UAE Trip Spring 2018

Waking up in the winter months, when the snow is falling and the weather is dull can be pretty depressing, with umpires and scorers across the country counting down the minutes until the new cricket season approaches. Well, for 6 ACO members from across the United Kingdom they put their jumpers and hats aside as…

ECBACO North Regional Meeting

Today is the ECB Association of cricket officials North regional meeting. This is an  Annual meeting where regional officers from across the county meet to discuss topics going on in their region and the plans for the season ahead. In addition to having representatives from the ECBACO Executive. I thought I would do a quick…

Young Leader of the Year: Connor Whitelock

A promising cricket coach who has his eyes on inspiring the next generation of cricketers has received a national award for his leadership and coaching skills. Connor Whitelock from Durham who previously coached at Sedgefield Cricket Club, picked up Young Leader of the Year for his contribution to grassroots cricket. 19 year old Whitelock said: “To be…

My Top 5 North East Cricket Grounds

Following on from my previous blog post on my top five cricket grounds in the country,  I now take a look at my five favourite grounds in the North East which I have visited last season. Middleton in Teesdale Cricket Club  I have visited Middleton in Teesdale Cricket Club on two occasions, the first was in…

ECB ACO Training Season

For all of you umpires and scorers out there, you know that when January comes around the training season arrives. Tutors up and down the country are preparing to teach the next up and coming umpires and scorers the skills they need ready to take to the field and box come April. The training season…

County Championship Team of the Year

The last day of December is upon us, today I thought I would select a combined Division 1 and 2 County Championship side of the season to mark the end of 2017. 1 –  Alastair Cook (Essex) Despite only playing seven games throughout the County Championship season, the former England captain had to go down…

Regional Volunteering Success

A cricket volunteer from Durham was recently commemorated for his commitment to local cricket with a trip to Lord’s. John Smithson of Eppleton Cricket Club was awarded the Heartbeat of the Club award for his services to volunteering at Eppleton Cricket Club and the North East Premier League. I interviewed John Smithson for Boundary6, which you can watch below….

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all Boundary6 readers – below is a Christmas message from me.  

North East Premier League Junior Presentation

On Wednesday evening I went along to Burnopfield Cricket Club to take some photos at the North East Premier League Junior awards evening. The night was a huge success and I have covered the night for Boundary6. Check out my post below. Youngsters from across the North East Premier League were bowled over after picking…

Volunteers in Cricket

Over 5.5 million people currently volunteer in sport and physical activity in the United Kingdom, with over 42 thousand of these, volunteering weekly at cricket clubs up and down the country. I met up with some cricket volunteers for Boundary6 about their volunteering experience, listen below to hear what they had to say.