CRICKET SCORING GETTING STARTED ©2013
CONTENTSEquipment
Umpire Signals
Scoring Symbols
Scoring a Cricket Match • Beforethegame • Atthestartofplay • Duringthegame
Scoring Process • NoRuns • Runs • Dismissals • FallofWickets • Extras • Byes • LegByes
• NoBalls • Wides • PenaltyRuns • EndofOver • EndofInnings(Batting) • EndofInnings(Bowling) • Timecalculations
Asisterpublication,The Scorers’ Compan-ion, providesamorecomprehensiveguidetotheartofscoringacricketmatch,andwillbea‘musthave’forallthosewishingtoincreasetheirknowledgeoftheart.
GraemeLowrieputtogetherthefirstscorertrainingmaterialfortheNewZealandCricketUmpiresAssociation in2005andwemustacknowledge thework thatGraeme,asau-thor, put into the first ever comprehensiveguideofcricketscoringinNewZealand.
The sixRegionalScoringManagers, along-sideNZC’sNationalScoringManager,haveedited and updated the original trainingaides.Together,thisgrouphavescoredover700FirstClassmatchesandhopetopassonsomeof theirvaluableexperience,and loveofthegameofcricket,toassistyouwithyourscoringexperiences.
Wetrustallyourexperiencesasascorerarepositiveandenjoyable.Thisisonlythestartofyourscoringcareerandwearecertainyouwill have plenty of questions to follow. If atanytimeyouhaveaquestionorrequirealittleguidancepleasedonot hesitate to contactyourRegionalScoringManager.Thecontactdetails for the Regional Scoring Managers
areontheNewZealandCricketUmpiresandScorersAssociationwebsite,www.nzcusa.org.nz
We hope that Cricket Scoring: Getting Started will help you get underway withyourscoringcareer.Itisreallyimportantasascorertoenjoyyourself.Scoringisareward-ing and enjoyable way to contribute to thegameofcricket.Asascoreryounotonlyjointhe ‘ThirdTeam’(UmpiresandScorers) inamatchbutyoualsojointhewiderfamilyofthegamethatwelovesomuch.
There are exciting rewards for scorersthroughout New Zealand and a very goodpathwayhasbeendevelopedfromscoringatJuniorCricketlevelthroughtotheveryhigh-est honour of scoring a TestMatch. Theseopportunitiesexistbut theydo requirehardwork,patienceanddedication.
Wewishyoualltheverybestwiththescoringyoudo,whateverlevelyoubeginatoraspireto.Rememberthemostimportantthingsyouneedasascorerareconcentration,consist-ency and accuracy. But also remember tohavefunandenjoyit!
INTRODUCTIONCricket Scoring: Getting Started hasbeenproduced tohelp introducenewscorerstothebasicsofcricketscoring.Allinstructionshavebeenkeptassimpleaspossiblesoasnottocomplicatetheearlyexperiencesofcricketscoring.
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Thisisalistofthebasicequipmentrequiredtoscoreagameofcricket:
Scorebook or scoresheets Aclipboardmayberequiredifloosesheetsarebeing used,especiallyoutdoors
Pens Preferablynon-runningblackorblueink
Pencils, ruler, erasers, correction fluid.
Spare notebook or pad Forcalculationsornotesetc.
Clock or watch
Binoculars
Chair Andasmalltablewouldbeusefulbutnotalwayspracticable
Dead-BallLegBye Wide
UMPIRE SIGNALSEQUIPMENT
4
NoBall
PlayorBye Boundary4 5Runs
Last-HourNewBallRevokeLast
Signal5PenaltyRuns
(Bowling)
Out
Short-Run
Boundary6
5PenaltyRuns(Batting)
SCORING SYMBOLS The recommended scoring symbols are:
Dot: Fairdeliverywithnorunsscored.
Numerals: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Respectiverunsscoredoffthebattothestriker’scredit.
