singapore cricket club 2013 annual report

12013 ANNUAL REPORT

2013ANNUAL REPORT

Creating Memories Since 1852

SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB

ontentsCNotice of Annual General Meeting 1

President’s Report 2

The General Committee 7

The Executive Staff 8

Subcommittee Reports

Games Control Board 9

Finance Subcommittee 12

Establishment Subcommittee 15

Food & Beverage Subcommittee 19

Marketing & Communications Subcommittee 22

Property Subcommittee 25

Rules & Membership Subcommittee 28

Social Subcommittee 31

Sports Section Reviews

Balut 41

Billiards & Snooker 43

Bowls 46

Bridge 49

Cricket 51

Darts 55

Golf 58

Hockey 60

Netball 62

Rugby 65

Soccer 67

Squash 69

Tennis 72

Activities of the Year

Social Events 35

Sports 74

Financial Statements FS1-FS31

Reciprocal Clubs 114

Past Presidents 116

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Singapore Cricket Club will be

held at the Clubhouse on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 at 6.30pm.

Business

1 To confirm Minutes of the:

i. Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 23 April 2013;

ii. Special General Meeting held on Thursday, 7 November 2013; and

iii. Special General Meeting held on Tuesday, 1 April 2014.

2. To receive and, if approved, adopt the Committee’s Report and Audited Accounts for the year ended 31

December 2013.

3. To elect a President, Deputy President, Chairman of Games Control Board, Finance Member and eight other

Members of the Committee.

4. To elect Auditors and fix remuneration.

5. To transact any other business brought forward in accordance with the Rules of the Club.

By order of the Committee

Nigel Stearns

GENERAL MANAGER / SECRETARY

01 APRIL 2014

Nominations for election to the Committee must be completed on the prescribed form (in accordance with Rule 35)

and must be received by the General Manager / Secretary not later than 5pm on 15 April 2014.

Registration of Members will commence at 6pm for the meeting at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 22 April 2014.

Minutes of the 2013 Annual General Meeting is available upon request by post and/or at the Annual General Meeting

on 22 April 2014.

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GENERAL COMMITTEE

First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere

thanks and heartfelt appreciation to the Members of the

General Committee (GC) for 2013/2014. I am grateful

to each and every one of them for their dedication and

for the time spent attending to Committee business

and the affairs of the Club in the pursuit of our Mission

Statement of being the ‘Premier Sports and Social Club

in the region’.

On 23 April 2013, 314 Members registered their

attendance at the Annual General Meeting. The Club

conveyed its thanks and appreciation to Mr Anthony

Michael Grice, Deputy President and Mr Brian Teo

Thian Sang, Chairman of the Rules and Membership

Subcommittee who did not seek re-election at this AGM.

Members of the General Committee elected for

2013/2014 were:

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resident's Report POn behalf of the General Committee, it is my pleasure to present to you the

Singapore Cricket Club’s Annual Report and Financial Statements for the

year ending 31 December 2013.

President

Col (Retd) Gurcharan Singh

Deputy President

Mr Ananda Kumar

(23 April to 9 October 2013)

Mr Anthony Michael Grice

(Elected 7 November 2013)

Chairman Games Control Board

Mr Sher Baljit Singh

Finance Member

Mr Hamish Alexander Christie

Committee Members

Mr George V Abraham

Mr T Ravi Chandran

Ms Joyce Foster

(23 April to 13 September 2013)

Mr Paul A Lawlass

Mr Ong Chin Leong

Mr Jonathan M E Robinson

Ms Cynthia E Robless

Mr Steve Thompson

(23 April to 13 September 2013)

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In accordance with established practice, specific

portfolio responsibilities were allocated to the GC

Members, after which Subcommittees were formed. This

provided a medium for dialogue with the membership

at large as the Subcommittee Members are invited from

diverse categories of membership and from our Sporting

Sections. The Subcommittees work in tandem with the

General Committee and Management to ensure that the

Club operates efficiently.

On 13 September 2013, I most regretfully accepted

the formal resignations of Ms Joyce Foster and Mr Steve

Thompson from the GC. Their support, contribution

and commitment in the service of the Club during their

respective unbroken tenure in office as GC Members

for the past four and two years respectively, have been

invaluable. On behalf of the Club, we extend our sincere

thanks and appreciation.

I was subsequently pleased to appoint Messrs Jonathan

M E Robinson and George V Abraham to the vacated

positions of Chairman of the Rules & Membership

Subcommittee and Chairman of Social Sub-committee

respectively.

On 9 October 2013, I received and accepted the formal

resignation from the GC, of Deputy President, Mr Ananda

Kumar. I would like to record the Club’s very sincere

thanks and appreciation to Ananda for his support,

contribution and commitment in the service of the Club

over a continuous period of seven years of his tenure as

a GC Member, as Chairman of Games Control Board and

Deputy President respectively.

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Under the provisions of ‘Rule 35(e)’ Notice of a Special

General Meeting was called and was subsequently held

on 7 November 2013 to elect to the vacated position

of Deputy President. The Club was pleased to vote Mr

Anthony Michael Grice’s return to the General Committee

as our newly elected Deputy President.

Our Vision

The Club remains committed and continues to strive

towards becoming the “Premier Sports and Social Club

in the region.” Every effort initiated by the General

Committee has been channelled towards this singular

vision and to provide overall satisfaction to the general

membership. Strategic decisions made at General

Committee and Subcommittee levels to improve the

Club’s finances, operations and brand equity have

continued to be implemented efficiently and thereafter

communicated to the membership through The Padang

magazine, the SCC website, e-mail blasts and Clubhouse

Notices.

I strongly believe that receiving, listening to and

acting upon Member communications and feedback is

essential in meeting and hopefully exceeding Members’

expectations, be it socially, on the Padang or at Dempsey

Field or for those Members who prefer to enjoy the quiet

relaxation and general friendly atmosphere that our Club

has to offer. Both the GC and I and Management value

Members’ comments and suggestions on how we can

continue to not only ensure satisfaction but improve

upon the quality of our service standards. In this regard

I would like to express my thanks to all Members for

their support, patronage and continued participation

throughout this past year.

Highlights

The Establishment Subcommittee and the Human

Resources Department, under the chairmanship of Mr T

Ravi Chandran, continue to spearhead new staff welfare

initiatives as well as monitoring and reviewing successful

manpower strategies in maintaining the average staff

turnover rate within the healthy range of less than 2%,

proving that the Club’s employee retention policy has

made a favourable impact on staff retention.

Notwithstanding the rising cost of goods as well as

payroll costs, the Food & Beverage Subcommittee, led by

Mr Paul Lawlass and supported by the Food & Beverage

Department, has once again operated and delivered

a productive and successful year that has witnessed

increased revenues whilst consistently maintaining a

value-for-money approach to our food and beverage

products, together with a quality of service that the SCC

can be justifiably proud.

The Marketing & Communications Subcommittee, led

by Chairlady, Ms Cynthia Robless, worked closely and

in tandem with the Marcom Department to provide

informative and effective communication to the Club

membership through its production of the bi-monthly

Padang Magazine; e-mail blasts and the SCC website and

Clubhouse Notice Boards. Phase II of the SCC website

revamp, targeting the development of new e-services, is

progressing well. Members will soon be able to access

exclusive informational Club related and statistical data

and other in-house publications (including the published

SCC Statements of Accounts as well as the Annual

Report) via a secured login.

Under the leadership of Mr Ong Chin Leong, the Property

Subcommittee worked together with the Property &

Housekeeping Department to ensure that the stately

grandeur of the SCC’s Clubhouse façade as well as its

interiors continue to evoke the memories of its past

161 year history. Several works programmes of varying

degrees of import were executed throughout the year with

almost no impact to the Club’s daily operations. Safety,

security and hygiene standards were regularly reviewed

and improved upon where necessary. In addition, the

Subcommittee continues to monitor and focus its efforts

on energy and utility conservation by continuing to

identify possible areas for savings.

Under the chairmanship of Mr Jonathan M E Robinson

and supported by the Membership Department, the Rules

& Membership Subcommittee identified and reviewed

key areas affecting membership and these continue to

be effectively monitored. A Membership Task Force was

also established to evaluate, review and amend the Club

Rules and Bye-Laws. In addition, the Subcommittee did

an excellent job of taking in of new Members in line with

the aspirations of the Club.

Sports

Chairman Games Control Board, Mr Sher Baljit Singh and

his Subcommittee Members (all the 13 Sports Section

Convenors, the Finance Member and the Chairman Rules

& Membership), continue to work together with the SCC

Sports Department in ensuring that the 2013 SCC sports

calendar continues to provide opportunities for the Club

to partake in a broader range of competitive sports and

friendly fixtures with both local and overseas clubs and

teams.

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One of our most popular internal competitions is the

annual inter-section event which has gained popularity

and increased participation and support from Members

across all sports. The Club also hosted many overseas

sporting visitors and undertook various tours to reciprocal

clubs in the region and beyond.

Our International SCC tournaments – Rugby 7s, Hockey

6s, Soccer 6s, Netball 7s and the Premier Tennis

Tournament – continued to be the key highlights of the

year that brought competitors, officials and supporters to

the SCC’s Padang from around the world.

In addition, all our teams participating in local and

national competitions did extremely well.

A Junior Sports Members (JSM) Task Force, and

thereafter a Subcommittee, represented by all field

playing Sports Sections that support the JSM Programme,

was constituted to care for the welfare of our juniors

and to assist in formulating coaching and mentoring

programmes and social initiatives that remain on going.

Social Activities

SCC would not be complete without a vibrant social

calendar. With a total of 60 events held, the Social

Subcommittee, with the assistance of the Events

Department, has been key in making 2013 one of the

most eventful years for the Club.

A new regular event – the ‘One Night Only’ band series

– was launched featuring different band performers on

the last Friday of each month. Our festive celebrations

of Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Diwali and Christmas

continue to be the main attractions for Members to

gather with their family and friends at the Clubhouse.

The SCC Night Race Fiesta was again a sell-out event

and the New Year’s Eve Countdown Ball, with the theme

of ‘Casino Royale’, was an evening of sheer glamour and

tremendous fun as the New Year was welcomed in to the

accompaniment of pipes and drums.

Finances

The Finance Subcommittee under the ‘careful’ guidance

of its Chairman, Mr Hamish Christie, worked very closely

with the Club’s Finance Department. With a positive

operating cash flow for the year ending 31 December

2013, the Club’s Operating Revenue remained stable at

S$19.0 million. The Operating Expenditure was reduced

to S$20.3 million (compared to 2012’s S$20.7 million),

mainly due the abnormal property tax charge in 2012 for

the period 2007 to 2011. The Operating Deficit of S$1.3

million is higher than last year’s adjusted deficit of S$0.8

million after excluding the abnormal property tax charge

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in 2012. The Net Deficit of S$0.1 million was recorded

for 2013.

In view of the current economic climate, the Club

continues to retain its funds on short-term deposits, with

cash resources of S$16.9 million (compared to S$15.6

million in 2012), bringing a positive cash flow of S$1.3

million. These cash reserves will need to be further added

to year-on-year in order to ensure that sufficient funds are

available to meet the projected costs of the renewal of

the Padang Lease in 2026, and for other capital works

projects.

Acknowledgement

In conclusion, I would like to again express my very sincere

appreciation to my fellow GC Members, Sub-committee

Members, Sports Convenors and the Management and

Staff for their unstinting efforts and for their support and

commitment to the Club.

I want to convey a special ‘thank you’ to all SCC Members

for patronising the Club, be it socially; or to enjoy your

sport; or in support of our food and beverage services

and amenities; or in our recreational activities. The ‘life

blood’ of a Club is always its Members and for all our

successes during the year, my sincere thanks.

The next Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday,

22 April 2014. Do please mark this date in your diary and

support your Club by casting your vote and participating

in the election process.

Once again, thank you, all. Here’s wishing all of you a

great and successful 2014/2015.

Please enjoy your Club!Please enjoy your Club!


President

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he General CommitteeT

Front row/left: Hamish A Christie, Anthony Michael Grice, Col (Retd) Gurcharan Singh, Sher Baljit Singh

Back row/left: Nigel Stearns, George V Abraham, Cynthia E Robless, Ong Chin Leong, Paul A Lawlass, T Ravi Chandran, Jonathan M E Robinson

President


Deputy President

Anthony Michael Grice

Chairman, Games Control Board

Sher Baljit Singh

Finance Member

Hamish A Christie

Committee Members

George V Abraham

T Ravi Chandran

Paul A Lawlass

Ong Chin Leong

Cynthia E Robless

General Manager

Nigel Stearns

Executive Secretary

Jill Woo

Financial Controller/ Acting Head, Membership

Adeline Tan

Head, Sports & Recreation

Janet Ng

Head, F&B and Events

Daljeet Singh

Head, Property & Housekeeping

Judy Ting


Front row/left: Adeline Tan, Nigel Stearns, Jill Woo. Back row/left: Daljeet Singh, Janet Ng, Judy Ting

he Executive StaffT

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ames Control BoardG

From left: Jolene How, Adeline Tan, Rashed Miah, Nigel Stearns, Prem Anand, Choong Wenling, Mohietheen Fathima, Victor Yeong, Richard Loo,

Sher Baljit Singh, Rosalind Spink, John Lewis Taylor, David Jones, Marc Lansonneur, Anthony Egerton, Janet Ng, Matthew Dabbs, Wendy Foo.

Absent: K. Rajaram, Kerry Jane Brown, Scott Starr, Manmindar Singh

Chairman Sher Baljit Singh

Committee Members Hamish A Christie

Jonathan M E Robinson

John Lewis Taylor

Victor Yeong

Prem Anand

Anthony Egerton

David Jones

Mohietheen Fathima

Richard Loo

K. Rajaram

Kerry Jane Brown

Scott Starr

Manmindar Singh

Matthew Dabbs

It has been an honour and a privilege for

me to serve this past year as Chairman

Games Control Board of the SCC. It is a

Club that boasts of a rich sporting tradition

and history and a wonderful membership

base.

Junior Sports Members

This year, we constituted the Junior Sports Members

(JSM) Subcommittee and made it mandatory for each

field playing Section that supports the JSM Programme

to elect a JSM Representative in support of coaching,

playing, welfare and social needs of the Section

JSMs. This helped us focus strongly on our JSMs and

to structure and monitor their ongoing progress in the

programme. We have established local feeder schools for

Hockey and Netball that will hopefully keep providing us

with the best and most talented junior players in town.

We also had 9 JSMs convert to Ordinary (Non-Transferable)

Members in 2013. Many of our juniors did us proud by

representing Singapore in their chosen sport. The Club

management is actively engaging with these juniors

through the JSM Task Force Section Representatives to

ensure they keep improving their sporting prowess and go

on to become full Members.

Sports Section Achievements

On the field this has been a great year. We have laid

stress on competitive league sports, social sports and

Junior Development. The stress has been on ensuring

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the Club’s name and of its legacy. In this regard, I must

thank every Captain and player for their efforts in putting

SCC at the top of the national competitions.

The Soccer Section, as ever, did remarkably well with

four titles won. The Cricket Section came home with

two titles and two runners-up. The Rugby Section won

three titles and the Hockey Section held two runner-up

positions.

The Squash Section has continued to raise the bar so

high that it has come to a stage where generally our

‘Squashers’ end up competing within their own league

teams – they won almost all the titles on offer, including

titles at the age group level of competitions.

The Bowls Section was not outdone and achieved national

champion and team titles. The Tennis Section ladies won

two runner-up positions and the Netball Section won a

title as well as runner-up medals.

The Balut Section did well too with many high individual

scores. The Golf Section did well in the inter-social golf

tournament, as did the Bridge, Darts and Billiards &

Snooker Sections in their Interports and friendlies. You

can find out more details on our title winning teams in

the respective Sports Section Convenors reports.

Tournaments

We also hosted and held very successful SCC International

Tournaments – Rugby 7s, Soccer 6s, Hockey 6s, the

Premier Tennis Tournament and Netball 7s. These

tournaments are, in my opinion, one of the biggest

indicators of the quality of our membership.

Year upon year our Member-Volunteers put in a huge

amount of time and effort to ensure our ‘Tournament

Legacy’ lives on. It is a testimony to the quality of the

tournaments that the same teams keep coming not only

to play a competitive game but also enjoy the SCC’s

legendary hospitality.

Sports Events

I would also like to express my appreciation to the various

Sports Sections for organising all the fantastic inter-

section competitions and sports events. The Giles Roche

Bowls Inter-section Trophy, the Inter-section Netball

Carnival and the Annual Darts Inter-section Bull’s Eye

Tournament are a great opportunity for socialising and

networking within the Club. There may be 13 Sports

Sections among us but we are proud to remain as one

big family. It is important for us to continue to host these

events within the Club in order to strengthen the sporting

ties that bind us.

In a similar manner, it is important that we choose

appropriate clubs for our Section Tours and Interports

thereby strengthening our sporting and social relationship

with similar clubs in the region and beyond.

The Annual Sports Awards Night held on 3 May witnessed

Sports Section Members coming together to celebrate

the Club’s most successful and outstanding teams and

individual achievements as well as recognising and

recording the contributions made by all of our sporting

participants both on and off the field.

The SCC teams regained the Annual Pot Games trophy in

this annual multi-sport event against our friends at the

Tanglin Club after missing out in 2012.

We also kicked off new events this year. The ‘Jog and Jug’

initiative has been well received and a family-orientated

event, ‘Archery @ Dempsey’ had been organised on 21

December to gauge interest in the sport.

The GCB also instituted a new award, titled the ‘Sports

Honour Award’ to celebrate successes in sports. This

award is given to teams or individuals who have excelled

in sports (e.g. winning the Premier League Title); or for

services to sport (such as successfully organising a Club

tournament). The Rugby, Soccer and Squash Sections

were among the first few who have been worthy recipients

since its inception.

Conclusion

In closing, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to

the President and every General Committee Member

who have all have been very supportive and encouraging

towards the Club’s efforts to promote sports; the 13

Sports Section Convenors, their Section Committees and

the Tournament Organising Committee for their hard work

in making SCC a successful sports club; the Members

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who volunteer to be part of the different Subcommittees

and come out in droves to support all our various sports

activities.

Last but not the least my grateful thanks to the General

Manager and Staff from all Departments including

our Grounds Staff who put in great efforts in keeping

our Padang and Dempsey playing grounds in tip-top

condition.

Sher Baljit Singh

Chairman

Games Control Board

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inance SubcommitteeF

Chairman Hamish Alexander Christie

Committee Members Anthony Michael Grice

Paul Andrew Lawlass


Sher Baljit Singh

In 2013, gross operating revenues

remained almost the same as last year’s

S$19,013,000.

The bottom line deficit was S$140,000,

compared with an adjusted surplus of

S$449,000 in 2012. There was good

positive operating cash flow for the year

of S$1,276,000.

OPERATING FINANCIAL POSITION

Operating Revenue

Operating Revenue of S$18,981,000 for 2013 has

remained similar to last year’s S$19,013,000. Operating

Revenue increased from F&B, Fruit Machines and SCC

Night Race Fiesta. However, Operating Revenue for

Subscription Fees and Sports and Recreation decreased

slightly.

Operating Expenditure

The Operating Expenditure for 2013 was S$20,258,000,

compared with S$20,697,000 in 2012, mainly due to

the abnormal charge in 2012 for property tax for 2007

to 2011 based on the re-assessed annual value of the

Clubhouse amounting to S$889,000. The resulting

reduction in Operating Expenditure was partially offset

by the increase in manpower costs of S$387,000 due

to the increase in headcount, annual increments and an

increase in foreign worker levy.

Front row/left: Anthony Michael Grice, Hamish A Christie, Sher Baljit Singh

Back row/left: Nigel Stearns, Jonathan M E Robinson, Adeline Tan, Simon Tay, Doris Ng. Absent: Paul A Lawlass

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from $18,610,000 in 2010 to $20,461,000 in 2013.

This is lower than the general inflation rate of 15.0%

from 2010 to 2013 as shown in the table below. Thus,

it is essential that the level of monthly Subscription is

set so as to enable our Club to operate and provide these

facilities and services at a budgeted break-even position.

YearConsumer Price

Index (2009=100)Annual Inflation rate

2010 102.8 2.8

2011 108.2 5.2

2012 113.1 4.6

2013 115.8 2.4

Total 15.0

CLUB’S OPERATING AND NET SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)

YEAR 2006 TO 2013

Operating Deficit

The Operating Deficit of S$1,277,000 for the year

was higher than last year’s deficit of S$798,000 (after

adjusting for the abnormal property tax charge in 2012).

Net Surplus / (Deficit)

After taking into account membership transfer and

conversion fees and interest income, there was a net

deficit of S$140,000 for 2013, compared with an

adjusted surplus of S$449,000 in 2012.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

Subscription and Fees

Subscription and fees, one of the Club’s main sources of

income, reduced by 2% to $5,527,000 in 2013, mainly

due to a drop in Term Membership Annual Fees. From

the chart above, the peak in 2008 is a direct result of the

approved Subscription Fees increase at the end of 2007

of $25. The last increase in Subscription Fees of $3 was

in July 2010. Over the years, the effect of the increase

in subscription fees has been depleted by the increases

in the Club’s total expenditure which increased by 9.9%

$ ‘000

Year

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Food and Beverage (F&B)

The Club was able to maintain the F&B Cost of Sales to

Sales ratio at around 41.6%, similar to that in 2012.

Revenue from F&B increased by 3.0% to S$9,021,000

in 2013.

Sports and Recreation

Revenue from Sports and Recreation decreased by

10.7% to S$2,715,000 in 2013, mainly due to lower

tournament income, with no Cricket T20/20 in 2013.

