Strathmore Cricket Union Handbook 2003

6 Strathmore Cricket Union (Instituted 1929) 1.1 The Union shall be called "The Dukes Strathmore Cricket Union". 1.2 The Union shall consist of two or more Divisions as approved by a General Meeting of the Union. The minimum number of teams in the top Division shall be eight and the maximum number of teams in the top Division shall be ten. No two teams from the same club shall compete in the same Division with the exception of the lowest Division. 1.3 The Management Committee shall be vested with full powers to vary 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, the members of which shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Management Committee shall comprise a President, a Vice-President, an Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer (the latter two offices may be co-joined) and five other members, all being from clubs in full membership of the Union. The retiring President shall continue as an ex-officio member of the Management Committee for one year after his term of office expires. The Management Committee shall have, in addition to their general powers, the power to fill any vacancy in their numbers during the year and, additionally, the power to co-opt up to two additional 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 regulate the choosing of teams for all representative matches playedby theUnion. Themembersof theManagement Committee shall be entitled to vote at all General Meetings. 3.1 Any club desirous of entering a team to the Union must make application in writing to the Honorary Secretary on or before 1st October. Such application will be considered at the next Annual