As part of the planning process for the 2025 season, Cricket Scotland along with your regional representatives, and our colleagues in CSMOA, are planning a series of Captain Forums across the country in March.
Our intention is to open up dialogue with key figures within the domestic game (the team captains) and discuss some of the issues that arose during the 2024 season and the plans for the 2025 season. It will also be an opportunity for team captains to raise any issues and ask any questions they may have.
The invite is extended to all individuals who perform the role of team captain, irrespective of level or league, within your club. Accordingly, we would be grateful if you were able to identify to your regional representatives, your team captains for the 2025 season in order that we might extend an invite to attend their nearest local forum.
Thank you and kind regards,
Andrew McDowell, Cricket Scotland Conduct in Sport Manager
As the year rolls into 2025 and cricketers across the region start to get their minds focused on the 2025 season I enclose an update from the WDCU. Can you please ensure that you read the full email as it contains important information, and also to ensure that you inform the appropriate people within your club. Thanks
Season Dates
The 2025 WDCU League season will run for all Divisions, apart from Premiership 3, from Saturday 3rd May to Saturday 30th August inclusive. Premiership 3 will run from Saturday 26th April to Saturday 6th September inclusive.
Divisional Placings for Season 2025
The WDCU will continue, for season 2025, with the existing tier structure. For season 2025 WDCU has seen the inclusion of 4 new teams, sadly there has also been the loss of 3 teams from 2024.
In creating the composition of the divisions the WDCU CMC has considered the League Administration Rules and also a number of requests of extenuating circumstances from some clubs. The WDCU CMC consider the finalised structure to be the best fit for the forthcoming season. The playing conditions for the new Championship 4 will be the same as those for Championship 3.
As indicated at both the WDCU Club Forum and WDCU AGM, WDCU are initiating a sub-committee tasked with reviewing all competitions currently run by the WDCU to establish if they are fit for purpose in their current format. This sub-committee will be expected to produce recommendations to the WDCU CMC for them to consider how best to agree with clubs the adoption of any such recommendations. The WDCU CMC note that any recommendations towards League structure will be for season 2026 at the earliest.
Overseas Amateurs
At the 2024 WDCU AGM clubs voted to remove the age restriction currently applied to Overseas Amateurs. This brings the WDCU in line with the EPL. The 2025 League Administration rules will be amended to reflect this change.
It is STILL the responsibility of the club to ensure any Overseas Amateur engaged fully meets the criteria set out in the Home Office Immigration rules for cricket.
Coloured Clothing
As indicated in the 2024 Pre-season notes (issued April 2024), coloured clothing will be mandatory in ALL WDCU Leagues and Cup competitions for season 2025.
WDCU Subscriptions
At the AGM the WDCU recommended and was agreed by clubs that the annual subscriptions rates increase as follows:
Full Member Class 1 – £240
Full Member Class 2 – £70
Affiliate Member Class 3 – £35
Invoices will be issued in the coming weeks.
Fair Play System
At the AGM the WDCU recommended and agreed by clubs that a Fair Play system will be introduced in season 2025 as a trial. More details will follow in due course.
Following responses from club’s to the recent club survey we have organised an in-person club forum on Monday 25th November at 7pm at Old Anniesland Pavilion (GHK).
We would like to thank all clubs who have responded so far for their feedback and having reviewed, can see some common threads for areas where we can focus and in general some great ideas and suggestions. It is our intention to pick up on the common responses and discuss these on the evening. Following the initial review, we can clearly see areas where we can work on in preparation for 2025 and are looking to use this meeting to engage fully.
All clubs are invited to attend with a maximum of 2 representatives for each club. Please ensure that on arrival you sign in on the attendance sheet.
Mearns Cricket Club is actively looking for a cricket ground around Glasgow to use as its home ground. We are happy to invest and revive an unused cricket ground near Glasgow (20 miles range) and also open to partner with any Rugby club (or other sports club) who do not use their ground in Summer season. If you know any such ground, please share details by sending an email to mearnscc@gmail.com or send a text to the club’s contacts.
Irvine Cricket Club, currently playing in Division 1 of the WDCU Western Union Cricket Union are actively seeking a “club development officer/coach” with ECB Level 2 or equivalent accreditation as a minimum. The job, “coach” role will focus on the progression of current adult and junior playing members and job, “Development officer” will closely work with our Active Schools coordinators to increase junior participation for all boys and girls age groups from 5+.
WDCU are aware of a fake X account using WDCU as a handle which has falsely reported WDCU have acted following recent reports around Khizar Ali and historic tweets. This account has been reported to X and is not connected to WDCU.
WDCU has no comment to make at this stage and respect the ongoing process with Cricket Scotland.
Mohammad Osman, East Kilbride 1st XI Captain is going to Nepal in late November for a couple of weeks with the Cricket Without Boundaries charity and is looking to promote the charity and for help with his fundraising efforts, The WDCU would encourage you to support Mohammad in his endeavours. The WDCU wish Mohammad well in his efforts.
More details around the charity can be found on the link here:
Clydesdale U15 have won the west section of the under 15 ECB Vitality cup and go through to Finals day for the Scottish section.
Uddingston U13 have won the West section of the under 13 ECB Vitality Cup and will go through to Edinburgh this Sunday for Finals day of the Scottish Section.
Congrats to both teams and good luck in finals day
Motherwell CC are looking for Midweek and Weekend Friendly fixtures for season 2024 on the dates below. If you can please contact Siby Simon on 07394 081050
Thursday June 13 away
Thursday June 20 away
Thursday June 27 home/away
Thursday July 4 home/away
Thursday July 11 home/away
Thursday July 18 away
Thursday July 25 away
Sunday June 30 40 over home/away
Sunday July 14 40 over home/away
Sunday July 28 40 over home/away
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