Everything a Cricket Umpire or Scorer needs - and now several items for Coaches. Open Learning manual, Textbooks and Training Videos from UK & Australia, Law Books in English, Urdu, Maharati, Scorer's Pens, Action Counters, ball and run counters, gauges, Wisdens.   We buy and sell older books but only those relevant to umpires or scorers.   Many agents and contacts around the world who would welcome invitations to set up bookstalls at meetings- full address in window above.


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08feb08 – more links added www.acumenbooks.co.uk/linmain.htm

20jan08 – Competition Answers to ACU&S Christmas Challenge

01jan08 – ACU&S Senior Officers announce immediate closure even though ECBACO not yet properly functioning

Acumen E-Newsletter 3 despatched 11 Nov – follow subscribe link above to receive next edition using Google Groups.

11nov07 – Ideas for Christmas Books

01nov07 – Discuss the proposal to abolish ACU&S and form ECBACO

22oct07 - NOW Metal Lever Ball counters – MORE STOCK due mid November – mailto:wantlever[AT]acumenbooks.co.uk?subject=Want%20Lever to be placed on waiting list

14oct07 – Tom Smith has been reprinted but still the 2006 edition, containing amendments to pages 137, 196, 223,265,275,297,302 and 313.

LATEST CRICKET NEWS from MOREOVER

 

10aug07 - NOW 4-in-1 Gauges – limited stock available SOLD OUT in October

21jul07 – Colorado Umpires have set an online quiz - try it at www.coloradocricket.org/quiz/CCL_Umpiring.php

30jul07 – ACU&S General Council met on Wed 24th July to consider holding a ballot over the latest proposals from ECB – www.acus.org.uk for more details.

10feb07 - NEW Run counter – slips on your finger and counts up to 9,999







11feb07 - Acumen E-Newsletter #110

13jan07 – Acumen E-Newsletter #109 was sent out on 14jan07 – it mentioned an interesting World Cup Data Sheet http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300071163981 on Ebay

also added more links http://www.acumenbooks.co.uk/linmain.htm

30nov06

We regret to announce the death of

Mike  (H.E.N.) Starr, Life Vice-President and former Chief Examiner Orals. 




13nov06 Khalid Aziz's book & Open Learning Manuals in stock

We regret to announce two deaths

 David Wiley -  ACU&S Honorary Member,
long and valuable service over many years
Former Chairman, Editor, Training & Exam Board Chairman etc.
Funeral Thu 02 Nov 06

Indian statistician and broadcaster, Ashim Kumar Sarkar from Kolkata, Sarkar
died in October of a rare viral infection, aged 44 year, a tragic loss.



23aug06 4-in-1 gauge – limited stock now sold out – more later in the year.

We regret to announce three deaths

 Tony Barton -  Funeral Friday 25 August, 2.15pm, Haycombe Cemetery, Whiteway Road, Bath.

Johnny Johnston, ACU&S Life Vice-President and former Registrar. Funeral Wed 16 Aug

International (1983-1988) Cricket Umpire Padmakar Pandit died in a road accident in India recently.
 

06aug06 Updated list of secondhand books (Aug 2006)

30jul06 Acumen has added List of Cricket Shops (July 2006) who may be able to supply general items locally

We regret to announce the death on 17th July 2006 of
Tony Davies of Crewe, a very long serving member of various umpiring organisations, especially widely known as ACU&S Overseas Examinations Officer .http://www.thesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158316&command=displayContent&sourceNode=158309&contentPK=14940996&f .


01jul06 Acumen has now set up an open discussion forum  – to seek your views on proposals by Institute of Cricket Umpires & Scorers and controversial opposition from Independent Cricket Officials.    Please visit Acumen Discussion Board and have your say.

15apr06 TandF are publishing a range of international and historical titles - yet more interesting links have been added to www.acumenbooks.co.uk/links06.htm

05mar06 book your LIMITED EDITION Wisden Almanack and other ANNUALS at www.acumenbooks.co.uk/wisden.htm

04mar06 AMENDMENTS to Tom Smith 2003 edition - www.acumenbooks.co.uk/jts0601.doc a short downloadable list provided by Stan Bennett.

03mar06 DirectoryCricket.com - www.directorycricket.com cricket directory links to a directory of cricket resources and information websites but even more interesting links can be found on www.acumenbooks.co.uk/links06.htm

02mar06 WHITE COATS / JACKETS / HEADGEAR at economical prices www.acumenbooks.co.uk/budgen.htm
 

01mar06 www.cricexpo.com Cricexpo 2006 is a premier Tennis Ball Cricket league held in the San Francisco Bay Area starting March 2006

18Feb06 ACU&S has a temporary new web site and members are encouraged to click the NEWS link where they can read reassuring statements about insurance etc.

Acumen Books continues to supply Tom Smiths, Law Books etc and currently has good stocks of both

14feb06 Funeral of Tony Chester, a long serving officer

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We are between Crewe, Newcastle & Stoke,
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and almost opposite Audley Cricket Club.

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29 Nov 99 Want to take an ACU&S Exam?
Tony Davies has written a brief explanation of procedures OSExams.htm

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