No Ball: Thissymbolcountsasonerun. Addnumeralswithinthecircleforeachrunscoredoff thebattothestriker’scredit:1 ,2 ,3 ,4 and6. Addonedotwithinthecircleforeachadditionalrunnot scoredoffthebat(NoBall/Byes):(2NoBalls)(3) (4)and(5).
Wide: Thissymbolcountsasonerun. Addonedottoeachofthequadrantsforeachadditional run(multipleWides):(2Wides) (3)(4)and(5).
Byes: B Followedbyasuperscript(B1,B2,B3,B4)numeral indicatingthenumberofByescompleted.
Leg Byes: L Followedbyasuperscript(L1,L2,L3,L4)numeral indicatingthenumberofLegByescompleted.
Wicket: X or W Foradismissaltothebowler’scredit(Bowled,Caught, LegBefore,Wicket,Stumped,orHitWicket).
Run Out: R Forarun-outdismissal(nottothebowler’scredit)and followedbysuperscript(R1,R2,R3)numeralindicating thenumberofrunscompleted.
Captain: TodenotebothCaptains.
Wicket-Keeper: † TodenotebothWicket-Keepers.
BEFORE THE GAME:
1. Arriveatthegroundwellbeforethescheduledstartofplayandintroduceyourself toyourfellowscorerandtotheumpires(ifthereareany).Ensuretheumpiresare awareofyourscoringposition.
2. Asascoreryoushouldalwaysmakesureyourscoringpositionhasaclearviewof theentireground,butespeciallythepitchandumpires.Ifyouareoutsidetrytofind somewhereprotectedfromtheweather(wind,sun,rain).
3. Ifyouarethe‘home’scorerletyourfellowscorerknowwherethescoringposition isandthelocationofthetoilets,canteen,etc.Thetwoscorersmustsittogether duringthematch.
4. CheckwithyourCoach/Captainandwritedownalistofyourteam’splayers (preferablyinbattingorder)andprovideacopytoyourfellowscorer.Theywilldo thesamefortheirteam.Writethislistinyourpad/notebookandnotinthe scorebook/scoresheetsatthisstage.Recordwhohaswonthetossandwhether theyhavechosentobatorbowl.
5. Makeyourselfcomfortableinyourscoringpositionandcompletetheheadingsin thescorebooke.g.BLACKCAPSvAUSTRALIA,Date,Umpires,Scorers,1st InningsofBLACKCAPS,etc.
SCORING A CRICKET MATCH
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AT THE START OF PLAY:
1. Identifythebatsmanthatistakingstrike.Dothesameforthebowlerandrecordtheir namesintheappropriateplaceinthescorebook.Itisgoodetiquettetosharethis informationwithyourfellowscorer.Alsoshareanydistinguishingfeaturesofthe batsmen/bowlersandnotethemonyourpad,especiallyifyou’renotfamiliarwiththe teams/players.
2. TheUmpireswillcallandsignalthestartofplay.Tosignalthestart ofplaytheUmpirewillraise one hand high above his head with an open palm.Youmustacknowledgetheirsignalasthisistheir checkthatyouarereadyforplaytocommence.
3. Ifyourteamisbattingitisalsogoodetiquetteforyouto‘callthe game’bytellingyourpartnerwhatishappening;e.g.“1runtoMcCullum”,“2byes”,“3 runstoGuptill”,etc.Thisteamworkwillhelptomakesureneitherofyoumiss anything.Ifyoufeelthatyouoryourfellowscorerhasmissedsomethingletthem knowimmediately.Itisalwayseasiertocorrectmistakesastheyhappenratherthan findingthemlater,whenmoremistakesmayhaveoccurredasaconsequenceofthefirst.
4. Everyballthatisbowledmustberecorded.Alwaysrecordwhathappensafter acknowledginganysignalstheumpiresmaymake.Onoccasionstheumpirewillmake twosignalsafteraball;e.g.,‘NoBallandFourRuns’or‘NoBallandBye’.Bothsignals mustbeacknowledgedbeforerecordingthem.