$25 increase

in Membership

Subscription

$3 increase in

Membership

Subscription


Food and Beverage

$9,272 (‘13) VS

$8,910 (‘12)


$3,555 (‘13) VS

$3,810 (‘12)

2013 OPERATING EXPENDITURE ($’000)

OPERATING EXPENDITURE OF $20,258 (‘13) VS $20,697 (‘12)

Office and

Administration

$326 (‘13) VS

$320 (‘12)

Property Tax

$313 (‘13) VS

$1,192 (‘12)

Management & Other staff

$2,867 (‘13) VS

$2,704 (‘12)

Depreciation

$1,999 (‘13) VS

$1,973 (‘12)Property Maintenance

$1,085 (‘13) VS

$1,083 (‘12)

General Expenses

$841 (‘13) VS

$704 (‘12)

46%

17%

14%

10%

4%

5%

2%

Food and Beverage Property Maintenance

Sports and Recreation General Expenses

Management & other staff Property Tax

Depreciation Office and Administration

2%

2013 OPERATING REVENUE ($’000)

OPERATING REVENUE OF $18,981 (‘13) VS $19,013 (‘12)

Subscription and fees

$5,527 (‘13) VS

$5,637 (‘12)

Other Income

$936 (‘13) VS

$826 (‘12)

Food and Beverage

$9,021 (‘13) VS

$8,760 (‘12)


$2,715 (‘13) VS

$3,042 (‘12)

Fruit Machines

$165 (‘13) VS

$128 (‘12)

Car Park fees

$616 (‘13) VS

$620 (‘12)

29% 48%

14%

1%3%

5%

Subscription and fees

Fruit Machines

Food and Beverage

Car Park Fees


Other Income

Sports and Recreation Expenditure decreased by

S$255,000 mainly due to lower Tournament Expenditure

by S$180,000 and lower Sports Sections Expenditure

(S$115,000).

Manpower Costs

Due to the tight labour market and tightening of foreign

manpower, manpower costs increased by S$387,000

over last year’s S$7,647,000 to S$8,034,000 mainly

due to annual increments, increases in foreign worker

levy and increases in training and recruitment costs.

Cash Position

As at the end of 2013, the Club had cash resources of

S$16,916,000 as compared to S$15,640,000 in 2012,

reflecting a positive cash in-flow of S$1,276,000. This

positive cash flow is after accounting for Depreciation

expense of S$1,999,000, being a non-cash item.

The Club’s cash reserves need to be enhanced each year

so that sufficient funds are available for the renewal of

the Padang lease and for capital projects.

The Year Ahead

Going forward, the Club continues to face increased

pressures especially in manpower, food and energy costs.

As such, there will need to be continued efforts to focus

on improvement in productivity and cost controls.

Acknowledgement

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all fellow

members of the Finance Subcommittee who selflessly

contributed their valuable time and expertise during the

year.

I will also like to thank the General Manager, the

Financial Controller and her team for their commitment

and continued efforts in seeking improvements.

Hamish Alexander Christie

Finance Member

Finance Subcommittee

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stablishment SubcommitteeE

From left: Adam Abdur Rahman, Nigel Stearns, Adeline Tan, Vejasvaran Renganathan, T Ravi Chandran, Matthew Streeton,

Jessica Ng, Harpal Singh, George V Abraham, V P Jothi.

Chairman T Ravi Chandran

Committee Members George V Abraham

Adam Abdur Rahman

Harpal Singh

Matthew Streeton

V P Jothi

Vejasvaran Renganathan

It is my pleasure to be the Chairman of

the Establishment Subcommittee (ESC)

for the second year running and that has

given me great opportunity to work even

more closely with Management and,

specifically, on human resources related

matters. At the same time, it enabled

me to gain a better understanding of the

Singapore Cricket Club’s greatest asset –

its employees.

The monthly meetings of the ESC aim to review

and deliberate on issues brought to its attention by

Management or Members and is an essential platform to

ensure that the Club achieves its vision to be the Premier

Sports and Social Club in the region through employee

engagement and retention.

Manpower

Singapore’s foreign manpower policies continue to tighten

and the Club has to face rising manpower costs due to

higher foreign worker levies and higher overtime costs

incurred to meet increased operational requirements.

The Club continues to adopt successful manpower

strategies by offering short internship attachment

programmes to students studying in local education

institutions and employing full-time staff from China,

which helped to reduce staff turnover and keep manpower

costs at reasonable levels.

I am especially impressed with the Club’s average monthly

staff turnover rate for the year of 2013 that has not only

remained in the healthy range of less than 2% but it has

also improved significantly over that of last year. That

clearly shows that the Club’s Employee Retention Policy

has had a most positive impact on staff retention.

After the significant reduction in manpower of 10

headcounts last year against that of the previous year, the

Club’s total manpower increased by seven headcounts in

the year 2013 with the recruitment of Mr Nigel Stearns

as the General Manager in January 2013 and the filling

up of the vacancies that were left open as at the end of

last year in the Food & Beverage (F&B), Housekeeping

and Finance & Administration Departments. As at 31

December 2013, the posts of a Head of Membership,

one Technician, two Housekeeping Assistants, two F&B

personnel and a Groundsman were left vacant.

The Finance & Administration Department has seen an

increase of four headcounts due to the recruitment of

an Office Assistant and two Accounts Executives and

DEPARTMENT 2013 2012

General Manager's Office 2 1

Membership Admin 3 2

Membership Sales 1 1

Member Services 6 6

Marketing Communications 2 2

Admin/IT/Purchasing 6 3

Finance 11 10

Fruit Machine 3 3

Human Resources 3 4

Food & Beverage 90 89

Housekeeping 12 10

Maintenance 8 9

Sports & Recreation 15 15

Total Headcount

(Permanent Full-time)162 155


the reclassification of the Messenger from the Human

Resources Department to the Finance & Administration

Department. However, the Housekeeping Department

continues to face difficulties in recruiting Housekeeping

Assistants due to the physically-demanding nature

of the job despite the change in the job title and the

enhancement of the salary scale for this position.

On the instructions of the Club’s President, I was

honoured to chair the Management Organisation Review

Task Force. This Task Force was formed with the objective

of reviewing the Club’s existing organisation structure

and making recommendations aimed at enabling the

Club’s senior staff to separate the day-to-day running

of the Club from the strategic planning requirements

for the future. Also, for the Club to be able to visualise

the requirements of acquiring and retaining Members,

advertising, sponsorships, promotion of the Club facilities

to others, etc. as business ventures.

After several months of review and deliberations, the Task

Force was pleased to obtain an ‘in principle approval”

from the General Committee of its approved organisation

structure that will be implemented in phases for the

recruitment of a new Business Development Manager,

a new Assistant General Manager – Operations and

changes in the internal reporting structures of some

existing employees.

Compensation and Benefits

To retain good employees, the Club’s Employee Retention

Policy endeavours to place the Club at competitive levels

in terms of compensation and benefits that includes both

monetary and non-monetary rewards and recognition.

On behalf of SCC employees, I would like to thank all

Members who have contributed to the Staff Ang Pow


Fund which was distributed to all SCC employees as an

appreciation of their hard work and dedication to the

Club and its Members.

Following a lengthy and tedious negotiation process,

I am extremely pleased to announce the successful

renewal of the Collective Agreement between the Club

and the Singapore Catering Services and Staff & Workers

Trade Union for a further three-year term. This has also

strengthened the harmonious industrial relationship

between the two parties as they work together to create a

conducive work environment for all the employees.

As an enhancement to the Club’s Staff Medical Benefits

Scheme, the Club implemented the ‘PruClinicare

Outpatient Medical Scheme’ in January 2014, whereby

employees will be able to visit more than 350 clinics

conveniently located island-wide in Singapore plus

20 clinics located in Johor Bahru (Malaysia) to seek

outpatient medical treatment and support should they

be unwell. With the principle aim of instilling a sense

of personal responsibility for an employee’s own health

concerns, a co-payment of S$5.00 on each visit to the

panel of doctors will be introduced in the scheme.

To further encourage employees to stay healthy, the Stay

Fit Incentive Scheme was also enhanced to one with

a tiered basis whereby employees who have taken an

aggregate of not more than seven days sick leave / no pay

leave in a calendar year will receive Stay Fit Incentives

ranging from S$100.00 to S$500.00 for those who have

not taken any such leave in the calendar year.

Staff Welfare

The Club understands that taking care of the SCC

Employees’ health well-being is an integral part of the

Staff Welfare Programme. Armed with the Workplace

Health Promotion Grant approved by the Singapore

Health Promotion Board, the Club embarked on a

year-long project – ‘Kick Start a Healthy Lifestyle’, in

September 2013.

Under the Workplace Health Promotion Programme, in

addition to the annual SATA Health Screening for all

employees, the Club organises a series of health talks on

topics ranging from nutrition; eye, neck and back care;

dental; exercising; weight loss; to Traditional Chinese

Medicine; and Health Activities such as bowling, futsal,

and brisk-walking. Active staff participation in the

programme was strongly encouraged as the employees

become more aware and responsible towards their

personal health and exercising together to keep fit whilst

bonding with each other.

Following in the heels of the successful Annual Staff

Party held outside the Club premises in 2012, the Club

organised yet another memorable Annual Staff Party

2013 at the Grand Park City Hall Hotel that included a

surprise performance put up by the General Committee

especially for the staff. It was such a great success and

the employees enjoyed themselves thoroughly that the

Club will be holding the Annual Staff Party 2014 at an

external venue yet again.


Besides the Annual Staff Party, a Staff Christmas Party

was organised by the Club for its employees in its

premises to share the joy of the season with our deserving

employees as they enjoyed a scrumptious spread of food,

played games, and participated in the mini Lucky Draw.

Service Champion Campaign

Following the success of the SCC

Service Champion Campaign

in the year of 2011, the Club

launched the 2013/2014 SCC

Service Champion Campaign in

April 2013 which will conclude in

January 2014. During the five bi-

monthly periods of the Campaign, 10 outstanding service

personnel were recognised for their excellent service and

voted by the Members as Service Champions. Among

them, three Grand Service Champions will emerge at the

Annual Staff Party 2014.

The ESC congratulates all the Service Champions for

their exemplary performance and compliments the

Management for initiating an even more successful

programme which was evident in the improvement of the

service standards in the Club and acknowledgement by

the Members through their increased votes cast for the

staff.

Staff Training and Development

In 2013, the Club not only invested in in-house group

staff training, it also stepped-up the development

of individual employees through external training

workshops. The participants went on a learning journey

acquiring knowledge and skills in the areas of delivering

service excellence, handling customers effectively,

motivating employees and managing conflicts, food

hygiene, managing sports turf facilities and F&B revenue

management. Other in-house training on F&B service

skills and new hire orientations were also conducted.

For the second time since 2012, the Club sent a team to

participate in the Singapore National Restaurant Skills

Competition organised by the Food & Beverage Managers’

Association of Singapore in April 2013. However, after

a hard fight, our team did not make it to the finals, but

they had a great experience overall.

Conclusion

The year 2013 has been an eventful year for the SCC

Employees with numerous enhancements made as

well as new schemes and staff benefits introduced. In

concluding, I would like to thank the General Committee,

all Members of the Establishment Subcommittee as well

as the Management Organisation Review Task Force

and the SCC Management for their incredible support,

commitment and untiring effort; and to all employees

for their relentless hard work and dedication to the Club.

I am certain that under the strong leadership of the

General Manager, Mr Nigel Stearns, and together with

his professional team of fantastic employees who strive

to maintain the Club’s premier status, there is no doubt

that the Singapore Cricket Club will achieve its vision

to be the Premier Sports and Social Club in the region.

I congratulate them all for a job well done. Thank you!

T Ravi Chandran

Chairman

Establishment Subcommittee


ood & Beverage SubcommitteeF

Chairman Paul A Lawlass

Committee Members Dinakaran Appiah

Hamish A Christie

Joyce Foster

Anthony Richardson

Barbara M Williams (till September 2013)

John A Wilson

From left: Chovin Blix Ong, Raymond Lee, Sally Heng, Daljeet Singh, John A Wilson, Anthony Richardson, Paul A Lawlass, Joyce Foster,

Hamish A Christie, Dinakaran Appiah, Nigel Stearns.

I am most pleased to be able to report to

the Members that the Singapore Cricket

Club’s Food & Beverage (F&B) Department

has again delivered a productive and

successful year of operation across all

F&B Outlets, despite facing the usual and

ongoing ‘industry sector’ challenges that

significantly and historically impact upon

our bottom-line.

However, together with challenge comes opportunity, and

to this end new initiatives have been tasted, tested and

introduced into our six outlets. New ideas continue to be

formulated and will subsequently be implemented as we

continue to grow and evolve the Club’s F&B branding.

We have increased revenues in F&B in 2013, whilst

maintaining the current prices and quality of our food

and beverage products and services. This I believe

demonstrates the value for money that we offer.

New Food Initiatives

A daily ‘Carvery Lunch’ was introduced at the Main

Lounge in mid-year, offering roast meats and fish, served

with a fresh salad. This has proved an ongoing success

with Members.

At Stumps a new a ‘la carte menu was introduced for

lunch which features pub grub favourites such as

Cumberland Bangers’ & Mash and Homemade Beef &

Guinness Pie, gravy and chips – we invite Members to

please come and try.

Bars

The bi-monthly ‘Thirst Quencher’ promotions featured

fine wines from Argentina, Italy, Australia and USA

– all offered by the glass. This has given Members an

opportunity to taste these varietal wines. Similarly our

beverage promotions have featured single malt whiskies

from Scotland and Japan, and other varieties.


Restaurants

The Padang Restaurant continues to enjoy loyal support

of its three-course ‘Executive Set Lunch’ menu that

includes an appetiser or soup, a choice of main course

and dessert. In the evenings, in addition to the a ‘la carte

menu, a set menu is also offered together with the choice

of the Padang Restaurant’s signature dish of Angus Prime

Rib from the wagon.

Popular Wine Dinners offered during the year featured

wines from California, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.

Our wine dinners continue to be well received by Members

and our chefs do an excellent job in matching and pairing

the wines with a complimentary dining menu.

The Oval & Verandah continues to offer a full range of

SCC signature dishes as well as a wide variety of local and

western specials such as XO Fish Head Soup, Tandoori

Lamb Chop and Pan Seared Scallops thereby offering

Members a significant choice, not only as to flavours and

spices, but also to variety of meat, fish, fowl and other

vegetarian selections.

The re-engineering and re-equipping of our Friday

fortnightly ‘Hawker Fare’ in the Courtyard has become a

firm favourite for atmospheric dining an balmy evenings

and as a take-away for Members and their families and

friends. Favourites such as Popiah, Mee Goreng, Sambal

Sting Ray and Squid and Chendol as well as Chef Arfin’s

much sought after specialty dishes of Kambing Soup,

Soto Ayam, Indian Mee Goreng, Rojak, Roti Prata and

Thosai make these Friday evenings a convivial occasion

and a great start to the weekend.

In similar vein and in answer to popular demand our Satay

hot station, manned by resident ‘satay man’ Ahmad, is

available every Wednesday and on Saturdays in the early

evenings.

Training

The F&B Subcommittee works together with the SCC

Management to also emphasize on staff training, which

remains an important area of focus. We will continue

to invest in these trainings in aid of the development

of our staff’s skills and ultimately uplifts the overall

service quality of the Club. In pursuing this, regular

trainings had been conducted on a monthly basis by the

respective outlet managers for all staff, while managers

and executives attended professional training courses

conducted by external professionals and institutions.

The Service Champion Campaign conducted during the

year saw wins from mostly F&B staff.

Events

The SCC Night Race Fiesta was a singularly successful

event which, along with other club-wide events such

as the festive celebrations and the New Year’s Eve ball

continued to generate and improve F&B revenues.


Banquet

With the wonderful selection of F&B and stunning views

from the Gilmour Room & Terrace, our banquet services

remained abuzz throughout the year with Members social

and corporate private events. Ably led by Ms Chovin

Ong together with Executive Chef Raymond Lee and Bar

Manager Harry Idris, the team introduced new ideas to

prospective party hosts and ensured that their events ran

smoothly.

Good Hygiene Practices

The F&B Department places high priority in ensuring

that we diligently and forcefully strive to maintain the

highest standard of food hygiene and sanitation in our

kitchens. All of our F&B Outlets have been awarded an

‘A’ Grade by the National Environmental Agency. A group

of selected staff had also attended the food hygiene

course, specifically for food handlers, conducted by the

Institute of Technical Education. The Subcommittee will

continue to supervise and monitor our food preparation

and food handling procedures as well as matters relating

to personal hygiene.

Financials

In line with other clubs and hospitality industry-based

businesses the SCC is not immune from rising costs

of raw food materials and new policies and levies

implemented by the Ministry of Manpower on foreign

F&B staff and S-Pass holders.

The F&B Sales Revenue was S$9,021,000 in 2013 with

an Operating Deficit of S$316,000.

The F&B Cost of Sales as a percentage of Revenue

remained almost the same as 2012 at 41.6% despite

rising costs due to prudent cost control measures.

The Operating Deficit for 2013 was S$316,000 is higher

by S$88,000 than last year’s S$228,000 mainly due to

higher manpower costs and other operating costs.

Conclusion

In closing, I am pleased to have this opportunity to convey

my sincere appreciation to the Members of the F&B

Subcommittee for their time and significant contribution

to the success of this past year. I further express my

sincere appreciation of all F&B Department Staff led by

Mr Daljeet Singh and Executive Chef Raymond Lee.

Finally, I thank Members for their support and kind words

to our F&B Staff and Management. Your feedback and

comments are important to us, and you can be assured

that we will continue to strive to offer the best food, the

best beverage and the best service quality possible as

well as ‘value-for-money’ for Members to enjoy.

Paul A Lawlass

Chairman

F&B Subcommittee


arketing & Communications Subcommittee

M

The Marketing & Communications

Subcommittee (MCS) plays a key role

in ensuring that Members are kept

well-informed of the many activities

and happenings in the Club through a

range of media platforms. The MCS also

actively promotes membership sales and

maintains a wide selection of exclusive

Singapore Cricket Club branded souvenirs

that are available for sale through the

Member Services Desk.

The Padang Magazine

The Padang, the Club’s bi-monthly magazine, is an

important vehicle serving to both promote and record the

activities within the Club throughout the past year and

also our food and beverage outlets; Social and Official

Club events; and of course, the various reports from all

13 Sports Sections.

With advertising sales for The Padang trending downwards,

one of the major projects undertaken by the MCS has

been the revamp of the magazine’s design and layout,

launched in the January/February 2014 issue. The new

layout aims to introduce a cleaner and more elegant feel

befitting a Club with over 160 years of heritage.

Some of the prominent changes implemented were: The

New Members Election Night pages have been given a

‘fresh coat of paint’ and add significantly to welcome our

recently joined Members. Special events and features

have similarly been given greater prominence with a new

and exclusive layout.

Chairlady Cynthia E Robless

Committee Members Tracy Jones

Joanna Tan

Kiran Sekhon

K U Menon

Paviter Singh

From left: K U Menon, Joanna Tan, Adeline Tan, Cynthia E Robless, Nigel Stearns, Kiran Sekhon, Tracy Jones Absent: Paviter Singh

A further improvement to the magazine has been the

adoption of a double-page spread encompassing a clear

and concise Calendar of Events, which gives – at a

glance – better visual impact of the Club’s events and

promotions. The F&B and Social event pages were also

given a cosmetic face-lift with new artwork to our regular

events and promotions.

This revamp has prompted positive comments from our

readership and has been very well received and supported

by the General Committee. The MCS hopes that these

improvements will assist in garnering additional

advertising revenue without impacting on the content

and quality of the publication.

SCC Website Revamp

Following the launch of Phase 1 of the SCC website

revamp in November 2012, several e-services were

formulated and re-packaged to introduce more effective

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online communications throughout the site. One of the

features of new e-services has been the inclusion of a

secured Member login page thereby permitting Members

to access ‘exclusive’ information; statistical data; and

other in-house publications (including the published SCC

Statements of Accounts as well as the Annual Report).

In addition, Members may also access e-services to

update and amend personal and family particulars and to

book facilities. Additional functions are currently being

designed and system tested for a target launch in June

of 2014.

In conjunction, the SCC website is to be married into the

new e-services to further enhance our on-line services.

The MSC will be working closely with Club Management

to ensure that the new website will be visually appealing,

informative and functional, as well as providing easy

navigation for visitors to discover the various facilities

and sports we offer.

2013 ANNUAL REPORT

SCC E-News

The Club disseminates regular weekly E-News bulletins

and messages to keep Members informed and abreast of

imminent and timely happenings within our Clubhouse

premises. These E-News blasts are published three times

a week with the specific topics of social events, food &

beverage news and sports news being dispatched on

Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively.

SCC Reference Library

The SCC Reference Library, located in the Men’s Bar,

now boasts an ever-increasing selection of publications

and books of sporting interest. In addition the cabinet

holds all copies of the SCC Annual Report – the Club first

produced its Annual Report in 1970 – and it also displays

a collection of past copies of The Padang Magazine (and

its predecessor, The SCC Magazine) from the 1980s

onwards; as well as copies of Wisden’s Almanack – the

annually published and indispensable cricket reference

book. The Reference Library remains a ‘project-in-

progress’ and I would like to take this opportunity to

thank all Members who have played an invaluable part

in this project by the generous donation of their sports

books.

Souvenir Sales

A wide and varied selection of SCC branded souvenirs are

available for purchase at the Member Services Desk and

the diverse range of products continue to attract Members

and guests alike (as well as the occasional tourist!), with

gross sales at its peak in July 2013 of $10,252. Two

Souvenir Sales were held in July/August and December

2013 with several items sold at marked-down prices,

thus enticing greater revenues to the Souvenir Shop.

