News - Isle Of Man Cricket Association

Lucy Barnett Selected for the Central Sparks EPP 2023/24

Women's National Team and Academy player Lucy Barnett has been selected for the Central Sparks Emerging Players Programme (EPP) for the 2023/2024 intake. The Central Sparks Academy is one of eight regional academies within the Women's Elite Domestic Structure. Regional academies exist as part of the new Women's Elite Domestic Structure to offer outstanding, relevant, learning and development environments to talented female cricketers in England and Wales.

Lucy will continue her training on the Isle of Man with the Women's National Team and IOMCA Academy who are currently training on a Tuesday evening, Friday morning and Sunday evening. She will join up with the Central Sparks EPP for training in school holidays and match play in the 2024 season.

Coach and Volunteer Workshops 2023

The IOMCA will be running a series of coach and volunteer development workshops this winter. The workshops are as follows:

Batting (Sunday 5th November)

A workshop looking at options to assist the white ball batter. The session will focus on pre-delivery movements, power hitting, adapting and innovation along with some traditional techniques played against pace and spin.

Fielding (Sunday 12th November)

This workshop will focus on a combination of technical and fun methods to develop the skills and enjoyment of an essential discipline, an area of the game that can be ignored by players and coaches alike.

Seam Bowling (Sunday 19th November)

This workshop will look at bowling successfully in white ball cricket for seam bowlers. This will involve a series of drills to develop a strong repetitive action as well as bowling variations essential for the modern white ball game.

Wicket Keeping (Sunday 26th November)

Developing wicket keepers can be an area that sometimes goes overlooked in training sessions. The key element of any fielding unit, the keeper sets the tone, so having a good keeper is vital! Focus will be on leg and off side takes, standing up and back as well as a series of catching drills.

Spin Bowling (Sunday 3rd December)

This workshop will look at methods when working with spinners, including technical and tactical interventions and drills. This will include developing young spinners as well as developing variations for more experienced spinners.

Demonstrations (Sunday 10th December)

An essential tool for any coach at all levels. The importance of a good visual representation of a skill can ensure a player develops at a quicker rate. An opportunity for coaches to understand positioning and styles for effective demonstrating along with the opportunity to be filmed, view and develop their demonstrations.

Women & Girls Cricket (Sunday 17th December)

A workshop introducing coaches to the different (if there are any) approaches in coaching women and girls in cricket. An interactive session where coaches will be asked to share their thoughts and will include players who will be able to give their views. Ideal for club coaches who have or are looking at starting women and girls teams or have female players in mixed teams.

All workshops 2-4 at King William’s College and £5 per workshop or £20 for all 7 workshops. These coach development workshops are designed for players, coaches, volunteers and parents. To book and for payment details please email: communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

Academy & EPP Announced for 2023/2024

The IOMCA Academy and Emerging Players Programme intake for the 2023/2024 season has been announced. Congratulations to the following players selected on the IOMCA Emerging Players Programme and Academy programme for 2023/2024:

IOMCA Academy 2023/2024
Lucy Barnett
Kyle Gunnion
Caitlin Henery
Cameron Roome
Hugh Tummon

IOMCA EPP 2023/2024
Samson Curtis
Aarav Gandu
Isabelle Gunnion
Breeshey Howard
Dylan Howard
Harri Lewis
Adi Malikireddy
Rocco Spencer

Caitlin Henery has been invited to be part of the Academy after her promising performances for the Women's National Team in 2023 along with Kyle Gunnion who has made significant progress in 2023 after being in the age group squads since age 10. This is alongside Cameron Roome and Hugh Tummon who have moved onto the Academy from the EPP. Lucy Barnett also retains her place for 2023/2024 after an outstanding year for the Women's National Team and the Central Sparks EPP. Samson Curtis, Aarav Gandu, Isabelle Gunnion, Breeshey Howard, Harri Lewis, Adi Mailikireddy and Rocco Spencer have been invited to be part of the Emerging Players Programme alongside Dylan Howard who has retained his place for the 2023/2024 season.

The Academy are currently training on a Tuesday evening and Friday morning and the EPP on a Tuesday evening both will then also train on a Saturday evening after Christmas.

IOMCA Winter CricStart Programme 2023

The IOMCA will be running winter CricKids and CricSoft sessions at King William's College this November. and December. The popular IOMCA CricStart programme aims to provide a fun first experience of cricket for boys and girls aged 3 - 9 years-old.

The programme is divided into two age groups: CricKids - ages 3-6 and CricSoft - ages 7-9. CricKids is a great first introduction to cricket and focuses on developing children’s athletic, social and very basic cricket skills. The emphasis is on having fun and being active. Mums and dads can have valuable time with their kids as family members are encouraged to take part too! CricSoft is a high-speed version of cricket where the emphasis is on participation and enjoyment. It is designed to help participants learn the basics of cricket in an inclusive, enjoyable and safe environment, where all children take equal turns at batting, bowling and fielding. Games are played on a smaller field and due to the softer ball no protective equipment is needed.

CricKids sessions

Time: 12-1
Dates: Sunday November 5th to Sunday December 17th
Cost: £25 for 7 sessions
Venue: King William's College

CricSoft sessions

Time: 1-2
Sunday November 5th to Sunday December 17th
Cost is £25 for 7 sessions
Venue: King William's College

For an additional £40 a CricStart backpack can be purchased including a CricStart back-pack, bat, ball, CricStart cap, CricStart water bottle and CricStart t shirt.

These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and places are limited due to the size of the venue.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on courses and camps. To book and for payment details please email: communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

IOMCA Skill Development Programme

The Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA) are launching a brand new, exciting and non-selective skills development programme, aimed at providing increasing number of boys and girls with additional coaching to support them in their development. The IOMCA will run open access development sessions for year groups 4 to 12 as well as girl’s only sessions after Christmas that are available through the off season to the cricket season. These sessions will be used to support and provide additional coaching in specific areas of the game, complimenting and supporting the training the junior players receive at clubs.

The IOMCA have reviewed their current player pathway and felt it would be far more beneficial to support as many junior players as possible, therefore helping to strengthen the overall club game. This new approach, allows us to work with a larger number of players across many months, developing all players along the way. This gives us the benefit of knowing more players and providing them all with more coaching opportunities and seeing them in competitive environments throughout the summer months.

The IOMCA skills development programme will start at the Years 4 to 6 and gives the players their first opportunity to experience IOMCA cricket coaching, There is also training for Year 7 to Year 9 and Year 10 to Year 12 as well as girl's only sessions for Year 7 to Year 11. The coaching will be the same as the U11, U13, U15 and U17 coaching experienced by the IOMCA age group squads since 2017. The coaches delivering on the IOMCA skill development are experienced junior coaches and will create environments where players can train at a level required for their personal development. Coaches will be able to cater for all players, whatever their experience level with individualised training designed to help players reach their full potential..

Players will have the opportunity to take part in three training blocks in the off season (term-time only) and one training and match play block in season (term time only). Players can book onto one or all of the training blocks depending on their availability. The girl’s only training will run in two blocks over the off season beginning after Christmas and one over the season. These sessions aim to deliver a fun introduction to cricket, equip the girls with the skills and knowledge to play competitively and provide a pathway to club cricket and beyond.

The first block of training is available to book now, further information can be found www.iomcricket.co.uk/skill-development-programme.html, to book please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

IOMCA Player Pathway Awards 2023

The IOMCA Celebration of Cricket took place at Cronkbourne Cricket Club on September 30th and included the celebration of both team and individual successes of the IOMCA squads for 2023. This year was another busy year for the IOMCA National Teams and development programmes. There was 16 on island matchplay spread between Super 2’s, MCC fixtures and culminating with the first ICC T20I series hosted at King William's College versus Austria. There was also 34 days of off Island competition and training across various programmes including the Continental Cup win for the women's National Team. The IOMCA also delivered 283 training sessions which was 600 hours of practice from U11 to National Teams, male and female.

After a very successful 2023 the seasons achievements of each squad U11, U13, U15 and National Team male and female were announced, followed by awarding the Most Improved Players and finished with the Player of the Year presentation.

The most improved players for 2023 were -
U11 - Seb Levy
U13 - Kai Crookall
U15 - Kyle Gunnion
Women's - Bekkie Webster

The final presentation was the 2023 Player of the Year -
Player of the Year - Lucy Barnett

IOMCA Volunteer Award Winners 2023

The IOMCA Celebration of Cricket took place at Cronkbourne Cricket Club on September 30th and included the presentation of the IOMCA volunteer awards. These awards are aimed at recognising and rewarding volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting and growing cricket on the Isle of Man. The awards include Lifetime Services to Cricket award, Young Volunteer of the Year award, Club Volunteer of the Year award and Services to Cricket award.

Congratulations to following nominees and award winners:
Young Volunteer of the Year -
Nominees: Cameron Roome (Castletown CC), Isabella Clarke (Finch Hill CC) & Juan Corkill (Finch Hill CC)
Winner: Isabella Clarke & Juan Corkill (Finch Hill CC)

Izzy has been a huge asset to Finch Hill this year. She has helped with all of the Manx Youth Games training sessions and took responsibility for looking after one of our additional needs children during the MYGs ceremony making sure he wasn't overwhelmed, then helping him to have fun during the games. She's been a fantastic help with our CricStart children who all look up to her and love playing cricket and giggling with her, the parents have also commented on her helpfulness and sense of humour. She's happy to score cricket games when needed and has helped the seconds a few times by scoring when the usual captain was away. She helps put up and take down the nets and helps each time the rope needs to be put away.

Juan started the Manx Youth Games coaching with little knowledge and dedicated his time through to the final event. He then carried his keenness with Finch Hill and attended the weekly training sessions helping the kwik cricketers. He always wants to be punctual and gives ideas to the format of the sessions. Juan struggles with his social confidence and this has helped him enormously. He even got asked to run the cricket sessions in the summer term at school. All of this has brought him out of his shell and Juan is now keen to progress in this environment. Juan has received a lot of support too which he is grateful. Juan is a young man who has overcome his own issues to give back to the youngsters at Finch Hill and they now follow his passion. Juan has been amazing this year and Finch Hill are very grateful.

Club Volunteer of the Year
Nominees - Indrakumar Gandu (Finch Hill CC), Rob Webber (Ramsey CC), Colin Jackson (Castletown CC), Sam Barnett (Finch Hill CC), Spencer Clarke (Finch Hill CC), Ollie Webster (Peel & St John CC), Shaun Grobbelaar (Crosby CC) & Gillian Craine (Peel & St John CC)
Winner - Gillain Craine (Peel & St John CC)

Gillian is a huge part of the smooth running of Peel and St John CC. She dedicates so much time into the club for nothing more than the love of it! From being on the committee, under-taking the role of Treasurer & social committee to committing her Saturday mornings to running the tuck shop for the juniors along with lending a hand helping out with CricKids and running the Saturday afternoon crèche when the men and women are playing. The love Gillian has for Peel and St John CC is second to none & without her the club wouldn’t be half of what it is. Gillian also organised a fantastic fundraiser for Diabetes IOM in the memory of Brian Wozniak raising £1,200. She is a superstar!

Services to Cricket Award -
Nominees: Russ Miller (Peel & St John CC), Andy Coulson (Valkyres CC), Ollie Webster (Peel & St John CC), Janelle Clarke (Finch Hill CC & Kathryn Clough (Cronkbourne CC)
Winner: Andy Coulson (Valkyres CC)

Andy has pretty much singe handedly ran Valkyres Cricket Club for many years. He has managed the side and has recently started a second team on a Saturday playing in the new Division 2. He organises training for the players and coaches and is always on hand to help the players. He also engages with the local community always on the look out for new players and has helped increase the number of players significantly at Valkyres over the years. Valkyres have had a number of grounds over the years and Andy has been pivotal in the move to these new grounds most recently at King William’s College.

Lifetime Services to Cricket -
Nominees: Garreth Roome (Castletown CC) & Rob Webber (Ramsey CC)
Winners: Rob Webber (Ramsey CC)

Rob has ran Ramsey CC single handed for as long as I can remember, Rob keeps Ramsey CC alive. He runs the junior set up at Ramsey, he organises all junior training, matches and teams and also does this for the senior side and has been doing this for well over 20-years. Rob is the lead coach for the Ramsey Manx Youth Games and has been for many years and he will have seen hundreds of young cricketers try the game through the Manx Youth Games. He gives up all his time for Ramsey CC to ensure that everyone involved in the club feels included and enjoys their cricket. Robs efforts can be seen with the the amount of young players now playing senior cricket, particularly in the first team. Rob played for the Isle of Man and captained the side for a number of years in its inception to international cricket in 2005. Rob has been essential for maintaining cricket in the North of the island he is Mr Ramsey!

ICC Long Service Award

The IOMCA put forward Rob Webber as their nominee for ICC Long Service Award for the Isle of Man. The ICC Long Service Award is to honour exceptional dedication and commitment to the growth and development of cricket in a region. Although Rob wasn’t the overall winner he has been highly commended by the ICC which is a phenomenal achievement with 123 member countries putting forward their nominations. The IOMCA and the Isle of Man would like to thank Rob along with the ICC for his many years of dedication to grow cricket in the IOM and the north in particular.

Changes to the IOMCA Player Pathway 2023

The Isle of Man Cricket Association development of excellence pathway has had a number of significant changes to come into effect from this year. This is to allow the player pathway to link in with the IOMCA Strategy (2023-2027) which has growing levels of participation in cricket as its core objective along with the recent report from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC), commissioned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Further information can be found on the below player pathway update.

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Isle of Man to make their Debut in the European Cricket Championship

The Isle of Man will be taking part in the European Cricket Championship for the first time and have been drawn in Group A and will therefore be playing Spain, Czechia, France and Greece. The round robin group games take place on 25th & 26th September before Finals Day on the 27th September. The European Cricket Championship will be taking place in Malaga, Spain at the Cartama Oval during September and October and the winner of each group will progress to Finals Week. The Championship is T10 which will be a new format for the players. Fixtures can be found: www.ecn.cricket/european-cricket-championship/scores-fixtures and can be viewed on: www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpKcXOP32CxF-X6iTpM7EQ

The following 13-man squad who will compete in the European Cricket Championship with Ollie Webster returning to the Isle of Man squad to captain the side with Matt Ansell and Phil Littlejohns taking care of off field matters.

2023 IOMCA Volunteer Awards

With the Isle of Man Cricket season now finished it is time to recognise those people who have given their time to make this year a success.

The IOMCA Volunteer Awards include -

Lifetime Services to Cricket Award - this award recognises those individuals who have made an outstanding difference to their cricket club, league or local cricket community over a significant number of years.
Young Volunteer of the Year Award - this award is for under 18s and is designed to highlight and show the fantastic contribution that young volunteers make within the game.
Club Volunteer of the Year Award - this award recognises the special volunteer that every club simply couldn’t do without. This individual often undertakes a number of different roles within the club which are generally behind the scenes and they are always there to lend a hand whenever needed.
Services to Cricket Award - this award is for those individuals who are providing vision and direction in growing the game often outside of the traditional roles within a club.

The nominations can be made - www.iomcricket.co.uk/volunteer-award-nominations.html and the closing date is September 17th.
All nominees were invited to attend the end of year Celebration of Isle of Man Cricket event. and the winners chosen by an independent panel will be announced during the evening.

Women's National Team Unbeaten and Continental Cup Winners

The Isle of Man Women's National Team won a closely contested series with Austria 3-0 at Seebarn Cricket Ground. Bliss Murtagh, Caitlin Henery and Emma Miller all making their international debuts. Lucy Barnett was named player of the series with 108 runs and 5 wickets.

The women then moved onto Bucharest to contest the Continental Cup at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground. Clinical wins in the group stages against Greece, Romania and Malta saw them reach the final against Greece who had won their other games. A fantastic display in the field restricted Greece to 63 all out and the Isle of Man knocked it off with 84 balls remaining.

All the players supported each other on and off the field throughout the Austria series and Continental Cup. Lucy Barnett was the leading run scorer over the seven games scoring 281 runs, she was well backed up by Ellan Cleator and Kim Carney who scored her maiden international 50 versus Austria. Catherine Perry, Jo Hicks, Alanya Thorpe, Dani Murphy, Bliss Murtagh and Lucy Barnett all picked up wickets and bowled economically. Bekkie Webster was very strong behind the wickets with 3 stumpings and a catch and Alanya Thorpe lead the side excellently in her first time as an international captain. After winning all 7 internationals the Isle of Man Women's team enter the ICC T20 rankings at number 30.

A massive well done to all the girls who have worked really hard on their games at training since returning from their first international tournament in Desert Springs last November. This hard work continued leading up to the Austria series along with intra squad games and playing more regularly in the IOM leagues. All their hard work has been transferred onto the pitch showing significant improvements and there is still plenty to come from this squad.

Lucy Barnett with 173 runs without being dismissed in the tournament, taking 6 wickets along with 2 catches and a run out was named player of the tournament.

Isle of Man Women's Squad Announced for Upcoming Series

Congratulations to the following 12 players selected for the IOMCA Women's National Team squad who will be travelling to Austria on the 29th July to play in a bilateral series on the 31st July and 1st August in Vienna. Congratulations also to the 14 players selected for the IOMCA Women's National Team squad to play in the Women's Continental Cup on the 4th, 5th and 6th August against Romania, Malta, and Greece at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Romania. Alanya Thorpe captains the side for the first time and we welcome Emma Miller, Caitlin Henery and Bliss Murtagh into the squad for the first time.

The upcoming bilateral series in Austria and Continental Cup in Romania is a exciting opportunity for the women's National Team. The six completed T20 internationals will achieve an ICC T20 international ranking for the Isle of Man women's team

Isle of Man Men's National Team Win Home Austria Series

The isle of Man Men's National began their first ever home bilateral series on Sunday 16th at King William's College. Game one saw Austria win the toss and chose to bat with JJ Griffin making his international debut.

Austria 149-5
Mark Simpson Parker 49 was the mainstay of the Austria innings. An excellent display in the field with four catches and disciplined bowling restricted Austria to 149. The wicket takers were JJ Griffin 2-31 on debut and Chris Langford, Fraser Clarke and Joe Burrows the other wicket takers.
Isle of Man 150-4
An outstanding 53 from 28 balls by Nathan Knights and 50 from 51 balls by Adam McAuley got the Isle of Man in an excellent position for Carl Hartmann 11, George Burrows 18 not out and Eddie Beard 7 not out to see them win with 4 balls to spare.
Player of the Match (game one) - Nathan Knights

In game two of the bilateral series between the Isle of Man and Austria, Austria again won the toss and chose to bat.
Austria 137 all out
A well made 57 from Razmal Shigiwal had Austria well placed at 80 for 3 wickets. However, the loss of 6 wickets for 13 runs saw Austria collapse to 137 all out. The Isle of Man fielding was again excellent with two fantastic catches by Christian Webster and George Burrows. All the bowlers contributed with Matt Ansell 3-22, Chris Langford 2-19, JJ Griffin 2-31, Joe Burrows 2-36 and Fraser Clarke 1-26.
Isle of Man 140-5
Nathan Knights again started the innings positively with 17 from 12 balls. There was a small collapse at 26-3 but a fantastic partnership of 70 between Carl Hartmann 39 and Christian Webster and then a match winning partnership of 33 between Joe Burrows 11 not out and Christian. Christian finishing 59 not out, a very mature innings running hard and accelerating superbly in the latter overs.
Player of the Match (game two) - Christian Webster

Game three of the Isle of Man versus Austria on Monday 17th July, Austria this time won the toss and chose to bowl.
Isle of Man 71-5 from 11 overs
George Burrows was 26 not out and Amit Nathwani and Shahil Momin both picked up two wickets. However, the weather unfortunately won and the game had to be abandoned.

A huge amount of work went into the first T20 internationals on the Isle of Man before during and after the series. A massive thank you to everyone who made it happen and Sunday in particular was very well attended and hopefully the first of many T20 internationals on the Isle of Man.

IOMCA Summer Holiday Programme 2023

The IOMCA will be running cricket camps and and skill development clinics for all ages at various venues this summer holiday. Including -

U13 & U15 Cricket Camps
U11 Camps
CricStart/ Soft Ball Cricket Morning Camps
Skill Development Clinics

New for 2023 is -

Female Cricket Camp
U13 & U15 Game Day

The camps and clinics will be outside and therefore weather dependent. Further details can be seen below. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

Men's National Team Squad Announced for Home Austria Series

The following players have been selected for the three-match T20I bi lateral series against Austria on Sunday 9th and Monday 10th July at King William's College. JJ Griffin is selected as part of the National Team squad for the first time graduating from the Isle of Man Academy.

Isle of Man Women's National Team Summer Schedule Announced

An exciting summer schedule announced for the Isle of Man Women's National Team:

Bilateral Series - Austria

31st July - 2 x T20i v Austria - Seebarn Cricket Ground
1st August - 1 x T20i v Austria - Seebarn Cricket Ground

Women's Continental Cup - Romania

4th, 5th and 6th August - T20 international matches against Romania, Malta and Greece at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground Romania

The upcoming bilateral series in Austria and intercontinental cup in Romania is a exciting opportunity for the women's National Team. The six completed T20 internationals will achieve an ICC T20 international ranking for the Isle of Man women's team.

First Ever Home International Series on the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man will shortly welcome the Austria Men's National Team in the first ever international series held on the Isle of Man. The international men's T20 bilateral series will take place on Sunday 9th July and Monday 10th July and will be played on the King William's College main square.

Schedule of fixtures
9th July
Game 1: 11 o'clock start
Game 2: 4 o'clock start
10th July
Game 3: 12 o'clock start

All spectators are welcome at King William's College to watch what should be an exciting series and there will be a poll to gauge attendees shortly.

Austria will be travelling to the Isle of Man to prepare for their Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier which takes place in Scotland across nine days in July.

Kwik Cricket Festivals 2023

The 2023 kwik cricket festivals will be on a Sunday afternoon across the Isle of Man through the season.

The kwik cricket festivals for 2023 are as follows:

Date South/East North/West All together Start Time
Sunday 28th May Cronkbourne CC 1 o’clock
Sunday 11th June Castletown CC Ramsey CC 2 o’clock
Sunday 25th June Cronkbourne CC 2 o’clock
Sunday 9th July Finch Hill CC Peel & St John’s CC 2 o’clock
Sunday 23rd July Peel & St John’s CC 2 o’clock
Sunday 6th August Castletown CC Ramsey CC 2 o’clock
Sunday 20th August Crosby CC 2 o’clock
Sunday 27th August Finch Hill CC Crosby CC 2 o’clock

Record Breaking Manx Youth Games 2023

The Sporting Club Isle of Man, Manx Youth Games took place on Saturday 13th May 2023. The day began at 10am with an opening ceremony at the National Sports Centre with all the participants from 13 sports marching onto the track in their brightly coloured t-shirts representing the region they are competing for: Red – North, Orange – South, Blue – West, Green - Douglas South and Yellow - Douglas North.

Cricket participants are then bused to Cronkbourne Cricket Club for a series of matches and for the second year running played in glorious sunshine. There was a superb 105 players aged between 6 and 9 split into 12 teams spread across the different regions, The players were brilliant and represented their regions with lots of energy and enthusiasm. The festival is completed with a presentation of medals and water bottles to all the participants by Greig Wright IOMCA CDO and National Team Captain Matt Ansell and player Nathan Knights.

A massive thanks to all the coaches and volunteers who helped prepare the players and ran the teams over the day and to Cronkbourne Cricket Club for their excellent hospitality and for preparing the pitches.

Women's Soft Ball Festivals 2023

The women and girl's soft ball cricket festivals will be taking place in 2023 prior to the start of the women's soft ball cricket league beginning on June 12th May.

The soft ball cricket festivals are:

Sunday 7th May - Peel and St John's CC, Mullen-e-Cloie @ 2pm start
Monday 15th May - Castletown CC, King William's college @ 6pm start
Sunday 21st May - Crosby CC, Marown Playing Fields @ 1 o'clock start
Sunday 28th May - Cronkbourne CC, Tromode Road @ 1 o'clock start

The soft ball cricket festivals are all about getting together to enjoy the game and are a great way to try the game for the first time. The timing of the festivals this year will allow the women's soft ball league teams to get some practice in before the start of the season.

You don’t need to have any previous experience of playing cricket. It’s open to any female player all ages and abilities - you can form your own team of 8 players, join a local team or sign up individually and be allocated to a team on the day. Please come along and enjoy it all so don’t delay, book now by emailing communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

CricStart 2023 Programme Launched

The CricStart programme sponsored by Ravenscroft is into its third year with the Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA). The popular IOMCA CricStart programme aims to provide a fun first experience of cricket for boys and girls aged 3 - 9 years-old.

The programme is divided into two age groups: CricKids - ages 3-6 and CricSoft - ages 7-9:
CricKids is a great first introduction to cricket and focuses on developing children’s athletic, social and very basic cricket skills.
The emphasis is on having fun and being active. Mums and dads can have valuable time with their kids as family members are
encouraged to take part too!
CricSoft is a high-speed version of cricket where the emphasis is on participation and enjoyment. It is designed to help participants learn the basics of cricket in an inclusive, enjoyable and safe environment, where all children take equal turns at batting, bowling and fielding. Games are played on a smaller field and due to the softer ball no protective equipment is needed.

We have provided three options for booking acknowledging the kit you might already have from previous years. You will be able to provide sizes when completing the CricStart registration form.

