The Essex County Cricket Club Annual General Meeting took place on Wednesday evening at The Cloud County Ground and via the Zoom video conferencing platform where the results of the ballot were announced to appoint five candidates to the Essex County Cricket Club Board and three candidates to the newly-formed Members’ Committee.
Those elected to the Essex County Cricket Club Board were:
• Simon Cooper
• Chris Townsend
• Anu Mohindru KC
• Jo Faragher
• Victoria Keil
Those not elected:
• Neil Faraday
• Peter Edwards
• Baiju Solanki
• Alan Yetts
• Ralph Camp
• Janet Hargreaves
Total number of Ballot Papers issued: 3,452
Total number of Ballot Papers received: 996 (28.8% of the Membership)
Total votes cast: 4,568
The elected candidates for the Board positions will be joined by Azeem Akhtar, Sir Stephen O’Brien and Queenie Porter, who have been directly appointed on to the Board by the Nomination Committee.
Those elected to the Members’ Committee were:
• Millie Dillane
• Piyush Somaiya
• Chris Grant
Those not elected:
• Alan Yetts
• Daniel Haggar
• Janet Hargreaves
• James Horsley
• Richard Martin
• Nigel Barrick
• Claire Wightman
• John Welch
Total number of Ballot Papers issued: 3,452
Total number of Ballot Papers received: 981 (28.4% of the Membership)
Total votes cast: 2,835
In addition, the Membership was asked to approve changes to the Constitution in relation to recommendations made by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). A two-thirds majority vote in favour of the changes was required to make the amends to the Constitution and this was achieved in the room.
View the changes to the Constitution passed in the AGM – here.
The Club would like to thank the Members who voted this year and those who joined us on Wednesday evening at the ground and online.