Several out-of-season items have been revived as well

as a ‘new and improved’ Tea Towel and Sports Towel

Sets. The MCS will continue to source exclusive items

in our efforts to provide quality and variety to Members.

Suggestions are most welcome.

In closing, I would like to extend my personal gratitude

to my Subcommittee of Tracy Jones, Joanna Tan, Kiran

Sekhon, Dr K U Menon and Paviter Singh; our volunteer

proof-readers, Mike Yeomans and Steve Thompson;

as well as to our Sporting Scribes and contributors of

articles for The Padang Magazine; and finally to Club

Management and Staff for their hard work, time and

dedication in the planning, organisation and execution

of the Club’s continued Marketing & Communications

strategies.

Cynthia E Robless

Chairlady

Marketing & Communications Subcommittee


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roperty SubcommitteeP

The replacement of projector at Gilmour Room.

The replacement of carpet tiles in the Oval

Restaurant.

The replacement of an exhaust fan for the Oval

kitchen.

The annual shutdown of three air-conditioning

chillers for servicing, maintenance and the

chemical flushing of the fan coils.

The purchase of ten parasols for the Stumps

Terrace.

The fabrication of four pushcarts for use at the

Courtyard Hawker Fare.

The general re-painting of the interior of the

Clubhouse building.

The re-upholstery of bar stools at the Stumps bar.

The installation of additional plants at the Main

Entrance.

The servicing and maintenance of the Main

switchboard, Sub-boards, cable terminals and all

connected gears.

The replacement of an exhaust fan in the Ladies’

amenities.

The Property and Housekeeping Team

strived hard to maintain and retain

the Club’s facilities and services in

prime working order during the course

of the year so that any downtime was

either eliminated or minimised without

detriment to Members.

Renovation works and other projects undertaken during

the year under review included:

The replacement of curtains at Stumps and the

Main Lounge.

The replacement of wicker furniture at Gilmour,

Stumps and Victoria Terraces.

Chairman Ong Chin Leong

Committee Members Anthony Richardson

Raji Ramason

T Velu

From left: Judy Ting, Adeline Tan, Norliah Soeyoeti, Simon Tay, Raji Ramason, Ong Chin Leong,

Nigel Stearns, Anthony Richardson, T Velu.

2013 ANNUAL REPORT


The replacement of a chilled water pump and

compressor for the air-con chiller.

The re-painting of the Oval and Padang Restaurant.

The repair and waterproofing of the roof above the

Victoria Terrace and the Oval.

Repair and replacement of parts to the ‘dumb-

waiter’ serving the first and second floor kitchens.

Inspection and certification of gas installations in

the Clubhouse Building.

PE inspection and renewal of Lift Certificate for

the handicap lift.

At the request of the Sports Sections, the re-lamping of

the lighting at the Multi-Purpose Court was carried out

and additional lighting was added to improve night time

visibility. This remains a work in progress.

Respectively, for the comfort of Members, additional

umbrellas and potted plants were installed at the

Courtyard and Gilmour Terrace to increase the capacity to

cater to the demand as well as to enhance the ambience,

and thereby creating a better outdoor experience for

Members and their guests.

Safety and hygiene standards as well as safe working

practices in and around the Clubhouse building had

been continuously reviewed and maintained through

regular servicing and inspections of all amenities. The

Property Subcommittee will continue to monitor and

focus its efforts on energy conservation by identifying

possible areas for energy savings. Motion sensors were

installed in the handicap and men’s toilet outside

the Men’s Bar and both The Oval toilets. Property &

Housekeeping Department is also progressively replacing

the conventional light bulbs with energy saving bulbs

and LEDs.

The air-conditioning units in the gymnasium are

programmed to run at staggered times to conserve

energy during off-peak hours. I am happy to report that

a substantial amount of savings in utilities has been

achieved through effective negotiation of attractive

tariffs for supply of electricity from a new source despite

the addition of electrical equipment and lighting.

Fire safety inspections are conducted within the Club

premises on a monthly basis to ensure full compliance

with fire safety regulations as well as a working tool to

identify possible hazards. Two fire drills were conducted

in 2013 to ensure that all staff are aware of evacuation

procedures and capable in handling on site fire-fighting

equipment. Our automatic fire alarm system is tested

and inspected on a monthly basis and defects, where

identified, were immediately rectified.

The Property & Housekeeping Department also manages

the carpark, as well as enforcing the Club’s Rules and

Bye-Laws pertaining to its usage. Tree pruning and

trimming of tree top crowns was carried out routinely on

a six month basis to maintain the trees in a safe manner.

We take the security of Members and the Club most

seriously and to enhance security, four CCTV cameras

were added at the Clubhouse premises, bringing the total

to 28. A private contracted security company conducts

membership checks on a regular basis to ensure the

exclusive use of facilities to Members.

The Stumps Bar which is a popular ‘hang-out’ for

Members was upgraded with additional and bigger LED

television sets and a replacement to a high resolution

projector for the screening of live telecasts of major

tournaments and sporting events.

Another project that may not be visible to members is the

upgrading of the Direct Digital Control system for the air-

conditioning chillers to facilitate the troubleshooting of

the Club’s chillers and air-conditioning units. The ceiling

near the fan coil units in the Men’s Bar was chamfered

to improve air-circulation. Following the improvement

works, the ambient room temperature in the Men’s Bar is

consistently maintained at 20 degrees to 21 degrees C

and cooling performance remains optimised.

Major maintenance works were carried out on the chilled

water pump system to improve efficiency with one of the

impeller pumps being replaced. Servicing and degreasing

of kitchen exhaust systems was carried out half-yearly to

maintain its efficiency and also as a preventive measure

to counter against fire hazards due to oil build-up in the

hoods and overhead ducting.

As we face ever-increasing competition for space in the

Clubhouse Building, a new unit was acquired at The

Adelphi to house the administrative and operational

staff currently stationed in the Clubhouse offices. The

re-allocated space will be re-developed to meet Member

expectations by way of enhanced amenities.

As an ongoing review of staff welfare, heavy duty cast

aluminium benches and larger canopy umbrellas were

purchased for the Carpark Attendants and the staff rest

area was given a fresh coat of paint.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the

Property Subcommittee Members for their support and

for their invaluable contribution. I would also wish to

extend my appreciation to the Property & Housekeeping

Team for their dedication and hard work throughout the

year.

Ong Chin Leong

Chairman

Property Subcommittee



ules & Membership SubcommitteeR

From left: Bala Chandran Kandiah, Parasuram Krishnan, Adeline Tan, Nigel Stearns, Jonathan M E Robinson, Marie Kwek,

Anthony Michael Grice, Sher Baljit Singh, Richard Stapley-Oh

Chairman Jonathan M E Robinson

Committee Members Bala Chandran Kandiah

Anthony Michael Grice

Parasuram Krishnan

Sher Baljit Singh

Richard Stapley-Oh

It has been a busy year for the Rules &

Membership Subcommittee with a variety

of matters to be considered. The main

item was a review of the Club Rules to

ensure that we have a consistent and

clear pathway for all members to become

Ordinary Transferable Members.

It is disappointing, but seemingly inevitable, that we have

also had to deal with a few disciplinary cases and I would

like to commend my fellow committee members, as well

as other members co-opted to help, for their Solomonic

qualities.

The focus areas of the Rules & Membership Subcommittee

in 2013 were as follows:

Review of Club Rules and Bye-laws

Deputy President, Michael Grice, established and

chaired a Membership Task Force to review how our Rules

apply to different categories of member. We developed

recommendations based on an overarching principle that

the eventual end point for the different ways of joining

the Club will be the same for all; Ordinary Transferable

Membership paid for based on a market price.

The Membership Task Force first identified the key issues

by reviewing the current data, membership structure and

existing Club Rules and Bye-laws. Alternative approaches

were considered and a proposed new structure was

developed. This was presented in the Members Dialogue

session held on 20 January 2014. Members responded

positively and also gave valuable feedback during the

session.

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The proposals have been fine-tuned and amendments to

the Club Rules prepared. At the time of writing, the Rule

changes will be presented to the members for adoption

at a Special General Meeting to be held on 1 April 2014.

Review of Absent Membership

The Subcommittee also reviewed the process of the

Absent Membership. An update was sent out to all Absent

Members in 2013 to update their personal particulars

and status. With our cosmopolitan membership it is

difficult to keep track of everyone. If you are leaving

Singapore, please remember to keep the Club informed

of your changing contact details.

Review of Standard Operating Procedures

We took the opportunity to review several Standard

Operating Procedures (SOPs) to make our processes

more effective and responsive to member needs. The

work included:

• Guidelines for assessing and dealing with “egregious”

incidents;

• SOP for the application of Life Membership;

• SOP for Absent Membership;

• SOP for Honorary Membership;

• SOP for the transfer of Ordinary Transferable

Memberships.

2013 ANNUAL REPORT

New Members

On the membership front, full details of the membership

base as at 31 December 2013 are attached to this report.

A total of 292 new members joined the Club in various

categories during the year 2013.

It is interesting to note that there is a steady increase in

voting members over the years. The number of Sports

Members saw a decline in 2013 due to the measures put

in to tighten to acceptance and renewal of this category

of membership. The overall result is an increase of 15

members with total membership standing at 7,796 as at

31 December 2013.

Acknowledgements

On a personal note, I would particularly like to thank

my predecessor as Chairman of the Subcommittee,

Steve Thompson, together with the Members of the

Subcommittee and Membership Task Force. Finally, my

thanks to Management and Staff who do such great work.


Chairman

Rules & Membership Subcommittee

General Meetings

Election Nights


Membership ProfileVOTING 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Honorary Life Members 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Ordinary Members 3178 3121 3110 3076 2998 2921 2909 2876 2855 2877 2877 2827 2927

Corporate Members 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Life Members 12 13 15 13 13 12 12 12 11 9 8 9 9

Total Active Voting

Members3201 3145 3136 3100 3022 2944 2932 2899 2877 2897 2896 2847 2947

OTHER CATEGORIES 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Honorary Members 64 60 61 59 53 60 59 57 60 58 54 52 58

Family Members 1820 1804 1721 1646 1630 2055 1506 1461 1473 1525 1565 1646 1798

Sports Members 270 286 290 314 266 223 212 151 152 91 99 90 104

Term Members 184 182 180 187 172 130 23 6 3 2 0 0 0

Junior Sports Members 338 345 366 372 394 417 550 553 566 320 256 183 111

Total Active Other Members 2676 2677 2618 2578 2515 2885 2350 2228 2254 1996 1974 1971 2071

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Active Voting Members 3201 3145 3136 3100 3022 2944 2932 2899 2877 2897 2896 2847 2947

Active Other Categories 2676 2677 2618 2578 2515 2885 2350 2228 2254 1996 1974 1971 2071

Sub-Total 5877 5822 5754 5678 5537 5829 5282 5127 5131 4893 4870 4818 5018

Absent Members 1919 1959 1964 1925 1916 2792 2892 2917 2949 2920 2926 2872 2820

Total Membership 7796 7781 7718 7603 7453 8621 8174 8044 8080 7813 7796 7690 7838

SPORTS SECTION 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Balut 152 164 169 190 230 125 132 131 184 150 153 149 158

Billiards & Snooker 196 206 206 201 189 188 188 200 222 206 199 204 221

Bowls 123 137 142 135 130 109 130 124 149 122 138 122 144

Bridge 53 52

Cricket 322 336 308 301 295 281 279 262 257 223 198 180 182

Darts 113 118 97 73 71 75 65 67 89 84 82 95 109

Golf 509 546 559 551 539 498 538 541 603 561 574 575 593

Hockey 214 245 234 216 L Hockey 49 60 73 84 95 60 45 51 48

M Hockey 190 163 230 226 265 126 137 147 134

Netball 54 66 58 52 34 5 19 23 42 45 56 55 62

Rugby 274 287 273 281 265 250 264 230 247 206 199 186 151

Soccer 229 232 273 225 224 222 238 221 202 205 194 184 206

Squash 376 393 379 361 351 311 316 317 361 352 383 406 440

Tennis 493 501 463 443 430 334 373 389 454 440 443 476 506

Total Membership of

Sport Sections3108 3283 3161 3029 2997 2621 2845 2815 3170 2780 2801 2830 2954

Membership as at 31 December 2013.

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ocial SubcommitteeS

Front row/left: George V Abraham, Chovin Blix Ong, Soma Devi, Ravinder Kaur, Kirsten J Thomson, Becky Xu.

Back row/left: Daljeet Singh, Anwar Gaffoor, T Velu, Nigel Stearns

Chairman George V Abraham

Committee Members Anwar Gaffoor

Kirsten J Thomson

Ravinder Kaur

Soma Devi

T Velu

2013 was a rewarding year, especially

for the Social Subcommittee which

comprised of six Members who are all

very driven by passion and enthusiasm.

The 2013 social calendar ended with 60

social events which definitely made 2013

one of the most eventful years for the

Singapore Cricket Club.

The Club launched the ‘One Night Only’ band series, where

a special guest band is engaged every last Friday of the

month. We had well-known musicians such as Douglas O,

Zul, Tania, Tokyo Square, Marina Xavier and many more.

It was deemed very popular with the Members. Members

also look forward to the Pub Quiz Nights held every first

Tuesday of the month with the number of participating

teams increasing.

We had our very first event of the year on 17 January.

Back by popular demand, the Social Subcommittee

invited SCC Member Grant ‘Axe’ Rawlinson again to share

his emotional and physical journey up the treacherous

Mount Everest; it was definitely inspiring for the 50 SCC

Members and their guests who attended the talk. In

conjunction with the Lunar New Year of the Snake, we

organised a Feng Shui talk on 30 January which provided

practical insights as to what 2013 has in store for each

Chinese Zodiac sign.

The Club celebrated the Chinese New year on 22 February

with its very first ever Acrobatic Lion Dance on high

pedestals. The Members and the guests were mesmerised

as the lions performed their amazing and dangerous

stunts. The night continued with a performance by the

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Mongolian Contortionists and the traditional ‘Bian Lian’

– Face Changing performance. The ever famous band

Tokyo Square rocked the rest of the night away.

The Kids’ Easter Party was held on 30 March and it

was themed ‘Journey to the end of the Rainbow’. Over

30 children joined us for a morning filled with games

and treasure hunting. We had mascots in their rainbow

costumes leading the children in this magical journey and

the children even got to decorate their own Technicolor

umbrella.

April and May were busy months. We had our first

2013 Wine and Cheese event on 12 April with over

160 attendees. With special sponsorship from Claude

Bernard, an exclusive watch of the same name was given

away to one lucky winner. Two other Wine and Cheese

Events were held on 23 August and 22 November 2013.

The Bobbi Brown Workshop on 27 April certainly piqued

the interest of our ladies. The two hour hands-on workshop

taught our ladies the skills and knowledge needed to

achieve a personalised look. The ‘Into the Wilderness

– An Introduction to Safari’ talk by professional safari

guide, Mr Richard Knocker was held on 30 April and was

well-attended.

The Social Events and Sports Departments organised one

of the most successful Annual Sports Awards nights in

2013. The 6th SCC Annual Sports Awards Night was held

on 3 May and it was attended by representatives from our

13 Sports Sections. One of the highlights of the evening

was a delightful opening performance by celebrated sand

artist, Ms Stephanie Khoo, who skilfully crafted graphic

symbols representing SCC’s 13 Sports Sections with the

use of sand and the deft touch of her fingers.

On 11 May, in conjunction with the launch of the

SCC Cookbook, the Club organised a special cooking

demonstration by our very own Celebrity Chef – Chef

Arfin. Chef Arfin demonstrated how to prepare a three

course meal with recipes featured in the SCC Cookbook.

We had our very first Zumba Fitness Party on 30 May

which was a great success, after which the Club continued

to hold meet-ups every Tuesday. The Coffee Appreciation

Workshop was held on 8 June, conducted by Boncafé.

At this event, a professional barista and a master roaster

were invited to share their insights on the attributes of

that small cup of coffee. The Club held its very own ‘SCC

Got Talent’ on 6 July where Members showcased their

vocal talents and the One Day Tour to Kukup Kelong on

20 July was indeed a great getaway from the city.

The Club celebrated the Nation’s 48th Birthday on 9

August with a special hawker fare and fun activities. In

conjunction with Hari Raya Puasa, the Club organised a

special performance of ‘Dikir Barat’, a traditional musical

ensemble originating from Kelantan, on 16 August.

Something for the ladies – A Belly Dancing Workshop

– was held on 6 September. The instructor started the

workshop by introducing basic moves and performed a

short choreographed dance. Although this dance was a

first time for most of the attendees, everyone had good

fun.

Dressed in black with grand chandeliers, the SCC Night

Race Fiesta 2013 took on a more glamorous feel this

year. The event was over the third weekend of September

(20 to 22) and it was once again a sold-out event with

tickets snatched up within two hours of the launch.

Besides having free flow spread of delectable gourmet

food, Members and guests were also treated to a welcome

drink served in a specially designed SCC Night Race

glasses. The ‘flaring bartenders’ displayed an exciting

Chinese New Year

Children’s Christmas Party

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performance while concocting beautiful cocktails and it

was indeed a hit with everyone present.

Eleven teams, including one non-Sports Section team,

participated in this year’s Annual SCC Inter-section Quiz

Night on 11 October at the Padang Restaurant. We were

also honoured to have a team from the General Committee

which added more fun to the evening. The night was

filled with a mixture of laughter, disappointments, table

banging and cheering but nonetheless, everyone truly

enjoyed the night. Special thanks go to Nicholas and

Helen Cochrane for brainstorming an interesting and

mind-stretching quiz night. Back by popular demand,

the ‘Swiss Alpine Lions’ entertained our Members and

their guests on 18 October, in conjunction with the

Oktoberfest celebrations. With incredible food and

beverage promotions, it was a night to remember.

Diwali, also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’, is an

ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.

In celebration of this colourful festival, the Club hosted

its Members to a night of food and entertainment on

8 November. In keeping with tradition and to kick off

the evening, President Col (Retd) Gurcharan Singh was

invited to light up the diyas (lamps). Members were

treated to a sumptuous spread of Indian cuisine and a

variety of games and entertainment, including a best-

dressed competition.

At 11am on 11 November 1918, the fighting on the

battlefields of World War I ceased as the armistice

between Allies and the Germans came into effect. Since

then, 11 November has been recognised as Remembrance

Day and now serves as a commemoration of the sacrifice

made by the military in defending the nation. As an

important tradition witnessed in many Commonwealth

nations, the Club holds a tribute on this date each year

at the Cenotaph to honour the sacrifices made by the

armed forces. Thank you to Professor Brian Farrell who

presented the introduction and to all the distinguished

Defence Advisers from the United Kingdom, India,

Australia and New Zealand who were present at this

commemoration.

The wait for December was definitely worth it! Over two

consecutive Saturdays in December, the Club hosted

two special children’s parties to celebrate Christmas.

On 7 December, as part of SCC’s Christmas tradition,

the Club invited the children from the Down Syndrome

Association back to the Clubhouse to join in for a day

of merriment with activities, sumptuous food and

joyful carolling. The following week, 14 December, the

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SCC Night Race Fiesta Casino Royale - New Year’s Eve Countdown Ball

Wine & Cheese PartyOne Night Only with Jive Talkin’


Clubhouse was transformed into a magical ‘Toyland’ to

host our little Members and guests for another day of

fun activities, including an indoor picnic at the Padang

Restaurant. Again, it was a sold-out event. Everybody

is eagerly looking forward to the 2014 Kids’ Christmas

Party. Special thanks to the Joosa family, Mr Rohit and

Mr Phil Cunningham for volunteering to make these

events a great success.

With the ‘licence to party’, Members and guests gathered

at the Clubhouse on the eve of the New Year to usher in

2014 to the theme of ‘Casino Royale’. While the ladies

were beautifully dressed in lavish ‘Bond Girl’ evening

gowns, the men were in donned in lavish tuxedos, inspired

from Ian Fleming’s Double-O-Seven – it was an evening

of sheer glamour and great fun. After the cocktails and

the welcome drink of a glass of champagne, Members

and guests proceeded to a splendid dinner spread at

the restaurants specially prepared to suit the occasion.

Towards the later part of the evening, everyone was

invited to write their New Year’s wishes on balloons which

were then released at the stroke of midnight to symbolise

a new beginning. After the fireworks signifying the start

of the New Year, the solemn tune of Auld Lang Syne was

heard as the Gurkha Pipers marched in – and everyone

raised their glasses for a toast.

My sincere appreciation goes to Ms Joyce Foster, the

outgoing Social Subcommittee Chairlady, who had

spearheaded the social events planning from January

to September 2013. A very big thank you to my Social

Subcommittee Members who were very supportive and

contributed many great ideas. And of course, to the SCC

Management and ladies from the Events Team for doing

an excellent job in making SCC a premium club with

quality events.

