Surrey County CriCket Club

2013/14

Annual Report

& Accounts

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Officers General Committee Surrey CCC Limited Management Board

President: Chairman: Chairman:Sir Trevor McDonald OBE R.W. Thompson R.W. Thompson

Deputy President: Members: Directors:P.I. Pocock S.J. Carey

Retire 2014: A.P. Dickinson

Immediate Past President: S.R.Z. Brown C. Dymond

Sir Michael Pickard J.E. Douglas R. Elliott

D.F. Kingsmill R. Gould

Past Presidents: D.J. Pakeman Lord Grabiner

B. Coleman OBE C. Hodgson

V.J. Dodds Retire 2015: I. Jamieson

B.G.K. Downing OBE P.L. Garrard A.J. Lane

J.H. Edrich MBE P. Johnson D.J. Pakeman

R. Harman P.I. Pocock A.J. Stewart OBE

R.D.V. Knight OBE D.M. Ward D.T. Watts DL

The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH

D.H. Newton Retire 2016:J.M. Poland P.J. Garrard

Audit, Risk & Governance CommitteeLord Sandberg CBE R. Laudy

M.J. Soper K.T. Medlycott

M.J. Stewart OBE G. Sutton Chairman:Sir Richard Stilgoe OBE DL A.P. Dickinson

D.T. Watts DL Retire 2017:N.M. Blyth Members:

Honorary Treasurer: R. Harman J.E. Douglas

A.P. Dickinson O. Slipper M.J. Eadon

D.T. Watts DL M. Palios

J.E. Ryan

Co-Opted: R.W. Thompson

C. Dymond

R.W. Thompson

Ex Officio:The President

The Deputy President

The Honorary Treasurer

SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUBPatron: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales Management 2013/14 (as at 1st April 2014)

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Dear Member,

The Annual General Meeting of Members will be held on Thursday, 24th April, 2014, in the OCS Stand at The Kia Oval, Kennington, London, SE11 commencing at 6.00 p.m.

The Agenda for business to be transacted is given below.

By order of the Committee.

Richard Gould, Chief Executive1st April, 2014

AGENDA

1. To consider and, if appropriate, confirm the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 15th April, 2013.

2. To consider and, if appropriate, adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 31st January 2014, which accompany this notice.

3. To elect:-i) The Presidentii) The Deputy Presidentiii) The Honorary Treasurer for the succeeding yeariv) Honorary Life Vice Presidents

4. To re-appoint Auditors for the Financial year 2014/15.

5. To announce the election of members of the Club to the General Committee, pursuant to Rule 19 (see note 2 on page 17)

6. To announce the names of Honorary Life Members appointed by the Committee.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 2013

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014

I am very grateful to the Members and

Surrey fans for their contribution to the

Club in the past year, which has seen

huge audiences at the Kia Oval. The ICC

Champions Trophy was a great success

thanks largely to the excellent crowds that

watched this well structured competition.

As a Club we hosted eight International

matches in a 24-day period, with seven

of these being sell outs; and it was very

satisfying to see so many cricket watchers

from England, India, Sri Lanka and all the

other nations flood into the ground. It

proved that London and the Kia Oval has the

largest and most diverse cricket supporter

base in the world, which should help to

ensure that we continue to successfully host

significant amounts of International cricket

in the future.

Large crowds continued throughout the

season when we hosted a number of sell

out matches to watch Surrey CCC compete

in the T20 Competition, on our way to

be eventual runners-up after a long and

wet finals day at Edgbaston. The Club

demonstrated that the support for Friday

night cricket, spread out sufficiently to

allow people to return on a more regular

basis, is so strong that it has the potential

to transform the domestic game. The T20

format provides Members and fans with

a great match day experience, the players

really enjoyed the big game atmosphere,

and the Club was able to maximise the

opportunities available to create a stronger

fan base for the future. In 2014 we have

five Friday night fixtures and we look

forward to many more sell out games.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 2013

As you would expect our LV= County

Championship attendances were rather

smaller, but we still attract bigger audiences

than the vast majority of counties and have

the largest Membership base of any county.

