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.
HMS Victory Dinner 2023 – report
Major Christian Nicholson, former Chair of UKAF ACO, penned a report on the HMS Victory dinner that took place back in April 2023. We have been very fortunate to be able to do it all again in 2024 - for details, see the following link ... HMS Victory dinner 2024...
UKAF ACO Scorers Course – October 2023
UKAF ACO are once again hosting a three-day Club Scorers Course and PlayCricket Pro session from Wednesday 25 October to Friday 27 October 2023 in the Army Cricket Pavilion at Aldershot. The sessions and course is open to all – military and civilians. For more...
“Victor Isaacs Scoreboard” opened
A new scoreboard has been officially opened at the Army Cricket Ground in Aldershot to remember long standing scorer and UKAF ACO life member Victor Isaacs, who passed away in July 2022. The board, which will now house the scorers during matchdays, was handed over to...
UKAF ACO officials at the 2023 IST20
Two fantastic days of cricket at Portsmouth on May 5 and Lord's on May 10 where the Army were crowned Inter Services T20 champions and UKAF Women's team defeated MCC in the Lord's opener by 9 wickets. But, of course, no match would be complete without the officials...
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.
