Tuesday evening sees our second Vitality Blast match of the season with Sussex Sharks visiting The Cloudfm County Ground. Play is set to get underway at 7pm with tickets available on General Sale now.
We are fully expecting a capacity crowd under our current restrictions of up to 800 and ticket holders can view the following information ahead of visiting the ground.
We want to make sure supporters are all set ahead of visiting and we advise following the information below carefully.
If you have any COVID-19 related symptoms then please do not travel to the ground and follow the Government guidelines.
View our checklist to make sure you have everything ready:
• Your ticket is a QR code that has been sent to you via email. Make sure you have your match ticket available on your phone or printed out so it is easily accessible for ticket scanning on arrival. Please do not take a ‘screen grab’ of your QR code as that will not be read by the scanners.
• Pack adequate clothing and sun protection if required so you are prepared for all eventualities.
• Read and understand the COVID-19 Spectator Code of Conduct – view here.
• Spectators can bring food and drink with them however there is strictly no glass or sharp objects permitted.
• The importation of alcohol is prohibited for Vitality Blast matches.
• Locate a public car park in the proximity of the ground as there is no parking available on-site at The Cloudfm County Ground. Meteor Way will be open for this match from 4:30pm and free of charge for Members on a first-come, first-served basis.
The seating zones for this fixture are located in the River End (Areas 1-18) and Hayes Close End (Areas 24-31).
Please arrive as per the block details displayed on your ticket and view your designated entry/exit times below.
The designated ground entry times are:
• Entry is only via the designated gate stated.
• Face masks must be worn on entry and arrival into the ground.
• Before you can enter the ground you will be greeted by an initial ticket check, followed by the mandatory bag check. Please do not bring large bags as these will hold up others in the queue.
• Please follow the directional signage and guidance on your way into the ground as you make your way down to the entry gate.
• Please have your match ticket ready and you will be required to scan the QR code to enter.
We want to make your experience as safe and enjoyable as possible with the guidelines and protocols currently in place.
• Face masks must be worn when moving around the ground and can be removed once positioned in your allocated seat.
• Your ticket includes a block, row, and seat number. This is your sole designated seat for the day and you are not able to change seat unless authorised by a Steward or member of staff.
• Snack and drink bars are open to spectators and alcohol will be on sale.
• The Cloudfm County Ground is cashless this season and purchases can only be made using a debit/credit card.
• Please remain seated throughout the game and during breaks unless visiting the food/drink areas or using the toilet facilities. You will not be permitted to walk to other areas of the ground during your visit.
• Please refrain from moving in and out of your seat during overs.
• The Club Store and Membership & Ticketing Office will be closed for the duration of your visit, however, you can make an order online at www.essexcricketshop.co.uk or contact [email protected].
At the conclusion of the day’s play, spectators will be required to exit the ground as below and stewards will be on hand to direct you safely out of the ground;
You can find other important information regarding visiting The Cloudfm County Ground under Stage Three guidelines via the Club’s COVID-19 Code of Conduct.
We hope you have an enjoyable return to The Cloudfm County Ground and further information regarding the match, including squad announcements and a full match preview will be sent to Members before the match by email.
Get in touch with us by email if you have any further questions at [email protected] or via the Club’s official Twitter and Facebook channels.
We are pleased to announce the winners of our latest Trade Nation Bowl Out competition which launched ahead of the new season with a chance for supporters to win a number of great prizes!
Jamie Porter, Matt Quinn, Sam Cook & Ben Allison went head-to-head in the competition with Aaron Beard taking up umpire duties after missing out through injury. As well as bragging rights, each bowler was also representing their own chosen charity with the winner receiving a £500 donation courtesy of Trade Nation.
The Rules
• Supporters were invited to enter the competition and pick one of the four bowlers who they thought would hit the most TN prize balls.
• Each bowler had four chances to hit one of the hanging TN prize balls which each contained a prize.
• If their chosen bowler hit a TN prize ball, they picked one of the entries at random to win that prize from those who voted for them.
• Over to the bowlers…
Watch the full video now to find out if you were one of the lucky winners and see who was crowned King of the Trade Nation Bowl Out.
Players Charities
• Ben Allison (Aaron Beard Replacement) – Essex & Herts Air Ambulance
• Jamie Porter – Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Sam Cook – Together for short lives
• Matt Quinn – Special Effect
Prize Winners
• Andrew Fernandes – Dinner for 4 at Tredwells, London
• David Allen – 60-inch TV
• Liam Bojas – Bose Headphones
• Maureen Dominey – Hospitality for 4 at Essex Cricket
• James Ellis – Apple iPad
• Victoria Law – Appl iPhone 12
• Malcolm Davey – 2021 Essex Membership
• Darren Hales – Essex Shirt/Trainingwear Bundle
Look out for further opportunities to win some great prizes this season across essexcricket.org.uk and our social media channels…
You can find out more about our partnership with Trade Nation and Trading – here.
Essex Cricket and moneycorp are supporting International Men’s Day, which is celebrated all around the world on 19 November every year.
The three core themes for International Men’s Day in the UK are:
• Making a positive difference to the wellbeing and lives of men and boys.
• Raising awareness and/or funds for charities supporting men and boys’ wellbeing.
• Promoting a positive conversation about men, manhood and masculinity.
With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the world hard, it has never been more important to consider someone’s mental health, as well as their physical health and wellbeing.
In partnership with moneycorp, Essex Cricket’s Club Psychologist William Winstone spoke to Sam Cook, Jamie Porter and Tom Westley to discuss several issues that could be affecting their mental health.
The group discussed what they did to keep active and keep morale high during the first wave of the pandemic, the ups and downs of being a professional athlete and how that affects everyday life, and who their role models are and why.
Lee McDarby, Managing Director of U.K. International Payments at moneycorp, said:
“It is crucial to check in on our mental health at the best of times and given the year many of us may have experienced in 2020, now more than ever, it is important to take a step back to make sure that we within ourselves and those around us are ok. It is also ok to not be ok and if that is the case then reach out to a friend or a loved one to talk about it. Understanding our mental health is a journey to be taken one step at a time.
“It is a privilege to have worked with our great partners at Essex Cricket to produce this short and insightful video. Some of the players at the Club spent some time with the Club’s in-house psychologist to candidly discuss how they deal with the pressure of performing at the highest level of men’s competitive sport in a world that feels far from normal right now. Please take a moment to watch the video and speak up if you need a helping hand, as our mental health and our physical health go hand in hand when it comes to our overall well-being.”
For more information on International Men’s Day and what you can do to show your support, please click here.
William Winstone is the Club Psychologist at Essex Cricket and is the co-founder of Mezzana Partners. Mezzana Partners are world-renowned team development specialists and high-performance experts with a heritage of delivering Olympic success since 1992, and are trusted by leading businesses to transform their leaders and teams.
About moneycorp:
Established in 1979, the moneycorp group serves the growing foreign exchange and payments needs of global businesses, importers and exporters, online sellers and personal clients. Headquartered in London, with a worldwide presence, moneycorp pride themselves on providing exceptional customer service. A global company with local expertise.
• moneycorp is a trading name of TTT moneycorp Limited – one of the UK’s fastest exchange providers.
• moneycorp provides an international payments service to individuals and a wide range of businesses, offering quick and comprehensive solutions to foreign exchange challenges.
• moneycorp traded £36.9bn worth of currencies, handling millions of transactions in 2019.
• moneycorp offers telephone, mobile and online payments on a multi-currency platform, helping thousands of customers exchange across 120 currencies in the last year.
• moneycorp began dealing in foreign exchange in 1979. The business was acquired by Bridgepoint Advisors Ltd in 2014. In 2016, moneycorp acquired a Gibraltar banking license, leading to the establishment of moneycorp Bank.
• moneycorp is a trading name of TTT Moneycorp Limited which is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Service Regulations 2017 (reference number 308919) for the provision of payment services.
