U-19 Girls & U-17 Boys National Squad Training Camp
February 20, 2009
Under 19 Training Camp & Practice Games
December 22, 2009

If cricket is to prosper in Thailand then it needs to develop the local cricketing human capital. Thailand has been going through a period of heightened development. This means not only the development of players but also essential key figures such as umpires. In this department Cricket Australia and NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association have graciously come forward to help Cricket Association of Thailand in its constant struggle to develop Cricket in this Football crazy nation. CAT will be hosting a two day umpire’s refresher course at the Jasmine Hotel in Bangkok from the 26th to the 27th of February 2009 which will be presented by Mr. John Evans and Mr. Darren Goodger.

Cricket Association of Thailand has been looking at developing the local umpires and scorers base in attempts of establishing a strong local pool base.

Having recently held three development tournaments, the Under 15 Challenge Cup, Women’s Under 19 Championship and ACC Trophy Challenge has highlighted the lack of qualified local cricket umpires as rescources were being stretched to accommodate all three tournaments. CAT has wanted to address this problem for sometime now however had been unable to do so due to the lack of qualified human capital. With the help from Cricket Australia and NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association CAT is able to conduct a two day umpire’s refresher course at in Bangkok. This course is meant to reinforce, refresh and clarify some of the more technical aspects of the umpiring discipline for those who have been actively involved within their respective local communities.

The course will be conducted by John Evans whom has been a member of the NSW Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association (NSWCUSA) since 1996 and has officiated in 182 first grade matches and 240 grade matches overall. He will be accompanied by Darren Goodger who is the Education & Development Manager for NSWCUSA and is currently working full time in cricket as an administrator and trainer of umpires at Cricket NSW. For more details about John Evans and Darren Goodger please scroll down.

The course will be attended by about 22 people largely from Bangkok, Chaing Mai and Phuket. This course should be of great value to cricket development in Thailand and CAT would like to thank Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW for their time and effort in helping push cricket development in Thailand.

John Evans

John has been a member of the NSW Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association (NSWCUSA) since 1996. An umpire in the Sydney Cricket Association competitions, John has officiated in 182 first grade matches and 240 grade matches overall. He has officiated in four Cricket Australia Cup matches in the national second XI competition, and two one day internationals, both between Australia Women and England Women in the 1999/2000 season. John is a NSWCUSA Accredited Trainer and was the Association's Merchandise Manager from 1998 to 2002. He enjoyed a decorated career as a player, captaining Australian Services on tours to New Zealand, England and South Africa. John also represented NSW Country and played first grade cricket in the strong Brisbane Grade competition.

Darren Goodger

Darren is the Education & Development Manager for NSWCUSA, now working full time in cricket as an administrator and trainer of umpires at Cricket NSW. He has been involved in presenting Umpire Accreditation Courses for Cricket Australia in Bangkok, Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur as well as delivering an Umpire Educator Course in Mumbai. Darren was a tutor for International Institute of Cricket Umpires & Scorers at the BTEC course in cricket umpiring in Kathmandu in 2008. He joined the NSWCUSA in 1993 and has been umpiring for 16 years.