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social network where all stakeholders inthe game can have a unique profile tohouse their cricketing interests, not onlyfor players, but also umpires, scorers andfans.We also enjoyed the chance to meetvarious people from within the industryto share ideas and potentially forge newpartnerships. Special thanks to Nick,Ben and their team for delivering anothersuccessful conference. We lookforward to next year!TCSSESSION 3Rob Lynch of CricHQThe team from Total Cricket Scorer focussed on the eight year history of the application.This highlighted many of the features that TCS introduced to computerised cricket scoring.From controlling scoreboards and providing a live score service as early as 2006, throughthe integration with Play-Cricket, 3D wagon wheels, D/L, linear scoring, MVP and autotweeting.There was also a demonstration of their mobile and tablet versions of TCS which werereleased in 2010. Delegates saw how simple it was to score a match on an iPad andseamlessly transfer it to the PC version.Finally they thanked all the scorers who have supported the application throughout theyears. The inspiration for new features and the worldwide appeal of TCS has been broughtabout by the users of the system. TCS used the seminar to launch two new roles to recogniseall the cricket scorers who have become part of the Total Cricket Scorer family. Anyoneinterested in being a TCS approved seller or TCS support professional should contactthe team by emailing info@totalcricketscorer.com.An audience with Mike Gattingwritten by Stephen Lavis(Devon)“I’d like to introduce you to myboss” proclaimed Nick Cousins, andonto the stage came the former Englandcaptain. What did we knowabout the man? Only what we’dseen on the television and in themedia. What is under that hard exterior?Once he had finished talkingabout “that incident”, “that ball” and“that black and blue battered face”along with a few “Goochie impressions”and quotes thrown in forgood measure, then your whole perceptionof the man had totallychanged.Mike GattingHe explained how the ShakoorRana incident back in 1987 happened, what was said, and the knock-on effect it had onhim and the team. Onto 1993 and Shane Warne’s first Ashes ball which caught him andhis off stump by surprise. Then on the screen behind the stage came what can only be describedas “not his best portrait picture”. Back in 1986 a certain Malcolm Marshall, aidedby his pace and an uneven pitch, decided to rearrange his face. It can only be described ascolourful, if black, blue and purple are your favourite colours. Ouch.The “Goochie” impressions had the audience in hysterics. The stories behind them evenshow that the pros do count to six and turn down easy singles to keep off strike when abowler not to their taste is in full flow.All in all I left with a totally different impression of the man. Whilst approaching thegame in a professional manner he is still one of the boys just like you or I. By the way,don’t call him a cheat. Got that Shakoor?.Scorers ForumPlease see page 29 for a full, comprehensive report on the Scorers Forum which tookplace in the ECB Boardroom in session 3, by National Scorer Officer, Geoff TrettThe Conference– by numbers2009 – 300 attendees2010 – 364 attendees(max capacity)2011 – 309 attendees2012 – 304 attendeesCounty breakdown…Bedfordshire 6Berkshire 4Buckinghamshire 3Cambridgeshire 2Cheshire 7Cornwall 2Cumbria 1Derbyshire 6Devon 15Dorset 3Durham 4Essex 10Gloucestershire 8Hampshire 9Herefordshire 0Hertfordshire 9Huntingdonshire 0ICC Europe 13Isle of Wight 0Kent 11Lancashire 7Leicestershire and Rutland 6Lincolnshire 5Middlesex 13Norfolk 3Northamptonshire 1Northumberland 2Nottinghamshire 1Overseas 1Oxfordshire 2Shropshire 4Somerset 3Staffordshire 3Suffolk 6Surrey 22Sussex 9Wales 5Warwickshire 7Wiltshire 8Worcestershire 3Yorkshire 18Walk-ins 17Guests 25ECB Staff 18e-mail us at ecbaco@ecb.co.uk 7 contact us on 0121 446 2710