This is the process to follow to become a qualified umpire and or scorer.
Umpires:
Learn the Laws of Cricket online via the MCC website by CLICKING HERE.
- Join the Stage One Course – Club Umpire – is held on Tuesday nights from 7.30-9.30pm during the Spring at Allscott Heath Sports & Social Club.
- Then join the Stage Two – League Umpire course on Tuesday nights from 7.30-9.30pm during the Autumn at Allscott Heath Sports & Social Club.
- To register for the courses, CLICK HERE and follow the links to 'book a course' and find the Shropshire events. The cost is £30 per course, but you get a £20 discount if both are booked at the same time.
Access online Basic Scoring Course to provide the skills to start scoring.
Join the Club Scorer Course – How to record a match to teach you how to score and obtain Level 1 after scoring a minimum of ten matches and getting colleague feedback for your scoring portfolio.
Level 2 – Planning and preparation for experienced club scorers. Score another ten matches and attend a DLS Continuous Professional Development (CPD) module. Professional discussion with a Scorer Development Officer referring to your portfolio.
Level 3 – Advanced Scorer – for those scorers who successfully completed Level 2, attended the Linear Scoring CPD module and aspire to score at the highest levels including multi day cricket. Further Professional Discussion with a Scorer Development Officer including review of portfolio.
Umpires
Introductory Course - 4 hours duration (2 nights) to help prospective umpires to obtain a basic understanding of the Laws. No prior knowledge of the Laws of Cricket is required. A certificate of attendance is awarded on completion.
ECB ACO Stage 1 - 12 hours duration to give an over view of the basic laws of the game and how to apply them and introduce the principles of field craft and match management. It assumes participants have obtained a certificate from the MCC e-learning laws website confirming their knowledge of the Laws of Cricket.
ECB ACO Stage 2 – 12 hours duration available by invitation to all umpires who have successfully completed Stage 1. It is mandatory for those umpires who wish to participate in Stage 3 courses.
ECB ACO Stage U2A – Must register on Cvent. On field Accreditation on completion of Stage 2 and match notebook for ten matches. Boundary assessment of match performance. Certificate on completion of ACO version of MCC laws exam.
ECB ACO Stage 3 - Delivered regionally over 2 days and is for those league umpires who aspire to officiating in ECB Premier Leagues. It is followed by compiling a portfolio of match planning, self-evaluation and independent boundary assessments during the next season. The portfolio is submitted for a closing professional discussion to attain the Stage 3 qualification.
ECB ACO Stage U3A – Must register on Cvent. On field accreditation on completion of Stage 3. Completion of match notebook on completion of each match. Certificate on completion of ACO version of MCC intermediate laws exam. Boundary assessment of match performance.
ECB ACO Stage 4 – Delivered regionally for those umpires who seek to stand at the highest level of recreational cricket (national counties/2nd X1).
Scorers
SACO delivers club scorer and electronic scoring courses locally as below.
ECBACO Club Scorer – How to record a cricket match for beginners and existing scorers who score regularly.
ECBACO Electronic Scoring – This module teaches existing scorers how to use Play-Cricket Scorer Pro software package.
The following courses are delivered regionally at Edgbaston.
ECBACO Level 1 – Achieved after scoring ten matches on completion of the Club Scorer course and obtaining colleague feedback for portfolio..
ECBACO Level 2 – Advanced Scoring Areas – Planning and Preparation. Score further ten matches, obtain DLS module. Professional Discussion with portfolio.
ECBACO Level 3 – Advanced Scorer – Multi Day Cricket, observation and professional discussion reviewing portfolio.
ECBACO Duckworth Lewis Stern Module – Explanation of DLS method of setting revised targets when play is suspended and the difference between various DLS formats.
ECBACO Linear Scoring Module – Completion of Linear Scoresheet with large practical element of scoring a pre-recorded match as a back up to scoring electronically.