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:
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.
Scoring electronically has become ever more popular as a method of scoring and this workshop covers the use of Play Cricket Scorer Pro (PSC Pro®), which is a free scoring program for Microsoft Windows ® based computers, developed in conjunction with ECB ACO scorers and with direct links to the Play-Cricket League Management system
This one-day workshop will take you through scoring using PCS Pro from setting up a match to printing out a scorecard or a player’s wagon wheel and will give you some handy hints on how to make amendments as quickly as possible, while play continues
The ECB Scoring Pathway (2026) provides a structured framework for the education, development, and progression of cricket scorers across England and Wales. It outlines five graded levels, from entry-level team scorers (S5) through to professional game scorers (S1), with each stage defining the match environments, competencies, and responsibilities required. Advancement through the pathway is supported by formal training courses, practical match experience, Laws of Cricket assessments, and progression reviews. The pathway also incorporates specialist education in areas such as scoring techniques, Duckworth-Lewis-Stern calculations, linear scoring, statistics, and professional scoring software, ensuring scorers are equipped to operate confidently from recreational cricket through to the professional game.