An easy cricket game for novices and longtime fans alike!
Core Materials
Quicket Cricket Instructions (full instructions coming soon; for now, see below)
Quicket Cricket fielding chart (updated January 2026)
Quicket Cricket Twenty20 scoresheet
Quicket Cricket Hundred-ball scoresheet
Available Tournaments and Seasons
Australia
2024-2025 Men’s Big Bash League
England
2024 Men’s The Hundred (new January 2026)
2025 Men’s The Hundred (coming soon)
New Zealand
2023-2024 Men’s Super Smash
2024-2025 Men’s Super Smash (new January 2026)
Quickstart Instructions
While I get a formal set of rules and instructions together, I hope these will get you started quickly! (Also, please note that I’m very new to cricket, but despite thoroughly enjoying it, I’m still learning the lingo!)
You will need: a d6, a d100/2d10, a d20, and a scoresheet (and a pen/pencil, of course).
- Choose two teams, fill out your lineups, and determine who bats/bowls first.
- I’ve found it easiest to set your first two strikers in a column on the table in front of you. Then place the bowler to the left of the striker going first. Also, note on your scoresheet the name of the bowler above the over.
- It’s time to roll the dice. Roll your d6 and 2d10/d100. If the d6 is 1-3, you’ll consult the bowler’s card for a result; on a 4-6, you’ll look at the striker. Then you’ll use the 2d10/d100 to determine the result of the pitch.
- Record the result on the scoresheet in the box for the correct delivery in the appropriate over. If the result is an F, consult the Fielding chart for further directions.
- Change the card layout if needed so that the bowler is facing the correct striker (for instance, if the previous striker scored 1, or if there was a change in overs).
- Continue this way for the remainder of the innings. Then switch so the bowling team bats and the batting team bowls.
I hope that, as a novice to cricket and cricket games, I’ve explained this well enough. But please, contact me if you have questions!