QCSA Handbook on scoring 2010 - Queensland Cricket

Breaks in playBreaks in play can be both formal and informal. Formal breaks include:• lunch• tea• stumps (end of the day)• end of innings• end of the match.Informal breaks occur if there is a weather interruption or an injury time.In general, breaks in play are an opportunity for you to reconcile yourscorebook to ensure that everything balances, but there are also some thingsyou must do at particular breaks.StumpsThe end of the day’s play in a two-day or longer match is called ‘stumps’. Atstumps, you need to record which batter faced the last ball of the day, whobowled the last over, and the end from which the last over was bowled. Thisis important so that when the game recommences, which is probably thenext week, a bowler does not bowl consecutive overs and the correct batteris facing. Most books have a space to record these details, but if your bookdoes not, record the details in the notes or in a margin.Handy hintIn Australia, pitches usually lie north–south. It is handy to use thisorientation when recording the end a bowler is bowling from.You should record the batters’ names,their individual scores, total sundries,the total score (e.g. 3-46) and the totalovers bowled in the match so far.You need to balance your book, and compare your totals with your partner toensure you agree.• Add up the not out batters’ runs and pencil them in.• Total all batters runs and sundries.• Extend the bowlers’ figures to their summary columns and pencilthem in.Queensland Cricket Scorers Association43