Umpiring

Posted 20100412:

* All umpires, old & new, should look at the Regulations page, to see the rules (in English and in French), plus important guidance on what happens on Match-days, before, during & after each League game.

* The minutes of the 2010 AGM of AFNEC have now been produced, copy available, from here.

* The first version (there are always several to look forward to...) of the umpiring roster has been circulated by Barrie Holland. See a copy from here.

Posted 20100121: For any new readers qualfying out of the class held at the end of last November: welcome!

Posted 20090902: Coming up at end-November a special offer of an Umpiring course run by one of the top UK trainers. And for members of ACCSO clubs, it's effectively FREE, including accomodation. Remember that all ACCSO clubs will be required to have at least one active and qualified umpire on the books for the competition matches of 2010.... Now's the chance to get on the list.

Posted 20080707: "Mr Umpiring" has reminded umpires and captains about the 2008 Siddalls Cup rules (from here) and has published the following commentary on the leg-side wide rules, which are being trialled in the Cup:

"It would be over-simplistic to call all balls passing behind the batsman as wides (this could result in balls passing an inch or two from leg stump being wides - OK for indoor but not outside). Normal interpretation of the law leaves significant variation between umpires so the ECC has adopted the "profile" guide for its international tournaments. Basically, make a mental note of where the back of the batsman's legs are (at about knee height) in his normal guard position and anything passing outside this width, unless it is hit by or hits the batsman, is a wide. This is usually about 30cms - 40 cms (12 - 15 inches) outside leg stump. By choosing knee height it avoids the problem of those who stand with their backside sticking out rather than upright.". 

Site manager's remark: the reference to the backside has nothing to do with the august postures of messrs Ayling & Williams !