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| Cricket Umpiring, Scoring, Coaching etc |
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| 1 | 5 | on Aug 31, 2008, 7:18pm
by Acumen
in GOOGLE GROUP MAILING -... |
| Simple Basic Questions of Cricket Law
If you have a genuine simple query about understanding basic laws, please post it in this section. We will be pleased to help with a simple answer.
Moderator: swerveman | 35 | 258 | on Nov 5, 2009, 6:29pm
by gooders
in Umpires exam |
| Other Cricket Field Experiences or Law Queries
Have you had any unusual problems on the field that you would like to share?
Do you have any questions on Laws that you would appreciate advice? Someone else may have an answer or a view.
Please note that Acumen has no authority to issue official interpretations although we will try to signpost you in the right direction.
If you have any BASIC law questions, please consult Tom Smith's Cricket Umpiring & Scoring first and only then put them in the Board for Basic Questions.
Moderator: swerveman | 63 | 491 | Yesterday at 11:18pm
by swerveman
in Positioning at Bowler'... |
| Scorers' Box
This is a special section just for scorers (and scoring issues for umpires)
| 16 | 47 | on Oct 1, 2009, 9:32am
by swerveman
in Tom Smith |
| Forthcoming Events, Courses, Meetings etc
Please advertise any forthcoming events, courses, seminars or other meetings under this heading. We will archive them periodiccally after the event has concluded.
| 7 | 34 | on Oct 1, 2009, 11:14am
by lofters
in New Year 2010 Courses. |
| International Visits
Are you about to visit UK? Are you in UK and about to visit another country?
Would you like to announce your visit so that you can make contact with umpires and scorers in the other country?
Have you been recently and would like to report on your trip?
Remember another useful private link is overseas.training@acus.org.uk
| 9 | 19 | on Jul 16, 2009, 1:03am
by Tony Hill
in Kiwi in West Indies |
| Obituaries
Do you wish to share the death of someone who would be known outside of his local community?
Please post any tributes that you feel appropriate.
| 10 | 25 | on Nov 5, 2009, 3:31pm
by Acumen
in David Shepherd Dies |
| Duckworth Lewis Method Experiences
What do you think of the method? Have you actually used it? What was your experience? Would you like to see an online learning module?
Please use this board for experiences of other methods of deciding interrupted games.
Moderator: nompere | 3 | 16 | on Aug 14, 2009, 2:08pm
by Acumen
in Online Duckworth Lewis |
| Newspaper Comment
Did you see an article that caught your eye? Please pass it on together with any comments.
Moderators: swerveman, nompere | 22 | 109 | on Oct 28, 2009, 6:26pm
by wisden17
in New ECB Fast Bowling D... |
| Field Equipment & Clothing
Do you have any favourite gadget?
Do you use a light meter?
Would you like to see something else made generally available?
Do you carry a Resusciade?
Moderator: nompere | 14 | 103 | on Sept 27, 2009, 4:38pm
by Acumen
in Multi-Gauge - Ball, wi... |
| Coaches and Players
This section is for any messages to or from coaches, including detials of vacancies or posts required.
Moderator: swerveman | 0 | 0 | |
| Secondhand items
Do you have any books or equipment that you no longer need? Please advertise them here for others to see. There is no charge and no rules (except that they must be related to cricket) although we reserve the right to remove unsuitable adverts.
| 5 | 6 | on Nov 2, 2009, 9:14am
by harcus
in 1880 cricket print |
| ECB ACO Progress
How well are the replacement courses and examinations being implemented in your area?
This board was started in August 2008 with some of the relevant threads moved from other boards for clarity. Some of them have been pruned.
| 9 | 71 | on Oct 23, 2009, 11:53am
by jaybee
in What did you think of ... |
| IDIRIYA - Sri Lanka Disability Campaign
Ajith Perera has inspired a national campaign to raise awareness of the needs of the disabled, especially amongst the architects of the reconstruction following the Tsunami
| 6 | 14 | on Oct 14, 2009, 10:23pm
by Acumen
in Disability Campaign in... |
| Archived Material |
| Previous Training Courses
This may be useful for anyone seeking details of local instructors who are not currently advertising courses.
| 26 | 64 | on May 8, 2007, 2:33pm
by Ian Pont
in Coaching Education |
| ECB Officials Association
Have you joined ECBOA?
What are your views on this new organisation?
Moderator: swerveman | 9 | 95 | on Aug 13, 2008, 4:03pm
by blackbeard
in August news letter |
| 2007 ECB ACO proposals
In July 2007, a joint working party of ECB and ACU&S produced some detailed proposals for the creation of a new structure to be known as ECB Cricket Officials Association.
More information can be found at www.acus.org.uk/news.asp and in the Summer 2007 edition of Hows That?
Members (and non-members) of ACU&S are invited to submit their comments here.
We would prefer that you do join this Board before submitting comments so that replies can be sent, if appropriate, to your private email address.
| 15 | 160 | on Jun 28, 2008, 10:04am
by Septic
in ACO update on training |
| The Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers
The new officers - Chairman Geoff Lowden and General Secretary Steven Wood have put forward a number of ideas for discussion about the future on www.acus.org.uk and would welcome your contribution.
If you would like to share your views on this subject with others, please post them here and also comment on ideas put forward by others.
| 29 | 266 | on Dec 4, 2008, 9:38pm
by Acumen
in Still no subscription ... |
| Institute of Cricket Umpires & Scorers Ltd
Do you have any views on the latest proposals put forward by Barrie Stuart-King, Peter Freeman, Dave Brandon, Tony Bastable and others?
| 8 | 18 | on Dec 7, 2008, 11:24am
by Septic
in ICUS no longer exists ... |