Option 1 for £55: CricStart back-pack, cricket bat, cricket ball, CricStart t shirt, CricStart cap, CricStart water bottle, club membership and a minimum of 8 training sessions (depending on the start date)
Option 2 for £30: cricket bat, cricket ball, club membership and a minimum of 8 training sessions (depending on the start date)
Option 3 for £15: club membership and a minimum of 8 training sessions (depending on the start date)

The CricStart programme is being delivered by six clubs across the Isle of Man:

Crosby CC (Marown Playing Fields), Sundays @ 10:00-11:00
Cronkbourne CC (Tromode Road), Thursdays @ 18:00-19:00
Castletown CC (King William's College), Thursdays @ 18:00-19:00
Finch Hill CC (Ballafletcher Sports Ground), Sundays @ 10:30-11:30
Ramsey CC (Ramsey Grammar School), Sundays @ 10:30-11:30
Peel & St Johns CC (Mullen-e-Cloie), Saturdays @ 10:00-11:00

Registration
1) Parents register their kids to take part in the IOMCA CricStart programme by emailing communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk with a CricStart registration form. Once registration is complete and payment is confirmed information will be provided via email on the CricStart centre to attend.
2) Boys and girls attend the first session where they will receive their equipment, depending on which option chosen. Parents will complete a club membership registration form.
3) They will then start an eight-week programme at their local participating CricStart centre.
4) Clubs may provide additional sessions and events for their CricKids and CricSoft participants. This is at the discretion of the clubs and they will inform the participants themselves.

For further information please see the below poster and registration can be completed using the below CricStart registration form. Any questions or a completed registration form can be sent to communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

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Free Primary School Cricket Engagement Days

Following on from our successful school's cricket programme in 2022 the Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA) are offering all primary schools on the island one free days cricket coaching in their school.

The outline of the programme is as follows:

1 full or 1/2 day for smaller schools
Sessions are usually between 45-60 minutes and our coaches are able to deliver to all year groups, from Reception to Year 6. Coaches need to be accompanied by a member of staff for the lesson.
The programme will be delivered by a minimum of an ICC Level 1 coach with the knowledge of sport and education.
The coach will be equipped with the knowledge of clubs on the IOM or linked to a local club to encourage pupils to join their local cricket club.

The key aim of the IOMCA is development and we are working hard with clubs and schools to grow the sport of cricket on the Island.
Education and cricket are a key element of the 2023-2027 IOMCA strategy. The chance to engage with children in the school environment is a great opportunity to allow the children to sample a sport and thus igniting a desire for them to join a local club and to continue playing cricket well into adult life.

The IOMCA cricket engagement days will be delivered from April 24th to encourage children to join their local cricket clubs. Sessions can be delivered on various days throughout the week through to the end of the school year depending on coach availability. Sessions will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please email Sally Green communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk to book a free primary school cricket engagement day.

Isle of Man League 2023 Fixtures Published

Fixtures have been finalised for the 2023 senior, junior and women’s leagues and the full league programme can be found on Play Cricket: iomcacomps.play-cricket.com/Competitions

Senior Cricket
There will be a total of 15 teams playing in the 2023 week end competitions in the Premier League, Division 1 and the newly formed Division 2. It is excellent news that Valkyres 2nd XI will be joining the week end Division 2 bolstering the numbers and competition. The Premier League will be played using a 40-over format while Divisions 1 will be 35-overs per side and Division 2 will be 30-overs. Saturday 6th May will see the start of the weekend season. A total of 20 teams will compete across the Isle of Man in the midweek T20 competitions with Wednesday 3rd May the start of the T20 season. A total of 8 teams will contest the Tinker Cup and 8 will contest the Blincoe Cup.

Junior Cricket
The junior leagues will see a total of 19 teams play in the U15 league on a Monday evening, U13 league on a Tuesday evening and U11 league on a Friday evening. Retirement has now been introduced in U11, U13 and U15 junior league cricket to allow more people to get the opportunity to participate. The regionalised Kwik Cricket festivals will now be played fortnightly on a Sunday afternoon moving from a Friday evening. This year will see a new exciting T10 competition played in August as a culmination to the junior league season.

Women's Cricket
The 2023 women's soft ball league will have 8 teams played in Division 1 and the newly formed Division 2. Division 1 will be played in a T20 format and Division 2 will continue to be played in an 8-a-side pairs format. The soft ball league will begin after TT on Monday 12th June with regional festivals on a Sunday afternoon and Monday evening leading up to the beginning of the league season.

Isle of Man Cricket Strategy Launched 2023-2027

The Isle of Man Cricket Association are delighted to announce the publishing of an exciting new strategic plan. The strategy has been developed so that the IOMCA's goals for cricket on the island for the next four years is clear for all to see.

The key themes that will drive Isle of Man Cricket forward are:

Women and Girls
High Performance
Education
Coaches and Umpires
Digital

The IOMCA wishes to thank the focus group that were involved in the initial development of the IOMCA's strategy document as part of the ICC's strategy pilot group.

"This is an exciting time for the IOMCA and the launch of the strategy provides a platform from which we can continue to grow cricket on the Isle of Man" Greig Wright Cricket Development Officer for the IOMCA.

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Success at the 2022 Isle of Man Sports Awards

Isle of Man Men's National Team (Team of the Year)
Greig Wright (Coach of the Year)

The Isle of Man Men's National Team had a very successful 2022 winning four out of four games in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifiers finishing top of Group two. Topping the group with four wins from four against Cyprus, Romania, Serbia and Turkey and making it to the final was a fantastic achievement for the National Team. After a very successful qualifiers the Isle of Man moved up to 39 in the T20I team rankings. There was also a victory against the MCC in June in the MCCs annual tour of the Isle of Man. All the players represented the Isle of Man with a huge amount of skill, energy and commitment in 2022.

Greig was selected as Isle of Man coach of the year and acknowledged for his involvement in Isle of Man cricket's successes in 2022. This involved the Isle of Man U17s finishing top of Group B in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers with victories against Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The Women's National Team making their international debut in the multi-nation T20I tournament in Spain with their first international victory by 10-wickets against Norway. As well as the Men's National Team finishing top of Group 2 in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifiers. This involved nine of the players having come through the Isle of Man age group pathway.

Lucy Barnett was also shortlisted in the Under 21 Sportswoman of the Year after a very successful 2022. This involved scoring 64 versus Italy and taking 2-2 versus Norway as well as being selected for the Central Sparks EPP. The Under 21 Sportswoman of the Year was a very competitive category with the eventual winner England U18 hockey player Sienna Dunn a very worthy winner.

IOMCA Easter Camps 2023

The IOMCA are running cricket camps for soft ball players, U11s, U13s and U16s at Cronkbourne CC and Crosby CC this Easter holiday.

Details are:
Soft Ball Camps - 9:30-12:30

Tuesday 11th April @ Cronkbourne CC
Wednesday 19th April @ Crosby CC

U11 Cricket Camps - 9:30-3:30

Tuesday 11th April @ Cronkbourne CC
Wednesday 19th April @ Crosby CC

U13 Cricket Camps - 9:30-3:30

Wednesday 12th April @ Cronkbourne CC
Monday 17th April @ Crosby CC

U16 Cricket Camps - 9:30-3:30

Friday 14th April @ Cronkbourne CC
Tuesday 18th April @ Crosby CC

.These camps are outside and are weather dependent. There is an area to shelter from the rain at both venues with indoor activities to do for short periods of time. However, if the weather is deemed too dangerous camps may have to be cancelled. Please bring warm clothing just in case.

New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form www.iomcricket.co.uk/courses--camps.html

To book and for payment details please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

School's Activity 2023

The IOMCA have had a busy start to 2023 delivering in 14 primary schools to 1,490 pupils. Spring term three sees the delivery of Manx Youth Games promotion days, these days primarily focus on Year 2, 3 and 4 and involve two schools per club who receive one or two free days of primary school soft ball cricket coaching to encourage children to take part in their local Manx Youth Games sessions.

As part of their club-school link programme 10 pupils took part in the Primary Cricket Leaders’ course at the Buchan School. This 3-hour course was introduced to the club-school link programme to develop transferable skills and to take a holistic approach to learning to encourage additional activity at lunch time and break time, led by the new Primary Cricket Leaders.

The IOMCA have developed a further five club-school links across the island. Each club with a junior section will target one school who will receive six free days of cricket coaching based around the ICC Criiio Cricket programme. The purpose of a club-school link is to provide a pathway from school sport to community (club) sport. The 2023 club-school links are:

St Johns School & Peel & St John's CC
Bunscoill Rhumsaa & Ramsey CC
Scoill Phurt le Moirrey & Castletown CC
Braddan Primary School & Finch Hill CC
Henry Bloom Noble & Cronkbourne CC

Marown Primary School continue to have additional coaching days as the only link school with Crosby CC.

Lucy Barnett Joins Up With The Central Sparks EPP

After a number of successful performances in the Central Sparks match day trials in 2022 Lucy Barnett commenced her Central Sparks EPP training during February half term. This has involved fitness benchmarking, group training and 1-1s at Shrewsbury School and Edgbaston.

Lucy joins up with the Central Sparks EPP during school holidays but has regular zoom meetings with the Central Sparks and Isle of Man coaches as well completing training diaries. The majority of Lucy's training is as part of the Isle of Man Academy, Women's National Team and U15 squad. This includes 1-1s, strength and conditioning, Academy skills sessions, U15 and National Team squad training and U15 fitness and fielding.

Isle of Man To Deliver Their First ICC Level 1 Course

The Isle of Man Cricket Association will be running their first ICC Level 1 coaching course on April 30th 10-5 at King William's College. This will be followed up with a practical assessment outside at King William's college on May 21st. This is really exciting news for Isle of Man cricket as coach education plays a pivotal role in the overall development of cricket within the Isle of Man as coaches support the development of players through the island pathway.

Course Purpose
The purpose of the ICC Level 1 is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to deliver fun and engaging coaching sessions for beginners through to club participants.

Who is the course for?
The ICC Level 1 Coach Course course is open to anyone who wishes to become a cricket coach. The minimum age to start the course is 16,

Course delivery
This course is delivered in three phases:

Distance Learning. Participants will be provided access to 5 online modules to complete in their own time.
In Person Learning. Participants will attend an in person course, delivered by an ICC Tutor
Face to face practical assessment

Content
Presented through a blended learning approach incorporating online and face-to-face training, the course certifies individuals to deliver coaching sessions to beginner participants on their own, and contains more in-depth technical information on areas such as batting, bowling and fielding.

Cost
The course will cost an initial £50 with full reimbursement on completion of the course

Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the ICC Level 1 course on the Isle of Man, participants must have:

Completed the ICC Foundation Certificate (free and online) www.icc-cricket.com/about/development/training-and-education
In-date DBS check
In-date safeguarding and first aid certificate msr.gov.im/media/2381/coach-education-programme-2023-24.pdf

To book onto the ICC Level 1 course, please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

Isle of Man Join the European Cricket Championship

The European Cricket Network is gearing up for one of its biggest events yet. With 30 European countries set to participate, the European Cricket Championship, 2023 is set to be the biggest international cricket event in the region to date with the Isle of Man joining for the first time.

Starting on September 25th, 2023 and ending on October 20th, 2023 with five T10 games taking place in a day., The increase in the number of teams participating is a testament to the growing popularity of cricket in Europe. The tournament is set to showcase the best of European cricket talent, and provide a platform for players to showcase their skills and compete on a global stage. The tournament will be a true celebration of the sport, with fans from all over the continent coming together to support their teams and enjoy the spirit of the game. The event will be held at the Cartama Oval, one of the best cricket grounds in Europe, providing an excellent backdrop for this highly-anticipated cricket tournament.

Dubbed as "The Euros of Cricket", the European Cricket Championship, 2023 will witness some of the best cricket talent from Europe competing at the top level. The tournament is expected to be a tough competition, with each team giving its best to win the championship.

Men's National Team Squad Announced for Spain Bi Lateral Series

The following players have been selected for the six-match T20I bi lateral series against Spain from Friday 24th of February to Sunday 26th February at the La Manga resort in Murcia. Christian Webster is selected as part of the National Team squad for the first time graduating from the Isle of Man U17 squad who played in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers in Guernsey in 2022.

IOMCA February Half Term Holiday Programme 2023

The IOMCA will be running February half term camps for U9s, U11s, U13s at King William's College and batting and bowling clinics for ages 10 and above at the National Sports Centre. Further details can be found on the below pdfs. These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and places are limited due to the size of the venue.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

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Bi-Lateral Series Between Spain and the Isle of Man Confirmed

The Isle of Man men’s National Team will start their 2023 calendar with a six match T20I series against Spain. The games will take place from Friday 24th of February to Sunday 26th February at the La Manga resort in Murcia.

Start times will be 10.00 am and 14.15 pm on Friday and Saturday and 09.30 am and 13.45 pm on the Sunday. It promises to be a great series with both teams ranked 36th and 39th respectively, which should offer both teams some high level contests. Greig Wright, National Team coach says ”The bilateral IT20’s with Spain in La Manga are an indication of how cricket is moving forward. Playing international matches in February wouldn’t be something we would be scheduling historically, but the opportunities to organise matches all year round and the weather in other European countries allow the players regular competitive opportunities. We have been training all year round for two years now so the players are regularly hitting balls indoors and have been looking good over the winter.
After our successful efforts in the World Cup Qualifiers in Finland in July the lads are keen to get back playing and to be playing another country ranked in the 30’s is a great test and one we are relishing”. A 14-player squad will be announced shortly for the series.

Manx Youth Games 2023

The Sporting Club Manx Youth Games is due to start on Monday 23rd January with lots of opportunities to play cricket across the Isle of Man -

East (Cronkbourne CC) @ Scoill Vallajeelt gym

Thursdays 26th Jan - 11th May, 6-7pm

East (Finch Hill CC) @ St Ninian's Lower School gym

Fridays 27th Jan - 12th May, 6-7pm

North (Ramsey CC) @ Bunscoill Rhumsaa gym

Thursdays 26th Jan - 11th May, 6:30-7:30pm

South (Castletown CC) @ Castle Rushen High School gym

Fridays 26th Jan - 12th May, 6-7pm

West (Peel & St John's CC) @ Peel Clothworkers hall

Mondays 23rd Jan - 8th May, 6-7pm

West (Crosby CC) @ Marown Primary School hall

Tuesdays 24th Jan - 9th May, 6-7pm

Please visit the Manx Youth Games cricket page: msr.gov.im/sdu/sporting-club-manx-youth-games/cricket-myg/ for further details and msr.gov.im/sdu/sporting-club-manx-youth-games/ for online registration.

IOM Women's National Team Record First Ever International Win

After a delayed start from Friday due to heavy rain and thunderstorms, the Isle of Man made their international debut versus Norway on Saturday 12th November at the glorious Desert Springs. National Team Captain Clare Crowe won the toss and choose to bowl. An excellent display in the field and with the ball saw Norway bowled out for 46. Catherine Perry 3-13 led the attack with Lucy Barnett 2-2, Alanya Thorpe 2-10 and Danni Murphy 1-14 and a run out each for Becky Corkish and Ellan Cleator. A brilliant opening partnership between Lucy Barnett 16 (15) and Kim Carney 24 (12) saw the runs knocked off comfortably recording a 10 wicket win and the Isle of Man recording their first ever international victory. Kim hit excellently through the leg side and punished anything short and Lucy playing some fantastic drives. Player of the Match (voted by the umpires) - Lucy Barnett

The second game on Saturday at Desert Springs saw the Isle of Man Women’s National Team play Spain at 15:00. Andrea Littlejohns, Jasmin Pullen and Kira Buchan making their T20 international debuts. Lucy Barnett got the Isle of Man off to a quick start with 24 (18 balls) with some excellent drives. Ellan Cleator batted excellently punishing anything short and playing with some real power making an fantastic 36 (31 balls). Alanya Thorpe 20 (15 balls) and Catherine Perry 14 not out finished the innings off brilliantly to push the Isle of Man to 132-7. Unfortunately, a partnership by the Spanish left and right handers took the game away from the Isle of Man with the game curtailed at the end due to bad light with Spain winning by 13 runs by Duckworth-Lewis.. The 3 wickets were shared by Lucy 1-7, Alanya 1-22 and Becky Corkish 1-15. A really close contest with lots of positives to be taken from the game.

Game three on Sunday at Desert Springs was against the experienced Italian Women’s National Team. Captain Clare Crowe won the toss and choose to bat. A fantastic innings from Lucy Barnett held the IOM batting performance together. Lucy made 64 and was out in the final over, the innings was made up of a number of glorious drives through the infield and over the top alongside some very positive running. A very disciplined display from the Italian bowlers made it very difficult for the IOM batters to push on to a big score, finally finishing on 102-8. A much improved display in the field and some tight bowling led by Alanya Thorpe 2-10 made the Italian batters work hard for their runs with Italy eventually finishing on 105-4. The other wicket takers were Danni Murphy and Jo Hicks. There was lots of positive cricket played by the Women’s National Team showing continued improvement particularly in the field against a more experienced Italian team. Player of the Match - Lucy Barnett

Game four saw the Isle of Man play Sweden and after the loss of early wickets they were eventually all out for 27 runs, the National Team battled in the field with Clare Crowe picking up an excellent run out and Lucy Barnett picking up the other wicket.

The four games at Desert Springs saw lots of positives including the first T20 international win versus Norway by 10 wickets. The games versus Spain and Italy saw the IOM players really push two internationally ranked teams. Clare Crowe as captain led the team from the front and a special mention to Finn Martin who unfortunately injured her ankle on the first day and wasn’t able to make her international debut but was a tremendous support for the players throughout the tournament. The girls showed a huge amount progress and resilience throughout the tournament particularly as seven of the players only started playing cricket this summer in the IOM women’s soft ball league. It has been great for the players to spend time and get to know fellow female cricketers from across Europe who fly the flag for their respective countries. Camaraderie has really built up between the five European cricketing nations. Training will begin again for the squad after Christmas where the players will look to continue their progress and prepare for their next T20 internationals.

Women's National Team Announced for Spain Tournament

Congratulations to the following 15 players selected for the IOMCA Women's National Team squad who will be travelling to Desert Springs on the 10th to 15th of November to play in the multi-nation T20I tournament in Spain.

This is a really exciting time for the squad and the IOMCA as the Isle of Man will be making their international women's debut at Desert Springs. The IOMCA Women's National Team squad will be playing a minimum of four T20 internationals against Sweden, Norway, Italy and Spain.

IOMCA Celebration of Cricket 2022

Sunday 16th October saw the annual Isle of Man Cricket Association Celebration of Cricket held for the first time at the Villa Marina allowing for more people to attend the annual event. The first section of the Celebration of Cricket involved the presentation of junior and senior league winners. Congratulations to the following league and cup winners for 2022:
Premiership: Peel & St John's 1st XI
Cain: Peel & St Johns Midweek XI
Division 1: Cronkbourne 2nd XI
Forrester Division 1: Peel & St John's T20 3rd XI
Forrester Division 2: Castletown T20 2nd XI
Tinker Cup: Cronkbourne 1st XI
Blincoe Cup: Peel & St John's 2nd XI
Under 11 League: Ramsey U11s
Under 13 League: Cronkbourne U13s
Under 15 League: Cronkbourne U15s
Women's Soft Ball League: Peel & St John's Women's 1st XI
Women's Soft Ball Knock Out Cup: Crosby XI .

The second part of the evening was the IOMCA volunteer awards which are aimed at recognising and rewarding volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting and growing cricket on the Isle of Man. The awards include Lifetime Services to Cricket award, Young Volunteer of the Year award, Club Volunteer of the Year award and Services to Cricket award. Congratulations to following nominees and award winners:
Young Volunteer of the Year - Nominees:

Cameron Roome (Castletown CC)
Hattie James (Union Mills CC)
Spencer Clarke (Finch Hill CC)

Young Volunteer of the Year - Winners:

Cameron Roome (Castletown CC)
Spencer Clarke (Finch Hill CC)

Club Volunteer of the Year - Nominees:

Fiona Roome (Castletown CC)
Spencer Clarke (Finch Hill CC)
Gary Thomas (Finch Hill CC)
Indrakumar Gandu (Finch Hill CC)
Colin Jackson (Castletown CC)
Dave Butler (Crosby CC)

Club Volunteer of the Year - Winners:

Fiona Roome (Castletown CC)
Dave Butler (Crosby CC)

Services to Cricket - Nominees:

Matt Ansell (Cronkbourne CC)
Paul Barnett (Finch Hill CC)
Janelle Clarke (Finch Hill CC)

Services to Cricket - Winner:

Paul Barnett (Finch Hill CC)

Lifetime Services to Cricket - Nominees:

Janelle Clarke (Finch Hill CC)
Phil Richardson (Cronkbourne CC)
Neil Clarke (Finch Hill CC)
Dave Picken (Crosby CC)

Lifetime Services to Cricket - Winners:

Phil Richardson (Cronkbourne CC)
Dave Picken (Crosby CC)

The final part of the Celebration of Cricket involved the celebration of both team and individual successes of the IOMCA squads. After a very successful 2022 the seasons achievements of each squad U13, U15, U17 and National Team male and female was announced, followed by awarding the Most Improved Players and finished with the Player of the Year presentation.
The most improved players for 2022 were -
U13 - Niall Howland
U15 - Hugh Tummon
U17 - Christian Webster
The final presentation was the 2022 Player of the Year -
Player of the Year - Nathan Knights

ICC Coach Education Courses Available on the Isle of Man

The ICC has launched it's first ever training and education programmes to improve the cricket playing experience for all associate members across the world.

ICC Coaching Foundation Certificate
The first programme that was made available to aspiring coaches was an entry-level coaching course: the ICC Coaching Foundation Certificate. Launched in October 2021 as the first step on the ICC’s coach education pathway, over 3,200 learners have already completed the certificate.

The course is designed to introduce learners to the basic fundamentals of cricket so that they can play a supportive role in assisting qualified coaches in delivering fun-first cricket sessions to new and beginner participants. The course is completely free to access and is delivered entirely online through an innovative micro-learning approach, which enables courses to be completed at any pace and through short, sharp modules whether at home on a computer or on the move via a mobile device. To access the ICC Coaching Foundation Foundation Certificate, learners can register at www.icc-cricket.com/about/development/training-and-education

ICC Coaching Course Level 1
The ICC has followed the successful launch of the ICC Coaching Foundation Certificate by expanding its coach education offering with the ICC Coaching Course Level 1.

Presented through a blended learning approach incorporating online and face-to-face training, the course certifies individuals to deliver coaching sessions to beginner participants on their own, and contains more in-depth technical information on areas such as batting, bowling and fielding

Further courses are being finalised currently to develop and grow cricket communities worldwide, including the ICC Coaching Course Levels 2 and 3, along with courses designed for aspiring match officials in the form of the Umpiring Foundation Certificate, Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications. All of these accredited courses are expected to be made available in 2023.

The IOMCA will be running a series of ICC Coaching Course Level Ones over the winter. Prerequisites for enrolling on the Level 1 are:

Completed the Coaching Foundation Certificate
An in date DBS certificate
An in date safeguarding and first aid certificate (or enrolled on a future course)
16 and above

Women' National Team Squad Announced for 2022/2023

The Isle of Man Cricket Association have announced a 20-member squad for the Women's National Team for 2022/2023. The squad will continue to train on a Sunday evening at the National Sports Centre leading up to the multi-nation T20I tournament in Spain from the 10th to 15th of November at Desert Springs. A further squad of 14 players will be selected for the T20I tournament in Spain involving Spain, Norway, Sweden and Italy.

EPP & Academy Intake Announced for 2022/2023

Congratulations to the following eight players selected for the IOMCA Academy for 2022/2023:

IOMCA Academy 2022/2023

Lucy Barnett

Lucy Barnett moves onto the Academy after impressing and earning herself Central Sparks trials in the ECB regional pathway. Due to make her women's National Team debut in Spain in November.

Jacob Butler

Jacob Butler retains his Academy places after being an important part of the National Team side that won four out of four games in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifiers and finished top of Group two as well as the U17 team that finished top of Group one in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers. The highlights being 2-19 versus Romania and 40 not out versus Norway.

Fraser Clarke

Fraser Clarke was part of the National Team squad and he retains his place after producing a number of good spells for the U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers including 3-28 versus Norway.

JJ Griffin

New to the Academy is JJ Griffin after some impressive performances for the U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers including 2-35 versus Italy.

Carl Hartmann

Carl Hartmann retains his Academy place after being an important part of the National Team side that won four out of four games in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifiers and finished top of Group two with important contributions with the bat and gloves including 30 versus Italy.

Luke Ward

Luke Ward returns to the Academy after a number of good performances for the U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers including 52 versus Norway.

Christian Webster

New to the Academy is Christian Webster after some impressive performances for the U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers including an outstanding 112 versus Norway.

Nathan Williams

Nathan Williams retains his place on the Academy after producing a number of good spells for the U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers including 2-9 versus Norway.

The Academy will train with the National Team and players will each have an individualised strength and conditioning programme, nutritionist support, speed training and skills training.

Congratulations to the following four players selected for the IOMCA Emerging Players Programme for 2022/2023

IOMCA EPP 2022/2023:

Thomas Ackron
Dylan Howard
Cameron Roome
Hugh Tummon

Thomas Ackron and Hugh Tummon have been invited to be part of the EPP after their performances for the IOMCA U15s in training and in the Premier League. This will be alongside Cameron Roome and Dylan Howard who have also retained their places for 2022/2023 season after showing excellent progress and making a number strong performances in 2021.

EPP players will each receive an individualised strength and conditioning programme, nutritionist support, speed training and skills training as well as their squad training. The EPP is selected from IOMCA age groups and is a stepping stone onto the Academy.

IOMCA Age Group Squads Selected for the 2022/2023 Season

The IOMCA boys' pathway age group trials took place on Saturday 17th September outside at King William's College. The trials included fitness, fielding, batting and bowling for the U15s, U13s and U11s.

The standards were high over the day with some difficult decisions being made with 75 players trialling. Congratulations to the players who have been selected for the boys' pathway age group squads for the 2022/2023 season. This includes an U11 squad for the first time since 2018/2019.

IOMCA School Review 2021/2022

After a delayed start due to Covid the IOMCA have had a busy year delivering in primary and secondary schools during the 2021/2022 academic year.

