FAQs

 Order of Play

• AWAY Team scores first each night and scoring alternates the rest of the night (Away team scores Odd number matches, Home team even)

• Opposite from scoring team shoots Bull first each game of 501 and Cricket

• For 301, there is no closest to Bull- The person on the same team as scorer shoots first in the first leg. Loser of the first leg shoots first in the second leg. If a 301 match goes to the third leg, the winner of the FIRST leg chooses the order for shooting the bull for the third-leg. 

• Home team Capitan fills in Roster Sheet first each night, folds sheet in half and provides to Away team Capitan to complete their lineup without looking at the Home team lineup. 

• If a team is Shorthanded, the shorthanded team decides when they forfeit in 301- it does not default to the final set

Nine Key Rules of Scorekeeping

1. When scoring, always face forward, at an angle, to best view the dartboard

2. Do not step in the alley before all darts have been thrown, UNLESS asked by the shooter to check a thrown dart's position

3. Always project a fair and neutral disposition when scoring.

4. DO NOT COACH OR SUGGEST a combination to throw

5. Refrain from making any noises or speaking during a throw unless asked by the shooter

6. DO NOT MOVE OR FIDGET when shooter is at the oche/toe-line

7. Do not move your head or look away from the board DURING A PLAYER'S THROW- Never face or look at the shooter during their turn.

8. Do not carry on conversation when keeping score

9. Do not complain or argue if asked to be replaced