New Delhi
Cricket is a game played between two teams of 11 players each with two on-field umpires, one third umpire, a match referee and a scorer. Wait! What? Did I mention scorer? With the advancement of technology, live telecast and online reporting, does anyone even remember that there is a scorer who is active than all other players actually playing in the match? A scorer who is manually writing ball-by-ball details with utmost accuracy.
If not, let us go back to the India’s tour of Pakistan in 2004. In one of the matches of ODI series, there was a digital scoring issue as the scoreboard showed Pakistani Skipper on 99 and Inzamam-ul-Haq raised his bat thinking he had completed his century. With such a flaw coming out in a high profile international encounter, it is safe to assume that such mistakes might be a regular occurrence in domestic and local matches.
To err is human. But to what extent it is acceptable and how does it affect the match? What it takes to become a scorer? Is it a full time career option?
Let’s get to know more about the art of scoring from the best person available in our country, Mr. N.K Lakhotia, BCCI & International Scorer for past 35 years, ex DDCA Umpire and current member and the senior most trainer and advisor for upcoming umpires and scorers. Let see what he has to say on various aspects of scoring and umpiring in cricket:
On Importance of Scoring
Scoring is a very technical thing in cricket. Scorer has to be very alert during any point in the match. He needs to watch every single ball, coordinate with umpire constantly. One ball missed and the entire accuracy is affected. A scorer should never be influenced by the players or otherwise. He should only take Umpire’s call. It’s very important for him to stay calm and focussed.
How to become a Cricket Scorer?
Every year, DDCA conducts training sessions for upcoming scorers in the off season. The sessions are conducted right from the beginning. Then the candidates go through a theoretical and practical examination before finally getting a certificate and clearance to officiate in matches.
Remuneration to Umpires & Scorers
At a junior/local level, compensation is not very high. Also the gap between an Umpire’s remuneration and that of scorer’s is wide. Recently I had a word with BCCI technical committee chairman, Sourav Ganguly and after some discussion, a hike was given to both Umpires and Scorers at IPL and local level.
Manual or Digital scoring?
Manual scoring is a must. Even in international matches, scoring is done in the same fashion as done in a local match and that supersedes all digital systems in case of a doubt. A referee will never consider a television scoring above the manual scoring.
On Coaching Levels in India
At the BCCI level, there exist three levels of coaching, 3 being the highest. Even if someone has attained a highest level in another country, he still needs to clear at least one level with BCCI. In Delhi there are only 2 BCCI Level 3 Cricket Coaches: Mr. Sanjay Bhardwaaj & Mr. Hitesh Sharma.
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Article by
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
Gurgaon
Cricketers Aman Bachraj & Manish Kumar showed their class in the 3rd Yug Corporate Cricket Championship in Gurgaon, performing exceptionally well with both bat and ball for their team Gemstar Rockets, helping them reach the finals.
Following are the brief results of the three matches:
1. Gemstar Rockets defeat Friends Cricket Club by 39 runs
Gemstar Rockets: 159 (Aman Bachraj 65, Manish Kumar 26)
Friends Cricket Club: 120 (Aman Bachraj 3/16, Kirti Anand 2/15)
2. Gemstar Rockets defeat Gurgaon Stars by 11 runs
Gemstar Rockets: 138 (Manish Kumar 34, Aman Bachraj 33)
Gurgaon Stars: 127 (Manish Kumar 2/20, Arshad 3/26)
3. Semifinal Match: Gemstar Rockets beat Jet Airways by 50 runs
Gemstar Rockets: 165 (Aman Bachraj 54, Ratul 34)
Jet Airways: 115 (Manish Kumar 4/28, Aman Bachraj 2/07)
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Venue : Ireo Grand Arch Ground, Gurgaon | Match Scorecard
- In the group B encounter of HVM Sports T20 Cricket Tournament, Window Smashers held their nerve to emerge victorious by just 2 wickets against their opponents Devils. The chief architect of the victory was Shivam who scored a brilliant half century and laid the platform for a tricky yet successful chase.
Batting first, Devils posted a respectable 137 runs on the board. Ashish top scored with unbeaten 44 and Parth scored 21. For Window Smashers, Kshitij and Anuj picked up a couple of wickets each.
In reply, Window Smashers chased down the target thanks to Man of The Match Shivam’s good knock of 51 runs. Opening batsman Aman scored 29 runs for his team. Vinny captured three and Ashish captured two wickets for Devils.
Brief Scores:
Devils: 137/6 in 20 overs (Ashish 44*, Parth 21, Kshitij 2/14, Anuj 2/26)
Window Smashers: 137/8 (Shivam 51, Aman 29, Vinny- 3 wickets, Ashish 2 wickets)
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Venue : Ireo Grand Arch Ground, Gurgaon | Match Scorecard
Riding on a good overall performance from bowlers and a superb unbeaten half century by Vikram, PECL defeated CCT easily by 8 wickets in their Group A encounter of HVM Sports T20 Cricket Tournament, played at Ireo Grand Arch Ground.
