Good cricket starts with good sources.

Where our cricket statistics, player information and photographs come from.

MATCH DATA

Cricsheet

This database contains data from Cricsheet (https://cricsheet.org), made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0.

23,193 matches · 13,770 players
19 Dec 2001–25 Oct 2026.

We calculate scorecards, innings totals and player statistics from delivery records. Results are updated automatically as Cricsheet publishes new files. Cricsheet releases completed-match data in batches; these are results rather than in-play scores.

Data downloads ↗ · ODC-By 1.0 ↗

PLAYER IDENTITIES

Cricsheet Register & Wikidata

Player identities use the Cricsheet Register’s unique identifiers. Names and birth information are linked to Wikidata through exact external identifiers. Wikidata’s structured data is available under CC0.

Cricsheet Register ↗ · Wikidata licensing ↗

PHOTOGRAPHS & FLAGS

Wikimedia Commons

Player photographs carry a photographer credit, source link and licence on each profile. Images are resized and may be displayed in a cropped frame. A monogram appears where a verified photograph is unavailable.

Country flags use flag-icons (MIT). West Indies uses the historic pre-1999 cricket flag design, identified as public domain by Wikimedia Commons. League badges and team monograms are CricMania graphics. Australian state flags are sourced from Wikimedia Commons; individual credits and licences are retained.

Image reuse ↗ · Flag icons ↗ · West Indies flag source ↗

THE LAWS & COMPETITIONS

MCC & the ICC

Our cricket guide is an introduction to the game. MCC’s Laws of Cricket and each competition’s playing conditions govern individual matches.

MCC Laws ↗ · ICC ↗

Reading the statistics

Player totals cover the matches available from Cricsheet. They are not complete career totals or official all-time rankings. Coverage varies by competition, year and format. Super overs are excluded from batting and bowling aggregates; match scorecards include them separately.

Bowling wickets exclude run outs, retired hurt, retired out and obstructing the field. Wides do not count as balls faced; wides and no-balls do not count as legal bowling deliveries. Bowling runs exclude byes, leg byes and penalty extras. An over shown as 19.4 means 19 completed overs and four legal balls.

World Cup reports and their results describe the named tournament. Any additional career statistics identify their source on the relevant player profile.

Last successful match-data import: 01/11/2026, 07:45:59 UTC.