CL AUTUMN GENERAL MEETING (28.11.2024)

The CL Autumn General meeting was completed this evening at Pembroke CC.

A minutes silence was observed in memory of those who had sadly passed since the Autumn meeting in November 2023.

There were specific reports from each of the competition committees which were reviewed and approved by the meeting. All committees were thanked for their contribution to the running of Cricket Leinster over the past 12 months.

John Heavey was re-elected for a further term as CL Board Chair. Barry Tucker was also re-elected for a further term as CL Chair of Finance and Board member.

Nominations had been received prior to the meeting for all 37 governance roles which were confirmed and approved by the meeting. No ballots were required on this occasion.

The list of people elected for 2025 is outlined below.

Siobhan McBennett (CL President – 2024) addressed the meeting summarizing her year as President and outlining what an honour it had been to serve in this leadership role. She thanked all those within the club cricket community who had supported her along the way in fulfilling her role.

As Board Chair, John Heavey presented Siobhan with a small gift in recognition of her brilliant service as CL President for 2024 and for her contribution as a CL Board member since incorporation in 2017.

Meena Baskarasubramanian was then confirmed as the new CL President for 2025. Meena thanked Siobhan for her service. As a founding member of Adamstown CC and a CL Board member since incorporation in 2017, Meena acknowledged all those who have supported her over many years involved in cricket at so many levels. She looked forward to her year in office and outlined her intention to prioritise equity, diversity and inclusion as key themes for her tenure as President.

Meena enthused about the diversity of the club cricket community in Leinster and her desire to ensure we are inclusive in all aspects of how we operate. In an exciting development on the social front, Meena announced her intention to host a pre-season Bollywood Night for the club cricket community - to be held in late March 2025.

As Chair, John Heavey briefed the meeting that Brian Kelleher has been nominated by the Board as CL President Elect for 2025, meaning that Brian will succeed Meena as President in 2026. John outlined Brian’s contribution to cricket in Leinster over many years including as CL Director of Coaching & Coach Education. Brian’s nomination was approved by acclamation.

Elected Positions for 2025 as follows:

And finally, all attendees were reminded of the various pre-season courses and events which are already scheduled for Q1 2025 as follows:

The meeting was also reminded that there will be a Club Day Event on Sunday 16th February 2025 at the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan – all welcome to register on this link:

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