George V Abraham

Chairman

Social Subcommittee

Pub Quiz Nights

One Night Only with Tania One Night Only with 10.Seconds

One Night Only with Country Girls Oompah Band

Chinese New Year Celebrations 22 Feb 2013

Zumba Fitness Party 5 Apr 2013Axe on Everest 17 Jan 2013

Easter Party 30 Mar 2013

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Wine & Cheese 12 Apr 2013

One Day Tour to Kukup Kelong 20 July 2013

SCC Got Talent - The Voice 6 Jul 2013

Bobbi Brown Makeup Workshop 27 Apr 2013

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The SCC Cookbook Launch & Chef Arfin’s Cooking Demonstration 11 May 2013


SCC Night Race Fiesta 20 to 22 Sep 2013

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Hari Raya Celebrations 16 Aug 2013 National Day Celebrations 9 Aug 2013

SCC Night Race Fiesta 20 to 22 Sep 2013


Remembrance Day 11 Nov 2013

ocial EventsS

SCC Inter-section Quiz Night 11 Oct 2013

Oktoberfest 18 Oct 2013

Remembrance Day 11 Nov 2013

Diwali Night Celebration 8 Nov 2013Diwali Night Celebration 8 Nov 2013


ocial EventsS

Children’s Christmas Parties 7 & 14 Dec 2013

Christmas Eve Lucky Draw 24 Dec 2013

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The Casino Royale - SCC NYE Countdown Ball 31 Dec 2013


alutB

2013 was another excellent year for the Section. With

overseas tours to Kota Kinabalu for their 3rd Annual

Invitational, to Bangkok for the Annual ‘All Comers

Cup’; and a small contingent of four players attended a

tournament at the Sarawak Club in September, and finally

back to Bangkok for the 33rd Interport in November

where 28 players represented SCC with Raj Kumar taking

the individual honours.

In the local league, the team of Anwar Gaffoor, Soma

Devi, Yeoh Foo Yong and Renee Balagopal won the Inter-

club league. In fact Anwar had a phenomenal year; he

also won the Individual title, plus obtaining the highest

score in a single column of 167. Not being satisfied with

COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 14 May 2013)

Convenor John L Taylor

Captain Raj Kumar

Secretary Jag Singh

Treasurer Lars Berg

Committee Members Renee Balagopal

Mogens Andersen

Sunita Kapoor

that, he also took the honours at our monthly in-house

competition, with an average score of 104.25.

In July, we hosted the Annual Triangular against Indian

Association and National University of Singapore Society

(NUSS). This year NUSS proved worthy winners and SCC

in second place. In September the Section played its part

by winning their element in the Annual Pot Games against

the Tanglin Club, thus helping SCC to win back the Cup.

SCC also hosted an Invitational Pairs Tournament at

the end of August, with teams from Bangkok and Kota

Kinabalu in attendance.

Inter-club Balut Champions

Front left: Lars Berg, Mogens Andersen, Rolv Stokkmo, John Taylor, Jag Singh, Raj Kumar, Sunita Kapoor, Renee Balagopal



There’s one very sad item to report, and that is the

passing of Jackie Low on 19 May 2013. Fondly known

throughout the Balut fraternity as ‘Chap Chap’, Jackie’s

passing was sudden but peaceful. He will be sorely

missed but not forgotten.

Our final event of the year was our Christmas Party held

on the 13 December at the Padang Restaurant. In balut

terms it was a ‘full house’ with 92 Members and guests

attending. At the function trophies were presented to

Anwar Gaffoor taking first place, John Taylor (second) and

Sunita Kapoor (third) for our yearly in-house competition.

Thanks must go to the Sports Department and particularly

Choong Wenling for looking after our affairs so well

throughout the year. To the Balut Committee in general,

thanks to our Captain, Raj Kumar, for selecting winning

teams, to Lars Berg for keeping meticulous accounts

and to Mogens Andersen for his voluntary efforts and

contributions towards the Christmas party. Finally to

Rajan Menon of Pernod Ricard Singapore for their

continued support in supplying our monthly wines and

whisky for our league matches.

John L Taylor

Balut Section Convenor

Raj Kumar (Highest Individual Score)

33rd STC Interport Balut Competition

Invitational Balut in Sarawak


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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

(elected 19 April 2013)

Convenor Victor Yeong

Captain Tan Bak Choon

Secretary Matthew Lim

Treasurer Rangachari Raghavan

Committee Members Joseph Yip

Sunil Sabnani

The Billiards & Snooker AGM was held on 19 April 2013

following a successful year during which Jason Tan had

held office. Jason had done a wonderful job and set some

precedents which I have tried to accomplish when I took

office. The highlight of the AGM was the sumptuous food

which was simple, yet very appealing and tasty.

Elected Members consisted of Tan Bak Choon (Captain),

Matthew Lim (Secretary) and Rangachari Raghavan

(Treasurer). The Section co-opted Sunil Sabnani and

Joseph Yip as Committee Members and Jason was

requested to stay in the Committee to offer advice.

We had our first meeting and set the following goals and

objectives for 2013:

illiards & Snooker

Ensure that the snooker table in the Men’s Bar

is in good playing condition.

Organise snooker activities like in-house

tournaments, friendly games, Interport games

and external tournaments.

Organise social events especially for non-playing

Section Members.

My main objective was to get the snooker table in

tournament condition and the air-conditioning working

in the Men’s Bar. After many email exchanges and

discussions, we managed to accomplish this, thus,

enabling players to enjoy their game of snooker at all

times. We had an increase in usage of the snooker table

and are very glad to see new faces. We followed-up with

From left: Rangachari Raghavan, Tan Bak Choon, Sunil Sabnani, Joseph Yip, Jason Tan, Victor Yeong

Brisbane Tattersalls Club visit for a friendly game


During the Annual Pot Games which SCC hosted on

28 September 2013, the Billiards & Snooker Section

was extremely proud to have contributed to the overall

winning score. We look forward to the next Annual Pot

Games to be held at Tanglin Club.

On 18 January 2014, we hosted Penang Club (PC) for

an Interport game. We have not had contact with PC for

more than 10 years and we established contact with help

from Khun Vee from RBSC and Timothy from PC. It was

a fun match sidelined by occasional drinking but most

importantly, we started a new relationship and definitely

look forward to a long lasting relationship between the

two Clubs. Although SCC won 9-4, we expect some

tough competition when we visit them next year.

The Section recognises and appreciates the contributions

of all Members, regardless of competitive participation

in games and tournaments. We regularly organise social

events such as the Mid-Year Bash in August where

Members were treated to novelty games, good food and

free-flow drinks. It is a good opportunity for Section

Members to renew friendships and meet old/new friends

within the Section. We also had a Christmas Lunch in

December where 48 Members attended. The atmosphere

felt like a festive gathering with Christmas-themed food

being offered. It was delightful to see so many Members

having lunch at the Men’s Bar.

a Snooker Clinic as a trial and with the good response

from the Members, we are working out an official Snooker

Clinic in the near future.

The Section regularly organises in-house tournaments

to challenge the Members. On record, the Snooker

Handicap Tournament was won by Ananda Kumar with

close runner-up Timothy Ong and the Snooker Open was

won by Jason Tan. Look out for circulars on the Billiards

& Snooker notice boards for ongoing and upcoming in-

house tournaments.

We hosted Royal Bangkok Sport Club (RBSC) for an

Interport game on 19 July 2013. We have always felt that

RBSC is a part of our snooker family and having to meet

them once a year only cements the bond we already have.

SCC won 10-8 on a friendly but closely contested match.

We visited Penang Sports Club (PSC) on 13 September

2013 for an Interport game. PSC has been a great brother

to us and have always been a great host whenever we visit

them. We always have great fun playing with them and

although they emerged as champions, we enjoyed the

hospitality and the local traditions in Penang. While we

were there, we also played a friendly game with Tawau

Recreation Club and we made new friends from East

Malaysia. After the Interport game, we participated in the

Inter-club Championship organised by PSC where a total

of 19 clubs from Thailand and Malaysia participated. We

tried hard but we lost to the eventual winner PSC Black.

We hosted the Brisbane Tattersalls Club with whom we

established contact when we visited them two years

ago. It is always fun meeting new players and forming

friendships over a shared interest. We won narrowly 5-4,

but results aside, we are moving towards Interport status

as we look forward to visit them in very near future.

Interport with Penang Sports Club in Penang

Annual Interport GameCNY Lo Hei gathering


Apart from our usual snooker activities, the Section

participated in the Inter-section Darts and Bowls

Tournaments. Bak Choon and Rags represented the

Section and emerged champions at the Giles Roche Cup,

Inter-section Bowls Tournament 2013.

Lastly, all these activities would not have been possible

without the effort of my Committee Members and I wish to

thank them individually. Captain Tan Bak Choon worked

tirelessly in organising teams for all the games, ordering

food and organising drinks for every occasion. Secretary

Matthew Lim stepped up as the Scribe for each Padang

Magazine article, organising fun games for the members

and also participating as a key competitive player for our

team. Treasurer Rags made sure our accounts were in

proper order and generated new ideas like the Christmas

Luncheon.

Committee Member Sunil is one of our active playing

Members and he suggested a Snooker Clinic. More

importantly, he supported each and every one of the

Section’s events. Committee Member Joe who is most

talented, entertained all of us during social activities

with his singing and dancing. Jason is our best player

and actively represents the Club while supporting Section

activities. The Section’s Sports Executive, Jolene How,

who helped and supported the Section unreservedly.

During the year, I have consulted many people and I wish

to thank them personally for their opinions and ideas,

helping me to make critical decisions. I wish each and

every one good health in the coming year.

Victor Yeong

Billiards & Snooker Section Convenor

Victor and Mike (from Brisbane Tattersalls Club)

Reception at the Inter-club Tournament hosted by Penang Sports Club Bak Choon, Jason, Victor, Matthew and Michael (from Penang Sports Club)

Interport game with Royal Bangkok Sports Club at SCC

Bak Choon presenting to the winners of the social event: Paul & Sunil


Bowls

friendly and local matches played at the SCC with local

and overseas team, we did well too.

Our congratulations go to George Abraham who was

elected as General Committee Member at the 2013

Annual General Meeting. George who was then the

Secretary of the Section resigned thereafter to assume

his post in the GC. We welcomed Ganesh Ramanathan

who very kindly agreed to take over from George Abraham

as the new Secretary.

ACTIVITIES IN 2013

48th Annual Australian Turf Bowlers (Tatts) Carnival

The 48th Annual Australian Turf Bowls Carnival was held

in Canberra, Australia in April 2013. Our bowlers gave

their best against veteran bowlers from the key bowls

clubs in Australia and in the face of a very fast and

unpredictable Canberra Green. Indeed we had 13 wins

out of a total of 27 matches but lost out only on the total

shots required under a complicated Pennant format. We

certainly intend to do better on our next visit in April

2014 to Melbourne, Australia.

12th Annual Interport/Triangular Tournament 2013

For personal reasons arising from a family crisis, I had to

abort my plans at the last minute to lead the SCC Bowls

Team to the Triangular/Interport Competition hosted in

Hong Kong from 23 to 25 August 2013. I am however,

extremely proud of the SCC Bowls Team who went to

COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 19 January 2013)

Convenor Prem Anand

Secretary George Abraham (19 January to 23 April 2013)

Ganesh Ramanathan (from 2 May 2013)

Treasurer T Velu

Captain Retna Sabapathy

Vice-Captain Wong Hui Kai

Committee Members K U Menon

Anwar Gaffoor

Chng Ming Li

JSM Representative Shermeen Lim

The Section Committee met on 11 occasions during the

year 2013.

Introduction

It was another very busy year for the SCC Bowls Section,

as is evident in the range of our activities/games and

engagement with Bowls Singapore and overseas visiting

teams as well as our participation in international

competitions. Our bowlers did extremely well all-round,

especially in the Bowls Singapore competitions. In the

From left: T Velu, K U Menon, Prem Anand, Retna Sabapathy, Anwar Gaffoor, George Abraham


Hong Kong for the competition and particularly wish to

express my appreciation to the Captain, for leading the

team and all our Members who had to play under difficult

weather conditions. Our team gave their best and that is

what matters in any sport.

6th SCC Annual Sports Awards, 3 May 2013

Sportsman of the Year Christian Huang

Sportswoman of the Year Shermeen Lim

Spirit of Sports T Velu

World Champions of Champions 2013

At the international Level, Mary Lim represented

Singapore in the 2013 World Champions of Champions

in Christchurch, New Zealand (25 November to 1

December 2013).

Bowls Singapore Men’s & Ladies’ National Single League

Champion 2013

Christian Huang and Shermeen Lim, winners of the

2013 Bowls Singapore Men’s & Ladies’ National Single

League Champion respectively, will represent Singapore

in the Bowls World Cup in Warilla NSW, Australia from 8

to 18 April 2014.

ACCOLADES CONFERRED TO SCC BOWLERS IN 2013

Women Bowler of the Year

Mary Lim was voted the 2013 Women Bowler of the

Year by Bowls Singapore in recognition of her success in

events played in 2013.

Lifetime Achievement Award

George Abraham was conferred the 2013 Lifetime

Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to

the game of lawn bowls by Bowls Singapore.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT

The 13th Annual Interport/Triangular Tournament 2014

The SCC Bowls Section will be hosting the event at the

SCC Green tentatively from the 29 to 31 August 2014.

The incoming committee will be called on to organise this

event as we will host a large number of visiting bowlers

from Kowloon and Bangkok. Section Members are

encouraged to support in kind by way of donating prizes/

gifts and by helping to get sponsors for the event. The

participation and involvement of the Section Members

will be vital to the success of this event.

Appreciation

I would like to express my profound appreciation to the

following:

The President and Members of the General Committee,

especially Mr Sher Baljit Singh (Chairman, Games Control

Board) for his support for the Bowls Section activities.

Winning Team

48th Annual Australian Turf Bowlers (Tatts) Carnival


Mr Nigel Stearns (General Manager) who is an ardent

supporter and a friend of the Section.

Mr David Yeo (Assistant Accountant) for meticulously

looking after the Section’s accounts.

Ms Janet Ng (Head, Sports & Recreation) and Ms Jolene

How (Sports Executive, Bowls Section) for their ever

willing assistance and support extended to the Section.

Mr Daljeet Singh (Head, Food & Beverage) for constantly

supporting the function/events of the Section.

Mr Rashed Miah (Fields & Services Specialist) and his

staff for maintaining the Green and keeping it in excellent

condition.

All the waiters, chefs and staff at the F&B outlets for

their incomparable service.

Last but definitely not least, Mr Rajan Menon of Pernod

Ricard Singapore for his constant support throughout

the year. His sponsorship has been pivotal in lifting

the spirits of the Section and made it possible for us to

organise successful events at the Club.

Conclusion

My sincere thanks to all the Section Committee Members

and Section Members for their support in making 2013 a

great year for lawn bowls.

Prem Anand

Bowls Section Convenor

Annual Pot Games 2013

SCC vs Kowloon Bowling Green Club

GC at Giles Roche


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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 19 August 2013)

Convenor Anthony Egerton

Captain Nava Selvaratnam

Secretary Trevor Chapman

Treasurer May Sum Ching Ee

Committee Members Chitra Varaprasad

Michael Sharples

Olivia Jacob

The pursuit of bridge has continued at the Singapore

Cricket Club for its second year as a full-fledged Sports

Section under the auspices of the Games Control Board,

building on the strong foundations laid previously.

2013 was a year of great progress for the Section, albeit

one saddened by the tragic loss of our ‘Founding Father’

and inaugural Convenor, Howard Haythornthwaite.

Howard was inspirational and passionate about Bridge at

the SCC. He has been and will be sorely missed.

A key development for the Section was the decision taken

to join the Singapore Contract Bridge Association (SCBA),

both as a Corporate Member and additionally on behalf

of all the Section Members. This is part of the longer

term plan to represent the SCC actively in the broader

Singapore bridge community, including participation in

both the Premier and National Leagues.

In addition to a more active competitive profile for the

Section externally, the Section is also planning to play

its part in the social engagements that the Club enjoys,

both domestically (for example, the Annual Pot Games

with the Tanglin Club) and overseas with our various

reciprocal partners. The Section’s first overseas trip is

currently being planned to Kuala Lumpur in the second

half of 2014.

Mr Carl Parker, a certified bridge teacher by both the

SCBA and the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL),

has continued to support the Section as Bridge Director

of the regular Monday evening Duplicate Bridge sessions

in The Oval, as well as the special events held in the

Gilmour Room to celebrate key festivals and holidays.

He has also held several intermediate training workshops

on specific topics in order to raise the standards of

bidding and card play. These topics have ranged from

Takeout Doubles to Part Score Strategies and Stayman

Bidding and Transfers.

From left: Trevor Chapman, Michael Sharples, Chitra Varaprasad, Anthony Egerton, May Sum Ching Ee, Nava Selvaratnam


Whilst the Club F&B team has been most accommodating

in allowing the Section to host its regular Monday evening

sessions in The Oval, this is far from ideal, both from a

noise and capacity perspective. Hence, the Section is now

looking forward to the results from the SCC Development

Task Force and hope that a Card Room will be provided

with appropriate furniture and facilities.

Such a venue will allow the Bridge Section to provide a

venue for training and regular afternoon games, as well

as the existing regular Monday evening sessions, which

in turn will improve the standard of play and increase the

Section membership significantly.

Anthony Egerton

Bridge Section Convenor

Another Beginners Course is also being planned in order

to encourage interested new players to take up the game.

This is also intended as an avenue for ‘lapsed players’

to resume the game, perhaps many years after they last

enjoyed doing so.

The Committee is determined to ensure that the

Duplicate Bridge sessions maintain a high standard of

table etiquette and adhere strictly to the worldwide Laws

of Duplicate Bridge. Furthermore, in accordance with

the ACBL, there will be a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for any

unruly or bad behaviour.

With the support of the Club, the Section has continued

to invest in the necessary equipment and accoutrements

for Duplicate Bridge play. In particular, additional units

have been purchased for the Bridgemate II, our wireless

electronic scoring system that permits results to be

instantly available at the end of the session and emailed

directly from the scoring programme.

Bridge Nights

Bridge tutorialLadies and gentlemen attired for the Deepavali Bridge Night


League Cricket

The top three league teams continued with the same

captains from the previous season: Rob Hands (Lions),

Richard Stapley-Oh (Cougars) and Nick Power (Tigers).

All of the other four teams had new captains: Will Tipping

(Cheetahs), Vishal Rathee (Panthers), Push Sharma

(Jaguars) and Sukanti Sen (Pumas). The final placings

at the end of the season were the most consistent that

SCC has known:

Division 1 – SCC Lions (2nd)

Division 2 – SCC Cougars (1st) and SCC Tigers

(3rd)

Division 3 – SCC Cheetahs (1st) and SCC

Panthers (4th)

Division 4 – SCC Jaguars (3rd)

Division 5 – SCC Pumas (5th)

The disappointment of the Lions narrowly missing out on

the Division 1 title by two points was slightly cushioned

by the great achievements of Cougars and Cheetahs

winning Divisions 2 and 3 respectively. The results were

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 15 November 2013)

Convenor David Jones

Captain Duncan Reynolds

Secretary Venkat Iyer

Treasurer Nicholas Power

Tour, Fixtures & Event Secretary Ben Gliddon

Secretary of Social Cricket Nicholas Winterson

Secretary of Cricket Youth Development/JSM Representative Riaz Hussein

Introduction

2013 proved that quality and quantity can go together

and as grandiose at it sounds, was arguably the best

season in 161 years of cricket at SCC. There were more

matches played than ever before, at the highest standards

as demonstrated by the overall results. The spectrum of

cricket played by SCC encompassed:

7 Senior league teams

1 Saturday XI team

1 Under-16 team

3 Interport fixtures

1 Veterans League team

1 Sixes competition

8 visiting touring teams

Across all forms of the game, there were more than 170

matches, creating approximately 1,800 opportunities

for Section Members to play cricket. In order to achieve

this, we had 120 registered SCA league players, 20

junior players in the Under-16 league and a further 35

players who played Saturday XI, veterans teams and tour

matches.

SCC vs Royal Selangor Club


a testament to the commitment shown by each of the

captains throughout the season and also to the majority

of players in terms of availability for training and playing.

Under Rob Hands’ captaincy, the Lions have shown

themselves to be a thoroughly professional and close-knit

unit. The fact that they used only 15 players all season,

underlines the level of commitment. Unfortunately one

poor performance early in the season against the ultimate

champions Lanka Lions, cost our Lions the title. However,

the return fixture proved to be the best game of cricket

at the Padang in memory, with our Lions chasing down

275 with an over to spare. The foundation of this was a

splendid partnership of 156 between Andre De Lange

and Ben King. In a season where SCC had 11 centurions,

it is always difficult to single out one performance, but

Andre’s 130 against a top quality Lanka Lions bowling

attack will be remembered for many years to come.

In previous years, at least one if not two of the lower

league teams have had a difficult time in maintaining

consistency, but this year we were challenging for the

championship in each division until very late into the

season. This demonstrated the depth in talent across the

section and the healthy competition for places.

Social Cricket

The Saturday XI, who have the largest squad in the section

played 25 matches in 2013 and went on two tours, one

pre-season to Chiang Mai and one post-season to Phuket,

using 46 players in total. The breadth of the fixture list

has meant that the quality of the opposition can vary

quite considerably during the season, but this allows us

to vary the strength of our teams, using a combination of

those who have recently played league cricket and those

who have been playing social cricket for some time.

After five years as Captain, Matt Streeton has decided

to step down, passing on the reins to Hugh Darwell.

Much of the team-spirit and camaraderie of the current

Saturday XI squad is due to Matt’s dedication, passion

and organisational skills, and his is a hard act to follow.

Junior Cricket

Junior development is critical in providing long-term

competitiveness as a club. Peter Brooks has headed up

our Cricket Youth Development Programme for the last

couple of years and through his passion and coaching

skills, our junior players have had a chance to play

competitive cricket against other junior teams as well as

in adult league cricket. Unfortunately, Peter has had to

return to UK, and he will be sorely missed.

The highlight of 2013 was a successful showing at the

KAF tournament in KL, with our U16’s reaching the

semi-final against strong opposition from Malaysia, India

and Sri Lanka.

