A team's score is always expressed, after all, as the number of runs they've collected 'for' the number of wickets they've lost. If a team have scored 100 runs and lost three wickets, for example, their score would be 100 for three which would be written as 100 – 3.

Excel Cricket is a freeware cricket game written in Excel VBA. You therefore need Excel 95 or better to run this game. You will need to say yes to the Enable Macros dialog which should appear when you start the game. The game simulates a One Day game between teams you enter or international teams.

A cricket score is generally expressed in the form of 236-5, meaning that the team batting has 236 runs and has lost 5 wickets. (Australians, because they live upside down, will write the same score as 5-236).

Batters may run on any ball whether it is hit or not. Batters score runs by running between the striker's popping crease and the `running crease' (score one for each completed run).

A team is awarded 16 points for a victory, with both sides earning eight points for a tie and five points apiece if a match is drawn. Any points scored in the first innings is added on.

Always fill out the headings on your scorebook with the details of the match, date, venue, round number etc. Every ball bowled must be recorded. If no runs or sundries occur, then record a dot against the batsman and also in the bowler's column.