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2 June 2009
The latest ESCUSA newsletter for members can be viewed here.

28 April 2009
Members will be interested in a new book on the Laws of Cricket, "You are the Umpire", which has been created by legendary sports illustrator Paul Trevillion with the help of Test umpire John Holder. This book will never replace Tom Smith's guide to the Laws of Cricket and is unlikely to feature on a future syllabus for umpires or scorers. However, it is likely to attract the interest of a wider audience and presents points of the law in an accessible and interesting question and answer format . It is based on a comic strip that has been running in the Observer newspaper in the last few years and includes a question (Number 2 on page 81) posed by the East Surrey secretary, John Flatley. To order a copy (at £10.99, a saving of £2 on the RRP) see the Guardian books website.

25 March 2009
The latest newsletter for ECB ACO members is now available on the ECB ACO website.

Surrey Cricket Board Association of Cricket Officials

New arrangements for the appointments of umpires to matches at Surrey County Age Group, Surrey Schools Cricket and Surrey Senior Cricket level are happening. In addition, a new central appointments bureau for clubs in Surrey is being developed by the SCB ACO Appointments Officer. For more details see the SCB ACO website.

Forthcoming events

Watch this space for details of forthcoming events.

Umpiring & scoring in the news

25 June 2009
The International Cricket Council has approved the use of video referrals to challenge umpire's decisions and the system will come into permanent effect in October, reports the BBC website. The story is also covered on Cricinfo.

12 June 2009
England bowler Stuart Broad has been warned by the ICC about his attempts to distract batsmen at the World Twenty20. South Africa thrashed England on Thursday but skipper Graeme Smith complained about Broad looking away and pointing halfway through his run-up. Match referee Alan Hurst and umpires Steve Davis and Alan Hill have decided it was "not an appropriate action". Read the full story on the BBC website. For more news articles about umpiring and scoring, please view our news page.

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