Hertfordshire Association of Cricket Officials
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Sun, 29 March, 2026, 9 AM
Annual Conference 2026
Elevating Performance !
Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 ¦ 8 PM
Members Evening
Luke Heskett
HCCA Disability Development Officer
Potters Bar Cricket Club
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Sun, 01 Mar 2026
10:00 -16:30
ECB Umpire Course Women & Girls Only
Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield.
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Sun, 29 March, 2026, 9 AM
Annual Conference 2026
Elevating Performance !
Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield
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Tiu, 21 Apr 2026
8PM
Members Evening
Potters Bar Cricket Club
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New ECB Recreational Cricket Safety Guidelines for 2025
The ECB have issued new safety guidelines which are in force from the 2025 season onwards. These Recreational Cricket Safety Guidelines (“Guidelines”) have been developed by the ECB’s Science & Medicine and Recreational Game departments in order to enhance the safety of everyone involved in Recreational Cricket in England and Wales. They accompany, and should be read alongside, the ECB’s Recreational Cricket Safety Regulations. These Guidelines apply to all cricket activity within a Club, including training activities, matches and net practices for players participating in Junior Cricket and/or Open Age Cricket. Although the principles and statements contained in these Guidelines are recommendations only, the ECB would strongly encourage all participants to observe them. Defined terms used throughout this document have the same meaning as is given to those terms in the Recreational Cricket Safety Regulations.
For further reading and understanding there are videos and explanations to be found in the Members area.
Hertfordshire Premier League Handbooks 2025
Fast Bowling Regulations
Age Related Fielding Restrictions
Age Related Fielding Restrictions
ECB Online ¦ Basics of Umpiring
ECB Online Basics of Umpiring Course Designed to provide foundational knowledge of the game of cricket, aimed at those who are new to cricket, umpiring or parent/guardian looking to support their club. DURATION: Approx. 45 - 60 minutes. MINIMUM AGE: 13 years. COST: Free of charge
ECB Online ¦ Basics of Scoring
ECB Online Scoring Module This course is designed to give people new to scoring the knowledge and confidence to have a go at scoring in cricket. No prior experience of scoring is required before attending the course. Whether you plan to support junior softball cricket or a hard ball game, this course will cover the following topics: •Understanding the role of the Scorer •Recognise umpire signals and what they mean for scoring •Gain an understanding of both paper and electronic scoring •Understand how to end the game and identify results correctly •Have an awareness of safeguarding responsibilities whilst scoring The course is all completed online and can be completed all in one go or broken up into small bitesize amounts that suit your needs and schedule. To gain your certificate, you must complete all of the online learning. There is no cost for this course and all scorers will be offered free membership to join the Association of Cricket Officials via the online learning platform on completion. You must be 14 or over to register for this course, if under 18 parental permission must be obtained before you proceed. To register for this FREE ECB Scoring Course please use the Following link: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/event/97bd2894-c353-4533-aef4-cac74d265852/summary Please be aware that the ECB have noted that there is a 24-48 hour delay between registering for the course and getting access to it.
HACO Awards 2025
We congratulate the following in 2025 receiving their award at the Annual General Meeting in November 2025 from Alan Price, President of HACO.
Chris Price
Umpire of the Year
Phil Gurney
Developing Umpire of the Year
Liz Woods
Scorer of the Year
A Lifetime of Service Recognised
In recognition of decades of dedicated service, Roger Abraham was appointed Honorary Life Member.
Pictured here, Roger Abraham (right) being congratulated by outgoing Chairman Nick Hall at a presentation held during the Hertfordshire Association of Cricket Officials Annual General Meeting in November 2025.
ECB Umpire Course
Sun, 01 Mar 2026
Women and Girls Only
This course is designed to give new umpires the key skills, knowledge and confidence to stand as an umpire in cricket. No prior experience of umpiring in cricket is required before attending the course.
Whether you plan to support Junior Softball cricket through to adult cricket, this course will cover the following topics:
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Understanding the role of the umpire
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Gain a basic understanding of umpiring the game
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Answering appeals and the common methods of dismissal
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How to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the game
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Judging whether or not it is safe to play
Course Date: Sun, 1 March, 2026
Course Fee: £70
Location: Hertfordshire Sports Village,
de Havilland Campus,
Hatfield Business Park, Hatflied,
AL10 9EU
Course times: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Arrive 9.30 AM)
Parking: Free of charge.
Refreshments: Participants should bring their own lunch and refreshments.
To register for this course, please click below:
For further details contact education.haco@outlook.com
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
The ECB is committed to ensuring cricket is a game for everyone by breaking down barriers and ensuring that cricket is a truly inclusive and diverse sport.
Following the launch of Raising the Game, a number of tools and resources have been made available on the ECB’s EDI Content Hub.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Everyone has a part to play in raising the game and tackling discrimination and inequality within cricket.
One of the e-learning modules is designed to help everyone in the recreational game understand the 9 protected characteristics set out in the UK Equality Act 2010.
This short course is open to all across the recreational game and takes around 30mins to complete.
Follow this link to access the EDI module.
Follow this link to access ECB Raising the Game Hub for other
e-learning material.