Throughout this school year, the IOMCA have delivered Manx Youth Games promotion days, CricStart promotion days and Cricket Engagement Days in primary schools across the island. Manx Youth Games promotion days primarily focus on Year 2, 3 and 4 and involve two schools per club who receive two free days of primary school soft ball cricket coaching to encourage children to take part in their local Manx Youth Games sessions. CricStart promotion days look to familiarise children with the programme and encourage them to take part in their local CricStart club sessions. A Cricket Engagement Day involves a one-off day of soft ball cricket coaching to between 4-6 classes to encourage children to join their local cricket club. The delivery of these programmes has enabled approximately 4,000 primary school children aged between 4-11 to take part in cricket activities throughout 2021/2022.

This year has also seen the IOMCA secondary school girl's programme grow with cricket being delivered in games lessons in the spring and summer terms. There has been 19 cricket games afternoons delivered to approximately 810 girls in Year 7 to Year 10.

Four regionalised primary school festivals ran across the Isle of Man on the 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th May. These were held in the north at Bunscoill Rhumsaa, south at King William's College, east at Cronkbourne Cricket Club and west at Peel and St John's Cricket Club. This saw 200 children take part and represent their primary school, many for the first time across the week of festivals.

All our delivery is to promote exit routes to clubs and IOMCA programmes, whether this be club coaching, female soft ball cricket and MSR or IOMCA programmes e.g. CricStart or Manx Youth Games.

The IOMCA have invested in a club-school links across the island in 2021/2022. A club-school is an agreement between a cricket club, the IOMCA and school, with the purpose of a club-school link to provide a pathway from school sport to cricket club. Club-school link partnerships thus far include - Scoill Vallajeelt and Cronkbourne CC, Ashley Hill Primary School and Finch Hill CC, Peel Clothworkers and Peel and St John CC and Marown Primary School and Crosby CC. Club-school link schools received 20 days of free school cricket coaching along with two bags of cricket coaching equipment kindly donated by the Ravenscroft Group. As part of the club-school link programme Scoill Vallajeelt and Peel Clothworkers had 24 children in Year 5 and 6 trained as part of the new cricket leaders training programme to deliver cricket activities to Reception and Key Stage 1 children in their breaktime and lunchtime.

Pete Lewis, Head Teacher, Ashley Hill School:
"On behalf of everyone at Ashley Hill School I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to the Isle of Man Cricket Association and Ravenscroft for the kind contribution of cricket resources. The resources will be put to great use at school, during timetabled PE sessions, extra-curricular clubs and where children wish to enjoy some fun games during their lunchtime.
We are also delighted to establish and embed a strong club-school link with Finch Hill Cricket Club in order to grow participation in the game within this area of the island."
Lizzie Crouch-Blacker, Year 2 Teacher, Marown Primary School
"The children at Marown School have been so lucky to have worked with Crosby Cricket Club and the IOMCA this year. They have carried out brilliant coaching sessions for the children which have really helped to improve the children’s throwing, catching, bowling and batting skills. All of the coaches have been engaging, knowledgeable, professional and fun. As a school we are also so grateful for the fantastic array of cricket equipment which the IOMCA and Ravenscroft has given to the school. The children now have all the necessary resources to help them continue their Cricket development. The staff have also been able to develop their knowledge of how to teach Cricket. Thank you so much to all those involved."
Mel Larson, Reception Teacher, Scoill Vallajeelt
"Scoil Vallajeelt have been very fortunate in establishing close school - club links with Cronkbourne Cricket Club and the IOMCA. Our children have benefited from in school coaching and they have attended sessions at the club. This has raised the profile of the sport at school and more children are interested in the game.
Through a very generous donation of equipment from Ravenscroft and training from IOMCA our children are now able to play cricket games on the field at lunch times. The staff have also benefitted from the new equipment and have enjoyed using it in their own lessons.

This year saw five new coaches - Janelle Clarke, Toby Poole Wilson, Spencer Clarke, Sam Barnett and Josh Clough trained to deliver in primary and secondary schools. They delivered 20 days in schools and received excellent feedback.

We are excited about our delivery in the next academic school year, as we aim to grow the number of club-school link schools and look to engage with new schools, staff and participants. If your school would like to get involved in cricket this academic year, please contact Sally Green on communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

IOMCA Volunteer Awards 2022

Nominations are now being taken for the IOMCA 2022 volunteer awards. These annual awards are aimed at recognising and rewarding volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting and growing cricket on the Isle of Man.

The awards include -
Lifetime Services to Cricket award - this award recognises those individuals who have made an outstanding difference to their cricket club, league or local cricket community over a significant number of years.
Young Volunteer of the Year award - this award is for under 18s and is designed to highlight and show the fantastic contribution that young volunteers can make within the game.
Club Volunteer of the Year award - this award recognises the special volunteer that every club simply couldn’t do without. The individual often undertakes a number of different roles within the club which are generally behind the scenes and they are always there to lend a hand whenever needed.
Services to Cricket award - this award is for those individuals who are providing vision and direction in growing the game often outside of the traditional roles within a club.

To make a volunteer award nomination please complete the form on: www.iomcricket.co.uk/volunteer-awards.html The closing date for nominations is the 1st October.

All nominees are invited to attend the end of year Celebration of Cricket event at the Villa Marina on the 16th October and the winners chosen by an independent panel will be announced during the evening.

IOMCA League and Cup Winners 2022

Congratulations to the below league and cup winners for the 2022 season.

All 2022 league and cup winners and family members are invited to attend the Celebration of Cricket on October 16th at the Villa Marina between 16:00 to 22:00. If you would like to attend, please communicate with with your club representatives. If they could then forward on those who wish to attend to cdo@iomcricket.co.uk.

After a very successful 2022 season the annual Celebration of Cricket has been expanded from previous years. This should allow people to congregate before and after the presentations (approximately 18:00). The Celebration of Cricket event showcases the full activities of Isle of Man cricket including league and cup winners, IOMCA squad awards and volunteer awards.

Lucy Barnett Invited to Central Sparks Observation Days

Emerging Player and U15 squad member Lucy Barnet has been invited to the Central Sparks Academy and EPP observation days on Tuesday 30th August and Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd September. Central Sparks Academy is one of eight regional academies within the Women's Elite Domestic Structure. Regional academies exist as part of the new Women's Elite Domestic Structure to offer outstanding, relevant, learning and development environments to talented female cricketers in England and Wales. Central Sparks competes in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (50-over) and Charlotte Edwards Cup (20-over. The observation days will include two T20s and a 2-day game at Mosely CC and Kenilworth Wardens CC.

U19 World Cup Qualifiers - Guernsey 2022

The Isle of Man U17s had agreat start to the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers with a win by 7 wickets against Sweden.
Sweden 196/9
Some tight fielding and disciplined bowling over the 50-overs kept continual pressure on the Swedish batters. The pick of the bowlers was Fraser Clarke with 2-30 and JJ Griffin, Matty Young, Toby Poole Wilson and Nathan Williams each taking a wicket. Christian Webster was very good behind the wickets and the constant pressure from the fielders resulted in three run outs.
IOM 198/3 in 33.2 overs
Joe Humphrey and Dollin Jansen opened the batting for the IOM putting on 50 for the first wicket with Joe out first for 13. Batting at number 3, Luke Ward really accelerated the innings with a second wicket partnership of 78 which took the game away from Sweden. Luke eventually fell for a very fluent 52 from 39 balls. Christian Webster 17 and Henry Telford 10 not out batted with Dollin to finish the innings in 33.2 overs. Dollin batting through the innings for an excellent 81 not out.
ICC Man of the Match - Dollin Jansen

Game 2 saw the Isle of Man U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers win by 8 wickets.
Norway 101 all out
Jacob Butler (7.2 overs, 2 maidens for 16) and JJ Griffin (7 overs for 20) bowled miserly opening spells for the IOM U17s. The introduction of Fraser Clarke 3-28 and Dollin Jansen 3-7 saw wickets begin to fall, both bowling excellently in tandem. The innings was finished by Nathan Williams 2-9 along with a run out for JJ and Matty Young.
IOM 105-2 in 10.3 overs
Runs were scored by Joe Humphrey 17, Luke Ward 10 and Christian Webster 10 not out with Dollin again batting through the innings for a fluent 61 not out off 36 balls taking the IOM to an 8 wicket win.
ICC Man of the Match - Dollin Jansen

A third win for the Isle of Man U17s in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers by 5 wickets finishing top of Group B.
Denmark 271/7
A mixed bag with the ball allowed the Danish batters to get off to a real flyer. The introduction of Toby Poole Wilson and Matty Young saw them both pick up a wicket. However, it was the bowling of Nathan Williams who bowled a very economical 10 overs for 36 who began to control the run rate. The return of JJ Griffin 2-50 and Dollin Jansen 1-45 then helped limit the score to a chaseable target.
IOM 272/5 in 44.2 overs
An outstanding run chase by the Isle of Man with partnerships of 95, 60 and 70 chasing the runs down with 5.4 overs left. There were contributions by Luke Ward 33, Christian Webster 18, Henry Telford 30, Nathan Williams 12 not out and Fraser Clarke 14 not out. However, the mainstay of the innings was Dollin Jansen scoring an outstanding 109 from 112 balls with 12 4s and 2 6s.
ICC Man of the Match - Dollin Jansen
The Isle of Man progressed to play Italy in the semi final at College Fields.

Isle of Man 132 all out
After the early loss of Dollin Jansen, Joe Humphrey and Luke Ward batted well to put on 68 for the second wicket. However, after the loss of Joe for 23 and then Luke for 43 wickets began to fall and the Isle of Man were eventually all out for 132.
Italy 136/5 in 25.2 overs
A valiant effort by the bowlers picking up 5 wickets bowling to attacking fields with JJ Griffin 2-35, Dollin Jansen 1-12 and Jacob Butler 1-46. There was a run out for Luke Ward but it could have been closer but a few dropped catches.
The Isle of Man played Norway in the 3rd/4th place play off at College Fields still with a chance to progress to the next stage of the European qualifiers

A game of two halves for the Isle of Man U17s saw Norway U17s win by 7 wickets and progress to the next stage of the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Qualifiers.
Isle of Man 296 all out
The Isle of Man made a good start to the innings with Dollin Jansen 21 and Joe Humphrey 30. Coming in at 48 for 2, Christian Webster made a fantastic 112 from 89 balls, 15 4s and 3 6s eventually out with the score on 234 for 7. Jacob Butler who had supported Christian so well made an excellent 40 not out and a lovely cameo from Toby Poole Wilson 26 from 18 balls pushed the IOM onto 296.
Norway 297/3
An excellent innings from Chaudhary Akram who made 160 not out for Norway saw them reach 297 in 41.1 overs and take the game away from the IOM. The pick of the bowlers was JJ Griffin who finished with 1-32 the other wicket takers were Jacob Butler and Nathan Williams.
The IOM U17s finished 4th overall in the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers. There were some excellent performances which saw us top group B and the players will have learnt a lot over the 10 days. The U17s returned to the Isle of Man with some very tired bodies after 5 games of 50-over cricket played in scorching weather.

Female Knock Out Cup 2022

After a very successful women's soft ball cricket league season with 9 teams playing 26 fixtures over the summer so far. The 2022 season will culminate with the knock out cup.

The IOMCA are looking for teams of 6 to enter either a cricket or soft ball female knock out cup competition. The teams can be made up from cricket clubs, sports teams, work colleagues or a group of friends.

Sunday 28th August
King William’s College
1 o’clock start
Cricket and soft ball entries
Equipment can be provided (soft ball)

If you would like to register a team soft ball or cricket ball please email comunitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

Isle of Man U17 World Cup Qualifiers Squad - Guernsey 2022

The following players have been selected for the ICC U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifiers in Guernsey from 03rd - 12th August 2022.

The Isle of Man U17 squad will be part of the 2024 ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers from August 03rd – 12th, 2022 in Guernsey. A total of eight Associate member countries will be competing in the tournament, with two groups comprising of four teams playing in a single round-robin format, following which the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi finals stage. The bottom four teams will also compete in the position play-off matches.

All matches will be played across four venues in Guernsey, with each match-day to feature four games, including the knock-out stages and the play-off’s. All the teams will be accommodated at the St Pierre Park hotel in Guernsey during the entire duration of the tournament..

The Isle of Man will be part group one along with teams from Sweden, Denmark and Norway, while the second group will consist of teams from France, Italy and Germany alongside the host’s Guernsey.

Isle of Man National Team Top Group Two in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

The Isle of Man National Team won four out of four games in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifiers and finished top of Group two.
Game 1 - Cyprus 120 all out
An excellent display with the ball and in the field. Joe Burrows the pick of the bowlers with 4-16, Chris Langford 2-27 and Dollin Jansen, Kieran Cawte and Jacob Butler each picking up a wicket.
IOM 122/2 with 33 balls remaining
An excellent 69 not out from 45 balls for George Burrows guided the Isle of Man to victory. Well supported by Adam McAuley 28 and Carl Hartmann 13 not out.
ICC Man of the Match - Joe Burrows
Game 2 - IOM 165/7
An excellent power play saw Nathan Knights fall for 27 (16), getting the IOM off to a great start. This was continued in the middle overs with Carl Hartmann 23 and another half century for George Burrows falling eventually for a well made 60 from 46 balls. Eddie Beard then finished the innings brilliantly with a not out 27 in 17 balls.
Serbia 97/7
The bowlers were very disciplined restricting Serbia to 97 with Matt Ansell 2/10, Chris Langford 2/18 and a wicket each for Jacob Butler, Kieran Cawte and Joe Burrows. An outstanding display in the field saw the team take a number of catches, typified by Dollin Jansen's brilliant diving catch in the deep.
ICC Man of the Match - George Burrows
Game 3 - Romania 120 all out
An excellent display with the ball with Jacob Butler 2-19, Kieran Cawte 2-24 and a wicket each for Chris Langford, Joe Burrows and Matt Ansell. The bowlers were again well supported in the field with seven catches and three run outs with Matt Ansell two catches and two run outs.
IOM 121/2
The batters were clinical with an opening partnership of 102, Nathan Knights out for a fantastic 69 from 31 balls. Adam McAuley was then out shortly afterwards for 27 and the game was finished off by George Burrows 7 not out and Carl Hartmann 12 not out.
ICC Man of the Match - Nathan Knights
Game 4 - IOM 171/9
Eddie Beard started the Isle of Man innings off brilliantly with 35 from 22 balls. George Burrows continued his excellent form with 54 from 35 balls batting through the middle period. A very mature innings from Dollin Jansen 33 from 30 balls and a cameo from Matt Ansell 17 from 10 balls pushed the final score onto 171.
Turkey 97/8
An excellent opening burst from Chris Langford put Turkey on the back foot eventually finishing with 3-10. This was backed up by Joe Burrows 2-20 and a wicket each for Jacob Butler and Kieran Cawte with Matt Ansell very economical going for just 11 runs.
ICC Man of the Match - George Burrows
The Isle of Man finished top of group two after four wins from four and played Italy the winner of group one in the final.
Final - IOM 101/8
Carl Hartmann 30, George Burrows 20 and Eddie Beard 19 all made useful contributions but the Italian bowlers were very disciplined in their line and lengths making it difficult for the batters to score boundaries.
Italy 102/3
Joe Burrows 2-28 was the pick of the bowlers with Dollin Jansen the other wicket taker but the Italians knocked the score off in 10.5 overs. Congratulations to Josh Clough who made his T20 international debut.

Finishing top of Group 2 with four wins from four and making it to the final is a fantastic achievement for the Isle of Man National Team. All the players were excellent on and off the pitch and represented the Isle of Man with a huge amount of skill, energy and commitment. After a very successful qualifiers the Isle of Man have moved up to 39 in the T20I team rankings. Congratulations to George Burrows after making three half centuries and being the leading run scorer across both groups with 210 runs was selected as ICC player of the tournament.

IOMCA CricStart Programme 2022

Isle of Man cricket is teaming up with the Ravenscroft Group once again who will continue to sponsor the CricStart programme in 2022. A very successful first year saw 130 children aged between 3 and 9 taking part in the programme at cricket clubs across the Isle of Man. The CricStart programme is an initiative which aims to provide a fun first experience of cricket for boys and girls aged 3 - 9 years-old.

After signing up for just a £50 registration fee every child will receive:
• Eight 60 minute sessions from trained CricStart Facilitators (depending on registration date)
• A club membership
• CricStart backpack including bat, ball, water bottle, cap and t shirt

The CricStart programme is being delivered by five clubs across the Isle of Man:
• Crosby CC
Marown Playing Fields - Sunday morning
• Cronkbourne CC
Tromode Road - Sunday morning
• Castletown CC -
King William's College - Thursday evening & Sunday morning
• Finch Hill CC
Ballafletcher Sports Ground - Sunday morning
• Peel & St Johns CC
Mullen-E-Cloie, St Johns - Saturday morning

For further information please see the below flyer and registration can be completed using the below registration form. Any questions or a completed registration form can be sent to cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

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IOMCA Summer Holiday Programme 2022

The IOMCA will be running camps and clinics for U9s, U11s, U13s and U16s at various different venues this summer holiday. The camps and clinics will be outside and therefore weather dependent. Further details can be found on the below posters.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

Isle of Man National Team Squad 2022 - Finland 2022

The following players have been selected for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifier in Finland from 12th to 19th July 2022.

Qualification pathway for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Announced

The biggest ICC Men's T20 World Cup featuring 20 teams will take place in 2024 in the USA and the West Indies. The road to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024 in the USA and the West Indies will kick off in June with the first set of qualifying events emanating from Europe. This will be the start of the pathway towards the biggest Men's T20 World Cup, which is set to feature a record 20 teams.

The eight top-performing teams at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia alongside hosts USA and West Indies will automatically qualify for the 2024 edition of the marquee tournament. The next highest-ranked teams in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings as of 14 November 2022 will make up the 12 automatic qualifying spots.

The remaining eight spots will be decided by the regional qualifier events – two teams from each of Africa, Asia and Europe will qualify for the event, while the Americas and EAP regions will each have one team progress to the World Cup. A total of 66 nations from across the globe – 14 teams from Africa (across two events), eight teams from the Americas (across two events), nine teams from Asia (across two events), seven teams from EAP (across two events) and 28 teams from Europe (across three events) – will fight it out over the next two years in the hopes of qualifying for the marquee event in 2024. Amongst the 66 teams are Hungary, Romania and Serbia, who are all set to make their debut during the pathway events.

Schedule:

28 June - 4 July, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe C Qualifier - Belgium

(8) Belgium, Denmark, Gibraltar, Hungary, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Spain

12 - 19 July, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifier - Finland

(10) Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Isle of Man, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey

24 - 31 July, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier - Finland

(10) Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland

9 - 15 September, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional EAP A Qualifier - Vanuatu

(4) Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu

15 - 18 October, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional EAP B Qualifier - Japan

(3) Indonesia, Japan, South Korea

15 - 24 November, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa A Qualifier - Rwanda

(7) Cameroon, Estwani, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi

30 November - 6 December, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa B Qualifier - Rwanda

(7) Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

Primary School Cricket Festivals 2022

The 2022 regionalised festivals took place between Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th May in the north, west, east and south of the island. It has been an excellent week of cricket where the weather just about stayed fine with 15 schools entering and 21 teams, 185 children playing over the week. The festivals are 'fun' festivals with everyone receiving a certificate at the end. This allowed a big range of schools to enter from the larger schools to the smaller and there were many children at the festival playing their first games of cricket. A number of schools brought more than one team and it was truly a mixed festival with a significant number of girls playing alongside boys or in all girls teams.

A big thanks to the 15 schools for entering, bringing the children and running the teams at each of the festivals. To Bunscoill Rhumsaa, Peel and St John's CC, Cronkbourne CC and King William's College for hosting and all the people who umpired and scored over the week.

Women and Girl's Soft Ball Festivals Launched for 2022

The women and girl's soft ball cricket festivals will be taking place in 2022 at four venues across the island with the knock out cup planned for August after its success in 2021. The soft ball cricket festivals are all about getting together to enjoy the game. The softer ball means no pads and gloves, the colourful bats are perfect for smashing boundaries with, and it all leaves you with pure cricketing fun: bowl, bat, catch and laugh!

You don’t need to have any previous experience of playing cricket. It’s open to any female player all ages and abilities - you can form your own team of 8 players, join a local team or sign up individually and be allocated to a team on the day. Please come along and enjoy it all so don’t delay, book now by emailing communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

TT Holiday Camps 2022

The IOMCA will be running camps for U9s, U11s, U13s and U16s at Cronkbourne Cricket Club this TT holiday. The camps will be outside and therefore weather dependent. Further details can be found on the below posters.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

Manx Youth Games 2022

The Sporting Club Isle of Man, Manx Youth Games took place on Saturday 7th May 2022. The day began with an opening ceremony at the National Sports Centre with all the participants from 13 sports marching onto the track in their brightly coloured t-shirts representing the region they are competing for: Red – North, Orange – South, Blue – West, Green - Douglas South and Yellow - Douglas North. The highlight of the opening ceremony is the group warm up which takes place to music in front of the packed grandstand.

Cricket participants are then bused to Cronkbourne Cricket Club for a series of matches. There were 12 teams, 100 children aged between 6 to 9 playing cricket during the festival. It was a really fun day and for the first in time in a while there was perfect cricketing weather.. After a winter of indoor training where the children completed 13 weeks of practice the players showed some excellent bowling, batting and fielding skills. The festival is completed with a presentation of medals and water bottles to all the participants by Greig Wright IOMCA CDO and Rajan Nandha from new sponsors Sporting Club Isle of Man. A huge thanks to the coaches and volunteers who helped prepare the players and ran the teams over the day and to Cronkbourne Cricket Club for their excellent hospitality.

IOMCA Easter Holiday Camps 2022

The IOMCA will be running Easter holiday camps for U9s, U11s, U13s and U16s at King William's College inside and hopefully outside (weather dependent). Further details can be found on the below posters. These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and places are limited due to the size of the venue.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

Young Leaders in Cricket Training 2022

The IOMCA will be running a free Young Leaders in Cricket training on Sunday March 27th 10-1 at King William's College gym for 11 to 16 year olds. This is to support those young coaches who have been assisting and leading Manx Youth Games, CricStart and club junior training. The course will be covering the basics of coaching batting, bowling, fielding and wicket keeping and running modified games .

Please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk if you would like to book on the Young Leaders in Cricket training on March 27th.

Isle of Man Sports Awards 2022

The Isle of Man Sports Awards is an inspirational evening where the Islands top athletes and officials gather at the Villa Marina to celebrate the sporting achievements and success stories of the year. The 2021 Isle of Man Sports Awards nominee shortlist has been announced and congratulations to National Team player Carl Hartmann for his nomination for U21 Sportsman of the Year for his excellent 2021 season. The Isle of Man National Team for their nomination for Sports Team of the Year after an undefeated triangular series versus Cyprus and Estonia making a significant move up the T20 world rankings. Craig Hartmann was also unfortunate not to be shortlisted after being nominated for Sports Administrator of the Year for his continued hard work at Crosby CC over numerous years. The award ceremony is on Thursday March 31st at the Villa Marina.

IOMCA Announce Exciting Player Development Partnership

The Isle of Man Cricket Association has joined forces with Ludimos. Ludimos is the world's first AI powered cricket coaching platform to help cricket organisations and coaches nurture, develop and monitor the progress of cricketers in real time using one simple, smart and synchronised platform.

The IOMCA will be using Ludimos to create digital groups and manage access for coaches, players and parents by using Role-Based Access Control. There is the combination of adding feedback and drills to any video frame recorded at training. This will allow parents to see what players have been working on in training and players to continue learning away from organised sessions. There is the option to use text, drawing and audio feedback to communicate with players. Ludimos has the ability to measure bat speed, bowling speed and bowling pitch maps providing detailed feedback on performance. The partnership with Ludimos links with our upcoming strategy which has a focus area of embracing technology. More details can be found at: www.ludimos.com

IOMCA February Half Term Camps 2022

The IOMCA will be running February half term camps for U11s, U13s and U16s at King William's College. Further details can be found on the below pdf. These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and places are limited due to the size of the venue.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email administrator@iomcricket.co.uk

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Manx Youth Games 2022

Please visit the Manx Sport and Recreation website: msr.gov.im/sporting-club-manx-youth-games.../ for online registration and Manx Youth Game booklet.

There are lots of opportunities to play cricket in the Manx Youth Games across the Isle of Man -

East (Cronkbourne CC) @ Ballakermeen HS, Small Hall

Fridays 28th Jan - 29th April, 6-7pm

East (Finch Hill CC) @ St Ninian's High School gym

Fridays 28th Jan - 29th April, 6-7pm

North (Ramsey CC) @ Ramsey Grammar School gym

Fridays 28th Jan - 29th April, 6-7pm

South (Castletown CC) @ Castle Rushen High School gym

Fridays 28th Jan - 29th April, 6-7pm

West (Peel & St John's CC) @ Peel Clothworkers hall

Mondays 24th Jan - 2nd May, 5:30-6:30

West (Crosby CC) @ Marown Primary School hall

Tuesdays 25th Jan - 3rd May, 6-7pm

IOMCA Winter Programme 2022 Launched

The IOMCA will be running their popular indoor winter programme at King Williams College in 2022. There are opportunities for 3 years and above including:

CricKids for ages 3- 6
Bowling and Fielding clinic for ages 7-10
Batting clinics for ages 11-14
Fast bowling clinic for age 11 and above
Spin bowling clinic for age 11 and above

These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and places are limited due to the size of the venue.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on the courses and camps page. To book and for payment details please email administrator@iomcricket.co.uk

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Online Umpires Qualification Available

The ICC have successfully agreed with the ECB access to the ACBACO Online stage 1 course. Candidates based in ICC Europe members can register themselves via this link and will be granted access to the ECB E-learning system to complete the course in their own time.

Umpiring is an essential part in providing consistent and high class league matches and is a great way to be involved in our great sport if playing isn't an option.

