The Metropolitian Cup and the Chappelow Cup competitions are run by the Community Cricket department at Cricket NSW with the umpires for both of these competitions being appointed by Cricket NSW.
Metropolitan Cup is a mixture of two day and one day cricket formats played predominately on Saturdays.
Chappelow Cup is played exclusively as 40 over a side one day cricket with all fixtures played on Sundays.
Both competitions feature a number of Clubs that also compete in the Shires competition. Additionally umpires from the Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires Association are regularly appointed to Metropolitan Cup and/or Chappelow Cup.
Whilst umpires for these two competitions are not appointed by this Association, for ease of reference appointments do feature on this website.
Both competitions commence on the weekend of 30 September and 1 October 2023
Cricket NSW being the Governing Body for Sydney Shires Cricket has a range of different policy documents that umpires need to be aware of so that you can confidently and safely officiate matches within our competitions
The below links will provide a copy of each of these relevant policy documents
The attached document contains the appointments for all finals series matches played in the history of the Association from the year 2001 to the current season
The Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires Association was formed prior to the start of the 2001/02 cricket season for the purpose of supplying neutral match officials to the Sydney Shires Cricket competition.
Our cricket is played exclusively on turf wickets by 14 different clubs throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, from late September to the first week of April each summer season.
Training for new members
We welcome enquiries from new members and are happy to guide you through a training course and examination if you have never passed an accredited umpires examination and are thinking about taking up umpiring.
Umpire training courses are run at regular intervals throughout the year. These courses are run by accredited trainers who aim to ensure your ability to pass the exam.
Those who successfully pass these training courses receive accreditation to umpire cricket in the Sydney Shires Cricket Competitions. To express an interest in an upcoming training course please click on the "Contact Us" link on the main menu and then send us an email.
Already an accredited umpire?
We warmly welcome any accredited cricket umpires who might want to participate in our competition and will be more than happy to appoint you only to areas of Sydney that you are happy to officiate in.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our website. If you have any feedback or questions, or wish to join our Association, please click on the "Contact Us" link on the main menu and send us an email.
