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What’s On at KCC O c to b e r 2 0 1 7 Kowloon Cricket Club Members Magazine October 2017 The season has arrived K o w lo o n C ric k e t C lu b LLaawwnn BBoowwllss NNeewwss tthh TTaammmmyy WWiinnss BBrroonnzzee iinn 2299 SSEEAA GGaammeess GGoollff NNeewwss IInnaarraa SShhaarrmmaa rreeccoorrddss aann eexxttrraaoorrddiinnaarryy vviiccttoorryy iinn tthhee HHKK JJuunniioorr CChhaammppiioonnsshhiippss WHO TO ASK FOR Kowloon Cricket Club 10 Cox’s Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Email to GC Comments Tel 3473 7000 | Fax 2311 1432 [email protected] www.kcc.org.hk Reception [email protected] Contents 3473 7000 2 General Committee for 2016-2017 Car Park Labels Mandy Poon 3473 7121 3 President’s Page [email protected] 4 Club Management Magazine [email protected] 6 Sub-Committees 2017 Venice Tang 7 GM's Column Allan Castro Monica Wong 8 Cricket 12 Hockey Allan 14 Football Castro 24 Lawn Bowls Reciprocal Clubs [email protected] 27 Sports & Recreation Mandy Poon 3473 7121 28 Squash Queenie Chung 3473 7000 30 Tennis Monthly Statement Queries Gloria Lo 3473 7134 32 Community Action [email protected] 33 Membership Update/Points to note Horse Racing Bookings 34 Fitness [email protected] Teresa Yu 3473 7125 35 Pro shop Dorothy Lam 3473 7169 Venice Tang 3473 7172 36 F&B 38 Wine Society Membership Mivilia Yau 3473 7140 40 Golf Mandy Poon 3473 7121 [email protected] 42 Table Tennis 44 Badminton 46 Bridge Mandy Poon 47 Snooker Grounds Bookings 48 Facilities Operating Hours Roger Jones [email protected] Program and Events Venice Tang 3473 7172 The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views of the publishers, [email protected] the KCC, its Committee or its Members [email protected] Sports and Recreation Publisher & Advertising Enquiry: Sports Counter 3473 7161 LINK-UP DESIGN LIMITED Anna Ngai 3473 7181 Room 717, 7/F, Flourish Industrial Building, [email protected] 33 Sheung Yee Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Tel 2117 9943 | Fax 2117 9946 Email : [email protected] Anna Website : www.linkupdesign.com Ngai General Committee for 2016-2017 David Brettell President Office Bearers, Constitution, Vetting [email protected] Sabrina Kee-Kitney Simon Scanlon Peter Fraser William Lee Vice President Captain of Cricket Secretary Treasurer Communications, Discipline Grounds, Sport Section Representative [email protected] Finance [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Alfonso Cordero Luca Merlone Peter Hevicon Aaron Yip Timothy Chen Hockey Representative Football Representative Lawn Bowls Representative Squash Representative Tennis Representative [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Barry Melbourne David Parkin James Down Jonathan Mckinley Ravi Sujanani Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Development, Tender Food & Beverage Car Park, Entertainment Membership Societies [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 General Committee for 2016-2017 President’s Page David Brettell President David Brettell President Office Bearers, Constitution, Vetting Dear Members, [email protected] Following up on my message in last month’s WOK about the Mindful of the need to raise funds for the improvement of our facilitated workshop results, I confirm that the report on the existing facilities, your GC have agreed to the setting up of 12th August 2017 proceedings is available for you to view in the a working group consisting of some GC members and other members’ area of the KCC website, and I encourage you to read members, to consider ways in which funds may be raised and to this as it contains a very useful analysis of the views expressed make recommendations to the General Committee. If you would and recorded at the workshop. Also, section 5 provides an initial like to be part of this working group, please let me or any other of action plan which your GC are in the process of putting into our GC know. effect. With regard to the Club’s facilities, our management are in the You will have received Notice of the EGM that will take place process of undertaking a survey of usage of the various facilities on Thursday 12th October, at which two Resolutions will be and will be reporting back to the GC next month, with a view to Sabrina Kee-Kitney Simon Scanlon Peter Fraser William Lee considered and voted upon. The first Resolution is to increase improving the overall usage of our facilities for the benefit of our Vice President Captain of Cricket Secretary Treasurer the maximum number of members from 2000 to 2200. This members. Communications, Discipline Grounds, Sport Section Representative [email protected] Finance will enable us to continue the current policy of admitting new [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] members, including