5. Thereareanumberofwaystoacknowledgetheumpiressignalsbutitisrecommended thattheyarekeptassimpleaspossible,eitherbyasimplewaveofthehandhigh abovetheheadorwavingawhiteclothhighabovethehead.Whateverwayyou choose,maketheumpiresawareofitatyourpre-matchmeetingwiththem.
DURING THE GAME:
1. Itisgoodpracticetohaveregularcheckswithyourfellowscorerasthegame progresses.Itisrecommendedthatyoucheckthebowlingfiguresattheendofeach over.Oneofyoushouldsaye.g.‘5runsoffthebowler,whohasthefiguresof0for5, teamtotal5’.Afterthenextover‘4runsoffthebowlerwhohasthefiguresof0for4, teamtotal9’etc.
2. Aftereveryfiveoverstheindividualbatsmen’sscoresshouldalsobechecked.
3. Theseconstantchecksarevitaltothesuccessfulbalancingofthebooksattheend oftheinningsandmatch. 4. Ifyouareunsureofthenatureofadismissalorthenameofacatcherdonotmake anunduefuss.Itcaneasilybesortedoutatthenextavailablebreakinplayi.e.drinks breakorendoftheinningsbycheckingwiththeumpiresand/orplayers.
5. InbasicscorebooksalwaysrecordrunsinTHREE PLACES.Thebatsman’sline,the bowlers’lineandtherunningtotal.ItisveryimportanttoALWAYSrecordtherunsin thesamesequenceaftereveryrun;e.g.,2tothebatsman,2onthebowleranalysis,2 offtheteamscore.Youwilldevelopyourownsequencebutconsistencyhelpswhen thepaceofthegameacceleratesasitreducesthelikelihoodoferror. 6. Thereareseveralwaysthatthebattingteamcanaddtotheirtotalscoreierunsmade bythebatsmen,no-balls,wides,byes,legbyes,penaltiesandofcourseitispossible tohavenorunsoffaball.Asimplescoringmethodforeachoftheseeventswillbe presentedinthenextsection.
7. Attheendofthecompletedfirstinningstallythebatsmen’sscoresandaddany extras.Tallyallthebowlers’totalsandaddanybyesorlegbyes(andpenalties). Thesetalliesmustbalance,thencheckthattheycorrespondtothetotalyouhavein the‘teamtotal’.Checkyourtotalswithyourfellowscorerandwhenyouaresatis- fiedyouhavereachedanagreedtotalforTeam1,informtheumpiresandbothteam captains.Oncethishasbeendoneyoucanthenhavesomerefreshmentsandatoilet break.
8. Continueasaboveforthesecondinnings.Attheconclusionofthisinningsrepeat step7.Althoughyouandyourfellowscorershouldbeawareofthetotalyoumust alwaysbalancethebatting,bowlingandteamtotal.Onceyouhavebothreachedan agreedtotalinformtheumpiresandbothcaptainsoftheresultofthegame.
9. Asyouscorethegameyouwillgetplentyofquestionsastotheindividualbatsman’s totals,bowlingfiguresandteamtotaletc.Onlyreplyifyoufeelcomfortabledoing so.Ifitbecomesannoying(oryoufeelunderunduepressure)justpolitelyaskthe persontoleave.Yourjobasascoreristorecordeveryball,anditsconsequences, thatisbowledduringthegame.Tothatendyouwillneedcompleteconcentration.
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BMcCULLUM 1
MGUPTILL 2
NWAGNER 12
DBRACEWELL
NO RUNSEnteradotinthebowler’sbox:
Nootheractionisnecessary.
RUNSThestrikerhitstheballandthebatsmenrun,cross,andmaketheirgroundattheotherend(changeends).Enter‘1’runinthebatsman’sbox:
Andenter‘1’runinthebowler’sbox:
Alsocrossoff‘1’runintheteamtotal:
Thestrikerhitstheballandthebatsmencrosstwiceandmaketheirgroundattheirrespectiveends,meaningtworunshavebeenscored-enter‘2’inthebatsman’sbox:
Andenter‘2’runsinthebowler’sbox:
Alsocrossoff‘2’runsintheteamtotal:
Thisprocesswillcontinuewiththescoringofallfurtherruns(1,2,3,4,6).
