Funny Is Better Than Good

Funny Is Better Than Good

Share this post

Funny Is Better Than Good
Funny Is Better Than Good
Memory Aids for Beginning Umpires
Cricket 🏏

Memory Aids for Beginning Umpires

If you’re a beginning umpire struggling to remember the signals for the various cricket situations on which you must adjudicate, here are some simple memory aids to help you.

Dan Liebke
Sep 28, 2023
∙ Paid

Share this post

Funny Is Better Than Good
Funny Is Better Than Good
Memory Aids for Beginning Umpires
Share

Out

Memory Aid: Imagine you have gone out on a date to a popular and busy restaurant.

Signal: Yeah, that’s right. The frazzled and dimwitted waiter is ignoring you. Raise one finger in the air to get their attention.

Dead Ball

Memory Aid: Imagine you have been invited to a ball. What dance would you not be caught dead doing?

Signal: You know it. If you put b…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Funny Is Better Than Good to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Dan Liebke
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share