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East Surrey member, Andrew Elliott, with other local Surrey ACO members met Billy Bowden, Tony Hill and Steve Davis from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires. The occasion was a meeting at Lord's organised by the ECB ACO in advance of the forthcoming Test match between England and Pakistan. Andrew is captured with Billy Bowden, mimicking his trademark crooked finger "out" signal. A similar event is being organised locally in Surrey on the 8 September - see forthcoming events for more details.

The latest ESCUSA newsletter for members was issued on 23 July 2010.

Forthcoming events

Meet the umpires
Surrey ACO have organised a 'meet the umpires' event at the Oval on Wednesday 8 September 2010. This is the second day of the LV= County Championship Division 2 match between Surrey and Glamorgan. Half an hour after the close of play (approximately 6pm) members will have the opportunity to meet the match umpires (Nick Cook and Martin Bodenham) in a question and answer session. The meeting will conclude at 7pm. Prior to the meeting, some East Surrey members are watching the game and if you would like to join us please contact John Flatley for further details, via training@esacus.org.uk

ECB Level 1 Umpire Training
ESCUSA are running an ECB Level 1 Umpire training course over two consecutive Saturdays in November 2010 (6 and 13) at Reigate Grammar School. This course is aimed at those wishing to take the first step on the qualification ladder and learning the Laws in more detail. An optional examination follows the course. If you would like to apply for a place on this course, please complete and return the registration form to our Secretary, John Flatley.

Introduction to Umpiring Course

The East Surrey Cricket Scorers and Umpires Association offers the above course to local clubs at a cost of £50. The course lasts approximately 2.5 hours and is run over a single evening. It is aimed at those who might umpire occasionally, for example as parents at a colts match or as a player-umpire during a match. It covers the essential Laws that anyone will need to get started in umpiring and will give participants sufficient information to take the field and umpire with enhanced confidence. For more details please contact John Flatley via training@esacus.org.uk .

Umpiring & scoring in the news

28 August 2010
Cricinfo looks back 30 years to the Centenary Test in 1980, when MCC members at Lord's assaulted one of the umpires, in a piece by Martin Williamson.

25 August 2010
"The nebulous idea of the spirit of cricket is hard to sustain in our fractious times. Better to think in terms of respect for opponents, perhaps" writes Peter Roebuck in Cricinfo magazine.

18 August 2010
Four years after the controversial forfeited Test Match between England and Pakistan at the Oval in 2006, Test Match Special review the game. A podcast, including an interview with umpire Darrell Hair, is available to download from the TMS website. Suraj Randiv has been suspended by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board for one match following the no-ball controversy that denied Virender Sehwag a century during Monday's match between India and Sri Lanka, reports Cricinfo.

17 August 2010
Sri Lankan offspinner, Suraj Randiv, has apologised to Indian batsman, Virender Sehwag, for denying him a one-day century after a deliberate no-ball ended the match and left the India opener stranded on 99, reports Cricinfo.

16 August 2010
Somerset players showed a lack of awareness of the Laws of Cricket in the t20 final versus Hampshire by failing to run out the injured striker off the last ball of the game. The climax of the game is reviewed by Vic Marks writing in the Observer. For more news articles about umpiring and scoring, please view our news page.

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