SCORERS
The Summertime Blues
At the time of writing, we have already
experienced a whole range of weather
conditions. I do hope all our colleagues
have managed to keep warm on some
of those exceedingly chilly days early
in the season, in some extremely
draughty scoreboxes no doubt! And
now, we have experienced a series of
really rather hot and humid days.
Scoring opportunities increase year on
year. Being relatively new to the
National Scorers’ Officer (NSO) role, I
have found it quite a challenge to
ensure that the appropriate personnel
have been appointed to the
appropriate high-level matches.
Hopefully it has all worked out well
thus far! Please make contact with
your County Scorer Officer (CSO) or
Regional Scorer Officer (RSO) if you
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wish to advance on the scorer
pathway and be able to take
advantage of some of these
opportunities.
We have also managed to step up and
help fill in when scorers were required
at the last minute, which has been
greatly appreciated by match
managers in particular, but also the
coaches and players. I receive a
number of frantic 11th-hour emails and
phone calls, and it is pleasing that ECB
ACO can get the job done, whenever
possible! Thank you to everyone who
has been able to assist.
This year’s National Conference will be
held at Lord’s in October. It will be
super to meet as many of you as
possible. We are extremely fortunate
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to have David Kendix, the England
scorer, as our special guest speaker,
as well as a scorer’s forum and an
education update. Please come
along armed with enthusiasm and
questions, and embrace the
opportunity to mingle in particular
with your scorer colleagues from all
over! Unfortunately, the odds are that
the scorebox will have been, or will
about to be, demolished by then. If
this is the case, we will not be able
offer a chance to enjoy the best
possible view.
I am pleased to be able to tell you that
there was a well attended and
enjoyable Young Officials’ (YO)
Conference at the end of February,
with a good number of scorers in
attendance. The day included a great