User:AmritThind/The Austrian Union of Cricket Umpires & Scorers (AUCUS)

About the Austrian Union of Umpires & Scorers
There are currently 13 Cricket Clubs in Austria and three grounds with artificial pitches (one in Seebarn, Lower Austria, one in Velden, Carinthia, and one in Vienna, 22. district). Probably the most important fact is that there are an increasing number of children and youths playing cricket now. Hence, it is the right time to put the next piece in the Austrian Cricket jigsaw puzzle: institutionalising umpiring & scoring.

About 30 years ago, the situation was quite different, when a few enthusiasts started playing Cricket (note: Cricket was played briefly around the turn of the 20th century in Austria). In terms of the development of umpiring in Austria, the first high-level umpiring course was conducted by Alf and George Powley, who were overseas instructors of the ACU&S, in the late 1980s.

Such umpiring seminars are still repeated:


 * 2001 - ECC Umpiring Course, Velden, where Slovenian and Austrian umpires took part. Instructor: John Middleton
 * 2001 - AUCUS Intro Umpiring & Scoring Course, Vienna, Instructors: S. Khanna/G.Tebb/H. Zikuda/W.Blaschke
 * 2003 - ECC Intro Course, Vienna, Instructor: Graham Cooper
 * 2003 - Boundary Assessment of Umpires, Vienna, Instructor: Graham Cooper
 * 2004 - ECC Intro Course, Vienna, Instructor: Graham Cooper
 * 2006 - AUCUS Umpiring Intro Course, Vienna, Instructors: S. Khanna/G.Tebb/M. Bailey/W.Blaschke
 * 2009 - ICC In-County Course and ICC ECB Level 1 Course, Vienna
 * 2009 - ICC ECB ACO Level 1 Course, Vienna, Instructor: Ray Holyer
 * and other seminars will follow

Executive Board
The Executive Board of the AUCU&S is elected every two years and usually consists of four elected members.

Current Comitee Members
(19.April 2009-19.April 2011)

Mission Statement
o To develop Cricket with regard to Umpring & Scoring in Austria.

o To maintain and to increase the quality of umpires and scorers by offering seminars and courses.

o To maintain and to build up relationships with National and International Bodies (e.g. ICC, ECB ACO, ÖCV-ACA)

o To offer umpiring & scoring services to National and International Bodies

ACA-ÖCV Competition Matches
The Austrian Cricket Associationis the National Governing Body of Cricket in Austria.

Officiated Umpires
Officiated Umpires are entitled to umpire domestic ACA-ÖCV Competition Matches.

Education of Umpires and Scorers
One of the major objectives of AUCUS is the developing of the level of umpiring and scoring in Austria.

All information on umpiring and scoring courses (overview, contents and instructors) can be found on the ICC Europe Homepage.