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- Mid-Season Meeting for all umpires
Our mid-season meeting will be held at 8pm on Thursday, 16th July at
Clontarf. In the past, this meeting has proved to be particularly
valuable, and well attended, so everyone is urged to make a big
effort to come.
- Meeting for new umpires
The meeting for this season's new umpires will be held at 8pm on
Tuesday 16th June at Malahide CC. Those who have made their debuts
this season are invited and should let Alan Tuffery know whether they
intend to be there. They may also suggest topics they wish to raise.
- Guidance for umpires
A fielder chasing a ball down to fine leg, did a slide and mimed a
pickup & throw while still about 15m away from the ball and while
the batsmen were running. The umpires consulted and considered that
this could well constitute an attempt to distract the batsmen under
Law 42.5. When they spoke to the captains and the fielder, the latter
stated that it was a practice that had been coached in his home
country! The umpires insisted that it was against the Spirit of
Cricket and possibly Law 42.5.
We suggest that umpires keep an eye out for this practice and be
prepared to act under Law 42.5, The correct procedure, if the umpire
considers that an attempt to cause a distraction, is to call and
signal "Dead ball", and inform your colleague and the
fielding captain of the reason. In addition, neither batsman shall be
out, 5 penalty runs shall be awarded and the run in progress shall
also be awarded, even if the batsmen have not crossed. The ball shall
not count as one of the over and the batsmen shall decide which of
them shall face the next delivery. A formal report must be made under
the disciplinary procedure.
- Regulations
The vast majority of the Regulations for the 2009 LCU and CI
competitions are now available in our Document
Library.
- Grading
For the 2009 season the LCU&SA are utilising a new online system
for accepting grading reports on umpires. Please follow the link on
the left entitled Grading to see this system. We would request all
captains and umpires, as far as possible, to use this new system
instead of the paper forms. Captains should fill out this form,
while umpires should fill out the Colleague grading form here.
- Season start
With the first round of fixtures for the 2009 season taking place
this weekend, good luck to all umpires & scorers throughout the
season!
The appointments for this weekend are available in the Appointments section.
- One-day wides
In the interests of consistency among umpires, the following has been
decided with respect to balls down the leg side in matches where
one-day wides apply. ALL balls down the leg are to be called Wide,
with the SOLE exception of a ball which passes between the batsman
and his wicket. All umpires are urged to implement this forthwith so
that players can have no doubt about what is or what is not a one-day
leg-side wide.
- Pre-season meetings
Pre-season meetings are just around the corner, with the start of the
season hard on their heels. The meeting for captains in on April
21st, while the meeting for umpires and scorers takes place on April
7th. It is absolutely essential for you to attend if you intend to
officiate at any level of cricket this season!
- AGM Reports
The following reports from the Association's AGM are now available:
- Bill Frindall
As most readers will now be aware, Bill Frindall sadly passed away on
January 29th 2009. His contribution to the science of cricket scoring
was immense, with his Frindall linear method now the accepted method
of recording a game at the highest levels. He also helped enormously
to raise the profile of scoring as an integral part of the game, and
his sometimes-acerbic interjections on Test Match Special will be
missed by all who enjoy that programme. The Association sends its'
sympathies to Bill's family and many friends around the world.
- Association Annual General Meeting
The Association's Annual General Meeting will be held at 8pm on
Tuesday, 24th February at Phoenix CC.
- Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all Association members, friends and cricketing
colleagues around the world!
- Association Workshop
The workshop will aim to generate procedures for dealing with
specific crises by pooling the collective wisdom and experience of
the members. A defined schedule or 'Job Card' will be devised for
three scenarios.
This technique has been pioneered by colleagues in New Zealand under
the aegis of Doug Cowie, ICC Umpires Manager. He says: 'We have been
doing some work on this with a NZ High Performance consultant. We
believe in training umpires into a process they can use often - as
they come across situations where they need to 'manage' rather than
adjudicate on appeals. We call it the Job Card approach.'
So come along to Phoenix CC for 8 pm on Tuesday next (13th Jan) and
brig your brains, a pen and possibly Laws. Paper will be provided.
Participants will work in small groups.
If you have an idea for a reasonably complex situation that you would
like help with, please drop me a note and we may be able to slip it
into a future workshop.
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