The D/L method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and. Go to the bottom of the Scorecard and press End Match The DuckworthLewis method (often written as D/L method) is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances.It is generally accepted to be the most accurate method of setting a target score. Press OK and carry out scorecard amendments (if necessary) The dialogue boxes below will be the same However, if the team batting second score more than the first team, then go into MATCH ACTIONS and select End Match. Press YES and select the batters and bowler for the 2 nd innings.Īt the end of the allotted overs, PCS will ask what you want to do. Please choose Times Out as the dismissal method as it will be obvious to everyone what has happened.Īt the end of the innings PCS will prompt you to close it Therefore, if the have reached 25+ without losing a wicket, the first thing you need to do is dismiss them for a dot ball. If you have a batter that's reached 25+ and all the other batters are out, then the retired batter can come back in but will only have 1 life. If you want a bowler to bowl more than the set number, you can override it and allow them further overs to bowl When a bowler has reached the set number of overs, PCS shows the following message The app settings know that a batter has two lives, therefore the first time that a batter is out there will not be a system message, but on the second occasion it will give you the below message When a batter reaches 25, the following message appears You will now be taken to the Scoresheet where you can commence scoring the match Now you need to select the opening batters and the bowler The next prompt will ask you how you want to score the match. Now you can check/amend the match defaults For example, you might want to save your settings as you are entering the data the day before the match. Press Done and PCS will ask you to confirm that it’s ok to carry on with less than 11 players a sideĪt this point, PCS will ask you if you want to SAVE AND EXIT or CONTINUE. Ensure that there are an even number of players in each team You will now be asked to select or confirm the teams. You can now access the match by pressing your finger of the fixture details In the example below it is the Anna's Test Site Under 11 fixture The junior match will then be available to score on the app. ECB Junior U11s Standard (Hardball)), and add the 8 players to the team for each side (if known)ĭownload the fixture to your device by accessing the Play Cricket Scorer app on your device, choose the appropriate league from the Competitions list and press the “download” button On the Play Cricket website create a standard match, attach the correct Scoring Rule (e.g.