UKAF ACO is the United Kingdom Armed Forces Association Of Cricket Officials, in simple terms we are the officials who act as umpires and scorers for all UK Armed Forces cricket fixtures.
We currently have 143 members, the majority of members being cricket umpires and the remainder being cricket scorers. Our members are made up from serving members of the Armed Forces, serving members of the UK Reserve Forces, ex-members of the Armed Forces (Veterans) and civilian members. Within the UKAF ACO we have representation from all three services of the Armed Forces – the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force.
UKAF ACO is an active organisation within the auspices of the ECB ACO and all of our members are members of the ECB ACO and follow official training pathways and have access to train to the highest level. We have our own tutors, assessors and manage our own training.
Our members officiate full UKAF matches – and, this season, that included games at international venues including Lord’s, The KIA Oval, The Ageas Bowl, Fenners and Cheltenham College amongst many others all the way through to Ship/Unit/Base Level.
The matches that the UKAF ACO cover range from UKAF v MCC all the way through to internal competition matches, regimental and unit level.
If you are interested please do contact us, using the Contact Us facility on the website.
Ian Hopkins stands in prestigious Lord’s fixture
A very special match took place at Lord's which saw players with Visual Impairments playing on the hallowed turf of cricket's HQ - and standing as an umpire was Ian Hopkins - one of our officials with United Kingdom Armed Forces. Two England international teams took...
ECB ACO Pre-Season Update
A message from Chair Ben Hood, Good afternoon all UKAF ACO members, I recently attended the South-Central Pre-Season Chairpersons meeting and the following points were raised for onward distribution amongst all ACO members. Updates: Concussion protocol - Head Strikes....
UKAF ACO Umpires Course – April 2024
UKAF ACO will be providing an Umpires Course, kindly hosted by the Army School of Physical Training, at the Army Cricket Ground in Aldershot between 22 April 2024 and 26 April 2024. There is a maximum of 15 places available on this course and those places are open to...
UKAF ACO Scorers Course – April 2024
Ahead of the commencement of the 2024 season, UKAF ACO are once again hosting a three-day Club Scorers Course and PlayCricket Pro session from Wednesday 24 April to Friday 26 April 2024 in the Army Cricket Pavilion at Aldershot. These sessions and courses are open to...
UKAF ACO is the United Kingdom Armed Forces Association Of Cricket Officials, in simple terms we are the officials who act as umpires and scorers for all UK Armed Forces cricket fixtures.
We currently have 143 members, the majority of members being cricket umpires and the remainder being cricket scorers.
Our members are made up from serving members of the Armed Forces, serving members of the UK Reserve Forces, ex-members of the Armed Forces (Veterans) and civilian members. Within the UKAF ACO we have representation from all three services of the Armed Forces – the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force.
UKAF ACO is an active organisation within the auspices of the ECB ACO and all of our members are members of the ECB ACO and follow official training pathways and have access to train to the highest level. We have our own tutors, assessors and manage our own training.
Our members officiate full UKAF matches – and, this season, that included games at international venues including Lord’s, The KIA Oval, The Ageas Bowl, Fenners and Cheltenham College amongst many others all the way through to Ship/Unit/Base Level.
The matches that the UKAF ACO cover range from UKAF v MCC all the way through to internal competition matches, regimental and unit level.
If you are interested please do contact us, using the Contact Us facility on the website.
