October 2023 Umpires and Scorers Training Course

October 2023 Umpires and Scorers Training Course

There was another hugely successful training course for budding umpires and scorers, which took place at the Army Cricket ground in Aldershot at the end of October in the sunshine. 23 candidates took part in the three day course, undertaken by UKAF ACO Chair Ben Hood,...
Ray Holyer awarded prestigious RN award

Ray Holyer awarded prestigious RN award

United Kingdom Armed Forces Association of Cricket Officials was delighted to receive the news that life member Captain (Rtd) Ray Holyer RN was presented with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Royal Navy Sport award at the recent RN Sports Awards event. The...
UKAF ACO HMS Victory Dinner – 22 March 2024

UKAF ACO HMS Victory Dinner – 22 March 2024

United Kingdom Armed Forces Association of Cricket Officials is delighted to once again announce that a dinner will be held to mark the start of the 2024 season on Friday 22nd March 2024 in the incredible confines of HMS Victory in Portsmouth. The details of the event...
Ian Hopkins officiates at IBSA World Games

Ian Hopkins officiates at IBSA World Games

UKAF ACO member Ian Hopkins was delighted to have been asked to officiate the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games in Birmingham during August. Here is Ian’s report …… You may or may not be aware that from 21 to 25 August, as a...
HMS Victory Dinner 2023 – report

HMS Victory Dinner 2023 – report

Major Christian Nicholson, former Chair of UKAF ACO, penned a report on the HMS Victory dinner that took place back in April 2023.  We have been very fortunate to be able to do it all again in 2024 – for details, see the following link …  HMS Victory...
UKAF ACO Scorers Course – October 2023

UKAF ACO Scorers Course – October 2023

UKAF ACO are once again hosting a three-day Club Scorers Course and PlayCricket Pro session from Wednesday 25 October to Friday 27 October 2023 in the Army Cricket Pavilion at Aldershot. The sessions and course is open to all – military and civilians. For more...