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The Male Community Umpire of the Month has been awarded to Andrew Tyson of the Adelaide Turf Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (SA). Andrew is a consistent senior and junior cricket umpire but also assists with umpiring or finding umpires to support school matches. This is the first SA recipient of an Umpire of the Month award. See the full article view the link below.

Raj and Shane are joined by special guest host and Gepps Cross Cricket Club Coach Daniel March, along with snapper extraordinaire Peter Argent! Dissecting Round 4 of the ATCA A1 and A2 competitions A chat with Rachel Lawrie from Stadium Real Estate on how you can earn money for your club Details of this year’s podcast competition, thanks to Cricket For All—follow the link to register and win a Kookaburra bat! Follow the links below to listen to this week’s episode!

Keep up the good work with the afternoon teas and remember the cash prize at season's end for the club with the best as judged by the ATCUSA umpires

Australian Cricket umpires are getting some new learning resources. On 1 October, the 'Community Umpiring Technique Guidelines' was made live and available for download. Click the button to access or via our Training & Accreditation page.

Welcome to the first edition of Talking Turf for the 24/25 season! This year, we’re excited to highlight all the great things happening in our competition, from player achievements to upcoming events. In this edition, we cover: Major Sponsor Announcement: We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Kookaburra Cricket Launch of the Over 40's Competition: An exciting new addition aimed at re-engaging players. Register you interest below. Test Match Eve Quiz Night: Join us for a night of fun brought to you by Funny Adelaide, and raise funds for your club just by attending! Purchase your tickets on the link below

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On Saturday 10th August over 100 match officials (including a dozen ATCUSA ones) ventured to Adelaide Oval for the 2024-25 Season Launch with a breakfast function. Wayne ‘Flipper’ Phillips interviewed former SA and Netherlands player Tom Cooper who spoke about his time as a player and now as a coach at Woodville. Tom explained that he highly values open communication and positive interactions with umpires, and noted the important role scorers play in the world of cricket. To everyone’s surprise ‘Flipper’ did not once mention his 159 on debut, the first time in living memory. After breakfast to kick off the annual Umpire Seminar all participants took part in the Kaurna Walk, a tour of Adelaide Oval highlighting places of cultural significance. We then enjoyed a Q&A session between SA Men’s and Women’s Team Psychologist Gemma Johnson and SACA’s Drew Crozier. Drew is not only part of SACA’s State Umpire Panel but is an accomplished Rugby Union referee who is currently serving as Rugby Australia’s Match Officials Manager. The theme of the session was ‘Resilience & Performing Under Pressure’, and the umpires heard about many of Drew’s experiences on and off the field. Notably he discussed moving through times of adversity, as well as his strategies for controlling the physical elements of pressure such as breathing and heart rate. The umpires then divided into groups and rotated through three Development Sessions. Craig ran an engaging practical session in the Indoor Centre focussing on Wides and LBWs, with the help of our very own Graham Wood and Tanmoy Sana. Mick Sheppard covered the Expectations of an Umpire, from pre-match communication, uniforms, and general professionalism to accurate pitch assessments and the importance of umpire reports. As well as being a Premier Cricket umpire, Ali Cheema is a Learning Facilitator at Torrens University and he delivered a session on Emotional and Cultural Intelligence in umpiring, with a particular focus on communication, inter-personal interactions and self-development. A huge thanks to all of our guest speakers and presenters for an informative and memorable day.

GROUP 1 1. Golden Grove Cricket Club (1) 2. Para Hills Cricket Club (1) 3. Ingle Farm District Cricket Club 4. Walkerville Cricket Club 5. Hope Valley Cricket Club 6. Pooraka Cricket Club GROUP 2 1. Trinity Old Scholars Cricket Club 2. Rostrevor OS (1) 3. Payneham Dukes Cricket Club (1) 4. Gepps Cross Cricket Club (1) 5. Prince Alfred Old Collegians Cricket Club (1) 6. SPOC Cricket Club (1) GROUP 3 1. Reynella Cricket Club (OFFICIAL) (1) 2. Old Scotch 3. Marion Rams Cricket Club (1) 4. Brighton Cricket Club 5. Goodwood Cricket Club (1) 6. Unley Cricket Club - The Gunners (1) GROUP 4 1. Woodville Rechabite Cricket Club 2. Flinders Park Cricket Club (1) 3. Port District Footballers Cricket Club (1) 4. Grange Dolphins Cricket Club (1) 5. Woodville South Cricket Club (1) 6. Adelaide Lions Cricket Club - ALCC (1)

The Annual General Meeting for 2024 will be held at Karen Rolton Oval from 6:00 pm Wednesday August the 28th 2024 with the meeting opening at 6:30pm. Elections for office bearers up for election will be held and 2023/24 season reports presented. There will be 3 vacancies on the Board with retiring members, Secretary John Rolfe, Treasurer Neale Clarke and Board member Graham Wood all re-nominating for these positions. Should anyone wish to nominate for any of these positions, please complete the attached nomination form and submit to the Returning Officer Malcolm Green at malcolm.green8@outlook.com by 5pm Monday 5th August 2024. Food from our sponsors will be provided and the bar will be open for the purchase of refreshments. Catch up with your mates and get set for the upcoming season. The Agenda and Minutes of last year's meeting, along with the Financial Statements will be sent out on 7th August. See you there!