BOUNDARIESwillbesignalledbytheUMPIREontwooccasions:
BOUNDARYFOURoccurswhentheballrunsalongthegroundandcrossestheboundaryline.TheUmpirewillcallandsignalbywaving their extended arm horizontally from side to side in front of their body.
BOUNDARYSIXoccurswhentheballishitonthefullovertheboundaryline.TheUmpirewillcallandsignalbyholding their fully extended arms high above their head with open palms.
SCORING PROCESS
NWAGNER
DBRACEWELL
BMcCULLUM 1
MGUPTILL
NWAGNER 1
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
10 11
DISMISSALSWhenabatsmanisdismissed:• TheUMPIREwillindicatethedismissalbyraising one hand high above their head with their index finger extended.• Indicatethebatsmanhasbeendismissedbydrawingadiagonalline besidehislastrecordedscoringshot.• ThenrecordthemodeofdismissalintheHOWOUTcolumn.• BOWLEDisrecordedas‘BOWLED’,thenrecordthebowler’snamein theBOWLERcolumn.• CAUGHTisrecordedas‘C’or‘CT’,thenrecordthecatcher’sname (e.g.,‘CTNETHULA’),thenrecordthebowler’snameintheBowler’scolumn.• RUNOUTisrecordedas‘RUNOUT’,thenrecordthenameofthefielderwhoper- formedtheRUNOUTinsidebracketsbesidethewordsRUNOUT.Rememberthatthe BOWLERdoes notgetcreditedforaRUNOUT.• CAUGHTandBOWLEDisrecordedas‘C&B’intheHOWOUTbox,thenenterthe bowler’snameintheBowler’scolumn.
TorecordadismissalintheBOWLINGanalysisitisrecommendedtouseeitheraWor Xattheplaceintheboxwherethedismissalhasoccurred:
BATSMEN RUNSASSCORED HOWOUT BOWLER SCORE
BMcCULLUM 14126 CTNETHULA WAGNER 14
MGUPTILL 111 BOWLED WAGNER 3
RTAYLOR C&B BRACEWELL 0
DBROWNLIE 2314 STPvanWYK BRACEWELL 10
DFLYNN 6624 BOWLED NMcCULLUM 18
BJWATLING 3214461 RUNOUT(NICOL) 21
JORAM LBW NMcCULLUM 0
AELLIS 22131416 HITWICKET MARTIN 20
KMILLS 321321 NOTOUT 12
TBOULT 2222 BOWLED WAGNER 8
MGILLESPIE 11121 CTMARTIN FRANKLIN 6
BYES 1243 LEG 231 WIDES 112 NO 1111 10 BYES 6 4 BALLS 4 EXTRAS 24
TOTAL 136
FALL OF WICKETSInallscorebooks/scoresheetsyouarerequiredtorecordtheFALLOFWICKETS(FOW).ThesealsoprovidePARTNERSHIPdetails.
Whenabatsmanisdismissedrecordthefollowing: • Teamscoreatthattime • Dismissedbatsman’sname • Not-OutBatsman’snameandtherunstheyhavescoredatthedismissal • Thenumberofrunsscoredinthatparticularpartnership • Minutesofthepartnership,butonlyifyouareconfidentlyrecordingtimes
Ifyoufindthatyoudonothaveenoughtimetocompletethesedonotgetflustered–justrecordthescore,thentheinitialsofthebatsmen(lightlyinpencil).Youcanreturnattheendoftheinnings(orattheendofthematch)tocompletethissection.Thesedetailsarenotvitaltothescoringofthematchsoonlycompletethemifyoufeelcomfortabledoingso.
