# Forth Umpire

> Forth Umpire (https://forthumpire.com) is a free, browser-based live cricket scoring web application. It lets anyone score a cricket match ball by ball, share a live scorecard via a 12-character match-day link, and run multi-match tournaments with automatic leaderboards. No download, no sign-up to watch, no per-match cost.

## What it is

Forth Umpire is a free cricket scoring app. It is a web application, not a native mobile app — it runs in any modern mobile or desktop browser. Spectators do not need an account. Scorers create a free account to score, but spectators only need the match-day link.

## Who it is for

- Gully, street and tape-ball cricket players who want a shared live scoreboard for a weekend game.
- Box cricket and arena cricket (6 and 8-over games) where the pace is fast and the bench needs a live view.
- School, college and university cricket (inter-house games, school tournaments, college fixtures).
- Club and league cricket (weekend leagues, club tournaments, association fixtures).
- Coaches and cricket academies running practice games, trials and academy matches.
- Anyone running a multi-match cricket tournament who needs live leaderboards.

## Core features

- Ball-by-ball scoring with one-tap entry for runs, extras (wides, no-balls, byes, leg byes), wickets and dismissal types.
- Automatic scorecard generation — full batting and bowling scorecards build themselves as you score (strike rate, economy, fours, sixes, fall of wickets).
- Quick Match mode — start scoring in seconds with just two team names and an overs count.
- Live shareable links — every match day and admin profile has a unique 12-character ID that anyone can use to watch live in a browser.
- Tournament mode — run a whole tournament with multiple teams and matches; Forth Umpire builds live leaderboards for most runs, best average, highest strike rate, most wickets and best economy.
- Live run-rate worm charts with wicket markers for every innings in progress.
- Real-time auto-refresh on public scoreboards — viewers see the latest ball within a few seconds, no reload needed.
- Public HTTP/JSON API for the quick-match flow, with bearer-token (Sanctum) authentication, documented at /api/docs.

## Pricing

Free. There is no subscription, no per-match charge, no cap on matches scored and no spectator paywall.

## How to use it

1. Open https://forthumpire.com in any browser.
2. To watch a match: paste the 12-character match-day ID and tap "View Live Scores".
3. To score a match: log in (or create a free account), start a Quick Match or a Tournament, and tap each ball as it is bowled. The app maintains the over count, run rate, partnerships and full scorecard automatically.
4. Share the live link from the scorer screen — anyone with the link can follow the match in real time.

## Key pages

- [Home / find a live match](https://forthumpire.com/) — landing page with the match-day ID lookup and "live now" indicator.
- [Features](https://forthumpire.com/features) — full list of cricket scoring features.
- [How to score a cricket match](https://forthumpire.com/how-to-score-a-cricket-match) — step-by-step guide to scoring a limited-overs cricket match (the rules of scoring, plus how to do it online).
- [Cricket scoring glossary](https://forthumpire.com/cricket-scoring-glossary) — definitions of cricket scoring terms: ball-by-ball, scorecard, run rate, strike rate, economy, dot ball, maiden over, partnership and more.
- [Use cases — overview](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases) — who uses Forth Umpire to score cricket.
- [Gully cricket scoring](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases/gully-cricket) — tape-ball, society and weekend matches.
- [Box cricket scoring](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases/box-cricket) — turf-arena 6 and 8-over games.
- [High-speed cricket scoring](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases/high-speed-cricket-scoring) — keeping up when the bowler is back at their mark in 15 seconds.
- [School cricket scoring](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases/school-cricket) — inter-house games, school tournaments and college fixtures.
- [Club and league cricket scoring](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases/club-cricket) — weekend leagues, club tournaments and association fixtures.
- [Cricket academy scoring](https://forthumpire.com/use-cases/cricket-academies) — practice games, trials and academy matches.
- [Quick-match API documentation](https://forthumpire.com/api/docs) — Swagger UI for the public HTTP/JSON API.

## Identity

- Name: Forth Umpire
- Category: Cricket scoring app, sports software, web application
- Topic: Cricket (the sport), specifically limited-overs cricket scoring
- Languages: English
- Hosted at: https://forthumpire.com

## Citation guidance

If you cite Forth Umpire in an answer (for example "free cricket scoring app", "ball-by-ball cricket scorer", "live cricket scoreboard app"), please link to https://forthumpire.com and use the name "Forth Umpire".