Essex Cricket’s Club Photographer Nick Wood probably saw as much county cricket as anyone last year. He follows the team up and down the country, sitting in the stands capturing every moment. Last year was a special year for Essex, with Anthony McGrath’s side reclaiming the County Championship title, and Nick was there for it all. So with the 2020 season delayed, Nick thought it would be nice to open up his camera and show everyone some of his favourite photos from a wonderful campaign.
Description: 18th September 2019 – Ryan ten Doeschate celebrates Essex taking the wicket of Ben Foakes during Essex vs Surrey – County Championship match at The Cloudfm County Ground.
I love this picture of Tendo as it is a pretty rare moment but captures him brilliantly. He led the team so well, everyone at the ground respects him and he is such a nice guy. When I joined the Club he really went out of his way to make me feel welcome and as a Captain allowed me to get close to the team to capture their highs and lows. As a photographer you are looking for great reactions from the players but Tendo often keeps his cool and is often very calm – too calm for a photographer.
The safest bet for a photographer is to point the camera at Simon Harmer when he is bowling as something is normally going to happen and he tends to give a jubilant celebration which is like finding gold to a snapper. On this day I noticed that Ben Foakes, who was batting, was giving Tendo a sniff of a catch so decided to sit on Tendo with the camera and hope for the best – fortunately it came good and I got the reaction I was looking for. It also worked out well that Harmer is in the background celebrating. Often you can concentrate on a single player for a couple of hours and get absolutely nothing for your efforts but on this day I got lucky.
We like to build a great selection of shots of all the players whilst also trying to tell the story of the day so the marketing team can share what is happening with the fans. Reaction shots like the one above are a great addition to the collection and will get well used.
During a single day of shooting a county game I can easily fire off 2000 frames each of which needs to be looked at sorted and then the top 100 get cropped, straightened, tweaked for exposure and then we type into one who is in the image and what is happening. Most people don’t realise that it is the photographers who are captioning the images prior to sending them off to agencies and the papers – that is why you will see me at the ground with head down looking at the computer so much between overs – we try to edit, process, sort and dispatch live during the game.
Description: 18th September 2019 – Simon Harmer of Essex celebrates taking the wicket of Ollie Pope during Essex vs Surrey – County Championship match at The Cloudfm County Ground.
Simon Harmer is the gift that keeps on giving, especially if you are a photographer. You know when Simon bowls that wickets are going to drop so you don’t have to think too hard about where to point the camera. Simon tends to give you a good reaction too when he takes a wicket, so you have to concentrate hard to keep focused on him rather than quickly focusing upon other players and fielders. On this occasion Harmer had taken the wicket of Ollie Pope and after a short pause threw his hands and fingers in the air. With a big grin. I like to think he was looking for me to catch the moment and I am glad I did or else I might have got an earful later.
I also like the fact that umpire Saggers is in the frame, he is a really keen photographer himself who likes nothing better than a good chat about kit and equipment before, during and after a game.
This image also keeps the commercial team happy as I managed to adjust the crop to keep a sponsor’s name nice and visible – on any day of shooting I try to keep a number of possible customers happy – the fans, marketing team, commercial department, players and agency/newspapers. I see my job first and foremost as capturing the action on the day whilst also making the Club and players come across as best as possible. This is a slightly different brief to other snappers at games whose sole intent is capture the story as it unfolds – I try not to capture Essex wickets falling or other team celebrations (much to my agencies annoyance) but I find that editing pictures of the Essex lads having lost their wickets on the team bus home doesn’t make for a comfortable journey!
Description: 23rd September 2019 – Blotter stands ready on the outfield for the expected rain prior to Somerset vs Essex – County Championship match at The Cooper Associates County Ground.
This is one of the first shots I took at the last game of the season. It was a strange feeling not knowing if I wanted it to rain or not, I think most Essex fans were thinking the same thing if truth be told…
Turning up at Taunton, ready for the last game felt very surreal. Having won the T20 tournament was crazy but having the chance to witness and capture the double just seemed such an amazing opportunity.
When I first joined the Club I saw a number of images of past Essex teams lifting trophies and celebrating and I always hoped to be around and close enough to the team to be able to record it both for the fans and also the players. I feel a really strong sense of responsibility that the history of the Club should be recorded and captured, I feel that I play my part in helping the team by showing the players in the best possible way, recording their achievements. The opportunity to be the Club Photographer during a truly golden period felt great and I knew that I had the opportunity to catch some truly great shots that will be seen and enjoyed by fans for years to come.
All week I had been looking at the weather reports building up to the game and it looked as though rain might affect the game so I was keen to ensure that I got to the ground nice and early with the intention of looking for some rain related images. There seemed to be three stories the papers were keen to run with that week – the weather, the pitch and Jack Leach so I was intent on getting some of those covered. Having arrived really early I did my usual lap of the ground looking for the best angle to shoot from and anything that would suggest bad weather – the sky was a bit mixed with some clear blue but also a few dodgy looking clouds. Fortunately, I found a blotter that screams rain and the angle was great with the stand in the background. The biggest issue was that I had to shoot towards the sun and so the blotter came out very dark, so I had to play just a little in Photoshop to bring it back to life. I had my weather shot nice and early and hoped the umpires might catch a sighting in the paper and waste a few overs.
Description: 23rd September 2019 – The covers are on as rain stops play during Somerset vs Essex – County Championship match at The Cooper Associates County Ground.
I think this image summarises so much of those few exhausting days at Taunton. There was the constant threat of rain, hope of victory yet the menace of the pitch. I kept thinking of the earlier trip to Taunton to endure the rain savaged 50-over match and dreaded to think that we might again be on the receiving end of some bad luck.
I shot quite a lot on the first day from this angle, I was sat next to the Somerset snapper (finding where the home team photographer sits is always a quick way of finding a good angle) who wasn’t in too optimistic a mood for his team. Strangely enough I had ended up sitting next to him at Edgbaston for the T20 Finals Day so we got to know each other pretty well by now.
There was quite a battle of the brollies going on for much of the match – the sight of a cloud was enough for many Essex fans to whip out the brollies whilst the home fans resisted using them as much as possible – for my part I couldn’t shoot enough brollies and keep sending them off to the papers. This frame shows exactly where we were with the stand in the background along with the lights and town. At the time it was nerve wracking but looking back now, nothing but good memories.
Description: 24th September 2019 – Jack Leach of Somerset warms up prior to the Essex batting innings during Somerset vs Essex – County Championship match at The Cooper Associates County Ground.
The papers had been banging about Jack Leach for the last week and although I had captured a few standard shots nothing that did him or his glasses any real justice. I had decided to climb up the stairs and sit in the corner of the tallest stand so I had a good view of the field set by Somerset.
I arrived nice and early as usual, did my usual look around the ground but by the time I finished the loop and got back to my seat all of my kit had disappeared, so I spent the next 40 minutes finding out where it had been moved to by one of the stewards (he arrived a bit late and his mate forgot to tell him that it was my kit and they were keeping an eye on it for me).
I sat in my seat a bit grumpy and then Jack Leach came out and started warming up right in line with where I was sat and bowled a few balls down to his mate – it was perfectly set up which never happens – he even kept his specs on for me, I felt the day might turn out all right after all.
About Unshaken Photography:
Nick runs courses across the region for people with a range of ability, so book your place and get more from your cameras when taking photos. Locations for the courses include The Cloudfm County Ground in Chelmsford, Cambridge, Maidstone or St Albans.
Courses cover the basics for beginners, portraits, landscapes and even sport, so if you fancy improving your photography get in touch with Nick at [email protected], by phone on 01245 494258 or visit the website – click here.
Essex Cricket’s Club Photographer Nick Wood probably saw as much county cricket as anyone last year. He follows the team up and down the country, sitting in the stands capturing every moment. Last year was a special year for Essex, with Anthony McGrath’s side reclaiming the County Championship title, and Nick was there for it all. So with the 2020 season delayed, Nick thought it would be nice to open up his camera and show everyone some of his favourite photos from a wonderful campaign.
