Calling the score is such a simple task, yet is rarely done properly.
The referee should call the current break total after every stroke when the table has come to rest and the player may proceed.
There are three reasons for this:
1) Both players are left in no doubt about the current state of the game.
2) If the referee has made an arithmetic error, it is caught immediately.
3) When the score is called, the referee has told the player that, in his opinion, the table is at rest and the player may proceed without fear of a foul being called because a ball is still moving or a ball has been improperly spotted.
Bear in mind that if no referee is present, the opponent acts as referee and should call the score.
The referee should call the current break total after every stroke when the table has come to rest and the player may proceed.
There are three reasons for this:
1) Both players are left in no doubt about the current state of the game.
2) If the referee has made an arithmetic error, it is caught immediately.
3) When the score is called, the referee has told the player that, in his opinion, the table is at rest and the player may proceed without fear of a foul being called because a ball is still moving or a ball has been improperly spotted.
Bear in mind that if no referee is present, the opponent acts as referee and should call the score.