ECB Scoring Course

This course is designed to give people new to scoring the knowledge and confidence to have a go at scoring in cricket. No prior experience of scoring is required before attending the course.

Whether you plan to support junior softball cricket or a hard ball game, this course will cover the following topics:

• Understanding the role of the Scorer
• Recognise umpire signals and what they mean for scoring
• Gain an understanding of both paper and electronic scoring
• Understand how to end the game and identify results correctly
• Have an awareness of safeguarding responsibilities whilst scoring.

The course is all completed online and can be completed all in one go or broken up into small bitesize amounts that suit your needs and schedule.

To gain your certificate, you must complete all of the online learning. There is no cost for this course and all scorers will be offered free membership to join the Association of Cricket Officials via the online learning platform on completion.

SIGN UP TO THE COURSE HERE! 

Duckworth-Lewis Stern (DLS)

This session introduces scorers to the theory behind DLS, the theory to manually calculate DLS target scores, the terminology involved and how to use the DLS calculators within PCS Pro and the Play-Cricket Scoring App.

Statistics

This session introduces scorers to the theory and relevance of certain statistics that are required of a scorer to perform during a game, understanding how to record and report on relevant interruptions both when scoring manually and electronically.

PCS Pro Scoring

This session introduces scorers to scoring cricket matches via the Play-Cricket Scorer Professional (PCSPro) software and database, covering all key aspects from fixture creation and team selection to methodology on how to score a match and finalise the result accurately.

ECB Scoring Development Programme

Launching in 2027, the ECB Scoring Development Programme will support the additional learning of scorers who are looking for progression from the Representative Game Scorer – Professional (S2) to the Professional Game Scorer (S1) levels. This programme will cover the key differences from operating in 2nd XI professional men’s cricket through to the full professional game, including the key regulations around anti-corruption, working practices in the professional game and working with key stakeholders (for example
broadcast colleagues, match managers, etc).

ECB Scoring Pathway

New for 2026, the ECB Scoring Pathway is designed to provide clarity as to what is expected of scorers at all levels of the game, with structured learning opportunities being provided to support scorers’ development. The pathway is open to all scorers but to progress beyond S5 level, scorers must be a full member of the ECB ACO. For more information, please contact Ben Osborne.

Full details on the ECB Scoring Pathway can be found here!

Information on joining the ECB ACO can be found here!

If you are interested in progressing along the pathway, please complete this EOI here!