1. 2017 NJSBCL ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING
WELCOME
2017 NJSBCL
ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING
Sunday, April 9th, 2017

2. NJSBCL - VISION
ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE TENNIS BALL CRICKET

3. NJSBCL Management Structure
TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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

5. NJSBCL Executive Committee 2017
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. Rashid Mahfooz

10. COMMITTEES
1 .League Expansion & promotion including kids age group 10 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.

11. 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

12. 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, Amin, Rashid)
New Website launch
Score Sheet Validation & Results
Points table management
Statistics & reports from website
NJSBCL website maintenance

13. 7. Rules and Umpiring (Vipin, Amarnath, Ranjith)
6. Communication (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

14. 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

15. 2017 Corporate Sponsors

16. Schedule 2017 Highlights 40 Division 1 teams. 80 Teams in Division 2.
Additional Teams to play NJSBCL Second Tournament
Division 1: Pool A will play against Pool B. Division 2: Pool A will play against Pool D. Pool B will play against Pool C.
20 Round Robin games. Knockout starts with top 8 teams from each pool.
Each team gets 10 home and 10 away games during round-robin. Each team also gets 10 umpiring assignments.
The final schedule will be released on April 11, 2017

17. 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 a few teams who are sharing ground with us . We encourage collaboration.

18. Second Tournament
Each team plays the other teams twice within pool during round-robin
Top 4 teams go to semi-finals (knock-out).
Played with a red tennis ball.
Batting team umpires.
$75 registration fee.
Begins April 29.

19. Key Rule Changes for 2017 Mankading Player Eligibility for knockout
Must have played 6 games. The 1/3 games played calculation no longer applicable.
Free Hit
Foot fault and above waist deliveries will get a free hit on the subsequent ball.
Disciplinary Action :
Unsportmanship will be severely penalized including banning from future games. Captains and Managers will be held responsible for their teams actions

20. Charity & Community-Oriented Program
FOOD & CLOTHING DRIVE
Last season:
25 large bags of clothes
Over 200 lbs of non-perishable food items
This season:
Captains collect donation items during the season
EC will co-ordinate a pick up time convenient to you during the last 2 games of regular season
Volunteering opportunities:
Sign up for volunteering opportunities during the season
Individual/team

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