
Actually, you probably need look no further than within your own club!! And if you can recruit from within, student umpires and scorers from Kent League and Kent Feeder League clubs who complete ACO training courses over the winter of 2009/2010 can re-claim course fees from their League.
Course are being held in Metropolitan Kent, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells, Swale and East Kent.
For details contact one of the following:
Metropolitan Kent - Frank Legge
Sevenoaks - Dick Ellis
Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells - Keith Washington
Swale - Lorraine Elgar
E.Kent - Ken Amos
Scorers - Paul Parkinson
The Magnificent Seven
The ECB ACO have announced details of their seven tutors who are to oversee the Young Umpires Courses which are aimed at those aged between 16-25 years old.
They are Alasdair Shaikh from Sussex, Chris Fortune from Bristol, Graham Pickering from Leicestershire, Andrew Dowsett from High Halstow in Kent, Kevin Ling and Todd Holland from Essex and Michael Wood from Durham.
You’ll find all the details about these ambitious young umpires on the ECB’s website.
ECB Umpire Remuneration and Responsibilities 2010
The remuneration and responsibilities for the appointments of umpires for the new season have been confirmed.
We are sure that this item will be of interest to all Clubs in Kent even if they play in Leagues and competitions that are not part of those detailed in the attached document. If your Club uses Umpires from a local panel for your matches it might help as a guide to what payments might be.
Please note that the appointments to these matches is made according to the reference in the final right hand column with RAC referring to the Regional Appointment Coordinators.
The appointment of umpires for the first three rounds of the National KO are to be made by the county ACO as was the case in 2009.
Expense forms for the competitions where ECB remunerate centrally will be available on the ECB ACO website to download before the start of the season.
These forms should be sent to the appropriate person after the completion of the match for settlement.
Classifications and gradings
From the very early stages of the formation of the ECB Association of Cricket Umpires (ACO) there has been a commitment from county boards to establish a pathway for officials.
This is firstly so skills can be recognised and secondly for officials to understand where they are and what are the next steps that need to be taken to develop to higher level matches.
It is of course not the desire of all umpires to crave the heights of officiating beyond their local area but nevertheless it is important that there are choices for everyone and a knowledge of where we all are and its acceptance it is a comfortable place to be.
Issue 14 of 'Signals'
The 14th edition of the official newsletter of the ICC European Officials Association ‘Signals’ is now available for download.
Well worth a read for all qualified and would-be Umpires. Highly recommended.
KCB ACO Annual General Meeting
Attached is the Agenda for the Kent Cricket Board Association of Cricket Officials AGM which will be held on Monday 22nd March March together with minutes of the AGM held on 20 April 2009. The officers’ reports will be available in due course.
KCB ACO Seminar
All ACO Officials are invited to attend a One Day Seminar to be held on Sunday 21st March at the Ramada Hotel, Hollingbourne, near Maidstone.
Topics to be covered are Ground Weather and Light, Conflict Management and Umpire Positioning. KCB ACO hope to have a guest speaker on the day.
For all details about bookings, cost and who to contact to book your place please refer to the attached notice.
Umpires and Scorers needed
Officials are required for all levels of Cricket, from local youth matches right up to internationals.
The Kent Cricket Board Association of Cricket Officials are willing to train anyone wishing to become an Umpire or Scorer.
If you require further information, or would like us to arrange a training course, please contact us or visit the Kent Cricket Board website.
If you’re interested at all and for contact information follow this link and download the flyer.
Umpire Training Courses Winter 2010 announced
Details of ECB Level 1 and 1a Umpire courses have been published for Kent. You can find full details, including who to contact, in the attached notice.
South Sub-Region General Meeting Agenda
The South Sub-Region Meeting is to be held on Sunday 6th December, 11am, in the Vintage Function Room, Gatwick Cambridge Hotel, 19 Bonehurst Road, Horley, Surrey RH6 8PP (by car as you enter the car park head left, Function room is located at the back of the front building).
Anyone wanting to attend the meeting to let Ken Say know by Tuesday 1st December. His contact details are:
Email : Ken Say
Phone : 01689 873191
Mobilie : 07522 900412
