Want To Be A Cricket Umpire?

Posted on March 18, 2009
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Billy Bowden And Rudi Koertzen

Billy Bowden And Rudi Koertzen

If you have a deep passion or ambition to become a cricket umpire,here are some details regarding the courses on offer.

Introduction To Umpiring
 This is a new course which is designed to attract the occasional umpire-mother,father,coaches and tutors.This course can be completed in maximum one or two evening classes.

GL6 Course
This course is designed for a beginner (player or umpire) who wants to increase his/her knowledge and skills regarding cricket.This course gives an outlook regarding all the laws of the cricket which are related to one-day,single innings games.If you get 80% marks in a 60 question multiple choice exam,you have passed in this course.Those successful at GL6 course are qualified,mainly,to stand at club 2nd/3rd XI or school cricket.1 or 2 years field experience is needed before moving on to the next level.

GL5 Course
Candidates have to pass the GL6 exam before taking this course and this course culminates in a multiple choice exam.This course covers all 42 laws in greater depth and the course also includes detailed study of field-craft and man-management techniques which are the essential requirements of a good umpire.Success at this course makes the candidates eligible to stand at all levels of club cricket and the opening rounds of national competitions.

There are also One-Day Seminars for those who want to focus on specific subjects like in-depth study of some laws,field techniques etc

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3 Responses to “Want To Be A Cricket Umpire?”

  1. chamara prasanna on April 6th, 2009 9:35 am

    I am from sri lanka.what is the way i can be a crircket umpa

  2. rishad on April 8th, 2009 2:40 am

    I think the best way is to contact ECB to get the details of becoming an international cricket umpire.it will also be a nice opening for you.Otherwise you can contact the sri lanka cricket board to get the details.

  3. rishad on April 8th, 2009 2:42 am

    The history of cricket umpires from sri lanka are very few compared to the other nations

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