Cricket scoring - Bowling analysis - No-Ball Byes/Leg Byes

Fig 1

No-Ball Byes and Leg-Byes
Scenario - The bowler runs in steps over the crease or bowls an above waist delivery. The ball evades everyone (Bat/Wicket Keeper/Fielders behind the stumps) and rolls across the outfield enabling the Batters to run Byes or Leg-Byes (If comes off batters body other than gloves). It may have even crossed the boundary for 4 Byes/Leg-Byes.

Fig 2

This is the 6th over for "B.Lokes".(See Fig 1).
The first ball of the over is a No-Ball indicated by the circle - that equates to one run. This delivery goes for a Bye (Upward pointing arrow) and this is entered inside the No-Ball circle.

As with normal Byes. the runs that are scored as a result of the Byes do not go against the bowler.

Only the No-Ball component indicated by the use of the circle goes against the bowler, so the first ball of the over costs the bowler 1 run. The runs that result from running the Byes are recorded here and 2 other places - The Cumulative tally and the Extras box.

Completing the score-book for No-ball byes and Leg-byes is  probably the most complex of all the scoring tasks. Here's the process...



Note* For the sake of clarity we'll say that the first ball (Bye) they run 1.
The 5th delivery a Leg-Bye, we'll say that this was 4 Leg-Byes e.g. it crossed the boundary.

• The bowler runs in and bowls an illegal delivery and the Umpire calls "No-Ball"!
• You watch the play and watch for the signal. Acknowledge the signal if it comes - it may take a few seconds as the umpire may be watching what happens next, as he/she has seen that the ball has evaded everyone and is now heading off to the boundary with fielders in pursuit.
• In the meantime, the batters have seen the opportunity to run the byes/leg-byes and have set off to sneak a run or two.
• Eventually the ball either crosses the boundary for 4 byes/Leg-Byes or is fielded and thrown back to the bowler/keeper and is now dead. The batters would have made a run or two and you need to be aware of what's happened.
• The Umpire will now usually signal the No-Ball first and you acknowledge the signal. Then they'll signal whether it was a Bye or a Leg-Bye. Again, you acknowledge the signal. Finally if the ball did cross the boundary for 4, they'll signal the boundary 4 and again - you acknowledge the signal.
• In the batters "Runs scored" row either a dot or the relevant Bye/Leg-bye symbol is recorded (or nothing at all).
• In the Cumulative Tally for the first ball of this over 2 runs are recorded - 1 for the No-Ball and one for the Bye/Leg-Bye that was run.
• In the Extras section the No-ball has to be added to the No-Ball row and the Bye/Leg-Bye that was run has to be entered into the relevant Bye/Leg-Bye row.
• Then finally you complete the bowling analysis as described here.

Remember in the bowling analysis the bye/leg-bye runs are not recorded. You draw the circle for the No-Ball - which counts as one run against the bowler and then you indicate whether it was a Bye or Leg-Bye with the use of the appropriate symbol. The runs made by the batters are of no significance to the bowler.

So the bowler in this over 'goes' for 2 runs as a result of the two No-Balls. 

In the previous over his figures were 22-0 and with these 2 No-Balls his figures are now 24-0.

Looking along bowling analysis row for "B.Lokes" on the RH side you'll see that the No-Balls are recorded in the No-Ball column by the two 1's. 

That's it, if you've read all of the previous posts you should be able to fill in the bowlers analysis sections consistently. I you read about this process elsewhere, I'm sure other people will explain elements of it differently and suggest that my method is over-complicated. Perhaps it is? You need to devise a way of doing it that others can understand when they look at your scoring at the end of the game. But more importantly you need to come up with a way that works for you and does the following...

1. When the batters scores are added to all of the Extras they match the Cumulative Tally
2. When all of the bowlers figures are added together along with the Byes and Leg-Byes that figure also matches the Cumulative Tally.

Update 22/4/22

There's another way of recording No-Ball byes and Leg byes in the bowlers analysis and this seen more frequently... See below...

Rather than use the triangles use the dots, this indicates how many runs were made from the Byes.

If that all works out - Job done. But please don't screw up the bowlers figures!

For more of the same click here for "Maidens & Wicket Maidens"

https://www.nzc.nz/media/12882/nzcusa-cricket-scoring-getting-started-2013.pdf