In which Sue, Brian and Jules talk to Chris Tebb from Winsley CC (Bradford-On-Avon) about officiating in the Czech Republic.

Who plays? Where do they play? How are officials recruited? What language is cricket played and officials trained in? What method of scoring is used? Event shelters, scoreboards, rain ...

Chris gives a well deserved shout out to the Czech Association of Cricket Officials (CACO) and the Czech Cricket Union (Českomoravský kriketový svaz; ČMKS).

It was a technically challenging episode and we missed the vital question of what cake do they have at cricket in Prague (answers please from anyone who scores there).

If you can fill in the missing cake information or want to talk about anything else scoring related, please contact us via one of the methods below.

Na shledanou! Ahoj!

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In which Mark, Brian and Sue make up a third team with Middlesex Premier League umpires Matti Watton and Vinoj Srinivasan to discuss umpires and scorers working together for the good of the game.

They discuss match preparation, local knowledge, coffee preferences, downtime, dining together, what scorers need to know to support the umpires, mutual empathy, preparing for higher levels and lots more.

They ponder such questions as 'Should scorers attend the toss?' and 'Should scorers offer feedback to umpires?' - answers via email please.

Still no mention of cake (must do better in future episodes), but a pint and a bag of nuts creeps into the conversation instead.

As ever, please do get in touch via one of the methods below.

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In which Jules, Sue, Mark and Brian talk to Devdutt Kshirsagar (Outside Broadcast Graphics Operator at Fox Sports) about his cricket work in Australia.

Devdutt describes how he came to do the job and what a day in the life of an Outside Broadcast Graphics Operator looks like. Devdutt answers all Mark's 'nerdy' questions about the technology involved and Sue's probing about how much interaction he has with the official scorers and where he sits.

There is an errant Leg Bye that features throughout the episode, which culminates in a weighty discussion over animated ducks.

Jules wraps up with the news that Cricket Scorers Untallied reached number 13 in a list of cricket related podcasts and urges our listeners to make contact, preferably by email.

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