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He puts runs down to the chap who hit them (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scorer

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(Other definitions for scorer that I've seen before include "He puts up the points (or puts them down)" , "Footballer having netted" , "Keeper of the tally" , "who makes a point?" , "Cricket statistician" .)

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