1 2NWAGNER 4 W 1 - 7
WKT SCORE BATSMANOUT BATSMANNOTOUT RUNS MINS &SCORE
1 15 GUPTILL McCULLUM12 15 22
2 15 TAYLOR McCULLUM12 0 2
3 24 McCULLUM BROWNLIE5 9 17
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
WKT SCORE BATSMANOUT BATSMANNOTOUT RUNS MINS &SCORE
1 15 MG BM
2 15 RT BM
3 24 BM DB
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12 13
• CrossthenumberofLEGBYEScompletedofftheTeamTotal.Itishelpfulifyou placeasmallLwheretheeventoccurredifacheckisneededlater.
RememberthatBYESandLEGBYESare notdebitedagainstthebowler.Theyarecred-itedtothebattingside,but not tothestriker.Therunscompletedarescoredasappropri-ateextras.
NO BALLSANOBALLwillbecalledandsignalledbytheUmpireifthebowlerhasunfairlydeliveredtheball.TosignaltheNOBALLtheumpirewillextend their right arm out horizontally from his body.Youmustacknowledgetheumpire’sNOBALLsignal.ANOBALLisalwaysa1runpenaltyirrespectiveofwhatelsehappensaftertheballhasbeendelivered.AnextraballmustalwaysbebowledinthesameoverforeveryNOBALLbowledinthatover.ANOBALLshouldberecordedinthebowler’sboxasacircle.Thiscirclealwayscountsas1run.Youmustacknowledgetheumpire’ssignalforaNOBALL. • TheNOBALListoberecordedintheNOBALLboxandnottothebatsman. • EnteraOinthebowlersbox.NOBALLSdocountasrunsagainstthebowler. • CrosstheNOBALLofftheTeamTotal.Itishelpfulifyouplaceasmall wheretheeventoccurredifacheckisneededlater.
EXTRASTheExtrasLineisusedtorecordthetypeandnumberofrunsscoredoffanydeliverywherethefieldingteamconcedesextras.
Thislineisdividedintofivesections:Byes,LegByes,Wides,NoBalls,andPenaltyRuns.
BYESShouldthebatsmencrossandmakegoodtheirgroundattheirrespectiveendsafterafairdeliveryandtheumpireatthebowlersendextends their right arm high above their head with an open palmtheyaresignallingthatBYESaretobe recorded.This indicates that thebatsmanhasnothit theball.Youmustacknowledgetheumpire’sBYEsignal.Therun(s)aretoberecordedintheBYESboxandnottothebatsman.
EnteraBinthebowlersboxwithasmallnumberofthenumberofBYEScompletedtotheupperorlowerrightoftheB,e.g.B4.Theserunsdo not countasrunsagainstthebowler.
CrossthenumberofBYEScompletedofftheteamtotal.ItishelpfulifyouplacetheBYEandrunsymbolwheretheeventoccurredincaseacheckisneededlater.
LEG BYESShouldthebatsmencrossandmakegoodtheirgroundattheirrespectiveendsafterafairdeliveryandtheUmpireatthebowler’sendtaps their bent, raised kneetheyaresignallingthatLEGBYESaretoberecorded.Thisindicatesthatthebatsmanhasnothittheballwiththebat,buttheballhastouchedsomepartofthebatsman’sperson(butnothisbat).Youmustacknowledgetheumpires’LEGBYEsignal. • Therun(s)aretoberecordedintheLEGBYESboxandnottothebatsman. • EnteraLinthebowlersboxwithasmallnumberofthenumberofLEGBYES completedtotheupperorlowerrightortheL.e.g.L3.Theserunsdo notcountas runsagainstthebowler.
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
4
NWAGNER 12 B4
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
43
NWAGNER 12 B4 L3
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10L3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
43 1
NWAGNER 12
B4 L3
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10L3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
14 15
IftheUmpiresignalsaNOBALLandthebatsmanhitstheballandrunsarescored,acknowledgetheUmpires’NOBALLsignal.
RecordtheNOBALLintheNOBALLbox.
