• Use a dot for each ball received by a batsman when there are no runs scored so that the number of deliveries to a batman may be determined.

• Use a ‘W’ for a ‘Wicket’ in the bowler’s statistics. A ‘W’ should not be used to indicate a ‘Wide’.

• Leg Byes and Byes need not be recorded in bowler’s statistics; just an entry in the ‘Extras’ is sufficient.

• Use a circle for a 'No Ball' in the bowler’s statistics and mark one extra in the ‘Extras’. If the batsman scores from the ‘No Ball’ then put a dot in the circle and mark one run to the batsman. When compiling the bowler’s statistics, remember that the circle is one run and a circle with a dot in it, is two runs. If the batsman scores more than one run off the ‘No Ball’, then write the number of runs run inside the circle, give the batsman the runs and remember to add the runs to bowlers total in addition to the initial ‘o Ball’ run.

• Use a '+' for a 'Wide' in the bowler’s statistics and mark one extra in the ‘Extras’. If the batsman scores from the ‘Wide’ then put a dot for each run scored in one of the ‘+’ quadrants, and mark the additional runs as ‘Extras’. When compiling the bowler’s statistics, remember that the ‘+’ is one run and a ‘+’ with one dot in it, is two runs and a ‘+’ with two dots, is three runs, a ‘+’ with three dots, is four runs and a ‘+’ with four dots, is five runs

• At the end of an innings, complete the number of extras and complete each bowler’s statistics.

• Plus the obvious – please use a sharp pencil, never a pen!

Common Notations:

W = Wicket

O = No Ball (1 Run To The Batting Side Plus Any Runs Scored From The Delivery)

+ = Wide (1 Run To The Batting Side Plus Any Runs Scored From The Delivery)

. = dot ball (bowler) and no run (batsman)