ICC EUROPEAN OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION The ICC: Our Vision of Success ‘As a leading global sport cricket will captivate and inspire people of every age, gender, background and ability while building bridges between continents, countries and communities’ FREE TO JOIN

ICC EOA – INFORMATION HOW DOES THE ICC EOA RELATE TO ME? Designed to bring all the qualified officials within Europe closer together Creates an association in which you, the official, can gain knowledge and have a voice in how umpire, scorer and referee education moves forward throughout Europe Joining is FREE Regular updates on the current ICC Europe officials’ career pathway Allows officials to gain an understanding of opportunities available to assist them in developing their officiating skills at all levels of the game You will also receive other benefits designed to support your officiating - and to see what the ICC EOA can do to help and support you in your officiating, please take the time to look through this brochure. HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER? In order to join the ICC EOA you must comply with the following: You must be based in an ICC European Member Country You must have attended an Umpire Training Course and/or Scorers Training Course run by (or agreed by) the ICC Europe Office ICC EOA is not a competitor to the England & Wales Cricket Board Association of Cricket Officials (ECB OCA). We will work in conjunction with the ECB OCA to provide: - the ECB ACO with a better understanding of European needs; - our members with the outstanding resources that a ICC Full Member Country Board can offer ECB ACO National Forum Europe Rep ECB ACO Regional Forum Europe Rep European Cricket Committee ICC European Officials Association Country Board Officials Associations Representative ICC European Officials Association Members

ICC EOA – BENEFITS Apart from being FREE to join, you will receive the following benefits on becoming a member of the ICC EOA: Free (on acceptance of application): ICC Europe Pen & Pencil Set or ICC Europe Tie ICC Europe Bowler’s Mark (umpires only) & 10 Umpires Overs Cards (umpires only) Free (every month): “EuropeNews” Newsletter news from across the European region on all cricketing initiatives Upcoming events inc. ICC European Championship updates Through your local Officials Representative have an input into how officials’ development is run within Europe. The ICC EOA has a seat on the ECB ACO Board and will put Europe’s point of view to them. Future developments in education/qualifications made by ECB ACO will be designed with Europe in mind. The European Cricket Committee will also discuss ideas put forward for improving the officials’ career path. Free (periodically): “ Signals” Newsletter news relating specifically to umpiring, scoring & refereeing

HOW DO I JOIN? In order to join the ICC EOA, please check that you comply with the following requirements: You must be based in an ICC European Member Country – not England & Wales You must have attended an Umpire Training Course and/or Scorers Training Course run by (or agreed by) the ICC Europe Office Please complete the application form as fully as possible & return to the postal (or ) address at the top of the form. When your application form is received the ICC EOA team will check your details against our database. Following successful acceptance, your free membership pack will be sent out to you within 28 days.