for many years, please email angus.shaw@brigantia.com BEFORE 5pm on 29th March.

We look forward to you joining us for the AGM.

Yours Sincerely,

A Shaw

Secretary

Chairmans Report

THE YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN’S CRICKET CLUB

(Founded 1863)

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Dear Member,

Summer 2022 was remarkable in many ways, not least for the opening up of the game after the covid lockdowns and the fact that we saw a brief but unprecedented extreme heatwave. I doubt that we have had to cancel a game before due to the excessive heat. In addition we watched a refreshing change of style shown by the England team in their approach to Test Match cricket which has continued through the winter. The range of skills and shots shown by Stokes, Root, Bairstow and Brook gives us all hope for the future of the longer form of the game. We wait to see how ‘Bazball’ will fair in the forthcoming Ashes series.

The season in numbers. We won 7, lost 11, drew 8 and sadly had 8 games cancelled for a variety of reasons. There have been a number of outstanding individual performances but the match of the season must have been on July 31st, where in the match against the Cryptics, Jason Dale (35 not out) was joined at the wicket by Phil Holland (69), and they took the score from the depths of 21/7 to 137/8 before being parted, enabling the YGs to set a target of 140. The Cryptics ended on 137/7, giving us a more than creditable draw! Pride of place goes to a rare double centurion, James Van Der Merve for his remarkable 200 retired not out off 105 balls v Leeds University. He also scored 123 not out v Pocklington School. Ollie Pimlott scored 108 not out v Langdales XI and Chandrabhan took the best bowling figures of the season, of 6/56 in the same game. Ollie also got 94 not out v Old Sumervilians. David O’Kelly scored 100 not out v Pocklington Pixies and v The Hawks took 3/20 and scored 71. Salman Syed scored 89 v Sheffield University Staff and 85 v The Emerati. Whilst JB Stubbs scored 88 v York University. Alex Bindloss took 4/18 in the same game.

I am afraid you will have noticed the reduction in communication from the club over recent months. We all knew Jeremy was a vital cog in the club’s modification, but I am not sure any of us realised just how vital. As a result a number of us are trying to come to terms with the huge amount of tasks that he undertook with such aplomb. Over time we hope to start to fill the void, but in the meantime please bear with us. Should there be any technical wizards amongst the membership, it would be appreciated if you would step forward with offers of help.

It was a delight to see the amazing work of Phil Holland, Gerhard Landy and Michael Chatham with our newly formed All Star junior section on a Friday night during the season, aided by Paul White and Jeremy. Seeing 30+ youngsters learning and enjoying the game each week, bodes well for the future of the game.

Dewi Winkle, vice chairman, has kindly taken on the fund raising mantle and he will be in contact over the coming weeks and months, as we seek to continue to improve the club for the future.

We have sadly lost a number of prominent members since my last report, Roger Hinchcliffe has kindly contributed the following:

Robin Brodhurst

Whilst Robin’s early life was spent in the south, educated at Marlborough College, Sandhurst and later Cambridge University, Robin came northwards in 1985 upon his appointment at Ampleforth College to teach history. His ability on the cricket field had preceded his arrival and later that year he was elected a YG. When his teaching commitments allowed, he played regularly for the Club, before in 1990 he moved to Pangbourne College as a member of the history department. Within two years he was Head of the Department which role he held until his retirement.

He had the most engaging manner and personality. It was a pleasure not only to be in his presence, but to have him in your side. He was indeed a very useful cricketer who was welcome in anyone’s team.

Richard (Dick) Umbers.

Dick was one of three very sporting brothers from Barnsley. Educated at Sedbergh, which has the reputation of producing, amongst other things, outstanding sportsmen. Dick did not disappoint. Representing the school at rugby and cricket, Cambridge University followed where he was awarded a rugby Blue and elected a Crusader.

Joining the YG’s he became a much sought after member of any YG side and was an absolute “shoe in.” He produced many eye catching innings with his sublime stroke play as a left hand batsman.

Lord (Chris) MacAndrew.

Educated at Malvern College he returned to his northern roots and became a farmer near Darlington, North Yorkshire.

For many years he opened the bowling for the YG’s with considerable success. A fellow YG opening bowler said of him “I have opened the bowling with many people, but few were as selfless and as determined as Christopher.” Thanks to our archivist, Chris’s bowling figures for all his YG matches are 2346-525-6788- 375. His 375 wickets therefore were taken at 18 runs apiece. A considerable achievement indeed.

