Hopefully by now, what I have explained is sufficient to know about One Day
cricket and its nuances. However before the ability to read the abbreviations &
scoreboard on the the TV screen needs to be explained, so that the numbers on
the screen aren't Greek and Latin to newcomers.
Abbreviations
Cricket Abbreviations and Acronyms
| Abbr. |
Name |
Abbr. |
Name |
| n.o. |
Not Out |
c. |
Caught |
| * |
Not Out |
b. |
Bowled OR bye |
| SR |
Strike Rate |
st. |
Stumped |
| D/L |
Duckworth Lewis |
ht. wk |
Hit Wicket |
| NRR |
Net Run Rate |
wk |
Wicket Keeper |
| LHB |
Left Handed batsman |
R/R |
Run Rate |
| RHB |
Right Handed Batsman |
nb. |
No Ball |
| DNB |
Did not bat/bowl |
w |
Wide |
| FoW |
Fall of Wicket |
lb |
Leg Bye |
| N/R |
No Result |
|
|
Score Cards
On the TV screen, this is what you would see: Not that the
grey tables are the scoreboard.
Team Score
Score
| AUS |
251/6 |
| PAK |
143/3 |
| Overs |
32.2 |
This means that Australia batted first. They scored 251 runs and
lost 6 wickets. Pakistan are currently batting. Their current score is 143 and
have lost 3 out of 10 wickets. 32 overs and 2 balls are up. (6 balls make an
over).
Batsman's scorecard
Australia
| 5. Adam
|
Gilchrist
|
|
|
|
74*(83)
|
| Runs |
Balls |
4's |
6's |
S/R |
Mins. |
| 74 |
83 |
5 |
1 |
89.16 |
104 |
The above scorecard is self explanatory. Adam Gilchrist, the fifth batsman in
the batting order, hit 74 runs of 83 balls he faced, with a Strike Rate of 89.16.
He has batted for 104 minutes and has hit 5 fours and a six; and remains not out.
Bowler's Scorecard
Australia
| Brett Lee
|
|
|
(right arm fast)
|
| Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Econ. |
| 5.4 |
1 |
23 |
2 |
4.6 |
Brett Lee has bowled 5 overs and 2 balls, and has got two
wickets. He comes under the fast bowler category. He has bowled 1 maiden over
and 23 runs have been scored of him. He has an economy rate of 4.6 runs an over.