The Championship season was a tough one,

which ultimately ended in relegation, but

the loyalty and support of our Members

was exceptional and provides a very good

platform for improved performances in

2014, with a young Surrey developed

squad that is one year older, reinforced by

some excellent senior players. It was also

heartening to receive universally positive

comments on the improvements made to

the Members’ Pavilion during the last year,

including the Pavilion frontage, comfy

seats, Presidents’ Tea Room and refurbished

Alcock Room that hosts the Members’

restaurant. We really do have a Pavilion to

be proud of and the Club will continue to

invest in facilities that improve the customer

experience.

The business side of the Club is doing

extremely well, and I am grateful for

the guidance and support of the Surrey

Management Board and the hard work

and innovation of the Club staff. Over

the last three years we have been able to

retain significant profits, whilst keeping

Membership fees relatively low.

These profits are being invested back

into the Club as efficiently as possible in

order to ensure we have the best playing

squad and staff available, further grow the

Club business and enhance the customer

experience.

Much work has gone on during the winter

of 2013. We are delighted to welcome our

new Head Coach, Graham Ford, who will

work with the support of Director of Cricket,

Alec Stewart. Many of our promising young

players have been signed on longer contracts

and I look forward to seeing them progress

under Graham.

The capacity of the ground has been

increased by 1,000, with additional seats

in the OCS stand, supported by extra toilet

facilities and circulation space. The joint

venture partnership with Compass, Oval

Events, which provides the financial muscle

of the Club, has been revised and extended.

Our sales efforts for conferences and events,

ticket sales and corporate partnerships

continue to provide impressive growth.

Many thanks for your continued Membership

of the Club, and I hope we can provide you

with great memories in 2014.

Richard Gould

Chief Executive

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A lot has changed in a year. We have had the

huge disappointment of relegation and now

face the challenge of rebuilding - a process

that has already begun in earnest.

Getting to T20 finals day and making the

final was a bright spot. Coming that far

and losing in the final was frustrating. For

the many Members that made the trip to

Birmingham to support the Club on a long

and rainy day – it was much appreciated.

After four and a half years, we felt it was

time for Chris Adams and Ian Salisbury

to move on. We made the decision mid-

season rather than wait until October to

enable the re-structuring to take place more

immediately.

Looking forward I believe Alec Stewart’s role

as Director of Cricket is crucial. It will ensure

we maintain a sense of what Surrey stands

for and what the Club is about. On the field,

we will have at the helm one of the best

cricketers of his generation in Graeme Smith

- who is contracted as Surrey Captain for at

least another two years - and off the field we

have appointed one of the best coaches – and

I stress the word coach – in Graham Ford. I

believe we have assembled the best leaders

in their individual roles to take the Club and

our developing team forward.

One of the observations that plenty of people

have made in the last few years is that we

have seen lots of our younger players come

through but for whatever reason their

progress has stalled, or they have had to

move to another county to develop their

career. I think it is important to have a coach

with an old-fashioned, hands-on approach to

make sure our players have the best possible

chance of succeeding.

I am confident that we will have a very

strong group of individuals to guide the next

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 2013

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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 2013

generation of Surrey cricketers to success.

Leaving Division Two may not happen

overnight but whatever happens our aim

has to be to earn promotion and regularly

challenge for honours in the top division.

Here at the Kia Oval, it will always be a

case of trying to strike a balance between

operating a major Test venue and creating a

winning Championship side. The money we

make, particularly with the last two record

breaking years, will always go into making

the Club better for Members – whether that

be creating the best environment for players

or making sure our venue continues to be

world-class. My intention and ambition is for

this Club to have both.

On that note, there has been fantastic

feedback on the Pavilion re-development.

We spent £2million on this project. I believe

that was fitting for a ground with our

extraordinary history and heritage; something

we should all be proud of. If anything, I want

the new Pavilion entrance to become the

image that is most associated with Surrey.

It really brings home what a phenomenal

ground we have here at the Kia Oval.

Members will also be pleased next year

as the fixture list provides a more regular

rhythm for county cricket, something

Surrey have been lobbying hard for at the

ECB. Knowing that virtually all of our

Championship games will start on a Sunday

and that T20 Blast will occupy mostly Friday

evenings should make planning easier.