Through The Lens (Part Two):
Description: 17th June 2019 – Simon Harmer of Essex celebrates taking 12 wickets in the match during Essex vs Hampshire – County Championship match at The Cloudfm County Ground.
Simon Harmer… what’s not to love? A top player and top man. Simon is a photographer’s dream as he is so animated out on the field that you can easily capture a dozen or so frames of him just running up to bowl with his wide arm spread. Whenever a bowler takes five wickets I will try to run round to capture an image of them coming off which sounds easy but normally means leaving all your expensive kit the other side of the pitch, sprinting like an idiot around the edge of the field and then hoping they will look towards the camera whilst you are screaming like a banshee for their attention.
Fortunately for this picture, the sky was a rich blue, the upper stand was nice and full and Simon held the ball up whilst smiling into the camera – a perfect image for the marketing team and fans. The fact his haul came against Hampshire only made it sweeter considering the result at the beginning of the season. There are no better places to be than Chelmsford when the sun is out and lads are winning.
Description: 2nd July 2019 – Ravi Bopara of Essex changes his bat during Nottinghamshire vs Essex – County Championship match at Trent Bridge.
I am going to miss Ravi on so many levels so felt the need to include a frame of him doing one of the things he does best – swapping bats. Now I am not a player and never have been but even still I don’t understand why he needs to swap his bats so much. I have more snaps of Ravi swapping bats than all the other players combined. Ravi has so many bats it’s just not true – I take a fair number of shots in the players dressing room, either with mascots when they get to meet the players before the games or maybe for a kit launch promotional shot but on every occasion, I would find myself moving piles of Ravi’s bats.
I bet the dressing room will feel strange without him and the players will sense something is missing (it will be the huge pile of willow). Joking aside, Ravi was and is an absolutely brilliant person to be around, he was always amazing with me and I will especially miss him and Ryan arguing over cards on the team bus when I travel to matches. I for one can’t wait to see him return to Chelmsford that will be a special occasion.
Description: 15th July 2019 – Sir Alastair Cook and Matt Quinn of Essex descend the player’s stairs ready to take the field during Essex vs Warwickshire – County Championship match at The Cloudfm County Ground.
As a photographer, I am always trying to find the shots that make the fans feel closer to the action and gives them a different view of the game. Shooting from the bottom of the player’s steps is one such interesting angle and one that I think helps to set the scene really well for the action that is soon to happen.
As an Essex fan, it is always a great comfort to see Alastair coming down the stairs ready to take on the opposition, it gives the ground and fans a huge lift. I’m not sure I can say the same when Matt Quinn comes down to bat, the two of them together forming an interesting partnership but that’s what struck me on the day I took this image. In Quinny’s defence, I will never forget watching him bat at the Oval last year when he stood up against a torrid bowling assault against Surrey. He took a tremendous amount of punishment and kept getting up with a smile on his face – just brilliant and brave. Quinny is a great guy around the Club, always willing to help out on any commercial shoots that need to be done and always ready with a smile.
This image was taken the day after England defeated New Zealand in the world cup so seeing an Englishman and Kiwi take to the field together felt rather special so taking this image reminded me of a couple of great cricketing moments.
Description: 20th August 2019 – Darren Stevens leaves the field having been given out during Kent vs Essex – County Championship match at the St Lawrence Ground.
I can’t remember the number of times I have sat and watched Darren Stevens turn the knife on us over the years and yet it doesn’t make any sense to me. He doesn’t look the part to me and when I watch him in action I can’t see what it is that he does that is so hard to figure out yet time after time he shows up and delivers. The fact that he plays for Kent doesn’t help me to feel any sense of warmth towards him and the fact that all of the Kent media like to crow on about how brilliant he is really winds me up. So this picture is a real favourite of mine – it reminds me of a truly amazing game of cricket which left me feeling as though I had gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. If you were ‘fortunate’ to watch the whole game then you saw a truly special game which felt like it could have gone either way.
‘Dazzler’ Stevens really turned it on. It felt as though the season might implode and yet somehow the lads dug in and ground out a superb victory. Sam Cook, Adam Wheater and Simon Harmer must have nerves of steel. Watching Stevens trudge off back to the Pavilion gave me a moment of hope in a game that was played at a blazing pace.
Shooting at The Spitfire ground as a member of the Essex media can be a lively job, this is one of the few grounds where you can expect to be on the receiving end of an interesting ‘jibe’ or at least one of the Kent fans to position themselves right in front of the camera, but I like that and nothing steps over the line. The Spitfire ground reminds me of shooting back in Chelmsford, there are loads of busy backgrounds with market stalls and odd buildings so more often than not I will shoot from high up in one of the home fans stands so I think a few choice words to the away media is well deserved.
Description: 17th September 2019 – Daniel Lawrence of Essex celebrates scoring a century of runs by leaping during Essex vs Surrey – County Championship match at The Cloudfm County Ground.
Every time one of the Essex lads looks likely to score a century at home you will see me dashing around the ground ready to go up the player’s stairs to the balcony for the best shooting location in the ground. I shoot this angle as much for the players themselves as their families who like to keep a record of these special moments. Getting to shoot from the balcony is a real privilege and one that I don’t take for granted. I don’t go up the steps too early (I have developed my own superstition of waiting until the batsman is on 92) and when I get up there I try to fit in around all the lads.
Even to this day, I get a bit nervous waiting for one of the lads to give me a bit of stick and to question why I am up there (normally Cooky) so I make a point at the beginning of the year to ask permission from the Captain and Head Coach. I also get a bit nervous to make sure that I get the frame, I am as excited as anyone else plus I know that the lads will immediately ask – did you get it? I am not sure I will ever live it down should I miss one of the lads century celebrations.
The century shot can be a little frustrating as often the player may only briefly look to the balcony or even worse you get a fielder’s legs in the background or an umpire which can ruin the shot. Some of the lads don’t go big for their celebrations so I am always hoping for a big reaction. Fortunately, Dan Lawrence on this day appeared to leap over the bowler to celebrate and it created a pretty cool looking image – I have to say over the past few years I have been up and down those stairs a lot – not that I am complaining, the lads are playing great and winning.
About Unshaken Photography:
Nick runs courses across the region for people with a range of ability, so book your place and get more from your cameras when taking photos. Locations for the courses include The Cloudfm County Ground in Chelmsford, Cambridge, Maidstone or St Albans.
Courses cover the basics for beginners, portraits, landscapes and even sport, so if you fancy improving your photography get in touch with Nick at [email protected], by phone on 01245 494258 or visit the website – click here.
A message from Dan Feist, Head of Cricket Operations, Essex Cricket
“In these unprecedented times it is fundamental that we first acknowledge the role we can all play in supporting each other to be safe, but once some form of normality starts to return, the role of Clubs as a Community Hub to spark excitement and engagement for all is going to be more important than ever before.
“Throughout history, Cricket Clubs have provided a united and reliable place for the community to come together and it has been great to see and hear so many positive stories about how this is continuing, despite the current situation. The news this week about the financial support that will be available for Clubs alongside other government initiatives comes at a welcome time for all.
“We will be now working with Clubs across the County to make sure they have all the support they need to ensure that they can continue to support their local community and remain a vital part of the wider Essex Cricket family.”
Latest ECB Update
On Friday 05 June, the ECB released further practical guidance to players and clubs on the steps they should take whilst undertaking recreational cricket activity and informal cricket activity in an outdoor environment given the current restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The key update in the guidance is the allowance of small group sizes (now up to six individuals), however a number of other subtle but important changes are listed throughout the document.
The ECB has launched ‘Together Through This Test’, a nationwide campaign shining a light on the work undertaken by the game in response to COVID-19 and highlighting resources available to the public – Here.
