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March 1, 2021 Cricket computer games | reviews, previews and downloads | PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii

A review of an old Xbox 360 cricket game

Semi-regular King Cricket contributor Sam sent us a review for a game he initially said was International Cricket Captain 2020, then clarified was ICC 2010, but which actually turned out to be International Cricket 2010 – a game that we’ve already reviewed. Videogame developers are always mystifyingly keen to use

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January 12, 2021 Extras / Features

The worst Test bowling averages of all time

Who has the worst Test bowling average of all time? This is, on the face of it, a very simple question. There are, however, two different answers, neither of which get to the nub of why the question is interesting in the first place. Answer 1: Bangladesh’s Naeem Islam averaged

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December 23, 2020 Extras

The Festivus holding page: The Boxing Day Tests and some Ian Austin news

We can’t generally be arsed reporting on Boxing Day Tests in any way promptly, but it is nevertheless one of the most important times in the cricket year. This is a quandary, but a few years ago we came up with an approach that we’ve since tried to pass off

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December 17, 2020 Extras

The Ultimate Kricket Challenge looks delightfully half-baked and bonkers and Kevin Pietersen seems to be at risk of being set on fire

Here’s a thing. Six lads that you’ve heard of are going to play a one-on-one form of cricket called the Ultimate Kricket Challenge this Christmas and New Year. (Or at least that’s when it’s going to be broadcast on Star Sports and Disney Hotstar.) The lads in question are Rashid

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December 4, 2020 Extras

We’ve tweaked the King Cricket crowdfunder – and you might want to make a tweak too

Most of you know that this website is largely funded by donations. There are a few ads, but most of the good stuff that appears on the site appears because a few dozen patrons pledge a bit of money each month and that money gives us an excuse to spend

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November 23, 2020 Extras

What exactly did Matthew Hayden say when he was “in conversation with the mystic”?

If you don’t know Indian yogi and author “Sadhguru” (Jaggi Vasudev), he’s kind of a big deal. The Isha Foundation that he set up in 1992 is said to have over nine million volunteers. A lot of people like Sadhguru. They think he’s wise. In August 2019, Sadhguru agreed to

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November 6, 2020 Extras

90s XI v Now XI, day 5: Finally, a result…

We’re playing a Sim Series between a 1990s World Test XI and a Current World Test XI using Cricket Captain’s ‘All-Time Greats’ mode. Here’s what happened on day four. And here’s the match situation at the start of day five: The Now XI need 318 to win. The 90s XI

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November 5, 2020 Extras

90s XI v Now XI, day 4: They’ll try and chase down any target nowadays

We’re playing a Sim Series between a 1990s World Test XI and a Current World Test XI using Cricket Captain’s ‘All-Time Greats’ mode. Here’s what happened on day three. Here’s the match situation. The 90s XI leads by 264 runs with nine second innings wickets in hand. We’re not a

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November 4, 2020 Extras

90s XI v Now XI, day 3: Vintage pace attack has its say

We’re playing a Sim Series between a 1990s World Test XI and a Current World Test XI using Cricket Captain’s ‘All-Time Greats’ mode. Day two went like this. Here’s the match situation. No comment from us on any of this because we’re completely impartial. It’s going to be a pivotal

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November 3, 2020 Extras

90s XI v Now XI, day 2: Match shaped by surprise early spin

We’re playing a Sim Series between a 1990s World Test XI and a Current World Test XI using Cricket Captain’s ‘All-Time Greats’ mode. Day one was fairly stupid in that Nathan Lyon took four wickets. No matter which team you’re supporting, let’s hope that’s the end of that sort of

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