We are looking for this to be reflected in

attendances.

All in all, and I say this as a proud but

pragmatic Surrey man, I think that we have

had a hard and challenging couple of years

for a variety of reasons. We now have the

right people in place to build and become

the team and the Club that we want to be.

Thank you to all of our Members for your

ongoing support. It is never taken for

granted. Here’s to a successful 2014.

Richard Thompson

Chairman

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This Report relates to the Club, its wholly

owned subsidiary, Kennington Oval

Limited (KOL), and its trading subsidiary,

Oval Events Holdings Limited (OEHL)

- which is the joint venture between

KOL and Compass PLC - and Oval Events

Limited (OEL).

The decision was taken during the year to

extend the end of the financial year from

30th November 2013 to 31st January 2014.

As such the Financial Statements represent

a fourteen month accounting period. This

change was made to align the Club’s year

end with that of the ECB and also allow

us to plan more readily each year for the

coming financial year.

Members are asked to adopt the Accounts

for the year ended 31st January 2014.

The General Committee and the Surrey

Management Board approved the Accounts

on the 13th March 2014. The Accounts are

presented as consolidated group accounts

for the Club, KOL, OEHL and OEL. Those

published with this Report are in summary

form but, for Members who wish to have

a copy of the full Accounts, they are

available on request from the Membership

Department. Copies will also be available

at the Annual General Meeting.

Group Results For 2013/14As a Surrey supporter for nearly 60 years,

I can only be disappointed with our

relegation in 2013. It was a very bitter

pill to swallow after the determination

shown following the tragic events of the

previous year. Yet, as your Treasurer, I

was delighted with the performance of

the Club off the field in 2013. Record

results have afforded us a very strong

foundation to progress with our plans to

further develop the Kia Oval to provide

first class facilities for Members and other

spectators whilst enabling us to invest in

the cricketing side at the same time.

The Financial Statements presented to

Members for approval as part of this

report represent the strongest financial

performance the Club has ever achieved.

Pre tax profit increased from £915k in

2012 to over £2million in 2013/14. Of

course, we benefitted from a strong

schedule of International cricket, with

both the Investec Ashes and the ICC

Champions Trophy being hosted at the

Kia Oval. But what was more pleasing was

the 79% growth in attendances for Surrey

T20 matches, which led to ticket income

alone from T20 of £1m. As time goes on, I

expect this part of our income to become

ever more important to us, enabling us

to be very strong financially at a difficult

time in the UK economy and whilst many

of our fellow First-Class Counties struggle

to break even.

The Ashes once again provided the

primary draw of the International schedule

and all five days of the Test Match were

sold out well in advance of the fixture.

Hospitality sales were also strong with

the considerable supporter base of the

Kia Oval enabling the Club to maximise

the potential of a Test Match starting

on a Wednesday. Though disappointing

to lose the entire fourth day to rain,

our investment in the outfield drainage

enabled another exciting,

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though ultimately frustrating finish to the

Test. Sales for the ICC Champions Trophy

were stronger than expected resulting in

better than expected revenue from that

tournament. The IT20 matches against

New Zealand were also well attended.

Again the Club was unlucky to lose one

of these fixtures to the weather but the

appropriate insurances we had in place

meant that the Club did not lose out

financially. The strong financial result for

the period has resulted in a supplementary

payment to the ECB on top of the

regular staging fees we pay for hosting

International cricket. This amounted to

£232k and is included in the Accounts

presented.

Our excellent income from T20 was due,

in part, to a better structured fixture

schedule but also an intelligent marketing

effort. Total income (tickets, hospitality

and secondary spend) for T20 rose from

£1.4m to £2.4m, the highest generated in

county cricket.

In January 2014, the Club concluded

negotiations with its catering partner,

Compass, to extend the current joint

venture deal. Revenues from Hospitality,

Conferences & Events and Retail Catering

underpin the finances of the Club and

to have certainty over this area of the

business is crucial. Compass have invested

a significant amount of capital and

resource into the highly successful Oval

Events and we are pleased to continue

with them as a valued partner. During

the year a repayment of £1 million was

made to our bank as part of our scheduled

loan repayments. This has reduced the

outstanding loan to £7.5m from the £13m

initially borrowed in 2005. The final

repayment is due in 2022. We remain very

well able to service all our borrowings.

