CricKids Support

Use this guide to help you set up a game and confidently score each ball in CricKids, from the first delivery to the final result.

1. Tap the Game tab
2. Select the team you want to score from the 'Home Team' menu (if you only have one team, it will be pre-selected)
3. Enter the opposition team name and club (these are mandatory); you can also enter the grade and pitch number if you choose
4. Confirm your game format (split innings or not), number of overs per innings (preset with the default value specified in 'Settings') in the Game Format section
5. From the Scoring Profile section, confirm the scoring profile used for the game (this is the score allocated for wides, no-balls and dismissals). The selected profile is dictated by the team's preset scoring profile - this can be changed from the Scoring Profile section in the Edit team screen - see Editing Teams.
6. When all required fields are filled, the Start Game button will change from grey to green
7. Tap the Start Game button
8. When prompted, choose whether your team will bat or bowl first. Then, select your opening player/s from the team's player list.
9. You will now see the scoring screen. When batting, click a 'player tile' to select the player facing the ball (this will automatically change when an odd number of runs is scored). The active player facing the bowler will be highlighted green and display a 'batter icon' next to their name.
   
   Select the number of runs (dot ball to 6 runs) - you can also select a tee-shot form the '...' button (you can set whether tee-shot runs are counted towards the score from the Settings tab).
   
   Select a wide, no-ball, bye or leg-bye from the grey 'Extras' buttons; you can combine runs with extras (e.g. select No-Ball + 1 Run if the players score a run off a no-ball )
   
   Wickets are selected from the red dismissals buttons.
10. Once you have selected the correct button (or combination of buttons), click the 'Next ▶' button to proceed to the next ball in the over.
11. CricKids will automatically prompt you to swap each bowler after each over, or batting pair at predetermined intervals. You can manually swap players at any time by clicking the 'Change Bowler' or 'Change Pair' buttons.
    
    You can also substitute a player mid-over by tapping the 'Sub Out' button on the right of the batter tile. To swap a bowler, simply click the 'Change Bowler' button.
    
    When scoring batting, CricKids will prompt you 1-over prior to a set batting-pair swap so you can plan accordingly (i.e. get the next batting pair down from the tree they're climbing).
12. Repeat steps 9-11 until the innings (or split innings) is complete.
13. CricKids will automatically prompt you when the innings (or split innings) ends. Continue scoring each ball until the game is complete.
14. Once complete, you will be prompted to end the game. CricKids will then suggest a list of possible options for Player of The Day based to aid you in your decision. Click the 'skip' button to ignore this step (you can enter this at a later time if you want).
    
    The list will be in order of highlights and place players who have not received a Player of The Day award this season at the top of the list.
15. The game is now complete and automatically saved to the app. You can view the game and generate the PDF scoresheet from:
    Stats > Season Stats > Select your team > Select the season > Select the game > Click the 'document' icon in the top-right of the view
    
    

You can see the screenshots of each step on the How-it-works page.

Whether it’s an injury, a quick break, or a planned rotation, CricKids lets you substitute a player mid-over without disrupting the flow of the game.

1. If batting - click the 'Sub Out' button on the right of the batter tile - this will open the 'Substitute Batter' menu with a list of your available players
   
   If bowling - click the 'Change Bowler' button - this will open the 'Choose Next Bowler' menu with a list of your available players
2. Tap player you want to substitute
3. The player tile will now display the new player

Mistakes happen, but CricKids makes it easy to correct them:

1. While scoring, tap the 'Prev ◀' button to navigate back to the ball you need to correct.
2. Click the 'Edit Ball' button displayed above the player tile/s. When you click this button, the buttons used to select the runs, extras or wicket will become highlighted.
3. Select the correct runs, extras or wicket buttons for this ball then click the 'Save ▶' button.
4. To jump back to the current ball, tap the 'Live' button (between the 'Prev' and 'Next' buttons). You'll be returned to the current ball to continue scoring the game.

If you are a member of a shared team, you can keep track of the game in real-time:

1. Ensure the team is shared with you (you will be a 'Viewer' or a 'Scorer' of the team). Teams are shared with you via an 'Invite Code' generated by the team's 'Owner'.
2. Tap the 'Teams' button in the main menu
3. Select the team from the 'Your Teams' list
4. If you shared team currently has a game in progress, this view will show 'Live Game In Progress' and display:
   - Current Score
   - Current Over
   - Current Innings
   - Current Batting Pair or Current Bowler
   

1. Finish scoring the match
2. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
3. Tap Season Stats
4. Choose your team
5. Choose the season
6. Choose the game
7. Tap the Document icon at the top-right of the screen
   
   The scoresheet PDF will be generated and available for sharing or saving.

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Season Stats
3. Choose your team
4. Choose the season
5. Choose the game you want to view
   
   From this view you can view the game statistics and highlights for batting and bowling, and generate a scoresheet (PDF) or edit the game.

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Season Stats
3. Choose your team
4. Choose the season
5. Choose the game you want to edit
6. Tap the Ellipsis icon (three dots in a circle) at the top-right of the screen. This will open the Edit Game view
7. Scroll down to the 'Correct Scoring Errors' section and tap Edit Game Score.
   
   You will now see the ball-by-ball scoring interface, divided into 'Batting' and 'Fielding'. Choose the appropriate section to make your edits.
8. Scroll through the results until you reach the over in which the error occured. Tap the 'incorrect' score.
   
   This will open the Edit Ball view; this displays the over number, the ball number (of the over), the innings type (i.e. batting or fielding) and the selected runs, extras and/or dismissals currently allocated to this ball.
   
   If batting, the bottom of this view will display the 'Swap Striker' section - this allows you to swap who faced the ball to the other player.
9. Alter the run, extras, dismissals and/or swap striker
10. Tap the Save button at the top-right of the screen.

