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A ball-by-ball grid.
Also known as: Cricket scoring notation, Scorebook symbols cricket
The notation recording every ball of a cricket match in a ruled scorebook.
Records every ball of a cricket match, with runs, extras and dismissals attributed to the players involved.
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Double-entry by construction: every run is recorded against a batter and against a bowler, so the two halves of the book must agree at the end of an innings — an arithmetic check built into the layout.
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The dot ball, a cell marked with a single dot, is the notation's most-used mark and gave the game a term used in commentary and analysis.
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A ruled grid with a cell for each ball, marked with dots for no run, numerals for runs, and letters and symbols for extras and dismissals, with parallel sections for each batter and bowler.