Looking AheadIn addition to the magnificent

redevelopment of the front of the Pavilion,

we have invested in the facilities of the

stadium again this year with an extra

1,000 seats added to wings of the OCS

stand. The project has been funded out

of the Club’s own cash flows without the

need for further external finance. It is

essential that the Club generates sufficient

money to provide for future development

of the Kia Oval to ensure it is one of

the pre-eminent cricket grounds in the

country with excellent facilities for all.

I am confident that we are well placed

to continue our financial progress with

attractive visits from India and Sri Lanka

in 2014 and Australia and New Zealand in

2015. It is important for us to consolidate

our financial position during these years

and keep to sound financial disciplines

for the more challenging years that will

inevitably follow.

Alan Dickinson

Honorary Treasurer

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Surrey County Cricket Club Limited and Subsidiary UndertakingsIndependent Auditors’ Report to the Members of

Surrey County Cricket Club Limited.

We have examined the summary financial

statements of Surrey County Cricket Club

Limited and subsidiary undertakings for the

period ended 31st January 2014.

This report is made solely to the Club’s

Members, as a body, in accordance with

our engagement letter. Our work has been

undertaken so that we might state to the Club’s

Members those matters we are required to state

to them in an auditors’ report and for no other

purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by

law, we do not accept or assume responsibility

to anyone other than the Club and the Club’s

Members as a body, for our audit work, for this

report, for our audit report or for the opinions

we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of the Club’s General Committee and AuditorsThe Club’s General Committee is responsible for

preparing the summarised financial statements

in accordance with applicable United Kingdom

law. Our responsibility is to report to you our

opinion on the consistency of the summary

financial statements with the full annual

accounts.

Basis of opinionWe conducted our work in accordance with

Bulletin 2008/3 ‘The Auditors’ statement on

the summary financial statements’ issued by the

Auditing Practices Board for use in the United

Kingdom.

OpinionIn our opinion the summary financial

statements are consistent with the full annual

accounts of Surrey County Cricket Club for the

period ended 31st January 2014. The Auditors’

report on the Club’s annual accounts was

unqualified.

BDO LLP, Statutory Auditor

Gatwick, March 2014

BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).

AUDITORS’ REPORT

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14 Months Year to to 31.01.14 30.11.12

£000 £000

Turnover

Membership 1,681 1,542

ECB 1,870 1,873

Domestic Cricket 1,206 645

International Matches 7,329 6,716

Advertising and Commercial 3,165 2,655

Retail and Cricket Centres 977 1,238

Oval Events 14,437 9,174

30,665 23,843

Cost of Sales

Ticketing and Membership (821) (690)

Match Day Costs (2,558) (2,759)

Commercial and Marketing Activities (1,014) (1,066)

Retail and Cricket Centres (822) (915)

Oval Events (7,550) (5,233)

(12,765) (10,663)

Overheads

Commercial and Marketing (1,130) (1,001)

Stadium (2,432) (1,739)

Administration and Finance (4,518) (3,497)

Oval Events (2,844) (2,186)

Cricket (4,304) (3,248)

(15,228) (11,671)

Operating profit 2,672 1,509

Other interest receivable and similar income 42 11

Interest payable and similar charges (637) (605)

Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 2,077 915

Taxation on profit on ordinary activities (857) (320)

Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 1,220 595

Minority interest (78) (15)

Profit for the financial period 1,142 580

All amounts relate to continuing activities. All recognised gains and losses in the current and prior

period are included in the profit and loss account.

CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE PERiOd ENdEd 31sT jaNuaRy 2014

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31.01.14 30.11.12

£000 £000

Fixed Assets

Tangible Assets 29,045 27,203

Intangible Assests - 204

Current Assets

Stock 197 206

Debtors 4,300 5,100

Cash at bank and in hand 6,338 3,819

10,835 9,125

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (13,820) (11,051)

Net current liabilities (2,985) (1,926)

Total assets less current liabilities 26,060 25,481

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Long term loans and deferred income (20,617) (21,390)

Provisions for liabilities (451) (319)

4,992 3,772

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital - -

General reserve 4,672 3,530

Minority interest 320 242

4,992 3,772

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET aT 31sT jaNuaRy 2014

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE PERiOd ENdEd 31sT jaNuaRy 2014

31.01.14 30.11.12

£000 £000

Net cash inflow from operating activities 9,375 1,226

Returns on investments and servicing of finance

Interest received 42 11

Interest paid (637) (605)

Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance (595) (594)

Taxation

UK corporation tax (paid)/received (1,185) (341)

Capital expenditure

Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (4,276) (1,933)

Payments to acquire intangible fixed assets - (204)

Receipts from sale of tangible fixed assets - 5

Net cash inflow/(outflow) before financing 3,319 (1,841)

Financing

New loans - 183

Repayment of loans (1,250) (731)

Issue of debentures 450 373

Net cash outflow from financing (800) (175)

Increase/ (Decrease) in cash 2,519 (2,016)

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31.01.14 30.11.12

£000 £000

Debtors

Trade debtors 1,231 639

Sundry debtors and prepayments 2,712 4,446

Corporation tax recoverable 357 15

4,300 5,100

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Bank loans 725 1,180

Other loans - 183

Trade creditors 888 1,565

Other taxation and social security 941 399

Corporation tax 725 393

Other creditors, accruals and deferred income 9,969 6,729

Loan notes 572 602

13,820 11,051

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Bank loans 6,619 7,374

Accruals and deferred income 1,231 1,392

Other creditors 9,532 9,562

Unsecured loans 3,235 3,062

20,617 21,390

The bank loan is secured by a fixed and floating charge over all of the group’s assets.

NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERiOd ENdEd 31sT jaNuaRy 2014

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AUDIT, RISK & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEEMeetings Attended March 2013 - March 2014 (five meetings held)

Name Attendance Notes

A.P. Dickinson 5 Also member of General Committee and Surrey Management Board

J.E. Douglas 3 Also member of General Committee

M.J. Eadon 4

M. Palios 5

J.E. Ryan 4

R.W. Thompson 1 Also Chairman of General Committee and Surrey Management Board

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSMeetings Attended March 2013 to March 2014 (seven meetings held)

Name Attendance Notes

N.M. Blyth 5

S.R.Z. Brown 6

A.P. Dickinson 7Also member of Surrey Management Board and Chairman of Audit, Risk & Governance Committee

J.E. Douglas 5 Also member of Audit, Risk & Governance Committee

C. Dymond 6 Also member of Surrey Management Board

P.J. Garrard 7

P.L. Garrard 6

R. Harman 6Also Chairman of the Surrey Cricket Board (retired February 2014)

P. Johnson 5

D.F. Kingsmill 6 Also member of Surrey Cricket Board

R. Laudy 6

K.T. Medlycott 4

D.J. Pakeman 4 Also member of Surrey Management Board

P.I. Pocock 7

O. Slipper 4

G. Sutton 6

R.W. Thompson 7Also Chairman of Surrey Management Board and member of Audit, Risk & Governance Committee

D.M. Ward 0

D.T. Watts DL 5 Also member of Surrey Management Board.

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Members Public Total AttendanceLV = County Championship Surrey v Somerset 2,765 1,775 4,540Surrey v Sussex 2,737 6,203 8,940Surrey v Durham 2,047 1,604 3,651Surrey v Warwickshire (g) 3,464 3,395 6,859Surrey v Nottinghamshire 2,837 1,986 4,823Surrey v Derbyshire 2,926 2,424 5,350Surrey v Middlesex 2,479 2,821 5,300Surrey v Yorkshire 2,629 2,546 5,175 Yorkshire Bank 40 Surrey v Hampshire 1,581 2,022 3,603Surrey v Durham 832 576 1,408Surrey v Lancashire (g) 1,288 2,520 3,808Surrey v Essex 1,306 4,788 6,094Surrey v Scotland 723 1,112 1,835Surrey v Derbyshire 859 1,654 2,513 Friends Life T20 Surrey v Sussex 1,355 11,482 12,837Surrey v Middlesex 1,733 16,205 17,978Surrey v Essex 1,652 12,466 14,118Surrey v Hampshire 1,773 15,409 17,182Surrey v Kent 1,756 18,722 20,478Surrey v Somerset (Quarter Final) 1,821 8,279 10,100 InternationalICC Champions Trophy: South Africa v Pakistan (Warm up game) 2,010ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v Pakistan 17,112ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v India 18,272ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 17,752ICC Champions Trophy: Australia v Sri Lanka 14,094ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 16,018NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 17,696NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 18,101Investec Ashes Series Days 1-5 England v Australia 116,340