Registration can be completed by pressing the button below:

Online Umpiring Stage One

ICC Release Coaching Pathway

Coaching is an essential element in the development and sustainability of all sports. It gives opportunities for individuals to get involved in supporting players and clubs to grow and excel in local cricket.
The ICC has recently released their coaching pathway model and the first course on this pathway is now available to prospective candidates and a brief overview of the course is as follows:

ICC Foundation Certificate
The first step for aspiring coaches is to undertake the ICC Foundation Certificate – a course which equips participants with the knowledge necessary to support qualified coaches deliver fun-first experiences for new and beginner participants.
The course doesn’t require any prior knowledge of the game, and introduces learners to the basic fundamentals of cricket, and what it takes to facilitate cricket sessions.
The ICC Foundation Certificate is entirely self-paced, meaning it can be done as fast or as slow as the learner wants, and is delivered entirely online.
Six modules make up the ICC Foundation Certificate:

The Game,
Safety & Inclusion,
The Participants,
The Coach,
Effective Training Sessions
Game Day.

Assessments are available at the end of each module, and require the aspiring coach to hit the pass mark of 75% before progressing to the next module. Once all six modules and assessments have been completed, a certificate of completion will be issued

The course is online and interactive and can be completed at the candidates leisure. The course content is in the shape of video clips, infographics, text and multiple choice quizzes. The content makes the courses fun and informative with the digital set up making the learning an enjoyable experience. A unique feature is that the recommended way to download and complete the course is on a smartphone.

To access the course candidates need to press enrol here button below:

Enrol here

Isle of Man to Play in ICC Europe Qualifiers in 2022

The Isle of Man National Team will resume training in 2022 with lots to prepare for with the ICC 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifiers announced. The Isle of Man are due to play from the 12th to the 19th July 2022 in Finland as part of Qualifier A in group 2 including Romania, Isle of Man, Cyprus, Turkey and Serbia.

League Structure Changes Announced for 2022

The IOMCA have recently reviewed the recommendations put forward by the League Review Committee (we would like to thank those involved for their efforts) and put together a structure for league cricket for 2022 onwards.

There are some key areas to focus on for clubs before committing teams for 2022 like the introduction of the 7-4-2 regulations for junior players and the changes to midweek cricket.

These changes will allow cricket to be played across all formats in a more balanced and competitive environment and allow increased access to cricket for new players along with freeing up facilities for training and women and girl's cricket.

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Celebration of Cricket 2021

Sunday 21st November saw the annual Isle of Man Cricket Association Celebration of Cricket at Cronkbourne Cricket Club. The first part of the Celebration of Cricket involved the celebration of both team and individual successes of the IOMCA squads. The seasons achievements of each squad U13, U15, U17 and National Team male and female was announced, followed by awarding mounted match balls, the Most Improved Player and finished with the Player of the Year presentation.
The most improved players for 2021 were -
U13 - Ben Leinwand
U15 - Dollin Jansen
U17 - Matthew Young
Women's - Clare Crowe
Match balls are mounted for IOMCA 5 wicket hauls, hundreds and hat-tricks with two mounted match balls awarded to -
Kyle Gunnion - 4-18 including 4 in 4 balls (IOMCA Super 2s, 30-5-2021)
Nathan Williams 6-12 I(OMCA Super 2s, 4-7-2021)
The final presentation was the 2021 Player of the Year -
Player of the Year - Carl Hartmann

The second section of the Celebration of Cricket involved the presentation of junior and senior league winners. Congratulations to the following league and cup winners for 2021:
Premiership: Crosby 1st XI
Cain: Peel & St Johns Midweek XI
Division 1: Ramsey 2nd XI
Forrester Division 1: Crosby T20 2nd XI
Forrester Division 2: Castletown T20 3rd XI
Tinker Cup: Peel & St Johns 1st XI
Blincoe Cup: Ramsey 2nd XI
Under 11 League: Cronkbourne U11s
Under 13 League: Castletown U13 B
Under 15 League: Castletown U15s
Women's Soft Ball League: Ramsey Women's 1st XI
Women's Soft Ball Knock Out Cup: Cronkbourne Women's 1st XI

The final part of the evening was the volunteer awards which are aimed at recognising and rewarding volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting and growing cricket on the Isle of Man. The awards include Lifetime Services to Cricket award, Young Volunteer of the Year award, Club Volunteer of the Year award and Services to Cricket award. Congratulations to following volunteer award winners -
Young Volunteer of the Year - Elliott Butler
Club Volunteer of the Year - Craig Hartmann
Services to Cricket - David Kenworthy
Lifetime Services to Cricket - Ian Tomlinson
The Lifetime Services to Cricket award was posthumously awarded to Ian Tomlinson and received by the Tomlinson family. A huge thank you to the Tomlinson family who came to receive the award and to Jamie Tomlinson who spoke so poignantly about his father and his love for the game and cricket on the Isle of Man.

IOMCA Players' Survey

The IOMCA is looking forward to the 2022 season and is calling on all players, junior and senior, male and female on the Isle of Man to have their say and and wanted to give players the opportunity to put forward their views in a small survey.

Please use this opportunity to help us build a picture of current players thoughts and feelings, shape potential club structures and influence the future of the club game on the Isle of Man. Please follow the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PRRJ5LT

Celebration of Cricket 2021

The end of season Celebration of Cricket will be taking place on Sunday 21st November starting at 4 o'clock at Cronkbourne Cricket Club. The first part of the Celebration of Cricket will involve the celebration of both team and individual success of the IOMCA squads. The seasons achievements of each squad U13, U15, U17 and National Team male and female will be announced, followed by awarding mounted match balls, the Most Improved Player and finished with the Player of the Year presentation.

The second section of the Celebration of Cricket will involve the presentation of junior and senior league winners and volunteer award winners. The volunteer awards are aimed at recognising and rewarding volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting and growing cricket on the Isle of Man. The awards include Lifetime Services to Cricket award, Young Volunteer of the Year award, Club Volunteer of the Year award and Services to Cricket award and the nominees and winners (who will be chosen by an independent panel) will be announced during the evening.

Academy & EPP Announced for 2021/2022

The IOMCA Academy and Emerging Players Programme intake for the 2021/2022 season has been announced with the players soon to attend their first strength and conditioning sessions at the Sport Institute and skills sessions at the National Sports Centre. Congratulations to the following players selected on the IOMCA Emerging Players Programme and Academy programme for 2021/2022:

IOMCA Academy 2021/2022
Jacob Butler
Fraser Clarke
Josh Clough
Carl Hartmann
Dollin Jansen
Nathan Williams

IOMCA EPP 2021/2022
Lucy Barnett
Ben Leinwand
Bliss Murtagh
Cameron Roome
Jared Shepherd
Ryder Spencer

Academy players Carl Hartmann and Jacob Butler performed excellently for the National Team in the recent Cyprus T20 triangular series. Carl Hartmann was outstanding with the gloves and batting maturely to be not out in three of his four innings and Jacob Butler was a go to bowler with the ball taking 9 wickets in the series and a very reliable boundary fielder. Dollin Jansen made his National Team debut versus Estonia and at the time was the 9th youngest player to play T20 international cricket and the youngest for the Isle of Man. Fraser Clarke and Josh Clough were also part of the successful National Team squad after a number of good performances in the season. Nathan Williams moves in to the Academy after some impressive performances in the Super 2s including 6 for 12. Bliss Murtagh has been invited to be part of the EPP after her performances for the women's senior squad in training and Super 2s matches. This will be alongside Lucy Barnett, Jared Shepherd, Ben Leinwand, Ryder Spencer and Cameron Roome who have also retained their places for 2021/2022 after showing excellent progress and making a number strong performances in 2021.

The IOMCA Academy is selected from the EPP and IOMCA player pathway as a result of; exceptional playing performances and/or perceived potential within the IOMCA Player Pathway. The Academy is a stepping stone onto the IOMCA National Team. The Academy will train with the National Team and players will each have an individualised strength and conditioning programme, nutritionist support and skills training as well as their squad training. The EPP is selected from IOMCA age groups and is a stepping stone onto the Academy. EPP players will each receive an individualised strength and conditioning programme, nutritionist support and skills training as well as their squad training.

Winter Batting Clinics & CricKids

The IOMCA will be running the popular winter CricKids and batting clinics at King William's College this November. and December. Further details are included on the below posters.

These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and places are limited due to the size of the venue.. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on course and camps. To book and for payment details please email administrator@iomcricket.co.uk

Isle of Man National Team Win Triangular Series

Day one 6th October included two T20 matches with match one versus Cyprus. Cyprus won the toss and chose to bat after winning both of their matches the previous day. The Isle of Man started excellently in the field led by Joe Burrows (4-10) and ably supported by Al Stokoe (2-15), Matt Ansell (1-17) and Jacob Butler (1-19). The standard of fielding was set in the first game with a number of catches and run outs led by Carl Hartmann behind the wickets. In reply after the early loss of Nathan Knights, George Burrows and Adam McAuley put on a 45 run second wicket partnership with George eventually out for 33 from 27 balls. The game was then finished by Adam McAuley 31 not out from 28 balls and Carl Hartmann 25 not out from 15 balls the Isle of Man finishing 93 for 2 in 11.5 overs.

Game two versus Estonia in the afternoon saw Estonia win the toss and chose to bat first. Another good display in the field restricted Estonia to 118 for 7 with Conor Smith the pick of the bowlers (3-15) and well supported by Matt Ansell (2-27) and Jacob Butler (1-16). A good opening partnership of 41 in 6 overs saw Nathan Knights out first for 21 from 17 balls. George Burrows then fell quickly and Adam McAuley was then out for 31. The game was finished off by Eddie Beard 17 not out from 10 balls and Carl Hartmann an excellent 34 not out from 28 balls. An excellent first day of the series with two accomplished performances with Carl Hartmann the player of the day with mature batting and exemplary wicket keeping. Game two saw Dollin Jansen make his T20 international debut being the youngest player to play for the Isle of Man and the 9th youngest in the world.

Day two October 7th saw the Isle of Man play first against Cyprus and Matt Ansell won the toss and chose to field first. Cyprus approached the power play with positive stroke play but Jacob Butler (2-21) restricted the Cyprus scoring rate in the middle overs and Matt Ansell (2-16) and Chris Langford (1-22) bowled excellently at the death to restrict Cyprus to 149 for 7. In response an explosive opening partnership saw the Isle of Man 55 for one in 5.2 overs for the first loss of Nathan Knights 33 from 17 deliveries. A second wicket partnership between George Burrows (26) saw Adam McAuley out second for a well made 45 from 32 balls and the Isle of Man 107 for 2 in 11.4 overs. A few wickets were lost in the middle overs but the cool head of Chris Langford and Eddie Beard (14 not out) saw Eddie hit a four to win the game in 19.3 overs and the Isle of Man finish on 151-7.

Day three October 8th saw the Isle of Man play Estonia in the afternoon and Matt Ansell won the toss and chose to field. A clinical performance in the field saw Estonia bowled out for 71 with Jacob Butler the pick of the bowlers with 4-12 and Matt Ansell (2-9), Chris Langford (1-8), Joe Burrows (1-11) and Al Stokoe (1-14). In response the Isle of Man finished 72 for 2 with Adam McAuley 12, Nathan Knights 18 from 8 balls and finished off by George Burrows 19 not out and Carl Hartmann 16 not out from 9 balls finishing the game off in style with a six.

The Isle of Man finished top of the triangular series with four wins from four and Carl Hartmann picked up fielder of the series and Adam McAuley batter of the series. The four wins means the Isle of Man has moved up 16 places in the T20 world rankings to 54th in the world.

Isle of Man Compete in a T20i Tri Series in Cyprus

The Isle of Man National Team will be competing in a T20i Tri Series with Cyprus and Estonia from the 6th to 8th October. The schedule of fixtures at Episkopi, Happy Valley Cricket Ground is as follows:
6th October
10am - Isle of Man v Cyprus
2pm - Isle of Man v Estonia
7th October
10am - Isle of Man v Cyprus
2pm - Estonia v Cyprus
8th October
10am - Estonia v Cyprus
2pm - Estonia v Isle of Man

A squad of 15 will be travelling to Cyprus:
Matt Ansell (Captain)
Eddie Beard
George Burrows
Joe Burrows
Jacob Butler
Fraser Clarke
Josh Clough
Carl Hartmann (wk)
Dollin Jansen
Nathan Knights
Chris Langford
Adam McAuley
Conor Smith
Al Stokoe
Ed Walker

IOMCA Age Group Squads 2021/2022

The IOMCA boys' pathway age group trials took place on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September outside at King William's College. The trials included fielding, batting and bowling for the U17s, U15s and U13s.

The standards were high over the two days with some difficult decisions being made with 85 players trialling. Congratulations to the players who have been selected for the boys' pathway age group squads for 2021/2022. The U17 squad in particular has an important winter of preparation ahead for the U19 World Cup qualifiers in 2022. The squads are included on the respective age group pages on the player pathway section.

Isle of Man League and Cup Winners 2021

There has been a significant amount of cricket played on the Isle of Man in 2021 with the introduction of the Forrester Division Two, the Women's Soft Ball League and Knock Out Cup and Division One increasing from four teams to eight teams. Congratulations to following league and cup winners for 2021:

Premiership: Crosby 1st XI
Cain: Peel & St Johns Midweek XI
Division 1: Ramsey 2nd XI
Forrester Division 1: Crosby T20 2nd XI
Forrester Division 2: Castletown T20 3rd XI
Tinker Cup: Peel & St Johns 1st XI
Blincoe Cup: Ramsey 2nd XI
Under 11 League: Cronkbourne U11s
Under 13 League: Castletown U13 B
Under 15 League: Castletown U15s
Women's Soft Ball League: Ramsey Women's 1st XI
Women's Soft Ball Knock Out Cup: Cronkbourne Women's 1st XI

CricStart Celebration Event

Friday 3rd September saw the CricStart celebration event take place at Cronkbourne Cricket Club. The participants took part in a series of activities led by facilitators from a number of clubs and then children, family members and facilitators tucked into pizza. Everyone had lots of fun and thanks must go to the facilitators, Cronkbourne Cricket Club for hosting, all the clubs and facilitators who ran the CricStart sessions over the summer and Ravenscroft Group for their tremendous support of the programme.

Clubs will be running autumn and winter indoor CricStart sessions to keep the momentum going until next season. .

Cronkbourne Win the First Female Knock Out Cup 2021

Sunday 29th August saw the first female soft ball knock out 6-a-side competition at King William's College with seven teams entering - two each from Cronkbourne, Ramsey and Castletown and a newly formed Crosby team. The first round was used to create a seeding position by the number of runs teams scored which was then utilised to formulate a quarter final, semi final and final.

There was some entertaining and competitive cricket played with plenty of boundaries, catches and wickets. After Cronkbourne beat Castletown and Ramsey beating the other Ramsey team in their respective semi finals, Cronkbourne finished as winners of the 2021 6-a-side knock out competition in a high scoring final.

Female Soft Ball Knock Out Cup 2021

Brand new for 2021 - the female soft ball knock out cup

Female soft ball cricket is a short and fun version of the game using a soft cricket ball and plastic bats. The game is designed to give everyone a fair opportunity to bat, bowl and field, making it a brilliant way for females of all ages and abilities to play the game.

You don’t need to have any previous experience of playing cricket, it’s open to female players of all ages and abilities. The IOMCA are looking for teams of 6 to enter and the teams can be made up from cricket clubs, sports teams, work colleagues or a group of friends.

Date: Sunday 29th August
Venue: King William’s College
Start time: 1 o’clock
Equipment can be provided.
Wear comfortable clothing and footwear, suitable for sport

If you would like to register a team please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

CricStart Celebration Event

To recognise the first phase of the CricStart programme a celebration event for the Isle of Man CricStart ‘Ravers’ has been organised for 6pm on Friday 3rd September at Cronkbourne Cricket Club. All those youngsters who have been taking part in the programme at cricket clubs across the Isle of Man have been invited alongside family members and facilitators,

The celebration event will allow those children who have been attending the CricStart programme the opportunity to play and practice some of the skills they have been working on as well as play a number of games. There will be food provided for the participants, family members and facilitators.

Ramsey Win the Inaugural Women's Soft Ball League 2021

This year saw the first women's soft ball league made up of Ramsey, Cronkbourne and two teams from Castletown. After a delay to the start of the season due to high winds and rain six rounds of fixtures were played, with two fixtures per round played at Tromode, Ramsey Grammar School and King William's College.

Ramsey finished as winners of the inaugural soft ball league with 10 wins over the season. There were a number of close encounters with Cronkbourne including a tie with Cronkbourne finishing second and Castletown third and fourth respectively. The season has been great to watch with a number of close finishes and lots of competitive and exciting cricket played. The league has created the opportunity for 32 women and girls to play regular competitive cricket over the season with a number of new players joining clubs..

Summer Holiday Programme 2021

The IOMCA summer holiday programme has been launched which includes CricStart days, camps, clinics and women and girl's soft ball days. To book, payment details or for further details please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

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Manx Gateway Gamechangers

The Manx Gateway Gamechangers have been training at Centre 21 throughout 2021. Coach Oliver Helfrich has been preparing the team for their first soft ball cricket games in the summer. They have all been presented with their new CricStart cricket bats by Matt Ansell, captain of the Isle of Man National Team. They would like to thank the Isle of Man Cricket Association and Ravenscroft for their generosity!!!

Manx Radio and Isle of Man Cricket Looking for a Cricket Pundit

Would you like to have a go at cricket punditry? Manx Radio and the IOMCA are looking for someone to do a weekly update on the leagues taking place on the Isle of Man over the week. This would involve -

Friday either a live or pre recorded discussion of the weekly fixtures and a preview of the fixtures over the weekend.
Saturday or Sunday either a live or pre recorded discussion of the weekend fixtures and a preview of the fixtures during the following week.

If you are interested please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

IOMCA CricStart Programme 2021 Launched

Isle of Man cricket has been given a significant boost from the Ravenscroft Group. Ravenscroft will be sponsoring the brand new CricStart programme which is an initiative from the Isle of Man Cricket Association which aims to provide a fun first experience of cricket for boys and girls aged 3 - 9 years-old. After signing up for just a £50 registration fee every child will receive:
• Eight 60 minute sessions from trained CricStart Facilitators
• A club membership
• CricStart backpack including bat, ball, water bottle, cap and t shirt

The CricStart programme is being delivered by six clubs across the Isle of Man:
• Crosby CC
• Cronkbourne CC
• Castletown CC
• Finch Hill CC
• Ramsey CC
• Peel & St Johns CC

For further information please see the below flyer and registration can be completed using the below registration form. Any questions or a completed registration form can be sent to cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

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Sports Kit Exchange

MXB have partnered with the Children's Centre, and have put together a brief presentation for implementing a local sports kit exchange. They are currently looking for a space from which to run the exchange, and the intention is to secure running costs with support from other local businesses and partners, as well as donations and fundraising.

They would love to hear from companies and individuals who see the benefit of the exchange to the community, and would be interested in partnering with MXB and the Children Centre! Please get in touch via the contact details provided.

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Women's Soft Ball Cricket League 2021 Begins

Cronkbourne Cricket Club hosted the first round of the new women's soft ball cricket league after two previous cancellations due to high winds and rain. The league is made up of two teams from Castletown and one each from Cronkbourne and Ramsey. The first round of fixtures saw both Castletown sides play each other and Cronkbourne versus Ramsey and the second round saw Ramsey play Castletown 2nd XI and Cronkbourne versus Castletown 1st XI. Ramsey started strongly with two wins and a win each for Castletown 1st XI and Cronkbourne. A great start to the soft ball league with lots of runs scored and some excellent fielding on display. The next round of the league is June 27th at King William's College.

Primary School Cricket Festivals 2021

After the disappointment of last years primary school soft ball cricket festivals being cancelled. This year saw the introduction of regionalised festivals in the north, south, east and west of the island. It has been an excellent week of cricket where the weather has stayed fine with 16 schools entering and 23 teams, 200 children playing over the week. The festivals are 'fun' festivals with everyone receiving a certificate at the end. This allowed a big range of schools to enter from the larger schools to the smaller and there were many children at the festival playing their first games of cricket. A number of schools brought more than one team and it was truly a mixed festival with a significant number of girls playing alongside boys or in all girls teams.

A big thanks to the 17 schools for entering, bringing the children and running the teams at each of the festivals. To Bunscoill Rhumsaa, Peel and St John's CC, Cronkbourne CC and King William's College for hosting and all the people who umpired over the week.

June Half Term Holiday Programme 2021

The IOMCA will be running a full programme of events this June half term holiday. Opportunities for all ages and abilities include:
CricSoft Afternoon - Soft Ball Cricket - fun, fast and great for all ability levels. Focus on modified cricket games and developing batting, bowling and fielding skills with a soft ball. Aimed at those players who are currently playing club kwik cricket, have played in the Manx Youth Games or would like to give kwik cricket a try.
Senior Fast Bowling Clinic - This clinic will look at aspects of developing the fast bowler playing regular league cricket. Increasing pace, technical aspects of run ups and actions and variation deliveries. We will be using video analysis to assist in improving actions
Junior Cricket Camp - Aimed at players who have played U11 and U13 hard ball league cricket or are looking to in 2021. The day will consist of a mixture of hard ball cricket in the nets and soft ball drill work to develop batting skills. There will also be the chance to develop player’s ground fielding and catching skills as well as the opportunity to play T20 and modified cricket matches.
Senior Cricket Camp - Aimed at players who play U13 and U15 league or school cricket as well as senior cricket. The day will consist of a mixture of hard ball cricket in the nets against bowlers and sidearms and soft ball drill work to develop batting skills. There will also be the chance to develop player’s ground fielding and catching skills as well as the opportunity to play T20 matches.

For more information including cost, time and venue please see the below pdf and to book and payment details please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

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HSBC Manx Youth Games 2021

The HSBC Manx Youth Games took place on Saturday 15th May 2021. The day began with an opening ceremony at the National Sports Centre with all the participants from 15 sports marching onto the track in their brightly coloured t-shirts representing the team they are competing for: Red – North, Orange – South, Blue – West, Green - Douglas South, Yellow - Douglas North. The highlight of the opening ceremony is the group warm up which takes place to music in front of the packed grandstand.

Cricket participants then move to Cronkbourne Cricket Club for a series of matches. There were 12 teams, 96 children playing cricket during the festival. It was a really fun day where the weather certainly didn't dampen the players enthusiasm and energy. After a disrupted winter of training where only 6 out of the 12 training sessions were completed there were some excellent batting, bowling and fielding skills on display. The festival is completed with a presentation of medals and water bottles from Matthew Ansell National Team captain and Nagachandra Ps from HSBC to all of the participants. A huge thanks to the coaches and volunteers who helped prepare the players and ran the teams over the day and to Cronkbourne Cricket Club for their excellent hospitality.

Cricket Gear Appeal for Cricket Kindness

Ben Leinwand a Castletown, Isle of Man U13 and EPP player has devised a great initiative for the unwanted cricket whites as a result of the move to coloured clothing and white ball cricket on the Isle of Man this season -

With the change to white ball cricket this season we no longer need our whites. My idea is to send these, and any other cricket kit we can collect, to people who would appreciate and use them. The Cricket Appeal charity www.cricketcharity.org, based in the UK, have agreed to take our donations and to distribute them to under-resourced government primary and secondary schools and cricket clubs in the Caribbean.

The charity will accept all cricket kit donations including pants/shirts/sweaters, bats, bags, shoes, balls, hats, helmets and stumps. If you are able to help, please bring donations to CCC matches this weekend or to next week’s mid-week matches at KWC up until Saturday May 15th. Separately you can reach out to me at leinwand@manx.net to arrange collection. All items will be boxed and shipped to the UK. Once in the UK the charity is will distribute the kit to schools in Barbados, Trinidad and Guyana.

If you are able, please include £1-£5 (anything helps) to help cover the cost of getting the kit from the Isle of Man to the UK. Any remaining funds will be donated to the Cricket Kindness go fund me page.

Thanks for your help!
Ben

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Women and Girl's Soft Ball Cricket Festivals 2021

The women and girl's soft ball cricket festivals will be taking place in 2021 across the island with a new knock out cup planned for August. The soft ball cricket festivals are all about getting together to enjoy the game. The softer ball means no pads and gloves, the colourful bats are perfect for smashing boundaries with, and it all leaves you with pure cricketing fun: bowl, bat, catch and laugh.

You don’t need to have any previous experience of playing cricket. It’s open to any female player all ages and abilities - you can form your own team of 8 players, join a local team or sign up individually and be allocated to a team on the day. Please come along and enjoy it all so don’t delay, book now by emailing communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

Women & Girl's Soft Ball Cricket Festival Dates, Times & Venues:
Saturday 15th May - Cronkbourne CC (Tromode Road) @ 3 o’clock (after the Manx Youth Games)
Sunday 6th June - Ramsey CC (Ramsey Grammar School) @ 2 o’clock
Saturday 3rd July - Castletown CC (King William’s College) @ 2 o’clock
Saturday 7th August - Union Mills CC (Union Mills FC, Garey Mooar) @ 2 o’clock
Saturday 29th August - King William’s College Knock Out Cup @ 1 o’clock

New Women's Soft Ball Cricket League 2021

Four teams have entered the inaugural women's soft ball cricket league - two teams from Castletown A and one each from Cronkbourne and Ramsey. The new soft ball cricket league fixtures have been published on www.iomcacomps.play-cricket.com. over six Sundays through the summer and the home ground will host all the fixtures with each team playing two fixtures. The games will be umpired by the clubs, scored and points recorded on Play Cricket.

Cricket Returns

Great news! All cricket activity will recommence from Monday 19th April including Manx Youth Games, club training and matchplay, IOMCA squads, women and girl's soft ball, schools coaching and coach education. A busy summer of cricket is planned for 2021 with coloured clothing and white ball cricket, a new junior community initiative and opportunities for women and girls to be involved in recreational and competitive soft and hard ball formats.

