Finished playing the game? Don't want to play but would like to be involved? Then the officiating section of the website is for you.
The Shropshire Association of Cricket Officials (SACO) trains and educates umpires and scorers of all ages and appoints umpires and scorers to league, college and Cricket Shropshire matches.
Structure
Our national body, ECBACO, has over 8000 members and is organised into seven regions, plus ICC Europe; with Shropshire ACO being one of five counties in the West Midlands Region. The National ECBACO Management Committee consists of Head of ECBACO, Deputy Chair, Regional Chairmen, two ECB officers, MCC Laws of Cricket Adviser and National Scorers Officer. ECBACO regional representatives have direct access to the Heads of ECB's regional hubs.
Membership
There are over one hundred ECBACO Shropshire ACO Umpires and Scorers. Each ECBACO member is graded according to their level of cricket umpiring/scoring and their ability and desire to progress. We are keen to recruit more young and female officials.
Contact is also available on facebook- Shropshire Umpires & Scorers.
- To promote and advance the status, role, authority and influence of cricket officials individually and collectively throughout the County of Shropshire and the Borough of Telford & Wrekin.
- To recruit, retain and develop the standard of cricket umpiring and scoring at all levels throughout the game, by education, assessment, mentoring and development programmes.
- To develop and maintain good relations with all bodies associated with cricket, for the improvement of the game in accordance with ECB Code of Conduct and within the Spirit of the Game and Laws of Cricket.
- To take such action and make such recommendations to appropriate bodies as may be considered desirable in the best interests of cricket in general and for the benefit of umpires and scorers in particular.
There is an established pathway for all ECBACO members to achieve the highest possible level of umpiring and scoring. Electronic scoring is required in the Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League and the Shropshire County Cricket League Premier Division.
MCC e-learning enables laws to be leant online. A basic or intermediate certificate should be obtained prior to the Stage 1 Umpires Course.
Progression can be achieved by completing the various stages of the umpiring and scoring programme. Course information is shown later under ‘Education/Course
SACO meets twice yearly at the start (AGM) and end of each season. In addition, informal meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month during the season for umpires to exchange match experiences.
Umpiring Opportunities
SACO operates an Umpires Panel for the Shropshire County Cricket League (SCCL) Premier Division, a feeder league to the ECB Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League (BDPCL) and for ten SCCL Division One clubs. In addition, seven Shropshire ACO umpires stand in the BDPCL.
Umpires are also provided for ECB competitions, including Disability cricket and Cricket Shropshire matches and Festivals.
Please contact Match Appointments Officer Colin Wetherley-Mein c.wetherley.mein@btinternet.com should you wish to umpire Cricket Shropshire matches.
In addition to scoring club matches, there are opportunities to score at County Academy matches, Cricket Shropshire matches and festivals. Please contact our Scorers’ Officer Clair Eccleston shropshirecso@gmail.com