General News

Umpire Courses 2024

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The ECB will run its introductory umpire course at St Thomas Aquinas School, Kings Norton, Birmingham on Sunday 21st January 2024 ( 9.30 am to 4.00 pm). The cost is £70 and a place can be booked using the link

https://booking.ecb.co.uk/d/4pqhft/

Warwickshire ACO will also run an extension course for anyone wanting to become a club or panel umpire on a senior or junior league. This will run  over two Sundays ( 10 am to 4 pm) and will take place at Warwick CC on 4th and 18th February 2024. The cost is £20 to cover both sessions and a place can be booked using the link

https://booking.ecb.co.uk/d/r1q0vh

David Johnson, County ACO Education Officer would be happy to answer any queries on either of the above courses and he can be contacted at david_johnson105@hotmail.com

Next Members Meeting

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We have arranged a members meeting for Thursday, 7th December, commencing at 7.45pm in the Olton Room at West Warwickshire Sports Club, 78 Grange Rd, Solihull B91 1DA.

We have several speakers for you:

1. Our President, Keith Little, will regale you with umpiring stories covering his many years as a leading umpire in Warwickshire and beyond.

2. Ed McCabe, General Manager Warwickshire Cricket Board, will update us on recent developments and will introduce Tom Cunningham-Smith, who has recently joined the team at Edgbaston as County Safeguarding & Compliance Manager. Tom will outline his role and the support he can provide to us all.

3. David Johnson will tell us about the new ECB Umpire Course and will announce a range of Umpire training courses we shall be running in December and the New Year.

We have arranged to have access to the main bar at the Club and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

Next Members Meeting

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WCACO will hold a meeting for its members on Monday, 20th March in the Chairman’s Lounge at Edgbaston Stadium. Tea and coffee will be available from 7pm, and the meeting starts at 7:45pm.

The topic will be the new Laws of Cricket, covering the changes to the Laws since the 2022 season, and the meeting will include a short laws quiz.

We hope to see you all there!

Upcoming Scoring Courses

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Club Scorer – This is suitable for those who are interested in scoring for a club and have a little or no scoring experience. The course is run on two Sundays (26th February and 3rd March 2023) at Solihull Blossomfield CC.

The link to book onto the course is: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/d/rlqnwg

Level 2 Scorer – This is for scorers who have their Level 1 Accreditation or have a reasonable level of experience, and wish to progress along the scoring pathway so they can look to scoring outside their club. The course is 1 day on Sunday 29th January 2023 at Solihull Blossomfield CC.

The link to book onto the course is: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/d/0lqnsq