Online cricket game

[Pannonian]

Little Master Cricket. Possibly even more addictive than Stick Cricket.

My highest score is 111, not counting the scoring rate multiplier.

[Craterus]

My education thanks you. This should keep me busy.

Got 105 runs. (EDIT:Ok, I've improved to 139 runs.)

Cool game, thank you Pannonian.

[Csargo]

39 is the highest I've got.

[seireikhaan]

40.

What a silly game...

[Craterus]

165 is my most recent high score. My advice would be to concentrate on keeping the ball down and getting 1s and 2s. If you're looking for runs, that is, it doesn't really help your strike rate multiplier.

[bamff]

105 for me. I dip my baggy green to you, Craterus - well played sir!

[CountArach]

40.

What a silly game...

liez! Cricket is the sport of kings who can't afford to play Golf!

[Kekvit Irae]

Grasshoppers > crickets
That is all.

[Martok]

What an oddly addicting little game. 96 is my best score so far.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Great find Pannonian!

Who needs to work? Unfortunately, I can't get the reverse sweep to work

117 is my best so far. I notice that after the century, one gets bowled a yorker or two, and I've always been a sucker for those when the blood is up.

[Martok]

I'm up to 152 now!

Unfortunately, I can't get the reverse sweep to work

Yeah, me neither. In fact, I hadn't even noticed you could do a reverse sweep until I accidentally backhanded one to score.

[Craterus]

Hm, sounds like you guys are close to catching up.

Oh well...

197 is the new score to beat.

[Pannonian]

The guys at Sega managed a Bradmanesque 254, so if Empires is delayed, you'll know what to blame.

[Martok]

I'm up to 215 now.

[bamff]

And the crowd goes wild....

Bamff heads back to the pavillion after a knock of 298....

And would you believe, it ended when I played on!

[Craterus]

368!

And I was a tad rushed as I had a train to catch so the innings prematurely ended...

[Martok]

Dang it! And here I was so proud of having just scored 320.

[Pannonian]

368!

And I was a tad rushed as I had a train to catch so the innings prematurely ended...

You should email the Guardian sports boys. The chap who got them hooked on this only got 366.

Me, I just got 153, my first big hundred.

[Martok]

379!!

[Scurvy]

112.... if only it was so easy in real life

[Craterus]

My friends, I have an announcement:



Should even be able to see that a backroom thread is in the other tab so it's definitely me Think I should send it in?

I'm also rather proud that the strike rate was respectable.

[CountArach]

Woah

Send it in, send it in!

[Craterus]

Hm, where would I send it to? I can't find anything about this game on the Guardian website.

[Pannonian]

Here's the games page. Perhaps wait until the next OBO before you send it, and get yourself a saddo mention. You'll probably have a greater chance of being mentioned if you embellish your story with how you're wasting your education getting high scores on internet games.

[bamff]

Well played, one an all - look out world, the Org First XI have indeed arrived!

[Craterus]

Here's the games page. Perhaps wait until the next OBO before you send it, and get yourself a saddo mention. You'll probably have a greater chance of being mentioned if you embellish your story with how you're wasting your education getting high scores on internet games.

Haha. Thanks for the advice! Will send it sometime soon then. Maybe.

[Crazed Rabbit]

208 is my best so far. In my defense, I've never even held a cricket bat.

CR

[Craterus]

That doesn't seem to have a lot to do with it. When I used to play cricket, my average was 6 (runs per inning).

[Pannonian]

That doesn't seem to have a lot to do with it. When I used to play cricket, my average was 6 (runs per inning).

Real cricket has more complications, such as line, lateral deviation, fielders near the bat, and the occasional fast bowler who wants to knock your head off. Saying that, facing a fast bowler is nowhere near as scary as fielding close in for a spinner - sometimes the batsman takes exception to your company, and aims the ball at you with vigour. Despite my rubbishness with the bat, I've only ever felt challenged by quickies, but I've felt terrified when the skipper told me to go in at silly point.

[Martok]

Well I'm up to a personal best of 574. I'll never come close to Craterus' feat, however.