Regionalised CricSoft Festivals

New for 2021 will be regionalised under 9 soft ball cricket festivals for clubs on a Friday evening with all clubs coming together for a central festival every fourth week. Those individuals from the Manx Youth Games will also be encouraged to attend the regionalised festivals either as a club member or on a turn up and play basis. The reduction in travel will hopefully see numbers increase for the festivals and clubs grow a healthy number of softball players to become players for the future. There will be 18 regionalised festivals and 3 central festivals.

The regional split will be:
North & West - Ramsey, Peel & St Johns, Crosby
South & East - Castletown, Cronkbourne, Finch Hill
Central - Finch Hill & Cronkbourne

The dates of the festivals are included on the CricSoft page www.iomcricket.co.uk/cricsoft.html.

COVID Update 09/04/21

Great to see the sun and the easing of restrictions, if things continue as they are we can plan for a full season of cricket.

With that in mind the easing of restrictions is allowing the phased return of sports as you will be aware from the recent briefings.

At present the IOMCA are looking to next Friday before making any decisions on returning to any club or squad activities.

Any normal year we would be looking at finishing indoor training around now so whilst the lockdown has made people hungry to get outside and return to training which is great we have made the decision to wait a week before resumptions are considered.

At present any club looking to return would need to provide risk assessments for approval, these will not be considered at present.

We encourage you to use the next week to get on top of any pre season planning which may need doing, for those clubs who have the opportunity to work on surrounding areas please do so ensuring the safety protocols and number of people are followed and lets look forward to our season hopefully starting on the May 2nd with everything ready for white ball cricket and 2021 being a transformation year for cricket on the Island.

Manx Youth Games 2021 Update

Due to the current Covid lockdown young people have not had the opportunity to attend weekly training sessions. However, we are very hopeful lockdown and restrictions will be lifted in time and everyone can enjoy a great MYGs event on Saturday 15th May 2021. In order that we can plan the sports, sort T-shirts and ensure we all have a great day registration will be slightly different this year. Information regarding the Manx Youth Games and registration can be found on this link: msr.gov.im/sports-development-unit/manx-youth-games/.

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Coach and Volunteer Workshops 2021

The IOMCA are investigating the feasibility of running a series of workshops for coaches and volunteers over the summer to assist their development. The available workshops are as follows:

CricStart Facilitator Training
A 3-hour workshop on becoming a facilitator for the new CricStart programme. This workshop is ideal for young (14+) and new people who want to assist their club in growing the number of young/new club members. An interactive workshop which will include theory and practical exercises on creating the best environment to help youngsters 3-9 years of age develop and stay in the game.

Coaching in Schools Training
A 3-hour workshop linking the ICC Criiio resources and best practices to deliver in schools (predominantly key stage 1 & 2). The school environment is any coaches best opportunity to deliver to larger groups and grow club numbers, ensuring a quality first experience to give the best chance to migrate to clubs. Looking at skills and games which will keep large groups active both indoors and outdoors. Ideal for people who are looking at delivering in schools for the IOMCA or as part of the longer term plans for club/school links.

Coaching Women and Girls Workshop
A 2-hour workshop introducing coaches to the different (if there are any) approaches in coaching women and girls. An interactive session where coaches will be asked to share their thoughts and will include players who will be able to give their views. Ideal for club coaches who have or are looking at starting women and girls teams or have female players in mixed teams.

Softball to Hardball Workshop
The challenge of the transition from softball to hardball cricket has been one faced by coaches for years, Is it an age or ability thing? What are the dangers of leaving it too late or moving players into it too early? Coaches will look at options to explore in ensuring a smooth transition to help players make the move with confidence. Ideal for coaches working with kwik cricketers and younger hardball age players.

Advanced Batting Workshop
A 3-hour workshop looking at options to assist more advanced batters. The session will focus on pre-delivery movements, power hitting, adapting and innovation along with some traditional techniques played against extreme pace and spin. Ideal for coaches working with older more experienced players.

Advanced Bowling Workshop
Can bowlers continue to do the same thing with the white ball as red? The modern batsman looks to score off every ball and has a 6 to 1 mentality. This 2-hour session looks at bowling successfully in T20 cricket for both seam and spin bowlers. Ideal for coaches working with older more experienced players.

The IOMCA can also visit clubs to deliver a bespoke workshop to suit the needs of your coaches and volunteers (dependent on numbers). If anyone is interested in any of the above workshops please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk

King William's College Winter Programme Cancelled

The King William’s College Sunday winter programme including CricKids, CricSoft, CricFit and the women and girl’s soft ball both block 1 and 2 has unfortunately had to be cancelled. The decision to cancel the IOMCA winter programme comes after the Island’s circuit-break lockdown was extended and looks to be extended further.

Isle of Man Clubs Looking for CricStart Facilitators
Could you help grow cricket on the Isle of Man developing the next generation of Manx cricketers?

Castletown, Cronkbourne, Crosby, Finch Hill, Peel and St Johns and Ramsey Cricket Club are looking for CricStart Facilitators to help them run the new CricStart programme and provide introductory cricket programmes for 3-9 year olds. Facilitators will take part in a 3 hour workshop and need to be aged 14 and above. Please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk if you would like to be a CricStart Facilitator and be put in contact with your local cricket club.

Environmental Sustainability

Rachael Thomas, from Queen’s University Belfast, has carried out a tremendous amount of work for the ICC focusing on Environmental Sustainability in the context of European Cricket, looking at what we can all do to address the impact of Climate Change on our sport.

54% of ICC Europe Associate Member countries have experienced a temperature increase of over 2° Celsius since the year 2000. 25% have seen temperatures rise by 3°. 1.5°C is the limit that the UN, World Bank, European Commission and several other bodies are striving to limit temperature increases by to avoid major climate consequences in years to come.

Please find attached an Environmental Sustainability Resource Pack which is made up of two documents:
A Resource Pack Guide which provides an overview of the purpose of the resources and advice on how to use them. The Resource Pack itself which contains the 5 supporting resources outlined in the Guide. These can be used both digitally and printed out in poster format.

European Members observed an increase in average temperature of 90% since the year 2000 and this is only set to increase more rapidly, with serious consequences across the continent. From drought and flooding to soaring temperatures and air pollution, it’s time to take action to ensure a greener future for cricket.

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Exciting New Female Cricket Opportunities for 2021

Building on the successes of the women and girls’ soft ball cricket festivals in 2019 and 2020 there is a number of new initiatives planned for 2021 as well as the traditional festivals which form part of the new Women and Girls’ Cricket Pathway..

Soft Ball Cricket Festivals
Pairs cricket, played on a smaller field and due to the softer ball no protective equipment is needed. Playing time at festivals is usually about two to four hours. It’s a game for absolutely everybody, no matter the experience, skill level, fitness, or age. Festivals will continue to be IOMCA run and hosted in clubs. Any age is welcome and festivals are open to individuals or club sides. People can form their own team of 8 players, join a local team or sign up individually and be allocated to a team on the day. Not available to IOMCA Senior Squad players.

Soft Ball Cricket Leagues (new for 2021)
16 overs 8-a-side pairs game played with larger boundaries with two fixtures played at a venue. The games will be umpired by the host club, scored and points recorded on Play Cricket. League fixtures will be club run, for age 11+ and open to club sides and anyone who would like to form a team of 8. Clubs and teams enter by emailing communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk before March 31st.

Soft Ball Cricket Cup (new for 2021)
8 - a-side knock out cup pairs format run by the IOMCA at one central venue.

Super Series
The Super Series format will involve cricket ball T20 matches. Players will be split into teams depending on numbers beforehand and matches played in a festival format. These festivals will be a first introduction to the traditional ‘hardball’ cricket through gameplay. Transition sessions will be held across the island to help those female players with limited experience of hardball cricket and would like to move from soft ball to cricket ball. Super series festivals will be hosted at different club grounds with teams selected and run by the IOMCA. Players will be females aged 12 and above training in IOMCA squads or invited through attending transition sessions.

Female Cricket Bank Holiday Week End
To launch all the women and girls’ programmes there will be a female cricket bank holiday weekend (May Bank Holiday 1st, 2nd and 3rd May).

Lockdown Update 2021

Further to the announcement on Tuesday 2nd March 2021 by the Chief Minister all IOMCA activity is currently suspended. This suspension extends to all club training, squad training, school activity, Manx Youth Games and any associated cricket activity organised by the IOMCA. The situation will be monitored closely and further information will be issued when the position becomes clearer. However, once we can resume cricket activity we will look to start immediately in clubs, schools and squad activity

The break will hopefully not effect any match play at club level and all the club fixtures are now online iomcacomps.play-cricket.com. There is a lot planned for 2021 for male, female and junior cricket so keep an eye out for further updates.

Revised IOMCA Winter Programme 2021

As a result of the Covid "circuit breaker" the IOMCA winter programme at King William's College has had to be altered. The IOMCA will now be running a series of courses at King William's College gym from March 7th. The rescheduled dates and times are as follows -

Block 1 Bookings
CricFit Block 1: All sessions 9:45 - 11:00
Sunday March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, March 28th
CricKids Block 1 (group 1): All sessions 11:15 - 12:30
Sunday March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, March 28th
CricKids Block 1 (group 2): All sessions 12:30 - 13:45
Sunday March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, March 28th
CricSoft Block 1: All sessions 14:15 - 15:30
Sunday March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, March 28th
Women & Girls Block 1: All sessions 15:30 - 16:45
Sunday March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, March 28th

Block 2 Bookings
CricFit Block 2: All sessions 9:45 - 11:00
Sunday April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th
CricKids Block 2 (group 1): All sessions 11:15 - 12:30
Sunday April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th
CricKids Block 2 (group 2): All sessions 12:30 - 13:45
Sunday April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th
CricSoft Block 2: All sessions 14:15 - 15:30
Sunday April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th
Women & Girls Block 2: All sessions 15:30 - 16:45
Sunday April 4th, April 11th, April 18th, April 25th

Please see the below leaflet for more information on the different courses and how to reserve a place,

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Opening Up Cricket Deliver Webinar on Positive Routines

On Saturday 13th February all squad members male and female, U13 to National Team were invited to attend a webinar on positive routines for cricket hosted by Mark Boyns from Opening Up Cricket. There was a good turn out from the IOMCA squads and the webinar topics ranged from mindfulness for cricket, completing gratitude journals, breathing management, sleep and meditation. It was an excellent webinar where players and coaches learnt a lot which we will build on over the winter. Huge thanks to Opening Up Cricket! The Opening Up Cricket website can be found at openingupcricket.com

February Half Term Camps and Clinics

The IOMCA will be offering a number of opportunities for players of all ages over February half term to attend different camps and clinics. Due to limited space we are running a mixture of activities to suit all ages and preferences. Details of these can be found on the below attachment. Bookings are to be made through communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

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Cricket Recognised in IOM Sport Awards

Cricket has been recognised in various formats in the 2020 IOM Sport awards. Janelle Clarke has been shortlisted for the Sports Administrator of the Year and the Isle of Man Under 15 side for the Team of the Year. Both are worthy of their shortlisting for their efforts off and on the field and will hopefully go on to receive the awards outright.

Lucy Barnett and Jacob Butler were unfortunate not to be shortlisted as both had an outstanding season in 2020, Jacob being the 8th youngest player to play international T20 cricket and Lucy being selected to represent Derbyshire in the County competitions which she was unfortunately unable to fulfil any appearances due to Covid.

Manx Youth Games 2021 Update

After the three-week "circuit breaker" the 2021 Manx Youth Games training sessions will begin on Monday 8th February with the finals day still scheduled for the 15th May. From the 1st February the 2021 Manx Youth Games training booklets will be dropped off at all schools along with assemblies to promote the Games.

Cricket sessions will be delivered by Castletown CC at Castle Rushen High School, Crosby CC at Marown School, Cronkbourne CC at the NSC, Finch Hill CC at Bemahague School, Peel and St Johns CC at St Johns Primary School and Ramsey CC at Ramsey Grammar School. The IOMCA will be delivering sessions in schools to promote local Manx Youth Games cricket training sessions.

It’s been a challenging period for everyone the Manx Youth Games and the commencement of the training sessions is a positive step for all young people and the sporting community. Further information about the Manx Youth Games is on the following link - msr.gov.im/sports-development-unit/manx-youth-games/

Umpiring Development

‘Following discussions between the Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA) and the Isle of Man Association of Cricket Officials (IOMACO), the IOMACO has agreed to disband as a separate organisation and see the recruitment and development of umpires become part of the IOMCA.

This move will bring all aspects of developing and organising cricket on the Isle of Man under one entity, the IOMCA.
Given the growth in the numbers playing cricket at all levels in the Island, it was agreed by both parties that the combining responsibilities for playing and officiating under the IOMCA would allow for the development of current and future umpires.’

The IOMCA would like to thank all current and previous committee members for their efforts with the IOMACO, a particular mention to David Kenworthy for his efforts on education and scheduling umpires, and look forward to using their knowledge and expertise in the future.

Further details on how to become involved and up-skill as an umpire will follow soon.

IOMCA Coronavirus Update

Further to the announcement yesterday by the Chief Minister all IOMCA activity will be suspended for 21 days. This suspension extends to all National Squad training, pre-season senior club nets and any associated cricket activity organised by the Isle of Man Cricket Association. The 3 week “circuit breaker” lasts until Thursday 28th January. The situation will be monitored closely and further information will be issued when the position becomes clearer.

Additional Batting and Bowling Clinics

Due to popular demand an additional Batting and Bowling Clinic has been added to the IOMCA 2021 winter programme at King William's College.

Bowling Clinic
These specialist coaching sessions are aimed at seam bowlers concentrating on developing a repeatable and strong action. This will include breaking the bowling action down and working on the different components. There will also be own body weight and small medicine ball strength and conditioning exercises to improve physical conditioning for bowling at the individual player’s optimum speed.
Ages: 10-13
Time: 5-6
Cost: £20
Dates: Sundays Block 1 January 24th, 31st, February 7th, 14th & 21st (5 weeks)
Venue: King William’s College Gym

Batting Clinic
These coaching sessions will concentrate on developing the batting basics using tennis ball drill work and game scenarios. The focus will be on developing a sound technique to assist with long term success within the game. It is imperative that every player is hitting as many balls as possible, in order to develop the fundamental movements and skills.
Ages: 10-13
Time: 5-6
Cost: £20
Dates: Sundays Block 2 - February 28th, March 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th (5 weeks)
Venue: King William’s College Gym

Places should be booked in advance via email to communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk and payment made by electronic transfer. These will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis and confirmation will be sent via email with payment details. New attendees will be required to fill in a registration form found on www.iomcricket.co.uk/courses-and- camps.html

IOMCA Winter Programme 2021

After a successful series of CricKids and Batting Clinics in November and December. The IOMCA will be running a series of courses and clinics at King William's College from January 24th. This will include CricKids, CricSoft, CricFit, women and girl's soft ball cricket and bowling and batting clinics. Please see the below leaflet for more information and how to reserve a place,

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Pathway to the 2022 World Cup Announced by the ICC

After the postponement of the 2020 qualifying event in Denmark the ICC have announced the new schedule for all countries to qualify for the 2022 T20 world cup in Australia to be held in October and November.
Venues and groups remain the same so the Isle of Man will travel to Denmark to play against Denmark, Czech Republic and Romania in July.

The full ICC press release is as follows:
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL
QUALIFICATION TO MEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2022 IN AUSTRALIA CONFIRMED

86 teams competing for 15 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 spots
225 Men’s T20 Internationals to be played in qualifying across 13 months
Hungary, Romania and Serbia competing in their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualifying pathway
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to take place in October and November 2022 in Australia
Qualification pathway infographic available to download here on the ICC's Online Media Zone in the Logo/Infographics section
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced the qualification pathway for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia which is set to take place in October and November 2022.

The 15 spots in Australia will be decided through a four-step qualifying process which starts in April 2021. 11 regional qualification tournaments across five regions have been rescheduled to 2021, due to COVID-19 and will now feed into the 2022 Australia event.
With the return of cricket in early 2021, we will see 86 different teams with the opportunity to fill the 15 World Cup spots – with hosts Australia already securing one – over a 13-month qualification campaign. For the first time ever Hungary, Romania and Serbia will be competing for Men’s T20 World Cup qualification and Finland will play host to an ICC event for the very first time. In a festival of cricket it will also be the first time that Japan will host a Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, on the back of the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier they will host two weeks before.

At regional level there will be 67 Associate Members taking part. Due to the depth of strength within Africa and Europe, both regions have sub regional qualifiers feeding into a final qualifier for the region. Africa, Americas, EAP and Europe will have one top tier regional qualifier and Asia will have A and B to determine which teams will progress into the two eight-team global qualifiers.
The 16 available spots in the Global Qualifiers will be filled by one team each from the Africa and EAP Qualifier respectively. They will be joined by two teams each from the Americas and Europe qualifiers. Finally, Asia which has a Qualifier A and B will see one team from each event make up the eight spots from regional qualification.

The remaining eight spots will go to the four bottom teams from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 and together with Nepal, Singapore, UAE and Zimbabwe which have gained direct entry based on their MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings.
Four teams from the two global qualifiers will join hosts Australia and the 11 automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to make up the 16-team Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

In the lead up to the Australia event there will be 225 Men’s T20 Internationals scheduled to be played across 13 months, giving every team an opportunity to climb the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings.

ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said: “We are delighted to announce qualification for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022. The pathway which culminates in the eighth Men’s T20 World Cup which will be held in Australia, sees the likes of Hungary, Romania and Serbia competing for the first time in an ICC event of this format, highlighting the increased competitiveness within Associate Members. In addition, a remarkable 225 Men’s T20 Internationals are scheduled to be played providing a substantial number of playing opportunities to all Members.”

The 16 teams that had originally qualified for the 2020 Australia event will now play in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in India. The participating teams for that event are Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
All events are subject to COVID-19 arrangements if required at that time.

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifier
Host Kuwait
Dates - 3-9 April 2021
Participating Teams - Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa A Qualifier
Host - South Africa
Dates - April 2021
Participating Teams - Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Swaziland, Uganda

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa B Qualifier
Host - South Africa
Dates - April 2021
Participating Teams - Botswana, Cameroon, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, St Helena, Tanzania

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifier
Host - Finland
Dates - 8 – 13 July 2021
Participating Teams - Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Israel, Italy, Malta, Norway, Spain

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier
Hosts Finland
Dates - 30 June - 5 July 2021
Participating Teams - Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Sweden

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe C Qualifier
Hosts - Belgium
Dates - 5 - 10 July 2021
Participating Teams - Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Isle of Man, Portugal, Romania, Serbia

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia B Qualifier
Hosts - Malaysia
Dates - 3-9 July 2021
Participating Teams - Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier
Hosts - Japan
Dates - 11-16 October 2021
Participating Teams - Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea, Vanuatu

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
Hosts - Canada
Dates - 17 - 23 July 2021
Participating Teams - Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Panama, USA

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
Hosts - Spain
Dates - 15 – 21 October 2021
Participating Teams - Jersey, Europe Sub Regional Qualifier x3

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
Hosts - Nigeria
Dates - November 2021
Participating Teams - Kenya, Nigeria, Africa Sub Regional Qualifier x2

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A & ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B
Hosts - TBC
Dates - February 2022 (A) May 2022 (B)
Participating Teams - Nepal, Singapore, UAE, Zimbabwe
Bottom teams from ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 x4
Africa Qualifier x1
Asia Qualifier A&B x 2
Americas Qualifiers x2
EAP Qualifier x 1
Europe Qualifiers x2

Event - ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Hosts- Australia
Dates - October – 13 November 2022
Participating Teams - Australia
Top teams from Men’s T20WC 2021 x 11
Men’s T20WC Qualifier A x2
Men’s T20WC Qualifier B x2

Notes to Editors:
The ICC Board has approved a detailed COVID-19 contingency plan in consultation with the ICC Medical Committee for all ICC Qualifying Events. The ICC’s priority is the protection and well-being of everyone involved in its events. Plans have been developed, which detail on-going risk management processes to monitor and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all hosts and participants.

Academy and EPP Trial New Practice Resources

The Academy and EPP players had their first opportunity last Friday morning 27th November to test their skills on the new bowling machines from Bola. The delivery of four new professional machines, a fielding machine and a Merlyn spin machine will ensure players have the opportunity to train against anything they could face on or off island.

The approach for all high performance squads this year is to cope with extremes so batsmen from the National Team, Academy and EPP will be facing speeds between 90mph and 70mph in all sessions and real gripping turn. There will be challenging months ahead however, we are confident that we will see huge improvements over the next six months to assist our aim of producing high quality players to climb the ICC world rankings.

MSR Coach Education Programme 2020/2021

Please see the below Manx Sport and Recreation coach education programme including Emergency Aid and Safeguarding courses. It is recommended that all coaches and volunteers coaching and assisting coaches within clubs attend a certificated Emergency Aid and Safeguarding and Protecting Children course as well as having an up to date DBS certificate. Welfare Officers should attend the Level 2 Welfare Officer Training. A refresher or re-certification is required every three years. Emergency Aid and Safeguarding courses are free for Manx Youth Games coaches. To access the free code please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

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Fifteen Players Selected Across IOMCA Emerging Players Programme and Academy

The IOMCA Academy and Emerging Players Programme intake for the 2020/2021 season has been announced with the players having attended their first strength and conditioning session taking place on Thursday evenings at the Sport Institute and skills session on Friday mornings at the National Sports Centre.

The IOMCA Academy which has been reinstated for 2020/2021 coupled with the Emerging Players Programme (EPP) will see the IOMCA increase the number of players to 15 aged between Under 13 and Under 18 under the umbrella of the EPP and Academy. Five players aged between Under 16 and Under 18 have been selected onto the Academy and a further 10 players aged between Under 13 and Under 16 selected on to the EPP.

The IOMCA Academy is selected from the EPP and IOMCA player pathway as a result of; exceptional playing performances and/or perceived potential within the IOMCA Player Pathway. The Academy is as stepping stone onto the IOMCA National Team. The Academy will alternate between training with the National Team and EPP. Academy players will each have an individualised strength and conditioning programme, nutritionist support and skills training as well as their squad training. The EPP is selected from IOMCA age groups and is a stepping stone onto the Academy. EPP players will each receive an individualised strength and conditioning programme, nutritionist support and skills training as well as their squad training.

Congratulations to the players selected on to the IOMCA EPP and Academy programme for 2020/2021 .

IOMCA Academy 2020/2021

Jacob Butler
Fraser Clarke
Josh Clough
Carl Hartmann
Ed Walker

IOMCA Emerging Players Programme 2020/2021

Lucy Barnett
Jenson Eve
Dollin Jansen
Ben Leinwand
Cameron Roome
Jared Shepherd
Ryder Spencer
Luke Ward
Tom Ward
Nathan Williams

IOMCA Age Group Squads Selected for 2020/2021

The IOMCA boys' pathway age group trials took place on Saturday 24th October. The trials included fitness testing, fielding, batting and bowling for the U17s, U15s and U13s. Each age group took part in fitness testing for the first time and the tests included the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery test, Plank test and Press Up test. These tests have been identified as assessing essential fitness components within cricket - stamina, speed, core strength, muscular endurance and upper body strength. The National Team also completed their fitness testing.

The standards were high over the day with some promising fitness scores and congratulations to the players who have been selected for the boys' pathway age group squads for 2020/2021. The squads are included on the respective age group pages on the player pathway section.

Batting Clinics

The IOMCA will be running a series of batting clinics for 7-11 year olds at King William's College gym leading up to Christmas. Please see the below poster for more information and email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk to book and for payment details.

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CricKids is Back for the Winter!

CricKids is an Isle of Man Cricket Association initiative aimed at providing a great first experience of cricket for boys and girls aged 3 to 6. Focus is on developing children's movement and athletic skills and very basic cricket skills. The emphasis is on fun and being active. Please see the below poster for more information and email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk to book and for payment details.

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Celebration of Isle of Man Cricket Event

Sunday 11th October saw the inaugural Isle of Man Celebration of Cricket event at The Crosby Pub. This event included presentations for junior and senior leagues, the new club volunteer awards and the IOMCA squad awards.

Dave Picken Chair of the Senior Committee started the event off with the presentation of the senior leagues sponsored by the Knox Group with Deputy Chairman Tim Eve presenting the league trophies. The league winners were presented to Phil Richardson from Cronkbourne CC for the Forrester, Josh Mills from Peel and St Johns CC for the Cain, Ollie Webster from Peel and St Johns CC for the Premiership and Mark Williams from Castletown CC for Division one. Clare Williams-Stewart Chair of the junior committee then presented the U11 and U13 league winners to Cronkbourne CC and the U15 league winners was presented by Jaco Jansen Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Real Estate sponsor of the U15 league to Ramsey CC.

The second half of the event saw the presentation of the new volunteer awards introduced by Mike Haywood Chairman of the IOMCA and presented by Barry Smith President of the IOMCA. The IOMCA wanted to say thank you to the many volunteers on the Isle of Man who are such an important part of the clubs, teams or leagues across the island. The awards are aimed at recognising volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting cricket at recreational level. The IOMCA volunteer awards were chosen by an independent panel. The first category was Young Volunteer of the Year. The nominations were Sam Barnett - Finch Hill CC, Spencer Clarke - Finch Hill CC, Carl Hartmann - Crosby CC, Caitlin Henery - Ramsey CC, Josh Kewley - Finch Hill CC, Bliss Murtagh - Cronkbourne CC and IOMCA, Tom Ward - Ramsey CC and Nathan Williams - IOMCA. The winner was Carl Hartmann from Crosby CC.

Carl is a vital junior member of Crosby Cricket Club assisting the Committee in various aspects and he plays an integral role in the transition from junior to senior league cricket in the club. This year, as Carl moved to U16 with no weekly junior cricket, Carl did all the pre-season mowing of the field in preparation for the season during Covid and the majority thereafter once the season got underway. He assisted in the pitch marking and field set up for home games he played in and various junior matches he attended. Carl also volunteered for all club fund raisers, E2E marshalling, bag packing and assisting with the club quiz doing the raffle. He has also assisted coaches for the last 3 years at the Manx Youth Games and managed the majority of the club iPad’s for match set up, scoring and submission of results

The second award was the Club Volunteer of the Year. The nominations were Brendan Bennett- Peel & St Johns CC. Janelle Clarke - Finch Hill CC, Tom Moffatt - Ramsey CC, Adam Page - Ramsey CC, Tom Reader - Ramsey CC, Fiona Roome - Castletown CC and Claude Spencer - Cronkbourne CC. The winner was Janelle Clarke - Finch Hill CC.

