How do I get a Cricket Canada scorer certificate?
Rule- Canada
- Cricket Canada
- MCC Laws of Cricket
- Scoring
- Open age
- 2026
- Scorers
- Laws 4th Edition 2026
Cricket Canada's Umpiring Examination Guidelines list a Scorer (CC Level 1) exam alongside the umpire exams:
- Content: Part A only, covering the current MCC Laws of Cricket (latest version). There is no Part B.
- Pass mark: 75%.
- Duration: 2.5 hours.
- Valid for: 5 years.
- Fee: $50.
- Registration: candidates must have legal status in Canada, and must register and pay at least five days before the exam. Candidates who fail to register may not be allowed to sit the examination.
- Exam dates: all examinations are held in April across the country. In 2026 these were in Eastern Canada (Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto), British Columbia (Surrey) and the Prairies (Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary).
- Regional contacts: Rohan Shah (Eastern Canada) umpirerohan@outlook.com, Harry Grewal (British Columbia) harry@thegrewals.ca, Amol Bhatt (Prairies) umpire4cricket@gmail.com.
- Recommended study: Tom Smith's Cricket Umpiring and Scoring (latest edition).
- Exam rules: bring government-issued photo ID, use only blue or black ballpoint pens, and leave phones, smartwatches and hand-held devices out. Bring your own standard calculator; scientific calculators are not allowed. Exam papers remain Cricket Canada property and must not be copied, photographed, recorded or shared.
Sources: https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-officials-sub1/ and https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-officials-sub3/
Added 25 Oct 2026