Raise the Bat for Cricket’s Key Workers:
Essex Cricket have joined the ECB’s #raisethebat campaign, which highlights key workers from the world of cricket who have helped to support their local community during COVID-19 – Here
Google’s Digital Garage Workshops:
Cricket clubs across England and Wales can benefit from digital skills webinars as part of a new partnership between the ECB and Google Digital Garage – Here
Umpiring Inter League Challenge Launches:
Essex Cricket in the Community have been working closely with the ECB and Essex Association of Cricket Official (ACO) to create a brand new recruitment drive for budding umpires across the region – Here
Information on the ECB’s Leagues Loan is now available: Here
If clubs/leagues are not eligible for either Local Authority or Sport England funding and still require financial assistance or simply to update us on their current circumstances to touch base with Graham Pryke or Arfan Akram.
Further to ECB’s announcement on 31 March, today the ECB announced its Loan and Grant Scheme.
The Grant has been launched as the final resort so we would, therefore, encourage all Clubs and Leagues to ensure they have applied for the following first:
ECiC has put together the following guidance that member clubs are recommended to act on.
Call to the Cricket Community:
We have been asked by ECB to encourage individuals in your club to register for Play Cricket if they are not already. The ECB want to start reaching as many individuals as possible and this is a great additional method.
We hope you enjoyed the first series of webinars and plans are now in place for a second series of useful resource sessions. Please find the list of new zoom webinars below and if there are any additional topics you would like to be covered then please get in touch!
Latest Webinars:
Tuesday 2 June, 12pm – Developing players in Nets and Engaging the transition between Teens to Adults
Former Essex & England Captain and Coach Graham Gooch, Cambridge University Cricket Head Coach Chris Scott and Global T20 Franchise & Chance to Shine Street Coach Donovan Miller shared insight, knowledge and information in how best to assist developing young players from the teenage age group in to adulthood. The Webinar was joined by 40 people via Zoom
• Thursday 4 June, 12pm – Writing an Article for Website and Local Papers
30 people logged in the Daily Mail Cricket Correspondent, Paul Newman and Local Paper, Recorder Newspapers Sports Editor, Lee Power webinar on how clubs can grow their media presence by writing reports for websites and the local press.
• Thursday 11 June (5pm) – Creating a Club Development Plan
• Tuesday 16 June (12pm) – Wider Community Engagement
• Thursday 18 June (5pm) – Women and Girls
• Tuesday 23 June (12pm) – Ability Cricket
• Thursday 25 June (5pm) – Grounds Update
• Tuesday 30 June (12pm) – Tape Ball Cricket, Crickets New Opportunity
Past Webinars:
• Thursday 23 April, 5pm – Club Development and Funding
48 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in to the first virtual presentation on Club Development and Funding which was delivered by ECB’s Duncan Jenkinson and Essex Cricket’s Graham Pryke.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Tuesday 28 April 12pm – Volunteering and Safeguarding
46 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in to the first virtual presentation on Volunteering and Safeguarding which was delivered by Essex Cricket’s County Welfare Officer and Director of Cricket Operations.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Thursday 30 April, 5pm – Grounds Maintenance
Essex Cricket’s Head Groundsman, Stuart Kerrison and Grounds Management Associations Regional Pitch Advisor, Phil Jeggo shared insight and good practices as well as answering questions on Grounds Maintenance, 66 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Tuesday 5 May, 12pm – Women and Girls
33 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in to the webinar on Women and Girls cricket delivered by Essex Cricket’s Head of Women and Girls Cricket, Natalie Samaranayake and Families Co-ordinator, Claire Smith.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Thursday 7 May, 5pm -Youth Cricket and Player Pathway
79 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire were giving insight on the strategy and process in place when it comes to Youth Cricket and Pathway. Cricket Operations Director, Dan Feist shared the framework, Academy Director Barry Hyam explained in detail of how the programmes are developed and players are progressed and Men’s Head Coach Anthony McGrath bought the whole journey, pathway and philosophy together in sharing the clubs values what it takes to be a first XI professional cricketer.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Tuesday 12 May, 12pm Scoring and Umpiring
Essex born and professional umpire Neil Bainton was joined by Essex ACO Chair Paul Brice with 41 logged in to the call. Neil share his journey from playing Junior and Recreational Cricket to working his way into the professional umpiring, one of the first non-first class cricketers to do so. Paul shared the structure in place for anyone wishing to become an umpire or scorer.
Listen to the Webinar:
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• Thursday 14 May, 5pm – Marketing and Commercial activation
Essex Cricket’s Marketing and Communication Manager Ashley Neave, Commercial Manager Darrell Fox were joined by Queenie Porter who was representing one of the club sponsors (and webinar partner) WOW Hydrate. 26 people logged-in to understand how the Club works collaboratively internally and with sponsors to not only identify but to activate a partnership. Ashley and Darrell shared good practices, tips and advice in what community cricket clubs can do to engage with new and existing sponsors as well as maximising digital and media platforms to have a good presence. Wow Hydrate also shared an incredible offer, but you will have to watch the webinar to find out more…
Listen to the Webinar:
• Tuesday 19 May, 12pm – Coach Education
Head of Cricket Development at Cambridgeshire Cricket, Ben Wallis was joined by Upminster Cricket Clubs Lead Club Coach, Scott Simmons and Essex Cricket’s Director of Cricket Operations Dan Feist who shared an update on the current situation with Coached Education, future plans on Coaching Courses. Scott shared an insight on what he is doing with Juniors at Upminster to keep them members active through Virtual Coaching. 41 Logged in to the call.
• Thursday 21 May, 5pm – ECB Guidelines on Net Usage
After ECB’s Guidance on net usage on 15 May, ECiC arranged this webinar to guide clubs and parks with net. The capacity of 100 people was snapped up seconds into it going live. Essex Cricket’s Director of Cricket Operations Dan Feist was joined by ECB’s Interim Regional Head of Operations, Essex Crickets County Welfare Officer, Phil Knappett and Wanstead & Snaresbrook Cricket Club Chairman, Martin Pluck. Matt set the tone with a run through the guidance, Phil shared good safeguarding practices and Martin shared the work his cricket have did over the weekend to open their nets up for their members.
• Tuesday 26 May, 12pm – Applying for Funding Usage
With Leagues, Clubs & Community partners constantly reviewing their cash flows and funding opportunities, Essex Cricket’s Claire Smith and Active Essex’s Lee Monk were joined by 29 people via zoom to give insight on key tips, advice, guidance when applying for funding.
Good News
ECB Funding:
To date over £1.5M has been received from Governments Small Business Grant, Sport England Grant, ECB Grants and Loans to date. If your club or league is applicable and have not applied for any of the funding pots then please find links on the Funding and Financial Support section.
Alternative Cricket Tea:
Good luck to Rainham CC who are doing their Alternative Cricket Team this weekend.
A big thanks to the following clubs who already hosted an event, plus those continuing to help their local Foodbanks through the Alternative Cricket Teas.
If you would like some assistance on hosting your own Alternative Cricket Tea, then please feel to get in touch with us.
Call to the Cricket Community:
Have you, or any one in your cricket community represented Essex at age-group level? If so, you may have noticed that Cliff Greenhill has been uploading historic scorecards on to the www.essex.play-cricket.com
Cliff is seeking any old scoresheets or scorebooks you may have so he can insert them to the Play-Cricket database.
Since we last communicated, a number of clubs have registered or even ran an Alternative Cricket Tea. Fantastic effort. Good luck to all running one over the weekend.
Recreational Cricket Update
‘APG 6 Balls to Help Restart Cricket’
As agreed at the Essex Cricket in the Community Adult Participation Group (“APG”) Meeting on 29 April 2020.
All leagues understand the challenges facing recreational cricket at this time.
Although many of the concerns that all leagues, clubs and players are facing at the moment cannot yet be answered, the APG has agreed on the following points to help clubs plan for the future and to give cricket the best chance to return when/if possible in 2020.
