How to keep Cricket score here
- Choose 2 to 4 players or teams and the scoring: Standard (the default), Cut-throat (three or more players), or No points. Press Start game.
- For each dart, pick Single, Double, or Triple if needed, then tap the number. The bull has its own buttons: outer bull is one mark and the bull is two. Tap Miss for a dart that scored nothing.
- After three darts, press Next player. Pressing it sooner skips the unthrown darts.
- The board shows / for one mark, X for two, and O for a closed number. Extra marks on a number you have closed score its value while an opponent still has it open.
- Tapped the wrong number? Undo dart removes the last dart, even back into the previous player’s turn. The game is saved in your browser.
The rules this page uses
These are the common standard Cricket rules, and each default is labeled on the page:
- Numbers: 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, and the bull. Other numbers do not count.
- Marks: three marks close a number. A double counts two marks and a triple three. The outer bull is one mark and the inner bull is two.
- Points: marks beyond the third score the number’s value while any opponent has it open. The bull is worth 25 per mark.
- Winning: close all seven numbers with a score equal to or higher than every opponent’s. In cut-throat, the score must be equal to or lower, and in no-points Cricket the first to close everything wins.
About the rules
Cricket is played in many leagues with small local differences, and no single governing-body rule page was available to cite here, so this page describes the widely played standard game and offers cut-throat and no-points as options.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you close a number in Cricket?
Hit it three times. A single is one mark, a double is two, and a triple is three. On the bull, the outer ring is one mark and the inner bull is two. Triple bull does not exist.
How does scoring work?
Once you have closed a number, every extra mark on it scores that number’s value (the bull is 25) as long as at least one opponent has not closed it. When every opponent has closed it, the number is dead and scores nothing.
Who wins?
The first player to close all seven numbers (20 through 15 and the bull) while holding at least as many points as every opponent. If you close everything while behind, you keep throwing at open numbers to catch up.
What is cut-throat Cricket?
Points you score go onto the totals of the opponents who have not closed that number, and the lowest score wins once someone has closed everything. It needs three or more players.
What is no-points Cricket?
Nothing scores. The first player to close all seven numbers wins. It suits beginners and quick games.
Is there an official rule book for Cricket?
Leagues and bars differ in small details, such as how the bull is counted and whether a tie goes to the closer. This page uses the common standard rules and lists its options on the setup screen.
Can other people follow the score live?
Yes, when a Share live button shows above the tool. It gives you a viewer link and a QR code that follow the game and update every few seconds, and a separate scorekeeper link so a helper can enter scores. Viewers cannot change anything. The scores and names on screen are stored on our server until the link expires 14 days after the last change, or until you press Stop sharing. If you don’t see the button, live sharing isn’t switched on and everything else works as before in your browser.