VCA Umpires and Scorers Association(VCAUSA)
Fellowship amongst Cricket Umpires and Scorers
VCAUSa SCORER member resources
Scoring a Cricket Match is much more than recording runs and wickets. There is some truth that anyone can become a Scorer, but that is only true if they are steered in the right direction, so that they are aware of what they need to know, and do.
Right throughout the Laws of the Game, there is mention of the Scorers, and whilst many of these Laws might be common-sense, there are also many that are lesser-known; these need to be explained to the inexperienced Scorer.
In these pages, you'll see the Official Cricket Victoria Scoring Handbook, plus a video of a presentation for Scorers, on the correct scoring practices. The Scorers manual and the video have been designed by esteemed Australian Scorer and VCAUSA Committee Member Mike Ringham.
it is worth noting that the current e-Scoring methods used these days is not actually a scorebook but a way of publishing a match scorecard on Social Media. The Scorebook remains your Club's historical record of every Match, and as the Scorer, it should be your priority.
Feel free to browse the content - you'll be fascinated by it.
Scorer Resources
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The Official Cricket Victoria Scoring Handbook
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Video presentation for Club Scorers, on the correct scoring practices
A bit about Mike
Mike's dedication to the game began in 1947 in England, before emigrating to Melbourne in 1956. He quickly established himself as a leading Scorer, and first joined the Essendon Cricket club in Victorian District Cricket. He moved to Melbourne Cricket club in 1975 as the 1st XI Scorer, and he has been an integral part of cricket history since.
Mike's notable achievements
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Scored nearly 1,200 matches, including 40 Test Matches
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Scorer for the 2nd and 3rd Men's Cricket World Cups and the 1985 Men's Ashes Tour
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Longtime advocate and educator for cricket scorers, an dled the inaugural Victorian Cricket Scorer education session in 2024
Mike's tips to becoming a competent Scorer
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get into a routine that suits you, and then stick to it
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every time a ball is bowled, the batting team Scorer should call out what happened
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at the end of each Over, the bowling team scorer should call out the number of runs to be debited to the bowler, and the cumulative numbe rof runs against that bowler
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at the end of the Over, the bowling team's Scorer should also call out the number of runs to be added to the overall score, an dto the adjusted total
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If both Scorers agree, then both books have the same details
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if you don't agree with any of the calls, immediately check that Over with the other Scorer to sort the reason for the difference.
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Never wait until the end of the innings to sort out the error