About the Game Lords of Cricket

We at Lords of Cricket have tried to imitate every aspect of a cricket game with this unique boardgame. It's great fun for the entire family, no matter which game you choose to play: Test Cricket, One Day International Cricket, Twenty-20 Cricket or Backyard Cricket.

Cricket Game for One Player, Two Players or more

Australian cricket lover, Paul Friend, invented the initial concept of Lords of Cricket many years ago. He would play the game by himself for hours. While the game has now been developed beyond its original concept, the one player aspect remains. The game can be played by one player, two players or many players.

Lords of Cricket Playing Board 

The Lords of Cricket Playing Board is divided into four parts, one for each of the different versions of a game of cricket. The board consists of six circles, each one representing the six balls in an over. Each game of Lords of Cricket is played with cricket ball-shaped cards, each designed to imitate different formats of the game of cricket (Test cricket, One Day International, Twenty-20 and backyard cricket).

• Red cards are for Test cricket
• White cards are for One Day International and Back Yard cricket
• Yellow cards are used for Twenty-20 cricket

There are four dice

• White - Ball Dice - numbered from 1 to 6 representing the number of the ball in the over
• Yellow - Appeal Dice - used to determine the type of appeal
• Red - Out Dice - used to determine how a batsman is out
• Black - Reverse Decision Dice - used to reverse an Appeal decision 

Lords of Cricket Score book

The Lords of Cricket board game comes with a cricket score book, this allows for scoring the "traditional" way on the inside pages or in a more simple way on the outside back cover. This aspect of the game is a fun and interactive ways for kids and players to learn how to score cricket. Click here for tips on how to score and for printable Lords of Cricket game board Score Sheets.  

Lords of Cricket Players' Manual

The game comes with a beautifully illustrated Players' Manual that explains the rules of each of the games within Lords of Cricket and how to score.  

Test Cricket

Choose your Test Cricket team from cricketing heroes of the past present and future or make up your own dream team with your family and friends. Put on your whites and prepare to play a good old-fashioned game of gentlemans' cricket in the Tradition of Test Cricket. This form of the game could last for up to 6 hours, although you don't need to finish it all in the one sitting, as the game can be packed away in seconds and restarted in the future from the place where you left, or you can play other forms of Lords of Cricket in between Tests.

One Day International Cricket

For a faster game, turn the board over to play a game of One Day Internationals. Select your team and enjoy the thrill of one day cricket played in 50 overs each inning. A game can take between 1 to 2 Hours to complete. 

Twenty-20 Cricket

When you just want to play a quick match, you will enjoy the excitement of Twenty-20. Turn the game board over to the Twenty-20 format and play a quick 20 overs each innings.Its all over in about 30 to 40 minutes but still can be packed away and continued as often as you like. 

Back Yard Cricket 

Back Yard Cricket is played by two or more people batting and bowling against each other. If you have never played or scored a game of cricket, it is easy to learn by playing Back Yard Cricket on the Lords of Cricket board game.