Strathmore Cricket Union Handbook 1999

6 StrathmoreCricket Union (Instituted1929) 1.1 The Union shall be called "The Dukes Strathmore Cricket Union". 1.2 TheUnion shall consist of threeormoreDivisions as approvedby a General Meeting of the Union. The minimum number of teams in DivisionsOne and Two shall be eight and themaximumnumber of teams inDivisionsOneandTwoshallbeten. Notwoteamsfromthe same club shall compete in the sameDivisionwith theexceptionof the lowest Division. 1.3 TheManagementCommitteeshallbevestedwithfullpowerstovary the titles of each Division at the commencement of each season. 2.1 All affairs and management of the Union shall be in the hands of a Management Committee, themembersof whichshall beelectedat the Annual General Meeting. The Management Committee shall compriseaPresident, aVice-President, anHonorarySecretary, an HonoraryTreasurer(the lattertwoofficesmaybeco-joined)andfive othermembers,allbeingfromclubs infullmembershipoftheUnion. The retiringPresident shall continueas anex-officiomember of the ManagementCommitteeforoneyearafterhistermofofficeexpires. TheManagementCommitteeshallhave, inadditiontotheirgeneral powers,thepowertofillanyvacancyintheirnumbersduringtheyear and, additionally, thepower to co-opt up to twoadditional members to assist with specific projects. 2.2 The Management Committee shall be vested with full powers to conduct all competitions under the auspices of the Union and to regulatethechoosingofteamsforallrepresentativematchesplayed bytheUnion. ThemembersoftheManagementCommitteeshallbe entitled to vote at all General Meetings. 3.1 Any club desirous of entering a teamother than a 1st Eleven to the Unionmustmakeapplication inwritingtotheHonorarySecretaryon or before 1st October. Such application will be considered at the next Annual General Meeting and will be approved only with the consent of two-thirds of themembers representedand voting. Any