Cricket Guides · 5 min read · English
You can score a cricket match without an internet connection when your scoring app has already loaded and saves the match on the device. Keep the match open, check that each delivery is recorded locally, and reconnect later to sync. Offline scoring keeps the scorebook available to the scorer; it does not send live updates to spectators or create an online backup while disconnected.
On This Page
- Prepare Before You Reach the Ground
- Score and Check the Innings as You Go
- Reconnect and Confirm the Sync
- What Offline Does Not Mean
- Offline Scoring in Fours & Sixes
- Related Guides
Prepare Before You Reach the Ground
First, open the app while you have a reliable connection and let it finish loading. This matters especially for a web app: the browser needs to load the application before you take it offline. Do not assume that a fresh browser tab can start from a cold launch without a connection. The Web App’s offline first-load behavior has not been independently verified across browsers.
Set up the match, teams and players while connected if that is convenient. Confirm the overs, ball type and opening players, then open the match you intend to score. If you need to use an online account, sign in before the match. Carry a charged device and a paper backup sheet for essential totals in case the device is damaged or loses power.
The Android App stores match records in its local database. The Web App uses browser storage for local records, so keep using the same browser profile and device. Browser storage can be removed by the user, cleared with site data, constrained by device space or treated differently in private browsing. MDN explains that browser storage is generally best-effort and may be deleted under storage pressure or by the user (browser storage persistence). Do not treat a local-only match as a permanent backup. Export or sync your records when the connection returns.
Score and Check the Innings as You Go
Record each delivery as it happens. After a ball, glance at the total, over, striker and bowler before moving on. Correct an error promptly while the event is still clear. Keep any local league rules close at hand, since extras, dismissals and over limits can depend on the conditions for your match.
If reception disappears, the scorer can continue entering deliveries into the local record. That gives the scorer a working scorebook on the device, but people elsewhere cannot follow a public score update until a connection is available and the match has been shared or synced. If another person needs to take over, arrange that before signal loss where possible; online scorer handover needs an active invitation or link and recipient acceptance. The scorer handover checklist explains the steps.
Do not use a second device to independently score the same match unless your app and competition process explain how records will be reconciled. Two separate scorebooks can diverge after a wide, wicket or correction. If a backup scorer is needed, agree which record is authoritative and when responsibility changes.
Reconnect and Confirm the Sync
When you have a dependable connection again, open the same app and account, then allow pending records to sync. Check the match appears under the right team and tournament, and compare the innings total and result with your local notes. A connection alone does not guarantee that every record has uploaded; look for the app’s sync status and resolve any error before relying on the online copy.
If you have just linked an online account to a device that already contains local matches, review the import prompt. In Fours & Sixes, existing local records are not uploaded automatically when a new cloud account is linked; the user must approve the local import. Keep the device and its local database intact until the approved upload has completed. Only after the records are connected and shared can they appear to other account holders or in public discovery.
What Offline Does Not Mean
Offline scoring does not guarantee that the application itself will open without preparation, that browser storage can never be cleared, or that your data is backed up to another device. It also does not provide online services such as account sign-in, cloud sync, public discovery, direct messages or spectator updates while the network is unavailable. If preserving the match matters, keep a separate written score or restore connectivity as soon as practical, then verify the uploaded copy.
The cricket scorecard guide can help you check the batting and bowling figures after the innings. If your match includes extras, the guide to wides, no-balls, byes and leg-byes explains what to record.
Offline Scoring in Fours & Sixes
Both the Android App and Web App save match records locally and queue changes for later sync. Android uses on-device storage; Web uses browser storage and should be loaded before leaving a connection. A new account link with existing local records requires approval before those records upload. Syncing, public sharing and spectator updates need a connection. See Scoring features and Web App features for the current workflows.