If ever a person deserved an award for their efforts as a volunteer working tirelessly behind the scenes of a Manx cricket club it is Janelle. She has three children all playing for our different teams and supports them to the maximum (naturally), helps organise our junior section and Manx Youth Games, assists the senior captains with team selection and player availability, liaises with the IOMCA with regard to fixtures, coordinates with our groundsman regarding pitch preparation, scores most of the games she watches (including for the IOM Senior XI in Guernsey), sits on our committee as club welfare officer, participates in the ladies cricket events, is webmaster for our Play Cricket page and club website, and is basically the oil that keeps Finch Hill CC wheels turning. Sadly this season we haven’t been treated to her excellent cricket teas on Saturdays but we live in hope for next year.

The next award was Services to Cricket and the nominations were - Joe Arnold - Ramsey CC, Jenny Barnett - Finch Hill CC, Kathryn Clough - Cronkbourne CC, Martyn Howard - Ramsey CC, David Kenworthy - Castletown CC & IOM Umpires Association, Dave Picken - Crosby CC, Mark Williams - Castletown CC. The winner was Mark Williams - Castletown CC.

Mark was nominated by a number of individuals from Castletown CC who wished to express their thanks to Mark Williams for being a mentor and role model to their children over the last few seasons. They owe an enormous debt of thanks and gratitude to him and would like to nominate him for his role as an outstanding servant to Castletown CC over the years.

The final award was the Lifetime Services to Cricket and the nominations were - Neill Angus - Castletown & IOMCA, Roy Corlett - Finch Hill CC, Peter Crompton - Cronkbourne CC & IOMCA, Craig Hartmann - Crosby CC, Maurice Trace - IOMCA and Rob Webber - Ramsey CC. The winner was Neill Angus - Castletown CC & IOMCA.

Neill was a player for Castletown CC and he joined the club when they had only one senior team and no junior section. He was instrumental in the growth of Castletown CC to the club they are today with two teams on a Saturday and one each in the Forrester and Cain and six junior teams. He was also treasurer of Castletown CC for a number of years. Neill was Chairperson of the IOMCA for seven years and treasurer before that. He was hugely committed to his role as Chairperson even after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. He was instrumental in the Isle of Man joining the ICC and the huge benefits that has brought to the island cricket community. Committed to the development of cricket on the island for a huge number of years at club and association level. His vision has always been to see the growth of Castletown and Isle of Man cricket as a whole.

The final section of the event was the IOMCA squad presentations and speeches. Firstly Greig Wright thanked all the fundraisers and sponsors who helped raise funds for the Guernsey trip. A cheque for £2,050 was also presented to Melanie Kermeen from Rebecaa House as the money raised in the sponsored walk was split between subsidising Guernsey and a donation to Rebecca House.

Ollie Helfrich IOMCA coach opened the squad speeches discussing the U15 Girl's Development squad in their first year and Sally Green then spoke of the future of women and girl's cricket on the Isle of Man. It was then the turn of the U13s with a summary of the season by U13 coach Sally Green. The first presentation was to Will Wiseman who received a mounted match ball for his 4-8 including a hat trick versus Guernsey U13s. There were a number of new IOMCA squad awards this year including Most Improved Player for each age group presented by Kathryn Clough from IOMCA age group sponsor Callin Wild. The Most Improved Player will recognise the player who has looked to apply themselves at all training sessions and develop and advance their skills showing progression on the pitch. The first award was the U13 Most Improved Player which was to Jared Shepherd. The u15s then followed with U15 coach Sally Green detailing the season and introduced the U15 Most improved Player as Henry Telford. Matt Ansell National Team Captain and U17 coach discussed the U17 Guernsey matches and the U17s Most Improved Player was introduced as Josh Clough. Greig Wright finished the sqaud speeches discussing the National Team's performances in Guernsey and their immediate future. He then introduced the final award which is Player of the Season. The Player of the Season will recognise outstanding performances by an individual chosen from across all of the IOMCA pathway and thePlayer of the Season winner was Lucy Barnett.

Mounted Match Ball: Will Wiseman Hat Trick ball versus Guernsey U13s
U13 Most Improved Player: Jared Shepherd
U15 Most Improved Player: Henry Telford
U17 Most Improved Player: Josh Clough
Player of the Season: Lucy Barnett

Greig Wright then concluded the evening with the future of IOMCA cricket and finished what had been an excellent evening and it was great to see so many from the Isle of Man cricket community celebrating the 2020 season.

Isle of Man Women's Open Trial

This year the Isle of Man Cricket Association will be holding an open trial on the 1st November at the National Sports Centre to form the first Isle of Man Cricket Women’s Senior Squad. Once selected the newly formed senior squad will train once a week before and after Christmas and will eventually form the first Isle of Man Women’s National Team with the chance to represent the Isle of Man on the world stage in ICC events.

Women and girl's cricket has grown significantly over the last two years with over 150 new players trying the game through the women and girl's soft ball festivals and more girls are playing the traditional junior and senior league cricket alongside their male counterparts. Last year saw the initiation of the first IOMCA U15 girl's development squad train and play and with the increased numbers playing the game this year the squad will be separated to form an U13 and senior squad.

The trial will be open to any female on the Isle of Man school Year 9 and above. If any interested individuals could email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk by Friday 16th October with confirmation they would like to attend, their preferred time to trial morning, afternoon or evening and their details e.g. date of birth, contact number and email address.

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Ollie Webster Retires from International Cricket

Ollie Webster competed in the first Isle of Man side to play in the ICC European Division Two in Belgium in 2005 and has been a regular feature of the Isle of Man representative sides ever since. Playing in the ICC European Division Three, Two and One and T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers. The standout being part of the victorious side that won Division Two in 2012 in Corfu. He also most recently played in the first official Isle of Man T20 international on the 21st August against Guernsey.

Always with a smile on his face and a cheeky word Ollie has been an important part of the Isle of Man National Team over the last fifteen years. The requirements to compete on the international stage and the demands of training now being placed on players has meant with Ollie having other commitments and a young family has led to him gracefully calling it time.

Everyone from Isle of Man Cricket wishes him well for the future.

New IOMCA Club Volunteer Awards

The IOMCA has decided after this unprecedented year to initiate a series of awards to say thank you to club volunteers. These annual awards are aimed at recognising and rewarding volunteers who give so much of their time to supporting and growing cricket on the Isle of Man.

The awards include -
Lifetime Services to Cricket award - this award recognises those individuals who have made an outstanding difference to their cricket club, league or local cricket community over a significant number of years.
Young Volunteer of the Year award - this award is for under 18s and is designed to highlight and show the fantastic contribution that young volunteers can make within the game.
Club Volunteer of the Year award - this award recognises the special volunteer that every club simply couldn’t do without. The individual often undertakes a number of different roles within the club which are generally behind the scenes and they are always there to lend a hand whenever needed.
Services to Cricket award - this award is for those individuals who are providing vision and direction in growing the game often outside of the traditional roles within a club.

Attached is a nomination form for any club member to complete and return along with a brief explanation of why you are choosing to nominate the selected individual. Could nomination forms be emailed to cdo@iomcricket.co.uk by the 30th September.

Nominees will be invited to attend the end of year celebration of Isle of Man cricket event at The Crosby Pub on the 11th October. The winners (who will be chosen by an independent panel) will be announced during the evening.

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IOMCA Report from Guernsey

The Isle of Man Cricket Association last week took advantage of the air bridge with Guernsey to send a squad of over fifty players to Guernsey for National Team, U17, U15 and U13 matches.

The National Team’s programme included a World T20 ranking international game and two friendly international T20s and although they lost all three, a number of promising juniors – Carl Hartmann, Jacob Butler and Ed Walker - made their senior team debuts. Jacob Butler being the eighth youngest player ever to play T20 international cricket aged 15 years and 275 days.

After an eight wicket defeat in Friday night’s T20 game, notable for an excellent 43 by Adam McAuley, the Isle of Man side came back strongly in Saturday’s opening T20, narrowly losing by 8 runs with McAuley (44), Nathan Knights (38) and George Burrows (31 not out) all making significant contributions. Chris Langford and Jacob Butler each picking up two wickets.

However, a strong Guernsey side again showed their ability with a 9 wicket win in the last of the three games although Matt Ansell provided some resistance with a rapid 30 from 24 balls.

The U17s were unable to play their fifty over match due to a waterlogged pitch and although they lost both of their T20 games, the first game was a close encounter with Carl Hartmann top scoring with 45 off 33 balls and two wickets for Jacob Butler and Fraser Clark in a narrow 7 run loss. In the second, Josh Clough hit 35 and there were two wickets each for Dollin Jansen and Olly Wait although Guernsey won by 28 runs.

The Isle of Man’s U15 side enjoyed a successful tour with three wins out of three. They opened up with a win in Thursday’s forty-over match at King George Playing Fields. After bowling Guernsey out for 146, with Cavan Burden and Fraser Clarke picking up two wickets each, a solid partnership between Luke Ward (35) and wicket keeper Henry Telford (22) steadied the ship after two early wickets. Dollin Jansen then clinched victory with a well-paced half century.

The IOM U15s finished with three wins out of three with victory in both of Saturday’s T20 matches at College Fields. In the first game, the Isle of Man scored 128 for 6 with Dollin Jansen top scoring with 63. The IOM then restricted Guernsey to 119 with Fraser Clarke 3 for 25 the pick of a strong bowling performance.

In the second T20 game the IOM bowled first and although Guernsey made a strong start, they eventually finished with 124 for the loss of only two wickets with accurate bowling from Dollin Jansen and JJ Griffin restricting the Guernsey openers in the latter stages. The Isle of Man were quick out of the blocks in their reply with Dollin Jansen setting the tone with 19 off the opening over, ably supported by Luke Ward. Jansen completed his third fifty of the tour, eventually finishing 73 not out including an opening partnership of 119 with Luke Ward (33).

The U13 side enjoyed two T20 wins on their opening day of the festival. In the first game they bowled Guernsey out for 101 with Ollie Quinn taking 3 wickets. In reply, the IOM eclipsed the Guernsey score for the loss of 4 wickets with Cameron Roome top scoring with 50, well supported by Thomas Ackron (24).

In the second game the IOM batted first making 137 for 3 with Lucy Barnett scoring 62 and supported by Tom Ward (22) and Ben Leinwand (20) The IOM then restricted Guernsey to 111 for 9 with Will Wiseman taking 4 wickets including a hat trick.

On the second day of their tour honours were shared between the Isle of Man and Guernsey. The first match saw the IOM bowl Guernsey out for 64 in a reduced 15 over match with Oli Poole-Wilson taking 2 for 15 and Joel Williams 2 for 5. Openers Jared Shepherd (30 not out) and Thomas Ackron (25 not out) passed the Guernsey score in 7 overs for a 10 wicket win.

In the final game of the U13 tour, the IOM scored 109 for 8 in a reduced 18 overs match. Lucy Barnett top scored again with 51 but Guernsey came back strongly with a 4th wicket partnership of 75 to win the game with 4 balls to go.

A really enjoyable week of cricket played in a wonderful location. There were some excellent team and individual performance and every player was a credit to the Isle of Man. A huge thanks to Guernsey Cricket and the catering, ground staff, umpires and mini bus drivers, St Pierre Park for providing such superb facilities, Air Aurigny for flying us there and back and everyone who helped us get to Guernsey. It was a really brilliant experience!

Thanks to Guernsey Sport Photography and Robyn Ackron Photography for the excellent action shots.

IOMCA National Squad for T20 International vs Guernsey

The National team squad for the T20 International on Friday 21st August at College Fields 16:00 start will be:

Matt Ansell (captain)
Adam McAuley
Nathan Knights
Ollie Webster
George Burrows
Carl Hartmann (WK)
Chris Langford
Joe Burrows
Sam Mills
Corbin Liebenberg
Jacob Butler
Ed Walker
Fraser Clarke

IOMCA Squads On Their Way To Guernsey

Monday 17th August sees the U13 and U17s depart on their way to Guernsey. Three Manx age-group sides and the National Team will be making the trip to take on their Guernsey counterparts during the week starting 17th August, with matches ranging from T20s up to 50 overs. The National Team will play a three-match T20 series on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd with the Friday T20 being an international ranking match streamed live,

A huge thanks to all the people that helped us get to this point including sponsors, the fundraising committee, all the bakers, those that have supported the various fundraising activities and Guernsey Cricket.

The schedule for the week is as follows:
Monday 17th August – Isle of Man U13s and U17s teams arrive
Tuesday 18th August – Guernsey U17s v. Isle of Man U17s in two T20s, 10.30am and 2.30pm at the KGV; Guernsey U13s v. Isle of Man U13s in two T20s, 11am and 3pm, at the College Field.
Wednesday 19th August – Guernsey U13s v. Isle of Man U13s in two T20s, 11am and 3pm, at the KGV; Guernsey U17s v. Isle of Man U17s 50-over game, 11am, at the College Field.
Thursday 20th August – U13s and U17s depart, U15s and National Team arrive.
Friday 21st August – Guernsey XI v. Isle of Man XI T20, 4pm, at the KGV (international ranking T20 streamed live); Guernsey U15s v. Isle of Man U15s 45-over game, 11am, at the College Field.
Saturday 22nd August – Guernsey XI v. Isle of Man XI in two T20s, 11am and 3pm, at the KGV; Guernsey U15s v. Isle of Man U15s in two T20s, 11am and 3pm, at the College Field.

Another Great Turnout for the IOMCA Quiz

The IOMCA quiz took place on Sunday 9th August at Cronkbourne Cricket Club. Firstly the stalls and activities started up at 4pm which was then followed by a great selection of hot food. The excellent weather meant that the quiz could be inside and outside and all the kids could continue their many games of cricket on the Cronkbourne outfield. The raffle prizes were drawn at intervals during the quiz.

Huge thanks to the fundraising committee for organising the event, the Gunnions for their delicious food, Cronkbourne for hosting, the parents and players who ran the stalls and activities, all those people and companies who donated prizes and bought raffle tickets, quiz master Dave and everyone who supported the event. It was great to see the whole cricketing family out in force to support the players going to Guernsey.

Great Turnout for the IOMCA Sponsored Walk

The IOMCA sponsored walk took place on Sunday August 2nd with over 100 players, parents, siblings, friends and dogs taking part. The walk was 10 miles from the NSC track to the Tynwald Inn in St Johns along the heritage trail. The money raised will be split between Rebecca House and help support the players going to Guernsey.

Thanks to Quinn Legal for supporting the event, Robyn Ackron Photography for the brilliant photographs, Justine, Fiona and Jared for organising and running the refreshment stall and to everyone who took part making the walk such a fun event.

The Knox Group Supporting Cricket at all Levels on the Isle of Man

The upcoming trip to Guernsey for the Development of Excellence and High Performance squads has brought lots of attention to cricket from local companies.
The Knox Group have come forward to support not just the Guernsey event but have also agreed to sponsor all local senior leagues for the 2020 season.
The week has matches with our Guernsey counterparts in an inter-island cricket festival that will include matches for the Under 13, 15, 17 squads as well as T20 international matches for the National Team. Schedules see the Under 13 and 17 squads fly out on the 17th playing in a combination of T20 and 50 over matches over the course of Tuesday and return on Thursday. The return leg to Guernsey sees the plane pick up the Under 15 and National squads who then play a combination of 45 over matches and T20s with world ranking points at stake.
Mike Haywood, IOMCA Chairman said “organising a replacement event for all the squads at relatively short notice has been no easy task. The financial support that the Knox Group of companies has pledged means we can quickly bring together plans for the tour and helped our squads keep their focus on training so that they can fulfil the nation’s expectations. I am also pleased to announce that the Knox Group of companies will be the sponsors for all senior leagues in 2020.”
Tim Eve, Deputy Chairman Knox Group of companies commented, “It is a privilege to be able to offer support to enable this tour to take place. Squad members have put in significant effort and commitment throughout the winter months. The opportunity to play at the highest level and participate in a cricket festival is payback for their hard work. We are very much looking forward to continuing the relationship with the sponsorship of the senior leagues over the course of 2020

Record Breaking Festival

On Sunday 26th July the Ramsey Cricket Club women and girl's festival broke the previous record of six teams at Finch Hill CC in 2019. There were four pitches with 8 teams and over 80 players from Ramsey CC, Ramsey Hockey Club, Cronkbourne CC, Finch Hill CC and Castletown CC taking part over the afternoon. A huge thanks to Ramsey CC for doing such a brilliant job organising and running the festival and baking such delicious cakes to raise money for the IOMCA Guernsey trip.

Fundraising Events for your Diaries

Whilst company sponsorship and donations have been coming in thick and fast the intention was always to arrange events where players, parents and families could get involved.
The fundraising and sponsorship group have been hard at work organising two significant events which include a sponsored walk and a quiz night.
The IOMCA would like to say a big thank you to Quinn Legal for their support on the sponsored walk which will go towards refreshments and transport back to Douglas for those taking part.
The walk will see players and families looking to cover the distance to Guernsey and back on foot, cycle and in a wheelchair with 50% of the proceeds of the walk being donated to Rebecca House. The walk starts at the NSC Douglas at 14:00 Sunday 2nd August and finishes in St Johns with transport back provided for those who require it. Download the document below for more details and a sponsorship form.

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IOMCA Excellence Squads Head to Guernsey

The Isle of Man development and high performance squads have arranged to take advantage of the travel bubble created with Guernsey and will be playing their counterparts in a festival which includes matches for the Under 13, 15, 17 squads and T20 international matches for the senior team.
To enable this to happen planes have been chartered outside of the scheduled flights as the demand to play and support from squads and families sees over 140 people travelling with the teams.
Schedules see the Under 13 and 17 squads fly out Monday playing in a combination of T20 and 50 over matches over Tuesday and return Thursday. The return leg to Guernsey sees the plane pick up the Under 15 and National team players who then play a combination of 45 over matches and T20i's with world ranking points at stake.

Mark Latter, Guernsey Cricket CEO said, “It is great to see so many coming down for the trip and for the boost this will give the local hospitality industry. All at Guernsey Cricket look forward to welcoming Greig Wright and his Manx group to our wonderful island”.
In response Greig Wright added "The opportunity created by the air bridge was one we couldn’t pass up. With the cricket missed this year at overseas festivals and World cup qualifiers all players and parents were keen to take the opportunity to play in Guernsey. The work from people in both countries has made this a relatively easy process to put together, we are just looking forward to playing some good cricket now. A huge thanks go to Mann Link travel, Air Aurigny, St Pierre Park Hotel for their support with flights and accommodation and to Callin wild for their continued sponsorship of the Excellence programmes which helps make things like this achievable."

Whilst the schedule is confirmed along with flights and accommodation a group of parents have put together a fundraising and sponsorship group to raise monies to assist players with flight and hotel costs. If you would like more information on how you can get involved with this or sponsoring one of many cricket initiatives on the island please get in contact.

IOMCA Summer Holiday Programme 2020

The IOMCA have expanded their summer holiday offer for 2020. It includes the popular and traditional camps - women and girl's, soft ball and cricket ball but new for this summer includes CricKids mornings for the youngest cricketers on the Isle of Man and clinics for those looking for more specific coaching. Please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk for a booking form and payment details.

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Women and Girl's Festivals 2020

The women and girl's soft ball festivals will be taking place again in 2020 after the success in 2019 with over 110 new participants over the summer. A huge thank you to the clubs who are hosting again in 2020.

Cronkbourne Enter Division One

Cronkbourne Cricket Club have entered a team in the newly formed Division one with the league now comprising of Crosby, Castletown, Ramsey and Cronkbourne. This will replace the additional side made up of players from across the island to make up the fourth side in the league. Their first fixture will be Saturday 4th July.

Division one is designed to provide a level of cricket for younger developing players, current club players who aren't getting regular first team cricket and any older or returning players who would like to give cricket a go. However, if players are not getting regular cricket on a Saturday and they would like the opportunity to play 40 over cricket they can still email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk to gauge the possibility of expanding the division.

New Executive Committee Members

It is with great pleasure the IOMCA announce Mike Haywood as the new IOMCA Chairman, Chris Cunningham as the Secretary and Clare Williams-Stewart as the Junior Committee Chairperson. The IOMCA would like to thank Neill Angus, Andy Coulson and Karen Riordan for the last ten years and more which has been instrumental in the growth of cricket on the Isle of Man.

Below is a little history to Mike, Chris and Clare's involvement in cricket on the Isle of Man.
Mike Haywood -
Mike started playing cricket on the Isle of Man in the early 1980’s and has played with Ronaldsway, Malew and Castletown. He has coached Castletown U11, U13 and U15 teams over the last five years and his wife and daughter play for the Castletown women and girl’s team and son has played for various Castletown sides. He is currently on the Castletown committee and has coached the IOMCA U13, U15 and girl’s development squad over the last year.
Clare Williams-Stewart -
"Hi, I am Clare, I have two boys who play with Castletown Cricket Club, for which I am now the Welfare Officer, having become more involved as my boys progressed through the club. Having been persuaded to join the fun of the Women’s and Girl’s festivals, I’ve since become part of the new lady’s team for the club as well. I’ve come a long way from not knowing cricket at all!
I’ve been hugely impressed by the effort, benefit and opportunity that the club and the Association have brought to the youth side and I see how important this is to communities and our Island. When the role of Junior Chair arose, I put myself forward to represent the committee, working with the IOMCA to help contribute to the success of cricket on the island."
Chris Cunningham -
Started playing for Vagabonds cricket club back in 2007. Moved to Union Mills after Vagabonds left and I have been with them every since. Currently Vice Captain but do all the social media and general administration duties. Occasionally I will umpire as well.

Division One

In the newly formed Division one on a Saturday there are currently three teams - Crosby, Castletown and Ramsey. There will be an opportunity to play for an additional side made up of players from across the island to make up the fourth side in the league. If anyone would like to play 40 over cricket on a Saturday and isn't currently getting the opportunity or would like to give cricket a go please email iomcricket@hotmail.com.

Division one is designed to provide a level of cricket for younger developing players, current club players who aren't getting regular first team cricket and any older or returning players who would like to give cricket a go. Players have to be 13 and above to be eligible. The team will be selected on a weekly basis with it likely changing each week and players won't have to be available for every match.

League Fixtures Announced

Isle of Man league fixtures have been published and uploaded to Play Cricket iomcacomps.play-cricket.com. There are lots of opportunities for all ages to play -
Monday: Forrester T20 league
Tuesday: U13 T20 league
Wednesday: Cain T20 league
Thursday: U15 T20 league
Friday: U11 T20 league
Saturday: Premier and Division 1 40 over league

The first game back is Monday 29th June in the Forrester. The women and girl's soft ball festivals and U9 Kwik cricket Friday festival dates will be published very soon. A huge thanks to all the clubs and everyone who has contributed to league cricket returning.

Clubs Return to Training

Clubs across the Isle of Man have been returning to training since Thursday 11th June. Crosby juniors and seniors have been training since last Thursday 11th with Cronkbourne seniors also training Thursday 11th with their first junior session Tuesday 16th. The Castletown U13s and women and girls trained alongside each other on Tuesday 16th. All clubs have had positive feedback and good turnouts. If anyone would like information about any of the club's training please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk.

Cricket is Very Close!

All forms of cricket are extremely close to returning on the Isle of Man. Clubs are just required to submit an updated risk assessment to reflect the new Isle of Man Sport guidelines and ICC protocols with increased emphasis on cleaning and hygiene. Clubs will also be contacting their members to ascertain the number of junior, senior and women's teams they will be entering in the relevant junior and senior leagues and women and girl's festivals this season. Once these have been submitted the IOMCA will be able to organise junior and senior league fixtures as well as dates for women and girl's festivals. Anyone who is not part of a club and would like to play cricket this season please email cdo@iomcricket.co.uk and we can put you in contact with your local club. There is a form of cricket on the Isle of Man for everyone.

Crosby will be playing an intra club fixture on Saturday 20th June with 25 players as they have already submitted their club risk assessment and have contacted those members who are eligible for senior cricket.

IOMCA Squads Return to Training

All the IOMCA squads returned to training this week with the U13s and U17s unfortunately delayed a day due to the weather. The players came back with lots of enthusiasm and application and followed the guidelines sensibly and maturely. The last squad to return was the U17s who resumed their preparations for the U19 World Cup qualifiers which is now scheduled for early 2021.

Cricket Returning on the Isle of Man

The National Team and Emerging Players Programme have returned to training this week at King William's College to run through a couple of sessions and to observe how IOMCA plans work to ensure training was safe and within the guidelines. Both groups had a very productive session working on their skills in a safe and organised but rewarding and fun environment. It was great to see the players of all ages return with the continued desire to improve their own game and following the guidelines in a mature manner. All the IOMCA squads will be returning to training next week with clubs also working hard to return soon once they feel they have everything in place.

IOMCA Return to Cricket Update

After looking at the updates from the Chief Minister's statement on Covid-19 21st May 2020 it looks like we are not far from a return to cricket in some form which is great news.

At present we would urge the cricket community to wait for further clarification on what the full requirements are before looking to start playing/ training on your club grounds.

Isle of Man Sport have issued 'Guidance for Sports and Recreation Activities' which we are currently looking at and have asked for clarity on certain areas before we look at returning. We need to ensure we are returning in compliance with all guidelines/restrictions to satisfy Government and public concerns.

We are aware of other sports announcements yesterday which state an immediate return with very few restrictions. However, the guidance for these sports are by UK governing bodies and may not satisfy Isle of Man Sport's requirements.

We are working hard for a return to cricket in some guise soon and will update everyone once we have further information from Isle of Man Sport.

