Post by jaybee on Jan 5, 2015 8:00:27 GMT
Bucks Cricket Board's Chairman Cliff Poc-ock died on 27th December at the age of 67 following a short illness.
A former BA captain, he devoted his retirement to looking after the interests of BA pensioners as a trustee of the BA pension scheme and to the development of the game he loved both as BCB Chairman and as a Trustee and, recently, of the Bucks Youth Cricket Trust.
He reached the highest level of umpiring in the recreational game, standing in many minor counties fixtures, was a past Chairman of the Bucks Umpires Association (now Bucks ACO) as well as being a mentor and assessor. He combined his legal knowledge gained at Oxford Brookes with his deep understanding of the game to serve on the ECB Disciplinary Committee.
A passionate advocate of local cricket clubs, he was a stalwart at his own club Frieth and was devoted to the development of young cricketers throughout the county, not just to play representative cricket but to instill a lifelong love of the game and form part of the next generation of club players. Thousands of young cricketers have benefited directly from his involvement and hundreds more will remember him as a wise and friendly umpire always ready with a quiet word of advice.
The funeral and memorial service will be at Milton Chapel, Amersham Crematorium at 3:15 PM on 7th January 2014. Cliff's family have requested no flowers but instead donations in Cliff's memory can be made to The Bucks Youth Cricket Trust via the website at www.byct.org.uk
A former BA captain, he devoted his retirement to looking after the interests of BA pensioners as a trustee of the BA pension scheme and to the development of the game he loved both as BCB Chairman and as a Trustee and, recently, of the Bucks Youth Cricket Trust.
He reached the highest level of umpiring in the recreational game, standing in many minor counties fixtures, was a past Chairman of the Bucks Umpires Association (now Bucks ACO) as well as being a mentor and assessor. He combined his legal knowledge gained at Oxford Brookes with his deep understanding of the game to serve on the ECB Disciplinary Committee.
A passionate advocate of local cricket clubs, he was a stalwart at his own club Frieth and was devoted to the development of young cricketers throughout the county, not just to play representative cricket but to instill a lifelong love of the game and form part of the next generation of club players. Thousands of young cricketers have benefited directly from his involvement and hundreds more will remember him as a wise and friendly umpire always ready with a quiet word of advice.
The funeral and memorial service will be at Milton Chapel, Amersham Crematorium at 3:15 PM on 7th January 2014. Cliff's family have requested no flowers but instead donations in Cliff's memory can be made to The Bucks Youth Cricket Trust via the website at www.byct.org.uk