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Broomhall CC are holding a memorial cricket match and BBQ, this Sunday (19th Aug '18) from 13.00, in honour of Mike Jones, a recent Broomhall CC Skipper and player, from Edinburgh, who sadly passed away earlier this year. All who remember Mike are ...
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We are nearing the business end of a season where a lot of cricket has been played due to the good weather. This has meant, unfortunately, that the Competitions Committee, Disciplinary panel and ESCA in general have also had to deal with more than ...
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The Murgitroyd Masterton final this year will take place on Thursday 26th July 2018 at Carlton CC's ground in Grange Loan, Edinburgh starting around 6pm.
The final will see Carlton CC (who beat Grange by 8 wickets) take on RHC (who beat Heriots ...
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With the league stages of the Murgitroyd Masterton 2018 competition now complete, we have the draw for the semi final. This is as follows:
Grange play Carlton 17th July (reserve 18th July).
Heriots play RHC on 19th July (reserve 20th ...
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Given we are now into holiday season, a reminder that that under the rules adopted at the SGM, player loaning is allowable in principle. The ESCA rules state:
Dual Registration - Players Playing for Other Clubs:
Any player (“guest”) ...
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So last weekend was halfway through the 2018 season and, as agreed at the SGM/preseason meeting, we are looking for constructive criticism on the div 5 experimental rules. We want to hear about your experiences, thoughts and suggestions on the ...
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The Lord’s Taverners are delighted to announce that David Gower OBE, former England Captain and cricket commentator will be entertaining guests at a lunch to be held in Edinburgh on 8 June at the Waldorf Astoria – The Caledonian in Edinburgh. ...
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Attached to this post through the link below is a recently completed guide to umpiring fieldcraft produced by Neil Davidson on behalf of ESCOA. This should greatly assist new umpires, when combined with comprehensive knowledge of Laws and Playing ...
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A short, interesting article worth a read on ESPN Cricinfo on climate change and how it is affecting cricket.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22353170/cricket-hardest-hit-climate-change
It's a shame the article is so short, but does ...
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A teaser from Charlie Ellis (HCCC) asked on the Facebook site of the picture below.
"Who can put some names to faces here? Think this is from an ESCA coaching session in around 1989 (?) held at Myreside. David McLean is the batsma...
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Some clubs may have already seen this message, but a reminder from about the Clubs' Meeting on Thurs 11th January - details as below email.
"Just a reminder re the above important matter and to encourage all interested Clubs to attend the ...
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With the new laws of cricket now upon us, Clive Allen (ESCOA) has been good enough to provide some useful links and documents on the changes.
Useful links:
Laws: https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/new-code-of-laws-october-2017/
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Cricket Scotland are looking to collect equality and diversity data from clubs and members; see the link to the cover letter from the CS CEO explaining why they are doing this and how it will help everyone.
Cover letter: CS - Equality Survey - ...
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ESCA were delighted to be at the opening of the Cricket Scotland exhibition - The Past, Present and Future, in conjunction with Sports Heritage Scotland and the Scottish Football Museum. Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer did the honours on the night ...
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If you want to support cricket in Scotland, why not join the Cricket Scotland Membership scheme?
http://www.cricketscotland.com/about-landing/membership-home-page-for-launch/
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As advised in recent email to club secretaries, ESCA Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 November at Inverleith (Stewart's Melville Clubhouse EH5 2DW) at 7.00pm - Presentation of Trophies / Prizes will be held at start of meeting ...
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ESCA conducted a short survey at the end of August 2017 to investigate the opinion of current and former players, enthusiasts and potential newcomers to the sport on the current structure, format and appetite for the game. Respondents were also ...
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Cricket Scotland are running a 'Disability Cricket Workshop' for all people interested in learning more about coaching disability athletes.
The workshop will be a mixture of theory and practical components, delivered by SDS and experienced ...
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In preparation for the Pro Series Final in Amsterdam, the Eastern Knights Senior Team are looking for net bowlers at their training sessions on Weds 6th & Weds 13th Sept 6pm - 8pm at Grange C.C.
If you would like to bowl please do come along ...
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Further to email late last week we are now pleased to confirm ESCA Clubs Forum to consider results of recent ESCA Survey:
ESCA Clubs Forum - Thursday 21 September at 7.00pm @ Grange CC
We will look to finish meeting by 9.00pm on the night.
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