As we look forward to 2014, Riaz Hussein, a long-time

SCC Lions and Singapore national player, has taken over

as head of the CYD programme and will look to build on

the foundations created by Peter.

Tours & Interports

Even with such a busy domestic schedule, we managed

to fit in a number of tours as well. The two major tours

were to Melbourne in January and to UK in July.

The tour to Melbourne, the first since 2007, was superbly

organised by Chris Rogers and was highlighted by the

fixture at the MCG. There were also notable matches

at Albert Park and Geelong Grammar. As always, we

were hosted magnificently by Melbourne Cricket Club,

providing a great start to our season.

SCC Lions vs Lanka Lions

SCC vs Melbourne Cricket Club


We only participated in one 6s tournament in 2013,

winning the Phuket 6’s in November under the leadership

of Will Tipping. We also had visits from a number of

touring teams which included Honolulu CC, Rowling

Cricket Academy U-16, Kingston CC, Willows CC, Phuket

CC, Kew CC, Adelaide University and Saigon CC.

Mike Morris

In December, we very sadly lost Mike Morris after a long

illness. Mike was a stalwart of the Cricket Section for well

over 20 years and played across all teams from the 1st

XI to the Saturday XI in his later years. He also umpired

for the Saturday XI once he stopped playing, although

most agree that it is for his wicket-keeping skills that

he will be remembered! Mike remained positive to the

end, still managing two major tours – to South Africa in

For the UK tour, there were over 60 people across two

parties, playing 14 games of cricket including some

memorable fixtures at Arundel, Windsor, Finchley and

Honourable Artillery Company, amongst other beautiful

grounds. The tour was 18 months in planning and

Tour Managers Simon Taskunas and Stephen Blaxhall

contributed significantly to its success, as well as many

others who were involved in the organising committee.

Interports, which have well over 100 years of tradition for

SCC, always play an important part of the annual cricket

calendar. In 2013, it was our turn to visit Bangkok, Hong

Kong and Kuala Lumpur, but with mixed results. We won

the trophy match against Royal Bangkok Sports Club but

lost to both Kowloon CC and Royal Selangor Club.

SCC Cougars - Division 2 Champions

SCC vs RBSC


2011 and UK in 2013. We will all remember Mike for his

tremendous character and great sense of humour.

SCC International Twenty20 Tournament

In 2013 the SCC took a break from the T20 tournament

using the opportunity to allow the SCA to host the first

ACC Emerging Nations Cup here in Singapore. With the

backdrop of the Pakistan vs Nepal clash at the SCC, we

hosted a T20 sponsor’s lunch which was well attended

by 2012’s sponsors and hopefully sponsors of the 2014

tournament which has been scheduled for 22-24 August.

Having stepped up in 2012, in unfortunate circumstances,

but holding things together remarkably well, Trevor

Larbey will not continue as T20 tournament chairman

in 2014. We very much appreciate his significant efforts

to make the 2012 tournament a great success. Having

been a key part of the Organising Committee in 2012,

Unmish Parthsarathi will be taking over as Tournament

Chairman in 2014.

Cricket Section Committee

Due to work commitments, Trevor Larbey has had to stand

down as Convenor, but he deserves a big vote of thanks

for the amount of effort he put in during the year, around

his significant travel schedule. Peter Salt has stepped

down as Secretary of Social Cricket and Nick Dorney as

Tours & Fixtures Secretary. Both have also committed

a huge amount of time to their roles and deserve our

enormous thanks.

As always, there are a number of thank-yous to people

who helped to make the season such a big success.

Firstly, to Rashed and his team of groundstaff who

prepared wickets that allowed good cricket to be played

throughout the year. Secondly to Lorraine Meyer, Sadiq

Siraj and Tracy Jones who committed so much of their

time to score for all the SCC teams. A big thank you

to SCC Sports and F&B Departments who worked very

closely with the Cricket Section. Janet, Chovin, Becky

and Angeline have always been more than supportive.

Special thanks go to Wendy, who we rely on a great deal

and we appreciate that she has the other sections to

manage as well. Finally, we are also very appreciative of

the support we received from Nigel Stearns and his team.

David Jones

Cricket Section Convenor

SCC Cougars vs SCC Tigers

SM player of the year – Sai Pogaru


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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 21 February 2013)

Convenor Mohietheen Fathima

Captain Paul Foster

Vice-Captain Lachlan Philip

Secretary Soma Devi

Treasurer Gursharan Kaur

Committee Members Rachna Anand

Yasmin Gaffoor

Ravendra Krishnan (till June 2013)

At the Darts Section AGM, held on 21 February 2013,

the above Members were elected to plan and execute a

programme of activities to maintain and promote interest

within the Section and the Club membership. We record

our thanks to our Committee Member, Ravendra Krishnan,

who had to step down due to work commitments and

Mohan Balagopal who kindly took over the position.

Darts Activities

The year’s programme began with the Chinese New Year

celebration after the AGM with a ‘Lo Hei’ toss with the

hope of bringing in prosperity for the Section and its

Members.

The Section’s Darts Night continues to be held on the

first Thursday of each month at The Oval with attendance

improving tremendously from the previous year, partly

due to the significant increase in Section Membership –

the highest in the past 10 years.

During the Annual Sports Awards, Michael Daryanani was

awarded the ‘Spirit of Sport’ Award.

Tour

The SCC Darts Section travelled overseas for the very first

time in June 2013 to play against the Sin Chao Saigon

team in Vietnam. We had two teams representing the

SCC Darts Section. The teams trained hard before flying

off to Saigon on 28 June. The training paid off well as

the ‘Bulls On Parade’ showed off their exemplary skills

on the darts board in Saigon.

Team Name: ‘Bulls On Parade’

Captain: Raymond Ambrose

Prem Anand

Retna Sabapathy

Yasmin Gaffoor

Soma Devi

Team Name: ‘Raging Bullseye’

Captain: Michael Paul Dorris

Anwar Gaffoor

Rachna Anand

George Abraham

Fathima

Upon arrival and check-in, we played our friendly and

training games at the Ice Blue Pub & Restaurant.

The tournament started the following day at Red Bar

Restaurant. We were amazed to find how Darts was being

played in a most conducive environment with 10 darts

boards in Saigon. We played a series of singles, doubles

and mixed doubles games. Overall, ‘Bulls On Parade’

Team represented by SCC played well and won the Team

Series.

From left: Ravendra Krishnan, Yasmin Gaffoor, Lachlan Philip, Gursharan Kaur, Mohietheen Fathima, Soma Devi, Paul Foster, Rachna Anand


With all the games played, we had some time to visit

an orphanage at Saigon where we presented a personal

contribution of some essential items. In addition, we had

one day of touring the beautiful city of Saigon. Overall

we had a great time playing darts together and this

trip has fostered our relationship with our Vietnamese

counterparts even further. On a special note, we would

like to thank Manu Bhojwani who hosted dinner for the

Darts Team.

FELLOWSHIP

Annual Darts Bull’s Eye Tournament

The 2013 edition held on 1 June was an event to be

remembered with a total of 12 teams taking part –

Balut, Billiards & Snooker, Bowls, Bridge, Cricket, Darts,

Hockey, Netball, Soccer, Squash, Tennis and one team

from the General Committee.

The day kicked off with the bursting of Blue Balloons

on the Darts Board by GCB Chairman Mr Baljit Singh,

Ms Joyce Foster, Mr Ong Chin Leong and Mr George V.

Abraham.

Final Results Champion: Soccer Section

1st Runner Up: Tennis Section

2nd Runner Up: Netball Section

GCB Chairman Mr Baljit Singh and Ms Joyce Foster

presented the medals to both finalists and the Bull’s

Eye Trophy to the Soccer Section and everyone was then

hosted to a buffet dinner.

Thanks to Rajan Menon and Pernod Ricard for their

sponsorship of whisky and fine wines. My heartfelt thanks

to GCB Chairman Mr Baljit Singh for supporting and

ensuring most of the Sections took part in this event. Also

thanks to Nigel Stearns, Daljeet, Chovin, Becky, KC and

the Oval staff for the F&B arrangements and providing

an immense service to all Members, and of course to my

Darts Section Committee for making the event a success.

Triangular Match against SGCC and NUSS at SGCC

Held on 23 August, the format of the match was: three

doubles and four singles. We played very well in all the

matches but it was a competitive game – we came in

second. Thank you to the following darters for coming

by and showing off their best skills to compete with the

teams: Michael Daryanani, Lachlan Philip, Balbir Singh,

Les Jewitt, Gavin Latto, Ganesh and Charles.

Annual Pot Games

On 28 September, the Section took part in the Annual

Pot Games for the fourth year. Although we fought hard

for the home team to win, Tanglin Club won the match.

Many thanks to all darters, both men and ladies, who

played in this year’s event.

Ladies Darts Night

Another successful held event was the Darts Ladies Night

on 3 October with about 40 ladies participating. This

year we extended the invitation to participate to spouses

of our members and the SCC Staff. We had great support

from most of the Sports Sections namely Balut, Bridge,

Hockey, Netball, Squash (three teams) and two teams

from the SCC Staff. Thank you, Convenors and GM Nigel

Stearns for allocating the teams. It was an awesome day

and most of us our ladies had a great time, filled with

roars and laughter.

The game went off very well with close scores by Netball

– 359, SCC Team B – 262, Bridge – 299, and Darts –

223. The 1st prize was awarded to Netball (500 worth

of spa vouchers each), 2nd – Bridge ($400 worth of spa

vouchers each) and 3rd prize to the Darts Team ($300

worth of spa vouchers each).

I would like to thank Games Control Board Chairman for

gracing the occasion and handing out the prizes to all the

winners for the day. Thanks also to our main sponsor for

the event, Atos Wellness Pte Ltd as well as Real Yoga and

Rajan Menon of Pernod Ricard.

Lion-Kangaroo Cup & Halloween Party Year End Party


Everyone had a great time partying all night long. Many

thanks to the Darts Section Organising Committee in

taking much effort to ensure the success of the event.

My sincere thanks to our President, Colonel Gurcharan

Singh for gracing the occasion, Deputy President Michael

Grice as well as GCB Chairman Sher Baljit Singh for their

presence. Our sincere appreciation especially goes to

Rajan Menon for sponsoring the drinks. Special thanks

to our Sports Executives, Wenling, Desa and Jolene for

supporting and assisting us in various ways.

Friendly against Orchid Country Club & Serangoon

Garden Country Club

We have established a series of friendly matches with the

team from Orchid Country Club and Serangoon Garden

Country Club and with great support from the both clubs

as well as our Section Members.

Inter-section Events

The Darts Section was also a solid supporter of the

various events organised by our fellow Sports Sections.

We took part in the Annual Giles Roche Inter-section

Bowls Tournament and the Inter-section Netball Carnival

– both events showed great camaraderie. In the latter,

the Darts Team came on second.

Conclusion

With our growing membership, the Darts Section

continues to organise many activities within the Section

as well as with Club Members in general, resulting in a

positive image for the Section as a whole. The Section

Committee would like to record its gratitude to all its

Members who have, in one way or another, contributed

to the continued success of the Section. Thanks also go

to the Club staff from the F&B and Sports Departments

for their contributions to the success of the activities

organised by the Section.

Mohietheen Fathima

Darts Section Convenor

The event would not have been a success without our

chalkers – Anwar Gaffoor, Simon, Paul Foster, Dorothy

(our guest), and Balagopal. We are also very thankful to

our F&B staff, namely KC and his team for providing an

exemplary service to our ladies that night.

Lion-Kangaroo Challenge Trophy against Australian High

Commission (AHC)

This annual fixture between the Singapore Cricket Club

and the Australian High Commission was held on 31

October with a Halloween theme. The event turned out

to be one of the most memorable nights for both teams

as our Members and guests made their best efforts to

dress for the occasion.

A strong turnout of about 40 darters in total gathered

at The Oval that evening. After dinner, the competition

(six singles and three doubles) began. Both teams were

well-matched and the final score for singles was SCC-8 to

AHC-3, and doubles was won by SCC-3 to AHC-0.

It was a very social evening enjoyed by all. AHC and

SCC will endeavour to continue this fixture and we look

forward to our visit to AHC in 2014.

Year End Function

To end the year on a good note, the Darts Section hosted

yet another successful and well-supported event – the

Year End Party on 7 December, to provide an opportunity

for all our Section Members and guests to wind down,

have some fun and end the year with loads of good

memories. This year, the theme of the event was ‘Wild

Wild West’. It was well supported by our Section Members

and everyone took pains to dress up for the occasion.

The judges had a tough time in the selection of the Best

Dressed individuals.

Best Dressed (Male Category) – Mark Radivoj

Best Dressed (Female Category) – Yasmin

Gaffoor

SGCC and SCC Team friendly Annual Darts Inter-section Bull’s Eye Tournament


Golf


Convenor Richard Loo

Captain Peter Salt

Secretary Kwek Chok Ming

Treasurer Gerald Mah

Committee Member Daniel Morby (till September 2013)

Bernard Chia

The Golf Section currently has about 530 Section

Members. Since its inception, we had garnered good

support from Members to participate in the following

events that took place over the term of the new committee.

30 August 2013 – 3rd Leg of Inter-social Club

Golf Tournament (ISCGT) at National Service

Resort & Country Club

12 September 2013 – Annual Golf at Sentosa

Golf Club

26 September 2013 – Tanglin Club vs SCC Pot

Games was held at Jurong Country Club

18 October 2013 – 4th Leg of ISCGT at Warren

Golf & Country Club

21 to 23 November 2013 – About 20 Members

made a trip to KL Selangor to play with Royal

Selangor Club

21 Dec 2013 – Annual Golf Game with Changi

Golf Club

From left: Kwek Chok Ming, Gerald Mah, Richard Loo, Peter Salt, Bernard Chia, Daniel Morby

ISCGT Series


On 11 February 2014, the Annual CNY Golf and Lo Hei

Dinner was held, this year at Orchid Country Club. The

game was well supported by 65 Section Members.

At the point of writing, the following events had been

planned for 2014:

In March and May we shall be taking part in the

ISCGT Tournaments.

We will also be playing a game with the Hong

Kong Football Club on 29 May 2014.

More games will be organised to keep the fellowship

of the Golf Section active. We need a lot more of your

support in participating.

For detailed reports on the events that took place, please

refer to our bi-monthly, The Padang which is available

online at www.scc.org.sg or visit the Men’s Bar Reference

Library for a hardcopy version.

The next election of Golf Section Committee will be held

in July 2014. Our financial report will be made available

at the next election event. Currently, financially we are

in the blue.

Happy Golfing!

Richard Loo

Golf Section Convenor

Golf Outings


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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 30 November 2013)

Convenor K. Rajaram

Men’s Captain Jamie Chambers

Ladies Captain Rosalind Spink

Secretary Laura Rogers

Treasurer Mathavan Devadas

JSM Representative Taswinder Singh

Ladies Social Secretary Pauline Appleyard

Men’s Social Secretary Sean Chen

Committee Members Christian Bischoff

Intekhab Khan

Geer Langezaal

Team Reports

The Men’s First XI finished fifth in the Men’s Premier

Division in a season when they drew with both the

champions Jansenites and SRC, but fell to Police and

Tornadoes.

The Ladies First XI was the defending Premier League

champions, but lost two key players in 2013. A 0-2 loss

to Jansenites very early on made life a little difficult. But

they were still able to catch up and nearly stole the title

from Jansenites on the final day of the season but were

held to a 1-1 draw when a win was needed. Still a second

place finish was a good result. The Ladies First XI also

won the Team of the Year award at the Club’s Annual

Sports Awards.

The Men’s Second XI played in the SHF First Division

which proved to be very competitive with SRC, Hollandse

Club and Nanyang Polytechnic. However they performed

well winning seven matches and finally finishing in third

place.

The Ladies Second XI participated in the newly

constituted National Women’s Second Division. This new

division proved to be very strong especially with a new

Theresians team which had several ex-national players.

The girls played hard but found themselves on the wrong

side of some tight scorelines. The team finished in fifth

place.

The Men’s Third XI played in the SHF Division Two and

had an excellent season. They lost their first match to

SRC, but won all their remaining games scoring 29 goals

in the process. They finished second in Division Two.

This year it was possible to form a Ladies Third XI

which was a refreshing development in recruitment. The

team was made up of mostly juniors and their lack of

experience was a factor in their results and they won only

two matches. However, most of the players are below 16

and there is good potential for development.

State of Origin 5-a-side Hockey Tournament


The Men’s Fourth XI played in the Men’s Division Three.

The team was a mix of juniors and seniors and took a

little time to gel but picked up steam mid-way through

the season and produced a good winning streak to finish

in the middle of the table winning five matches.

The Men’s Fifth XI was a mainly junior team made up

of new players. Their relative inexperience told on their

results as they were only able to win two matches. This

again is a development team with several young players

who can be relied upon for the future.

Youth Development

The junior boys participated in the SHF Junior League.

The junior girls also participated in the SHF Junior

League. Both competitions in 2013 were changed to

U19 events.

Tours

Between December 2012 and September 2013, the

following tours were undertaken:

Bangkok – RBSC Tournament December 2012

Jakarta – ISCI Tournament, May 2013

Tokyo – Friendlies with Shirane High School and

Keio University

Social Events

The Section continues to be involved in all the Club

events, participating in the following events:

Inter-section Darts Tournament

Inter-section Netball Tournament

Annual Inter-section Quiz

Giles Roche Trophy – Bowls Inter-section

Tournament

In addition a tour match with Mazenod College

was played in April 2013.

A Darts Night was held at the Men’s Bar in June.

National Team

Emily Chan represented Singapore in the Women’s AHF

Cup in December 2012 and the Women’s Asian Challenge

in September 2013.

SCC International Hockey 6s Tournament

The Hockey 6s for 2013 continued as a 60 team affair

with 36 men’s and 24 ladies teams. The tournament

continues to add new teams and this year saw a team

from the Philippines and one from France participated.

K. Rajaram

Hockey Section Convenor

A delighted Men’s 3rd XI collect their award

Tokyo Tour Ladies Captain Roz Spink in action for 1st XI

Ladies 1st XI, 2013 SCC Annual Sports Awards


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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (elected 18 April 2013)

Convenor Kerry Jane Brown

Social Secretary Davina Shields

Captain Anna Bridgman

Communications Katherine Signy

Secretary Rachael Bell

Tours Coordinator Helen Lovering

Fixtures & JSM

Representative Nanthini Visvalingam

Introduction

After the resounding success of the inaugural SCC

International Netball 7s in February 2013, the SCC

Netball Section went on to have a difficult year; saying

goodbye to half our Members due to moving overseas,

pregnancy and retiring from the sport. This included big

names in the Section and Club stalwarts such Amber

Williams, Georgina Backhouse, Lizzie Philips, Sadaf

Salim, Mandy Neil and Helen Lovering.

With dwindling numbers in the Section, everyone found

themselves with a role to play in its running to ensure it

continued to deliver on its vision and mission; to be the

leading amateur netball club in Singapore and to provide

a quality sporting and social environment.

We are proud to say that through the hard work of

our current Members, the Section has regrouped and

regenerated. We not only continue to field three teams in

the National Leagues, organise the SCC Friendly League,

compete in overseas tournaments but also help to drive

the Club’s JSM initiative and collaborate with other clubs

on future ventures such as SCC City League.

TEAM ROUND UP

Hawks

The Hawks started the year playing in Division 1 of the

SCC Friendly League and had a good season with some

excellent wins (including over the eventual winners)

and finished the league in joint second place. Standout

performances came from Adj Metcalf and Tan Man Yun.

The team also put in a strong performance in the first

International Netball 7s tournament, reaching the semi-

finals, and then just losing out in a tight runner-up play-

off in front of a crowd at the SCC.

Over the summer, the Hawks were competing in a strong

Division 3 in the Energiser National League (ENL),

winning two out of four matches played. The team ended

the year playing in Division 1 of the Katana Year End

League against some very tough opposition, ending with

two wins from five; an excellent performance given that

they had lost key players over the season.

Eagles

The Eagles had a varied year due to frequent changes in

the team, with new players joining and some of their star

players being promoted to the Hawks.

From left: Helen Lovering, Kerry Jane Brown, Anna Bridgman, Rachael Bell, Nanthini Visvalingam, Emma Howard, Katherine Signy


The beginning of the year saw the Eagles competing in the

SCC Friendly League and finishing third in their division

– it was a good warm up and practice session for the

ENL a few months later in which they had a challenging

but good run. Being up against stronger teams motivated

them to up their game play and work on their weak points

during training.

Even though the Eagles didn’t come top of the division in

the ENL, they still finished in the top half of the league

to everyone’s delight. The final league of the year was

the Katana League and for the first time ever, the Eagles

were made up of only JSMs.

We have seen a major increase in JSMs joining the

Section due to the hard work of Nanthini Visvalingam,

the JSM Liaison. So it was great to be able to enter a JSM

team and we are delighted that they came out on top of

their division, playing spectacularly well.

Off the court, the Eagles players have all continued to

support the Netball Section in organising and running

various friendly matches, intersections and JSM

carnivals. It’s been a busy year for the Section and with

some further new players for the Eagles this year; we

look forward to even more success and hopefully some

trophies to take home with us!

Falcons

The first half of the year was taken up with the Singapore

Mixed Netball League. The Falcons had a lot of good

results and finished strongly in the league. Special

mention must go to Paul Foster who won the Male Player

of the Season award in the End of League Awards.

This year we decided to enter a mixed team in the ENL

for the first time, after a strong performance in the mixed

league. Despite some very close and fiery matches, the

results were excellent and the Falcons out-performed the

ladies’ teams finishing as runners-up in the league and

winning a cash prize.

