Monthly Meetings
The General Monthly Meetings of the association are held at the Kahibah Sports Club –
Take up the challenge and become a Qualified Cricket Umpire today.
The General Monthly Meetings of the association are held at the Kahibah Sports Club –
Newcastle District Cricket Umpires Association is always ready to welcome, train and develop new Male and Female Umpires – don’t let age be a barrier.
Courses are available offering full accreditation to enable you to umpire all formats of cricket in the Newcastle District Cricket Association competitions and beyond.
The formats include – 2 Day matches, 1 Day matches, T20 matches. There are also separate Masters and Women’s Competitions. In addition members are also involved in Junior and Veterans fixtures.
Additionally there is a high demand for our Umpires to officiate in school matches around Newcastle and the Hunter District.
Attractive match fees are payable.
Take up the challenge and become a Qualified Cricket Umpire today.
If you are interested please fill in the form on this page and our Chairman of Training, Kim Norris, will be in touch with you.
The Newcastle District Cricket Umpires Association Inc. (NDCUA) umpire in the Newcastle District Cricket Association (NDCA) competition since 13th October 1920.
Currently this includes 2 Day matches, 1 Day 50 over games and the T20 format.The NDCUA also provides umpires for school matches and Junior Representative fixtures.
NDCUA umpires have umpired at State and Country NSW Levels and the Association is affiliated with New South Wales Cricket & Umpires Scorers Assoc (NSWCUSA). Members have the option of also joining the Sydney Grade Umpires Association.
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month from July to April, starting at 7.00pm.
These meetings are held at Kahibah Sports Club – 63 Kenibea Ave, Kahibah NSW 2290.
New members & registered umpires of other Associations are also always welcome to attend these monthly meetings.
You are welcome to meet up for a pre-meeting meal at the club from 6.00pm to enjoy the fellowship of members and guests.
As a member, if you cannot attend a meeting you are expected to forward an apology.
The “bunny hop” catch is no longer allowed. A fielder who jumps from outside the boundary may touch the ball only once while airborne. They must then return and establish themselves completely inside the boundary rope; otherwise, contact with the ball results in a boundary
Thirty (30) minutes. Law 24.2 Note: (24.2.7)
The umpire reaches their position at the bowler’s end prior to 3:40pm. Law 12.4
Call and signal “Dead ball” as soon as the ball hits the helmet and award 5 penalty runs to the batting side plus 2 runs to the striker making a total of 7 runs. Law 18.9
Answer the appeal ‘Not out’. Law 38.2
Team B’s innings will commence at 3:15pm and tea will be taken at 3:40pm. Law 11.6
A: Fielders must hold the ball securely in their hand—rather than just letting it touch their hand—before dislodging the bails. The fielder must be in a position where they could choose to continue holding the ball indefinitely.
When the batters complete one run. Law 16.6
A: The wicket-keeper’s positioning has been relaxed. They are now permitted to have their gloves in front of the stumps during the bowler’s run-up, provided they are fully behind the stumps when the ball is actually released.
*Original Source acknowledgement: NSWCU&SA / MCC.
