WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Umpires’ Match Notes 2018 Match: v. Division: Date of the Match: PRE-MATCH PROCEDURE Please CIRCLE ONE category only 1 Which team won the toss? HOME AWAY 2 Were the Umpires’ fees paid by home captain before play commenced? YES NO 3 Was there a visible and accurate clock available? YES NO PITCH REPORT (in your own Opinion) Please CIRCLE ONE category only Grading Criteria (4) Consistent Bounce (5) Lateral seam movement (6) Carry to wicketkeeper (7) Turn Mark Very Good Consistent No help to bowler Very good No help to bowler 5 Good Slightly variable A little help to bowler Good A little help to bowler 4 Satisfactory Occasionally variable Some help to bowler Can be low but OK Some help to bowler 3 Unsatisfactory Very variable Too much help Too variable Too much help 2 Very Poor Excessively variable Excessive help Excessively variable Excessive help 1 Unfit A pitch can only be marked “unfit” if it is dangerous. Full report required. 0 8 Was the pitch marked between innings? YES NO OUTFIELD and FACILITIES REPORT (in your own Opinion) Please CIRCLE ONE category only Grading Criteria (9) Outfield evenness (10) Appearance / Length of grass (11) Boundary markings (12) Sightscreens Mark Very Good Very good Very good Very good Very good 5 Good Good Good Good Good 4 Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory 3 Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory 2 Very Poor Very poor Very poor Very poor Very poor 1 Unfit Unfit Unfit None Unfit/none 0 13 Did the HOME side provide a competent non-playing scorer? YES NO 14 Did the AWAY side provide a competent non-playing scorer? YES NO UMPIRES FACILITIES Please CIRCLE YES or NO for each category 15 Own room big enough for 2 umpires. Secure? Clean? Tidy? Private Shower? Own Toilet Facility? Separate tea table? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TEAM BEHAVIOUR REPORT (in your own Opinion) Please rate each category out of 5 HOME AWAY 16 Respect for opponents. 17 Respect for umpires. 18 Captain’s control of his team. 19 Captain’s co-operation with umpires. TOTAL
Names / clubs of PLAYERS issued “First and Final Warnings”. (Player/Captain must be informed) Other REPORTED Offences – Level/Name/Club Always use Disciplinary Report Forms if insufficient room. (Player/Captain must be informed) OTHER COMMENTS - disciplinary matters OVER RATES 1st INNINGS 2nd INNINGS Bowling Team NAME: 20 Time innings started 21 Time innings ended 22 Minutes elapsed 23 Minutes lost to weather and early tea 24 Minutes allowed by Umpires 25 Wickets taken x 1 minute (Maximum = 9) 26 NET TIME (= “22” minus “23” minus “24”minus “25”) 27 Overs bowled (rounded up) 28 Overs bowled per hour (= “27”divided by “26” multiplied by 60) If the over rate was less than 17 per hour and the innings exceeded two hours please inform an Executive of the offending team. FURTHER NOTES – other than disciplinary and including use of covers/sheeting Umpires: Name (print) Name (print) If players are reported, OR, if a pitch is highly variable, please telephone Administrator after the match on 07795 390303. EACH Umpire should retain this form to use when inputting online report within 2 days of the match: www.worcscl.org