Umpires

Gloucestershire Cricket Board is an ever improving county in terms of our professionalism and the opportunities we offer to all people involved with the game. For this reason workforce development and improved opportunities for Umpires and Scorers are key objectives for the county. We are committed to improving the standard of umpiring and scoring throughout the county and want to see a decrease in the number of Gloucestershire youth and senior matches being officiated by non qualified officials.

Gloucestershire Association of Cricket Officials

The ECB has recently formed a new Association of Cricket Officials.

The ECB ACO was established on January 1 2008, with members of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers having voted to join members of the ECB Officials Association in the new organisation.

To ensure that the GCB work with the ECB on meeting targets for the improvement of the game the County Board now have formed a Gloucestershire Association of Cricket Officials. This is a fully constituted body that becomes a working arm of the County Board and they are primed with the delivery of courses, the assessment of our current umpires and the organisation of appointment panels both with the West of England Premier League, the Gloucestershire County Cricket League and the Bristol & District Cricket League. With GACO formed we believe that there will be a dramatic improvement seen in the officiated at all club games.

Applications for Membership

The ECB is inviting applications for membership from umpires and scorers who wish to join the ECB Association of Cricket Officials. In joining the ECB ACO you automatically become a member of WACO.

Membership is open to all umpires and scorers including those outside England and Wales. If you would like to obtain an application form for membership to the ECB ACO please download one here together with a direct debit form.