# Play-Cricket Scorer

> Digital cricket scoring and automatic upload to Play-Cricket.com. (iPhone/iPad app by England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-cricket-scorer/id1213190783 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/710535316)
- Category: Sports
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.57/5 from 5,345 App Store ratings · 72 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 47 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-03-15
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-cricket-scorer/id1213190783/reviews.md

## What is Play?

Play-Cricket Scorer is the easy way to digitally score and automatically upload to Play-Cricket.com.

Built for recreational cricket, Play-Cricket Scorer provides all the detail of a traditional scoresheet making it easy for recreational scorers and powerful enough for regular scorers.

Using Play-Cricket Scorer, you can live score any game on Play-Cricket, or setup and score your own game whether at the beach, in the garden or at practise sessions.

Play-Cricket Scorer utilises technology to keep the cricket scorer at the centre of the game, providing functionality to live broadcast game events, statistics and results.

The powerful, simplified design allows scorers to focus on what really matters - scoring!

Features:
• Score a large variety of scoring combination such as single-innings or two-innings games.
• Score your own casual match (including Pairs cricket), with custom teams and custom players.
• Search, select, re-order and assign roles (Cpt and Wkt) to players in your team.
• View a ball-by-ball breakdown of the current innings and view scores in a traditional scorecard.
• Choose to automatically upload all game data, including team and player statistics, in real time to Play-Cricket.com, with a live connection. Alternatively, select to auto upload when a connection is available post-match.
• Full editing controls for both individual balls and entire overs, including the ability to change bowler, fielder, dismissal type, scoring type, runs and much more.
• Customise your scoring, including Overs per innings, maximum overs per bowler, balls per over and more.
• Option to manage rain affected games using integrated Duckworth-Lewis (Standard) calculations.
• Share results and statistics on social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter.
• Easily recover or resume scoring a partially-completed game from any compatible device.
• Comprehensive in-app help system, covering all screens of the Play-Cricket Scorer app.

## Key features

- Digital scoring for various cricket game types
- Automatic upload to Play-Cricket.com
- Custom team and player management
- Ball-by-ball breakdown and traditional scorecard view
- Live broadcasting of game events and statistics
- Duckworth-Lewis (Standard) calculations for rain-affected games
- Social media sharing of results and statistics

## Recent user reviews (10 of 72)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-cricket-scorer/id1213190783/reviews.md

### 1/5 — App

*2026-08-22, version 8.0.56*

3 hours after the game I can now put the correct result into the App.

### 5/5 — Loving it

*2026-08-15, version 8.0.55*

Xoxo

### 3/5 — Great once you get used to it - but last update has made it impossible to score on laptop

*2026-07-23, version 8.0.51*

Once you get used to it - it is easy.  We encourage all teams in our club to score with this.

The most useful button is undo. If you make a msitake at the end of the over - hit undo and it will go back as many balls as you need.  Just call out to umpires to wait. 

Top tips:

You will never keep up with play when scoring pairs if you try to reccord everything.  Just focus on the essentials.

I switch off the "confirm ball option" it just slows you down and if you make a mistake - hit undo and correct it.

Switching on first names when set up pa game makes it easier especially for youth games when spectators dont always know surnmames.

The wagon wheel is fun but can slow you down - so also switch that off if you want. 

My main complaint is that the latest version is almost impossibel to score using a MacBook - used to be so much easier than phone or tablet - now impossible.

### 5/5 — Ok but….

*2026-07-18, version 8.0.50*

This week all worked fine..

Last week didn’t like scoring live as both teams were on  iPads via play cricket.

This system has its moments ,,,

### 1/5 — Latest upgrade is awful!!

*2026-07-18, version 8.0.50*

Latest upgrade is awful!!

