Club cricket team
Kevin Balkhuysen
Dear Mr.Soori
All points noted and no doubt they are valid. A few points to clarify and few points which you may assist as a club member who is knocking on the front door as usual.
· I do take it personal when you call myself or when you bring un acceptable demands by meeting the current club cricket captain.(Views and suggestion are acceptable at all time but demands will never be accepted by myself as the outdoor sports secretary or as Kevin himself)
· The club invest every year BD 400 for cricket which is for entry fees and uniforms and not a penny more or less.
· Yes water and snacks for the games are provided by the players and not the club.
· All cricketing gear is sourced out by the players them self for the last 6years and not taxing the club for it.
· I am willing to stop all non-members from this Friday on wards playing if you can bring us 8 members to represent the club cricket team. And continue playing for the club.
· Or shall we dissolve the club cricket team as we don’t have member players ? Please advise!!
· I advise all nonmembers to become members for the last 7 years but they don’t bother about it. So let’s tell them don’t bother coming to play. Then What happens to the club team? Please advise!!
· Yes boys do go and play the other scrappy leagues but also they do come and play most of the time for the club. Can you commit that you will do the same as a commitment? Please advise!!
· Of course the nonmember cricketers are doing a favor to the club by playing for the club cricket team. If not for them we will not have a club cricket team for the past 7 years. Once again shall we dissolve the team? Please advise!!
· The AGM will be the best place to discuss this matter as it is an open forum. Simple discussion shall we continue the cricket team with nonmembers or shall we dissolve the club cricket team as we don’t have 8 members to come play for the team.
· Why don’t you as Mr.Soori and as very active member come play for the Sri lanka club cricket team on a permanent basis only for 7 months a year and also only on Fridays.
Once again do commit to playing permanently for the club cricket team and all a welcome to play. Otherwise don’t bother coming to play as nobody will be allowed to play until it is decided that the team will be dissolved due to non-availability of players.
Please note I did not understand about back doors as I know all respected men walk through only front doors.
Kevin Balkhuysen
From: slcbex...@googlegroups.com [mailto:slcbex...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of President - Sri Lanka Club - Bahrain
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:08 PM
To: Exco 2013
Subject: Fwd: Fw:
Dear Exco,
Please find below mail received from our club member Basil, for your information.
Best regards
Ravi De Silva
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From: Basil Sooriyaarachchi <soory...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:04 AM
Subject: Fwd: Fw:
To: kevin balkhuysen <kevin.ba...@secureservices.bh>
Cc: Sanjay Ravi De Silva <ravidesilva....@gmail.com>, Meeran Osman <meeran...@yahoo.com>, os...@ramsis.com.bh, Pandula Medawatte <pandu...@live.com>, Wasantha Kahaduwa <wasa...@works.gov.bh>, "wisv...@yahoo.com" <wisv...@yahoo.com>, Tissa Higgoda <tissah...@gmail.com>, Sarath <sar...@batelco.com.bh>, Ahmed Rizvi <risah...@gmail.com>, pandula medawatte <pandu...@gmail.com>
Dear Outdoor Sports Secretary - SLC Bahrain,
With reference to your sms sent yesterday, after our telephone conversation, it seems that you have taken it personnel as usual because the suggestion came from the "SOORI". Don't take it personal I just expressed my view and suggestion.
Please find below my reply to your sms;
1. If you can commit that the club member players you are going to introduce and play for the test series
are going to continue playing for the club for the 20 & 25 over games also,then please do bring them.i
guarantee they will be playing. But if the said commitment is not their please don't bother coming to
the ground's as they will not be allowed to play.
