Rain

The first game of the season and I had been told that the team was to meet at 10.30am and the games usually started at 11am. I was little surprised thus to find that the players were already on the field. Still, I took over from Mr MMcK and umpired. It went well. I did not have too many tricky decisions, though I need to check how many bumpers per over at this level.
It was good to get my eye in and to see the wides and the no-balls. It was also good to be active and to move in to position correctly.

The the wind changed, it became colder and the rain set in. I called it off at 12.55, as the rain was hard and cold.

Vest

I attended the first umpire meeting of the year, and it was good to see people. I felt bad about picking up a vest (ie waistcoat) for umpiring because I don't know how much umpiring I will do this season, but I explained I had to look for jobs..
Still, another garment, and I think I will wear it today for school.

Season 2011 - 2012

Given that I want to coach cricket for the school, and so will umpire school games as well as coach, I will not have much oppportunity to umpire for the city in the senior grade games. I can see that I can umpire every Saturday from the 1st October till the 29th, when the school games start, but that is not much.

And then there is the issue of needing to get another job, most probably in another area of the country. Then I will have to join a new umpiring association. But of course I may be taken up with a different school's coaching.