2013/14

CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR - ADMINISTRATOR

Name: Mohammed Ali Syed.

Faculty: Computer Science

Club: Cricket

Position held within Club: Captain.

Reason for Nomination: Up to 2012/2013 the UCC Cricket club for many years had

been a club which was going nowhere a club which was none existent. This was a club

who had no structure, whose equipment was spread all over UCC and had fallen out of

favour with the Munster Cricket Union and the Irish Universities Cricket Association

because of poor management in the past.

Mohammed Ali in 2012/2013 went about to form a new committee revitalising the UCC

club with new members organising equipment and putting in place a training schedule

even during the off periods and because of Mohammed determination and ongoing

commitment we have a much healthier club which brought home its first silverware this

year after many years of nothing. We not only have players who are experienced but

those who are not and who Mohammed through a Coach and many of the other senior

players take the time to coach. Training is organised twice a week and this involves the

organising of the grounds to train on, key collection and the communicating between all

the members of which Mohammed was a vital part in setting up the many lines of

communications. This should be further acknowledged in the time spent organising the

many fixtures weather it has to do with transport, accommodation or the team. This

also involves purchasing and ensuring the Club has equipment throughout the year.

Mohammed over the year has dedicated an enormous amount of his personal time to

the Club and this hard work has not gone unnoticed. He has established a good

working relationship with the Munster Cricket Union and the Irish Universities

Cricket Association allowing the Club to be re-admitted back into all tournaments.

Here is a Club that has grown in just over a year or two from nothing to the Semi

Finals of the Intervarsity outdoor tournament to the winners of the Intervarsity

indoor championship tournament this year and without the organisational and

management skills of Mohammed Syed this might never have happened.

Signed: Philip Hulme. (TREASURER)