Kenya have won the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament held in Harare, Zimbabwe from April 5-13. Holland finished as runners-up having defeated Scotland, Denmark and Zimbabwe A but losing to Kenya. Their game against Ireland was abandoned due to ground conditions. Ireland finished third ahead of Denmark while Scotland's comparatively inexperienced squad finished in sixth place having recorded just one win, against Denmark. An important aspect of developing European cricket centres on coach education. If qualified coaches are available to go into local schools and clubs to promote cricket, there is every chance that the game will become established. Holland has been at the forefront of this campaign, and on Tuesday 21st March 8 more candidates were assessed by Dutch coach Steve Lubbers and visiting ECC coach Ralph Dellor. All 8 were successful. Now it is important that they use their qualifications. They need to go out and become involved with their local communities so that not only do more Dutch children start playing cricket, but so that those already playing become more skilled. Brian Canniford, an ACU&S Grade 1 Umpire, recently ran a two day Umpiring Seminar in Helsinki, Finland, for the Finnish Cricket Association. Included in the group were four Estonians who travelled from Tallin. This seminar was at the request of the FCA and was held in the centre of Helsinki over the weekend of 8 and 9 April. The attendance of 23 delegates demonstrated the commitment of the organisers of cricket within Finland. All clubs were represented. On 1-2 April ECC Coach Stuart Barnes held a two-day coaching course in Luxemburg, aiming to develop all areas of cricket. The first day was divided into three two-hour sessions and was spent with juniors, women (maidens) and a mens second eleven team. The second day was available to first team squad players and included a two-hour workshop on fielding and bowling. The afternoon was spent on individual coaching in nets, covering batting, bowling and wicket keeping. Other areas covered throughout the weekend included tactics and match preparation. ECC thanks to everyone in Luxembourg, especially Ben Lyon, for ensuring the weekend was a success. Tom Keeble, the newly elected president of Association Française Nompaires et Entailleurs de Cricket (AFNEC), is the driving force behind umpire training in France. He and Stephen Harrison organised a successful symposium on the Laws of Cricket for umpires and players at the Hôtel de France in Riberac, south west France over the weekend of 1 and 2 April 2000. The course, which was run by Tom and Geoff Lowden, an ACU&S instructor. At the conclusion, each attendee was assessed by means of a short written test paper. Geoff Lowden will be running another course in France on 29 and 30 April this year. Graham Cooper visited Portugal on 1-2 April to give two one-day seminars on the Laws, umpiring technique, and also on scoring issues. The sessions included demonstrations and illustrated talks on major Laws such as LBW, no ball foot faults and wides. In the afternoon there was a practical session on how to fill in the scoresheet. In total 40 people attended.