Last updated June 2, 2026

School & college cricket scoring app

Inter-house matches, school tournaments and college fixtures all need the same thing — an accurate scorebook and parents who can follow along without standing on the boundary. ForthUmpire is a free cricket scoring app that gives a school a complete scorecard for every match, plus a live link parents and staff can open from their phone.

Where it fits in a school cricket calendar

Inter-house and inter-class matches
School and college cricket tournaments
Friendlies between neighbouring schools
Sports-day and annual-day cricket fixtures

Why schools choose ForthUmpire

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A scorer can be a student

The interface is touch-friendly and forgiving — a senior student or PE teacher can score a full innings with no training, and undo a wrong ball in one tap.

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Parents follow live

Share the match-day link in the parents WhatsApp group. They follow the ball-by-ball score, current over and scorecard from work, home or anywhere with a phone.

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Full scorecard for records

ForthUmpire builds the full batting and bowling scorecard automatically — strike rates, economy, fours and sixes — ready to drop into the school newsletter or noticeboard.

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Run a whole tournament

For inter-school or inter-house tournaments, group matches under a tournament and ForthUmpire builds live leaderboards across all the games.

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Works on any school device

Runs in a browser on any phone, school iPad, Chromebook or staff-room laptop. Teachers can also grab the iOS app from the App Store or the Android app from Google Play.

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Free for every match

There is no per-school or per-match cost. Score every fixture in every age group without thinking about budget.

Built for inter-house and inter-school tournaments

For a multi-match school tournament, create a tournament in ForthUmpire and add each participating team and squad. Every match scored under it automatically contributes to live leaderboards — top run-scorers, leading wicket-takers, best strike rate and best economy. By the end of the tournament the player-of-the-tournament data is already there, no spreadsheets required.

School cricket scoring — FAQ

Is there an extra cost per fixture or per term?

No. ForthUmpire is free to use. Schools can score every match, in every age group, every term — there is no subscription, no licence and no per-match charge.

Can a student score the match themselves?

Yes. The scoring screen is built for quick, tap-driven entry with an Undo for any mistake, so a senior student can comfortably score a school match under a teacher's supervision.

How do parents and staff watch the score live?

Every match day gets its own 12-letter-and-number match code. Drop the link in the school or parents group and anyone with a phone can follow the ball-by-ball score, current over and full scorecard live.

Can we run a multi-day school tournament?

Yes. Create a tournament, add the participating teams and create matches under it. Players, batting and bowling stats roll up across the matches in the tournament.

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