WDCU

Visitors‘ Car Parking at Hillhead CC

Please see the following information provided by Hillhead CC

This is to advise all our playing members and guests from visiting clubs and match officials that parking charges for using the designated parking bays in Hughenden Road / Lane have been increased from 1st April as in all other areas within Glasgow.

Sorry BUT there is NO parking available within our grounds.

These charges apply from 08.00 till 18.00 Monday-Saturday (inclusive). There are therefore NO restrictions for parking for midweek cricket activities after 18.00, ONLY SATURDAY COMPETITIVE FIXTURES.

Visitors scratch card car parking vouchers ( £5 for 6 hours, 12.00 till 18.00) are available from our ground floor reception at Café source Too. This represents good value, given, if they were not available, the charge is £1/every 15 minutes.

It is suggested that the players in visiting clubs might consider car sharing when they travel to play any of the Saturday Hillhead X1’s.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Bernie Mitchell
Secretary
Hillhead Cricket Club

Jon Barnes – Victoria CC

It is with deep sadness that the WDCU have been advised of the passing of Jon Barnes. Jon was a stalwart of Victoria CC where he has been chairman for more than 20 years. Jon also served on the WDCU CMC with distinction.

The WDCU wish to pass on their condolences to Jon’s family and all at Victoria CC on this sad news.

West Indian Legends Visit Glasgow!!

Cricket Scotland has partnered with the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority and are hosting a showcase of Antiguan culture and Cricket. The event will star cricketing legends Sir Curtly Ambrose, Sir Richie Richardson, and Sir Andy Roberts, as well as the Scotland Men’s squad.

The details are as follows:

Wednesday 24th April 2024, 6.30pm, Drygate Brewery G4 0UT. Tickets are free!

WEST INDIES LEGENDS VISIT GLASGOW AS ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA WELCOMES SCOTLAND’S APPEARANCE AT THE ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP – Cricket Scotland

Graeme Lang – Helensburgh CC
The WDCU are saddened to hear the news that Graeme Lang passed away this morning. Helensburgh CC issued this notice this morning:

“All at Helensburgh Cricket & Rugby Football Club are devastated by the news of the passing of Graeme Lang.

Often going by the name “Shaggy” he has always been a huge part of the club, a former player, captain, Groundsman and Chairman, an absolute stalwart of the club, he will be hugely missed by us all.

Our thoughts are with Emma, Kier, Caelan and his family and friends at this time.”

 

CSMOA Stage 1 and Stage 2 Umpires Courses

CSMOA is excited to announce confirmation of our formal Stage 1 & 2 umpire education courses, to be run on Saturday 24th February, and Saturday 2nd March 2024 respectively.

The CSMOA Stage 1 course is designed to give you an overview of the basic Laws of the game and how to apply them and introduce the principles of fieldcraft and match management. It will give you the tools to enable you to umpire matches in the lower grades of recreational & league club cricket and enable you to progress onto more advanced courses (like CSMOA Stage 2 & Stage 3) as you progress up the pathway.

The CSMOA Stage 2 course is an extension of the CSMOA Stage 1 training, designed to give you further knowledge and skills sufficient to enable you to progress up to the higher grades of recreational & league club cricket. This course is available to anyone who has attended a Stage 1 course or equivalent (even in the same year). It will complement the previous course(s) by looking beyond the basic Laws, building on fieldcraft and match management techniques, and enhancing the concept of working as an officiating team, with umpiring and scoring colleagues!!

Both sessions will be a full-day Zoom workshop, with a 9.30 am start and an expected finish around 4.30 pm. Breaks will be included throughout the day.

An optional, but recommended element to the training offering for anyone looking to umpire officially during the 2024 season is a practical session(s) with the CSMOA Development team, watching and explaining existing umpires onfield during a game – TBA in 2024 pre-season (likely April pre-season fixtures)

To register, visit https://www.csmoa.org.uk/education-courses.html .

Note that the registration form has been updated with additional options, if you wish to attend Stage 1 and/or Stage 2, please submit another form.

Please feel free to share this message widely amongst your clubs and Scottish cricketing contacts.

Any questions, please contact secretary@csmoa.org.uk

Introduction to Umpiring Course

CSMOA are pleased to announce that registrations for our Introduction to Umpiring courses have opened this evening. This year we are holding two sessions (content repeated at each session), the first on Wednesday 7th February 2024, and another on Tuesday 13th February 2024. Both sessions will start at 7 pm on Zoom (link provided a few days before the session to those registered) and will last for approximately 2 hours.

CSMOA Umpire Education course registration form (google.com)

This course is designed to give an introductory overview of umpiring. This is ideal for individuals who wish to gain further knowledge into the world of umpiring. A great opportunity for complete beginners. There is no formal assessment and/or accreditation.

Interested participants may also wish to avail themselves of a suggested pre-learning opportunity, the ICC Umpire Foundation Course – https://www.edapp.com/icc/

Please share this widely amongst your clubs & cricketing colleagues.

More information can be found on our website – https://csmoa.org.uk/education-courses.html

More formal qualifications (Stage 1/2 or equivalents) will be launched in the coming weeks. These formal courses will allow you to officially umpire league fixtures for CSMOA.

Any questions, please feel free to email secretary@csmoa.org.uk