Guides for tournament organisers
Everything we've learned about running local tournaments that finish on time, written down.
- How to organize a cricket tournament — Format, match-count math, teams, scheduling, scorers and an honest points table.
- How to make tournament fixtures — Round-robin, knockout and groups — how many matches each needs, byes, seeding and the schedule.
- Net run rate (NRR) explained — The formula, why overs aren't decimals, the all-out rule and worked examples.
- Box cricket rules — The common rules at box and turf venues, and what to agree before the first ball.
- Tennis-ball cricket rules — The common rules of tennis-ball and gully tournaments, and the ones that start arguments.
- How to organize a football tournament — Format, pitches, referees and settling ties fairly.
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