Congratulations to Abingdon College who won the Regional Table Cricket Finals Day at Stoke Mandeville yesterday. They will now go on to represent Oxfordshire at the National Finals Day at Lords.
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Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-man squad selected to play against the Bedfordshire on Sunday 23rd of April in two NCCA T20 matches at Dunstable Town CC, with the first one starting at 11 am:
Jamie Harrison
Zach Lion-Cachet
Samit Patel
Marcus Campopiano
George Tait
Tom Hinley
Jonny Cater (capt./wk)
Ollie Currill
Olly Clarke
Prav Chahal
Joe Thomas
Robbie Shurmer
The county men will be looking to build on last week’s matches after losing the first T20 and then winning the 2nd T20 against Buckinghamshire.
Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-women squad selected to play against the Middlesex on Sunday 23rd of April in two T20 matches at Boundary Park (Didcot CC), with the first one starting at 11 am:
Ellie Bath
Abi Currie © & WK
Aimee Diab
Ellie Ingram
Laura Jacob
Izzy Kirby
Abi Norgrove
Genny Porter
Numa Shah
Chloe Westbury
Carla Wood
Becca Woodnorth
In 2022 Isaac Hall from Oxfordshire became one of the youngest umpires in the country to officiate at the 2022 Bunbury Festival at the age of just 17.
Isaac who also plays cricket himself at Didcot CC has had a remarkably quick rise to umpiring which he took up at the age of 14 and since then has gone on to umpire at various different levels which include both club cricket and representative cricket.
His 2022 summer saw him umpire at the 2022 Bunbury Festival, ECB U13 and U15 Boys Club Finals and the National U15 Club finals which took place at Arundel Castle.
With the upcoming season, we spoke to Isaac who reflected on his journey so far, the 2022 season and what he is looking forward to this summer.
Reflecting on the 2022 summer, his development so far and the upcoming season Isaac Hall said:
“I’ve been into cricket for as long as I can remember. I played for my club, Didcot and also on the Oxfordshire pathway. I have always liked all aspects of the game and when my dad did his umpiring course I asked about doing it as well – I’d already umpired some club U11 matches. I did the Stage 1 and 2 courses at Tiddington over the winter, when I was 13, and then started standing in pathway games like the Ellandun festival the following summer. As well as Ellandun and other pathway matches, I umpired Oxfordshire Ladies, Oxford University Ladies and Oxfordshire 50+. I’ve been mentored by Ian Royle (the county umpire development officer) and he nominated me to stand in the English Schools finals. I did the U15 final at Oakham school, which was a great experience. After the game, I was invited to go to the prestigious Bunbury Festival at Loughborough.
Bunbury was a great experience: I’ve had mentoring and feedback after every game from some senior umpires and the match analysts. It was a great learning and development experience and enjoyed putting my new skills into practice at other finals I was asked to do at Rugby School and Arundel Castle. I’m looking forward to the 2023 season and continuing to improve my umpiring performance and gaining more experience, including standing in my first Cherwell League matches..”
David Elworthy, ECB Senior Manager for Recreational Officiating said
“I’m delighted to see the passion and commitment to umpiring that Isaac has shown over the 2022 season, in such a young individual. Through his activities with family and at his club (Didcot CC), Isaac got in to umpiring early in his cricket life, a proper “badger” in his words.
Through Isaac’s dedication to umpiring at the club, and with support from his parents (dad is an umpire), Isaac was offered an opportunity to take the field in the ESCA U15’s Boys Finals, at Oakham School, where his passion for umpiring and delivering a great experience for the players shone through.
Further opportunities saw Isaac stand in the ECB U15 & U13 Boys Finals, held at Rugby School and this all culminated with selection to umpire at the prestigious Bunbury Festival, where he officiated the top players within England’s age group. The experience that Isaac got from umpiring “through the camera lens for every ball” really provided the next level of analysis and coaching for him, that he has thoroughly embraced.
Isaac journey through 2022 has been a real success story for Oxfordshire ACO and his club of Didcot and we look forward to continuing with supporting Isaac’s umpiring journey in 2023.”
Ian Royle, County Education and Development Officer for the Oxfordshire ECB ACO said:
From having stood with Isaac as he did a few overs in a Wednesday evening Down’s League fixture on Steventon Green to officially observing him standing in the ESCA U15 T20 finals at Arundel Castle the progress in his umpiring in a few short years has been a joy to behold.
His calmness, confidence and professionalism both on the field and around it belies his age and relative inexperience and all of these qualities have also been recognised by ECB ACO with the appointments he have been given over the past season.
He has completed the ACO Stages One, Two and Three Umpire education courses and contributed greatly to all of those courses whilst surrounded by those with many more years under their belts – even out scoring his dad on the MCC Laws test on the Stage Three course (much to dad’s annoyance!)
He is still playing regularly for Didcot 2’s and he can continue to do so, mixing this in with umpiring to get the best of both worlds and we hope to see him progressing as both a player and an umpire in the coming seasons
Marcus Campopiano will leave his position as Talent Pathway Manager with Oxfordshire Cricket on 5th May 2023 after eighteen months in the role. Marcus will be departing the organisation to become the Regional Women’s Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the South East Stars, where he will work with the London and South East Regional Hub for the Women’s Game.