Total 393,987

Code Matches played at Guildford (g)

MATCH ATTENDANCES 2013

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1. Copies of the relevant Minutes are

available for inspection by Members by

personal visit to the ground between

the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm on

Mondays to Fridays from the date of

receipt of this notice until and including

the date of the Annual General Meeting.

In addition, copies will be available for

inspection on the day of the meeting

in the OCS Stand from 5.00pm or by

emailing membership@surreycricket.com.

2. Nominations for election to the General

Committee have been received from the

following:- R. A. Beeston; C. F. Dymond;

E. J. Hurst and R. W. Thompson.

3. The attention of Members is drawn to

the following extracts from the Rules:-

“Rule 19.2 Election of Committee—Provisions in

Case of More Nominations than Vacancies

(a) If there shall be more nominations than

there are vacancies for membership of

the Committee, the Secretary shall cause

to be posted, with the paper giving

notice of Annual General Meeting, to

Members entitled to vote at General

Meetings, ballot papers on which shall

appear the name of each candidate

properly nominated as aforesaid and

willing to serve on the Committee (and

the decision as to whether a candidate

has been properly nominated shall

be in the absolute discretion of the

Secretary whose decision shall be final

and binding), and the names of the five

nominating Members of each candidate,

together with a memorandum giving

details of each candidate’s professional

and general qualifications.

(b) Such ballot papers after completion

shall be returned to the Secretary or to

such other person and address as the

Secretary may designate, by the date

indicated on the ballot paper.

(c) Each Member entitled to vote at General

Meetings shall have one vote for each

vacancy on the Committee but shall

not give more than one vote to any one

candidate.

(d) Any ballot papers which do not comply

with the conditions or requirements

for their completion and return shall be

invalid.

(e) The Committee shall appoint not less

than three scrutineers (of whom one

may be the Secretary) to examine the

ballot papers, and the decision of the

majority of the scrutineers acting as

experts on the validity of any ballot

paper or papers and as to the outcome of

the election shall be final and binding.

(f) Those candidates shall be elected to

the Committee who receive the highest

number of votes in the ballot and, in

the event of two or more Members

(not otherwise elected) receiving an

equal number of votes (but receiving

more votes than others (if any) also not

otherwise elected) the candidate(s) to

be elected from amongst them shall

be decided by lot in a manner to be

prescribed by the President.”

“Rule 28.5c Business at Annual General

Meetings

If any ten or more Members entitled to

vote at General Meetings wish any matter

concerning the business or affairs of the

Club to be discussed at an Annual General

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Members Public Total AttendanceLV = County Championship Surrey v Somerset 2,765 1,775 4,540Surrey v Sussex 2,737 6,203 8,940Surrey v Durham 2,047 1,604 3,651Surrey v Warwickshire (g) 3,464 3,395 6,859Surrey v Nottinghamshire 2,837 1,986 4,823Surrey v Derbyshire 2,926 2,424 5,350Surrey v Middlesex 2,479 2,821 5,300Surrey v Yorkshire 2,629 2,546 5,175 Yorkshire Bank 40 Surrey v Hampshire 1,581 2,022 3,603Surrey v Durham 832 576 1,408Surrey v Lancashire (g) 1,288 2,520 3,808Surrey v Essex 1,306 4,788 6,094Surrey v Scotland 723 1,112 1,835Surrey v Derbyshire 859 1,654 2,513 Friends Life T20 Surrey v Sussex 1,355 11,482 12,837Surrey v Middlesex 1,733 16,205 17,978Surrey v Essex 1,652 12,466 14,118Surrey v Hampshire 1,773 15,409 17,182Surrey v Kent 1,756 18,722 20,478Surrey v Somerset (Quarter Final) 1,821 8,279 10,100 InternationalICC Champions Trophy: South Africa v Pakistan (Warm up game) 2,010ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v Pakistan 17,112ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v India 18,272ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 17,752ICC Champions Trophy: Australia v Sri Lanka 14,094ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 16,018NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 17,696NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 18,101Investec Ashes Series Days 1-5 England v Australia 116,340

