Wicket Lane

Keep the backyard book the old way — neat, dry, and complete. Open the lane desk and see the live card at a glance: runs, wickets, and which ball of the over you are on. Pick the bowling end, spin the toss, resume the innings, or start a fresh match when they take guard. Mark each ball as it happens. Six slots to the over. Singles, boundaries, wicket, wide, no-ball, and bye. The strike changes on odd runs. The next over turns itself. Open a batter card for the name in the book, runs, balls faced, and whether they walked. The series book holds every finished card with side totals. Pulse sketches the innings: tap a bar to read that over. The honours board hangs the highest card and the names that mattered. Set the ring: tap fielders on the oval, pack them or open the rope, and watch one spot. Need a crib? Umpire signals show the call and the mark. The nets drill eight village balls so you write the extras right. Set the house lamp to day green or night green. Choose the default length. Wipe the book when you want a clean page — a sample parish card is written back so the series is never empty. Village scoring. Mark the over.