We are very proud to announce that the League's Scorer Manager, Steve Ward, was appointed as one of the two official scorers for the first test between England and India at Headingley, that finished with a win for England yersterday, alongside the Yorkshire CCC 2nd XI scorer, John Virr.
For Steve, the occasion represented the pinnacle of a scoring career spanning over 50 years, starting as a young lad in the box at Askern Welfare CC, progressing via Doncaster Town CC to his current role as first team scorer at Sheffield Collegiate CC. Since retiring from his old day job before the start of the season, Steve is now in regular demand during the week as a scorer at games throughout the county and beyond.
He said of his memorable five days at one of the world's great test venues:
'It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and I was honoured to be appointed by Yorkshire CCC to the match.
'It meant that I was rubbing shoulders with such greats of the cricketing and media world, such as Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Jonathan Agnew and Michael Atherton. I got to talk to several well-known members of the cricket media, including Michael Vaughan, David Lloyd and Eleanor Holroyd.
'Unlike in our Premier Division, where umpires and scorers are in regular communication through our walkie-talkies, there was no direct communication between us as scorers and the match umpires. All communication with the umpires was through the match manager, the former West Indian test cricketer, Richie Richardson. The world’s media was following our data, as well as it being relayed directly from my laptop on to the scoreboards, so there was no pressure!
'I felt that I was representing all our League's scorers, and I wanted the world to see how good our scorers are. My colleague, John Virr, was a tremendous help, and it was a pleasure to be in his company for five days, in the best seat in the house!'
Our warmest congratulations to Steve on achieving the highest honour possible in the scoring world, and we hope that it is the first of many!
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