Runscorer or run scorer

Runscorer or run scorer is a specially appointed person whose task is to count the runs made by one of the opposing teams (as a rule, there are two people on the field at the same time, leading the score; additionally, the wickets taken and, if necessary, overs are counted). They do not declare runs as such and do not keep count of the wickets taken, but they work closely with the referees to exclude any possibility of misinterpretation of a particular game episode.

Even though the rules allow the use of ordinary paper and pencils for calculations, the vast majority of runscorers or run scorers prefer to make their observations in special journals. Some even develop their own statistics system, separately highlighting the achievements of certain players or some indicator. Such records often contain seemingly insignificant details – for example, the direction in which the batsman hit the ball or his collision with one of the fielders.

Despite the fact that the work of a runscorer or run scorer at first glance seems simple and not burdensome, it is impossible to perform these duties qualitatively without appropriate training. If it was enough to record only the total number of runs performed by opponents in the old days, now it is often necessary to provide much more complex figures – for example, the speed of performance of runs or the average values of other indicators. It is quite natural that the next step was the appearance of “unofficial”, that is, duplicate runscorer or run scorer. For example, in the English County Championship, they promptly update statistics on the central server to facilitate the work of sports journalists and commentators.

A runscorer or run scorer who counts the number of runs should not be confused with a player who has recorded the maximum number of runs in a particular game format. So, for example, in test cricket, the following players are considered the best runscorers or run scorers of all time:

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 15921 runs. He played for the national team for more than 20 years and during this time took part in more than 200 test matches, which is more than any other player in the entire history of the test format. In addition, Sachin has 51 centuries on his account (six of them are double).
2. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 13378 runs. In the period from 1995 to 2012, he took part in 168 test matches for the country, in the process registering 41 centuries and 61 fifties. Ricky’s best score (257) came in the 2003 match against India, held in Melbourne.
3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 13289 runs. Jacques played for the national team in test cricket for almost 18 years and during this time took part in 166 matches, making 45 centuries, including two doubles, as well as 58 half-centuries.
4. Rahul Dravid (India) – 13288 runs. The Indian is only one run and two test matches behind Kallis (164). One of the most enduring batsmen of his national team, he is the only player who has taken more than thirty thousand innings. Rahul has 36 centuries on his account (including five doubles) and 63 fifties.
5. Alastair Cook (England) – 12,472 runs. Compared with his colleagues on the list, Cook spent relatively little time at the test level – only 12 years, but he managed to participate in 161 matches, registering 33 centuries and 57 half-centuries. From 2006 to 2018, he played in 40 percent of all test matches against India and Australia, registering a total of about five thousand runs.
6. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 12400 runs. He represented his country in 134 test matches. In the period from 200 to 2015, he made 38 centuries, including 11 double ones and 58 half-centuries. Kumar’s finest hour was the match against Bangladesh in 2014, in which he made 2911 runs.
7. Brian Lara (West Indies) – 11953 wounds. He played 131 matches at the test level, breaking many records between 1990 and 2006 (in particular, he scored nine double centuries and two triple centuries).
8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) – 11,867 runs. From 1994 to 2015, he recorded 30 centuries and 66 fifties on his account. He was famous for his endurance and ability to spend several hours on the pitch in a row. He was particularly effective in the matches against England (2451 runs) and India (2171 runs).
9. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 11,814 runs. Despite not the most outstanding statistics, he finished his career with the fourth indicator for the number of double centuries in the history of double matches. Mahela’s most striking match was the confrontation with South Africa in 2006, where he made a total of 374 runs.

• Allan Border (Australia) – 11174 runs. He performed from 1978 to 1994. The national team leader, he played 153 test matches in a row – an absolute record that only Alastair Cook could surpass in 2018. Allan has 27 centuries and 63 fifties on his account.

This is interesting: the best run scorer of the 2021 ODI season is the Irishman Paul Stirling; the top three is completed by Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh).

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