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Injured batsman 'stumping' In a recent a game in Capetown, the wicket-keeper thought he had a valid appeal for a stumping when the injured batsman was out his ground. More Out for 99 In a recent a game in Victoria, the batsman thought he had scored his first ever century but he was given out Caught for 99. Richard Sylvester queries the umpiring decision. More Returning the ball AB de Villiers almost picked up the ball when it rested against the stumps which prompted Anthony Simms from Dorset to ask about the ball being handled by the batsman during a game last summer More Bird strike In the last of his set of questions, V Niketh asks about a cricket ball hitting a bird in flight More Discarded glove V Niketh asks another question, this time it relates to a glove thrown onto the ground by the wicket-keeper More Unfair action by keeper V Niketh ask about unfair play by the wicket-keeper More Team manager tosses up Grant Simpson from Melbourne queries who is allowed to make the toss More Movement by 'keeper Kaleem Baig from Mumbai asks about movement by the wicket-keeper when the bowler is running in to bowl More ECB fast bowling change The ECB fast bowling directives have changed following a two-year consultation process. The outcome is that bowlers up to under-15 level are now able to bowl longer spells and more overs in a day. More Laws Quiz Quiz 20 Quiz 21 Quiz 22		Time wasting One of our South African viewers, George Chisholm, has asked us to comment on the alleged time wasting during the recent Test Match More Ground, weather & light Whenever a game is interrupted by bad weather or light, there is pressure on the umpires to resume play as soon as possible. More Previous extracts can be viewed in the *Why's That?* section of this site. Young umpire and his first match 14 year old Ethan Peel umpired his first match after attending the Oxfordshire IICUS BTEC course More Success story for IICUS learner Russell Todd, a 17 year old student from Oxfordshire, describes his progress as an umpire after his attendance on an IICUS BTEC course. More IICUS changes direction IICUS have announced that they will no longer support a membership database, concentrating on the education of new umpires and scorers. The menu entry 'members' has been replaced by the menu entry 'learning'. This area of the website is now available to learners, active tutors and active assessors More Collaboration with coaches IICUS are delighted to announce that we have established an association with miCricketCoach who have created an Umpires Corner where IICUS will be providing expert answers to Law questions posed by cricket coaches throughout the World. More Frequently Asked Questions The IICUS BTEC - your questions answered More .... Why the BTEC Certificate? The need for the Edexcel IICUS BTEC Certificate in Cricket Umpiring is explained and a comparison is made with the Skills Active standards More .... World First, World Class! IICUS introduces first-ever BTEC Certificate in Cricket Umpiring!		Course dates BTEC Certificate course description IICUS meets Edexcel Latest Quiz Scoring Courses Unit 2 course An IICUS BTEC Unit 2 course commences on Wednesday 20 January 2010 at Oxford Brookes University, Harcourt Hill, Oxford. Places can be booked with Mick Warren on 01993 836083 ECB Level 1 students are welcome to attend this Match Management course The New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association website has been redesigned Northern Ireland umpires The website for the Northern Ireland Association of Cricket Umpires & Scorers has been re-vamped and can be viewed here Unit 1 course An IICUS BTEC Unit 1 course commences on Monday 9 November 2009 at Cheltenham Tigers RFC, Newlands Park, Cheltenham. Places can be booked with Bill Griffin on 01285 821529 EDEXCEL report The Board of the International Institute of Cricket Umpiring & Scoring are extremely pleased with the first report received from the External Verifier appointed by Edexcel for UK courses. More Bowling Restrictions Chris from Oxford has raised a question about the ECB age grouping for young bowlers. Age groups are based on the age of the player at midnight on 31st August in the year preceding the current season. A bowler who is Under 15 at the above date can only bowl a maximum 5 overs in a spell even after a 15th birthday in July. More IICUS course in Nepal A BTEC course in Cricket Umpiring has been conducted in Nepal in conjunction with Cricket Australia. More ...

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