Constitution
 
Name
1. The Club shall be called Isambard Cricket Club.

Aims of the Club
2.
(a) To encourage the playing of the game of cricket through the provision of practice and playing facilities, coaching and fixtures for all playing members.

(b) To afford all members such benefits and privileges as it may be possible to arrange.

(c) To ensure all members, playing and non-playing, conform to the Laws of the game and Codes of Conduct.

(d) To encourage members of all categories to participate in the life of the Club through playing, social and fund-raising activities and general management.

Officers
3. The Officers of the Club shall consist of the Secretary, Team Secretary, Fixtures Secretary, Treasurer, Captain and Vice-Captain. The Officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

Management
4.
(a) The Management of the Club shall be vested in a Committee consisting of the Officers of the Club, as well as any Honorary Life Members elected by the club's members.

(b) Four Officers of the Committee shall form a quorum.

(c) The Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancies which may occur within it.

(d) The Committee shall have the power to co-opt Club Members and non-Club Members as deemed appropriate, although such co-opted Committee Members shall only be entitled to vote at Committee at the discretion of the stipulated Committee.

(e) In addition to the powers of authority of this Constitution, the Committee may exercise all powers and authority and undertake all acts in the furtherance of aims for which the Club is established and are not hereby expressly directed.

Membership
5.
(a) Membership shall be open to all.

(b) A Member of the Club shall be defined as a person who has paid their match fee or subscription in full.

(c) Only Members of the Club shall be allowed to vote at Annual General Meetings, or in any other referendums or votes organised by the Club, and then only with the discretion of the Committee.

(d) The Committee shall have the power to debar any Member where subscription or match fees remain in arrears.

Annual Subscription
6. The annual subscription shall be applicable to non-playing Members only, and shall be £10.

Resignations
7. Resignations shall be intimated in writing to the Secretary.

Suspension
8.
(a) The Committee shall have the power to suspend or exclude any Member for breach of the Constitution, and/or documented rules and/or Codes of Conduct.

(b) Any Member suspended or excluded as detailed in 8 (a) shall have the right to appeal in writing. The Appeal Board (three persons) shall not include members of the original decision-making Committee, but shall include the three longest-serving Members of the Club (excluding Members of the original decision-making Committee).

(c) The decision of the Appeal Board shall be final and binding on all parties.

General Meetings
9.
(a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held each year, at a date and venue to be decided by the Committee as necessary.

(b) At least fourteen days' notice of the AGM shall be given in writing to all Club Members, accompanied by the Agenda, minutes of the previous AGM, and any other matters arising which the Committee feel should be included. Motions shall be submitted to the Secretary in writing no less than seven days before the date of the AGM.

(c) By simple majority of the Committee, or on a requisition signed by at least eight club members, a Special (or Extraordinary) General Meeting (SGM or EGM) shall be convened by the Secretary. The Secretary must give at least fourteen days' notice in writing to all members, specifying the business to be transacted.

Election of Officers
10.
(a) Officers will be asked whether they wish to continue in their current role on an annual basis.

(b) Should they wish to do so, and no alternative candidate has been proposed by a Member, then that Officer will automatically be re-elected.

(c) Should an Officer not wish to continue, then there will be an election to that Officer's position between the candidates proposed by Members. Should only one candidate have been proposed, then he or she shall automatically be elected.

(d) Should an Officer not wish to continue, and there are no alternative candidates, then the post shall remain vacant until an alternative candidate or candidates are found. The process shall then be filled by the process outlined in 10 (c).

Voting
11. At all meetings, or in all referenda, each member (including any junior members) shall be entitled to one vote. All decisions shall be by a simple majority.

Secretary
12. The Secretary shall be responsible for all correspondence, the Notice, Agenda and Minutes of Annual, Special and Extraordinary
Committee Meetings, and Meetings of any Sub-Committees. Minutes of the aforementioned meetings shall be presented for confirmation at the following Meeting.

Team Secretary
13. The Team Secretary shall be responsible for organising teams to fulfil the club's fixtures.  Should a selection decision be required in the organisation of a team, then this may be made by the Team Secretary, taking account of any instructions given by the Captain of the team.
 
Fixtures Secretary
14. The Fixtures Secretary shall be responsible for arranging fixtures with the club's opponents.  Such fixtures shall be reviewed annually at the AGM, and the post holder made aware of the Members' wishes with regard to future matches.

Treasurer
15. The Treasurer shall be responsible for all financial matters, including receipt of monies, payments, banking, and the presentation of an Annual Report. The Treasurer shall also be responsible for producing an update of the financial position of the Club as required by Committee, and maintaining a list of paid-up Members of the Club.

Constitution
16.
(a) The original of this Constitution, and of any adopted hereafter, shall be kept by the Secretary.

(b) Members of the Club shall be apparaised of this Constitution by its publication upon agreement by the Committee, and whenever any update to the Constitution is adopted.

(c) No part of this Constitution shall be altered or rescinded, nor a fresh part adopted, without the consent of a majority of those voting at a Committee Meeting.

Policy on transport to and from matches

Isambard CC recognises that a number of the current playing squad do not have access to cars.  Because of this, and because of the environmental impact of car use, the team will endeavour to arrange fixtures which can be easily reached by public transport.  Details of such public transport options will be shown on the Isambard website.

However, in some cases it is not viable for players to complete their journeys to the ground by public transport.  In these cases, players without access to cars would usually rely on lifts from the nearest station, either via other players or by taxi.

Isambard recognise that the cost of taxis can be expensive and, as such, would look to pay for these journeys from club funds.  However, the following points should be noted:

• Alternative transport from station to ground (e.g. other players with cars offering lifts) should be used where possible;
• Taxis will only be funded where a minimum of three players are using the taxi;
• Match fees will remain at the usual rate for all future matches to help cover these costs.

Isambard will not fund the cost of train fares or private cars to matches.  It is suggested that drivers of the latter offer lifts to other players, and subsidise their costs by splitting petrol money amongst the other occupants of the car.