GCUSA classes underway
Nigel Duguid
Nigel Duguid

WITH the aim of improving the standard of umpiring locally, the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCUSA) last Tuesday last commenced training classes at the Demerara Cricket Club.Sessions will be held on every Tuesday and Thursday of every week at the same venue for the next seven weeks.
In an invited comment vice-president of the GCUSA, Nigel Duguid, indicated that the sessions are open to the public, adding that it is not compulsory for those, who aspire to become umpires, but they can gain knowledge of the laws of the game.
Duguid urged ladies to attend since there is a demand for this gender of umpires in the Caribbean, adding that interested females can take approximately two years to qualify.
Sessions continue as follows; July 21, law 7 (pitch), law 8 (wicket), law 9 (crease); July 23, law 18 (runs), law 19 (boundary), June 28, law 10 (play area), law 11 (cover pitch), law 12 (innings); June 30, law 13 (follow on), law 14 (declaration), law 15 (intervals); July 5, law 16 (start of play), law 17 (practice), law 21 (result); July 7, law 22 (over), law 27 (appeal), law 28 (W.I.D); July 12, law 20 (lost ball), law 23 (dead ball), law 29 (out of ground); July 14, law 24 (no ball), law 25 (wide ball), law 26 (bye, leg bye); July 19 law 30 (bowled), law 31 (timed out), law 32 (caught); July 21 law 33 (handled the ball), law 34 (hit the ball twice); July 26 law 35 (hit wicket), law 42 (fair and unfair play); July 28 law 36 (lbw), law 37 (obstructing the field); August 2 law 38 (run-out) law 29 (stumped); August 4 revision.
Candidates desirous of writing the preliminary exam must attend at least 80% of the lecturers.

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