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The Greater Manchester Cricket League | Est 2016 | an accredited ECB Premier League

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Meet the GMCL Board

The GMCL board is made up of directors, appointed for fixed terms.

Associate director and  non-executive directors are appointed to support the Board but without voting rights.

 

THE GMCL BOARD

 

The directors and their positions are as follows:

 

Governance & Oversight Director 

Martin Kay
Duties
Safeguarding Oversight
Press Relations
Communications Oversight
Organise Board Meetings
Board Chair

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Director 

Ian Pickles
Duties
ECB & LCF Liaison
Club Liaison for EDI


 

Finance & Commercial Director 

Gary Kershaw
Duties
Sponsorship
Marketing
Lead Commercial
Senior Presentation
 

 

Directors of Senior Cricket 

Guy Haynes & Denver Thornton
Duties
Leading Cricket Executive
Memorandum of Undersstanding
Club Liaison Oversight 
Rules Liaison and Oversight
Newsletter Content

Director of Junior Cricket 

Nigel Stock & Gary Peace
Duties
Club Entrants
Divisional Setup
Communications with Junior Leads at clubs
Problem Solving for Competitions
Inter-League Competitions

Director of Women & Girls 

Olivia Kay
Duties
Communications with W&G leads at clubs
Competition Setup
W&G Presentation
ECB / LCF Liaison
W&G Junior Representative Teams

 

Board Secretary 

Lucy Eckersley
Duties
Minute Taking
Publish Minutes

THE CRICKET EXECUTIVE

Executive Leads 

Board Members Guy Haynes & Denver Thorton
Duties
Safeguarding Oversight
Press Relations
Communications Oversight
Organise Board Meetings
Board Chair

 

Club Liaison Officers 

Dave Rogers
Geoff Stockton
Thomas Loughran
Naeem Dad
Kyle Green
Faizan Khan
Simon Lowndes

Duties
First Point of Contact for Clubs
Club Liaison

Competition Managers 

Gary Kershaw, Kyle Green & ??
Duties
Cups & GMCL20 Competition Oversight & Lead
Ensure Results Updated
Finals Days Venue & Arrangement
Issue Hoost Club Instruction
Trophy Management
Attend / Arrange Attendee
MCC Game
 

Player Liaison Officers 

Hassan Javaid
Duties
Field & disseminate player questions
Refer Player Issues





 

 

Grounds & Facilities Officers 

Mike Hall, Emerson Whitworth & Phil Royle
Duties
Determine Standards & Set Parameters
EBC / LCF Liaison
Arrange Ground Inspections
Arbitrate Inspection Data & Umpires Report Data
Share Results with Clubs & ECB

 

Umpires Association Lead 

Alan Naylor
Duties
Head of GMCL Umpires Association
with oversight of
Panel Umpire Appointments
Club Umpire Rules
Umpire Training and Testing

 

Disciplinary 

Mike Hall (Level 3 & 4)
Duties
Determine GMCL Policies
Receive Umpire Reports
Apply Tarriffs
Arrange Appeal Panels
Publish Bans

 

 
 

OTHER SUPPORTING OFFICERS

Professionals, Overseas & New Players Officer 

Steve Eccles
Duties
Receive Named Professionals Contracts
Check Player Standard & Eligibility
Manage Enquiries
Approve Substitute Professionals
Authorise New Player Registrations & Transfers

 

IT, Communications & Rules Officer 

Simon Lowndes
Duties
Web Pages & Social Media Management & Update
Form & Responses Management
Fixture Creation
Newsletter Format & Issue
Rules Update & Display
E-Mail Account Control
GDPR Officer

Play-Cricket Lead Officer 

Stuart Russell
Duties
Club & Player Registration Issues
Play-Cricket Help Desk for GMCL clubs
Plaay-Cricket task management
Scorecard Amendments
Penalty Point Application

 

 

Treasurer 

Mike Ward
Duties
Monthly Summary
Forecasts
Banking & Invoices
Fines Gathering & Distribution
Match Ball Oversight
LCF fees
Insurances

 

All new communications should go via your Club Liaison Officer or if for Umpires through their contacts list

 

The Board is open to applications for new Directors, Exec Officers and supporting officers, please send your details and area of interest to your Club Liaison Officer

 
 

Mike Hall