1. All leagues agree that their number one priority is to help reactivate play at their member clubs. Be that through their standard league set-up or helping to support creative ways of getting games played.
2. All leagues agree that there will be a period of time between the current lockdown being relaxed and the league season beginning: this is to ensure that grounds and facilities can be got ready for appropriate use. Recommended between 2-5 weeks: leagues to consult their clubs.
3. All leagues agree that there will be no league cricket before July 01 2020.
4. League fixtures and length of season:
• Leagues will try to use the fixtures already produced for their leagues.
• League games to be played on the usual day for that league e.g. Saturday League games not being played on Sundays and vice versa.
• Leagues to consider extending the season deeper into September and October by organising games/competitions at these times with clubs that are able to field teams and at grounds that are available.
5. All leagues agree that there will be no promotion or relegation between divisions for the 2020 season.
6. Penalties: All leagues agree that clubs will not face financial or points penalties for failing to fulfill fixtures, pulling out of divisions or other such offences that are due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
The APG will also continue to work with Essex Cricket in the Community, the ECB and Government to update leagues and their member clubs on any announcements or decisions around risk, hygiene and social distancing concerning the playing and organising of cricket.
Kind Regards from:
THE ECiC Adult Participation Group, Made up off all leagues across Essex.
SNEL, EAPL, H&EBL, ECCL, T Rippon, Two Counties, North Essex, Essex Sunday, NCL, EDCL, BSL, GMCL, LCL, LSL, E&MCL, BCL, GLCL, BTCL, LUCL, Warsop Sunday League, Indoor Cricket, Women Cricket Leagues.
• To apply for a DBS
Anyone who needs a DBS they should email: [email protected]
• Renewal of DBS
If you have received an email to say you need to renew your application please complete all the stages in the email you receive.
• Verification
Each Tuesday from 2:30 until 3:30 pm or Friday between 11am and 12pm. Please ring on 07717728725 via Face Time. If you have all your documents ready it will only take a minute or two.
If you work for the NHS /Caring professions/ vital worker under this present lockdown situation and you cannot make these times please contact Phil to arrange an alternative one.
Club Welfare Officer Training:
The ECB Safeguarding Team will from next week start to send out invitations to online Safe Hands webinars to be run in place of face to face courses. Courses will use Zoom which works best through a desktop computer or a laptop, rather than a mobile phone.
• Existing CWO’s
Registered Club Welfare Officers will receive instructions via email from the ECB Safeguarding Team. Various dates and times will be released on a rolling basis. When you receive your invitation from the ECB, please forward your confirmation for our records. If you were booked onto our Safe Hands course at Chelmsford on 29 April, you will hopefully receive your invitation soon.
There are two versions of the course…
For registered Club Welfare Officers whose qualification expires between March and August 2020 and have not attended a Safe Hands course for three years, the ECB Safeguarding Team will use their database to send out an invitation by email.
• New CWO’s
Clubs should email me the following details of newly appointed Club Welfare Officers who have never been booked onto a Safe Hands course.
Subject of email — Request for CWO Safe Hands training:
1. Club Welfare Officer name
2. Club Welfare Officer email address
3. Club
Phil Knappett will forward to the ECB and this will generate an invitation to the online Safe Hands webinar.
Club Welfare Officers who have not completed a Safeguarding and Protecting Children course in the last three years should complete the online Safeguarding Young Cricketers course. The ECB will send out an access email to complete this course. If you have a UK Coaching Safeguarding and Protecting certificate or the ECB online course as part of a Coach Education course that will suffice.
The qualification will be valid for 12 months, as this is an interim measure while no face-to-face courses are able to run. After 12 months, Club Welfare Officers will need to attend a face-to-face Safe Hands course as they usually would.
When newly qualified CWO’s have completed the required courses, they should log on to at least one of the Essex Cricket Safeguarding weekly Zoom meetings.
Zoom Welfare Officers Support Meeting each Tuesday at 4pm to get further updates and ask any questions.
Club Development Plan
With the updates announced by Sport England and the ECB, we advise that clubs and leagues to work up contingency plans covering various eventualities. We also suggest that they should develop, or where appropriate update, their development plans – including a way forward – and perhaps include a financial assessment of the club’s current and estimated future position, with a comparison to the past three seasons. Projected cash flow will be particularly crucial.
Please do consider how your club can stay relevant and in people’s minds in the local community through online games/videos, members webinars…
Affiliation
Through consultation with a number of stakeholders, ECiC has taken the decision to amend the affiliation fee for ALL clubs to a £20 deposit which will be reviewed again at the end of September. As in previous years a percentage of this amount will be retained by the local Cricket Participation Group to support junior cricket development. Please inform clubs in your league and it will be communicated and processed up the chain.
Affiliation fees ensure the provision of support for clubs from ECiC and the ECB. If your league or club has not affiliated in the past and you wish to do so, then please make contact with your regional/district contact in the first instance.
Invoices
During Tuesday evenings APG meeting, a number of leagues will not be invoicing clubs until they have a clearer picture of the season. We ask all our leagues to consider if this is a workable option for them, too. If you have other suppliers who have invoiced you for supplies, kit etc it would be sensible to contact them to discuss the situation.
Councils & Landlords
We recommend that each club in your league makes contact with their landlords and discusses the possibility of a rent holiday and/or reduction. We are keen for updates to be shared with your respective Essex Cricket contact.
Grounds Maintenance
On Friday 29 May, the Grounds Maintenance Associaiton (GMS) released the following guidance on Recreational and grassroots playing facilities – Here
The Institute of Groundsmen (IOG) on 02 April provided the latest guidelines and specifications for cricket grounds maintenance, respecting the Governments current guidelines – Here
Indoor/Outdoor Nets
In line with the ECB statement on 15 May, the ECB maintains the position that all recreational cricket remains suspended until further notice, with the sole exception of the use of outdoor cricket facilities (nets and pitches) for the purpose of undertaking exercise as set out in the detailed guidance document, available – Here
Overseas Players
Do contact them and their agents as the situation obviously will alter their plans.
Ground Management Association (GMA): An online course is available with the GMA and you can find out more – Here
All Stars Cricket/Dynamos
The ECB have suspended All Stars Cricket and Dynamo Cricket until further notice. However as recently communicated by the ECB, ASC Packs and games at home will be posted out shortly to all that have registered. – more information
The ECB has launched its new Dynamos Cricket app, launching in iOS and Android stores.
This brand new app is part of the ECB’s Dynamos Cricket programme aimed at inspiring 8-11 year olds to play cricket, learn new skills and fall in love with the game. The app is the perfect platform for children to do just this at home and has been tailored to suit all children aged 8+ years.
Packed full of features, it is designed both for children who have never played cricket before, as well as those looking to build on what they already know.
The 18 different skills videos and interactive quizzes provide lots of ways for children to get active at home, even with minimal space and equipment.
Download the free Dynamos Cricket app today and share with your friends and family too!
Spike in Vandalism
Despite the crisis, certain people out there are still adding to the misery by breaking into clubs and stealing.
We have been made aware that one club has had non-turf matting stolen, twice from their outdoor nets. Two other Clubs have had their Gator and Tractor stolen. If members are visiting their club as part of their daily exercise then please try to be as vigilant as possible.
Active Essex Webinar
Organised by Active Essex, Essex Cricket amongst a number of NGB’s shared, discussed and debated a number of factors. The group will meet again in a few weeks’ time to ensure a cross-sport discussion with the focus of keeping our communities as active as possible and supporting young people.
The group also discussed funding and the following two links were signposted as a guide outside of the Sport England, ECB and Government funding.
Most importantly it is clear that we want everyone to look after their own health and that of their members; this is the main priority of all.
Contact
In line with Government guidance, Essex Cricket in the Community staff as of Wednesday 18 March are working from home. Wherever possible, the team will continue to give support and will continue to provide updates as often as necessary.