The Falcons also entered a mixed team

into the Pesta Sukan Netball Carnival

on 24 August 2013. On a rainy day at

Kallang, we had mixed results before the

tournament was cut short by the weather.

The year ended with the team participating

in the NZCC Friendly League with some

excellent results and a third place finish.

These matches took place at the SCC and

there was a brilliant turnout with boys

from several of the other Sections coming

down to give it a go – it was been great to

see so many new faces getting involved.

Highlights included a win over the eventual

winners.

JSM Initiative

The JSM initiative is a bid to fill the Club’s missing

age group void of 16-25 year olds. Led by Nanthini

Visvalingam and supported by Emma Madge, the Netball

Section has taken a two pronged approach to this:

JSM recruitment through schools;

General recruitment drive through existing

Members of similar age group.

JSM recruitment through schools was carried out firstly

with the execution of a JSM-run SCC School’s Carnival;

the first of its kind in the Section/Club history. The

carnival saw the participation of seven schools – all of

which were qualifiers for the National Rounds at the

school tournaments.

Besides the carnival, existing Members/JSMs recruitment

of friends and schoolmates saw the number of new JSMs

reach to 14 in the last quarter of 2013. The JSMs took

to the court with extra training on their own to further

strengthen individual and team skills.

With this very strong crop of JSMs, a JSM team was

entered to compete in the Year End Katana League – a

league run by Katana Netball Club. The team was entered

into Division 4 (Division 3 National League standard)

as they were a new entry with no history in the netball

scene. The team emerged champions – a very good start

to the JSM foundation of the Section!

Half of the team also participated in a charity street

netball tournament in September – doing well to place

third overall in the opens category, defeated by another

team consisting of three other JSMs from the Section.

Overall a good day!

Tours

The Netball Section sent a team comprising six senior

players and five JSMs to compete in the Bali Flames

SCC Flamingos


Invitational Tournament, which was held on a gloriously

sunny day at the Bali International School on Saturday

19 October.

A comparatively young team was fielded with a higher

proportion of JSMs reflecting the composition of the

Hawks first team and the profile of the Section itself. The

benefit of taking so many youngsters shone through on

the day of the tournament as their better fitness levels

helped the SCC Flamingos stay in contention against the

strongest competition all day.

Competition between the eleven teams from Singapore,

Australia, Thailand and Bali was fierce, particularly

against the Bangkok Barbarians and NZCC (who were

crowned tournament champions). We played some

fantastic matches and ultimately placed joint fourth.

The Flamingos not only improved on their positioning

compared to the 2011 tournament, but did so against a

stronger opposition.

Everyone took turns on court and made great contributions

but we had particularly notable performances from our

shooter extraordinaire, Katy Signy and from our fabulous

JSM centre, Tan Man Yun.

Rapport within the team was great – it was good to see

the senior players and JSMs mixing seamlessly – this was

evident when we were playing at the tournament and off-

court socialising. The tour has done wonders at building

morale within the Section. Enthusiasm levels are high

and if we continue like this the Netball Section should

have a great 2014!

Last but not least, thank you and the Games Control

Board for all your support, particularly by allowing us to

take the additional JSMs, without which the Bali Tour

wouldn’t have been the incredible success that it was.

Conclusion

The Section has gone through a difficult period of

transition but is rejuvenated, with the foundations laid

for a strong 2014. There is a competent and dedicated

committee in place to ensure that the current team and

new recruits continue to have access to high quality

training, well-organised leagues, great social events and

of course the jewel in the crown, the second International

Netball 7s.

Kerry Jane Brown

Netball Section Convenor

JSM Carnival

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Convenor Graeme Burnett (7 May to 7 November 2013)

Marc Lansonneur (elected 27 November 2013)

Captain Jonathan Leow

Secretary Marc Lansonneur (7 May to 27 November 2013)

Matthew Love (elected 27 November 2013)

Treasurer Stuart Watson

JSM Representative Damian Pereira

Committee Members Alan Kent

Matthew Parsons

Oliver Hall

Rishi Chandiok

Terence Noe

Andrew Douglas

Richard Watkins

2013 was a year of changes and transformation for

the Rugby Section. Following positive but mixed sports

results in early 2013 (our five teams playing in the three

divisions of Singapore League achieved good rankings

but none managed to play nor win a final), the Section

had demonstrated its capabilities in reacting, regaining

pride and won several key games and competition.

This positive series started in May with a close victory in

Jakarta, by our touring team captained by Sam Sharpe,

over local favourites, the Komodos.

In July, our 7s team, skipped by speedy Brian Ng,

brilliantly retained the Singapore Clubs 7s title. A very

successful tour to Hong Kong followed in September,

where not only our three SCC senior teams beat Valley

RFC, but also SCC Academy kid’s teams won most of

their respective age group games. A strong start to the

rugby season for the Club was evident two weeks later

in Singapore with victories from our 1st XV and Tankards

versus experienced Hong-Kong Football Club sides.

At the end of 2013, our four teams involved in the

Singapore three divisions league were all top of their

group. Starting 2014, the 1st XV (skipper Simon ‘Etho’

Etheridge; coaches Mick Doyle/Matt Singer), Tankards

(skipper Sam Sharpe; coaches Damian Pereira/Mark

James), Lions (skipper Elliot Smith; coach Matt Parsons)

and Growlers (skipper Marc Leaver), have all strong and

realistic ambitions to win their respective league title. On

12 October, we commemorated our lost friends with the

moving Bali Memorial ceremony at dawn on the Padang.

The traditional Bali North versus South memorial games

were played in November with Northern Hemisphere

sides winning both contests.

Several key changes were implemented after the election

of Graeme Burnett as Convenor in May, such as merging

the Cougars and Lions teams, appointment of new

coaches, enhanced selection processes and training

From left: Damian Pereira, Jonathan Leow, Terence Noe, Graeme Burnett, Stuart Watson, Matthew Parsons, Marc Lansonneur, Alan Kent, Rishi Chandiok


sessions. Graeme unfortunately had to resign from his

position due to work relocation to Malaysia. He was

replaced by Marc Lansonneur, elected in November.

The Section has been more closely involved in the

organisation of the SCC Rugby 7s 2013 edition – a new

Organising Committee was formed in June 2013 by

Marc Lansonneur and Graeme Burnett, and took over the

previous team‘s responsibilities. Based on attendance

and feedback from public, teams and sponsors, the 2013

SCC Rugby 7s tournament was a success, delivering a

highly level of competition in the usual, very friendly

atmosphere, in a revamped Padang stadium. Newcomers

Asia Dragons and their stars beat Penguins in front of a

4,500 crowd on the Final match.

At year end, the Rugby Section is definitely stronger

and the future looks promising. The Section has 274

Members, consisting in one Life Member, 111 Ordinary

Members, 87 Sports Members, 18 Term Members and

57 Junior Sports Members.

2013 was also a good vintage year for SCC representation

in Singapore National teams where nine players were

selected with Singapore National XV squad, four with the

National 7s squad and two with National Under 23 XV

squad.

Going forward, the Section will continue its mission of

enhancing the structure of its committees and teams and

will continue in targeting excellence, whilst working with

the Games Control Board and the Club Management to

integrate rugby activities and related events further.

Finally, the Rugby Section would like to thank all Members

of previous and current Committees (Rugby Section and

Rugby 7s) for their contribution. Special thanks should

go to Graham “Coach” Burnett (ex-Convenor) and Chris

“Bronco” Bracey (1st XV coach from 2009-2013) who

had to move abroad for professional reasons.

Last but not least, we thank the Club, its staff, the

General Committee and the Games Control Board who

have been very supportive in this year of transition.

Marc Lansonneur

Rugby Section Convenor

Bali Memorial North vs South 2013 SCC 1st XV Team

Our jubilant Gold Winners of the Singapore Club 7s


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Convenor Scott Starr

Captain Owen Monaghan

Vice-Captain Ronnie Smollet

Secretary Adam Bowden

Treasurer Matthew Field

Social Secretary Richard Pugh

The Section had an outstanding year in 2013 with:

First Team winning the Cosmopolitan League

and Cup for the fifth consecutive year under the

leadership of Owen Monaghan;

Strollers who play in the Equatorial Football

League Division 1 under the leadership of

Michael Drake winning the first league title;

Sunday Tigers team won consecutive titles in the

ESPZEN league under the leadership of Anthony

Houlahan and Richie Pugh.

Tahlil made sure our Thirds were running smoothly and

enjoyed a successful year and they do like their football

and after match celebrations on a Wednesday nights.

Ravi and Brian Lavelle made sure we had opposition

each week and deserve our thanks.

The Lions are consolidating their position with some new

players to bolster their squad, Terk Lee runs a spirited

Lions team assisted by Tony Moore and several others

ensuring that Thursday night football is competitive and

enjoyable.

The Pads had a strong year culminating in the annual

Henrik Lorenz Memorial game in Phuket against Hong

Kong Football Club and the Pads won a close match. Well

done to all the squad who made it down to Phuket. Worth

remembering is the work done by the SCC in Phuket

(brainchild of the late great Henrik Lorenz) and we will

continue this every year and also bring the youth teams

from Phuket, Indonesia and Cambodia to participate in

our SCC Sixes tournament. A special mention to Glyn

From left: Richard Pugh, Ronnie Smollet, Owen Monaghan, Scott Starr, Adam Bowden, Matthew Field

Annual Hendrik Lorenz Memorial Game in Phuket


for managing the team throughout

the year and now we can start the

ball rolling to ensure we maintain the

trophy.

The First Team is now very strong and

competitive, playing friendly matches

against S-League opposition and

more than holding their own. Owen

and the team have done a fantastic

job and have been responsible for the

recruitment of several quality players

to the SCC. I want to thank Owen

Monaghan for running the First Team

and for all the energy he puts into the

job week after week, ably assisted by

his management team which consists

of Adam Bowden and Andrew Hutcheon.

The Strollers under the leadership of Michael Drake won

the first EPL title for SCC, the team is mainly comprised

of over-35 players which offers competitive football for

midweek social players.

The Tigers under co leadership of Richie Pugh and

Anthony Houlahan achieved a second consecutive title

and now are on the same path of the first team.

Tigers and Strollers ensure everyone will be able to play

weekend football and this has been very well received by

our Members.

The NFL team under leadership of Chris Pereira had

a season of consolidation and we will be looking to

strengthen the squad this year.

Dirk Paulsen sponsors this team and the Section in

general and we are forever grateful for his support.

The hard work put in by Len Beschizza in the early years

has borne fruit and we are now one of the top amateur

sides in Singapore.

The Youth Academy run by Owen Monaghan is running

well and we are training and coaching the younger ones

in the hope they become our stars for the future.

Thanks to everyone involved in running the football teams

at the SCC and special thanks to the Sports Department

who do a superb job in organising our facilities every

week.

We participated in one exciting Interport match against

Hong Kong FC and our First Team won 3-1 with goals

coming late in the game. SCC also beat Singapore

Recreation Club to win the Annual Chinese New Year

Breitling Cup game.

Owen and Anthony managed our sevens team to HK

to participate in the HK Sevens and we did very well

against very strong opposition, with the Masters Team

losing in the final of the plate competition. We enjoy this

tournament immensely and look forward to participating

again in 2014.

We hosted our own Soccer Sixes which was very

successful and well sponsored by Dirk, Shooter and

Eddie the Eagle. The Section salutes all you guys as year

after year you deliver for us. Nigel Winterburn was our

special guest this past year and together with the youth

teams we invited from Phuket, Indonesia and Cambodia,

it was a great event.

I would like to thank the Section Committee along with

outgoing Committee Member James Kilbee for all their

support this year. Thanks also to all the staff at the SCC

who do the work to allow us to play.

Special thanks to Graham Dickson for 11 years of service

to the Soccer Section. Without this effort and dedication

the Soccer Section would not be as competitive and

enjoyable as it is now. Graham – enjoy your retirement

and look forward to seeing you at SCC games in the

future.

The emphasis of the Section is now two-fold with

competitive soccer through the NFL, Firsts, Tigers and

Strollers Teams, with the social fabric of the Section

being maintained by the Lions, Thirds and Pads teams

who are playing midweek.

The four key goals of the Section are:

To have strong, competitive teams in the

weekend NFL, Cosmo, ESPZEN and Equatorial

Leagues and to maintain the social fabric of the

section through midweek SCC Lions, Pads and

Thirds teams;

To fulfil Interport fixtures and tours;

To run a Sixes tournament that has economic

viability;

To have a successful Soccer Academy.

Scott Starr

Soccer Section Convenor


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Convenor Manmindar Singh

Men’s’ Captain Udai Singh

Ladies’ Captain Andrea Clare Nicholas

Secretary Koh Wai Keng

Treasurer William Hatch

Social Secretary Mahes Velupillai

2013 was another good year for the Section. Our season

started with the National Squash League in February

where we fielded a total of 13 teams, two less than the

previous year. Overall performance was pretty good. We

had three teams in the Premier Grade to ensure that all

our top players had a good run out. Unlike the previous

year when our 1st team endured injuries at key moments

in the season, we managed to field a strong line-up

throughout the season and this helped us to regain the

title convincingly. The 2nd team came in a commendable

third.

Unfortunately, we lost the B Grade title. Our two teams

led the league the entire season before faltering in the

last few matches. The 2nd team lost the title by one point

in the last match of the season while our 1st team came

in a disappointing third. The all-JSM team playing in the

E Grade made up for the disappointment in the B Grade

by romping home with the title, not having dropped a

single match all season long. However, our two ladies

teams performed below expectations, coming in second

and third in their respective leagues.

We enjoyed greater success in the individual events where

we again bagged a large number of titles. The first event

of the year was the Singapore Closed Championships in

January where in the marque Men’s Open event; all four

semi-finalists were from SCC. Vivian Rhamanan emerged

champion with Bryan Koh runners-up.

In the Boys age-group events, Tim Leong and Chua

Man Chin bagged the Under-19 and Under-17 titles

respectively while Lee Ming An was runners-up in the

Under-15. As for our ladies, Sherilyn Yang came in third

in the Women’s Open. In the Girls age group events,

Alethea Sim emerged champion in the Under-17 with

Chong Yin Jean third.

The depth and calibre of our players were once again on

display in the National Championships in July. Of the

nine events we were eligible to participate in, our players

bagged five titles including the prestigious Men’s and

Ladies Open titles with Vivian Rhamanan and Mao Shi

Hui emerging champions.

Friendly with Hong Kong Football Club


In the age-group events, Alethea Sim won the Girls

Under-19 title while Chua Man Chin and Lee Ming

An secured the Boys Under-17 and Under-15 titles

respectively. Other notable performances were: Sherilyn

Yang third in the Ladies Open; Nikki Pang and Annabelle

Lim second and third respectively in the Girls Under-17;

Christabelle Lim third in the Girls Under-15; Timothy

Leong second in the Boys Under-19 and Rayden Tan

second in the Boys Under-17.

In terms of tours, we kicked off the year with a trip to

Melbourne in January. The team competed against the

MCC, the Kooyong Lawn Tennis club and the RACV over

three days of competitive squash and enjoyed exceptional

hospitality from their hosts. Next up, we travelled to

Calcutta at end February for the annual Triangular Cup

with Madras Cricket Club and Calcutta Rackets Club.

In our first match against Calcutta, we dominated the

singles, winning three out of the five matches but lost

both doubles in some really close matches to lose the

overall tie 4-3. We played Madras where we won four out

of the five singles to seal a 4-3 win.

However, with Calcutta winning their match against

Madras, we relinquished the Triangular Cup we had

held for the past two years. Calcutta were great hosts as

always and everyone single one of the touring party had

a wonderful time.

Six SCC teams travelled to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong

Football Club’s annual 3s team event at end May. Apart

from clubs from Malaysia and Hong Kong, this year saw

even greater participation from other clubs in Singapore.

We have been participating in this event the past few

years and despite the increasing level of competition our

teams generally fared well.

We were winners of the Men’s Open Plate, runners-up

in the Ladies Open, winners of the Ladies Open plate

and runners-up in the Men’s Masters. We ended the year

with a tour to Perth in late October where we played two

friendly matches against West Australian Squash and the

Subiaco Kings.

We played a number of friendlies through the year

beginning with our first visit to Singapore Island Country

Club in July. As SICC has both singles and doubles

courts, many of the players participated in both singles

and doubles. We hope to make the friendly with SICC a

permanent fixture in our annual squash calendar.

This was followed by the Orange Bowl in August, our

annual friendly with the Hollandse Club. After losing the

previous two editions, we assembled a decently strong

squash to avoid another loss. The early matches were

even with SCC leading 6-4 at the half way stage. However

from that point SCC only dropped one further match to

cruise home 15-5.

The Ashes with the British Club was next in September.

It was the turn of the British Club to host this event.

Having won this event for the last two years we narrowly

missed out on a hat trick by going down 8-7, having been

7-6 up with two matches to play. Two matches were lost

on sudden death.

After a long hiatus, we hosted a team from Hong Kong

Football Club in November. With a best-of-3 match

format, a total of about 20 matches were played with

each player managing to get in between two to three

matches through the course of the afternoon. With HKFC

bringing a few of their top players, some of the matches

Manmindar with Sarat, Veterans Plate runner-up and Vinan,

Men’s Champion

End of season party Friendly with British Club


were a joy to watch with amazing rallies. We look forward

to visiting HK next year and hope to host HKFC again in

the not too distant future!

We hosted Tanglin Club in the Annual Pot Games in

September. Unlike previous years, we had to dig deep to

put together a strong enough team. We ‘recalled’ Anthony

Chua, a member of the Singapore Team that came in

sixth in the world in 1986 but who has hardly played

competitive squash for the past decade.

His comeback win set the stage for SCC to win the match.

A great match played in true sporting spirit! The club

also participated in the Cosmo league from August to

November. Unfortunately, as in recent years, we struggled

in our matches and ended up joint fifth.

As in previous years, we were keen supporters of the

Club’s Inter-section events in 2013. The Squash Section

was very active at the regular Pub Quiz Nights and won

the Annual Inter-section Quiz Night. In addition, we

participated in the Giles Roche Bowls Trophy, the Darts

Section’s Bulls Eye Tournament and the Inter-section

Netball Carnival.

As for Section activities, we held our AGM in May. Despite

it being a Sunday and Mother’s Day, the turnout was very

encouraging. We had a total of 60 attendees including

25 JSMs.

The traditional end of league season party in August

probably saw the biggest turnout ever, thanks largely

to the efforts of Koh Wai Keng, our Section Secretary.

Whilst almost 40 players turned up early afternoon for

some friendly matches, we had altogether close to 70

attendees with a strong turnout of juniors and a number

of members’ spouses for the dinner. We had our first ever

Family Day in November which turned out to be a huge

success with a total of about 20 kids from as young as 5

years old turning up on Saturday morning for the event.

The Section’s achievements over the years were

acknowledged by Mr Sher Baljit Singh, Chairman Games

Control Board, in a special presentation during the New

Members Election Night on 8 July. The acknowledgement

was truly a testament to the ongoing ability and efforts of

the Section to attract and develop good junior players as

well as bring in senior Sports Members of a high calibre.

We will continue to build on our successes as we look

forward to having a steady stream of top quality players

that will continue to bring recognition of the highest

sporting level to the Club and Section. Our thanks to the

Chairman GCB and the Club for their continued support.

The Squash Section Committee for 2013 comprised

of Andrea Nicholas as Ladies Captain, Udai Singh as

Men’s Captain, Bill Hatch as Treasurer, Koh Wai Keng

as Secretary, Mahes as Social Secretary and committee

members Anna Trybocka, Ashley Nicholas and Peter

Rogers. I would like to thank each and every one of my

Committee Members for their contribution to the Section

Committee.

A big thank you also goes to Allan Chang, our Club

Coach, for his work with the juniors who continue

to do us proud. As always, I would like to thank Nick

Cochrane, who continues to help coordinate many of

the friendly matches, and Shirley Chang for her tireless

work managing the juniors during the league season. The

captains of the various league teams, without whom it

would be impossible to manage so many teams in the

league, also deserve a special thank you for their efforts.

Last but by no means least, I would like to thank our

sponsors, the Fry Group and Biosphere Capital, for their

generous support.

I would also like to record our appreciation for our Sports

Executive, Jolene How. Her tireless efforts and constantly

positive attitude were an important part of the success of

the Section in 2013.

Manmindar Singh

Squash Section Convenor

Family Day

Vivian and Bryan, Champion and runner-up of the

Singapore Closed Championships

Friendly with Hollandse Club


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Convenor Matthew Edward Dabbs

Men’s Captain Stewart Boag

Ladies’ Captain Nilma Missir-Boissac

Secretary Mert Hifzi

Treasurer Smarco Ho

JSM Representative Kevin Cumbers

Committee Members Saw Weping

Fiona Pilling

2013 was a very positive year for the Tennis Section.

The year commenced with the 2nd SCC Premier Tennis

Tournament from 11 to 13 January which saw the

legends of the game – Ilie Nastase, Henri Leconte,

Mansour Bahrami and our very own Honorary Member,

Vijay Amritraj gracing our courts over the weekend. There

was also special guest appearances from former World

No. 1 Dutch double pairing of Paul Haarhuis and Jacob

Eltingh coaching the juniors and giving all of us an

exciting exhibition match in the evening.

At the welcome dinner, our players were interviewed by

Vijay with a boisterous crowd in attendance. The highlight

of the evening was the auction for a chance to play in a

doubles match with either Bahrami or Nastase.

The event was capped off on Sunday with an exhibition

match between the Legends. We look forward to the

2014 Premier Tennis Tournament scheduled in October

as we set to work on an event just before the new WTA

finals in Singapore.

