Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2012

54 HINTS TO SCORERS The scorers must accept the umpire’s signals and instructions and, though it is no part of their duty to dictate to the umpires, mutual consultation to clear up doubtful points is, at all times, permissible and welcome. Give the bowler’s name if the batsman is out bowled, caught, stumped, leg before wicket or hit wicket. If a batsman is caught, no run is scored, even though the batsman might have crossed but, if a batsman is run out attempting a second, or subsequent run, the completed run(s) count. The one run penalty for a no-ball or wide is in addition to any other runs scored. All runs scored off no-balls and wides, including the penalty run itself, are to be debited against the bowler. If, from a no-ball, the batsman plays the ball with his bat, runs which result will be credited to him, except for the one penalty run which will be a no-ball extra. If the batsman does not play the ball with his bat all runs will be no-ball extras. NO-BALL e.g O= one run penalty O.. = one run penalty plus two no-ball extras O 3 = one run penalty plus three runs scored off the bat WIDE e.g + = one run penalty + . = one run penalty plus one wide extra The total runs scored by all batsmen plus all runs scored as no-balls or wides [the bowling extras] must equal the total runs conceded by all the bowlers. The total runs conceded by all the bowlers plus all runs scored by byes, leg byes and penalty runs to the batting side [the fielding extras] must equal the total innings score. The summary section of the bowling analysis should show the number of no-balls and wides bowled as opposed to how many runs have been scored off the no-balls and wides. During the progress of the game both scorers should frequently check the total to ensure that the score books agree; the home club scorer should complete the League Result Sheet as the game proceeds. When recording details of the first innings of a match on the Result Sheet before the end of the game, record any penalty runs, the total extras and the innings total in pencil. These are provisional and will have to be amended if, during the second innings of the match, any 5 run penalties are awarded to the team which batted first.