Not good news when only one club's paid the affiliation fee for the incoming season...
BULAWAYO Metropolitan Cricket Association affiliated clubs have been given until the end of next month to put their houses in order and pay affiliation fees or risk not being included in next season’s fixtures. This came out at the association’s annual general meeting held at Queens Sports Club yesterday where it emerged that most of the clubs were not properly constituted and had not paid last season’s affiliation fee of US$30.
Matabeleland Tuskers area manager Vumindaba Moyo who was chairing the meeting said an audit of the clubs was carried out and it emerged that most of the clubs were not appropriately constituted and did not have registers of their players. Delegates were then given up to 30 September to put their houses in order or they would cease to be affiliated to the BMCA.
Mduduzi Moyo, the association’s treasurer revealed that only Bulawayo Athletic Club had paid the US$30 affiliation fee, which saw the fee being reduced to US$20 but still most clubs failed to honour their obligations. Clubs were then asked to pay their membership fees for next season by the end of September.
Two applications for affiliation were received from Zimbabwe Republic Police, Bulawayo and a Development side, both were accepted and they will play in the Bulawayo Metropolitan Cricket Association Second League next season.
At the same meeting Matabeleland Tuskers chief executive officer Stanley Staddon and Derrick Townshend were elected honourary life members of the association.
In his address, BMCA chairman Sam Ndlovu said the level of competition was so bad in the Second League, which saw the league being split into two. He said that some of the teams were being bowled out for low scores and matches were not lasting the long day.
BAC won the Bulawayo Metropolitan Cricket Association First League while Emakhandeni were Second League champions.
