UMPIRING & SCORING (ACO)

Umpiring Courses

Courses are designed to give new umpires the key skills, knowledge and confidence to stand as an umpire in cricket. No prior experience of umpiring in cricket is required before attending the course.

Whether you plan to support Junior Softball cricket through to adult cricket, this course will cover the following topics:

- Understanding the role of the umpire
- Gain a basic understanding of umpiring the game
- Answering appeals and the common methods of dismissal
- How to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the game
- Judging whether or not it is safe to play

The course is split into classroom and practical learning, so we recommend learners to come dressed appropriately.

Learners will be asked to complete some e-learning prior to attending the course, which will take no more than 90 minutes to complete in total. Pre-learning can be completed via multiple visits or in one go.

Pre-requisites:
Learners must be 14 years of age at the time of the course.

Cost £70.00

Next Courses

Details to be confirmed

MCC Laws of the Game

ECB Umpiring online courses do not currently exist, however the ECB are working on releasing these again on a new platform.

In the meantime for further information & to test your umpiring knowledge, please see the MCC Laws of the Game online here or you can view them via the MCC mobile App.

The MCC’S OFFICIAL LAWS OF CRICKET APP, AVAILABLE ON ANDROID AND IOS. THE APP INCLUDES:

- The complete Laws of the game of cricket.
- Detailed guides and examples.
- Animated Video guides for the most common Law queries
- Videos of all umpire signals.
- The Laws of Cricket quiz, with three levels of difficulty.

All 42 Laws are presented in an easy to understand manner with 15 of them given greater focus by means of animations, presented by cricket enthusiast Stephen Fry. Videos of the umpiring signals complete the picture to help you understand what’s happening on the field of play.

Download IOS

Download Android

Scoring Courses

The aim of these introductory courses is to provide you with the basic skills and knowledge to record a cricket match. It won’t teach you everything you need to know, but it will give you the tools and confidence to get started.

Upcoming Courses:

Scorers Course for beginners:

Sunday 24th March 2024

Ansty Cricket Club, The Poplars, Deaks Lane, Ansty RH17 5AS

10am - 2.30pm

COURSE CLOSED

Electronic Scorers Course:

Sunday 7th April 2024

Ansty Cricket Club, The Poplars, Deaks Lane, Ansty RH17 5AS

10am - 4pm

COURSE FULL

Electronic Scorers Course:

Sunday 28th April 2024

Bexhill Cricket Club, The Polegrove Sports Ground, Richmond Road Bexhill-On-Sea TN39 3HA

10am - 4pm

Booking Link: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/GxxKBw

Basic Scoring (Online Course)

This free entry level course is designed to provide you with all the skills needed to start scoring You don’t need any prior knowledge of scoring to participate.

The course covers the basics of scoring a game of cricket such as scoring symbols, umpire signals, dismissals and gives a helpful overview of the Laws of the game

BOOK HERE

If you have any questions regarding scoring or require further knowledge/help about either electronic or paper scoring please do contact Rod Cole on cso.sussex@gmail.com