A message from Dan Feist, Head of Cricket Operations, Essex Cricket
“In these unprecedented times it is fundamental that we first acknowledge the role we can all play in supporting each other to be safe, but once some form of normality starts to return, the role of Clubs as a Community Hub to spark excitement and engagement for all is going to be more important than ever before.
“Throughout history, Cricket Clubs have provided a united and reliable place for the community to come together and it has been great to see and hear so many positive stories about how this is continuing, despite the current situation. The news this week about the financial support that will be available for Clubs alongside other government initiatives comes at a welcome time for all.
“We will be now working with Clubs across the County to make sure they have all the support they need to ensure that they can continue to support their local community and remain a vital part of the wider Essex Cricket family.”
Further to ECB’s announcement on 31 March, today the ECB announced its Loan and Grant Scheme:
The Grant has been launched as the final resort so we would, therefore, encourage all Clubs and Leagues to ensure they have applied for the following first:
1. Government’s Local Authority Small Business Grant. For more information – click here
2. Sport England Funding – click here
3. The ECB Loan scheme – click here
4. The ECB Grant – click here
ECiC has put together the following guidance that member clubs are recommended to act on.
Essex Cricket Covid-19 Webinars:
A series of webinars have been organised using conferencing platform, Zoom to share thoughts from different areas of Essex Cricket. We ask you to reflect on these and think about the one thing we can do now to help grow and sustain your club while enhancing your community tomorrow.
• Thursday 23 April, 5pm – Club Development and Funding
48 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in to the first virtual presentation on Club Development and Funding which was delivered by ECB’s Duncan Jenkinson and Essex Cricket’s Graham Pryke.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Tuesday 28 April 12pm – Volunteering and Safeguarding
46 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in to the first virtual presentation on Volunteering and Safeguarding which was delivered by Essex Cricket’s County Welfare Officer and Director of Cricket Operations.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Thursday 30 April, 5pm – Grounds Maintenance
Essex Cricket’s Head Groundsman, Stuart Kerrison and Grounds Management Associations Regional Pitch Advisor, Phil Jeggo shared insight and good practices as well as answering questions on Grounds Maintenance, 66 members of clubs and leagues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire logged in.
Listen to the Webinar:
• Tuesday 5 May, 12pm – Women and Girls
Join Meeting – Here
• Thursday 7 May, 5pm -Youth Cricket and Player Pathway
Join Meeting – Here
• Tuesday 12 May, 12pm Scoring and Umpiring
Join Meeting – Here
• Thursday 14 May, 5pm – Marketing and Commercial activation
Join Meeting – Here
• Tuesday 19 May, 12pm – Coach Education
Join Meeting – Here
Case Study of the Week:
To date over £800K has been received from Governments Small Business Grant, Sport England Grant, ECB Grants and Loans to date. If your club or league is applicable and have not applied for any of the funding pots then please find links on the Funding and Financial Support section.
Past Case Study: Upminster Race Night Quiz
On Saturday 11 April, Upminster Cricket Club held a Virtual Race Night for their members which attracted 300 members and raised £5K for both the club and the NHS.
You can see the full report via the Recorder Newspaper – here
Upminster Cricket Club Chairman, Ollie Peck has kindly agreed to run three free webinars if any club wishes to run a Quiz Night for their own members and can see how to set this up. The details of the webinar are as following:
Dates and Times:
• Monday 4 May, 8pm
• Monday 11 May, 8pm
Webinar Details:
Topic: Online Race Night – How To Run Tutorial
Date: Monday 4 May or Monday 11 May
Time: 8pm
For any further information please do not hesitate to drop Oliver Peck an email – [email protected]
Recreational Cricket Update
‘APG 6 Balls to Help Restart Cricket’
As agreed at the Essex Cricket in the Community Adult Participation Group (“APG”) Meeting on 29 April 2020.
All leagues understand the challenges facing recreational cricket at this time.
Although many of the concerns that all leagues, clubs and players are facing at the moment cannot yet be answered, the APG has agreed on the following points to help clubs plan for the future and to give cricket the best chance to return when/if possible in 2020.
1. All leagues agree that their number one priority is to help reactivate play at their member clubs. Be that through their standard league set-up or helping to support creative ways of getting games played.
2. All leagues agree that there will be a period of time between the current lockdown being relaxed and the league season beginning: this is to ensure that grounds and facilities can be got ready for appropriate use. Recommended between 2-5 weeks: leagues to consult their clubs.
3. All leagues agree that there will be no league cricket before July 01 2020.
4. League fixtures and length of season:
• Leagues will try to use the fixtures already produced for their leagues.
• League games to be played on the usual day for that league e.g. Saturday League games not being played on Sundays and vice versa.
• Leagues to consider extending the season deeper into September and October by organising games/competitions at these times with clubs that are able to field teams and at grounds that are available.
5. All leagues agree that there will be no promotion or relegation between divisions for the 2020 season.
6. Penalties: All leagues agree that clubs will not face financial or points penalties for failing to fulfill fixtures, pulling out of divisions or other such offences that are due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
The APG will also continue to work with Essex Cricket in the Community, the ECB and Government to update leagues and their member clubs on any announcements or decisions around risk, hygiene and social distancing concerning the playing and organising of cricket.
Kind Regards from:
THE ECiC Adult Participation Group, Made up off all leagues across Essex.
SNEL, EAPL, H&EBL, ECCL, T Rippon, Two Counties, North Essex, Essex Sunday, NCL, EDCL, BSL, GMCL, LCL, LSL, E&MCL, BCL, GLCL, BTCL, LUCL, Warsop Sunday League, Indoor Cricket, Women Cricket Leagues.
Safeguarding
Further information on Safeguarding can be found – here
DBS:
No face to face verification of DBS by CWO’s for the present. It is important that all coaches who maintain online links with children and adults and Club Welfare Officers maintain their DBS certification. We will issue advice once we get notice that lockdown will end about all volunteering sectors and we can start to prepare for some recreational cricket.
There are no Safe Hands courses planned at present which may mean CWO’s normal three-year qualification will expire. We are awaiting advice on how we can train and refresh CWO’s qualification.
Clubs should continue to be fully compliant with all Safe Hands Policies and good practice. Clubs who do not have a up to date CWO but in previous seasons have had at least one will no be subject to any penalties or excluded from any level of competition or participation.
Social Media:
Social media provides unique opportunities for cricket to engage and continue relationships with young members and players.
Some excellent examples from Essex Cricket, individual clubs and coaches.
Communicating with young people online can have significant benefits from encouraging a team ethos, to gaining new club members.
Online safety risks for young people:
Posting personal information that can identify and locate a child offline.
Potential for inappropriate relationships between adults in positions of trust and the young people they work with.
Sexual grooming, luring, exploitation and abuse, or unwanted contact.
Exposure to inappropriate content, including pornography, racist or hate material or violent behaviour.
Experiencing negative behaviour on social media can have an impact on a young person.
If not used appropriately, young people’s identities can go to the wrong people and make them vulnerable online.
Zoom video conferencing:
Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing platforms, and one of the easiest to use and has seen a dramatic increase in users.
Zoom is popular and does not need a subscription, calls are not encrypted, and it does not have a high level of security.
Zoom meetings can display inappropriate information, say something inappropriate and stay in meetings forcing them to close.
Coaches need to be aware of security issues with Zoom and be mindful to shut down the call instantly if anything during the call doesn’t seem right.
You can also change your settings to limit the possibility of a third party joining the conversation. There is an option to create a digital call-waiting room.
The screen will show who is joining in on Zoom meetings/chats before them being allowed to participate.
Checklist for clubs running a online Zoom coaching session
1. Each recurring session has it’s own Meeting ID and Password (ie there is a different password for each group).
2. The passwords are sent to the Parent’s via the Group Whatsapp or the Club’s secure website messaging system.
3. A new password for every meeting is issued every four weeks or after any incident of a unidentified person entering the Zoom room.