Recordtherun(s)completedinthebatsman’sbox
Enterawiththenumberofrunscompletedinsidethecircleinthebowler’sbox:
Crossoffthenumberofrunscompletedas well astheNOBALLofftheteamtotal.(2com-pletedrunsbecomes3runscrossedofftheteamtotal)
IftheUmpiresignalsaNOBALLandthensignalseitheraBYEorLEGBYEafterthebatsmenhaverun,thisistoindicatethatthebatsmanhasnot hittheball.YouwillrecordallrunscompletedoffthatdeliveryasNOBALLS.YoumustacknowledgebothsignalsseparatelythattheUmpiremakes.
RecordtheNOBALLSintheNOBALLbox.
No runswillberecordedinthebatsman’sbox
EnteraOwithdotsinsidetoindicatethenumberofruns(byes/legbyes)completedinsidethecircleinthebowler’sbox.Alltheserunsarecountedasrunsagainstthebowler
Crossoffthenumberofrunscompletedas well astheNOBALLofftheteamtotal.(2completedrunsbecomes3runscrossedofftheteamtotal)Markeachrunwiththe(NOBALL)icon.
WIDES
AWIDEwillbecalledandsignalledbytheUmpireiftheballhaspassedtoowideofthestrikertohitit.TosignalaWIDEtheUm-pirewillhold both arms out horizontally with open palms.AnextraballmustalwaysbebowledinthesameoverforeveryWIDEbowledinthatover.YoumustacknowledgetheUmpiresWIDEsignal.AWIDEisre-cordedasa:inthebowlersbox.IfnothingelsehappensfromtheballotherthantheWIDEthereisa1runpenalty.
RecordtheWIDEintheWIDEbox:
No runswillberecordedinthebatsman’sbox:
NWAGNER 12 B4L3
DBRACEWELL
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
43 11
BMcCULLUM 12
MGUPTILL 2
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
43113
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10L31112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
BMcCULLUM 12
MGUPTILL 2
NWAGNER 12 B4L3
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10L31112 1314151617 18 19
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
431113
BMcCULLUM 12
MGUPTILL 2
16 17
2
Enterainthebowler’sbox.AllWIDESarecountedasrunsagainstthebowler:
CrosstheWIDEofftheteamtotal.MarkeachWIDEwiththe(WIDE)icon.
IftheUmpiresignalsaWIDEandthebatsmenrun,recordthenumberofrunscompletedplusthe1runpenaltyfortheWIDE.Placeadotineachquadrantofthefortherunscompleted.I.e..Remember,youmustacknowledgetheUmpire’sWIDEsignal.
RecordtheWIDE(S)intheWIDESbox:
Do notrecordanythingintheBatsman’sbox:
Enterawithadotineachofthequadrantstoindicatethenumberofrunscompletedinthebowler’sbox.AllWIDESarecountedasrunsagainstthebowler
Crossoffthenumberofrunscompletedas well astheWIDEofftheteamtotal.(2com-pletedrunsbecomes3WIDEScrossedofftheteamtotal)
PENALTY RUNSPenaltyRunsaremore likely tobeawardedas the levelofcricket increases. In theunlikelyeventofthembeingawardedwehavegivenabriefexplanationofthemhere.PenaltyRunsawardedtoeithersidearedeemedasfiveextras,butarenottiedtoaspecificballorbowler.WhenPenaltyRunsareawardedtotheBattingTeamtheyareaddedtothecurrentinningsscoresheet.WhenPenaltyRunsareawardedtotheBowlingTeamtheyareaddedtothepreviousinningsscoresheetiftheyhavebattedortothenextinningsscoresheetiftheyhavenotbatted.
Penalty Runs (Batting)Right hand tapping the opposite shoulder.
Thebowler’sendumpire,normallyafterconsultationwiththesquarelegumpire,willmakethissignalwhentheballisdeadtoaward5Pen-altyRunstothebattingteam.BattingPenaltyRunsarerareandsomeplayingconditionswillnotallowthemtobeawardedbyplayer/umpires,butonlybyqualifiedumpires.Whentheyarepermitted,however,theyusuallyoccurwhentheball,beinginplay,touchesafield-inghelmetplacedontheground.ThereareotherfieldingoffencesforwhichPenaltyRunscanbeawarded,butinnocircumstancesaretheyattributedtoaparticularballofanover.
