ECBACO Scorer Courses

ECB Online Scoring Course

This free 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:

Understanding the role of the Scorer
Recognise umpire signals and what they mean for scoring
Gain an understanding of both paper and electronic scoring
Understand how to end the game and identify results correctly
Have an awareness of safeguarding responsibilities whilst scoring

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.

You must be 14 or over to register for this course, if under 18 parental permission must be obtained before you proceed.

To register for this FREE ECB Scoring Course please use the link below. Please be aware that the ECB have noted that there is a 24-48 hour delay between registering for the course and getting access to it

Click Here to Register for the ECB Online Scoring Course

CPD Courses Available in Dorset

These free courses are available to anyone that completed a scorer course previously. If no course has been completed, then please complete the free ECB Online Scoring Course detailed above before attend the courses below.

ECB Scoring Techniques Course

Scoring Techniques is a short course designed for scorers who would like to gain a little more practice and knowledge to become a scorer. The learning is designed to help better equip scorers who are practicing to gain experience in league cricket.

The course will last 2 hours and will cover the following learning objectives:

Gain further practice of scoring and feedback from experienced scoring tutors
Understand how to build a successful scoring routine
Know how to work together as a umpire and scorer team
Gain a better understanding of some of Laws of Cricket relevant to scoring.
Know how to record for Penalty Runs during a cricket match.

When: Mon 23rd March 2026 - 7pm to 9pm

Where: Bere Regis Sports Club, BH20 7LA

Cost: Free

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When: Sun 19th April 2026 - 10am to 12pm

Where: Dorset Cricket Office, 3a Market Place, Blandford, DT11 7AH

Cost: Free

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ECB Statistics Scoring Course

Statistics is a short course designed for scorers and umpires who would like to gain a little more practice and knowledge of statistics and calculations required during a cricket match.

The course will last no longer than 2 hours and will cover the following learning objectives:

Gain knowledge of the types of calculations required by scorers
Understand the role of the umpire and scorer in match interruptions
Know how to manage match interruptions
Understand how to calculate over rates and match points

When: Mon 30th March 2026 - 10am to 12pm

Where: Bere Regis Sports Club, BH20 7LA

Cost: Free

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When: Mon 13th April 2026 - 7pm to 9pm

Where: Dorset Cricket Office, 3a Market Place, Blandford, DT11 7AH

Cost: Free

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ECB Play Cricket Scorer Pro Cricket Scoring Course

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

Most scoring software is intuitive to use but many of the packages (PCS Pro included) contain advanced features and customisation that may not be so obvious Whilst they are all easy to use, the most important thing to know, is how to correct things when the inevitable mistakes occur.

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

When: Mon 30th March 2026 - 1pm to 3pm

Where: Bere Regis Sports Club, BH20 7LA

Cost: Free

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When: Weds 22nd April 2026 - 7pm to 9pm

Where: Dorset Cricket Office, 3a Market Place, Blandford, DT11 7AH

Cost: Free

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ECB Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) Course

What is Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) and why is it used?

DLS is a method of setting a revised target score in cricket for the team batting second, when overs have been lost due to a suspension in play. This half day course aims to unlock the mystery of DLS and to explain about the two different forms (Professional and Standard) that are used. During the course you will try your hand at calculating DLS using both methods.

DLS Professional is calculated using software, for which you will require a laptop running the Windows ® operating system (v7 or later). You will need to bring your own laptop but the DLS software will be provided on the day. DLS Professional requires the latest version of Java (Java Runtime Environment), which you can download at no cost from the Java website. Please ensure Java is downloaded and installed before attending the course. If you cannot bring a Windows ® based laptop, you can be paired with someone else to during the Professional exercises.

We will be calculating DLS Standard manually. You will find the use of a calculator helpful and be prepared for lots of maths

When: Weds 8th April 2026 - 7pm to 9pm

Where: Bere Regis Sports Club, BH20 7LA

Cost: Free

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When: Sun 19th April 2026 - 1pm to 3pm

Where: Dorset Cricket Office, 3a Market Place, Blandford, DT11 7AH

Cost: Free

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Bespoke Pairs Cricket Scoring Training

Training on how to score pairs matches and how to capture this on play cricket.

When: Tues 14th April 2026 - 7pm to 9pm