Nottinghamshire Recreational Cricket

About The Courses
There are a number of skills required to become a scorer in cricket and we’re here to help you get to grips with all of them from the very basics, to advanced techniques. Here’s an overview of the courses available and how they all fit together.

Introductory course
The aim of this course is to provide you with the basic skills and knowledge to record a cricket match. It won’t teach you everything you need to know, but it will give you the tools and confidence to get started.

Topics covered include: completing a scoring record, recognising umpire's signals, standard scoring symbols.

For more details on introductory courses contact Anne Cusworth 0115 953 9478 or email: ecb.aco@ecb.co.uk for course availability.

Basic Scoring - online course
This free entry level course is designed to provide you with all the skills needed to start scoring You don’t need any prior knowledge of scoring to participate.

The course covers the basics of scoring a game of cricket such as scoring symbols, umpire signals, dismissals and gives a helpful overview of the Laws of the game

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Club Scorer – how to record a cricket match
Club Scorer is the course for anyone wanting to score on a regular basis and is the only one to comprehensively teach you how to score. This course is suitable for complete beginners and existing scorers who want to improve their skills. On completion of the course you’ll receive an ECB ACO club scorer certificate.

Course -
Venue: Trent Bridge
Date: Sun 20th & 27th February 2022anuary 2020 - 16th February 2020
Time: 10:00am - 1pm, registration from 9:30 am on the first morning.
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If you’d like to progress past club scorer on the pathway, you will need to become an official member of ECB ACO.

ECB ACO Level 1 – scoring the game
Level 1 is open to any member of ECB ACO who’s completed the club scorer course. Not a taught course, this award is attained by scoring a minimum of 10 matches and getting some colleague feedback to go in your scoring portfolio. When you’re ready, bring your portfolio for professional discussion with an ECB ACO scorer assessor. Successful candidates will be issued with an ECB ACO level 1 scorer’s certificate.

ECB ACO Level 2 – planning and preparation
This one-day course is for ECB ACO members who are accredited level 1 scorers and are thinking about scoring matches for multiple clubs, in new and longer formats of the game. It doesn’t contain any more details on how to score but focuses on the planning and preparation required when scoring away from your own club and some of the additional duties that a scorer could perform.

Topics covered in this course include:-
• Planning and preparation when scoring for a new club or in unfamiliar surroundings
• Other people that a scorer might interact with • Understanding match regulations applied in one-day cricket
• Laws of cricket governing one day cricket (e.g. Follow-on, Declaration, Last Hour)
• Consideration of alternative methods of scoring
• Producing statistics
• Interpreting events that may occur on the field of play
• Working conditions (scorebox design and etiquette)
• What makes a good scorer?

Achieving SL2 accreditation:
Having attended this one day course, scorers will need to score a minimum of 10 matches, putting into practice the topics covered in the course. They will need to build a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate this and when ready, apply for professional discussion and assessment, the cost of which has been incorporated into the SL2 course fee.

Course Details
Date: Sat 28th march 2020
Venue: Trent Bridge
Times: 10am - 4pm
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Continuous professional development (CPD) modules
To advance along the scorer’s pathway there are three continuous professional development modules for linear scoring, electronic scoring and Duckworth Lewis Stern calculations. These are available to anyone from Level 1 onwards and all carry ECB ACO certificates of attendance.

1. Duckworth Lewis Stern CPD module
This module is designed to explain the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method of setting a revised target when there has been a suspension in play in a one-day match. It looks at the brief history of DLS and considers the difference between DLS formats. It includes practical sessions for both DLS Professional (computer program) and DLS Standard (manual calculations). Scorers attending this module will need to bring their own laptop but the DLS professional software will be provided on the day.

When completed you’ll receive an ECB ACO Duckworth Lewis Stern certificate.

2. Linear CPD module
This module teaches existing scorers how to complete a linear scoresheet, which is an alternative layout of paper scoresheet to the conventional box style scoring record.

The course contains a large practical element of scoring a recorded match, after spending time getting familiar with the new layout of scoresheet. Linear scoresheets make a good back-up system when scoring electronically.

When completed you’ll receive an ECB ACO linear scoring certificate.

3. Electronic scoring CPD module
This module teaches existing scorers how to use a specific scoring software package called total cricket scorer.

To attend this module, you will need to purchase a full total cricket scorer licence and bring your own laptop with total cricket scorer pre-installed.

The course is a hands-on practical workshop covering setting up and scoring a match, editing entries, printing, importing/exporting and uploading results to the Play-Cricket website.

When completed you’ll receive an ECB ACO total cricket scorer certificate.