Connor says there is scope to simplify the scoreboard for the new competition BARRY BATCHELOR/PAScoreboards for cricket’s new 100-ball competition could be stripped of all information other than the total, number of wickets and number of balls left. The format, announced last week, is designed to make games shorter and more attractive to a fresh audience. Clare Connor, director of women’s cricket at the ECB, said: “What we are talking about is simplifying the game. The question is how we get to that simplified point where we can put on a cricket match that is more easily understood. “The scoreboard is a very complex presentation of information at the moment.

Source: The Times April 25, 2018 23:02 UTC