GETTING STARTED cricket

GETTING STARTED cricket

GETTING STARTED cricket

cricket - Note: You should familiarize yourself with any local rules which apply to matches played in your competition.

2.1    EQUIPMENT

1.    Copy of local rules and the Laws of Cricket – 2000 Code.
2.    Scorebook.
3.    Pens (non-run in case your book gets wet).
4.    Clock, Pencils, Ruler, Rubber, Calculator.
5.    Clips (useful on windy days). Spare notepad for calculations.
6.    Umbrella (on some grounds you will not be under cover), Chair.

2.2    HEADINGS

Always write the details and the date of the game you are scoring for. Sounds simple but a lot of people omit this information and it can lead to endless problems later in a season if the scorebook falls apart!!

2.3    PLAYERS

Write down a list of players of both sides before you start. Even better, get the batting order if possible.
Don’t write the full batting order in your scorebook even if the Captain gives it to you – Captains are notorious for changing their minds but at least if you have the list you are familiar with their names.
2.4    BATSMAN FACING
Find out which batsman is facing the first ball and write his name down as Number 1 Bat.
The next batsman is obviously Number 2 and you can also write his name down in the space provided. Sometimes you will not get a positive answer from the batsmen about who is going to face – comments like “We’ll decide when we get out there” etc are common.
If so just work out which is which, and watch where they take guard.
2.5    BOWLER
Ask for the name of the opening bowler and write his name in the space for the first bowler and so on.

2.6    TIME
When the game is about to commence the Umpire will wave to the scorers and you should acknowledge by returning this wave and note the time as the start of innings.
Good scorers will check the time with the Umpires before the game starts and then everyone has the same time – if you don’t have official Umpires, use your own watch.
Write the time for the start of the innings next to the first two batsmen as being the time they both started to bat and the innings commenced.
As each new batsman goes in you should write their time in the space provided and when they are out write the time out in that space as provided also.

2.7    ACKNOWLEDGING SIGNALS

It is your responsibility to ALWAYS acknowledge all the Umpire’s signals throughout the match. Keep the signal(s) simple – just a wave by one arm above your head - complicated movements might cause the Umpire to think there is a problem off the field.
Note: There could be more than one signal. e.g. A boundary four off a no ball.
In such cases you must acknowledge BOTH signals.

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