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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

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

How to be in right place a right time
Are you recording the right information
How to deal with a stroppy captain
(some existing threads will be moved here shortly)

This is a special section just for scorers (and scoring issues for umpires)

Please advertise any forthcoming events, courses, seminars or other meetings under this heading. We will archive them periodiccally after the event has concluded.

Information promulgated by International Cricket Council
(links and comments thereon)

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

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.

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

Did you see an article that caught your eye? Please pass it on together with any comments.

Moderators: swerveman, nompere

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

This section is for any messages to or from coaches, including detials of vacancies or posts required.

Moderator: swerveman

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.
Advertise secondhand kit, books etc here.
Relevant Commercial Adverts also acceptable.

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.

Have you joined ECBOA?

What are your views on this new organisation?

Moderator: swerveman

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.

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.