Duguid disappointed with turn-out for GCUSA lectures

Jul 04, 2019 Sports

The low turn-out of Club Captains, Coaches and Players for the ongoing Lectures on the Laws of Cricket organised by the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCUSA) every Tuesday and Thursday at the DCC pavilion is a major disappointment for International Umpire Nigel.

International Umpire Nigel Duguid and Match Referee Colin Stuart at DCC last Tuesday Evening during the GCUSA lectures on the Laws of Cricket.

When Kaieteur Sport visited the lectures on Tuesday last at a flooded DCC ground, only five persons were present including the 49-year-old Nigel Duguid and First Class match Referee and Jaguars Coach, former West Indies pacer, Colin Stuart; the other three persons were all Umpires.
According to Duguid, the biggest turn-out since the lectures commenced last month, was 15 and it comprised mostly Umpires.
“I am disappointed that with this rainy season more players, especially Captains are not making use of the opportunity to get acquainted with the 42 Laws in Cricket” said Duguid who has so far done six ODI’s.
Duguid, who made his ODI debut in March 2017 when West Indies opposed England in Antigua, has also officiated in eight T20 Internationals. He feels many times Umpires are blamed, especially at the local level, for what many feel are wrong decisions without knowing the Laws of cricket which were updated in 2017.
Arliegh Rutherford, President of the GCUSA, feels these lectures which leads up to writing of the preliminary Umpires Exams caters also for those who want to learn the Laws but don’t want an Umpiring career, he called on club captains to attend sessions.
The next session is scheduled on Tuesday from 17:00 hrs at the DCC pavilion. Meanwhile, despite their ground being under water due to heavy Rain and clogged drains around the Queenstown venue, players were practicing on the concrete All-Weather Practice Facility.

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