Umpire Courses 2026/7 Season

ECB Umpiring Course

This course is designed to give new umpires the key skills, knowledge and confidence to stand as an umpire in cricket. No prior experience of umpiring in cricket is required before attending the course.

Whether you plan to support Junior Softball cricket through to adult cricket, this course will cover the following topics:

• Understanding the role of the umpire
• Gain a basic understanding of umpiring the game
• Answering appeals and the common methods of dismissal
• How to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the game
• Judging whether or not it is safe to play

Learners will be asked to complete some e-learning prior to attending the course, which will take no more than 90 minutes to complete in total. Pre-learning can be completed via multiple visits or in one go.

For further information and/or to book on a course please use the links below.
The appropriate County Education Team can be contacted by using the contact link below.
Feel free to book onto the course that suits you in terms of date and distance.

14th March 2027

TBA

Buckinghamshire

17th April 2027

Aylesbury Grammar School,
Aylesbury

Bucks

BUCKS CLUBS & FEMALE ONLY

Buckinghamshire

Berkshire

13th March 2027
(9:30am-4pm)

Haybrook College

112 Burnham Lane

Slough, SL1 6LZ

Berkshire

11th April 2027
(9:30am-4pm)

Purley on Thames
FEMALE ONLY

Berkshire

Date & Venue

West of County
TBA

Hampshire

Date & Venue

TBA

Oxfordshire

Date & Venue

TBA

Berkshire Cricket Officials Association (BCOA)
Committed to the Development and Support of Umpires & Scorers in Berkshire

These Training pages contain details of all courses known in our neighbouring counties.
For completeness the buttons below provide  links to their Websites