Eleven umpires from all over Europe participated in the ECC Notts Sport Trophy. Thirty-one matches on three pitches over seven days. Some stood in the morning and then acted as third umpire in the afternoon and vice versa. more… The EDP's new umpire exchange scheme is now up and running, and two European umpires have already travelled to England to spend a weekend increasing their knowledge and experience. more… European Development Program Umpire Consultant Graham Cooper paid his second visit of the year to Vienna over the weekend 6-9 June. Having run the ECC Introductory Umpires Course and Exam in March, this visit was to perform 'on- field' assessments on 3 of the umpires who had attended that weekend. more… When a late request for an Introductory Course came from the Hellenic Cricket Federation, the European Development Program responded immediately by sending Denis Burns to Corfu. more… Denis Burns delivered an ECC Introductory Course, complete with the written and oral examinations over the weekend 4-6 April in Oslo, using the new style visual format developed by Graham Cooper. more… Graham Cooper, the EDP Umpire Consultant, visited Finland during the weekend 22-23 March to undertake an ACU&S Part 1 and Overseas Course for seven keen umpires. The long weekend started at 5pm on Friday and finished with the ACUS Part 1 exam on the Sunday afternoon. more… For the weekend of 28 February to 3 March, Dennis Stones, EDP Umpire Instructor, travelled to St Vallier du Thiey on the French Riviera to conduct an ACU&S Part I Course and Examination. more… John Holder (Test & First Class umpire), David Jukes (Tournament Director) and Graham Cooper (EDP Umpiring Consultant) visited the Netherlands over the weekend 8-9 March to hold a seminar to help local umpires in their preparations for the ICC European U19 World Cup Qualifier in August. more… ECC Umpire Consultant Graham Cooper paid his first ever visit to Austria during the weekend of 1-2 March, when he led the ECC Introductory Umpires Course and Examination for 7 keen umpires in Vienna. more… No it was not the temperature in Greece that caused the sweat. It was the airline that had lost the case with the overheads and the exam papers etc. I had one copy of the exam in my hand luggage and a copy of Tom Smith. more… John Holder and Denis Burns ran an ECC Introductory Umpiring Course, complete with written and oral examinations, over the weekend of 6– 8 December in Nice, France, using the new visual format developed by Graham Cooper. The participants travelled considerable distances from around the area of Provence in order to attend, with organizer, Graham Kelsey, journeying from Northern Italy to ensure everything was in place! more… The EDP held its annual Tournament Referees' and Umpires' meeting at Worthy Down military base in Hampshire on 14 October. more… Graham Cooper returned to Copenhagen for the weekend of 26-27 October, where he conducted a Revision Course for the members of the DCF Umpire Project. more…