Thank you to those teams that attended the AGM & Presentation Night at Fairwater Conservative Club. It was an excellent evening with lots of strong debate and discussion to ensure the league continues to improve.

Nine teams sent at least one representative, but we were disappointed not to have attendees from Cuesaders, Mackies Lost Boys, Rumney British Legion and Taff’s Well A.

The CDSA would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors Sugar Creative Studio for their continued support, as it has allowed for the investment in two new annual trophies for the Cardiff Open Pairs and Cardiff Handicap Singles, both of which have been engraved to include all the winners on the league’s Roll of Honour dating back to the 1983-84 season.

The following proposals were submitted, and the vote is attached to each –

Change of Night – Proposed by Terry Garland (Fairwater Cons)
Change the night we play matches from a Thursday to a Tuesday REJECTED BY 8 VOTES TO 1

Match structure – Proposed by Colin Lane (Savoy)
Increase the matches played from 5 players to 6 players REJECTED BY 8 VOTES TO 1

League fees – Proposed by James Llewellyn (Taff’s Well B)
Increase in league fees to £50 per team PASSED BY 7 VOTES TO 2

Handicap Cup / Plate – Proposed by James Llewellyn (Taff’s Well B)
Change format to x4 singles and x1 pairs allowing teams to choose to
play 4, 5 or 6 players in a match REJECTED BY 5 VOTES TO 4

Handicap Cup / Plate – Proposed by Steve Flanagan (Fairwater Cons)
Individual handicap used for cup matches rather than team handicap PASSED BY 5 VOTES TO 4

Doubles Format – Proposed by Martyn Evans (Cathays Cons)
Handicap Pairs matches to played in a scotch doubles format with alternate shots REJECTED BY 8 VOTES TO 1

Break-off – Proposed by Colin Lane (Savoy)
The home team breaks off for every frame REJECTED BY 8 VOTES TO 1

Line-ups – Proposed by Martyn Evans (Cathays Cons)
Home side declares their line-up in league matches and away side
chooses who plays in each position REJECTED BY 7 VOTE TO 2

Reffing – Proposed by Martyn Evans (Cathays Cons)
Away team to ref frames 2 and 4 in league matches REJECTED BY 8 VOTES TO 1

Miss Rule – Proposed by James Llewellyn (Taff’s Well B)
Keep maximum of three misses PASSED BY 9 VOTES TO 0
Change the rule so that every foul is a miss REJECTED BY 8 VOTES TO 1

Players entering competitions – Proposed by Steve Flanagan (Fairwater Cons) / James Llewellyn (Taff’s Well B)
Have to play 3 matches in the previous season or before the tournaments start to be able to enter PASSED BY 9 VOTES TO 0

The changes that were agreed are as follows –

Increase in league fees to £50 per team

Handicap to be for each individual player rather than a team

Retain the maximum of 3 misses per visit

Players have to play 3 matches either in the previous season or in the current one before the tournaments start.

All agreed that the committee can use their discretion for current squad players so that as many people can enter tournaments as possible.

It was also agreed that the Handicap Singles and Pairs tournaments will start earlier next season to allow time for an additional event such as a shoot-out or 3-man competition.

Registration deadline for teams and all competition entries to be Friday 16th August.

Future AGM/Presentation Nights to be on the last Friday in June each year.