Penalty Runs (Bowling)Left hand tapping the opposite shoulder.
Thebowler’sendumpire,normallyafterconsultationwiththesquarelegumpire,willmake thissignalwhen theball isdead toaward5PenaltyRuns to thebowling team.BowlingPenaltyRunsare rareandsomeplayingconditionswillnotallow themtobeawardedbyplayer/umpires,butonlybyqualifiedumpires.Whentheyarepermitted,however, theyusuallyoccurwhen thebatsmenhaveal-readybeenwarnedforrepeatedlyrunningonthewicketwhencom-pletingruns.ThereareotherbattingoffencesforwhichPenaltyRunscan be awarded, but in no circumstances are they attributed to aparticularballofanover.
NWAGNER •12 B4L3
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10L31112 131415161718+ 19
BYES LEGBYES WIDES NOBALLS PENALTIES
431311
BMcCULLUM 12
MGUPTILL 2
NWAGNER •12 B4L3
DBRACEWELL
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7B4 8 9
10L31112 131415+16+17+ 18 19
18 19
2
2
BATSMEN RUNSASSCORED HOWOUT BOWLER SCORE
BMcCULLUM 14126 CTNETHULA NWAGNER 14
MGUPTILL 111 BOWLED NWAGNER 3
RTAYLOR C&B BRACEWELL 0
DBROWNLIE 2314 STPvanWYK BRACEWELL 10
DFLYNN 6624 BOWLED NMcCULLUM 18
BJWATLING 3214461 RUNOUT(NICOL) 21
JORAM LBW NMcCULLUM 0
AELLIS 22131416 HITWICKET MARTIN 20
KMILLS 321321 NOTOUT 12
TBOULT 2222 BOWLED NWAGNER 8
MGILLESPIE 11121 CTMARTIN FRANKLIN 6
BYES 1243 LEG 231 WIDES 112 NO 1111 10 BYES 6 4 BALLS 4 EXTRAS 24 TOTAL 136
END OF OVERAnoverconsistsofsixlegaldeliveries.NoBallsandWidesarenotcountedas‘ballsinanover’.AfterthebowlingofsixlegaldeliveriestheUmpirewillcall“over”andtheUmpiresandPlayerswillmovetotheirnewpositions.IntheunlikelyeventthatanUmpiremiss-countsitisyourdutytorecordonlytheballsbowledintheover.DonotmakeafussbutquietlylettheUmpireknowatthefirstavailablebreak.
Attheendofeachoveryoumustrecordthebowler’sfiguresinthelowerpartoftheboxnexttohisname.Thesearealwayscumulativetotals.
IfnorunswerescoredofftheoverthisisreferredtoasaMAIDENOVER.ThisistoberecordedbyinsertingtheletterMinthebowler’sanalysis.
IfthebowlertakesawicketduringaMAIDENOVERthisisknownasaWICKETMAID-ENandcanberecordedtwowaysinthebowler’sanalysis,eitherbyplacingaWorWMinthebowler’sanalysis.
Pleaserememberitisgoodpracticetohaveregularcheckswithyourfellowscorerasthegameprogresses.Itisrecommendedthatyoucheckthebowlingfiguresattheendofeachover.Oneofyoushouldsaye.g.‘5runsoffthebowler,whohasthefiguresof0for5,teamtotal5’.Afterthenextover‘4runsoffthebowlerwhohasthefiguresof0for4,teamtotal9’etc.
END OF INNINGS (BATTING)AttheendofeachcompletedinningsofthebattingteamyoumustreconciletheBATTINGTOTAL.Thisisdonebyaddingalltheindividualbatsman’sscorestogether,thenaddingtheEXTRAS(includingPenaltyRuns)tothattotal.ThisgivesyoutheBATTINGTOTAL.
WeencourageyoutoworkwithyourfellowscorerasyoubalanceyourBATTINGTOTAL.OnceyouarehappytheBATTINGTOTALbalances,thencheckthatitagreeswiththerunscrossedoffontheTEAMTOTAL(cumulativetotal)thenmovetoaddandbalancetheBOWLINGTOTAL.
