1. The MWCC Website should be rebuilt from ground up. It should support other browsers like Firefox as well.
2. On the scoreboard we should be able to mark the captain and the wicketkeeper
3. Track the catches/stumpings and have a category for keepers - lets be fair to keepers
4. Score card needs to include fall of wickets as well - Ram L
5. Have 'Hall of Fame' link to have all playoffs teams listed and link to their playoff score cards.
6. Instead of the section for Top 15 catches, please add one for Fielders, where you can compute the performance considering runouts and catches.

1. League exclusivity rule is unconsitutional and should be abolished. (Adnan)
2. Should have official MCC team to represent MCC in regional as well National tournaments
3. Increase transparency of financials - Provide balance sheet on website
4. In annual voting, give each member one vote, not one team - one vote. There can be differing views on each team
5. Institutionalize Monthly MVP's. Require them to volunteer (umpiring) for 2 games per season - Ram L
6. Address the issue of bowlers CHUCKING in the league. One possible solution: Have umpires report to the management after every ame about any case of suspect action in the games they officiated. If a person's name is reported say five times (could be a lesser number) then he is automatically suspended from bowling till the end of the season. He could come back the next season and bowl starting with zero warnings to his account, except that this time around he should be kept on a shorter leash!
7. Physical fights to automatically earn a 1 year ban. Teams have to be penalized in such a way they suffer for individual members' shenanigans. (Ram L)

1. Reduce Div I and II from 45 overs to 30 overs - reduces the game time by 2.5 to 3 hours, more entertaining.
2. No More than 3 hours one way for Road Games ( Maybe identify grounds midway to St Louis & Chicago)
3. Another idea: Lets relegate 4 teams from Div I to Div II and move 4 up. It will make divisions more competitive.
4. Change the rain rule from the current 20 overs thing to maybe implementing a D&L method. The league can even consider ground exclusive D&L implementation (all grounds in Chicagoland area one average score, St.Louis one score, Indiana grounds can have a sepearate avergae score) by varying the average score that teams make in 45 or 40 overs based on the Division and ground on which it is played.
5. Build a turf wicket.
6. White light/better facilities for night cricket.
7. Allocate funds every year to upgrade cricket grounds outside, in and around Chicago area.
8. Research and inquire on the possibility of Indoor Cricket Facility, so that, we are not limited to 6-7 months of cricket.
9. Need to have official MCC team selected to represent MCC in various tournnaments in US.
10. Split Div 2 into div 2 and div 3. Div 2 to have 14 teams. Rank the teams by points table at the end of the season. Relegate all teams ranked lower than 14 to Div 3. This is possible only next year because teams have to be told beforehand. We can plan for Div 3 in 2008. (Ram L ). Exchange 2 teams between Div 2 and Div 3. This number may be reviewed in few years. (Ram L )
11. If a team gives a walkover give them -4 and penalize them with $$ the next year if any cricketer from that side wants to play in the next season.(Praveen)
12. One team can get an unfair runrate advantage by thrashing a weak side which decided to drop out late in the season. Drop the side from the entire points table.(Praveen)
13. There is something fundamentally wrong with chosing top 12 teams who have played different combination of teams..chose top 6 from each half for the playoffs.(Praveen)
14. On a light note: make a note of all squareleg, point, deep midwicket, long on etc. fielders if they come running towards the umpire apealing for LBW.. then fine them :) (Praveen)
15. Have an ALL STAR GAME of some sort (Div I vs Div II or Countrywise...).
16. Home field advantage for higher seeds in the playoffs.
17. Give out Certificate of Appreciation or MCC cup for the Regaular Season winner.
18. Give out certificate of appreciation for to all playoff teams.
19. Have not just a championship game, but also third and fourth place.(Semi-finalist will play a game to decide third and fourth place.
20. Have code of conduct strictly implemented for the teams/players who go against the umpires decision and does not leave the field after being given out. Also should strictly impose white uniform code for the teams. Both were violated so many times by the teams we played this year.
21. Team giving walk over has become a great cause of concern. Here idea: Team giving a walkover should have atleast 1.5 games (6 points) deducted and also, 0.5 runrate deducted from NRR.
22. We should look to start the chicago games at 9:00 a.m especially with the heat and humidity.
23. No rescheduling of games to be allowed in the last 4 weeks of regular season schedule. This will prevent banned players from becoming eligible to play to meet playoff requirements (Ram L )

