Scoring
Paper or App, cricket needs scorers! Join the ECB Association of Cricket Officials (ACO) and start your scoring adventure today. GACO WebsiteWant to Score?
If you are a scorer or willing volunteer who is available and keen to get involved in scoring throughout the county or at your local club then please contact Sue Drinkwater, GACO Scoring Officer.
Gloucestershire is always on the lookout for new scorers and we would be delighted to welcome new members.
Become an ACO Member
Find out more about the benefits of joining the ECB ACO. Once you join, you become part of the GACO community!
New ECB Scoring Pathway
Find out more about the new ECB Scoring Pathway
CPD Modules
ECB Basics of Scoring
This course is designed to give people new to scoring the knowledge and confidence to have a go at scoring in cricket, covering
- 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.
Scoring Techniques
New for 2026!
This session introduces scorers to regular, repeatable scoring routines to ensure accuracy when scoring, how the umpiring and scoring teams work together for the smooth running of the game, key Laws of Cricket and how to accurately record penalty runs.
Statistics
New for 2026!
This session introduces scorers to the theory and relevance of certain statistics that are required of a
scorer to perform during a game, understanding how to record and report on relevant interruptions both
when scoring manually and electronically.
Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS)
What is Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) and why is it used?
This session introduces scorers to the theory behind DLS, the theory to manually calculate DLS target scores, the terminology involved and how to use the DLS calculators within PCS Pro and the Play-Cricket Scoring App.
Using PCS Pro
This session introduces scorers to scoring cricket matches via the Play-Cricket Scorer Professional (PCS
Pro) software and database, covering all key aspects from fixture creation and team selection to
methodology on how to score a match and finalise the result accurately.
Linear Scoring
This session introduces scorers to Linear Scoring, explains the theory behind it, why a scorer might choose to use Linear Scoring and teaches the method by putting the skills into practise to improve the scorer’s competence and confidence.
ECB Scorer Development Programme
Launching in 2027, the ECB Scoring Development Programme will support the additional learning of
scorers who are looking for pr scorers who are looking for progression from the Representative Game Scorer – Professional (S2) to the
Professional Game Scorer (S1) levels.
2026 Courses
ECB Online Scoring Module
Online
FOC
Duckworth Lewis Stern
Hatherley & Reddings CC
Sunday 15 February 13:30 – 16:30
FOC
PCS Pro
Stroud CC
Saturday 28 February 09:30 – 16:30
FOC
Statistics
Thornbury CC
Sunday 1 March 14:00 – 17:00
FOC
Duckworth Lewis Stern
Bedminster CC in partnership with Somerset
Saturday 11 April 10:30 – 13:30
FOC
Nicky Clarke / Workforce Manager
Nicky joined GCF from Somerset Cricket Foundation, where she spent 4.5 years gaining valuable experience supporting clubs and leagues, in cricket operations, and with volunteer workforce development. At GCF, Nicky is responsible for supporting the development of the people who make recreational cricket happen, covering everything from grass to game!
Nicky has spent many years supporting the WEPL Board, providing expertise in using Play-Cricket, player registration, and managed migration to clubs across the West of England. She is also a qualified coach, umpire, and scorer who has been lucky enough to score at the county ground in Taunton on a few occasions, including England Lions v South Africa in 2022.
Nicky’s home club is Weston-super-Mare, where she is a long-standing volunteer and has been integral in rebuilding the women’s and girls’ section following Covid. On the rare occasions she’s not doing something cricket related, she has two boys who prefer the social side of cricket to the playing side, she likes to read, run (slowly), and is a half-marathon survivor.