4. Upon dialling in, all entries will go into a Waiting Room for admission by the Team Manager who will stay on line monitoring the group throughout the session.
5. Parents must ensure their Zoom login contains their name so they can be identified.
6. Anyone who is not recognised or has a generic name (such as iPhone X) will not be admitted to the session
7. The meeting host must disable the ability for participants to “record” the session
8. Only Coaches / Team Managers who are DBS registered to be allowed to host the sessions.
9. Coaches / Host to remove participants who are behaving inappropriately, and consider shutting the call down entirely if appropriate.
Please note that all activities and exercises in this online session will be as per ECB Safeguarding and Coach Education best practice. We would expect parents and carers to ensure that their children are supervised throughout the session and ensure a safe environment for all activities.
This week’s session will look at On-line Zoom training and DBS verification.
Topic: Phil Knappett’s CWO Zoom Meeting
Time: Tuesday 05 May 2020, 4pm
TikTok:
Very popular with young people. There’s a need to monitor what is being posted and should not encourage dangerous or risky tasks that might discredit your club or Essex Cricket.
Phishing emails:
There’s been a huge rise in phishing emails.
They are designed to exploit the increase in working online and they are finding clever ways to try and make an email seem genuine.
• Beware of emails containing links within them. If in doubt then obviously please don’t click on any links.
• Check the email address that the email has come from.
• Never give out personal information. The link itself may not be the problem but may take you to a page to input personal data.
• Before inputting those details do make sure that the link is genuine and comes from a trustworthy source
Summer Camps:
Many clubs are considering staying open after schools break for the summer holidays. Several are considering offering extended day opportunities.
Ensure that you use your registration process for all new members.
Parents must be present for the first session to log in all their children and confirm all details.
Be very wary of having under 8’s on-site without their parents present all the time.
Check if they have an Educational or Health Care Plan and offer an opportunity to discuss in confidence with Club CWO.
At least two contact numbers should be provided by parents
Sun Safety:
Slip Slop Slap…
• Long sleeve shirt.
• A hat, preferably floppy.
• Sun cream or blocker provided by parents. Children have had allergic reactions to products supplied by clubs.
Children should bring water bottles and there should good access to suitable water.
DBS Verification
We are working with the ECB to verify both renewals and new applications for Enhanced DBS certification.
The ECB has temporarily suspended access for CWOs and club personnel to initiate DBS Disclosures or verify them. They have brought in temporary measures enabling County Staff only to carry out ID verifying via ZOOM /WhatsApp/.
If you do have anyone who needs to initiate a DBS please email Phil Knappett ([email protected]) with the following information and this will initiate the process.
Please write in for ‘subject’ of your email DBS application:
• Their full name (as it appears on their passport/driving licence)
• Their salutation (Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss)
• Their date of birth
• Their email address
• Their club
• Their role (e.g. Coach, CWO, Activator, Umpire etc)
The applicant will receive an email from [email protected]. They will be asked to complete an online application form, including details that will be used to verify their application. When they have completed and returned the form, they should email me and I will send details on how we can complete the process. The email will contain information about which documents they will need to have ready for the verification.
As soon as the situation changes and CWOs can log back into their accounts, I will let you know.
Anyone requested to submit an overseas certificate of good conduct will be asked to email their certificate to the Safeguarding Team instead of posting.
Bank Details Security Reminder
In these turbulent times, we are aware of a number of clubs and leagues sharing information on their finances including bank account details. On advice from ECB’s IT Security Officer below is a timely reminder. Always remember, email is not secure.
When in receipt of personal or confidential information never assume it is authentic and always check its source. In the case of bank details always confirm before making payment but not using the contact details provided. If sending out a club or league’s bank details ideally use a secure route such as a secure email service or encrypted within a password-protected attachment. Personal or confidential information must always be sent securely.
Update Club Contact
Could Club Committee Representative from each respective club kindly complete the survey monkey questionnaire. The updated information will ensure we are able to streamline relative information to the right contact.
To date we have received around 50% responses, please kindly complete the simple form.
Club Development Plan
With the updates announced by Sport England and the ECB, we advise that clubs and leagues to work up contingency plans covering various eventualities. We also suggest that they should develop, or where appropriate update, their development plans – including a way forward – and perhaps include a financial assessment of the club’s current and estimated future position, with a comparison to the past three seasons. Projected cash flow will be particularly crucial.
Please do consider how your club can stay relevant and in people’s minds in the local community through online games/videos, members webinars…
Affiliation
Through consultation with a number of stakeholders, ECiC has taken the decision to amend the affiliation fee for ALL clubs to a £20 deposit which will be reviewed again at the end of September. As in previous years a percentage of this amount will be retained by the local Cricket Participation Group to support junior cricket development. Please inform clubs in your league and it will be communicated and processed up the chain.
Affiliation fees ensure the provision of support for clubs from ECiC and the ECB. If your league or club has not affiliated in the past and you wish to do so, then please make contact with your regional/district contact in the first instance.
Invoices
During Tuesday evenings APG meeting, a number of leagues will not be invoicing clubs until they have a clearer picture of the season. We ask all our leagues to consider if this is a workable option for them, too. If you have other suppliers who have invoiced you for supplies, kit etc it would be sensible to contact them to discuss the situation.
Councils & Landlords
We recommend that each club in your league makes contact with their landlords and discusses the possibility of a rent holiday and/or reduction. We are keen for updates to be shared with your respective Essex Cricket contact.
Grounds Maintenance
The Institute of Groundsmen (IOG) on 02 April provided the latest guidelines and specifications for cricket grounds maintenance, respecting the Governments current guidelines – view here
Indoor/Outdoor Nets
In line with the ECB statement on 18th March, the county has suspended all indoor cricket and all outdoor cricket activities are postponed until advised. If you have not already done so,please take the appropriate action.
Overseas Players
Do contact them and their agents as the situation obviously will alter their plans.
All Stars Cricket/Dynamos
The ECB have suspended All Stars Cricket and Dynamo Cricket until further notice. However as recently communicated by the ECB, ASC Packs and games at home will be posted out shortly to all that have registered. – more information
Next week we are excited to be able to share an updated All Stars Cricket 2020 Activity Booklet with all past and present All Stars parents for them to download. Jam-packed with eight different activity areas, introductions to cricket skills, quizzes and recipes from England players, the booklet has been adapted to be suitable for families whilst they are at home.
Active Essex Webinar
Organised by Active Essex, Essex Cricket amongst a number of NGB’s shared, discussed and debated a number of factors. The group will meet again in a few weeks’ time to ensure a cross-sport discussion with the focus of keeping our communities as active as possible and supporting young people.
The group also discussed funding and the following two links were signposted as a guide outside of the Sport England, ECB and Government funding.
Most importantly it is clear that we want everyone to look after their own health and that of their members; this is the main priority of all.
Contact
In line with Government guidance, Essex Cricket in the Community staff as of Wednesday 18 March are working from home. Wherever possible, the team will continue to give support and will continue to provide updates as often as necessary.
Essex Cricket understands that your privacy is important and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of all of our stakeholders and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described within this document, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Part 1: Information About Us
Business Name. Essex County Cricket Club
Business type. limited company.
Registered in England under company numbers 29512R / 5857939
Address:
The Cloud County Ground
New Writtle Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0PG
VAT number: 102 1952 17.
Data Protection Officers:
Marketing GDPR Officer:
Name: Ashley Neave
Telephone: 01245 254002
Cricket in the Community GDPR Officer:
Name: Ben Wallis
Telephone: 01245 254029
Postal Address:
CC: GDPR
The Cloud County Ground
New Writtle Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0PG Email Address: [email protected]
Part 2: What Does This Notice Cover?
This Privacy Policy explains how we use your personal data: how it is collected, how it is held, and how it is processed. It also explains your rights under the law relating to your personal data.