### 2/5 — Still glitchy but great when it works

*2026-07-16, version 8.0.49*

When it works it’s a great app, but there are still unexplainable glitches - for instance tonight it didn’t show the score of one individual batsmen and was highlighting two batsmen as on strike when only one should be highlighted

### 1/5 — So bugged, poor navigation when fixing errors, who did the qa on this

*2026-07-12, version 8.0.48*

Yesjimionjimonon

### 3/5 — Scoring  with tablet

*2026-07-11, version 8.0.48*

I just wish the software wouldn’t freeze.
Only 2 out of 11 where play-cricket allowed me to score the whole game.
It’s a new tablet and I’m a careful scorer

### 1/5 — Final result

*2026-07-05, version 8.0.46*

To many options on final result.

### 1/5 — Horrible new update

*2026-06-22, version 8.0.39*

Tried to score a custom game and when I pressed wicket button the batter stayed on and wasn’t registered as out. After this I pressed undo for that ball and then it brought back the previous batter and all the scores were erased of the batters and one batter had -5 runs.

## Frequently asked questions about Play

### What is Play-Cricket Scorer used for?

Play-Cricket Scorer is used to digitally score cricket matches, providing detailed scorecards and automatically uploading game data to Play-Cricket.com. It supports live scoring and the management of custom games.

### Can I score casual cricket games with Play-Cricket Scorer?

Yes, you can score your own casual matches, including Pairs cricket, with custom teams and players. The app offers simplified design for easy scoring of any game.

### Does Play-Cricket Scorer support live broadcasting of games?

Yes, Play-Cricket Scorer utilizes technology to live broadcast game events, statistics, and results. This allows for real-time updates to be shared.

### How does Play-Cricket Scorer handle rain-affected matches?

The app includes integrated Duckworth-Lewis (Standard) calculations to manage rain-affected games. This ensures fair outcomes even when play is interrupted.

### Can I edit scores in Play-Cricket Scorer?

Yes, Play-Cricket Scorer offers full editing controls for both individual balls and entire overs. You can change bowler, fielder, dismissal type, scoring type, and runs.

### How often is Play-Cricket Scorer updated?

The latest version, 8.0.46, was released on 2026-07-04, indicating regular updates. The app has been available since 2017-03-15.

### What is the user rating for Play-Cricket Scorer?

Play-Cricket Scorer has a high rating of 4.6 stars based on 5,345 ratings, suggesting a positive user experience.

### Is Play-Cricket Scorer available on multiple devices?

The app allows you to easily recover or resume scoring a partially-completed game from any compatible device, suggesting cross-device functionality.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.0.56 — 2026-08-18

- Players now load for a second scorer when someone else already has the match open
- Correcting which batter was out updates the scorecard and ball-by-ball together including after undo
- A retired batter who returns to the crease no longer disappears from the scorecard
- The extras total now matches its byes, leg byes, wides and no balls after an undo

### 8.0.55 — 2026-08-03

- Fixed the app closing unexpectedly when leaving a match on Android.
- Fixed Bluetooth scoreboards not being found on Android 11 and older. The app now asks for the permission Android requires to search for nearby devices.

### 8.0.54 — 2026-07-30

- Sharing a match now opens the correct online scorecard.
- Bowlers who have bowled their full allocation are marked and no longer pre-selected.
- A first wicket falling at nought is no longer missing from the fall of wickets.

### 8.0.53 — 2026-07-24

- Fixed bowling figures when changing the bowler for an entire over, so a bowler no longer loses an earlier spell.
- Fixed the new pair prompt not appearing in junior pairs matches after an Undo at the end of an over, which let a pair bat past its overs.
- A replaced bowler is no longer left on the bowling card with an empty row.
- Fixed long team names being cut off on the match result screen, so results that previously read the same can now be told apart.
- Fixed an Android freeze during scoring, most often when recording the first ball of an innings.
- Fixed opening batters going missing if the app closed before the first ball, which had forced scorers to re-add them as custom players.
- Updated to target new Android API.

### 8.0.51 — 2026-07-21

- Added a "Date" filter to the match list so you can find and finish matches older than the default 10-day window, without changing the device's clock.
- Fixed a wicket sometimes being credited to the wrong bowler after changing the bowler of an earlier over.
- Improved second innings starting logic and fix phantom innings creation.

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