Scorer Introductory Course

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• Scorer Introductory Course

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Course Content

• Understand the role of scorer and equipment
• A basic knowledge of the Laws of cricket
  including umpire signals and actions
• How to maintain and complete a scoring record
  including
• what is a run and how to score it
• how to balance batting and bowling runs
• methods of dismissal
• does a delivery count as one of the over
• penalties
• dead ball
• completed innings

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Law 4 The Scorers

• Obey all umpires signals even if you think they
  are wrong
• Acknowledge all signals promptly and clearly
• Record without scorers there is little point in
  playing!
• Check as often as possible within your own book
  and with your colleague

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Keeping the scoreboard

• This is NOT your job!
• There are always enough non-playing batsmen to
  keep the scoreboard going
• do not be afraid to ask!

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Equipment

• pens, pencils and a pencil sharpener
• eraser or correction fluid
• the Laws of Cricket
• DCB Spielordnung
• local match regulations
• watch or clock
• something bright to signal to the Umpires
• a notebook
• the scorebook!

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Before the Game

• arrive early at least 30 minutes before the
  start of play
• check where you are scoring can you see?
• talk to the Umpires very important (Law 3.2)
• ask the captains for batting/ bowling lists
• who wins the toss and who bats first?
• restrictions for junior players
• be sure you know how to decide the result in
  case of bad light or rain
• check out where the toilets are!

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Captains and Wicketkeepers

• Captain ?
• Wicketkeeper

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Scoring symbols I

• No run, no signal ! (dot ball)
• Runs off the bat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 even 7 or 8
  if legally run!!
• Wide lt ' ( ? runs off the bat not possible
• No ball " runs not off the bat
• \ _ runs off the bat

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Scoring symbols II
Bye ) Wicket W W Leg bye Run out
R R 1
2 3 etc
Underlining is used to show that something
unusual has happened, for example the batsman is
not at the expected end because of a run out, or
short runs
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Law 22 - The Over
An over is made up of 6 fair deliveries all
balls bowled must be recorded A maiden cannot
contain a wide or no ball A maiden is a complete
over with no score against the bowler M An
accidental 5 or 7 ball over can be a maiden A
part over cannot be a maiden over If a wicket
credited to a bowler falls in a maiden, it become
a wicket maiden - W
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Law 4.2 correctness of scores

• Check your book as often as possible
• Check with your colleague regularly that the
  scores agree
• Batsmens runs Bowling extras Runs off
  bowlers
• Runs off bowlers Fielding extras Total score

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Law 4.2 correctness of scores

• Check your scores as often as possible
• at the end of each over
• at the loss of each wicket
• at any interval
• at the end of an innings
• at the end of the days play
• at the end of the match

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Law 18 What is a run and how do we score it?

• The score is reckoned in runs. A run is scored
• a) so often as the batmen, when the ball is in
  play, cross and make good their ground from end
  to end
• b) when a boundary is scored
• c) when penalty runs are awarded
• d) when Lost ball is called

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Penalties

• boundary 6 must be hit by the bat
• Lost ball usually 6
• penalty 5 to the batting team
• penalty 5 to the fielding team

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Short runs

• Scorers will be advised by the umpires if the
  batsmen run but do not make good their ground
• If the batsmen run 2 and BOTH umpire signal
  short, only 1 run scored
• If both umpires signal short after 3 or more
  runs, the bowlers end umpire will advise the
  scorers.
• If the umpires consider the batsmen deliberately
  ran short, he may send them back to their
  original ends and disallow all runs.
• If there is a repetition of deliberate short
  running, the umpires may award 5 penalty runs to
  the fielding side.

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Law 22.4 Does the ball count as one of the over?

• wide
• no ball
• called dead
• following the award of 5 penalty runs
• Law 2.6 fielder returns to field of play
  without permission and comes into contact with
  the ball in play
• Law 41.2 fielder deliberately fields the ball in
  play with some other item not part of his person
• Law 42.4 deliberate attempt to distract the
  striker
• Law 42.5 fielder deliberately distracts or
  obstructs either batsman after the striker has
  received the ball

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Dead ball

• The ball is dead when
• it is finally settled in the hands of the bowler
  or wicketkeeper
• a boundary is scored
• a batsman is out
• it becomes trapped in the clothing of a batsman
• it becomes trapped between bat and person of the
  batsman
• it becomes lodged in the helmet of a fielder
• a penalty is awarded
• Lost ball is called (Laws 41.2, 41.3, 2.6)
• umpire calls over or time

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Law 21 The Result

• Win by runs
• The side batting first wins by runs
• In a two innings match a side may win by an
  innings and (excess) runs if they only bat once
  and the opposition has completed both innings.

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Law 21 The result

• Win by wickets
• The side batting last wins by the wickets
• Example
• Side A score 150 all out off 50 overs
• Side B score 151 for 3 off 25 overs
• Side B win by 7 wickets

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Law 21 The result

• Tie
• The scores must be level and the side batting
  last must have completed its innings.

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Law 21 The result

• Draw
• Any match where the result cannot be determined
  as a win or a tie
• Match Conceded or Match Awarded
• If a match is decided by either side conceding
  defeat or refusing to play the result shall be
  stated as Match Conceded or Match Awarded. The
  umpires will direct the scorers how they are to
  record the match result.
• Local and national competitions often have
  different provisions for determining the match
  result but these are dealt with in the
  competition rules and regulations and do not form
  part of the Laws of Cricket.

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Law 21 The result

• Winning hit or extras
• where the scores are level and a No ball or Wide
  is called then the batting side has won (due to
  the one run penalty) and no other runs (or a
  dismissal) will count
• if the scores are level and the batsmen complete
  one run but the striker is out caught then that
  one run is disallowed and the batsman is out
• when less than the boundary allowance is
  required to win, if the striker hits the ball
  towards the boundary and the batsmen run the
  number of runs required to win before the ball
  crosses the boundary, then only the runs
  completed count (the boundary allowance will not
  be awarded.

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Law 21.7 The result

• Win by penalty runs.
• If the side batting last has lost all its wickets
  but, as the result of an award of 5 penalty runs
  at the end of the match, has scored a total of
  runs in excess of the total scored by the
  opposing side, the result shall be stated as a
  win to that side by penalty runs.
• (The side fielding last cannot win by penalty
  runs)