END OF INNINGS (BOWLING)AttheendofeachcompletedinningsofthebattingteamyoumustalsoreconciletheBOWLINGTOTAL.ThisisdonebyaddingalltheindividualBOWLERSfigurestogether,thenaddingtheappropriateEXTRAS(BYESandLEGBYESandanyPENALTYRUNS),to that total. This gives you the BOWLING TOTAL. Remember thatWIDES and NOBALLSshouldhavealreadybeenincludedintheBOWLINGTOTAL.
O=OVERS.M=MAIDENS.R=RUNS.W=WICKETS
NWAGNER 234--1
116121
0-170-22
DBRACEWELL 000
000
0-0
NWAGNER
WWM1-222-22
BOWLERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 O M R W
NWAGNER 10 2 18 3
DBRACEWELL 10 3 22 2
NMcCULLUM 10 4 33 2
CMARTIN 10 0 23 1
JFRANKLIN 10 5 24 1
EXTRAS 16 1RO
TOTAL 50 14 136 10
20 21
WealsoencourageyoutoworkwithyourfellowscorerasyoubalanceyourBOWLINGTOTAL.Onceyouhavecompletedthebowlers‘figures’andyouarehappythattheBATTINGandBOWLINGbalancesandcorrespondswiththeTEAMTOTAL,yourjobiscomplete.
Asyouhavebeencheckingregularlythroughouttheinnings/matchthetasksaboveshouldnotbeanoneroustaskandwillhelpyoufindanyerrorssooner(avoidsanyten-sionorarguments).Theseregularcheckswillhelpyou‘knowthetotal’asthematchprogressesandthereconciliationoftheBATTING/BOWLING/TEAMtotalsisjusttoconfirmthatbothscorebooksarethesameinallrespects.
TIMESAsyoustartoffyourscoringcareeryoumaynotwishtorecordtimesbutshouldyoudecidetohereisabriefsummaryofasimplewaytodothis.
Insomescoresheetsorscorebooksthereisarequirementtoaddinthetimefortheindividualbatsmen,battingpartnershipsandtheteams’innings.Thesedonothavetobeadifficultorconfusingtask.
IntheexamplebelowBMcCullumstartedhisinningsat11:00andwasdismissedat11:41.ThismeansthatbothhisinningstimeandhispartnershipwithMGuptillbothlastedfor41minutes.One minute is always added to the dismissed batsman’s time for the incoming batsman’s start time.MGuptillstartedhisinningsat11:00andwasdismissedat12:06sohisindividualbattingtimewas66minutes.ThepartnershipbetweenMGuptillandRTayloriscalculatedbycountingtheminutesfromwhenRTaylorstartedhisinningsuntilMGuptillwasdismissed.11:42to12:06=24minutes.Thiscalculationisrepeatedforallsubsequentbatsmenandpartnerships.
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Inthisexampletheinningsstartedat11:00andfinishedwhenMGillespie,the10thandfinalbatsman,wasdismissedat2:30pm.Thereforetheinningstimewas210minutes.
Thenotoutbatsman’sminutesarealsocalculatedusingthisendofinningstime,sointhisexampleJOram’sbattingtimeis34minutes.
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IN BATSMEN RUNSASSCORED HOWOUT BOWLER RUNS MINS OUT
11:0011:41 BMcCULLUM 41
11:0012:06 MGUPTILL 66
11:42 RTAYLOR
IN BATSMEN RUNSASSCORED HOWOUT BOWLER RUNS MINS OUT
11:0011:41 BMcCULLUM 41
11:0012:06 MGUPTILL 66
11:421:41
RTAYLOR 119
12:071:50
DBROWNLIE 103
1:421:55 DFLYNN 13
1:512:03
BJWATLING 12
1:562:30
JORAM NOTOUT 34
2:042:10
AELLIS 6
2:112:20 KMILLS 9
2:212:25 TBOULT 4
2:262:30
MGILLESPIE 4