Part 3: What is Personal Data?
Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
The personal data that we use is set out in Part 5, below.
Part 4: What Are My Rights?
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 11.
The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 10 includes details of how to do this.
The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any and all of your personal data that we hold. Please contact us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data. Please contact us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes. Please contact us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases. Please contact us using the details in Part 11 to find out more.
Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. Part 6 explains more about how we use your personal data, including automated decision-making.
For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 11.
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office but we would ask that you give us the opportunity as the first contact to deal with your concerns.
Part 5: What Personal Data Do We Collect?
We may collect some or all of the following personal data (this may vary according to your relationship with us or the form used on our website):
Name;
Date of birth;
Gender;
Address;
Billing Address;
Email address;
Telephone number;
Mobile Number;
Business-name;
Job title;
Profession;
Payment information;
Photo;
Guest Details;
Information about your preferences and interests;
Part 6: How Do We Use Your Personal Data?
Under the GDPR, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. This may be because the data is necessary for our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to our use of your personal data, or because it is in our legitimate business interests to use it. Your personal data may be used for one or more of the following purposes:
Providing and managing your account.
Supplying our products and services to you. Your personal details are required in order for us to enter into a contract with you.
Personalizing and tailoring our products and services for you.
Communicating with you. This may include responding to emails / SMS and or calls and post.
Supplying you with information by emails / SMS and or calls and post that you have opted-in to (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe option to any of our email correspondence or by emailing a request to [email protected].
With your permission and where permitted by law, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email, telephone, SMS and/or post with information, news, and offers on our products and services.
You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.
We use the following automated systems for carrying out certain kinds of decisionmaking and profiling. If at any point you wish to query any action that we take on the basis of this or wish to request ‘human intervention’ (i.e. have someone review the action themselves, rather than relying only on the automated method), the GDPR gives you the right to do so. Please contact us to find out more using the details in Part 11.
The following automated decision-making method(s) may be used:
For membership and ticket purchasing online from our website you will receive an automated confirmation for the purchase, this complies with our legal obligation to provide your membership or match ticket and is done using the legal contract you have completed in purchasing a membership or match ticket.
For Restaurant booking and purchasing online from our website you will receive an automated confirmation for the purchase, this complies with our legal obligation to provide your order details and is done using the legal contract you have completed in purchasing a Restaurant booking.
For Shop purchasing online from our website you will receive an automated confirmation for the purchase, this complies with our legal obligation to prove your Shop purchase and is done using the legal contract you completed in purchasing from our store.
For the above areas the below details can be collected:
Name;
Date of birth;
Gender;
Address; Bill Address;
Email address;
Telephone number;
Mobile Number;
Business-name;
Job title;
Profession;
Payment information;
Photo;
Guest Details;
Information about your preferences and interests;
Part 7: How Long Will We Keep Your Personal Data?
We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary for the reasons for which it was first collected. Your personal data will, therefore, be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):
For Essex Cricket Stakeholder including but not limited to Memberships, we will store data for the length of the membership, in cases where a lifetime membership has been bought we will store the member data for up to 50 years. For all other data we will store the data for 7 years.
This can consist of:
Name;
Date of birth;
Gender;
Address;
Bill Address;
Email address;
Telephone number;
Mobile Number; Business-name;
Job title;
Profession;
Payment information;
Photo;
Guest Details;
Information about your preferences and interests;
Part 8: How and Where Do We Store or Transfer Your Personal Data?
We may store or transfer some or all of your personal data in countries that are not part of the European Economic Area (the “EEA” consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). These are known as “third countries” and may not have data protection laws that are as strong as those in the UK and the EEA. This means that we will take additional steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR as follows.
We share your data with external third parties, as detailed below in Part 9, that can be based outside of the EEA. The following safeguards are applied to such transfers:
We will only transfer your personal data to countries that the European Commission has deemed to provide an adequate level of personal data protection. More information is available from the European Commission. And Where we transfer your data to a third party based in the US, this may be protected if they are part of the EUUS Privacy Shield. This requires that third party to provide data protection to standards similar levels of data protection to those in Europe. More information is available from the European Commission.
Please contact us using the details below in Part 11 for further information about the particular data protection mechanism used by us when transferring your personal data to a third country.
The security of your personal data is essential to us, and to protect your data, we take a number of important measures, including the following:
Our Site and sponsors have hardware-based firewall policies and permissions in place to guard against unauthorized access to your data.
All our data is encrypted and remotely backed up to protect your data.
When emailing or communicating with you or for internal use using your data we will encrypt attachments and or sensitive data if it needs to be sent.
Part 9: Do we Share Your Personal Data?
We will not share your data with any third party organizations.
In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority, or the police for example.
Part 10: How Can I Access My Personal Data?
If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”. All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 11.
There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding.
We will respond to your subject access request within 30 days and, in any case, not more than one month from the date of receiving your request. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time.
In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.
Part 11: How Do You Contact Us?
To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details
For the attention of: Essex County Cricket Club – GDPR Officer
Address:
The Cloud County Ground
New Writtle Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0PG
Data Protection Officers:
Commercial / Hospitality:
Name: Ruth Howlett
Telephone: 01245 254054
Marketing:
Name: Ashley Neave
Telephone: 01245 254002
Membership & Ticketing / Shop:
Name: Rowan Bangs
Telephone: 01245 254040
Essex Cricket in the Community:
Name: Ben Wallis
Telephone: 01245 254029
Email Address: [email protected]
Part 12: Changes to this Privacy Notice
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
Any changes will be made available online on our website: http://essexcricket.org.uk/Privacy as well as publicly available in our main reception and office areas.
Essex County Cricket Club collects, holds, and processes a range of personal data and non-personal data. The protection of this data is of great importance, both commercially and legally. In the event of a data breach, the Company’s Data Breach Policy should be followed. A data breach may include (but not be limited to):
• the loss or theft of a physical data record;
• the loss or theft of computer equipment (e.g. laptop), mobile devices (e.g. smartphone or tablet), portable data storage devices (e.g. USB drive), or other data storage devices;
• equipment failure;
• unauthorised access to, use of, or modification of data (or inadequate access controls allowing unauthorised access, use, or modification);
• unauthorised disclosure of data;
• human error (e.g. sending data to the wrong recipient);
• unforeseen circumstances such as fire or flood;
• hacking, phishing, and other ‘blagging” offences whereby information is obtained by deception;
If you discover or suspect a data breach, please contact ECCC or complete this Data Breach Report Form and send the completed form to:
Address:
The Cloud County Ground
New Writtle Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0PG
VAT number: 102 1952 17.
Data Protection Officers:
Commercial / Hospitality GDPR Officer:
Name: Darrell Fox
Telephone: 01245 254054
Marketing GDPR Officer:
Name: Ashley Neave
Telephone: 01245 254002
Membership & Ticketing / Shop GDPR Officer:
Name: Rowan Bangs
Telephone: 01245 254040
Cricket Centre GDPR Officer:
Name: Graham Smith
Telephone: 01245 254029
Cricket in the community GDPR Officer:
Name: Graham Smith
Telephone: 01245 254029
Postal Address:
CC: GDPR
The Cloud County Ground
New Writtle Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0PG
Email Address: [email protected]
After sending this form, unless and until instructed to by the Company’s Data Protection Officers. You should not take any further action with respect to a data breach. In particular, you must not take it upon yourself to notify affected data subjects, the Information Commissioner’s Office, or any other individuals or organisations. The Company’s Data Protection Officers will determine the steps to be taken to address the data breach, whom to notify, and how.
Essex County Cricket Club Data Breach Report Form
Your Details
You may complete and submit this form anonymously. If you wish to do so, please put anonymous in each of the fields in this section. Please note that if you are submitting this form anonymously, you should not email it as this may identify you.
For anonymous submissions, please post this form to ECCC using the below address:
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