Aamir Gul of Uddingston CC collects the WDCU Premier Division Bowler of the Year, 2019 from WDCU Administrator Iain Kennedy. Aamir won the award for taking the most wickets in the premier division. He took 33 wickets at an average of 9.76, strike rate of 22.6 and an economy rate of 2.59 runs per over.
Aamir was delighted to receive his award at Shawholm today as he had missed the official awards night earlier in the month. Well done Aamir!!
Cricket Scotland has recently announced its annual awards evening will take place on Friday the 7th of February 2020 at The Village Hotel in Edinburgh. The evening will give guests the opportunity to celebrate the 2019 season, both on and off the pitch, where attendees will have the chance to mingle with national team players as we revisit the highs of the 2019 cricket season covering the domestic, regional and international game!
Cricket Scotland is pleased to add five new participation awards for this year and are now welcoming our clubs to submit applications. Our new awards are:
Communication Award
The Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award
Volunteer of the Year
Young Volunteer of the Year (under 25)
Ground & Facilities Award
Clubs have until the 23rd of January 2020, at 1pm, to submit their nomination(s).
Can you think of a club or individual who is worthy of a nomination? Click here to find out more information and access the nomination form.
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that David passed away at 12.30pm on the 10th of December at Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride.
David Craig’s funeral is on Thursday the 19th of December at 10am at Blantyre Old Parish Church, and then 11am at South Lanarkshire Crematorium.
He was a great bowler taking over 2,400 wickets (information taken from Cricket Scotland Guide, 1999). A great sportsman and a true gent, he will be sorely missed and our condolences go to his family and friends at this time.
Stirling County Cricket Club is currently looking for an experienced Head of Grounds to maintain the playing surfaces on its two ovals at “New Williamfield”, Stirling. The ideal candidate will have experience of preparing cricket pitches to a high standard, and will be willing to identify and implement improvements to facilitate more top-level representative matches to be held at the ground.
For more information please contact the club by email at: ContactUs@StirlingCountyCC.co.uk, or view the full job advert on the club’s website: https://www.stirlingcountycc.co.uk/index.php
Following on from yesterday’s news please see below details of the umpiring courses planned for this winter. It would be great if a good number of former players or other interested people would sign up to begin the umpiring journey!! Who knows where it will take you…..
Dumfries CC: February 8th and 9th, and 15th and 16th (two weekends)
Clydesdale CC: March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st (five Tuesday nights, all at 7pm)
Stirling CC: March 14th and 15th, and 21st and 22nd (two weekends)
Please contact lead trainer Allan Jack for more details or, to sign up, also email Allan.
WoSACO has recently released their umpiring categories for 2020. Please see the information in the document below. This information can also be found in the umpiring pages of the website. There are 48 umpires listed and it is hoped to increase that number through the winter so look out for the dates for the training courses.
The WDCU end of season forum took place at Meikleriggs on Sunday the 6th of October. 23 representatives from sixteen clubs attended the forum. A further two members of WoSACO were also in attendance. There was keen discussion on a number of topics and the notes of the meeting are attached below for perusal.
WDCU is sad to report the passing of Howard Jefferson and Malcom Renny. Both were past presidents of the club and gave a lot of time and energy for the betterment of the club. They were regular supporters and could be seen most weekends at Cambusdoon, old and new, supporting the teams. Thoughts go to both families at this sad time.
The above forum, to which representatives from all clubs in the West are invited, will take place on Sunday 17th November. The venue for the event is Titwood and the forum will commence at 2pm and conclude around 5pm. Full details can be found in the link below and It would be great if there was a full house!!
Cricket Scotland – West Region Participation Forum – November 2019
The Cricket Society of Scotland has once again planned an exciting programme of speakers for their winter meetings. If you have the time come along and listen to the likes of Roger Knight, Peter Baxter and England legend Phil DeFreitas, The full winter programme is attached below and all are welcome to attend.