Total 393,987

Code Matches played at Guildford (g)

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Meeting, those Members shall give written

notice to the Secretary by 1st February of the

matter to be discussed. The Secretary may,

at his discretion, require sufficient details to

be set out in or added to such written notice

so as to ensure that Members, on receipt of

the notice of the Annual General Meeting,

have adequate information concerning the

matter to be discussed but no resolution may

be put to the vote of the meeting under this

item.”

“Rule 28.6 Decisions and Actions of the Committee

It shall not be competent for any Annual

General Meeting to alter or interfere with

any decision or action of the Committee,

the Management Board, or the Audit,

Risk and Governance Committee or other

competent person or persons taken or done

in pursuance of the powers conferred by

these Rules.”

“Rule 31 Voting at General Meetings

31.1 Qualification

Only those Members who are qualified to do

so under Rule 7.2 shall be permitted to vote

at General Meetings.

31.2 Methods

Voting on ordinary business and voting on

special business shall be in accordance with

the provisions of Rule 31.3.

31.3 Voting on General Meetings

Except as provided by the Acts and except

as provided in Rule 34 and Rule 40, voting

on Ordinary Business and on Special

Business shall be by a show of hands unless

the Committee in its absolute discretion

considers that any resolution to be proposed

at any General Meeting is of sufficient

importance to the Club to justify the use

of proxy voting or postal voting in relation

to that resolution, so as to enable Members

to vote on that resolution without having

to be present at the meeting, in which case

the Committee may so require. It shall be

at the absolute discretion of the Committee

as to whether proxy or postal voting is to

be used. Proxy voting shall be conducted

in accordance with the provisions set

out in Rule 31.6 as supplemented by any

Regulations made from time to time by

the Committee and postal voting shall be

conducted in accordance with Bye-laws and

for Regulations made from time to time by

the Committee.

In addition, the Chairman of the meeting

shall be entitled to call for any matter to be

determined by poll or by postal ballot (as the

Committee may elect) either before or after

the result of a show of hands is declared and

the Committee shall make the appropriate

arrangements in its discretion.

In particular, but without limitation, the

Committee shall at its absolute discretion

have the right to appoint the Electoral

Reform Society or any other independent

scrutineer appointed by the Committee to

examine the ballot papers, and the decision

of the scrutineer acting as an expert on the

validity of any ballot paper or papers and as

to the outcome of the voting on a resolution

shall be final and binding.

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31.4 Majority Required for Passing of

Resolution

(a) Unless otherwise provided by the Acts

or in these Rules, any resolution shall,

in order to be passed, require in favour

of the resolution a majority of the votes

cast by Members who (being entitled to

do so) vote.

31.5 Casting Vote of Chairman

In the event of an equality of votes at a

General Meeting, the chairman of such

meeting shall be entitled to a second or

casting vote.

31.6 Proxy Voting

Voting by proxy shall be carried out in the

following manner:-

(a) The instrument appointing a proxy shall

be in writing under the hand of the

appointor.

(b) A proxy must be a Member entitled to

attend and vote at a General Meeting.

(c) The instrument appointing a proxy

shall be delivered to the Secretary at the

registered office of the Club (or such

other place as may be specified for the

delivery of instruments of proxy in the

notice convening the meeting or other

document sent therewith) so that such

instrument reaches the Secretary not less

than 48 hours before the time appointed

for holding the meeting or adjourned

meeting at which the Member named

in the instrument proposes to vote. In

default the instrument of proxy shall not

be treated as valid.

31.7 Declaration by Chairman

A declaration by the chairman of a General

Meeting to the effect that a particular

resolution has been passed (or not) or passed

by a particular majority (or not) shall,

subject to the Acts, be final and binding on

all Members.”

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