Welcome to the Hertfordshire Umpiring and Scoring Challenge!
This is a joint initiative by Hertfordshire Cricket and the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League, including the Junior League.
Umpiring and scoring are key parts of our game; no cricket match can be played without people doing the umpiring and scoring. It might be a non-playing umpire; it might be a friend or family member doing the scoring; it might be – often is – the players taking turns. We want to encourage everyone to do these courses so they can do these things better; all the player feedback says that they enjoy the game more when they have capable umpires - and good scorers.
By registering and completing one or both courses you will be helping your club and you might discover that this is something you enjoy – and might want to take further.
As an added incentive, we will be tracking how many people take up the challenge in each club. There will be rewards for the clubs that are most successful in getting their members to sign up and complete the course.
The club putting forward the most candidates who sign up and complete either course will receive £500; the second best £250 and the third best £150. This will be based on people enrolled divided by the number of senior sides in the SHPCL. e.g. A club with 4 teams which gets 10 people to do the course will score 2.5; a club with 2 teams that gets 6 people will score 3 points. If there’s a tie then the prize money will be shared. There won’t be any distinction between the umpire and scorer courses.
People who signed up last year will be counted, so it will be 202 plus 202.
So, why not sign up now – and spread the word to your club, club members and friends? The game needs more umpires and scorers – please do your bit for our game.
Hertfordshire Cricket and The Hertfordshire Association of Cricket Officials are here to support you if you have any questions or want to take your umpiring and scoring further.
Basics of Scoring Challenge
Complete the score-book with confidence!
This first step on the Scorers pathway is a free entry level book scoring course for everyone, including beginners and kids*. You will cover topics such as the score-sheet, signals, dismissals and scoring symbols. By completing this course you will increase your confidence to score at club level so why not sign up today and give it a try!
Stage One Online Umpire Challenge
This online Stage One Umpire course is designed to give you an overview of the basic Laws of the game and how to apply them and introduce the principles of field craft and match management. It will give you the tools to enable you to umpire recreational matches where there are no independent umpires appointed.
This course is completely online and once registered you should receive your e-learning log in details within two working days In the meantime why not give the Basics of Umpiring resource a try?
* You should be over 13 to register and if you are under 18 parental permission must be obtained