1. 2016 NJSBCL ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING
WELCOME
2016 NJSBCL
ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

2. NJSBCL - VISION
ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE TENNIS BALL CRICKET

3. NJSBCL Management Structure
As per new By Laws adopted on March 9th 2016.
TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

4. Trustees OWN THE LEAGUE VOLUNTEER BODY – NOT FOR PROFIT
OVERSIGHT ON OVERALL OPERATIONS
HEAD COMMITTEES.
OLD NEW
AMIN KHATRI RIZWAN AHSAN
AVINASH GAJE VIPIN BHARDWAJ
RAHUL GUPTA
RANJITH RAJAN
SACHIN SINHA

5. NJSBCL Executive Committee 2016
SHORTLISTED BY MAJORITY TRUSTEE VOTING FROM NOMINEES PROPOSED BY TEAMS EVERY YEAR
INVITED DIRECTLY FROM OUR LEAGUE OR EXTERNALLY BASED ON STRATEGIC EXPERTISE TO HELP GROW NJSBCL SELECTED BY TRUSTEE VOTE.
RESPONSIBLE FOR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS

6. Avinash
Gaje
Amin Khatri
Dhrumit Desai
Amarnath

7. Rahul
Gupta
Ram
Gummadi
Ranjith
Rajan
Rizwan
Ahsan

8. Rohit
Tandon
Sachin
Sinha
Rahul Razdan
Vipin
Bhardwaj

9. COMMITTEES
1 .League Expansion & promotion including kids age group 8 to 15 year old. ( Avinash & Ram)
Work with teams to identify improvement opportunities, develop new procedures & implement.
Partnership with ACF, national leagues, inter state tournaments .
Kids cricket - Soft Ball & Leather ball will be introduced to talented kids at end of season.
Season starts April and ends in September.
Will be played in the late afternoon over the weekends.
Will have 2 centers, Edison and S. Brunswick
Will be requesting applications later this season.

10. 2. Grounds ( Amin, Rizwan)
Check for availability for grounds that are managed by the league (Johnson's Park, Philips Park and all other NJSBCL managed Grounds)
Work as liaison between teams and county officers to facilitate permits
Insurance
3. Scheduling ( Rizwan, Rahul Gupta ,Rohit, Dhrumit)
Create the schedule for the main league tournament
Schedule and format for 8*8 events

11. 4. Public Relations & Marketing Event Management
( Ranjith, Amin ,Rahul Razdan)
Plan and manage the events of NJSBCL (AGM, Finals, 8x8, Awards Nite)
Work with Corporate Sponsors
Liaison with NJ government officials
Advertising during community events & other outreach events
5 I.T. / Website ( Rahul Gupta ,Sachin,Amin)
New Website launch
Score Sheet Validation & Results
Points table management
Statistics & reports from website
NJSBCL website maintenance

12. 7 .Rules and Umpiring ( Vipin , Amarnath, Ranjith)
6. Communications ( Rizwan , Dhrumit)
Co-ordinate messaging across the Website, member forum, Facebook and Twitter
7 .Rules and Umpiring ( Vipin , Amarnath, Ranjith)
Publish the rule book prior to start of first round
Update the Umpiring Guidelines as necessary
Assist Dispute Committee to resolve conflicts arising due to interpretation of rule book

13. 8. Dispute Resolution ( Vipin ,Amarnath, Avinash)
Resolve all disputes, co-coordinating with other groups as needed.
9. Finance Committee (Avinash , Amin, Ranjith, Sachin )
Manage funds, develop & present balance sheet, income statements of NJSBCL
Approve expenses of league
Yearly tax filing of league & Prepare league for audits
Not for profit registration renewals

14. 2016 Corporate Sponsors

15. Schedule 2016 Highlights
40 teams division I . 72 Teams Division II. 2 teams are on a wait-list.
Division I : 19 round Robin Games . Knockout starts from with 16 teams.
Division II: Two rounds, 15 round I and 3 round II games.
Round I : Teams are divided in 4 Groups. Group A plays D and Group B plays C
Round II : Groups are merged to form logical ranking from Teams play additional 3 games to complete 18 games.
Knock out starts with 32 teams.
Double Elimination: Starts with Semi Finals for both Division.
Home/Away games are kept even and uniform. This can change as some teams have blanket permit.
Umpiring has been keep uniform. We are still working on assignments to make it streamlined.
Final Schedule will be released on 4st April 2015.

16. Grounds
The EC is trying to do its best to accommodate all ground requests.
The EC has 13 grounds (a few permits are yet to be released).
Ground allocation is being done based on many factors such as Groups/Sharing and others .
Teams will receive confirmation from EC in separate .
We have few teams who are sharing ground with us . We encourage collaboration.
Few Grounds…
Johnson Park (Pitch 1 and Pitch 2) , Piscataway area
Cedarbrook park , Kawameeh Park , Warinanco Park , Union County Area
Eisenhower 1 and Eisenhower II .
Bridgewater Cricket Ground .
South Brunswick: Rowland Park Pitch 1 , Pitch II . Tall Timber.
Pension Road Ground.
Kilmer Road Edison Area

17. Key Rule Changes for 2016 Qualifying for knock outs – Div 2
The top 8 teams from Div-2 will qualify for knock outs
Promotion to Div 1
The 4 Semi-finalists and the top remaining team from each pool
Determination of best all-rounder
Based on all matches in regular season, ( no playoff matches will be included)
Ground Dimension Measurement : From Center of Batting crease. Boundary distance stays same , between 145 to 155 yards.
Free Hit : Only foot fault will get a free hit on the subsequent ball.

18. Key Rule Changes for 2016 No Permit by host team
Host team forfeits the game
Stumping allowed off a ball that hits the batsman’s body
This is the exception to a dead ball
Switch hit
Both batsman and bowler can be penalized for holding up and time wasting after three stoppages.
Double Elimination
- Eliminated
Communication on Forum.
- Non compliance of clause 16.1 will invoke first warning and then elimination from
the group.

19. Charity & Community-Oriented Program
FOOD DRIVE
Collection during June - July
July 4th Freedom 8x8 Tournament
CLOTHING DRIVE
Collection during September - October
Finals
HEALTHY NJSBCL
On-going weekly and monthly fitness challenges to improve overall fitness & health

20. Let’s have a fun cricket season !!!
Thank You
Let’s have a fun cricket season !!!