Batting first, CCT were restricted to a moderate 122 runs in 20 overs. Dinesh Mehta scored an excellent 52 runs but rest of the batting just fell apart, resulting in CCT not reaching a desired total. For PECL, Abhishek captured 3 while Bhanu captured 2 wickets.
In reply, PECL were off to a flying start with Jitender and Vikram scoring 70 runs for the first wicket. Then they lost 2 quick wickets but Vikram got a good support from Abhishek and they crossed the line for their team with no further hiccups. Saksham & Muzaffar captured a wicket each for CCT.
Vikram was adjudged man of the match for scoring a match winning knock and also picking up a wicket.
Brief Scores:
CCT: 122/9 in 20 overs (Dinesh Mehta 52, Nitin 17, Abhishek 3/20, Bhanu 2/17)
PECL: 123/2 in 16 overs (Vikram 59*, Jitender 36, Muzzafar 1/15, Saksham 1/25)
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New Delhi
Vats Club is organizing a Cricket Tournament in Delhi from 20th to 30th September.
Winners Prize: INR 71,000/-
Runners Up Prize: INR 31,000/-
Facilities Provided: Food & Stay
Every Team gets 3 league matches & more if they advance.
To register your team, contact: 07206982733
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New Delhi
An All India Cricket Tournament will be played in Delhi, in the month of October. The competition will be held between 12 teams, registered on first come first serve basis.
Dates: 21st October to 28th October
Winner Prize: INR 51,000/-
Runners Up Prize: INR 21,000/-
Other Features of the Tournament:
1. Three league matches to every team
2. Best Fielder will get Running Shoes & Trophy
3. Best Wicket keeper will get Keeping Gloves & Trophy
4. Man of the Match Trophy in every match
5. Man of the Series will get a smart phone, cricket bat and trophy
6. Best Batsman will get an English Willow bat & Trophy
7. Best Bowler will get Shoes & trophy
8. All matches will be played on turf wicket and lush green grounds.
9. Teams will be provided good accommodation, transportation and food.
To register your team, contact +91 7053279964
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The fixtures for Pool A of the upcoming Nehru Cricket Cup T20 Tournament have been released. The tournament begins on 19th September with Siemens Limited taking on Indian Travelport in the inaugural match.
The teams playing in Pool A are: Indian Travelport, Siemens Limited, Event Shapers and King Panthers (TN Sports).
Fixtures for Pool A are as follows:
To register your team for Pool B, call on 9211650713.
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New Delhi
The much awaited and hyped elections of the state’s apex cricket body- Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) will finally happen tomorrow i.e. 1st September 2015.
The two major groups heading into the elections are CK Khanna Group and Vinod Tihara Group. The dates approaching to the elections have been rather controversial, to say the least.
Few major issues are at stake this time around with the rights of the DDCA registered clubs becoming an utmost priority. That includes the subsidy provided to clubs, BCCI registration, member cards for club secretaries and few other things.
The Tihara Group members include Mr. Ashok Katyal, Mr. Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Mr. Naresh Sharma, Mr. P.S Chauhan, Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Mr. Pradeep Aggarwal, Mr. Ramesh Sachdeva, Mr. Vijay Bahadur Mishra and Mr. Vinod K. Tihara.
The major agendas covered by the group are as follows:
1. Rights of Clubs
2. BCCI Registration of Clubs
3. Focus on increasing Clubs subsidy
4. Creation of DDCA Club Profiles online
5. Man of the Match awards in DDCA League matches
And few others.
CricketGraph’s view:
Lets hope the group with the best agenda and positive intentions win and help in improving the status of the unofficial national game of the country, in the national capital. Ultimately it’s the game of cricket that is at stake and our leaders and decision makers are the key to maintaining the platform for the upcoming cricketers.
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An excellent all-round display by Lakshay Thareja (73 and 3/24), a good knock by Garvit Chhabra (47) and good bowling by Chetan Bisht (3/09) helped Vidya Jain Academy beat Paradise Academy by 87 runs.
Brief Scores:
Vidya Jain Academy: 197 for 9 in 35 Overs (Lakshay Thareja 73, Garvit Chhabra 47, Vikas Singh 4/44)
Paradise Academy: 110 all out in 31.2 Overs (Chetan Bisht 3/09, Lakshay Thareja 3/24, Antrish Prakash 3/14)
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Wings Institute U-19 Tournament
A superb century by Arvind Verma (122) and half-century by Rohit Sharma (50) and good bowling by Dimpal Pathak (4/22) helped Balaji Cricket Academy defeat JD Tytler School by a huge margin of 243 runs and enter semifinals of the 3rd Wings Under-19 cricket tournament, played at Raghubir Singh Ground.
Brief Scores:
Balaji Academy: 298 for 7 in 35 Overs (Arvind Verma 122, Rohit Sharma 50, Dishant Pawar 3/72)
JD Tytler School: 55 all out in 13 Overs (Pulkit Siwal 20, Dimpal Pathak 4/22, Rohit Sharma 2/15)
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