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The ALAN Mccarthy CV/VCAUSA UMPIRE Scholarship Award

The CV/VCAUSA Umpire Scholarship ​commenced in the 2018/19 season as a joint initiative between the VCAUSA, CV and the Victorian Members of the Cricket Australia National Panel Umpires. In September 2020, the award was renamed the Alan McCarthy CV/VCAUSA Umpire Scholarship Award, recognising the significant contribution and support of the award by the late Alan McCarthy, VCAUSA President between 2015 - 2020.

 

The $500 scholarship is presented annually, and is intended to provide Cricket Victoria Premier Umpire Panel members with early exposure to high performance officiating. The composition of the scholarship has been developed to provide access to high performance officiating within Cricket Australia, thus developing an additional step in the Cricket Victoria pathway program. Under an agreement between Victorian members of the National Umpires Panel, the CV Umpire Support Team and the VCAUSA, the scholarship receipent will draft an annual development plan and review it with the CV Umpire Support Team as required, and they will provide twice yearly updates to VCAUSA via written submission to Law43 magazine detailing their activities and progress. The scholarship receipent is provided with access to​:

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  • Off-field observations by CA National Umpires or Match Referees

  • On/Off field mentoring by members of the National Umpires Panel (NUP) or the State Umpires Panel (SUP)

  • Preparation with Match Referees to understand the role that a Match Referee plays in the Umpire's development

  • Master-class advanced Umpire training relating to high-performance officiating requirements, preparation, planning and 3rd Umpire roles

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The established criteria to receive the award are:

  • A current member of the Cricket Victoria Umpires Panel

  • A member of the VCAUSA for at least 2 years

  • Minimum of 2 years umpiring in Premier Cricket

  • Positive attitude and good work ethic

  • A self-starter who is accountable for their own actions and development

  • Committment to health and fitness

  • Identified by CV Umpiring Support Team as having potential for high-performance officiating

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The minimum educational requirements of the Award are:

  • Must have completed CA Community Officiating Accreditation course

  • Must have successfully completed or be enrolled and working towards completion of CA Representative Officiating Accreditation course

  • Undertake professional development identified and required by Cricket Victoria

  • Be prepared to accept professional mentoring from an experienced member of the Cricket Victoria Umpiring Panel

The Alan McCarthy CV/VCAUSA Scholarship Winners

2025/26  -  Anubhav (AB) Sapra (keep a lookout for upcoming editions of Law43 for AB's  scholarship experiences)

2024/25  -  Patrick Mathews (refer to the 2024/25 Annual Report for Patrick's experience) 

2023/24  -  Nick Davies (refer to the 2023/24 Annual Report for Nick's scholarship experiences)

2022/23  -  Malcolm Wood (refer to the Jan 2023 Law 43 to read about Ashfaq's scholarship experience)

2021/22  -  Ashfaq Ali   (refer to the Feb/Mar 2022 Law 43 to read about Ashfaq's scholarship experience)

2020/21  -  Eli Hayes   (refer to the April 2021 Law 43 to read about Eli's scholarship experience)

2019/20  -  Chris Grant (refer to the 2019/20 Annual Report to read about Chris' scholarship experiences)

2018/19  -  Luke Edwards (refer to the 2018/19 Annual Report to read about Chris' scholarship experiences)

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