Many congratulations to Aaron Caulfield from Vale of Leven CC who has passed the above course. He is the first person to let me know he has done so since the link to the course was published on the 20th of February. The course is for aspirant umpires, players and player umpires it would be great if we could increase the number of passes before the start of the season.
The Laws of Cricket online course_Certificate of Completion
https://laws.lords.org/login/index.php
Cricket is a sport that can be played and enjoyed by so many people. Its not only dads and lads! Attached is a link that tells you one of the great cricket stories and highlights the pivotal role parents play in sport.
https://sportfirst.sportscotland.org.uk/articles/perfect-pitch/
The new Duckworth Lewis Stern Information for implementation in 2019 is now available. For the details please see the documents below.
After announcing the retiral in the Spring of long term groundsman Cyril McLatchie Clydesdale CC are on the lookout for his replacement. If this is a job that is of interest to you please follow the link for details.
https://mobile.twitter.com/DaleCricket/status/1098240468075380736
The WDCU is keen to increase the number of quality umpires standing in games in the West of Scotland. We are also keen to improve the standard of player umpires in games where no umpires are available. One way you can do either of these is to enrol and complete the MCC On line cricket laws course. The link for the course is below. You can work your way through the training opportunity and complete an assessment at the end.
Once you have completed the assessment please send a copy of your certificate to the WDCU at admin@wdcu.co.uk.
Please see the links below to information documents from The Home Office regarding rules for professional and amateur cricketers. Also attached is a guidance note to clubs from Cricket Scotland.
Cricket Scotland Position on Home Office Rules
The West of Scotland Branch of the Cricket Society of Scotland are once again extending an open invitation to all cricket-lovers to their Annual Dinner at Clydesdale on Monday 18 March. The speaker this year is Alan Butcher of SUrrey, Glamorgan and England fame. Alan is a speaker who will appeal to a much wider audience than simply the members of the Cricket Society and invitation is extended to all cricket followers. more information can be found in the attached flyer and if you are interested in going along please contact Ewen McConville.
Cricket Society 2019 dinner flyer
The umpiring course due to be held in Glasgow in February is fast approaching. Please sign up now if you would like to commence umpiring in the West. We really need you so don’t hesitate! See info below and if you need to find out more contact course organiser Shaun Els.
If you can’t play cricket any more, or never did for that matter, what better way to get close to all the action than becoming an umpire! More umpires are badly needed in the west so you will never be short of an opportunity to utilise your new skills. Details of the training courses are listed below and all you need to do now is have a look at them, apply and go along. If you sign up and attend all three courses it’s a snip at £40. if you choose to attend an individual course then it is £30-a-course.
The courses are all being held at Clydesdale CC where access is straightforward and a convivial learning experience is guaranteed. For further information please contact Shaun Els at this email address: whoels78@gmail.com
“Introduction to Umpiring” – Tuesday 5th February 2019 – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/c/express
“It’s your Call Umpire Education”, stage one – Tuesday 12th February to Tuesday 5th March 2019 – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/c/express
“It’s your Call Umpire Education”, stage two Tuesday 12th March to Tuesday 26th March 2019 – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/c/express
All course sessions run between 7pm and 9pm.
Vale of Leven CC are running a Quiz at the Station Bar by Alexandria Station on 23 March and would like to invite teams from other WDCU clubs to come and join in the fun. Teams can be up to 4 people and entry is just £10 per team and all entries are welcome!!
Could interested clubs who want to enter a team please contact David Trenner at (mdseagull11@aol.com) before 9 March.
Calling all Scottish cricket players, supporters and followers!
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Clydesdale Cricket Club is hosting a 5-a-side football tournament in support of our former 1st XI Captain, club coach and Scotland international Con de Lange, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year, and to raise money for the de Lange family and The Brain Tumour Charity.Details are as follows: – Sunday the 24th of February at Clydesdale Cricket Club; To enter a team into the tournament please contact the number on the poster (see right). We hope Scottish cricket can rally round and show their support to Con and other sufferers of this condition. |
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Please visit the de Lange’s Just Giving fund-raising page for more information about this extremely worthy cause.
