MIDDLESEX CRICKET BOARD ASSOCIATION OF CRICKET OFFICIALS (MCBACO)

APPLICATION FOR: (1)COMPUTER SCORERS COURSE ; (2) LINEAR SCORING COURSE; or (3) DUCKWORTH- LEWIS COURSE—April 9 &10, 2016. [Sco Modules]

These Courses will be run at a London venue yet to be arranged over the weekend of April 9 and 10, 2016. If you are interested in attending one or more of the Courses, please complete the Form below to register your interest and await further information in due course.Please complete electronically and send as anemail attachment to

Surname: / First name
Address
Post Code and Phone / Post Code: Phone:
E:Mail
Date of Birth( day/month/year)
What qualification, if any, do you have as a Scorer—Level 1, 1A, 2,or 3 or ACU&S equivalent?
ECB ACO number
Do you have currentcricket CRB/DBS ?
With which cricket club
are you involved ?
For which Team(s) of that Club do you score
Will you be scoring throughout the Summer for that Club
D o you anticipate scoring regularly on the Computer ?

DURATION AND TIMING OF COURSES: The Computer scoring Course will be an all-day course (10.00am to 5.00pm) on Sunday April 10, 2016. The Linear Course will be on the morning of Saturday April 9,2016 from 10.00am to 1.30pm and the Duckworth-Lewis Courses will be on the afternoon of Saturday April 9, 2016 from 1.30pm – 5.30pm.

COURSES in which you are interested—please indicate below:

Course (2016 dates) / Interested (YES) / Not Interested (NO)
Computerised Scoring Course April 10 (10.00am to 5.00pm)
Linear Scoring Course April 9-morning
Duckworth-Lewis April 9--afternoon

Before completing this Form, please see further details of the Course below including page 2, including costs, for whom the Courses are designed and what you need to bring with you.

Further Information: will be sent to you in February, 2016. These Courses rely on unpaid volunteer help, please read the information provided carefully and avoid significant e mail enquiries on points covered by them.

Scope of the Courses: Each of the Courses is for qualified/experienced scorerswho are scoring regularly for their Club.TheComputer Course is designed to show established scorers how to score using the Total Cricket Scorer (“TCS”) on a Lap Top (not a tablet) or using NX Cricket or CricHQ on a I-Pad.The TCS Lap Top program enables you to correct an earlier mistake with one entry and accomplish this fast (that I not so with TCS on an I-Pad). Note: once you load TCS onto a Lap Top, it cannot thereafter be transferred to another lap top (that may also be true of NX Cricket and CricHQ on an I-Pad).The Linear Course explains how to score using the Linear method. The Duckworth Lewis Course addresses how to use D-L.

Is there a Scorers Course for an inexperienced or would be scorer on a Computer? Yes but it is not this Course. The Course you want is the one being run at Lords over the weekends of EitherNov 7 & 8 and Nov 21 & 22; OR January 23 & 24 and February 6 & 7, 2016—see or call Hugh Chapman on 07921 985 457.

Laptop or I-Pad needed for the Computer Scoring Course:For the Computer Scoring Course bring either a lap top (with the TCS program downloaded onto it) or an I-Pad (with NX Cricket or Cric HQ downloaded onto it) and a power cable. As an ECB ACO Member, you can acquire the TCS program at a discount. For all details about TCS –see contact TCS with any questions about the program. Check whether NX Cricket or CricHQ offer similar discounts.

Laptop needed for Duckworth-Lewis Course: Bring a Lap Top (not an I-Pad), with a power cable. For the Duckworth- Lewis Course, we will supply the D-L program for you to down-load onto your Lap Top.

Course Materials: In addition to your Lap Top/I-Pad(as above), bring with you to the Course whatever stationary and other items you use when scoring. For the Linear Course, bring a 12” Ruler. On both the Computer Scoring and Linear Courses you will be carrying out some scoring exercises. We will supply Linear Scoring Records

Course Costs:The estimated cost of each Course is: (i) the Computer Course: £30; (ii) the Linear Course: £20; and (iii) the Duckworth Lewis Course: £20—those attending both Linear and Duckworth Lewis can do so for a combined Course fee of £35 .All course fees arepayable in cash or by cheque to MCB ACO on the day of the Course.

Venue:The exact location of the Course in Londonwill be advised nearer the time.

Other help for Middlesex Scorers /Middlesex Data Base of Scorers: At present there is no data base of scorers in Middlesex which makes contacting all scorers about Courses and events/meetings we would like to hold for Scorers impossible. If you know any Middlesex Scorers, please forward this Application Form and accompanying e mail onto them and copy us on your e- mail showing their Club so we can add them to our data base and so they can apply for these Course if they wish to.

Final Request for Information:If you are interested in the Courses but not available, please so indicate below which course(s) you would like to do another time. If this Form reaches you via a third party and you live/score in Middlesex and want to be invited to future courses/Meetings, please add below your Name; Club; E-Mail address and Phone Number.

If you have any other immediate questions please add your query here: