Cricket Scorers Untallied

In which Sue, Jules and Brian talk to Sarah Pollard and Steve Price about their experiences of scoring in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026. What matches did they score and how did they score them? Who else was in the scorebox with them? How much will someone pay for a completed tournament scoresheet? Jules confesses to breaking PCS Pro and Sarah declares her passion for scoring in glorious technicolour. Sue asked "Is it obsessive compulsive disorder to fill out every box on the scoresheet?"...

In which Sue, Brian and Jules talk to Chris Tebb from Winsley CC (Bradford-On-Avon) about officiating in the Czech Republic. Who plays? Where do they play? How are officials recruited? What language is cricket played and officials trained in? What method of scoring is used? Event shelters, scoreboards, rain ... Chris gives a well deserved shout out to the Czech Association of Cricket Officials (CACO) and the Czech Cricket Union (Českomoravský kriketový svaz; ČMKS). It was a technically challe...

In which Mark, Brian and Sue make up a third team with Middlesex Premier League umpires Matti Watton and Vinoj Srinivasan to discuss umpires and scorers working together for the good of the game. They discuss match preparation, local knowledge, coffee preferences, downtime, dining together, what scorers need to know to support the umpires, mutual empathy, preparing for higher levels and lots more. They ponder such questions as 'Should scorers attend the toss?' and 'Should scorers offer feedba...

In which Jules, Sue, Mark and Brian talk to Devdutt Kshirsagar (Outside Broadcast Graphics Operator at Fox Sports) about his cricket work in Australia. Devdutt describes how he came to do the job and what a day in the life of an Outside Broadcast Graphics Operator looks like. Devdutt answers all Mark's 'nerdy' questions about the technology involved and Sue's probing about how much interaction he has with the official scorers and where he sits. There is an errant Leg Bye that features through...

In which, Jules, Mark, Sue and Brian are joined by special guest Liam Burnell, Sports Psychologist at Mindflick (https://mindflick.co.uk/) to share his experience of cricket scoring and offer some tips for scorers on how to stay positive and look after each other in the scorebox. Liam talks about team dynamics, building confidence, creating a rapport with other officials, performance mode, scorers are athletes, support networks, resilience, mind sets, perspective, 7-second cure, the s...