VCA Umpires and Scorers Association (VCAUSA)

Welcome to the website of the Victorian Cricket Association (VCA) Umpires and Scorers Association.

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We have a long and proud history of helping Umpires and Scorers, and we've been part of Victorian Cricket for almost 120 years. We commenced on the 19th November 1906 when District Cricket was formed in Melbourne, and to-date 120+ of our Members have gone on to umpire or score Test Cricket, International Limited Over Cricket, Sheffield Shield Cricket, One Day Domestic, Big Bash and other List A matches throughout Australia and overseas. Cricket Victoria also operates its 200 Club for Players, Umpires, Coaches and Scorers who have participated in aminimum of 200 matches of 1st  XI District/Premier Cricket. Currently, 47 Victorian Umpires & Scorers belong to that prestigious CV200 Club. 

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Primarily, we are the Social Arm of the Umpires and Scorers of Victorian Premier Cricket, but membership is open to anyone from any Cricket Association, or anyone who wishes to further the interests of Cricket Umpires or Scorers. By browsing through this website, or joining the VCAUSA as a Member, you can associate with, mix with and learn from our Members. 

 

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Membership

We are a membership organisation, operating under Rules of Incorporation. There are several categories of membership for you to choose from, ranging from $100 per year for full membership, to lower cost options for Associate, Scorer or Community Cricket Memberships. Members in these categories receive full access to this website, plus access to the relevant resources available from the VCAUSA.

 

There is also free website membership, where you can browse through most of these pages. However, some of the content is restricted to paid VCAUSA Members

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VCAUSA Membership Benefits

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As a member of the VCAUSA, you're entitled to the full benefits provided. This includes:

• Subsidised Social Events (for Members and Partners) - allowing you to mix with, learn from, and intergrate with our Members

• Subsidised Invitation to the VCAUSA Annual Awards Presentation Night

• Eligibility for Annual Alan McCarthy VCAUSA/CV Umpire Scholarship

• Access to play in organised Social Cricket Matches - to keep those competitive juices flowing

• Ability to play in the biennial Crockett Shield Cricket match - where we play cricket against the South Australian Cricket Umpires (since 1931)

• Access to all the information on this website - including all the Resources, Training Packages and relevant Training material

• Access to our Law 43 magazine - published approximately monthly during the Cricket Season, and less frequently during the off-season

• Access to the VCAUSA Annual Report (119th edition just released)

• For VCAUSA Members who are also Premier Cricket Umpires, access to Premier Cricket Umpire Training and Development material

• For VCAUSA Scorer Members, access to comprehensive Scorer Training Material, including training booklets and videos (non-members receive restricted access but website members receive full Scorer Training access  (remember ... website membership is FREE)

• Subsidised VCAUSA apparel

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Click here to find out more about our Membership Categories

 

 

RESOURCES

There are plenty of resources for Umpires and Scorers, to aid with the development of your craft. 

Premier Cricket Umpires get access to all the Premier Cricket Training and Development information, together with all the Umpire Development articles. Umpires who are not on the current Premier Cricket Umpiring Panel receive non-Premier Cricket Umpiring-related Development Resources

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Scorers who are not VCAUSA or Website members receive access to a restricted version of the Official Cricket Victoria Scoring Handbook. Scorers who join the VCAUSA or the website receive full access to the Scoring Handbook, plus they receive access to the companion 'how-to-score' video 

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Click here to go to the Resources Pages

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LAW 43

Law 43 is the official publication of the VCAUSA. It is a member-driven newsletter, published approximately monthly during the Australian Cricket Season, and less frequently during the off-season. Inside, you'll find updates from the various VCAUSA Committee Members, biographies about new Members, interesting stories and anecdotes (some about cricket and some not about cricket), a list of upcoming VCAUSA Events and maybe even some officiating opportunities. 

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There is usually plenty to read in Law 43, and the release of each Issue is always keenly anticipated. 

Everyone gets to the see latest issue in this website, and if you wish to read previous issues, then you need to be a VCAUSA Member

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Click here to go to the Law 43 page

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Social Cricket

One of the feature events on the VCAUSA Calendar is the biennial Social Cricket match that we play against the South Australian Cricket Association Umpires and Scorers Association (SACUSA). This is played at Easter every 2 years, dating back to 1931, with the winner keeping bragging rights to the Crockett Shield. The shield is named after the legendary Umpire Bob Crockett, who umpired Test Cricket and umpired in both Victoria and South Australia.

 

The Event comprises several dinner functions over the Easter Weekend, and a family fun day on Easter Sunday. Whilst hotly contested, it is also a chance to renew lifelong friendships (or make new friends) with our colleagues in South Australia.

 

As we lead into each Easter Cricket Event, we schedule Social Cricket Matches during the Cricket Season. These matches are our chance to keep the competitive juices flowing, and allow us to get out from officiating to actually playing the game we love.

 

Contact anyone on the Committee to find our more about our Social Cricket matches.

 

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MEMBER PROFILES​

We run profiles of Members on this website, and a key part of that is the section titles 'A Few Minutes with ...'.

Here we talk to Members about their experiences in officiating, as they aim to impart some of their wisdom for us. ​

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Click here to go to the profiles section

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oTHER INFORMATION

There is plenty of other information to browse on the website. You'll find articles about our History, the Rules of our Association, a Blog about recent events, plenty of photos, and if you're a VCAUSA Member, you'll also have access to an exclusive VCAUSA Members-only page where you get access to Annual Reports, Lists of Award Winners and Lists of Records​

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You can access these Pages from the tabs above​

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