Possible Umpiring Course

Apparently there is a letter going round the midweek teams offering a course on "Introduction to Umpiring", to be run by one of Scotland's leading umpires.

I heard a suggestion that attendance should be made compulsory for certain individuals but the basic idea is to give voluntary finger waggers an opportunity to improve their skills for the coming season.

This is not a full umpiring course and I understand that the costs of participating will be extremely low.  So it's worth watching this space...

Ashes Series 2013 - Advance Warning

If you are considering a trip to the Ashes test at Durham the season after next, you may be somehwat surpirised to learn that tickets are already on sale and disappearing fast.

Curiously the Durham Test will be a Monday to Friday event during the first week in June.  I looked at buying tickets for three people on the Wednesday and found that the 'cheap' (£55) seats were already so heavily sold I couldn't get three together.

To buy tickets the best plan is to get them direct from Durham CC

God knows what the beer prices will be...