Ian enjoying a match at Cheltenham a few years back:

Now that I’ve at last started umpiring (April 2016) I will list my finalised appointments here – including the cancelled ones:
2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017 to follow…
2016:
Date Home Club v Away Club
23 04 Claverham(Yatton) v Chew Magna
28 04 Bristol School v King Edward School
05 05 King Edward School v Dauntsey School
07 05 Nailsea v Frampton Cotterell
08 05 Stroud & SGlos Dist U13 v Cheltenham & Cots Dist U13
15 05 Winterbourne v Frocester
21 05 Hanham v Coalpit Heath
22 05 Stroud & SGlos Dist U13 v Glos & Forest Dean District U13 – Cancelled
18 06 Pak Bristolians v Downend 2nd XI
25 06 Dyrham And Hinton v Bristol YMCA
26 06 Hambrook v Cam Cancelled
03 07 Bristol District U13 v Chelt and Cots District U13
10 07 Gloucester U11 v Herefordshire U11
16 07 Almondsbury v Pak Bristolians
17 07 Bristol District U11 v Stroud and South Glos U11
30 07 Dyrham And Hinton v Frampton Cotterell
31 07 Gloucester U11 v Worcestershire U11
07 08 Gloucester U15 v Oxford U15
Here are some possible titles for cricket stories:
- “The Maiden Century: A Cricket Journey”
- “Under the Sun and Stumps: Tales from the Cricket Pitch”
- “Beyond Boundaries: Cricket’s Unseen Stories”
- “The Captain’s Gambit: A Cricket Story”
- “From Gully to Glory: A Cricketing Tale”
- “Chasing the Dream: A Cricketing Odyssey”
- “Spin Wizardry: The Art of Cricket’s Magicians”
- “Bats, Balls, and Beyond: A Cricket Adventure”
- “The Cricket Chronicles: Legends of the Game”
- “When Wickets Tumbled: A Cricketing Epic”
- “Pitch Perfect: Stories of Cricketing Excellence”
- “Cricket Diaries: Triumphs and Trials on the Field”
- “The Gentleman’s Game: Cricket’s Enduring Legacy”
- “A Bowler’s Tale: Life on the Fast Track”
- “Caught and Bowled: Cricket’s Most Memorable Moments”
- “From Village Greens to Stadiums: Cricket’s Evolution”
- “The Umpire’s Perspective: Cricket’s Unseen Heroes”
- “On the Silk and Green: Cricketing Stories”
- “From Leather to Willow: The Making of a Cricketer”
- “Legends of the Ashes: Cricket’s Ultimate Rivalry”