IOMCA Teams Up With Opening Up Cricket

The IOMCA has joined forces with Opening Up Cricket who promote positive mental health to clubs, players, parents and coaches. The timing of this announcement couldn't be at a more apt time with this week being mental health awareness week in the UK and the challenges everyone is facing with the lockdown. The IOMCA have joined with Opening Up Cricket to offer a series of resources to promote mental wellbeing through cricket at all levels.

Cricket as a sport can provide greater mental challenges than physical which can be felt by players, family members, clubs and coaches regardless of level therefore the IOMCA is keen to ensure any support available is open to all.

Planning has commenced with Opening Up Cricket in how best to deliver these opportunities to cricketers at all levels on the Isle of Man and at present this looks like the following:

Three sessions delivered by Opening Up Cricket to high performance squads, junior squads, parents, club members and welfare officers to cover topics relevant to their particular area.
Prepare a mental health plan to be used across all of the cricket community.
Using feedback from these sessions and Opening Up Cricket's experience to produce an online portal to assist with further learning.

This is a great opportunity to help players and clubs develop and more importantly ensure players and the cricket community enjoy and understand the game and the challenges it may bring and provide them with the tools to do this.

For further information about Opening Up Cricket please go to this link www.openingupcricket.com

IOMCA Return to Cricket Proposal

The IOMCA have submitted a Return to Cricket Proposal with relevant risk assessments which have been put forward to the Isle of Man Government and relevant parties. The IOMCA has outlined a four phased return to play within their Return to Cricket Proposal which aligns with the recent Isle of Man Government's Medium-Term Response to Covid-19 - Stay Safe guidelines. Club representatives have been emailed the Return to Cricket Proposal to allow them to prepare for cricket recommencing as outlined in the proposal. However, it is completely at the discretion of the individual and club whether they wish to take part in the relevant phase of the Isle of Man Return to Cricket proposal. The IOMCA will work with clubs to reopen their outdoor facilities to meet the specified requirements outlined in each phase.

At present current measures are being relaxed with other sports returning to action with legislative frameworks being amended to allow this to happen. Our proposal is 100% based around a safe return to cricket with a staged and monitored approach that is controlled and robust. This would still allow players to get back playing the game they love improving their skills and maintaining their physical and mental health but in a safe and organised environment.

Please see below the IOMCA's Return to Cricket Proposal. We look forward to engaging with the Government soon -

Isle of Man Sport Club Support Package

IOM Sport have also issued the following for clubs across the Isle of Man:

1. Emergency Aid – If a Governing Body feels their sport is under threat of extinction due to funding issues, or if there is a serious threat to the existence of clubs.
2. ‘Get back into Sport’ initiatives – Isle of Man Sport would consider offering direct resources to ‘kick start’ participation in sport, for those sports wanting to re-engage with members during the long period of sporting inactivity the island is currently facing.

If any cricket club feels they are either under threat due to the current situation or have ideas on the ‘Get back to Sport’ initiatives Greig Wright will be happy to forward your concerns or ideas to Isle of Man Sport. All applications are to be sent not approved by the IOMCA these will be reviewed by IOM Sport. The IOMCA actively encourage clubs to try to take advantage of this opportunity.

U19 World Cup Qualifiers Postponed

It is with regret that the ICC, in agreement and with the support of hosts Denmark, have collectively been forced to make the unfortunate decision to postpone the ICC Men’s U19 CWC Europe Division 2 event due to be held in July 2020, as a result of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

International borders remain closed across a number of competing countries, including in Denmark, and there remains a high level of uncertainty as to when competitive international cricket can be played safely. Furthermore, local operating restrictions imposed by the Danish government would have prevented the event from running in a feasible manner.

The intention is to reschedule the event for sometime between April and June in 2021 to allow the event to feed in to the Europe Division 1 event which will likely take place in July 2021. Denmark at this point remain as hosts.. This will also require consultation with each of the countries involved over the coming months to find a suitable timeframe that avoids any clashes with school exams. Amendments to age restrictions have been made to allow those players who are currently U17 to still be eligible in 2021.

For the ICC the web release please go to www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1667473

National Team Video

The National Team training group wanted to show everyone what they have been up to since squad training finished due to Covid-19. Hopefully everyone will be back playing soon!

MCC Visit to the Island Postponed

The MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) have written to the Isle of Man Cricket Association to advise that, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the MCC's visit to the Isle of Man, planned for June this year, has been postponed. Whilst it is hoped that the visit can be rearranged for later in the year, this cannot be guaranteed..

Update on the Suspension of Cricket Activities on the Isle of Man

Cricket activities on the Isle of Man to remain suspended until further notice.

The easing of the restriction of non-essential travel and the return to work for certain professions is a small step forward in the fight against Coronavirus. Everyone in our Cricket community is itching to return to playing the game that we all love, but the latest easing of some restrictions is not a green light to do so. The directive from Government remains ’Stay home. Stay safe.’ and the cricket community is keen to support this message.

The Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA) wishes to remind all players, coaches, parents and children, that, for the time being, it is NOT advised for players to be integrating around their clubs as this is still classed as a social gathering. This remains the case even if participants are engaged in social distancing.

It is strongly recommended that clubs do not look to open up their nets, use the squares/artificial tracks for bowling practice or encourage the use of outfields for fielding practices as it is impossible to control who uses them at what time. This has the potential to create problems so we would urge that these areas are not made available to anyone. The IOMCA is constantly updating the websites and social media with cricket drills, which can be performed at home. https://www.iomcricket.co.uk/skills--drills.html

The IOMCA can assure you all that we are looking at every opportunity to ensure that our sport can return as soon as we are permitted to do so. The IOMCA looks to continue to support the growth in popularity of Cricket on the Island, which we have experienced over the past few years. It is, however, essential that this is done in a manner, which is safe for all.

Cricket Continues at Home

Cricket has been continuing at home on the Isle of Man with all the family involved.

Skills Challenges

To help everyone through social isolation we will be uploading a series of cricket skills challenges and drills that can be done at home to help keep people busy. The challenges and drills are under the community heading (skills and drills) and the first of our challenges is bat taps. There will also be strength and conditioning videos uploaded onto the player pathway fitness for cricket section to help players maintain their fitness at home.

ICC Personal Guidance on Beating COVID-19

Manx Youth Games 2020 Update

It is with great sadness that the 2020 Manx Youth Games has had to be cancelled by Manx Sport and Recreation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Week one of the Manx Youth Games training started incredibly across the Isle of Man with 138 children choosing to do cricket across the six centres and these great numbers continued as the sessions progressed. Thank you to all those people who chose to do cricket in 2020 in the Manx Youth Games and a huge thank you to all the Manx Youth Games coaches and volunteers. The 2021 Manx Youth Games is going to be big!

ICC Competitions Update

.The ICC released its current status on international events. With 2020 due to see events for the national team for WCQ 2021 in India and the Under 17's for 2022 U19 World cup this has a significant interest.

At present ALL ICC events are cancelled until the end of June and will be reviewed at frequent intervals.

For IOM squads this means a postponement of the national team WCQ in Belgium. However, the U17 event is currently scheduled to go ahead at this current time.

For the full release please see below.

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Isle of Man Cricket Association Statement
Suspension of Cricket Activities due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Chief Minister of the Isle of Man Government, yesterday (Friday) advised sporting organisations on the Isle of Man to reconsider their positions on holding events concerned with their sports. The Executive Committee of the Isle of Man Cricket Association discussed yesterday evening how we should proceed in the coming days. It was decided, that, with much sadness, all cricket activities on the Isle of Man will be suspended with immediate effect from today (Saturday March 21st, 2020) for a period of 30 days. This suspension extends to all National Squad training, pre-season Senior Player nets and any associated cricket activity organised by the Isle of Man Cricket Association.

The situation will be reviewed after 30 days (Monday April 20th, 2020), when hopefully the advice from the Isle of Man Government will allow normal activity to resume.
It is very important that Isle of Man Cricket plays its part to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to protect everyone in the sport, be it players, coaches, supporters, their families and the rest of the Isle of Man population.
I know that many of the players and coaches have worked incredibly hard and invested a lot of emotional effort for a long period of time. The Association thanks everyone for their hard work.
We will try to keep everyone updated in the best way that the Association can with regard to future plans.
Thank you for your attention and patience in these difficult times.

Coronavirus Update 17/03/20

The Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA) is currently following guidelines from IOM Sport, Manx Sport and Recreation and the Isle of Man Government for all its activities in relation to the coronavirus pandemic.

The current guidelines are for activities to continue. However, all parents, players and volunteers MUST adhere to the individual guidelines on self-isolation if they are showing any symptoms or have travelled recently off Island. Also, social distancing guidelines should also be followed wherever possible. Please see below the link to Government Website:

https://www.gov.im/news/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-measures-announced-to-protect-community-and-economy/

Those people, who are concerned with the current position and who do not wish to attend planned meetings or events are welcome to make that decision. Please DO communicate that you will not be attending.

Any further changes in Governmental advice will be mirrored by the IOMCA and we will communicate those changes as soon as we are able to so do.

Lucy Barnett Representing the Isle of Man and Derbyshire

Congratulations to Lucy Barnett, who whilst representing the Isle of Man EPP and U13s in 2020, will also have the opportunity to showcase her skills for the Derbyshire women and girl's squads. Lucy will continue with her EPP and Isle of Man U13 training and will join up with the Derbyshire girl's training later in the winter. She will then represent the Isle of Man and Derbyshire women and girl squads over the summer. This is just reward for her hard work and runs over the last few years.

Sporting Club Isle of Man

The recent launch of ‘Sporting Club IOM’ has no impact on cricket as a sport or on any cricketer or groups of players who wish to look at an alternative pathway under the Isle of Man name. The IOMCA, as the body linking with the ICC, provide all opportunities to play recognised representative cricket for the Isle of Man.

Sporting Club IOM, whilst promoting they have been 'established to support anyone in the local community with aspirations and dreams of playing within the top echelons of team sports’, have advised that this is only applicable to sports which either do not have that option available; or where the governing body feel that they need support in achieving regular off island competition. Currently this is Football and one other sport to be announced.

The IOMCA player pathway offers individuals of all ages opportunities to represent the Isle of Man on the world stage in ICC ranking competitions at certain ages. We are looking to expand these opportunities to women and girls and would like to confirm to players who wish to represent the Isle of Man that this is done through IOMCA player pathways.

Indoor Winter Cricket Programme 2020

The Isle of Man Cricket Association is running an Indoor Cricket programme from the 16th February to the 5th April 2020.
The venue will be King William's College. The programme will aim to develop skills and fitness for boys, girls and women. For further details, costs and how to book, please see the accompanying flyer. Places are limited, so please don't delay.

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February 2020 Half Term Camps

The IOMCA will be running half term camps for players between 7 and 13 years old. The training camps will take place at King William's College. The camps are for 7-10 year olds, and 10 to 13 year olds. More details, dates and booking info can be found on by opening the flier.

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Safeguarding Statement December 2019

After the recent report referring to a breach of safeguarding in cricket the Isle of Man Cricket Association would like to reassure all parents and players with the following:

The Isle of Man Cricket Association have proactively encouraged the growth and development of our sport. A large focus has been on juniors playing which has seen a large number of new players attending our clubs.

To ensure the safety of these new and all existing players we have been actively working with Isle of Man Sport and the Isle of Man Safeguarding Children's Board to create policies and procedures for our clubs to follow to ensure this happens.

From 2018 all clubs with recognised junior sections have appropriate personnel in place to ensure the safety of children in our clubs.

The IOMCA have released the following Safeguarding statement to ensure clubs, parents and children understand what the IOMCA is doing to keep cricket safe.

“The Isle of Man Cricket Association acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and the Isle of Man Safeguarding Children's Board requirements’.

The IOMCA feel it appropriate to add that while we are saddened to read the report and our thoughts are with the victims, the named individual has not actively coached in cricket for over 8 years now.

Manx Youth Games 2020

The 2020 Manx Youth Games training venues are available around the island with Crosby CC and Peel and St Johns CC holding there own training sessions for the first time in the west. The following sessions are available -
Peel & St Johns CC West @ St John's Primary School on Monday 6-7
Crosby CC West @ Marown Primary School on Tuesday 6-7
Castletown CC South @ The Buchan on Wednesday 6-7
Cronkboune CC East @ Scoill Vallajeelt on Thursday 6-7
Ramsey CC North @ Ramsey Grammar School on Friday 6-7
Finch Hill CC East @ St Ninian's Lower School on Friday 6-7

These sessions are for school years 2-4 and cost £1.

The Manx Youth Games will be held at Cronkbourne Cricket Club on May 16th.

Inaugural Women and Girl's Sub Committee Meeting

The first women and girl's sub committee took place on the evening of Tuesday November 26th. Representatives included Bernie Haywood, Fiona Roome, Kate Butler, Katherine Clough, Janelle Clarke, Jenny Barnett and Sally Green. Lots was discussed including a review of 2019 which saw huge growth in the women and girl's game and with action points taken away to grow the game further in 2020 and beyond at all levels and ages. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 Tuesday January 21st.

Women in Sport Podcast: Cricket

Maya and Helen Helfrich as well as Sally Green recorded a women in sport cricket podcast with Rhian Evans from Manx Radio. The podcast discusses all things cricket including the women and girl's festivals, women and girl's pathway as well as why we love the game and dealing with nerves amongst many other things. The podcast is available to download from the below link. A huge thanks to Maya and Helen who spoke excellently.

Women in sport podcast

Emerging Players Programme 2019/2020

Congratulations to Fraser Clarke who has gained a place on the Emerging Players Programme for 2019/2020. This is down to his hard work last season and his notable performances with the ball for his club and the Isle of Man U14 squad which he also captained. Ed Walker, Carl Hartmann, Jacob Butler, Luke Ward, Nathan Williams, Dollin Jansen, Joe Humphrey, Lucy Barnett and Tom Ward have also retained their places for 2019/2020. However, all players will be working hard extremely hard to achieve their expected fitness standards before Christmas.

Preparation Starts for 2020

Squad selections and high performance squad fitness took place on Saturday 5th October in preparation for the 2020 season. Younger players were trialling for places in the Under 13 and Under 15 squads whilst the Under 17 squad along with the Emerging Players Programme and the National Team underwent fitness benchmarking in preparation for their 20 week strength and conditioning programme which will be headed up by Isle of Man sport institute coaches.

The results will underpin the players individual programmes to assist them in achieving the required minimum standards for players who wish to access the high performance element of the player pathway. Players will be retested in 10 weeks before Christmas..

The expected standards are available to view in the fitness 4 cricket section in the player pathway area of the website.

Younger players will be informed early in the week to see if they were successful in achieving a place in the revamped age groups. The age group set up was altered to ensure high quality sides/players are training to represent the Isle of Man in their festivals and fixtures.

Roome Family in IOM Today

Garreth, Fiona, Cameron and Lucas Roome were in IOM Today discussing life on the Isle of Man since moving from South Africa and the many opportunities to get involved in the community particularly through sport and cricket with the whole family being involved through playing, coaching and scoring.

George Burrows off to Australia

EPP, National Team and Finch Hill player George Burrows is going to Australia this winter to play his cricket for Lake View Cricket Club who play in the Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association league. After scoring 2463 runs in 2019 this will be a good opportunity for George to challenge his skills ready for World Cup qualifiers in 2020.

Women & Girl's Soft Ball Festivals 2019

In 2019 the IOMCA ran 9 women and girl's soft ball festivals across the Isle of Man for the first time. All in all over 110 new participants took part across the summer. Of these participants, nearly all the players took part in more than one festival demonstrating the desire to play even more cricket! Many of the participants played cricket for the first time and a large number who have been watching their husbands, sons, daughters and brothers plays decided it was their turn to give it a go. Participants were able to enter individually and be put in a team or enter as a team. Each of the players received a Cric Start bat and ball set as well as a hoodie or t shirt. Thanks to Ramsey and Castletown who entered a team in every festival and Ramsey Hockey Club, Finch Hill and Cronkbourne who also entered teams.

The clubs who hosted did a fantastic job putting on excellent teas and preparing pitches. Thanks to Ramsey, Peel and St Johns, Finch Hill, Cronkbourne and Valkyres who each hosted one festival and Crosby and Castletown who did two festivals each. Thanks to all the scorers and umpires. Keep an eye out for updates and activities in the winter.

Record Breaking Numbers at the Finch Hill Festival

Six teams and over 50 women and girls of varying ages played at the Finch Hill soft ball festival on Saturday 6th July. There were teams from Ramsey CC, Ramsey Hockey Club, Castletown CC, Cronkbourne CC and a combined Finch Hill CC and Castletown CC. There was some excellent cricket played with some very close matches. Well done to all the players and thanks to Finch Hill CC for hosting and providing such a lovely tea.

The evening before also saw the first all girls team play in the Finch Hill kwik cricket festival. The south and east girl's team have been training every Tuesday evening at King William's College and improved significantly over the festival. Well done girls!!

Busy Week for Women & Girl's Cricket on the Isle of Man

It has been a busy week for women and girl's cricket on the Isle of Man.

It started on Saturday 15th June at Crosby Cricket Club with the first women and girl's soft ball cricket festival. Two teams of 19 players of various ages played two matches with a tea break in-between.
Sunday 16th June saw Lucy Barnett play her third game for the Development XI in the Premier League versus Castletown.
Monday 17th (and Monday 10th June) had 33 Rainbows, Brownies and Guides from St Ninians have a soft ball cricket taster session on Nobles Park.
Regionalised girls training has been taking place on Tuesdays at King William's College for the south and east and Thursdays at Ramsey Grammar School for the north and west with good numbers at both. Tuesday 18th June also saw the last session for the King William's College girls for the school year.
On Wednesday 19th June the Community Games took place at the NSC. The IOMCA partnered with Cricket Factory to give a really unique and fun experience for over 100 secondary school girls.

What will next week bring??

For more information on women and girl's cricket please see the women and girl's page under clubs header.

Women and Girls Soft Ball Cricket Festivals 2019

To increase opportunities for women and girls to play in an all female environment the IOMCA have organised a series of festivals for anyone to came along and 'give cricket a go'.

Lots of fun initiatives and incentives for all daughters, mums, big sisters, little sisters, aunties, granddaughters and grandmothers

Dates and details are on the attached file.

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Lucy Barnett and Sally Green Speak on Manx Radio

Lucy Barnett and Sally Green were talking with Rhian Evans on Manx Radio about women and girl's cricket on the Isle of Man and future plans for growth. The interview with Lucy Barnett and Sally Green is on the below link
http://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-sport/women-cricket-team-hopes-to-compete-on-world-stage/

Additional Venue Added for TT Cricket Camps

The IOMCA camps continue to be popular as a way for players to spend their days during school holidays.
Initial bookings for the camp scheduled at Crosby CC saw the camp oversubscribe in a very short space of time.
Our policy of trying to ensure we never have to turn players away has meant we have scheduled another camp at King William's College on the same dates and times.
If you are looking for a last minute booking please contact me ASAP as both are very close to full.

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Community Cricket Coach Vacancies

COMMUNITY CRICKET COACH

Isle of Man Cricket Association (IOMCA)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:        Community Cricket Coach
Hours:        Flexible - minimum 20 hours per week
Salary:        £8.00 - £12 per hour depending on experience
Contract period:    Until Sept 2019
Responsible to:   Cricket Development Officer, High-Performance Coach.

This temporary position presents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to become part of an organisation which is committed to growing participation and interest in cricket on the Isle of Man. This role requires organisational skills, coaching skills, leadership, enthusiasm, communication skills and the ability to relate to and enthuse all stakeholders within the game of cricket.

For further details on how to apply, please see below

Closing Date for applications: Friday June 7th 2019

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Regionalised Girl's Cricket Training

New for 2019 is regionalised weekly girl's soft ball cricket training for 8-15 year olds across the island.

All sessions are free of charge
Free Cric Start t shirt for all new participants
Free Cric Start soft ball bat and ball for all participants

South & East Girl's Training Dates -
Tuesday 21st May
Tuesday 28th May
Tuesday 11th June
Tuesday 18th June
Tuesday 25th June
Tuesday 2nd July
Tuesday 9th July
Tuesday 16th July
All sessions 6-7:30 at King William's College. Meet outside the main pavilion.

North & West Girl's Training Dates -
Thursday 23rd May
Thursday 30th May
Thursday 13th June
Thursday 20th June
Thursday 27th June
Thursday 4th July
Thursday 11th July
Thursday 18th July
All sessions at Ramsay Grammar School (meet cricket pitch side).

To express your interest please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk

'give cricket a go'

Castletown CC are hosting an all inclusive event this weekend where all are welcome to go along and 'give cricket a go'
All people welcome.

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Summer Cric Kids Dates Announced

Aimed at children aged between 3-6 years of age (all children should be accompanied by an adult). These sessions are based around developing cricketers of the future both boys and girls. The aim is to develop athletic skills, very basic transferable cricket skills, teamwork and most importantly of all to have fun!

After the success of Cric Kids over the winter further dates have been added over the summer. These are -
April 28th
May 12th
May 26th
June 16th
June 30th
July 14th
All sessions are 10-11 outside at King Williams College (on the astro turf cricket pitch side). The cost is £2 per session (paid on the day) and all new participants will receive a free Cric Start t shirt. Please email communitycoach@iomcricket.co.uk to register your interest.

Easter Camps

Following on from the success of the Feb half term camps we have extended the Easter camps opportunities.
We have booked both halls at Bemahague to allow a mixture of ages to run side by side and will also be using Bemahague for the younger ages too.
There will also be a camp running April 1st & 2nd which has been requested as the Buchan break up a week earlier.
These days will be a great opportunity to prepare for the season.

Dates and booking details are below

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Cricket Links with Isle of Man Creamery to Promote Nutrition and Hydration Week

The Isle of Man Cricket Association has joined forces with Isle of Man Creamery to give every squad player a free pint of milk as part of Nutrition and Hydration Week which is the 11th to 16th March 2019. Isle of Man Creamery will be at squad training at 2:30 between the U12s and the U13s training sessions at the NSC on the 16th March. Nutrition and Hydration week aims to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. The IOMCA has provided nutrition workshops in the past and continually encourages all players to have a healthy diet. Milk is an important part of a cricketer's diet as it builds healthy bones and teeth, serves as a source of energy, builds and repairs muscle tissue and maintains healthy red blood cells.

The IOMCA and Isle of Man Creamery are looking at the possibility of having all cricket teas for club and representative squads to be based solely on Manx produce in 2019.

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Second Round of Winter Activities Released

The second set of winter cricket activities being run at King William's College have been released.
These are the second group of sessions being run under the new Cric-Start programme. The IOMCA's newly branded community development programme to boost playing opportunities for all ages and abilities.
After the first round of activities where nearly every set were fully booked we have decided to continue with the Cric-Kids, the 3-6 year olds and then put an emphasis on the 'cricket family'.
There are parent and child opportunities and an all Mums and Daughters section included in this round of activities.
Download the file for details of available options and how to enrol.

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Soft Ball Cricket for Girlguiding Groups

The Isle of Man Cricket Association is joining forces with Girlguiding in the Isle of Man. Girlguiding Isle of Man is the island's largest voluntary youth organisation comprising 65 groups catering for ages from 5 years to 26 years. Girlguiding IOM includes Rainbows (5-7 years), Brownies (7-10 years), Guides (10-14 years), Rangers (14-18 years) and the Senior Section (14-25 years).

Each of the Girlguiding groups across the Isle of Man will be offered a free soft ball cricket taster session to help promote girl's cricket across the island. So far it has proven to be very popular!

February Half Term Camps

The IOMCA will be running half term camps for players between 7 and 16 years old. Due to previous popularity we will be running camps at Bemahague school along with King Williams college. The camps are for 9-11 year olds, 12-16 year olds and 7-10 year olds.
More details, dates and booking info can be found on by opening the flyer.

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Cricketers Launch Manx Youth Games 2019

EPP players Eddie Beard and George Burrows had the privilege of giving a presentation at the 18th Manx Youth Games launch on January 14th. They spoke of their journey from Manx Youth Games kwik cricketers to Isle of Man internationals competing on a world stage 10 years later. Their presentation was in front of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture Mr Cregeen, a number of MHKs and HSBC representatives. They then gave an interview to Isle of Man radio. Accompanying their presentation was a video which can be seen on the EPP page.

Manx Youth Games sessions start week commencing January 21st in all regions and new for 2019 is a girls only session. The Manx Youth Games is to be held at Cronkbourne Cricket Club on May 18th. For more details please look at the Manx Sport and Recreation page under Community.

Winter Cricket Activities

The IOMCA have released details of their first group of winter cricket activities being run at King Williams College.
These are the first group of sessions being run under the new Cric-Start programme. The IOMCA's newly branded community development programme to boost playing opportunities for all ages and abilities.
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Isle of Man Fast & Spin Bowling Clinics

The first of a series of fast and spin bowling clinics took place on Saturday 8th December at the NSC. Players were selected with a view to representing the national team in the future.
The bowlers were given the opportunity to have their actions filmed and then specific areas were reviewed. They were then given certain intervention drills and training methods to develop their particular areas of focus.
The first session was based around the fast bowlers looking at their bases and alignment and the spinners focusing on grips and spinning the ball big!
The fast bowling group were principally selected due to their physical attributes and in particular height with a view to finding a 6 foot plus 90mph bowler of the future.

Facebook update

The IOMCA are currently looking at ways to promote its activities and engage with the wider community and as a result have launched a new Facebook page.
Click the below icon to direct you to the site.:

Emerging Players Programme Intake Announced for 2018-2019

Congratulations to George Burrows, Eddie Beard, Ed Walker, Charlie Beard, Carl Hartmann, Jacob Butler, Luke Ward, Nathan Williams, Dollin Jansen, Joe Humphrey, Lucy Barnett and Tom Ward who form the Emerging Players Programme for 2018-2019. This is down to their hard work last season and notable performances for their clubs and in IOMCA representative games. Please see individual pages in the Emerging Players Programme section for more information.

