Blogs
From the scoreboard
Guides for scorers, players, and the people watching: getting started, the scoring pad, match styles, sharing, Go Live, badges, notifications, and privacy — written from how the app actually works.
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37 guides, newest first
- Formats·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
How to pick a style for your group
Two friends, three friends, four friends, or a lane game with uneven sides — which of Target, Head to Head, and Double header fits.
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- Release·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
What 1.0 leaves out, and what we are working on
An honest list: the iPhone release, wagon-wheel charts, in-app replays, changing your number, fielding badges, teams, and tournaments.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
The scoring pad: every button, explained
Runs 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, Wd, Nb, Wicket, and Undo — what each one records, and how to choose the batter and bowler.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Wides, no-balls, and the free hit
How to enter a wide or a no-ball, what counts against the bowler, and why only a run out can stand on the next ball.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
How a match ends, and how the result is worked out
All out, overs done, or target reached — then “won by N wickets”, “won by N runs”, tied, or drawn. And what Abandon and Walkover do.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Scoring with no signal: how offline sync works
Every ball is saved on the phone first and sent later, in order. What you see, what to leave alone, and what to do when the network is bad.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
A scorer’s checklist for a society match
Before you leave, at the toss, ball by ball, and after the last over — small habits that keep a match clean.
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- Watching·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
How Insights work: run rate, need rate, and projected score
CRR, “need X off Y balls”, required run rate, ahead or behind, projected score, and milestones — what each line means and where it comes from.
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- Watching·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Live, Delayed, Upcoming, Result — what each status means
Where a match appears, why a Future match can sit there past its start time, and what Delayed, Abandoned, Walkover, and Cancelled do.
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- Watching·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
What you can do on the website, and what needs the app
The website is for watching and sharing. Scoring, Match Crew, streaming, follow, stories, chat, and notifications live in the app.
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- Sharing·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Opening a shared link: the app first, the website as a fallback
What happens when you tap a County Cricket link on Android or an iPhone, and what to do if it opens in the browser instead of the app.
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- Sharing·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Match photos and the Gallery
Up to five photos per match, who can add them, what formats work, and who can see them.
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- Community·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Following players and grounds
What Follow does, where the lists are, how alerts work, and how following each other unlocks chat.
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- Community·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Stories: a photo that lasts 24 hours
How to post a story, who can see it, when it disappears, and why it never shows on the website.
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- Community·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Chat: who can message you, and what is kept
One-to-one only, and only between people who follow each other. Photos, unsend, and what the app blocks.
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- Profile·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Reading your Performance page: Avg, SR, BBI, and the rest
Every abbreviation on the batting and bowling tables — Mat, Inns, NO, HS, Avg, SR, 4s, 6s, Overs, Wkts, BBI, Econ — in plain words.
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- Privacy·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Your privacy in plain words
What County Cricket collects, what anyone with a link can see, what stays in the app, and what we never do.
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- Privacy·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Permissions explained: what the app asks for and why
Contacts, location, notifications, camera, microphone, and photos — what each is used for, and what happens if you say no.
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- Privacy·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Delete your account: what goes and what stays
How to delete your account, what is removed, what is kept so old scorecards still make sense, and the YouTube step to do yourself.
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- Streaming·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Streaming a match: phone, power, and signal tips
Where to put the phone, how much data it uses, why two phones are easier, and what viewers will and will not see.
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- Help·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Signing in: the one-time code, and what to do when it does not arrive
No password, one code by SMS. How long to wait, what the pauses mean, switching numbers, and what to send us if you are stuck.
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- Release·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
County Cricket 1.0 — the first official release
Score offline, watch from any browser, go live on YouTube with the score burned into the video. Everything in 1.0, in one place.
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- Getting started·Sep 27, 2026·3 min
Getting started: your first match in five minutes
Sign in with a code, create a match, score a few balls, share the link. Every step, in order, with what you should see.
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- Profile·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Badges, Performance, and the Leaderboard
Badges unlock on their own as matches complete. The Leaderboard ranks batting and bowling by match style. Your numbers live under You.
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- Formats·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Target, Head to Head, and Double header
Three styles for tennis-ball county cricket — not a fixed 11-a-side game. How each one is played, who wins, and what you set on create and on Let’s Play.
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- Formats·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
What we mean by county cricket
Not the English first-class counties. This is India’s street and society circuit — tennis-ball matches scored live from the boundary.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Wagon wheel after a scoring shot
After 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 off the bat, pick where the ball went — or skip. Eight zones, a shot name for each, and never a stalled match.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Let’s Play: overs, wickets, toss, then start
Create picks style and players. Let’s Play is where overs, extra balls, wickets, fielders, the toss, the target, and the opening pair are set.
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- Scoring·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Match Crew: who scores and who streams
Name a scorer and a streamer when you create a match, or hand either job to another phone while it is live. Old balls stay on the card.
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- Scoring·Sep 28, 2026·2 min
Edit score after a completed match
Organiser or assigned scorer, completed matches only. Fix the ball as a draft, preview it, then publish — up to five times.
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- Watching·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
How to follow a match on this site
Cricket lists Live, Future, and Past. Open a match for Info, Live or Summary, Scorecard, Insights, Commentary, and Gallery — and video when it is on YouTube.
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- Watching·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
How to read a County Cricket scorecard
Both innings, batting and bowling cards, extras, and the result line — the same numbers the scorer logged in the app.
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- Help·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Why a live score can look stuck
Balls save on the scorer’s phone first. This site updates when the app syncs — not on every tap at the boundary.
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- Sharing·Sep 27, 2026·2 min
Share a live board, scorecard, or profile
Share a match link from the app or the website. Finished matches can share a scorecard image. Profile QR is on My Profile.
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- Community·Sep 27, 2026·1 min
Find a player, ground, or location
Search looks up players (including ones who haven't signed up), grounds, and locations. Filter chips: All, Players, Grounds, Locations.
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- Community·Oct 7, 2026·1 min
Matches, General, Chat — what each alert is for
Three switches in Notifications settings, what each one sends, and what to check when an alert does not arrive.
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- Streaming·Sep 27, 2026·3 min
How to Go Live on YouTube
Organiser or assigned streamer taps Go Live on a live match. The camera publishes to your YouTube channel with the score in the picture.
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