children of members, at a gradual rate, in I am mindful that we do need to prepare a medium and longer order to ensure that we do not place an excessive burden on term Action Plan for your further consideration, with a view to the capacity of the Club’s facilities. The second Resolution is to ensuring continuity and a more focused direction. This is on the increase the duration of Sporting Subscriberships from three to agenda. four years, which will slow the rate at which Sporting Subscribers are absorbed into the general membership upon satisfactory On the sporting front, I had the pleasure recently of watching completion of their sporting commitment to the Club. our Templars cricketers displaying their skills against the HKCC Witherers, and was very impressed by their all-round performance Please put the above date in your diary and attend the EGM to in a convincing win. Their fielding stood out as first class, and participate in the discussions and to vote on the two Resolutions. shows the benefit of all the pre-season training that has been If for any reason you are unable to attend in person, you are of done under the eagle eye of our Director of Cricket Charlie Burke Alfonso Cordero Luca Merlone Peter Hevicon Aaron Yip Timothy Chen course able to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on your behalf, and Head Cricket Coach Scott McKechnie. and proxy forms are available from the Club’s general office. If Hockey Representative Football Representative Lawn Bowls Representative Squash Representative Tennis Representative you wish to appoint a proxy you need to make sure that you As Greg has mentioned in his report, the International Cricket [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] return the form to the office at least 48 hours before the meeting. Sixes are returning to KCC later this month, and in mid-October we are welcoming the Afghanistan National Cricket Team to Your General Committee are considering the introduction of a the Club to play against our Hong Kong National “A” Team. The minimum spend requirement which I expect will be proposed at Cricket Sixes and this match will I am sure be very entertaining, so the Club’s AGM in December when the details have been worked come along and watch. out. We are also in the process of establishing a separate and dedicated accounting system for maintenance and improvement With my best wishes, works, with all revenue from the issue of new memberships and transfers of corporate memberships being allocated to this account. We are also considering the introduction of a form of David Brettell maintenance levy, and if this is done the money raised will also President Barry Melbourne David Parkin James Down Jonathan Mckinley Ravi Sujanani be allocated to this account. Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Development, Tender Food & Beverage Car Park, Entertainment Membership Societies [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 3 Club Management Charlie Burke David Lee Eddie Chan Director of Cricket Procurement Manager Assistant General Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 3473 7173 3473 7179 3473 7176 Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Manage & coordinate the overall • Manage the operations of procurement, • Management in charge in absence operations of the cricket section. receiving & store to ensure that all of GM. • Develop & implement cricket departments have adequate supplies • Maintenance & Development Projects. programmes to all level of players. to perform their duties within the • Security & Safety of the entire • Develop coaches. operational budget. clubhouse and grounds. • Promote cricket in Hong Kong. • Ensure that the club operates within all • Members’ Disciplinary matters. • Recruit new cricket players to join the purchasing related policies & • Handle members’ complaints. JS or SS programmes. procedures. • Handle all staff relation issues. • Introduces efficient ways in daily • Handle government related issues. operations & cost control. • Monitor the performance of suppliers. Gloria Lo Helene Tang Mivilia Yau Financial Controller Human Resources Manager Membership Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 3473 7134 3473 7166 3473 7140 Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Manage the Club’s overall financial • Manpower planning. • Maintain high standard of member issues & ensure cash level maintained • Recruitment & selection. services. at a healthy position. • Staff benefits & welfare. • Membership related matters. • Ensure the club’s ERP & POS system • Training & development. • Manage the Membership & Reception are up-to-date, run in a smooth & user • Staff relations. teams. friendly condition. • Administration of HR department. • Organize monthly Membership • Manage the club’s budget & ensure • Payroll. Sub-Committee meetings & that the club’s resources are utilized in • Performance Appraisals. new member interviews. an efficient & effective direction • Plan quarterly general staff meetings. • Maintain records of all membership including overall and appropriate cost categories. control. 