A Sporting Scandal?

It was the final of the world-renowned cricket tournament – the Cinders (not to be mistaken for the Ashes).

The Owls were comfortably the favourites. They were unbeaten in the last 4 years, whereas the Snakes hadn’t won in the last 3. It was perhaps the most obvious result in sporting history.

However, as the match started it was clear something wasn’t right. Despite chasing a very low score, and facing some terrible bowling, the Owls were struggling to win. Down into the final over, and with merely 2 runs to win, the Owls unbelievably lost. The biggest shock in sporting history. No one could believe what they were witnessing.

The most confusing thing however, was the score sheet. The scorer that day was a member of the Owls coaching team, and was an established scorer, yet the score sheet was totally incorrect. The bowlers names were wrong, the overs didn’t match, there were random boxes drawn and the totals were nonsense. People started getting a sense that something fishy was happening, but no one could work out what, or why the score sheet was so confusing.

Can you decipher the score sheet and explain what happened?

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Note: No additional knowledge of cricket or cricket scoring is required. Everything needed is in the legend on the side.