1. We need Independent Square Leg Umpires ( lets ask how SCCA does it - both umpires there are league appointed)
2. Make umpiring mandatory for each team, min. 6 games. No exceptions. No additional $$$ in lieu of umpiring. Instead of individuals, have teams responsible to send umpires for particular games. For eg. have a separate column for umpires in scheduling that comes filled at the time when schedule comes out. Then a week before the game, have teams assign an individual from their team to do the umpiring. This way we will save lot of hassel for Margoobbhai and Sadiq to come up with umpires last minute. If a team fails to provide umpire, -1 point from their table, simple as that. Put responsibilities on teams rather than few individuals.
3. All teams to mandatorily volunteer (weird isn't it?) umpires to ensure neutrality of leg-umpires as well.
4. By the end of the season, let all teams review and provide feedback on individual umpires. Based on feedback, some of the umpires may be shown the door. At the same time, make it mandatory for teams to volunteer umpires. (Ram L)
5. Agree with (2) Dont stop with assigning a team with 6 games. Request 3/4 names from each team, ratify them, and leave it up to team who among the 3/4 would turn up to umpire, if they dont.. minus points.(Praveen)

1. Work out a solution in having one Registered and Recognised MidWest Cricket conference under USACA juridiction.
2. Have Board meeting minutes posted on the website. We want to know what's going on inside the closed doors.
3. Provide transperancy to financial reporting. We want know how our money being spent.
4. Amendments to MCC constitution should done through member voting.
5. Good food during annual banquet ; thus catering to the quality conscious veggie and non-veggie tongues - Ram L
6. Have the Banquet/Award Ceremony at least a month after the final - don't wait until next year
7. As promised in AGM, work towards reducing the league fees through sponsorship and marketing. We pay rediculous amount of Club dues.
8. Ensure that people do not take the league to court. All matters should be solved from within. We can find better ways of spending 30000$.
9. The league should put in a concerted effort to get more grounds in the Chicagoland area (Ram L )

1. I found that the MWCC has a youth program, though I could not find anything about its activities. I think we should take it upon ourselves to start a "Little league" in summer for children. Probably in winters, we can try a generate interest among school kids and get them to play with tennis balls in an indoor facility. -- Aparajithan Sampath
   
2. In 4-5 years we can have a good group of young people who can have a better and more realistic chance at representing US etc -- Aparajithan Sampath
3. Around 6 teams here in the state of Iowa play the cricket league of Iowa. (just 4 hours away from chicago). Also there are teams in Nebraska. And there is a league going on in Kansas City as well. Is there any thought of making Midwest in to Zonal format instead of Division I and II. This might be an opportunity to grow Midwest conference to next level. From Cricket league of Iowa.

1. DO NOT schedule a game like Purdue and Milwaukee United last week at Hanover. Both the teams are from outside of the Chicago land. If you schedule either at Purdue or Milwaukee, it will save one team the whole trouble of driving and planning. Added to that, it was scheduled as a day night game when the ground was available even in the morning. Doesnt make sense guys. Some of us went to bed early sunday morning because of this schedule. Since both the teams were outsiders, they had no clue as to what the boundaries looked like, lights timing, lunch etc...there was a not a single MCC management guy to guide them. Umpire came at 5 pm for a 3 pm start and two captains were pullling their hairs out.
2. I know its tough.. but should spread out the travel games over the season and not bunch it in one month.
3. If you look closely certain teams getting better schedule then rest of the teams that includes grounds and travel matters