Three people at the centre of an ugly power struggle in Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association have rejected claims they mishandled competition finances.
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Husband and wife Gary and Tina Stuart and another NCSCA board member who wanted to remain anonymous said on Friday that all purchases on a board debit card were legitimate.
Financial statements seen by the Newcastle Herald show that between March 2018 and August last year more than $3000 was spent at Bunnings, almost $500 at Super Cheap Auto and many smaller amounts at McDonalds, KFC, 7-Eleven, cafes, Club Macquarie, BWS, Coles, Woolworths and Subway.
Mr Stuart, who lost his longstanding position on the board in August, said the purchases included materials to repair shipping containers used to store equipment, cupboards to house trophies, two board dinners at Club Macquarie, food for representative teams and takeaway meals while he and others were working long hours to repair playing fields.
Mrs Stuart said a $2000 withdrawal on the card was to pay the guest speaker at the NCSCA awards night.
The Stuarts told the Newcastle Herald on Friday that all the expenses had been approved by the board and an audit last year had found no financial impropriety.
"I have no problem being questioned about the finances because I know I didn't steal a damn thing," Mrs Stuart said.
Former board members Daniel Saunders, Roy Capitao, Andrew Kelly, Grant Hutchings, Rick Carter and Dave Crawford have raised concerns about the board's financial transparency.
Mr Saunders, Mr Hutchings, Mr Kelly and Mr Capitao have been banned from the board in the past five months, treasurer Mr Crawford resigned "in frustration" last weekend and Mr Carter did not seek re-election two years ago after encountering "road blocks" to improved financial reporting.
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Mr Saunders and Mr Kelly, who was banned from the board for life for using a false name to try to access the NCSCA's Bunnings account, organised a meeting at Warners Bay on Thursday night to drum up club support for a vote of no-confidence in the board.
The Stuarts say they have been the victims of a smear campaign after some of their accusers reacted angrily to several decisions regarding player eligibility for last season's finals.
Tensions have simmered for years in City and Suburban cricket over on- and off-field incidents between rival players and teams.
The feuds boiled over in March when a group of players created a Facebook "Players Page" which contained inflammatory posts and comments about the Stuarts and other board members.
Mr Saunders and Mr Hutchings have been banned from the board for life and five years respectively for their involvement in the page, and Mr Capitao has been cited to appear before the judiciary on Monday.
The Newcastle Herald has also seen a private Facebook chat between some of the Players Page participants which contains ugly comments about the Stuarts.
"What they've written in there is just pure filth," Mrs Stuart said. "It's been nine months of stress. It's just been so demoralising the fact that they made this so personal."
She said she refused to be "bullied out of a position because these men have got an issue".