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This is the homepage of Notchers' Newsletter - a forum for sharing news and experiences, discussing scoring issues and networking. Contact notchers@btopenworld.com for more information or to subscribe to the newsletter.

Latest News

The Third Umpire is currently experiencing difficulties as his email address with gmail has been hacked; it seems that Google mail are inundated with people in the same predicament as they are not replying to requests for help with re-establishing their accounts. All he has been told is that all his incoming emails are being redirected to the criminal in Spain who hacked into his account.

Your Christmas Challenge entries will not reach the Third Umpire at the email address given in the December issue of Notchers' News.

If you have already submitted your entry could you please send it again to johnmbrown60@hotmail.co.uk. If you are planning to submit an entry, please also use this address.

Needless to say John is feeling very irritated and frustrated with events over the last week, not least the fact that everyone in his address book is receiving mail which appears to be coming from him but definitely is not. Please remember that the fault is with Google mail and not with John.

Newsletters

The newsletters are published as PDF documents, which most computers will open automatically. If yours does not, you can download Acrobat Reader here. You can also right-click and 'Save as' to save the file to your machine.

The latest issue is Notchers 16 - December 2011. All back issues can be downloaded from the list on the right, and there is now a full index of all Notchers' News articles.

The next issue is due to be published in March 2011. The closing date for submissions is 21st February 2011.

Share your cricket scoring experiences and scoring questions with readers. Photos are welcomed and add interest to the newsletter. Contact notchers@btopenworld.com to submit articles, photos, letters and questions.

Scorer Training Courses

The Scorer Training Courses Update offers information on scorer training courses notified to Notchers' News. Contact information for each course is included. If you want to advertise a scorer training course in your area please email course details (dates, venue and contact number) to notchers@btopenworld.com. The information will be updated regularly.

Correspondence Course

The ECB ACO offers an Introductory level course and details are available on the ECB ACO web site.

A Standard level equivalent course, open to anyone wishing to learn more about cricket scoring, is independently run to the high standards formerly set by ACU&S. The course fee is £15 and details are available from cathy.rawson@btopenworld.com.

Getting Started

The two Powerpoint presentations have been prepared to give novice scorers a basic understanding of the entries to be made in the scoring record. It cannot teach all you need to know to become about cricket scoring – you will need to attend a scorer training course or access a scorer correspondence course to help you to achieve this.

Before using this presentation you should:

The first presentation records the match information in the recorded scoring record. The second presentation displays, ball by ball, the scoring record entries for the 6 overs described in the guide.

If you don't have Powerpoint or Microsoft Office installed, you can download the Powerpoint viewer here. Additionally, you may need to install this cricket font file on your system to view the scoring symbols correctly.

Millennium Scoring Record

The A3 scoring record originally designed by members of the ACU&S Scorers' Board is available. Contact cathy.rawson@btopenworld.com for more details.

  • Binder and 50 sheets (= 100 innings) £20 + P&P
  • Refill pack of 50 sheets £10 + P&P

Profits from the sale of the records go to maintaining the Milstead Cricket Club and ground.

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