Cricket Gold Coast 
On behalf of the Cricket Gold Coast Board & Member clubs, Patrons, Life Members and all players a HUGE congratulations to Stephen Fildes as he takes to the field this weekend to Umpire his 1000 game! Have a great game Stephen!
Stephen will be officiating the Round 16 – 1st Grade Match Surfers Paradise v Burleigh at Cambio Group Oval with Rod Rice for the 3rd and 10th February to bring up this achievement.
We are all aware of Stephen’s umpiring travels but to summarise, these 1000 matches includes 203 CGC 1st Grade games, 48 QLD County Representative matches, 29 at the National Masters Championships along with other Cricket Gold Coast competitions/rep matches and 533 matches in the UK.
Stephen has umpired 8 First Grade Grand Finals (including T20s), 3 Second Grade Finals and one Grand Final each of Over 40s and Third Grade since my records began in 2010/11. He has also umpired multiple games with his son Andrew which I believe was a first for the GCCUSA and one of only 2 father/son combinations to have done it for the GCCUSA.
This is an extraordinary achievement and the GCCUSA is proud of Stephen for achieving this feat.
I hope members join with me to congratulate Stephen
Cricket Gold Coast