Certificate Programmes

Chroniclers of Cricket

Name of the Course: ”CHRONICLERS OF CRICKET “- An Cricket Scoring Course
Target Audience: Men & Women Cricket Team Members of our institution.
Duration: 32hrs
Medium of instruction: Physical Class &a through our Picture Video Demonstration.
Venue: St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery
Need of the Course: The role of the Scorer is to assume as a person who records the plays in a game and who sees that the rules are not broken and a person chosen to mark scores without a dispute; arbiter, especially onewhose decisions are binding on both or all parties to the dispute.”
Objective of the Course: Ascorer has the authority to make decisions on the cricket field, according to the laws of cricket. Besides making decisions about the legality of delivery, assist umpire and general conduct of the game, the umpire also keeps a record of the deliveries and announces the completion of an over.
Method of the Course: Major areas have been identified and described in three modules. Each area will be handled with explanation, discussion, quizzes, assignments and tests. A certificate will be issued to the registered participants on the successful completion of the course.

Syllabus of the Course

  • Module 1

    • Equipment: The Scorers Umpires Companion; Cricket Law, Scorebook or score sheets, Pens, Pencils, ruler, erasers, correction fluid, Spare notebook or pad, Clock or watch Binoculars
    • Pre-match duties: Scorers should know; Spirit of cricket; concentration
    • Signals: Signals used by umpires, signals used for scoring, Regulations or agreement with captains
    • The Timers: Time setting
    • Scorers signals: Signaling back to umpires, and assisting umpires i

  • Module 2

    • SCORING SYMBOLS.

  • Module 3

    • Scoring Process

It’s Your Call

Name of the Course: “IT’S YOUR CALL”– An Cricket Umpiring Course
Target Audience: Men & Women Cricket Team Members of our institution.
Duration: 32hrs
Medium of instruction: Physical Class & through our Picture Video Demonstration.
Venue: St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery
Need of the Course: The role of the umpire is to assume as a person who rules on the plays in a game and who sees that the rules are not broken and a person chosen to settle a dispute; arbiter, especially one whose decisions are binding on both or all parties to the dispute.”
Objective of the Course: An umpire has the authority to make decisions on the cricket field, according to the 42 laws of cricket. Besides making decisions about the legality of delivery, appeals for wickets, and general conduct of the game, the umpire also keeps a record of the deliveries and announces the completion of an over.
Method of the Course: Major areas have been identified and described in three modules. Each area will be handled with explanation, discussion, quizzes, assignments, and tests.  A certificate will be issued to the registered participants on the successful completion of the course.

Syllabus of the Course

  • Module 1

    • Introduction: The Player Umpires Companion; Cricket Law
    • Pre-match duties: Umpires should know; Spirit of cricket; Protecting young bodies
    • Artificial pitches: The turf verge; No return crease; No-ball or Wide; Wickets used; Foot-wear; Regulations or agreement with captains
    • The bat: Size and width; When held by a batsman
    • Umpires: Where to stand, bowler’s end, striker’s end
    • Dead-ball: Automatically; Umpire to call & signal.
    • Unfair play: The ball; The batsmen; The wicket-keeper; Illegal fielding; Fielder moving; Obstruction and Distraction of a batsman; Time-wasting

  • Module 2

    • Mode of delivery: Balls of the over; Under-arm bowling; Definition of a fair delivery
    • The wicket is down: Thrown; The right and wrong way Remaking the wicket; Dispensing with bails
    • Boundaries: Examples; Sight-screen; Over-throws
    • A batsman innings: Starts; Stops
    • A batsman’s ground: Out of his ground; batsman with a runner

  • Module 3

    • Out or Dismissed: Bowled; Timed-out; Caught; Handled-the-ball; Hit-the-ball-twice; Hit-wicket; Obstructing-the-field; Obstructing a catch; LBW; Run-out; Stumped.
    • A batsman retiring: Batsman retires; Resumes his innings
    • Fielder leaving the field: Informing the umpires; His return; Consent required
    • Limited-over matches: Field markings; Fielding restrictions; Bowling restrictions
    • Techniques: Umpiring Techniques; Why do you want to umpire; Enjoying the game; Integrity; Criticisms and Compliments; Decisions; Answering questions; Switching up & down; Concentration; Conflict situations
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