4 MK Lai Roger Jones Terry Mung Facilities Manager Ground Manager Food & Beverage Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 3473 7119 3473 7183 3473 7145 Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Oversee daily operation of engineering • Maintain the cricket ground & square to • Ensure service standards are at the & housekeeping to maintain a high the highest possible standard. highest level in all F&B outlets. standard of system operations & • Maintain the Lawn Bowls to the highest • Monitor & control all front of house cleanliness. possible standard. labor cost to the approved budget. • Plan, coordination of all maintenance • Review & improve all landscaping • Ongoing training of all F&B staff. & development projects, supervision of around the grounds, lawn bowl, • Monitor & control all wine & liquor contractors work & quality of project to swimming pool & clubhouse. inventories. ensure on time & on budget. • Supervised the installation of the new • Attend meeting to discuss with LED scoreboard. committee members for future maintenance & development projects. Venice Tang Yim King Sing Program & Events Manager Executive Chef [email protected] [email protected] 3473 7172 3473 7129 Responsibilities Responsibilities • WOK magazine, e-WOK, e-Notice Board, • Monitor & control all back of house KCC website. labor cost to the approved budget. • Entertainment events & live music in • Review & implement new menus in all Pavilion. F&B outlets. • Working with Graphic Designer. • Supervise & monitor preparation of all • Oktoberfest, Christmas events to food in all kitchens. include Caroling, Christmas Day on • Supervise & monitor the presentation Grounds & the New Year Eve party, of food on plates to maintain the Children Sports Day, Family camp out, highest quality. Lion Dance. • All information for the annual report. • Work closely with the Entertainment & Communication sub-committees. 5 COMMUNICATIONS CONSTITUTION CRICKET & CREATIVITY KCC Sabrina Kee-Kitney - Chair David Brettell - Chair Simon Scanlon - Captain Eunice Tong Jonathan McKinley Stephen Pratt - Secretary Sub -Committees 2017 James Down Michael Dowie Ashley Caddy Lena Harilela Michael Pomfret Farooq Saeed Lesley Wallis William Ko Nigel Shiroff Sunaina Ajwani Renee Montgomery Updated on 13 September 2017 Roy Lamsam MAINTENANCE & DISCIPLINE ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE FOOD & BEVERAGE DEVELOPMENT Barry Melbourne - Chair Sabrina Kee-Kitney - Chair James Down - Chair William Lee - Chair David Parkin - Chair David Parkin Burji Shroff Beryl Chambers Anthony Lui Abbas Madar Peter Fraser Donald Yap Declan Da Silva Donald Yap Anil Utamchandani John Luff Don McNeil K P Law Beryl Chambers Leonard Turk Gabby Hughes K S Tang Donald Yap Maurice Yap Phoebe Chan Eric K H Fung Richard Chow Haresh Chainani Shirley Cheung-McNeil Martin Childs Ray Brewster - KCC WS FOOTBALL GROUNDS HOCKEY LAWN BOWLS MEMBERSHIP Luca Merlone - Chair Simon Scanlon - Chair Alfonso Cordero - Captain Peter Hevicon - Chair Jonathan Mckinley - Chair Adrian Townson - Secretary Adrian Townson Matthew Barnett - Secretary Cliff Imeson - Secretary Ashok Sakhrani Daniel Jacques Allah D Dad Davinderpal Sethi Jerry Ng - Captain Brian Chambers Daniel Schick Peter Hevicon Deepak Surtani Alice Chang Burji Shroff David Christmas Eva Thometz David Leung Cliff Imeson Javeed Vageehudeen Jacky Chow Eric Wong David Christmas Jean-Baptiste Roy Lisa Milliner Mark Mahoney K K Tse Raj Heera Ravdeep Sethi Rita Tsui Maurice Yap Shyam Nainani Siddick Khan Toby Brown SPORTS OFFICE BEARERS SOCIETIES SQUASH TENNIS REPRESENTATIVES David Brettell - Chair Ravi Sujanani - Society Rep Simon Scanlon - Chair Aaron Yip - Chair Timothy Chen - Chair Peter Fraser Audrey Tang - Ten-pin Bowling Aaron Yip Kathryn Labrum - Secretary K S Wong - Secretary Sabrina Kee-Kitney David Mok - Bridge Allah D Dad Chan Shing Fung Anthony Yu Simon Scanlon Herbert Kwok - Badminton Peter Hevicon Cheng Chi Yan Harry Yuen William Lee Joseph Siu - Table Tennis Shyam Nainani Elise Ng Jaime Sin Navin Ahuja - Snooker Timothy Chen Jovi Au Peter Hung Ray Brewster - Wine Peter Fraser Peter Ko Sanjay Nainani - Golf Tse Chun Keung William Woo As per Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Club, 13. The General Committee may appoint Sub-committees for such purposes as may be deemed appropriate. Any Sub-committee shall be chaired by a member of the General Committee and may include Members and Subscribers selected by the Chairman of the Sub-committee and approved by the General Committee. 