Marcus Campopiano said:
“Having the opportunity to work with so many talented players is something I am very grateful for. The dedication the players show towards representing Oxfordshire cricket is outstanding and it was a privilege to play a small part in their development journey. I am also grateful to the parents for their patience and their flexibility when receiving communications. Coordinating a talent pool as large as Oxfordshire’s requires efficient links between parents, players and coaches and all parties have been phenomenal. An enormous thanks must go to the coaches, they afford the programme to run and they go above and beyond to provide the best training environments possible.
My next thank you goes towards the performance staff team, Matthew Barnes, Sam Arthurs and Alex Westbury all of whom are all incredible at what they do. They work tirelessly to ensure that Oxfordshire cricket runs to the highest of standards. They have challenged me to become a better practitioner and a better communicator. Lastly, to Chris Clements and the board who were kind enough to afford me the opportunity to represent Italy and Oxfordshire cricket during my tenure. I have learnt so many lessons from this wonderful game and I look forward to seeing Oxfordshire pathway players saturate international, first class and recreational cricket in the future.
Performance Director, Matthew Barnes said:
“We are disappointed to announce that Marcus will be departing his role with Oxfordshire Cricket, but fully understand his ambition to pivot back into the field of Strength and Conditioning on a permanent basis.
In his time with Oxfordshire Cricket, Marcus has played an influential role in supporting the long-term development of our individuals and teams and his expertise within Strength & Conditioning has enabled us to provide a more holistic talent development programme for our pathway players. Marcus has contributed significantly to our Emerging Players programme by optimising the physical development and performance of our high-potential players. Beyond supporting our individuals and teams, Marcus has provided education to our coaches to help integrate greater physical provision into our pathway programme, alongside guidance for our parents and guardians’ to enable them to support their child’s physical development.
On behalf of everyone at Oxfordshire Cricket, I take the opportunity to thank Marcus for his contribution during his tenure and to wish him all the very best with the next step in his career journey.
Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-women squad selected to play against the Surry on Sunday 16th April in two T20 matches at Boundary Park (Didcot CC), with the first one starting at 11 am:
Emilia Bartram
Ellie Bath
Abi Currie © & WK
Aimee Diab
Georgia Haworth
Ellie Ingram
Abi Norgrove
Genny Porter
Numa Shah
Chloe Westbury
Carla Wood
Izzy Kirby
Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12-man squad selected to play against the Buckinghamshire on Sunday 16th April in two NCCA T20 matches at Wormsley, with the first one starting at 11 am:
Harrison Ward
Jamie Harrison
Zach Lion-Cachet
Marcus Campopiano
George Tait
Tom Hinley
Jonny Cater (capt./wk)
Ollie Currill
Olly Clarke
Prav Chahal
Joe Thomas
Robbie Shurmer
The county men open their 2023 season with a home game against Buckinghamshire at Wormsley where Jonny Cater’s men will aim to get off to a good start in their defence of the National Counties T20 competition.
We are pleased to share this year’s Oxfordshire Schools Cricket Association fixtures for the 2023 season. You can view the fixtures by clicking on the links below. If you have any questions please contact Peter Tubb at [email protected] for more information.
Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce that there will be a First Aid course that will be held on Tuesday 2nd of May at Didcot CC.
The course will be held from 6-9pm and will be delivered by Sarah Humphries of Medi Training.
The course is £45 per person and is limited to 18 individuals.
To register your place – Click Here
If you have any questions please contact Ed Wilson – Cricket Development Manager at [email protected]
We are delighted to announce that Oxfordshire Cricket has partnered with #HerGameToo to ensure clubs provide a safe space for women and girls and have robust protocols in place for reporting sexism and misogyny within the sport.
Oxfordshire Cricket is determined to create and encourage more welcoming and safe spaces for women and girls at cricket clubs, and as a result, every club entering our girl’s competitions this season will be provided with promotional material which includes QR codes which women and girls are able to scan to report issues at their club.
At #HerGameToo, it is their aim to work closely with our grassroots partners to ensure that clubs offer a safe and welcoming environment for all, as well as provide the means and opportunities to help women and girls get involved with cricket.
Ed Wilson, Cricket Development Manager at Oxfordshire Cricket said:
‘Women and Girls Cricket in Oxfordshire has seen significant growth in the last few years and making sure clubs create welcoming environments and provide safe spaces for women and girls to play, officiate, volunteer and socialise is important to ensure it keeps growing. This partnership is another key milestone for Oxfordshire Cricket. #HerGameToo already does great work up and down the county and I’m looking forward to working with them as they offer support to Oxfordshire clubs.’
Paige Caunce, #HerGameToo Cricket Lead Team member & Ambassador for Lancashire Cricket said:
“The Oxfordshire Cricket Board continues to be committed to the investment in women’s cricket and growing the game. They are already doing fantastic work to enable women and girls to participate in cricket and laying the foundations for the future. #HerGameToo Cricket are delighted to be partnering with OCB and working together to ensure that cricket in Oxfordshire is a welcoming environment for all and to encourage women and girls to get involved in our beautiful sport.”
Lucy Ford, #HerGameToo co-founder and #HerGameToo Cricket Lead Team member said:
“We are delighted to be partnered up with Oxfordshire Cricket Board, we are very keen to spread the #HerGameToo message in grassroots cricket and we hope with this partnership, we will be able to do this!” –