Keep the extras column in the sum
Imagine the batters’ credited runs total 150 and the side has 10 extras. The team total is 160, not 150. A graphic listing only two current batters cannot show the whole innings’s history, so those two displayed scores may sum to even less.
The numbers are fictional. The actual extras categories matter for credit and rule application. Do not invent runs to repair a missing total before checking the full scorecard’s extras and dismissed batters.
Byes and leg byes have different contact conditions
MCC Law 23 distinguishes a ball passing without bat or person contact from eligible leg-bye conditions after contact with the striker. The actual law governs whether runs are allowed. A ball reaching the boundary does not automatically become a batter’s four.
If the umpire signals extras, the team can benefit while the striker’s personal total stays unchanged. A highlights edit focusing on boundaries can hide the signal, so a personal milestone should be checked against the official batter score.
The bowler’s debit has its own rule
MCC’s scoring provision debits striker runs, no-ball extras and wides to the bowler. Byes and leg byes are not simply added as ordinary bat runs in that personal account. Consequently, team runs gained on a delivery need not equal bowler runs debited.
A no-ball combined with byes or leg byes can split the one-run no-ball component from the remaining extras under the actual rule. Use the official category breakdown rather than charging every team run to one field automatically.
A useful scorecard check
Compare team total, all batters’ runs and extras. Then read the bowling figures using their own credit rules. A consistent scorecard can contain several totals that answer different questions; they are not expected to be identical by intuition.
This article uses MCC’s 2026 scoring rules and original 150+10 example. It does not judge an unseen leg-bye decision, predict a result, establish Canadian rights or claim IPTV Canada carriage. No physical playback test was performed.
Related questions
Must the two current batter scores add to the team total?
No. Prior batters and extras also contribute.
Does every team run belong to the striker?
No. Extras have separate credit categories.
Sources and scope
Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.
- MCC 2026 Laws18 and23 — Batcredits extras bowlerdebit and bye/legbye distinctions