The Section tour to Perth in late 2013 took us to the

Royal Kings Park Club – an amazing venue, to say the

least. Unfortunately, the weather got the better of us

on Saturday but we did manage a friendly on Sunday.

As always, we greeted our friends from the Royal

Bangkok Sports Club just before Christmas and we had

a competitive but amicable match once again. We look

forward to reciprocating with our visit to Bangkok later

this year.

In regards to the results, the women starred once again

with two finals reached while the Men’s B team also

reached a final. Congrats to Nilma and Neil – the team

captains. We also restored our honour against Tanglin

with a comfortable victory in the Interport. We do have

some very high quality recruits who have just recently

joined – a couple of retired world-ranked professionals

helped to ensure standards and we look forward to

returning to winning ways.

The Club Coach Lukas has continued to raise the level of

the Section and more importantly provide income for the

Tennis Section in Perth, Septemnber 2013


Club. An additional Pro has been sourced by Coaching

Developments to handle the increasing work load and

the Club and Section continue to be impressed with the

Tennis Academy and the support for the Junior Sports

Members.

A special thank you to my Committee, in particular Adam

for starting the tennis ladder and Fiona for working so

hard to get the social side of the Section back in play.

Finally, the Section is delighted to announce that the

General Committee has granted that the two main

courts be changed to artificial grass. This will be a major

boost to the playing time of the courts and we know

unless we have serious inclement weather, we can play

approximately 20 minutes after a downpour.

The courts will look the same as the current grass courts

but will be far more reliable and require considerably

less maintenance. We also have the option to mark some

grass courts on the Padang – so watch out for an exciting

weekend event later in the year. We thank the GC for their

foresight and patience.

So we will have our courts soon. Therefore, I ask the

Section for increased support of our Friday socials and

general court usage – we have no excuses now. We also

look forward to an opening ceremony later in the year.

You never know, we might be able to dig up a couple

more Legends to grace them.

Matthew Edward Dabbs

Tennis Section Convenor

Kids at the SCC Tennis Academy

2nd SCC Premier Tennis Tournament,

January 2013

Inter-Club Doubles League Royal Bangkok Sports Club at SCC

Christmas tennis party

Runners-up, Martha Young Cup

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2nd SCC Premier Tennis Tournament 11 to 13 Jan 2013

The Inaugural SCC International Netball 7s Tournament 22 & 23 Feb 2013


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SCC International Hockey 6s Tournament 1 to 3 Mar 2013


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Annual Darts Inter-section Bull’s Eye Tournament 1 Jun 2013

6th SCC Annual Sports Awards 3 May 2013


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5th SCC International Soccer 6s Tournament 18 & 19 May 2013


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Annual Golf Tournament 12 Sep 2013

Cricket Section UK Tour 10 to 22 Jul 2013


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Annual Pot Games 28 Sep 2013

Inter-Section Netball Carnival 16 Nov 2013

Giles Roche Inter-section Bowls Trophy 12 Oct 2013


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66th SCC International Rugby 7s Tournament 1 to 3 Nov 2013


inancial StatementsF

SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONTENTS PAGE

Statement by the General Committee FS1

Independent uditors FS2 – FS3

Statement of inancial osition FS4

Statement of hanges in unds FS6

Statement of ash low FS7

Notes to inancial tatements FS8 – FS31

CONTENTS PAGE

STATEMENT BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE TO THE MEMBERS OF SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB In accordance with a resolution of the General Committee and in the opinion of the General Committee, the

financial statements set out on pages FS4 to FS31 are drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the state

of affairs of the Club as at December 31, 2013, and of the results, changes in funds and cash flows of the

Club for the financial year then ended, and at the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to

believe that the Club will be able to pay its debts when they fall due.

ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE …………………………………………………………….. COL (RET) GURCHARAN SINGH President …………………………………………………………….. HAMISH ALEXANDER CHRISTIE Finance Member March 19, 2014

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………COL (RET) GURCHARAN SINGGGGH

1FS2013 ANNUAL REPORT

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Singapore Cricket Club (the “Club”) which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2013, and the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of changes in funds and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes, as set out on pages FS4 to FS31. General Committee’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements The General Committee is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards and the Societies Act, and for such internal control as the General Committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the General Committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB2FS

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards so as to present fairly, in all material respects, the state of affairs of the Club as at December 31, 2013 and the results, changes in funds and cash flows of the Club for the year ended on that date. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements In our opinion, the accounting and other records required by the regulations enacted under the Societies Act to be kept by the Club have been properly kept in accordance with those regulations. Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants Singapore March 19, 2014


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2013 Note 2013 2012 $ $ ASSETS Current assets Cash and bank balances 5 16,916,186 15,640,315 Members’ accounts 6 1,893,951 1,852,250 Other receivables 7 476,264 612,649 Inventories 8 311,056 299,708 Total current assets 19,597,457 18,404,922 Non-current asset Property, plant and equipment 9 25,568,938 26,903,692 Total assets 45,166,395 45,308,614 LIABILITIES Current liabilities Trade and other payables 10 5,932,114 5,959,072 Members’ deposits 11 1,230,541 1,210,221 Income tax payable 16,957 14,960 Deferred tax liability 12 6,362 3,862 Total current liabilities 7,185,974 7,188,115 Fund Accumulated fund 13 37,980,421 38,120,499 Total liabilities and fund 45,166,395 45,308,614 See accompanying notes to financial statements. ..................................................... ........................................................ COL (RET) GURCHARAN SINGH HAMISH ALEXANDER CHRISTIE President Finance Member March 19, 2014 March 19, 2014

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SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Year ended December 31, 2013 Note 2013 2012 $ $ Operating revenue Subscriptions fees 5,527,116 5,636,908 Food and beverage 14 9,021,376 8,759,568 Sports and recreation 15 2,715,485 3,042,102 Fruit machines (net) 165,033 128,009 Carpark 616,302 620,109 Other income 16 935,721 825,957 Total operating revenue 18,981,033 19,012,653 Less: Operating expenditure Food and beverage - Cost of sales 14 (3,754,209) (3,636,199) - Staff costs and other operating costs 14 (5,517,457) (5,273,728) Sports and recreation 15 (3,555,442) (3,810,460) Management and other staff costs 17 (2,867,479) (2,704,094) Depreciation 9 (1,998,900) (1,973,173) Property maintenance 18 (1,084,567) (1,083,221) Property tax expense 19 (313,477) (1,192,457) Office and administration 20 (325,534) (319,918) General expenses 21 (840,630) (703,937) Total operating expenditure (20,257,695) (20,697,187) Operating deficit (1,276,662) (1,684,534) Add: Non-operating income Membership transfer fees 950,000 1,060,000 Conversion fees 73,754 94,258 Interest from deposits 126,530 105,978 1,150,284 1,260,236 Deficit for the year before income tax (126,378) (424,298) Less: Income tax expense 22 (13,700) (15,851) Deficit for the year representing total comprehensive loss for the year (140,078) (440,149) See accompanying notes to financial statements.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FUNDS Year ended December 31, 2013 $ Balance at January 1, 2012 38,560,648 Deficit for the year, representing total comprehensive loss for the year (440,149) Balance at December 31, 2012 38,120,499 Deficit for the year, representing total comprehensive loss for the year (140,078) Balance at December 31, 2013 37,980,421 See accompanying notes to financial statements.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Year ended December 31, 2013 2013 2012 $ $ Operating activities Operating deficit (1,276,662) (1,684,534) Adjustments for: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 1,998,900 1,973,173 Allowance for doubtful debts - 14,610 Write off of property, plant and equipment 13,825 8,353 Operating cash flows before movements in working capital 736,063 311,602 Members’ accounts (41,701) (95,407) Inventories (11,348) 74,558 Other receivables 151,091 (32,226) Trade and other payables (26,958) 1,988,025 Cash generated from operations 807,147 2,246,552 Income tax paid (9,203) (11,493) Net cash from operating activities 797,944 2,235,059 Investing activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment (677,971) (4,932,849) Restricted cash (742,392) 5,722,812 Interest received 111,824 117,558 Net cash from investing activities (1,308,539) 907,521 Financing activities Members’ deposits received 20,320 32,321 Membership transfer fees 950,000 1,060,000 Conversion fees 73,754 94,258 Net cash from financing activities 1,044,074 1,186,579 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 533,479 4,329,159 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 12,021,564 7,692,405 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 12,555,043 12,021,564 For purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise of the following: Cash and bank balances (Note 5) 16,916,186 15,640,315 Less: Fixed deposits with maturities exceeding three months classified as restricted cash (4,361,143) (3,618,751) Cash and cash equivalents 12,555,043 12,021,564 See accompanying notes to financial statements.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 1 GENERAL Singapore Cricket Club (the “Club”) is registered under the Societies Act with its principal place of

business and registered office at Connaught Drive, Singapore 179681. The financial statements are expressed in Singapore dollars.

The principal activities of the Club are to promote and carry on a sports and social club for its members. The financial statements of the Club for the year ended December 31, 2013 were authorised for issue by

the General Committee on March 19, 2014. 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING - The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the

historical cost basis, except as disclosed in the accounting policies below, and are drawn up in accordance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”) and the Societies Act.

Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and

services. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly

transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the fair value of an asset or a liability, the company takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability which market participants would take into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes in the financial statements is determined on such a basis, except for leasing transactions that are within the scope of FRS 17, and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such as net realisable value in FRS 2 or value in use in FRS 36.

In addition, for financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorised into Level 1, 2

or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:

• Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

that the entity can access at the measurement date; • Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable

for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and • Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) ADOPTION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS - On January 1, 2013, the Club has adopted all

the new and revised FRSs and Interpretations of FRS (“INT FRSs”) that are relevant to its operations. The adoption of these new/revised FRSs and INT FRSs did not result in changes to the Club’s accounting policies and has no material effect on the amounts reported for the current or prior years except as disclosed below:

Amendments to FRS 1

The Club has applied the amendments to FRS 1 retrospectively for the first time in the current year, and renamed the ‘statement of comprehensive income’ as the ‘statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income’. Other than the above mentioned presentation changes, the application of the amendments to FRS 1 does not result in any impact on profit or loss, other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income.

FRS 113 Fair Value Measurement The Club has applied FRS 113 for the first time in the current year. FRS 113 establishes a single

source of guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures about fair value measurements. The fair value measurement requirements of FRS 113 apply to both financial instrument items and non-financial assets for which other FRSs require or permit fair value measurements and disclosures about fair value measurements, except for leasing transactions that are within the scope of FRS 17, and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such as net realisable value in FRS 2 or value in use in FRS 36.

FRS 113 includes extensive disclosure requirements, although specific transitional provisions were

given to entities such that they need not apply the disclosure requirements set out in the Standard in comparative information provided for periods before the initial application of the Standard. Consequently the Club has not made any new disclosures required by FRS 113 for the comparative period.

Other than the additional disclosures, the application of FRS 113 has not had any material impact on

the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The General Committee anticipates that the adoption of the FRSs, INT FRSs and amendments to FRS

that were issued but not effective till future periods will not have a material impact on the financial statements of the Club in the period of their initial adoption.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Club’s

statement of financial position when the Club becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Effective interest method The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial instrument and

of allocating interest income or expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts or payments through the expected life of the financial instrument, or where appropriate, a shorter period. Income and expense is recognised on an effective interest rate basis for debt instruments other than those financial instruments “at fair value through profit or loss”.

Financial assets All financial assets are recognised and de-recognised on a trade date where the purchase or sale of an

investment is under a contract whose terms require delivery of the investment within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are initially measured at fair value, plus transaction costs except for those financial assets classified at fair value through profit or loss which are initially measured at fair value.

Loans and receivables Members’ account and other receivables which have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted

in an active market are classified as “loans and receivables”. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment. Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest method, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial.

Impairment of financial assets Financial assets, other than those at fair value through profit or loss, are assessed for indicators of

impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been impacted.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)

For all financial assets, objective evidence of impairment could include:

significant financial difficulty of the issuer or counterparty; or

default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; or

it becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or financial re-organisation

For certain categories of financial assets, such as members’ account receivables and other receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. Objective evidence of impairment for a portfolio of receivables could include the Club’s past experience of collecting payments, an increase in the number of delayed payments in the portfolio past the average credit period of 30 days, as well as observable changes in national or local economic conditions that correlate with default on receivables.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of the impairment is the difference between the

asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate. The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of members’ account and other receivables where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a member’s account or other receivable is uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognised in profit or loss.

Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and at bank and deposits with financial institutions

that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) Derecognition of financial assets The Club derecognises a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the

asset expire, or it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. If the Club neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Club recognises its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Club retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Club continues to recognise the financial asset and also recognises a collateralised borrowing for the proceeds received.

Financial liabilities Financial liabilities are recognised when the Club becomes a party to the contractual agreements of the

instrument. The Club’s financial liabilities include members’ deposits and trade and other payables. Trade and other payables, which represent the fair value of consideration for goods and services to be

paid in the future, whether or not billed to the Club, are recognised initially at their fair value, net of transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest method, except for short-term payables, where the recognition of interest would be immaterial.

Derecognition of financial liabilities The Club derecognises financial liabilities when, and only when, the Club’s obligations are

discharged, cancelled or they expire. INVENTORIES - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is calculated

using the weighted average cost basis. Net realisable value represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.

LEASES - Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer

substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) The Club as lessee Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the

term of the relevant lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are

recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

The Club as lessor Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the

relevant lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which use benefit derived from the leased asset is diminished. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised as an expense over the lease term on same basis as the lease income.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less

accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. The initial cost of property, plant and equipment comprises its purchase price, including import duties

and non-refundable purchase taxes and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use. Any trade discounts and rebates are deducted in arriving at the purchase price.

Depreciation is computed utilising the straight-line method to write-off the cost of these assets over their

estimated useful lives as follows: Leasehold land - Clubhouse 30 years Leasehold office properties 27 to 36 years Clubhouse Over the period of the lease Kitchen, restaurant and bar equipment 1 to 5 years Clubhouse renovations 5 years Air-conditioning systems 5 years Sports and ground equipment 5 years Furniture and fittings 5 years Fruit machines and accessories 4 years Computer equipment 3 years Other office equipment 5 years Motor vehicle 10 years


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d)

The cost of leasehold office properties include a land component which has a useful life of 999 years and is treated as a freehold land and not depreciated.

The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at each year end to

ensure that the method and period of depreciation are consistent with the expected pattern of economic benefits from fixed assets. The effect of any changes in estimate is accounted for on a prospective basis.

Construction-in-progress is stated at cost. The accumulated costs will be reclassified to the appropriate

property, plant and equipment account when the construction is substantially completed. Depreciation of the asset commences when the asset is ready for its intended use.

For acquisitions and disposals during the financial year, depreciation is provided from the month of

acquisition to the month before disposal respectively. Fully depreciated assets still in use are retained in the financial statements. An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal.

The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an asset is determined as the difference between

the sales proceeds and the carrying amounts of the asset and is recognised in profit or loss. IMPAIRMENT OF TANGIBLE ASSETS - At the end of each reporting period, the Club reviews the

carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Club estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in

use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying

amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating

unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) PROVISIONS - Provisions are recognised when the Club has a present obligation (legal or

constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Club will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the

present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered

from a third party, the receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

REVENUE RECOGNITION - Revenue includes subscription fees, food and beverage revenue, sports

and recreation, revenue from fruit machines and other revenue. Revenue is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to

the members and the amount of revenue and the costs of the transaction can be measured reliably. Revenue excludes goods and services taxes and is arrived at after deduction of trade discounts. No revenue is recognised if there are significant uncertainties regarding recovery of the consideration due, associated costs or the possible returns of subscription fees.

The basis of recognition of revenue is as follows: (i) Subscription fees Subscription fees are billed one month in advance and recognised as revenue in the following

month. (ii) Food and beverage Food and beverage are recognised as revenue when the food and beverage are consumed or

services performed.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) (iii) Sports and recreation Sports and recreation are recognised as revenue when events are organised or services are

rendered. (iv) Member transfer fees Member transfer fees are recognised as revenue in the year in which the transfer of membership

is affected upon election of the member by the General Committee. (v) Revenue from fruit machines Revenue from fruit machines is recognised based on gross receipts less the relevant government

taxes, payment of winnings, hopper refills and expenses. (vi) Entrance fees and conversion fees Entrance fees and conversion fees are recognised as revenue when the new membership is

effective upon election of the member by the General Committee. (vii) Interest income from fixed deposits is accounted for on a time-apportioned basis. (viii) All other items of income are recognised as revenue when the services are performed. RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS - Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are

charged as an expense as they fall due. Payments made to state-managed retirement benefit schemes, such as the Singapore Central Provident Fund, are dealt with as payments to defined contribution plans where the Club’s obligations under the plans are equivalent to those arising in a defined contribution retirement benefit plan.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) EMPLOYEE LEAVE ENTITLEMENT - Employee entitlements to annual leave are recognised when

they accrue to employees. A provision is made for the estimated liability for annual leave as a result of services rendered by employees up to the end of the reporting period.

INCOME TAX - Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred

tax. The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from surplus

as reported in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are not taxable or tax deductible. The Club’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the

financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and

reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is

settled or the asset realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited to profit or loss. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current

tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Club intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Current and deferred taxes are recognised as an expense or income in profit or loss.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 3 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the Club’s accounting policies, which are described in Note 2, the General Committee is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting

estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The General Committee did not make any material judgements that have significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements, apart from those involving estimates as discussed below.

The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at

the end of the reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are discussed below.

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful

lives. The General Committee estimates the useful lives of these property, plant and equipment to be within 1 to 36 years. The carrying amount of the Club’s property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2013 was $25,568,938 (2012 : $26,903,692). Changes in the expected level of usage could impact the economic useful lives and the residual values of these assets and therefore future depreciation charges could be revised.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 3 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY (cont’d) Allowance for doubtful debts Allowance for doubtful debts are made in the financial statements based on management’s best

estimate of the carrying amount of receivables that are doubtful of collection after evaluation of collectability. The General Committee’s judgement is required in assessing the ultimate realisation of these receivables including the current creditworthiness and the past collection history of each member. Where the expectation is different from the original estimate, such difference will impact the carrying value of the members’ account and other receivables and doubtful debts expense in the period in which such estimate has been changed. The carrying amounts of the members’ account and other receivables at December 31, 2013 were $1,893,951 and $476,264 (2012 : $1,852,250 and $612,649) respectively.

Income taxes

The Club recognises expected liabilities for tax based on an estimation of the likely tax due, which requires significant judgement as to the ultimate tax determination of certain items. Where actual liabilities arising from these issues differ from these estimates, such differences will have an impact on income tax and deferred tax provision in the period when such determination is made. Details of deferred taxes and income taxes are provided in Notes 12 and 22 respectively to the financial statements.

4 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RISKS AND CAPITAL RISKS MANAGEMENT (a) The following table sets out the financial instruments as at the end of the reporting period. 2013 2012 $ $ Financial asset Loan and receivables 19,183,468 17,946,228 Financial liabilities Amortised costs: Trade and other payables 5,932,114 5,959,072 Members’ deposits 1,230,541 1,210,221


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 4 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RISKS AND CAPITAL RISKS MANAGEMENT

(cont’d) (b) The Club’s overall financial risk management programme seeks to minimise potential adverse

effects of the financial performance of the Club. There has been no significant change to the manner in which it manages and measures the risk. (i) Interest rate risk management The Club’s exposure to changes in interest risk relates primarily to the short-term fixed

deposits with financial institutions. The interest rates for fixed deposits are disclosed in Note 5 to the financial statements.

No sensitivity analysis is prepared as the Club does not expect any material effect on the

Club’s profit or loss arising from the effects of reasonably possible changes to interest rates on fixed deposits with financial institutions at the end of the reporting period.

(ii) Credit risk management The Club’s principal financial assets are cash and bank balances, members’ accounts and

other receivables. The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements represents the

Club’s maximum exposure to credit risk. Further details of credit risks on members’ accounts are disclosed in Note 6. Cash and fixed deposits are placed with creditworthy banks and financial institutions

which are regulated. (iii) Liquidity risk management The Club maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalents and internally generated cash

flows to finance its activities. The Club ensures that there are adequate funds to meet all its obligations in a timely and

cost-effective manner.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 4 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RISKS AND CAPITAL RISKS MANAGEMENT

(cont’d) (iv) Fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, amount due from members and other

current receivables and payables, provisions and other liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to the relatively short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair values of other classes of financial assets and liabilities are disclosed in the respective notes to the financial statements.

(c) The Club reviews its capital structure at least annually to ensure that the Club will be able to

continue as a going concern. The capital structure of the Club comprises only of accumulated fund. The Club’s overall strategy remains unchanged from 2012.

5 CASH AND BANK BALANCES 2013 2012 $ $ Cash at bank 4,626,086 4,622,467 Fixed deposits 11,973,222 10,661,195 Cash on hand 316,878 356,653 16,916,186 15,640,315 Bank balances and cash comprise cash held by the Club and short-term bank deposits with an original

maturity of 1 month or less. The carrying amounts of these assets approximate their fair values. Fixed deposits bear effective interest rate range from 0.05% to 1.38% (2012 : range from 0.05% to

1.38%) per annum and for a tenure of approximately 30 to 365 days (2012 : 30 to 365 days).


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 6 MEMBERS’ ACCOUNTS 2013 2012 $ $ Members’ accounts 1,939,128 1,901,916 Allowance for doubtful debts (45,177) (49,666) 1,893,951 1,852,250 The average credit period is 30 days (2012 : 30 days).

