ECB Scorer Courses 2026 Season

Other Scoring Courses.

There are many other courses available both tutor led and on line dealing with ALL aspects of scoring both paper and computer formats including DLS, Play Cricket, Linear etc. .

The ECB Education Teams have developed new umpire courses for everyone involved in and around cricket to have the opportunity to become a cricket umpire.

Parents, young leaders, volunteers, players, and everyone in between have the opportunity to book on to the new look course.

The Scorers Courses are developed to engage a new audience of umpires. They are based on a blended learning concept with both an e-learning module and a practical face-to-face day.

For more details and booking information for all courses by following the links below. We have included details of courses/workshops outside of Berkshire as we believe it is important you get the right training so feel free to book onto the course that suits you in terms of date and distance.

ECB OnLine Scoring Course FREE.

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:  

• 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.  

Introduction to Scoring

This is the first step for all new scorers to undertake, giving them the base knowledge of book and electronic scoring (via Play-Cricket) to accurately score a game of cricket in the Recreational Game.

Berkshire Cricket Officials Association (BCOA)
Committed to the Development and Support of Umpires & Scorers in Berkshire

These Training pages contain details of all courses known in our neighbouring counties.
For completeness the buttons below provide  links to their Websites