Association of Cricket Officials

Full and junior members (aged 16 and over) must be certified by the Disclosure and Barring Service if active in England and Wales.

[2] A new structure of cricket umpiring and scoring qualifications has now been put into place and the ACO provides training and examinations for these.

[5] Entrants to the pathways do not have to be ACO members, but to progress beyond Level 1 membership is a requirement.

The association's Board as of 2014 consists of:[6] The Board has the following sub-committees: Further notable officers of the association are: The famous Worcester-based cricket company Duncan Fearnley manufactures and retails clothing and accessories exclusively for the ECB ACO.

[7] The association is registered at the ECB's head offices at Lord's Cricket Ground (Marylebone, Middlesex), but most administrative activity occurs at the ECB's offices at Edgbaston Cricket Ground (Birmingham, Warwickshire).