The table below is an analysis of members’ accounts during the year: 2013 2012 $ $ Not past due and not impaired 1,469,832 1,507,774 Past due but not impaired (i) 378,583 286,480 Impaired receivables - collectively assessed (ii) 90,713 107,662 Less: Allowance for impairment (45,177) (49,666) 1,893,951 1,852,250

(i) Aging of members’ accounts that are past due but not impaired: 2013 2012 $ $ < 3 months 378,583 286,480 (ii) These amounts are stated before any deduction for impairment losses.

Movement in the allowance for doubtful debts: 2013 2012 $ $ Balance at beginning of the year 49,666 35,056 (Decrease) Increase in allowance recognised in profit or loss (4,489) 14,610 Balance at end of the year 45,177 49,666


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 7 OTHER RECEIVABLES 2013 2012 $ $ Advertising and sponsorship receivables 242,245 344,742 Prepayments 102,933 158,986 Deposits 28,332 42,331 Interest receivable 37,425 22,719 Other 65,329 43,871 476,264 612,649 Advertising and sponsorship receivables were not past due and not impaired and are with creditworthy

counterparties. 8 INVENTORIES 2013 2012 $ $ Kitchen stock 52,730 49,190 Bar stocks 162,351 178,081 Sports goods and accessories 95,975 72,437 311,056 299,708


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SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 9 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (cont’d)

(a) The cost of the leasehold office properties relates to the 2 units at #09-06 and #09-07 (2012 : 2 units at #09-06 and #09-07) at The Adelphi Office Complex and has been allocated to the cost of land and buildings at $6.1 million and $1.4 million (2012 : $6.1 million and $1.4 million) respectively. As disclosed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the cost of the land is treated as freehold land and not depreciated.

10 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 2013 2012 $ $ Trade payables 1,322,751 1,625,368 Accrued operating expenses 2,374,548 2,138,047 Accrued property tax 942,919 1,081,920 Advanced billings for subscriptions fee 731,315 764,429 Membership sales proceeds received from candidates awaiting election 423,335 203,620 Other payables 137,246 145,688 5,932,114 5,959,072 11 MEMBERS’ DEPOSITS

These represent non-interest bearing deposits received from members. These deposits are refundable upon sale of membership or resignation.

12 DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY This represents timing differences in respect of interest receivable. The movement for the year in the deferred tax liability was as follows: 2013 2012 $ $ At beginning of the year 3,862 5,831 Charge (Credit) to profit or loss (Note 22) 2,500 (1,969) At end of the year 6,362 3,862


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 13 ACCUMULATED FUND In accordance with Club Rule 62(b), in the event of the Club being dissolved, all debts and liabilities

shall be fully discharged and the remaining funds divided equally among the Ordinary and Life Members except those portions of such remaining funds which are monies earned or identified as income or profit from the use of fruit machines and/or from any other approved private lottery as defined under the Private Lotteries Act, Chapter 250, 1985 Ed, which shall be donated to approved charities in Singapore.

Based on available records, it has been ascertained that as at December 31, 2013, the cumulative surplus

derived from the operation of fruit machines and other approved private lotteries is $15.413 million (2012 : $15.248 million) before taking into account cumulative capital expenditure of $1.390 million (2012 : $1.349 million) incurred in generating this surplus, and the allocation of the Club’s general overheads.

14 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 2013 2012 $ $ Sales 9,021,376 8,759,568 Cost of sales (3,754,209) (3,636,199) Gross profit 5,267,167 5,123,369 Less: Staff costs - Salaries, wages, allowances and CPF contributions 4,076,597 3,902,092 - Other staff costs 280,091 253,543 4,356,688 4,155,635 Utilities, maintenance and expenses 1,160,769 1,118,093 Depreciation of kitchen, restaurant and bar equipment 66,167 77,168 Operating deficit for the year (316,457) (227,527)


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 15 SPORTS AND RECREATION 2013 2012 $ $ Tournament income 917,032 1,244,207 Sports sections income 837,714 862,227 Sports membership fees 529,000 568,875 Booking fees 13,292 13,536 Rental of facilities and other income 418,447 353,257 Total income 2,715,485 3,042,102 Less: Tournament expenditure 1,065,633 1,245,023 Sports sections expenditure 854,566 970,320 Games expenditure 401,101 353,660 Rental of facility - Dempsey field 196,116 200,987 Staff costs - Salaries, wages, allowances and CPF contributions 693,645 667,728 - Other staff costs 31,101 28,481 724,746 696,209 Utilities, maintenance and expenses 313,280 344,261 Depreciation of sports and ground equipment 288,826 309,796 Operating deficit for the year (1,128,783) (1,078,154) 16 OTHER INCOME 2013 2012 $ $ SCC Night Race Fiesta Event 673,694 561,492 Office rental income 71,680 63,451 Others 190,347 201,014 935,721 825,957 In 2012, the Club bought the additional unit at #09-06 of The Adelphi Office Complex

with a tenancy agreement. This tenancy agreement has ended during the current year with total rental income for this office unit amounting to $71,680 (2012 : $63,451).The tenancy was not renewed and the office premises has been since then used for the Club’s daily operations.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 17 MANAGEMENT AND OTHER STAFF COSTS 2013 2012 $ $ Salaries, wages, allowances and CPF contributions 2,681,588 2,472,660 Other staff costs 185,891 231,434 2,867,479 2,704,094 Total staff costs included in Notes 14, 15 and 17 comprise: Salaries, wages, allowances and CPF contributions 7,451,830 7,042,480 Other staff costs 497,083 513,458 7,948,913 7,555,938 The number of employees as at December 31, 2013 of 172 (2012 : 159) includes full time staff whose

costs of $84,903 (2012 : $91,250) were included under the fruit machine expenses. 18 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 2013 2012 $ $ Facilities maintenance and equipment rental 40,860 50,317 Repairs and replacements 300,648 255,615 Utilities and related expenses 585,973 642,885 Security expenses 121,284 107,376 Maintenance fees and sinking fund 35,802 27,028 1,084,567 1,083,221 19 PROPERTY TAX EXPENSE 2013 2012 $ $ The Clubhouse and Padang Field at Connaught Drive 283,400 1,172,120 Office Unit #09-07 at The Adelphi Office Complex 18,317 15,700 Office Unit #09-06 at The Adelphi Office Complex 11,760 4,637 313,477 1,192,457


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 19 PROPERTY TAX EXPENSE (cont’d) In 2012, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore had reassessed the annual value of the leasehold

land of the Clubhouse and Padang Field at Connaught Drive due to completion of additions/alterations to the property in earlier years. The revised annual value of the properties was effective from 2007 and had resulted in an additional property tax expense of $1,081,920, comprising of $888,720 for the period from 2007 to 2011 and $193,200 for the year 2012. During the current year, the Club has submitted an appeal to reassess the annual value with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, and has appointed a professional valuer to assist the Club.

20 OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION 2013 2012 $ $ Telephone and postage 62,042 62,657 Printing and stationery 56,564 56,996 Computer expenses and lease rental of office equipment 125,783 109,835 Bad debts (written back) written off (4,489) 18,086 Professional fees 85,634 72,344 325,534 319,918 21 GENERAL EXPENSES 2013 2012 $ $ Audit fees 19,000 18,000 Annual report 24,000 24,000 Insurance 88,402 90,529 Newspapers and periodicals 17,249 14,030 Padang magazine publication 57,634 40,856 Bank charges 60,938 37,526 Meeting and election nights 74,068 101,503 SCC night race fiesta event costs 388,348 242,319 Minor items of capital expenditure expensed 39,178 56,402 Write off of property, plant and equipment 1,910 6,902 Other expenses 69,903 71,870 840,630 703,937


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 22 INCOME TAX EXPENSE 2013 2012 $ $ Current taxation 16,957 14,960 (Over) Under provision in prior year (5,757) 2,860 Deferred tax (Note 12) 2,500 (1,969) 13,700 15,851 Domestic income tax is calculated at 17% (2012 : 17%) of the estimated assessable profit for the year. The total charge for the year can be reconciled to the accounting deficit as follows: 2013 2012 $ $ Deficit for the year before income tax (126,378) (424,298) Tax benefit at income tax rate (21,484) (72,131) Non-deductible items 23,134 70,162 Exempt income 17,807 14,961 (Over) Under provision in prior year (5,757) 2,859 13,700 15,851 The Club is exempted from income tax in accordance with Section 11(1) of the Income Tax Act Chapter

134 as more than 50% of the Club’s gross takings are from its voting members. The income tax expense in 2013 and 2012 relate to income tax payable on income received by the Club which is not related to the operating activities of the Club.


SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2013 23 OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS 2013 2012 $ $ Minimum lease payments under operating leases recognised as an expense in the year 221,172 258,442 At the end of the reporting period, the Club was committed to making the following lease rental

payments as follows: 2013 2012 $ $ Within one year 155,800 221,172 In the second to fifth years inclusive 31,764 187,564 187,564 408,736 Operating lease payments represent rentals payable for the Dempsey Field and Office Equipment and

are negotiated for an average term of 2 to 5 years (2012 : 3 to 5 years).


eciprocal ClubsRAUSTRALIAAdelaide

Naval, Military and Air Force Club of South

Australia

111 Hutt Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

Australia

Brisbane

Queensland Cricketers’ Club

Ground Floor Gabba Towers, 411 Vulture Street,

East Brisbane Qld 4169 Australia

Tattersall’s Club Brisbane

215 Queen Street Brisbane Q 4001 Australia

United Service Club Queensland

183 Wickham Terrace Brisbane Queensland

4000 Australia

Melbourne

Athenaeum Club

87 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

Australia

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Inc.

489 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong Victoria 3144,

Australia

Melbourne Club

36 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia

Melbourne Cricket Club

Gate 2, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Brunton

Avenue, Jolimont St. East Melbourne Victoria

3002, Australia

Melbourne Savage Club

12 Bank Place, Melbourne, Victoria 3000

Australia

Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club

310 Williams Road North, Toorak Victoria 3142,

Australia

Sydney

City Tattersalls’ Club

194-204 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000

Australia

Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales

31 Killarney Drive Killarney Heights NSW 2087

Australia

Royal Automobile Club of Australia

89 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Australia

Tattersalls Club

181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Australia

The American Club

Level 14, 131 MacQuarie Street, Sydney, NSW

2000 Australia

The Rugby Club

Rugby Place, Off 31 Pitt St Sydney 2000

Australia

Western Australia

Perth & Tattersalls Bowling & Recreation Club

2 Plain Street, East Perth WA 6004 Australia

Royal King’s Park Tennis Club (Inc)

King’s Park Road, West Perth, WA 6005

Australia

Rugby Union Club (Rugby WA – Western

Australian Rugby Union (Inc))

203 Underwood Ave, Floreat WA 6014 Australia

Scarborough Sportsmen’s Club

75 Deanmore Road Scarborough WA Australia

The Western Australian Club (Inc.)

The Vault @ 101, Lower Ground Floor, 101 St

George’s Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Australia

Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.)

WACA Administration WACA Ground, Nelson

Crescent, East Perth, Gate 2 Australia

AUSTRIASt. Johanns Club 11-May-12

A-1010 Wein, Schubertring 4, Vienna, Austria

BANGLADESHDhaka Club Ltd*

Ramna Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh

BRUNEI DARUSSALAMRoyal Brunei Yacht Club

Simpang 664, Km 7, Jalan Kota Batu, Bandar

Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam

Panaga Club

c/o Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn. Bhd. Seria

KB3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam

CANADAThe National Club

303 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R1

Canada

Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club

141 Wilson Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5M 3A3,

Canada

Hollyburn Country Club

950 Cross Creek Road, West Vancouver, BC

V7S2S5, Canada

FRANCEAutomobile Club de France

6-8 Place De La Concorde 75008 Paris France

GERMANYHamburg

The Anglo German Club

Harvestehuder Weg 44 20149 Hamburg,

Germany

HONG KONGCraigengower Cricket Club

188 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong

Kong

Hong Kong Cricket Club

137 Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Football Club

3 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong

2 Lower Albert Road Central Hong Kong

Kowloon Bowling Green Club

123 Austin Road, Kowloon Hong Kong

Kowloon Cricket Club

10 Cox’s Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

INDIABangalore

Bangalore Club

Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Road, Bangalore

560025, India

Chennai

Madras Cricket Club

No. 1 Babu Jagjivan Ram Salai Chepauk Chennai

Tamil Nadu India 600 005

Jodhpur

Umed Club

Old Public Park Road, Near Gaushala Grounds,

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 342006, India

Kolkata

The Bengal Rowing Club

13/2, Baroj Road Rabindra Sarobar Kolkata –

700 029 India

The Calcutta Racket Club

95, Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, Kolkata-700071

India

Calcutta Cricket & Football Club

19/1 Gurusaday Road, Kolkata 700019 India

Mumbai

Bombay Gymkhana Club

M G Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 India

Cricket Club of India

J N Tata Pavilion, Brabourne Stadium Dinshaw

Vachha Road Mumbai 400 020 India

New Delhi

Delhi Gymkhana Club

2 Safdarjung Road New Delhi 110 011 India

The Palms Town & Country Club

B Block, Sushant Lok, Phase I, Gurgaon –

122001, India

Pune

Poona Club Ltd

6 Bund Garden Road, Pune 411001 India

Rajasthan

Jaisal Club

Jethwai Road, Jaisalmer – 345 001 Rajasthan

India

INDONESIAInternational Sport Club of Indonesia (ISCI)

Jl. Ciputat Raya No. 2 Tangerang 15419,

Indonesia

Mercantile Athletic Club

Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 29-31 Jakarta 12920

Indonesia

ITALYCircolo Canottieri Aniene A.S.D

Lungotevere dell’Acqua Acetosa, 119, Roma Italy

JAPANKobe Regatta and Athletic Club

1-20, 2-chome, Hachiman-dori 2-Chuo-ku, Kobe

651-0085 Japan

Yokohama Country and Athletic Club

11-1 Yaguchidai, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-8684

Japan


KENYA (EAST AFRICA)Nairobi Gymkhana Club

P.O.BOX 30171-00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya

MALAYSIAJohor Bahru

Johor Cultural & Sports Club

No 1-01, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Susur 1/1,

80000, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Kluang

Kluang Country Club

Jalan Mengkibol 86000 Kluang, Johor, Malaysia

Kelantan

Kelantan Golf & Country Club

(formerly Royal Kelantan Club)

Pengkalan Chepa 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan,

Malaysia

Melaka

The Malacca Club*

No.18, 5th Floor, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000

Melaka, Malaysia

Negeri Sembilan

Royal Port Dickson Yacht Club

Batu 4 ½ Mile Jalan Pantai, 71050 Sirusa,

Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Royal Sungei Ujong Club

2A Jalan Dato’ Klana Ma’amor, Malaysia

Pahang

Kelab Kuantan (Kuantan Club)

Jalan Merdeka 25000 Kuantan, Pahang,

Malaysia

Penang

Penang Club

42B, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, 10050 Penang,

Malaysia

Kelab Sukan Pulau Pinang (Penang Sports Club)

Jalan Utama 10450 Penang, Malaysia

Kelab Renang Pulau Pinang (Penang Swimming

Club)

517 Tanjung Bungah 11200 Penang, Malaysia

Perak

Royal Ipoh Club

Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, 30700

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Sabah

The Kinabalu Club

1 Jalan Padang, Peti Surat No.10318, 88803

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Sandakan Recreation Club

Ground Floor, Block 60, Jalan Singapore 90000

Sandakan, Malaysia

Sarawak

The Island Club

Jalan Airport 96000 Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

The Sarawak Club

Lot 4954 Blok 26 MTLD Kota Samarahan

Expressway 93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak,

Malaysia

Selangor

Kelab Taman Perdana Diraja Kuala Lumpur

(Royal Lake Club)

Taman Tasek Perdana, Jalan Cenderamulia, Off

Jalan Parlimen, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor,

Malaysia

The Royal Commonwealth Society*

No. 4 Jalan Birah, Damansara Heights, 50490

Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Royal Selangor Club

Jalan Raja, 50050 Kuala Lumpur Selangor,

Malaysia

Royal Klang Club

No. 7, Jalan Istana, 41000 Klang, Selangor,

Malaysia

MAURITIUSMauritius Gymkhana Club

Suffolk Road, Vacoas, Republic of Mauritius

THE NETHERLANDSNieuwe of Litteraire Societeit De Witte

Plein 24, 2511 CS The Hague, Netherlands

NEW ZEALANDAuckland

The Northern Club

19 Princess Street, Auckland, New Zealand

Wellington

The Wellington Club

Level 4, 88 The Terrace, Wellington 6011 New

Zealand

PAPUA NEW GUINEAAviat Social and Sporting Club

Aviat Street Konedobu Port Moresby PNG

PHILIPPINESThe Manila Club

c/o ELKS Club 7th Floor Corinthian Plaza 121

Paseo de Roxas, Legaspi Village 1229 Makati

City, Philippines

SOUTH AFRICABryanston

Bryanston Country Club

62 Bryanston Drive Bryanston Sandton Gauteng

2021, South Africa

Cape Town

Kelvin Grove Club

144 Campground Road, Newlands, 7700 South

Africa

Durban

Durban Country Club

Isaiah Ntshangase Road Durban South Africa

Johannesburg

The Wanderers Club

21 North Street, Illovo, Johannesburg 2196

South Africa

SPAINReal Club de Polo de Barcelona

Avda. Dr. Marañón 17-31 08028-Barcelona

Spain

SRI LANKAColombo Swimming Club

148, Storm Lodge, Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri

Lanka

Gymkhana Club

31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7 Sri Lanka

Tel. No.: 94-1-1269 1025

Singhalese Sports Club

No. 35 Maitland Place Colombo 7 Sri Lanka

SWEDENSallskapet

Arsenalsgatan 7 SE-111 47 Stockholm Sweden

THAILANDBangkok

The British Club

189 Suriwongse Road Bangrak Bangkok 10500

Thailand

Royal Bangkok Sports Club

1 Henri Dunant Street, Pathumwan Bangkok

10330, Thailand

Chiangmai

Chiangmai Gymkhana Club

349 Chiang Mai – Lamphun Road, Chiang Mai

50000 Thailand

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESThe Club

PO Box 658, Abu Dhabi, UAE

UNITED KINGDOMArmy and Navy Club

36-39 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JN United

Kingdom

City University Club

50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD United Kingdom

Marylebone Cricket Club

Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London

NW8 8QN United Kingdom

National Liberal Club

Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HE United

Kingdom

Royal Overseas League

Over-Seas House, Park Place, St. James’s Street,

London Sw1A 1LR United Kingdom

St James’s Club

7-8 Park Place, St. James’s London, SW1A 1LS

United Kingdom

The Cardiff And County Club

Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1DA United

Kingdom

United Club

3 Church Street Saint Helier Jersey JE2 3NN

United Kingdom

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAMassachusetts

Algonquin Club of Boston

217 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02116,

USA

California

The Balboa Bay Club

1221 Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92663

USA

Maryland

Maryland Club

1 East Eager Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

USA

New York

Down Town Association

60 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005 USA

Florida

Fisher Island Club

One Fisher Island Drive/Fisher Island Florida

33109 USA


ast PresidentsPAlthough the Singapore Cricket Club was founded in 1852, until 1880 the

principal office was that of Captain.

1880 – 1881

1882

1883

1884 - 1887

1888

1889 – 1891

1892

1893 – 1895

1896

1897 – 1898

1899 – 1900

1901

1902 – 1903

1904

1905

1906

1907 – 1908

1909 – 1910

1911

1912 – 1914

1915

1916 – 1918

1919

1920

1921 – 1922

1923 – 1929

1930

1931 – 1932

1933 – 1934

1935 – 1937

1938 – 1939

1940 – 1941

Louis J R Glass

Charles Stringer

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, CMG

Sir John Anderson

A P Talbot

Charles Stringer

A P Talbot

Major Sir Henry E McCallum, CMG

J J H Orman

Justice Andrew John Leach

Charles Stringer

Sir Hugh Fort

Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham, CMG

Sir Hugh Fort

Lieutenant-Colonel E G Broadrick

Sir Hugh Fort

Sir John Anderson

Sir Arthur Henderson Young, KCMG

Lieutenant-Colonel E G Broadrick

Cedric I Carver

Charles William Darbishire

Cedric I Carver

D Y Perkins

William Langham-Carter

Sir James William Murison, KTB

Roland John Farrer, CMG

Oswald Phillips Griffith-Jones

Charles Salter

Oswald Phillips Griffith-Jones

John Middleton Sime

Bernard E Ablitt

John Athelstan Dean

1942 / 1945

1946

1947 – 1948

1949

1950

1951

1952 – 1953

1954 – 1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962 – 1967

1968

1969

1970 – 1972

1973 – 1975

1976 – 1977

1978

1979 – 1980

1981 – 1985

1986 – 1990

1991 – 2000

2001 – 2008

2008

2008 – 2010

2011

2012 –

Club Closed (Pacific War)

Oswald W Gilmour

Andrew Gilmour

Andrew Gilmour, CMG

Robert Donald Stewart

Peter M B C Frend

H F Clements

L A Williams

L L Cooper

John S Kirkham

J S Kirkham / H K Franklin

Joseph W Cashin

David I Price

O H R Beadles, OBE

Andrew Gilmour, CMG

Derick R Reid, MC

Derick R Reid, MC/Alistair B McPherson

Alistair B McPherson

Tom Eames Hughes, CBE

Justice T S Sinnathuray

Justice T S Sinnathuray / Neill B Aitken

Neill B Aitken

Haider M Sithawalla

Len F Foster

Charlie K P Phua

Anwarul Haque

Abu Omar

Teh Leong

Mohan J Bhojwani



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