When you record a wicket, you can assign more than one fielder to the dismissal using the Primary Fielder and Assistant Fielder fields on the Wickets dialogue box. Only the primary fielder is credited with a catch or run out in Player Averages, but all fielders, whether primary or assistant, are included in Stats Wizards for analysis.
You can also add sub-fielders during a match. Once added, they appear in all fielder lists for the remainder of the match.
Caught dismissals
To set both primary and assistant fielders (up to three) when entering a caught dismissal:
- Click the Wicket button on the Scoring panel. The Wicket dialogue opens.
- Select the fielder who completed the catch as the Primary Fielder. This field is mandatory.
- Add any other fielders who touched the ball during the dismissal as Assistant Fielders. These fields are optional.
- Click OK. The selected fielders now appear in order on the Scorecard and Scorebook, with the primary fielder listed last.
Run out dismissals
To set both primary and assistant fielders when entering a run out dismissal:
- Click the Wicket button on the Scoring panel. The Wicket dialogue opens.
- Select the fielder who did the most to complete the run out as the Primary Fielder.
- Add any other fielders involved, such as the bowler or wicketkeeper who broke the stumps, as Assistant Fielders.
- Click OK. The selected fielders appear in order on the Scorecard and Scorebook, with the primary fielder listed first.
Stumped dismissals
To set the primary fielder (generally the wicketkeeper) when entering a stumped dismissal:
- Click the Wicket button on the Scoring panel. The Wicket dialogue opens.
- Select Stumped as the Dismissal Type. This action automatically sets the Primary Fielder to the nominated wicketkeeper (or replacement wicketkeeper) and disables the Assistant Fielder fields.
- Change the wicketkeeper in the Primary Fielder, if needed (not normally required).
- Click OK.
Adding a sub-fielder
If a new sub-fielder is involved in a dismissal:
- Click the Wicket button on the Scoring panel. The Wicket dialogue opens.
- Click the New Sub Fielder button. The Add Sub Fielder dialogue opens.
- Enter the new sub-fielder's name in the Name text box.
- Click Save and then click OK. The new sub-fielder is automatically added as the primary fielder and appears in all fielder lists for the rest of the match.