Not only did he serve the Club on the field with distinction, he served the Club equally off the field. He was elected to the Committee in 1971 and served until 1993 when he was appointed a Vice President, which appointment he held at the time of his death. During his time on the Committee, he was Hon Fixture Secretary from 1977 to 1987.

He will be sadly missed by all those who not only knew him, but also by those who played cricket with him.

Richard Head paid the following tribute to Jeremy Phillips during his wake at York Racecourse:

“Jeremy first played for the club in 2008, having, I understand previously played for the York R.I.C.C., Worcestershire at schoolboy level, and the MCC. He was a good spin bowler and a useful batsman. In his first game he top scored with 51 runs not out and in his third took 5 wickets for 15 runs. With work commitments clashing with our fixture list his number of games were limited each year. This fact was coupled with knee problems that most bowlers suffer. I played alongside Jeremy at the end of my cricketing career but really only got to know him well when he told me that Clare had developed cancer and was undergoing treatment, as was my wife. That really develops a strong bond.

His work for the club was outstanding and I do not think any of our members had any idea of his total contribution. He redesigned and maintained our website, photographed all our memorabilia, of which we have a lot dating back to 1863, produced outstanding newsletters with photographs and potted histories of many prominent members. He attended numerous games to take photographs including of the new junior All stars, and set up the spond app.

I do not think anybody in the club knew just how must time and effort Jeremy put in, for which we will be forever grateful. When the pandemic arrived we had to cancel our annual November dinner, but when we were given a little freedom Jeremy organised an informal curry and quiz night at the club. he cooked the curry himself and then became the quizmaster, all this single handed. it was a great success, so the event was repeated again in September. He couldn't wait to start the quiz, and when he did, he produced amongst other things a giant set of playing cards. He now morphed into Bruce Forsyth as we all had to shout out if the next card was higher or lower than the last. He loved it, and so did we.

Jeremy was not just a Yorkshire Gentleman he was also one of life's gentlemen.”

Chris Brawn, Jonathan Crabtree, Jeremy Rhodes (to whom we wish a full recovery from his recent illness) and I represented the club in the well attended (Andy) Bradwell memorial match at Ripley in September, raising funds for the Yorkshire CCC Charitable Youth Trust, of which I am a trustee. Andy’s son, Arthur, led the victorious home side, and we very much hope that he will enjoy this season as a candidate, and hopefully play some of the lush cover drives, such a trade mark of his father, at Escrick for years to come.

As always, we are exceptionally grateful to so many people, not least Paul White for everything he does to keep the club functioning and Richard Head, our President, for restarting the annual dinner so successfully after the covid break. Bill Dalton has once again produced a wonderful fixture list for the forthcoming season. Our thanks to Bill and Mike Apparicio for officiating throughout the season, and to Mike for running the relaunched Lottery. A special mention to Heather and the caterers who feed and water us so well too. And also to Harry Glatman, the cricket secretary; and Nigel Bartram who continues to ensure that the ground remains in great shape.

Trevor Edgar has stepped aside as Treasurer. We thank him immensely for his efforts for the club but are grateful that he will continue on the committee, providing support for Richard Fletcher, who has kindly agreed to step into the role and is likely to be a regular attendee at matches over the summer.

Special mention must go to Angus Shaw, who puts in a huge number of hours as membership secretary keeping many of us on the straight and narrow, and ensuring the club runs (mostly!) like clockwork. He must get fed up of those continual Whatsapp messages from me!

The season gets underway officially at the AGM at Queen Margaret’s School on Wednesday 12th April at 7.30 p.m, with the first fixture on the following Sunday against Eastrington CC. Please make the job of the match managers easier by letting them know your availability as early as possible.

We all look forward to what will hopefully be a glorious summer. Please visit the club even if you aren’t playing, and offer your services if at all possible in any way.

There are few better places to watch and play cricket than Escrick. Enjoy the season.

John M E Skinner
Chairman

Seasons Results 2015 - onwards

2015: Played 31, Won 9, Drawn 7, Lost 6, Tied 0, Abandoned/Cancelled 9

2016: Played 33, Won 10, Drawn 2, Lost 12, Tied 0, Abandoned/Cancelled 9

2017: Played 36, Won 12, Drawn 3, Lost 11, Tied 0, Abandoned/Cancelled 10 (7 by appo)

2018: Played 31, Won 9, Drawn 7, Lost 9, Tied 0, Abandoned/Cancelled 6 (2 by appo)

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