Level 1 Umpires Course

The North Yorkshire branch is due to have an active education programme over the winter.

We are lucky to have some excellent trainers within our ranks and so Guy Smalley and Barry Nickels will deliver a Level 1 Umpires Course beginning on Wednesday January 23rd 2013 at the Ripley Castle Tea Rooms.

Sessions will begin at 7.30pm each Wednesday for approximately 10 weeks.

This is, of course, open to all prospective umpires, those existing members wishing to refresh their knowledge, or players and captains wishing to understand the laws.

Cost of the course will be £40 which will cover all training material, a copy of “Tom Smith” a CRB check and one year’s membership of the ECB ACO.

Further details on the ECB ACO can be found here.

To book a place, please contact Graham Hyde on 07764 753066 or grahamnhyde@gmail.com

Level 1 Scorers Course

For the first time, the North Yorkshire Branch will be running a Level 1 Scorers course.

This will be run on from 10.30am until 4.30pm on Saturday March 9th and Sunday March 10th and from 6.30pm on the evening of Monday 11th March.

 

Course fee is £40 and this includes all materials and a copy of “Tom Smith”.

It will be at Killinghall Cricket Club, near Harrogate and will be delivered by Hilary Oliver.

The ECB ACO Web site has more information on scoring training here ECB ACO

For more information, and to book a place, please contact Hilary directly on hilaryoliver@btinternet.com or 0113 267 3112

 

Scorers Do Count

For the attention of ALL SCORERS

The Association of Cricket Officials (ACO), supported by the England and Wales Cricket Board, (ECB) is the organisation that represents cricket officials in the recreational game.

The ECB ACO is offering, for one year only, the chance to be a recognised ECB ACO scorer and credit you with a relevant Scorers’ Award; Level 1 or 2.  This will not involve any courses or exams, simply a verification of the standard that you are currently scoring at.

This initiative is aimed at verifying and rewarding the work of Scorers at all levels from friendly, school, youth and feeder league matches, up to and including those who score in Premier or Senior leagues or above.

It is recommended that from 2012 all Premier League clubs should have an ECB ACO L2 scorer and this process will help clubs to achieve that. This aspect of the game is also an integral part in gaining and maintaining any ClubMark status.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM even if you do not wish to apply for accreditation so that we can update our database and more efficiently service the needs of scorers.

To apply for the accreditation please complete the attached application form and return it to ECB ACO. You will then be contacted to arrange for your verification to take place. This is offered free to all ECB ACO members and if you are not an ECB ACO member then a charge of £30 will be made which will include your first year’s FREE ACO MEMBERSHIP. Details of membership benefits can be found at www.ecb.co.uk/ecbaco but include free CRB disclosure, Insurance, quarterly magazine, and a national appointment system providing opportunities to score at a higher level.

The ECB ACO is committed to providing a pathway for all officials that mirrors that for players and coaches – that is, from the Playground to the Test Arena. If, on the other hand, your ambitions do not extend beyond scoring for your local club, then you are equally valued for the contribution that you can make to this great game of ours.

This offer is only available until the end of March 2012. Further information on this initiative is available from scorer.aco@ecb.co.uk

Useful Forms:
Scorer Accreditation application form
Scorer accreditaion letter
ecb-aco-direct-debit-form-2011-11257
aoc-appl-form-11731
Scorers accreditation invitation

Congratulations to Eight Newly Qualified Umpires

The North Yorkshire branch as been running a Level 1 Umpires Course for the last few weeks, culminating in the qualification of eight new umpires:  Ian Giddings, Andy Morgan, Richard Canham, Alex Wilson, Chris Hendry, John Barnes, Dick Lloyd and Rob Mackay all achieved the necessary pass marks.

Well done to all.

Cricket Laws, Level 1 Course and 2012

I’m not 100% sure who Acumen Books are but I am led to believe they are a hangover from the ACU&S which was the predicessor organisation to the ECB ACO.  I received an email from them this morning and found a useful link to a pdf document, quite large, don’t print it out as its over 150 pages, which may be of use.  It contains some useful questions on the Laws, together with answers, which might prove useful to those of you on the level 1 umpires course.
 
http://www.lords.org/data/files/olm-4th-edition-2010-4-10-11-10712.pdf?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0
 
On the subject of Level 1 Umpires, and to save me an email, there will be NO Level 1 course on Monday 21st November, use this as a revision day and stay at home.  The Level 1 umpires exam will take place on Monday 28th November from 7.30pm at Ripley Castle Tea Rooms.  I am sure all of us would wish the best of luck to all the candidates and I personally hope to see many of you standing in the Nidderdale sunshine in 2012 putting your new skills into practise. 
 
Thinking about the 2012 season.  Hopefully the Nidderdale League fixtures will be available soon and I will be in touch with the Nidderdale panel umpires about appointments probably in the New Year.  Anyone who has received this email as a local resident umpire and wishes to make themselves available, or unavailable, for the Nidderdale League, please let me know or give me a ring to have a chat.

Graham – YCB ACO NY Branch Secretary

Telephone: 07764 753066

E-mail: GrahamNHyde@gmail.com

Forthcoming Events

YCB ACO AGM which will be on 12th November at Barnbow Social Club, Old Manston Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS15 8AD.  Directions can be organised here: http://g.co/maps/aqzu3

The ECB ACO National Conference is due to take place at Lords on Saturday 19th November 2011.  ECB ACO 2011 National Conference

YCB ACO North Yorkshire AGM 7th October 2011

Updated: 10th October 2011 at 11.15

An encouraging turnout, an excellent buffet and a great speaker marked a successful first ever AGM for the North Yorkshire branch.  To view the minutes click YCB ACO North Yorkshire AGM 7th October 2011 (Minutes)

Annual General Meeting.

The first branch AGM will take place on Friday 7th October at Ripley Castle Tea Rooms from 7.30pm

All are welcome, non ECB ACO member £6.00

Agenda: YCB ACO North Yorkshire AGM 7th October 2011

Special guest speaker will be Adrian Grayson.