14. The Officers of the Club shall be ex-officio members of all Sub-committees. Note KCC Management in attendance of all sub-committees meetings. 6 GM's Column Greg Hartigan General Manager Dear Members, Fall is upon us and the temperatures (and humidity!) are finally Oktoberfest on the Sun Lawn: We will be featuring German abating and we can look forward to our cooler fall months ahead. food, beer , music and games on the Sun Lawn on Saturday 21st October. Come on down for some great German beers and The Cricket Sixes is returning to KCC! That’s right, Cricket Hong delicacies created by our Chef Gary. Free beer (for those who Kong and their subsidiary CCIL have secured the sponsorships partake in the beer drinking contest!) and limited edition souvenir necessary to go forward with this exciting event. We are so very beer mugs. Buffet from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Buy 1 Carlsberg jug pleased to have been asked to once again be the venue for this of beer and receive a second one free! See inside front cover for event which will be held on Saturday October 28th and Sunday details. October 29th. It goes without saying that although this will be an exciting event to host, there will be inconveniences experienced. The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association will be holding the annual HK International Classic Tournament from November Mark your calendars for the ever popular Family Camp Out on 11th to 19th at KBGC, CdeR, USRC and KCC. This is the premier the Grounds! The dates this year are Wednesday October 4th and event for the HK Lawn Bowls Association and there will be Thursday October 5th. Full details of this event were published in exciting bowling played. Do come out to support our KCC players, last month’s magazine. Movie on the LED screen, pool BBQ dinner representing KCC ladies pairs Annie Yeung and Tammy Tham and and breakfast, roasting marshmallows, etc. This popular event the men’s pairs Bob Mehta and Danny Ho. KCC's Raymond Ho sells out early so contact us right away to make your reservations. will represent Hong Kong. KCC will host two top international teams England & New Zealand during the duration of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Hong Kong International tournament. HKLBA have chosen KCC to hold their The national cricket team from Afghanistan will be visiting KCC HK International Classics Closing Dinner on 19th November 2017. from Sunday October 15th through to October 17th. They will In-addition, the HKLBA will also be holding the Classics Carnival be playing the Hong Kong National “A” team in a 3 day friendly from Wednesday November 8th through Wednesday November match here at KCC starting at 10am each day. This will be the 15th at IRC and the Football Club. Good Bowling to all. first multi day game that the Afghanistan National team will play since receiving Test status from the ICC. Communication with KCC Management: Management of the Club is eager for all Members to communicate with us regarding KCC Corporate Sixes: This year we will be once again holding our any issue that’s on your mind. Please send your comments to: popular KCC Cricket Corporate Sixes on Saturday, 18 November [email protected] and Sunday, 19 November. If you are interested in entering a team, please contact our Director of Cricket Charlie Burke at As always, see you around the Club! [email protected] Section/Society AGMs: Please be advised that there will be the Greg Hartigan, CCM following AGMs held: General Manager 1. Squash AGM – Saturday, 4 November 2. 10 Pin Bowling AGM - TBD 3. Golf AGM – Wednesday, 1 November 3. Lawn Bowls AGM – Thursday, 2 November 4. Tennis AGM – Friday, 8 December 5. Badminton – TBD 7 The season has arrived By Charlie Burke – Director of Cricket k h g. r o c. c Tk @ Eket c ri Kn c o nl Ca Sc KCC v HKCC n o Im After a very busy offseason, the season has finally arrived – and with a new on-field look and a number of new Ret Si captains and players, this promises to be an exciting season ahead. The league structure has slightly changed, with ck the Premier League one-day competition now a T20 format. Cri C of Shrey Sportswear have come onboard as the official clothing supplier for the cricket section, and there has been n ai promising feedback regarding the new look. pt a C Junior numbers are also on the rise, with a 30% increase from last season taking the numbers above 150 kids enrolled in the program; and we are only at the start of the program. The aim to have 160 kids in the program will doubtless be achieved, and we look on target to reach 180+ in 2018-19. Please follow us at kcccricket www.kcccricket.com 88
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