What each one does
- Wide (wd) — penalty run to the batting side, re-bowled, and not a ball faced by the batter.
- No-ball (nb) — penalty run, re-bowled, and it triggers a free hit. It does count as a ball faced.
- Leg-bye (lb) — a legal ball that counts toward the over. Runs go to the team, not the batter.
- Bye (b) — same, for a ball that beat everyone including the keeper.
Byes and leg-byes only exist if the batters actually ran, so scoring one with zero runs is simply a dot ball — the app treats it that way automatically.
Who the runs belong to
This is where most scorebooks go wrong. Byes and leg-byes count to the team total but never to the batter's runs. Runs hit off a no-ball do belong to the batter. The app applies these rules for you, so the scorecard adds up.
And to the bowler
Wides and no-balls are charged to the bowler's figures. Byes and leg-byes are not — they were not the bowler's fault.
Playing tape-ball rules where extras don't cost runs? Turn on No runs for wides & no-balls in Gully Rules — the ball is still re-bowled, but no penalty run is added.