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What is playable on this page?
A daily XI everyone in the world receives the same day, a free run that deals fresh eras, a blind draft with the figures hidden, and a salary-cap version where you cannot afford everybody you want.
Which formats and countries are in the pool?
Careers from every major Test nation, with the long-form record as the spine because that is where the game keeps its most complete numbers. Cards carry real runs, wickets and averages rather than an overall rating.
How do you compare an uncovered-pitch batter with a modern one?
By what an average meant in his time. Batting on uncovered pitches against unrestricted fields produced numbers that look modest now and were extraordinary then, so each career is read against its own conditions rather than against a modern flat-track era.
Do I need bowlers as well as batters?
A side of famous batters loses matches it should draw. You need someone who can bowl a side out twice, and the XI you build has to be balanced the way a real selection panel would balance it.
What is the daily cricket board?
One shared XI per calendar day. Everyone gets the same players in the same order, so the table afterwards reflects selection rather than luck.
Are all-rounders treated properly?
They are scored on both disciplines, which is what makes them valuable and what makes them rare. A genuine all-rounder frees a seat in your XI; a batter who bowls occasionally does not.
How many cricket teams can you draft from?
97 sides are on the board, national and franchise, each split into real eras. A country's 1990s side and its 2010s side are separate spins, because the players available are the ones who actually played then.
Can one team mix players from different eras?
Yes. An all-time XI here can hold a pre-war batter beside a modern all-rounder, because each seat is drafted from the era the reel landed on.
What makes a good cricket XI here?
The same thing that makes a real one: balance between bat and ball. An XI of batters has nobody to take twenty wickets, and the season simulation is unforgiving about it.
Do you need to follow modern cricket to play?
No. The record here reaches back to 1877, and the formats changed so completely across that span that knowing one era well is its own advantage when the board lands there.
What honours are recorded on a cricket card?
Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World, ICC Cricketer of the Year among them. Cricket's honours cross formats and countries, which is why they carry further here than an average taken out of context.
How deep is the cricket pool?
To 1877 and the first Test — the oldest continuous record here alongside baseball — with 125 hall-of-fame figures across every major nation.