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Season Stats
3. Choose your team
4. Choose the season
5. Choose the game you want to edit
6. Tap the Ellipsis icon (three dots in a circle) at the top-right of the screen. This will open the Edit Game view
7. Under Match Info tap the date displayed in the Date Played row. This will open a date-picker
8. Choose a new date
9. Tap the Save button at the top-right of the screen.

This feature allows you to enter game results that were not scored in CricKids or games that occured in previous seasons.

Now that you've entered results from previous seasons, you can generate new sccoresheets and season stats PDFs.

When you finish scoring a game, you can select a 'Player of the Day' and 'Outstanding Effort'. This step can be skipped when scoring. You can easily go back and edit these selections later:

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Season Stats
3. Choose your team
4. Choose the season
5. Choose the game you want to edit
6. Tap the Ellipsis icon (three dots in a circle) at the top-right of the screen. This will open the Edit Game view
7. Under the Awards section, click the 'Player of the Day' or 'Outstanding Effort' field, this will open the player selection.
8. Select a player from the list
9. Tap the Save button at the top-right of the screen.

1. Tap Teams from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Add New Team
3. Enter team name and details
4. Under the 'Team Info' section, enter a team name, grade and club.
5. Under the 'Scoring Profile' section, choose a scoring profile for the team (this can be changed later).
   
   

   You can create your own custom 'Scoring Profile' from the Settings tab

6. Tap Save
7. You will now see your new team listed under Your Teams. Tap your new team - this will open the Edit Team view.
8. Scroll to the bottom of the view to see the Players section. Tap the Add Player to Team button.
9. Enter the player's name to the name fields in the 'New Player' section (last names are optional) then click the Add Player button.
10. Repeat for each player you want to add to this team then click the Close button.

You can 'share' teams with other parents/coaches. This allows others to score games for the team you've created, view live games in progress as they are being scored and view player, season and team stats. Sharing teams also allows others to generate scoresheets and team reports.

If changes are made to historical games, these changes will be cloud-synced. Next time you view the team in the Teamsview, the updated data will be synced with your device.

1. Tap Teams from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Scroll down and tap Team Sharing. This will open the Team Sharing view.
3. Tap Share This Team. This will sync your team data with the cloud and display your team's 'Invite Code'
4. Share the invite link with other trusted parents/coaches.

Once another parent/coach accepts the invite, they will be able to access the team. You will see their name appear under the Members section.

By default, new members are added as 'Viewers'. This gives them permission to view game data, track live games and view player, season and team stats. They do not have permission to edit the team's game data, player roster or team info.

Your can 'promote' members to 'Scorers' in the Team Members section - simply tap the Make Scorer button to promote 'Viewers' to 'Scorers'.

'Scorers' have permission to score games for the team, edit historical game data and generate scoresheets and team reports (only the team 'Owner' can edit the team's player roster or team info).

If you have been invited to join a shared team, you will have received an invite link from a parent or coach. To join this team:

1. Tap Teams from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Join Team
3. Enter the invite code and your name and click 'Continue'
   (note: invite codes are case-sensitive)
4. If you were successful, a message will appear confirming your access to the team and your new role as a 'Viewer'. Tap Done.
5. You will now see the team listed under Your Teams. You will now be able to view live game scores and access the team's data.

If you created a team and have shared it with other parents/coaches, you can promote members to 'Scorers' in the Team Members section - simply tap the Make Scorer button to promote 'Viewers' to 'Scorers'.



1. Tap Teams from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap the team listed under Your Teams
3. Scroll down and tap Team Sharing. This will open the Team Sharing view.
4. Scroll down to 'Members'.
5. Tap the Make Scorer button to promote the member from a 'Viewer' to a 'Scorer'.

'Scorers' have permission to score games for the team, edit historical game data and generate scoresheets and team reports (only the team 'Owner' can edit the team's player roster or team info).

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Team Stats
3. Tap the team listed under Choose a Team. This will display the 'Team Stats' view. Scroll down to see the team's statistics.
4. Refine the team data using the 'Timeframe' picker. Select a season or, to get all stats over the lifetime of the team, select 'lifetime'.
5. Tap the 'Document' icon in the top-right of the screen to generate aa 'Team Report' PDF.

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Team Stats
3. Refine the team data using the 'Timeframe' picker. Select a season or 'lifetime' to get all stats over the lifetime of the team.
4. Tap the 'Document' icon in the top-right of the screen to generate aa 'Team Report' PDF.

1. Tap Stats from the main tabs at the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Player Stats
3. Select a player. This will open the 'Player Stats' view.
4. Refine the player data using the 'Timeframe' picker. Select a season or, to get all stats over the lifetime of the player, select 'lifetime'.

1. Tap Teams
2. Select the team the player is in
3. Scroll to the player list at the bottom of the view
4. Tap the player
5. Edit details and tap Save

The 'Settings' section allows you to configure default game settings such as default number of overs per innings, whether runs from tee-shots count towards the game score, your cricket season window and scoring profiles.

1. Tap Settings
2. Under 'Defaults', select the default number of overs per innings in a game (this can be altered before the start of each new game) and whether runs from tee-shots count towards the game score.
3. Choose which cricket season your team plays under (Southern/Northern Hemisphere). Recommended to keep this 'auto'.
4. Changes are saved automatically.

1. Tap Settings
2. Scroll down to Scoring Profiles and click '+ New Custom Profile'.
3. Create a new profile; give it a name and set the value for each scoring option (wides, no-balls and wickets)
4. Click 'Done'

You can now assign this new custom scoring profile to a team from the Edit Team view (see above)