This statement shows that you have mixed up the "intended purpose of the SLC i.e. to work
benefit of the club and its members". Participating for an event by spending around BD 600 plus
per year allowing bunch of "NON MEMBERS" to enjoy their weekends by playing for six to seven
months per year doesn't fulfill the said intended purpose of the club. As a member of executive
committee of the club who is appointed by the active members to serve the club and its members,
should not convey a message to an active member saying"PLEASE DON'T BOTHER TO COMING
TO THE GROUNDS AS THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY". Which is diminishing the rights of
an active member. (some of the players also non-members coming form the morning league will not be
continued for the 20 & 25 over games and specially since they are not SLC members should not allow
to participate for any of club's activities).
Instead of that statement (red) it would be appreciated if you pass this message to so called non-
members "PLEASE TAKE SLC MEMBERSHIP ASAP AS CLUB MEMBERS WANTED TO PLAY
I(YOU) HAVE TO GIVE FIRST PRIORITY TO CLUB MEMBERS".
We both discussing about the 'committment'. You refer the commitment for rest of the season
( Of course we should not forget about the commitment if there is any soft ball, tape ball or
MRF ball tournament in any corner of the island.) The 'comitment' I refer is to take SLC
membership then enjoy the events and facilities. Moreover we are experiencing so called commitment in
every Tuesday at the nets.
2. The reason is we need to continue the rest of the season.
This is hilarious. Meaning of this sentence is that the club wanted to entertain those non-members for
the rest of the season too irrespective of their membership. I don't see any benefit neither to its
members nor for the club by continuing of playing under current circumstances. When I asked from
some of the non-members there what is there opinion is they come to play in Fridays club doesn't
provide even a glass of water so why should we bother to take membership. As if they are doing a
favour to club by playing under our club name by using collection of active memebers' membership
fees and their sponsorships., which is not.I believe the money spending for year for them to enjoy their
game during every weekend for seven months is much higher than the cup of water, tea or snacks.
You are going to provide entertainment for this kind of group. Let them come to umbrella of SLC make
these comments. I have passed several no of application to them in numerous occasions but only
one or two accepted to take membership and returned the duly filled the form returned . The last one
of the applications given by me was Hirantha Baddage's one which u collected in last April at
Salmania ground. I passed the application to him because I don't have any doubt about his 'talent' and
commitment'.
3. I do recommend strongly that you bring this up at the AGM.
I do raise this during the AGM. But still since it is clearly stated in documents I don't think we have to
wait till AGM to resolve. Nothing to resolve. " ALL THE FACILITIES AND BENEFITS ARE FOR THE
UPDATED MEMBERS OF THE CLUB". What else you have to discuss during the AGM.
4. I would like to suggest;
(a) Encourage them to take membership. Even still if they will not take membership, forget about them
and stop entertaining them by using club's assets tell them "DON'T BOTHER TO COMING TO THE
GROUNDS AS THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY".
(b) Send email and any kind of message to current active members(Specially Lala Thenabadu
Participants) inviting to come and play cricket representing their club. Sports is mainly participation
it doesn't require to win by "hook or crook". Specially cricket is a Gentleman's game.
(c) Remove the requirement of "active membership" from the all other events such as Sinhala classes,
indoor games, tennis, netball, toastmasters, gavel club, etc. etc..let anybody to come and
participate as they wish maintaining 'equilibrium' among all the club activities and benefits.
Finally, I would like to request you to stop "attacking Soori" for 'everything and anything'. Please be noted that I am an active member since 2004 attending all the club events as much as possible, specially knocking the front door rather than trying to come through back door. Think positively and do the need full for the betterment of the club and it's members.
As you can see I have copied this to current president and all the past presidents who are living in Bahrain expecting better outcome.
Best Regards,
Soori
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From: +97336046146/TYPE=PLMN
Received: 18 Feb 2014 22:10
Soori.
If you can commit that the club member players you are going to introduce and play for the test series are going to continue playing for the club for the 20 & 25 over games also, then please do bring them.i guarantee they will be playing. But if the said commitment is not their please don't bother coming to the ground's as they will not be allowed to play. The reason is we need to continue the rest of the season. I do recommend strongly that you bring this up at the AGM.
Kevin.