CSMOA

21/08/2025

CSMOA are delighted to partner with NDF Cafe Uddingston who are sponsoring the umpires match day kit for this Sunday's Scottish Cup Final at Uddingston between Heriots CC and Clydesdale CC

30/05/2025

29/05/2025

So sorry to hear the sad news of the passing of one of our Honorary Life Members, Mac Wylie.
Mac was instrumental in the world of Umpires in Scotland. Many of our members are indebted to Mac for their development as umpires.
A wealth of knowledge and a wonderful man.
Our collective thoughts are with Dougie and all the family.
RIP Mac, tan that red wine up there!

20/02/2025

Cricket Scotland Match Officials Association (CSMOA) have been working behind the scenes to secure new umpire kit for 2025.

We have not had a main sponsor now for several years, and our current kit is running down in terms of availability limiting what is available for replacements & for new umpires.

CSMOA have moved kit supplier to Refstore, who give us some added benefits to what we have experienced in recent years.

A sponsorship opportunity flyer that details current offers available, as well as detailing new kit for 2025 is attached. Giving businesses live exposure during the season both at grounds & via digital streaming of matches via Frogbox.

CSMOA are looking to subsidise our clothing range & equipment for our officials, so the more revenue we can generate the greater the benefit for our membership.

06/02/2025

Please be advised that the [CSMOA] Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday, 27th February 2025, at 7:00 PM via Zoom.
The agenda will include:

• 2024 AGM Minutes
• Officer’s Reports
• Financial Update/Approve Accounts for Previous Year
• Proposed MC constitution changes
• Election of Committee Members
• 2025 Membership Fees
• Honorary Life Members
• Any Other Business

Best regards,



CSMOA Management Committee

16/11/2024

CSMOA have been in regular communication with Cricket Scotland and ICC on the new umpire recruitment and training courses recently introduced by ICC.

The Management Committee have also discussed, and decided that the new ICC umpire education pathway realises a number of benefits to existing and potential CSMOA umpire members.

So, with immediate effect we will switch our new recruitment & development training over to ICC courses.

In summary:
• CSMOA Level 1 course will be replaced by ICC Umpire Foundation Course. This is 100% online and can be undertaken at any time. There is a series of questions at the end of the course that have to be answered 100% to obtain the certificate. Upon successful completion of the course, this will enable umpire membership of CSMOA and a category 5 rating. The CSMOA development officer will offer further CPD modules during the first year of membership.
• CSMOA Level 2 course will be replaced by ICC Umpire Course Level 1. This is a hybrid course, where the first part is online and a follow on from the foundation course. Again participants have to pass the questions at the end to continue onto the second face to face element of the course. This is a two-day face to face practical element delivered by ICC accredited tutors. Ideally students of this course will have at least 12 months experience of on field umpiring. This is a big shift change from our current course material.
• CSMOA Level 3 course will be replaced by ICC Umpire Course Level 2. This element is still under development and not yet available. When completed, this is aimed at umpires who wish to proceed to a higher level of umpiring, probably aimed at our Category 1 and above umpire.
• There are also a number of additional CPD resources available for individuals to undertake online training, this will be accredited on line, with the information accessible by Cricket Scotland and CSMOA.

The ICC modules as detailed above are very new (Level 1, launched in February 2024), and have been initially trialled and then implemented in a number of countries worldwide. By adopting these courses early, we believe will give us an ideal recruitment, training and development opportunities for our umpire members, as well as providing our members with worldwide recognised qualifications.

Any correspondence on these changes should be directed to the CSMOA Umpires Manager, Neil Cauldwell, in the first instance.

We will issue details of the tutor opportunities to members via WTU in due course.

Access the ICC Umpire Training and Education Programme (EdApp) via

ICC Training and Education courses aim to grow the game of cricket around the world, driving the development of aspiring cricket coaches, umpires, scorers and more.

03/11/2024

CSMOA umpires officiating the final round of the Scottish qualifiers for the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Cricket at Hutcheson's Grammar School, Glasgow.

24/08/2024

With the continued poor weather in various parts of the country this week, and many key fixtures today and next week, we would ask clubs and our CSMOA officials to communicate with each other in a timely manner about upcoming fixtures if ground & weather conditions are of concern.

If a fixture is called off please ensure all people are aware and also email [email protected] with the details (if umpires/officials travelled and/or arrived at the ground etc) so WhosTheUmpire can be updated accordingly and umpires can be redirected if possible.

14/06/2024

Cricket Scotland is delighted to confirm that we will be hosting Australia Men for a three-match T20I series in September 🔥

🔗 https://www.cricketscotland.com/scotland-to-host-australia-in-mens-t20i-series-in-september/

28/05/2024

With the continued poor weather across the country, and many fixtures each day to administer, we would ask clubs and our CSMOA officials to communicate with each other in a timely manner about upcoming fixtures if ground & weather conditions are of concern.

If a fixture is called off please ensure all people are aware and also email [email protected] with the details (if umpires/officials travelled and/or arrived at the ground etc) so WhosTheUmpire can be updated accordingly.

East of Scotland Cricket Association (ESCA) Strathmore & Perthshire Cricket Union WDCU Cricket Scotland

22/05/2024

A polite reminder to clubs and our officials to communicate with each other in a timely manner about upcoming fixtures if ground & weather conditions are of concern.

If a fixture is called off please ensure all people are aware and also email [email protected] so can be updated accordingly.