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…

Umpiring in South Africa Part 2: Harry Stephenson

Last week I caught up with North East Premier League Umpire Harry Stephenson about umpiring in South Africa. Today you can read part two of my interview with Harry. Did you learn anything from your South African colleagues? Spending time umpiring with colleagues from a different country was a very worthwhile and exciting experience. I…

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…

Minor Counties Cricket: Oli McGee

The Minor Counties Championship is a cricket competition contested by teams around England and Wales. These sides do not have first class status and is seen as a level below the professional game. The competition features twenty teams who are equally split into two regional divisions; Eastern and Western. The sides compete in three different…

Umpiring in South Africa: Harry Stephenson

2016 North East Premier League Umpire of Year, Harry Stephenson is another official from the region who has officiated overseas. Harry who has recently returned from a trip to South Africa caught up with Boundary6 about his experiences umpiring overseas. What is your background in umpiring? I started umpiring about 12 years ago which coincided…

Durham Cricket Academy: Geoff Cook

Former Durham Head Coach, Geoff Cook was massively involved in starting Durham CCC on their development as a 1st Class County and in the formation of the Durham Cricket Academy. Cook who was born in Middlesbrough played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, before joining Durham in 1991. Durham have enjoyed a massively successful time under Geoff…

Durham Cricket Board: Graeme Weeks

The Durham Cricket Board play an important role in the progression of cricketers in Durham and is the pathway for player development from the ages 11 up to 17. Graeme Weeks oversees the management of the Durham Cricket Board and I caught up with him for today’s Boundary6 post. You can watch today’s interview below….

Cricket in the States

Whenever you think of American sports, soccer, basketball and American football spring to mind. However cricket in the United States is now taking off thanks to immigrants who are pushing the sport forward. A cricket league in Washington DC is one of the many cricket leagues which are now up and running in the USA. I…

Who is the National Scoring Officer?

Sue Jones is the Association of Cricket Officials (ACO) National Scoring Officer, leading recreational scoring throughout the country. Sue has a busy time in her role as NSO as you will find out from the interview below. Sue spoke with Boundary6 about what her role involves and some highlights of her scoring career. Why did…