IICUS announces launch of umpire training on-line
Movement by wicket-keeper
Owner: D Burns Gordon Faulkner asks whether the wicket-keeper can move when the bowler is running in to bowl More
Time innings starts
Owner: B Aitken Venki Belavadi from India asks about the recording of the time that a batsman's innings starts More
Bowled whilst running!!
Owner: A Newman Steve Locke has raised a question about a batsman running for a 2nd run and being given out Bowled More
Absent batsmen
Owner: B Aitken We are often asked about a side batting second having injured batsmen who are unable to bat when the last 'uninjured' batsman is Out. We have created a scenario which answers the question More
Stumped off a dead ball
Owner: D Burns Harry Staples from Perth thought the ball was dead on the call of over and was surprised when the umpire answered an appeal for a stumping More
Wide that wasn't
Owner: A Newman Derek Mitchell from Cape Town is confused about the calling of wides in local cricket and no balls in international cricket for the same type of incident More
Protecting fingers
Owner: D Jones Ian Dodd from Perth asks about a player wearing a bandage on his hand when he is fielding More
Helmet and runs
Owner: D Jones Bernie Mitchell from Northumberland enquires about the ball being dead when it hits a helmet on the ground More
Fielder uses a cloth
Owner: D Jones Henry Sykes from North Devon queries the fact that a fielder stops the ball with a cloth he had been using to dry the ball More
  Launch of on-line course
Owner: D JonesIICUS has developed the BTEC Certificate Umpiring Course for learners to use on-line in the comfort of their own homes on their PC, Laptop, iPad or Mobile Phone. No more travelling for miles to attend a 10 week classroom-based course. We appreciate that learners want to allocate time to the study of the Laws of Cricket when it is convenient for them.
Calling all scorers
IICUS has established an alliance with Notchers' News which is a forum for sharing news and experiences, discussing scoring issues and networking. An eLearning course for scorers will be published during 2012.
Cricket scorers required
School/College games in Oxfordshire require scorers during April, May and June. Full training will be given and expenses are payable at £40 per game
For more information contact Mick Warren 01193 836083 mobile 07777613285 or email him
Open Learning Manual
The MCC has published the 4th Edition of the Open Learning Manual which is an essential document for all umpires wishing to extend their knowledge and application of the Laws
ICC change match regulations
From October 1, the ICC changes to match regulations for Internationals will come into force More
IICUS is truly international
Owner: D JonesWith the sale of our eLearning umpiring training course in Dubai, IICUS is now providing courses in 7 countries worldwide, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the United States of America. For more information about our umpiring courses contact the IICUS Course Co-ordinator
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Presentation in Oxfordshire
A presentation was recently made to some of the successful members of the Edexcel BTEC course organised by IICUS in Oxfordshire More
CODE OF CONDUCT - ECB to ban detrimental comments
Players and club officials shall not make any public or media comment which is detrimental to the League, clubs, umpires or the game in general. In this instance, media shall include press, radio, television, external websites, club websites, social networking sites and club match programmes.
ICC to ban runners
At a recent meeting of the ICC cricket committee it was decided that runners would not be allowed when a batsman was injured. A number of other changes to match regulations were discussed but the World Cricket Committee (WCC) of the MCC has since met and disagreed with some of the ICC proposals. More
Law changes October 2010
Owner: D Burns In October 2010, the new edition of the Laws of Cricket came into force and the changes are explained on the MCC video The 2010 version has been in force in matches abroad in such places as Australia, india, South Africa and Pakistan but will only be used in the UK from the start of the approaching summer season. The Laws have been amended to illustrate changes to logic, layout, consistency and clarity as well as reflecting current practice, getting rid of some ambiguities and introducing some new technology.
A text version of the full Laws has been made available by the MCC. The text highlighted in blue are important changes which may need some study by umpires .
The New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association website has been redesigned
Northern Ireland umpires
Owner: NIACUS The website for the Northern Ireland Association of Cricket Umpires & Scorers has been re-vamped and can be viewed here