IOMCA Squads Selected for 2018-19

Due to the numbers and performances at trials the IOMCA has decided to increase their number of age group squads from U10, U12, U14 and U16 to U10, U11, U12, U13, U14 and U17 for the 2018-19 season. The individual squads are in the age group pages in player pathway. Congratulations to those players selected.

Innovation in Coaching Award

The IOMCA Emerging Players and Academy programme were recently nominated for the Isle of Man Sport 'Accolade for Innovation in Coaching' award. The award was established by Isle of Man Sport to help showcase coaching best practice and the amazing pool of talent in the island. This is testament to the hard work of the EPP and Academy players and coaches which has seen much improved performances on the pitch for their own clubs, the IOMCA Development XI and in English festivals.

2018 Domestic Season closes

After another season seeing more games, runs and wickets it is worth acknowledging the individual performances of players.

Isle of Man Cricket 2018 Roll of Honour
This list of players acknowledges the achievements of players who have scored over 1000 runs, taken over 50 wickets as bowlers or completed over 20 fielding dismissals.

Batting:
Eddie Beard 1855 runs (ave 41.22) Under 17 Finch Hill/IOMCA Development squads
Nathan Williams 1496 runs (ave 36.49) Under 12 Castletown/IOMCA Development squads
Luke Ward 1377 runs (ave 25.04) Under 13 Ramsey/IOMCA Development squads
George Burrows 1317 runs (ave 36.58) Under 18 Finch Hill/IOMCA Development squads
Joseph Humphrey 1159 runs (ave 22.29) Under 12 Crosby/IOMCA Development squads
Ollie Webster 1144 runs (ave 45.76) Peel & St Johns
Carl Hartmann 1125 runs (ave 23.44) Under 14 Crosby/IOMCA Development squads
Charlie Beard 1085 runs (ave 49.32) Under 15 Finch Hill/IOMCA Development squads
Tom Ward 1061 runs (ave 25.88) Under 11 Ramsey/IOMCA Development squads
Bowling:
Jacob Butler 99 wickets Under 13 Crosby/IOMCA Development squads
Nathan Williams 77 wickets Under 12 Castletown/IOMCA Development squads
Edward Walker 64 wickets Under 14 Crosby/IOMCA Development squads
Toby Poole-Wilson 62 wickets Under 13 Crosby/IOMCA Development squads
Fraser Clarke 53 wickets Under 13 Finch Hill/IOMCA Development squads
Kieran Cawte 52 wickets Peel & St Johns
Fielding:
Carl Hartmann 46 (33 catches, 3 stumping & 10 run outs) Under 14 Crosby/IOMCA Development squads
Eddie Beard 30 (22 catches & 8 run outs) Under 17 Finch Hill/IOMCA Development squads
George Burrows 28 (15 catches, 8 stumping & 5 run outs) Under 18 Finch Hill/IOMCA Development squads
Wasim Khan 21 (18 catches, 2 stumping & 1 run out) Valkyres
Ollie Webster 20 (20 catches) Peel & St Johns
This list highlights the top 5 batting and bowling performances over the season:
Batting:
Jamie Brown 189 Crosby vs Valkyres
Christian Webster 152 Finch Hill U13 vs Cronkbourne U13
Ollie Webster 143 Peel & St Johns vs IOMCA Development XI
Tom Ward 140 not out Ramsey U11 vs Cronkbourne U11
Jared Shepherd 139 not out Cronkbourne U11 vs Ramsey U11
Bowling:
Edward Walker 7/21 Crosby vs Valkyres
Ben Haworth 6/13 Cronkbourne vs Valkyres
Ollie Eyres 6/17 Ramsey U11 vs Castletown U11
Ryder Spencer 5/8 Cronkbourne U11 vs Castletown U11
Harry Deering 5/8 Cronkbourne U11 vs Castletown U11

IOMCA Age Group Reports 2018 Festivals

Detailed reports of the IOMCA Under 10, 12 and 14's performances in their festivals in England are available to view in the player pathway section and their respective age group.

Law Changes Video and Player Behaviour Tool.

The close season has seen over 200 rule changes to the laws of cricket. The ECBACO have produced a simplified video which explains these in a way you will enjoy updating yourself with these essential changes. the video can be found on this link -

https://www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/officials/resources?utm_campaign=1121728_New%20Laws%20%26%20Player%20Behaviour%20-%20March%202018%20-%20Clubs&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Email_Clubs&utm_content=New%20Laws%20Video&dm_i=2SWP,O1J4,3MOZSR,2GWOS,1

Kit to Sri Lanka Update.

After an earlier appeal the clubs on the Isle of Man rallied round to donate kit which is being delivered by Rob Weight to promote cricket in Sri Lanka.

An appeal was made as follows:
Rob Weight is heading off to Sri Lanka in March next year with the Somerset over 50's. They are also looking at supporting the local communities and donating some equipment.
If you have any unwanted kit please get in contact with Rob and he will arrange collection.

Clubs came through and Rob has asked us to publish the following:

" A big thanks to everyone that donated their old kit, the package from the IOM has arrived in Sri Lanka and I will be in Colombo next week to hand it over to a local charity. The response from IOM was fantastic and with the equipment collected from the other Somerset players I'm sure many kids out there will be using the kit and most importantly playing cricket."

Cheers Rob.

Enjoy the trip Rob!

IOMCA Club Update.

The IOMCA have secured an increased scorecard grant due to the activity on the Island and as such have put together certain initiatives to benefit cricket and its growth.

The following initiatives are in place and may be something you as a club would like to discuss.

Schools coaching

The IOMCA have invested through MSR into an initiative which will look to give every child (primary school age) the opportunity to play cricket and hopefully then join one of our clubs.

During the Primary schools sport partnership phase (easter to TT) there will be 65 days coaching offered between schools where a specialist coach either Sally Green or George Burrows will go into primary schools and try to enthuse them into joining a club.

Outside of this we are also delivering in 2 or 3 schools per half term a 5 or 6 week programme which is targeted to reception and key stage 1 children with a view to develop their all round athleticism (physical literacy) and again see if we can get these children into clubs early. This will be using the CricKids initiative we have run for the last 3 years and all clubs are encouraged to sign up for this and become a host club. Training will be given to coaches or parents as to what to deliver at no cost and will hopefully bring a future generation of cricketers along.

Facilities

To enhance the playing experience at clubs all clubs will look to have minimum standard ground requirements.

These will be confirmed in due course after consultation but it is likely to be sight screens, electronic scoreboard and boundary rope for premier league clubs.

The IOMCA will support clubs in buying these and will speak to clubs individually to assess their requirements.

All purchases will have to be through Durrant cricket as they have agreed to become our equipment supplier and will offer special rates to the IOMCA on their products.

New activity initiatives

The IOMCA have allocated a sum of money which clubs can bid in to to cover the costs for NEW activities which may bring new players into clubs. Clubs can access between £200 and £1000 in supporting these initiatives.

Clubs will need to write an outline plan for these activities and at the end produce receipts etc to show the money has been purposefully spent along with numbers and details of the participants involved.

There will be annual priorities like Women and Girls, modified games etc.

Again more details will follow but please start to think how you can engage in this.

2018 will also see us starting to look at developing an indoor centre which can host all year round activity and cater for the growth we are seeing in our sport.

If you would like to discuss any of these initiatives further please contact me at IOMcricket@hotmail.com

Please share this info with your club members.

ICC Playing Conditions.

The new ICC playing conditions have been released.

Please see below to download a copy of the new ICC Playing Handbook 2017-2018.

It is 400+ double sided pages which is twice the size of previous handbooks courtesy of the playing conditions, which have doubled in size as they now incorporate the Laws of Cricket (previously they cross-referenced to the Laws instead of being inclusive).

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Kit to Sri Lanka.

Rob Weight is heading off to Sri Lanka in March next year with the Somerset over 50's. Whilst there they are also looking at supporting the local communities and donating some equipment.

If you have any unwanted kit please get in contact with Rob and he will arrange collection.

Full details are on the PDF below.

Your support would be greatly appreciated.

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ICC Regulations on Cricket Helmets.

The ICC have released their regulations for the use of cricket helmets. These will be strictly monitored in ICC comps but should also be observed when purchasing kit for increased player safety. Released 2 years to the day after the tragic death of Phil Hughes it is an event nobody wants to see happen again.

Read below:
This note is to remind all Boards and their teams that from 1 January 2017, only helmets certified to BS7928:2013 shall be permitted to be worn by players when batting in international cricket matches. While it is not compulsory to wear a helmet at all times when batting, when a helmet is worn it must be certified to the new British Standard.
This decision was made by CEC in June this year, and the ICC Clothing & Equipment regulations have been updated to reflect this decision, with enforcement of the new helmet requirement commencing on 1 January 2017.
The issue will be policed in the same way as other clothing & equipment breaches, with the ICC Cricket Operations department being notified of potential breaches by match officials, with the video footage then being reviewed to confirm a breach before any notice is sent to the player’s Board.
A player continuing to wear non-compliant helmets after 1 January will be given two warnings (only one warning per match) before sanctions will apply.
The ICC and its Members have made this decision to ensure international cricketers are wearing the safest available helmets when playing international cricket, and Members have an important role to play in ensuring all their players are wearing British Standards compliant helmets.
To that end, a presentation has been put together to help educate Members and their players as to why the standard was revised, which makes of helmet are compliant, and what happens if a player continues to wear a non-compliant helmet. The link to the presentation is below:
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AiU9cezTDuMPiEgagD21sULleho9
It is strongly recommended that each Board identifies an internal process by which players can check whether their helmets are compliant or not, and that process be included as the last slide in the presentation.
In recent international matches, there have still been a number of players wearing non-compliant helmets when batting, so please discuss this with all players in your team as soon as practical. If the ICC can assist your Board in identifying particular players that have been wearing non-compliant helmets, please get in touch with Clive Hitchcock or myself.
The ICC does not want to have to apply sanctions for players wearing non-compliant helmets, so please work with your players and the ICC to ensure that the safest possible helmets are being worn prior to the introduction of these regulations on 1 January.

Isle of Sport Run Sport Psychology Workshop

Isle of Man sport will be running a 'Managing your Mind' workshop for coaches and athletes run by leonine Lightfoot. Dr Stephen Peters author off the 'Chimp Paradox' has started a company to explain his theory of the chimp brain. See below for details of how to enrol for attendance.

IOM Excellence Squads Resume Training

The 2016/17 development of excellence squads resumed last night (12th October) with the first session being the combined fitness and fielding for the newly formed academy and the new intake of emerging players.
The session started with an intro to players and parents from coach Greig Wright followed by a brief talk from the academy players to the EPP players on the programme from their experiences last year.
The parents then left and the players were straight back in action. This group will also be training Friday mornings before school with the Under 10/12/14 and shadow squads training on Saturday afternoons. More updates will be added in the player pathway section of the website

Pitch Vision coming to the Isle of Man

Technology can't and shouldn't be avoided as a tool to improve player performance. Training over the winter months can be a toil particularly for bowlers with batters in nets just teeing off and every ball (in their mind) clearing the boundary for 6.
To assist bowlers in particular the IOMCA have invested in PV one from pitchvision.

This system will allow a digital approach to bowlers allowing them to record all their deliveries over a period of time and monitor their progress with accuracy, movement and speed. The system also has video capability to record them and allow them to look at their actions improve and their results get better. Bowlers can also sign up to a cloud identity so they can view all this anywhere on tablets and smartphones.

2017 Domestic Season Taking shape

Following the reviews of the junior, senior and performance committee scheduling is already taking place for the 2017 domestic and performance calendar.

There was a common agreement from all clubs junior and senior for more cricket. Increase in age groups and extending the season.
To accommodate this there needs to be a slight adjustment in night for certain competitions but these fall in with the requests by the clubs.

The weekly schedule is proposed as:
Mondays - Forrester senior league
Tuesdays - Under 15 league
Wednesdays - Under 13 league and Cain senior league
Thursdays - Club training nights
Fridays - Under 11 league and kwik festivals
Saturday - Premier league
Sundays - Cup rounds (if required) reserve days, performance cricket.

This with the dates being from Saturday April 22nd for certain cup comps finishing on September 3rd with cup finals.

A full list of dates can be found by downloading the file below:

These recommendations will be discussed at the next round of meetings so please pass on your thoughts to your club reps.

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Coach and Welfare Officer Training Courses

See document for the schedule for training sessions for coaches and welfare officers run by Manx SDU.
The safety of young players in sports clubs is paramount for a positive experience and vital for the clubs/coaches to ensure they are appropriately covered for insurance purposes.
Details of course dates and how to enrol are all here.

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Development of Excellence 2016/17 Update

The increase in numbers and standards of cricket in 2016 has led to a review in the structure of the player pathway.
Read further on the link

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Sports Nutrition Experts to Visit the Island

Team Sky and England Rugby’s head sports nutrition consultations are to give local athletes and coaches hints on how their diet can improve their performance. Dr James Morton and Professor Graeme Close will kick start year two of Isle of Man Sport’s Coaching Development Programme at a seminar on September 24th.They will help educate local athletes and coaches on how to optimise their nutrition to maximise performance. James helped Team Sky secure another victory at the Tour de France with Chris Froome and will share his expertise in performance nutrition for endurance athletes. Graeme, the head nutritional consultant to England Rugby and a former professional rugby league player, will talk about nutritional demands for team and power-based sports. Graeme is also the lead nutritionist to Team GB ski and snowboard and supports Isle of Man winter Olympian, Zoe Gillings-Brier.

Trevor Christian, who coordinates the Coaching Development Programme, said: ‘It is a real coup to be able to bring two of the world’s leading experts in sports nutrition to the Isle of Man. ‘Graeme and James excel is in their ability to successfully apply their research in the world of professional sport. With the success of Team Sky and England Rugby, if you excuse the pun, the proof is in the pudding.’ The event has been made possible through sponsorship from Next Level Nutrition, a new business offering sports nutrition services. Owner Angela Clucas said: ‘Sports nutrition is an ever-evolving science. Keeping up to date with the latest research helps athletes get the most out of their training and perform to their best in competition.’
Angela has just finished her MSc in Sports Nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University, under the guidance of Graeme and James, who are based there, and she will deliver a section of the seminar.

The event will be held at Keyll Darree Lecture Theatre, Braddan, from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 24th September.
Tickets are free and can be booked via trevor.christian@gov.im or call Trevor on 01624 688590 for further details.

National Squad Selection Made For Sweden

The final squad for the ICC competition in Sweden in August has been made and is available to view.
A more in depth overview will follow soon on the tournament structure and the squad.

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Junior Super 2's

The 2016 Junior element of the Super 2's has seen the prelim combined rounds played with some great performances from the newly formed development of excellence squads.

Click to read the report:

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And so it begins....

Tomorrow (June 15th) see the start of the touring season with the MCC playing the first of our select XI sides.
A change in format this year sees the IOM not playing an Under 21 side and the national side but 2 select XI teams. This sits better with the selection format for this years ICC comp of picking from league sides who are in form rather than having an all year round selected group to choose from.

Over the course of the 2 fixtures there will be 23 different players representing the Island against the MCC with a mixture of youth and experience in both games.

If you have time all are welcome to come and support. The matches are being played at King Williams College on Wednesday and Friday, both 1pm starts.

Sides and results can be viewed on the IOMCA play cricket sites.

Touring Sides Update

To grow cricket on the Isle of Man it is essential we keep things fresh and where needed competitive.
Through June there are a number of touring sides visiting the Island to play representative squads.The annual visit of the MCC commences on the 15th June with the MCC vs IOM Under 21’s, the 16th the MCC play a KWC select schools side and the visit closes on 17th June with the MCC vs IOM national side. All of these fixtures this year will be held at KWC.

Saturday June 25th it is the turn of the youngsters and Altringham Grammar will be visiting the Island and will compete against an Under 13 IOM DofE select XI and an Under 15 schools XI both of which will be 40 over matches. There will also be some fixtures against the KWC school and staff sides.

A busy June finishes with Tuesday 28th June Under 21's vs Merseyside 40 Overs and Wednesday 29th June IOM select vs Merseyside 40 Overs.

These games whilst keeping things fresh and entertaining sides and hopefully encouraging them to come back to the Island are also great to prepare our squads for their festivals and tournaments in Malvern (Under 11's) Bromsgrove (Under 13;s) and Sweden (National side).

Callin Wild MBL Financial and Oceanic join our Team

The IOMCA are proud to announce new members to our team. Callin Wild, MBL Financial and Oceanic have pledged sponsorship to our under 11 and under 13 age groups. The monies pledged will be used to support the squads and what better way to support players and parents and promote our sponsors than providing playing kit for the squads.
The support has meant huge reductions in cost for the playing kit and with so many fixtures arranged we are confident the lads will be seen all over. The fact people want to be part of our team shows cricket is moving forward on the Island.

2016 Season Senior Draft Fixtures Released

After a successful AGM where the clubs agreed proposals put forward to relax registration rules and focus on increasing playing numbers in clubs to grow cricket on the Isle of Man the senior committee had its first meeting to finalise league structures.
The positive move from clubs has seen a transformation in the league and cups in numbers and also formats.

The Monday night Cain league will see 8 teams competing across 2 divisions of 4. These will play home and away until mid season and there will then be a 2 up 2 down promotion and relegation with the leagues then being rescheduled and a further 6 weeks being played to finish the league off.

The Wednesday Forrester league will see 11 teams entered who will all play each other once through the season. Discussions on a playoff to determine league places are still in place.

The premier league remains at 6 teams even after losing Valkyries to the longer format (they will still be playing midweek) as we see the entry of a schools XI which will be made up of promising youngsters and senior teachers and club players.

The Cups will be played at the start and the end of the season this year. The Tinker cup (40 overs) kicks the season off on April 30th with 8 teams competing this year. Castletown veterans will be bringing some experience to the comp as they start the campaign against Ramsey. Other ties see Peel & St Johns the 2015 winners against the schools XI, Castletown host Cronkbourne and Crosby play Valkyres to complete the draw.

The Blincoe matches will all be weekends this year to allow all rounds to be the same format (2 innings, 16 8 ball overs). The prelim rounds see Cronkbourne play the schools XI and Finch Hill playing Crosby. The Quarter finals are in June with the semi's and the final in August.

The drive and desire of the clubs to move forward must be applauded and 2016 will see lots of cricket being played on and off the Island with the new Under 11 squad travelling to Malvern, the 13's to Bromsgrove and the national side competing in Stockholm in August in ICC europe division 2.

See below for the draft senior fixtures, junior and performance fixture fixtures will follow soon.

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Easter Half Term Courses - Dates and Information

The IOMCA are running a series of camps over Easter to prepare players for the season.
The camps aim to upskill current players and engage new players. These camps will have cater for all levels of ability new and experienced.

The camps are delivered by IOMCA coaches and players so will ensure quality for all and will ensure the correct balance of fun and development.

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2016 Is the the Year to get Playing

Isle of Man cricket has a large year ahead in 2016.
The national side will be competing in ICC Europe division 2 competition later in the year and the newly formed under 11 and under 13 squads will be heading over to compete in Malvern and Bromsgrove respectively against English county age group sides.
However with all of those competitions happening later in the year it allows us to focus on domestic cricket early in the year.

Our aim is simple: to get as many people playing and enjoying the game as possible, young or old, male or female.

Why wait until the Summer to play?

To start 2016 we are giving away 5 sets of equipment which will allow you to simply 'just play' a set of Gunn and Moore wheelie bin wickets, a Ram cricket plastic bat and a tennis ball. everything you need for a game on the street.

Simply email the words 'I want to play' to: iomcricket@hotmail.com for a chance to win.

The draw will be made on 17th January.

NSC Current Status Regarding the Halls and Bookings

The damage to all halls is extensive and they are beyond a simple cleaning.

There is no definitive date available yet as to when the halls will be available to use so ‘NO BOOKINGS WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE’.

Without the use of the NSC it is key we try to maximise facility use of other venues and give all sports and clubs the best chance to prepare.
As always we encourage clubs to communicate with each other and if there have been alternative venues booked see if they can be utilised by more than one club and also share costs.
Also bear in mind we are a summer sport and other sports may require facilities for their winter match play programme or upcoming tournaments so please take that into account if planning for long winter training schedules.
Try to think out of the box short term and think how we can develop all round players and different training may be required to develop players which could reap long term benefits to the players. These could be astro’s, school halls, community centres all of which can serve a purpose if the right training and equipment are used.
I will be meeting a few people to discuss alternative venues early next week and will keep you informed of any opportunities. If clubs have any ideas please contact me and I will post them on the website.

Your support and patience is appreciated.

Activity Update

The floods which have hit the Island have heavily effected the planned activity in the short term for cricket. Initial cancellations for the emerging players training this morning (Friday 4th Dec) the outdoor training for all squads tomorrow at Blue Point are the short term programmes effected on the excellence side. With great regret we will also have to cancel the coaches workshop on Sunday covering wicket keeping and fielding.
It is hoped all other planned activity can go ahead as planned and any alterations to scheduled activity we will give as much notice as possible.

Cricket Skills Workshops

See the below booking form for some opportunities to attend workshops covering the skills of batting, bowling and fielding.
These workshops will give an insight into the basics and look at some more advanced options to help players improve.
The workshops will benefit players, coaches and parents develop their knowledge and game. There will be practical elements for all to have a go if they choose to.

If you have any questions or would like to book on the course please email iomcricket@hotmail.com or download and complete and return the form below.

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UKCC 2 Coaching Course 2015

The Isle of Man Cricket Association is committed to developing cricket at all levels and through all aspects. To assist clubs and schools cater with growing numbers of players and develop players skill levels we will be running a UKCC2 certificated coaching course this winter. see details of the course on the form below.

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Lucy Barnett Selected for the Central Sparks EPP 2023/24

Coach and Volunteer Workshops 2023

Academy & EPP Announced for 2023/2024

​IOMCA Winter CricStart Programme 2023

IOMCA Skill Development Programme

IOMCA Player Pathway Awards 2023

IOMCA Volunteer Award Winners 2023

Changes to the IOMCA Player Pathway 2023

Isle of Man to make their Debut in the European Cricket Championship

2023 IOMCA Volunteer Awards

Women's National Team Unbeaten and Continental Cup Winners

Isle of Man Women's Squad Announced for Upcoming Series

Isle of Man Men's National Team Win Home Austria Series

IOMCA Summer Holiday Programme 2023

​​Men's National Team Squad Announced for Home Austria Series

Isle of Man Women's National Team Summer Schedule Announced

First Ever Home International Series on the Isle of Man

Kwik Cricket Festivals 2023

Record Breaking Manx Youth Games 2023

Women's Soft Ball Festivals 2023

CricStart 2023 Programme Launched

Free Primary School Cricket Engagement Days

Isle of Man League 2023 Fixtures Published

Isle of Man Cricket Strategy Launched 2023-2027

Success at the 2022 Isle of Man Sports Awards

IOMCA Easter Camps 2023

School's Activity 2023

Lucy Barnett Joins Up With The Central Sparks EPP

Isle of Man To Deliver Their First ICC Level 1 Course

Isle of Man Join the European Cricket Championship

Men's National Team Squad Announced for Spain Bi Lateral Series

IOMCA February Half Term Holiday Programme 2023

​Bi-Lateral Series Between Spain and the Isle of Man Confirmed

Manx Youth Games 2023

IOM Women's National Team Record First Ever International Win

Women's National Team Announced for Spain Tournament

IOMCA Celebration of Cricket 2022

ICC Coach Education Courses Available on the Isle of Man

Women' National Team Squad Announced for 2022/2023

EPP & Academy Intake Announced for 2022/2023

IOMCA Age Group Squads Selected for the 2022/2023 Season

IOMCA School Review 2021/2022

IOMCA Volunteer Awards 2022

IOMCA League and Cup Winners 2022

Lucy Barnett Invited to Central Sparks Observation Days

​U19 World Cup Qualifiers - ​Guernsey 2022

Female Knock Out Cup 2022

​Isle of Man U17 World Cup Qualifiers Squad - Guernsey 2022

Isle of Man National Team Top Group Two in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

IOMCA CricStart Programme 2022

​IOMCA Summer Holiday Programme 2022

​Isle of Man National Team Squad 2022 - Finland 2022

Qualification pathway for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Announced

​Primary School Cricket Festivals 2022

Women and Girl's Soft Ball Festivals Launched for 2022

TT Holiday Camps 2022

Manx Youth Games 2022

IOMCA Easter Holiday Camps 2022

Young Leaders in Cricket Training 2022

Isle of Man Sports Awards 2022

IOMCA Announce Exciting Player Development Partnership

IOMCA February Half Term Camps 2022

Manx Youth Games 2022

IOMCA Winter Programme 2022 Launched

​Online Umpires Qualification Available

ICC Release Coaching Pathway

Isle of Man to Play in ICC Europe Qualifiers in 2022

League Structure Changes Announced for 2022

Celebration of Cricket 2021

IOMCA Players' Survey

Celebration of Cricket 2021

Academy & EPP Announced for 2021/2022

Winter Batting Clinics & CricKids

Isle of Man National Team Win Triangular Series

Isle of Man Compete in a T20i Tri Series in Cyprus

IOMCA Age Group Squads 2021/2022

Isle of Man League and Cup Winners 2021

CricStart Celebration Event

Cronkbourne Win the First Female Knock Out Cup 2021

Female Soft Ball Knock Out Cup 2021

IOMCA Winter CricStart Programme 2023

Men's National Team Squad Announced for Home Austria Series

Bi-Lateral Series Between Spain and the Isle of Man Confirmed

U19 World Cup Qualifiers - Guernsey 2022

Isle of Man U17 World Cup Qualifiers Squad - Guernsey 2022

IOMCA Summer Holiday Programme 2022

Isle of Man National Team Squad 2022 - Finland 2022

Primary School Cricket Festivals 2022

Online Umpires Qualification Available

Ramsey Win the Inaugural Women's Soft Ball League 2021

Isle of Man Clubs Looking for CricStart Facilitators
Could you help grow cricket on the Isle of Man developing the next generation of Manx cricketers?