English Cricket
Darts Track with Paper ScoreScore runs, take wickets, win the innings.
Who goes first?
Settle it before the English Cricket argument starts. Pick how many players, add names if you like, and spin.
Keeping score too? Doodle Score remembers your players and tallies every round.
Game Identity
- Name: English Cricket
- Player Count: 2 players (or 2 teams). Strictly head-to-head.
- Teams: Yes — 2 sides (Batsman vs Bowler). Roles alternate between "innings."
- Theme: Darts game themed on cricket. One player bats (scores runs) while the other bowls (earns wickets by hitting bullseye). After 10 wickets, sides swap.
Scoring Mechanics
- Scoring Variant: Special — innings-based role switching with runs and wickets.
- Target Score: Team with the most runs after both innings wins.
- Unit of Scoring: Runs (batsman) and wickets (bowler).
- Lower vs. Higher: Highest run total after both innings wins.
Rules & Validation
Per-Turn Logic
Batting player's turn: Throws 3 darts.
- Each dart scores the face value of any segment hit × the number of times the segment multiplier applies.
- Hitting any scoring number adds runs to the batsman's total.
- Hitting Bullseye (inner or outer) as the batsman earns 0 runs (bullseye is a wicket zone).
Bowling player's turn: Throws 3 darts.
- Only Bullseyes count — each bullseye hit takes 1 wicket from the batsman.
- Inner bullseye = 2 wickets.
- Outer bull = 1 wicket.
- All other darts score nothing.
- When 10 wickets are taken, the innings ends and roles switch.
- Only Bullseyes count — each bullseye hit takes 1 wicket from the batsman.
Validation Rules
- Batting side score: non-negative integer, accumulated across turns.
- Wicket count: 0–10 per innings. Innings ends at exactly 10 wickets.
- Two innings total (each side bats once).
Special Actions / Bonuses
- Inner Bull (by bowler): Counts as 2 wickets.
- Declaration (optional): The batting side may voluntarily declare their innings over before 10 wickets are taken, accepting the current run total as final.
Win Conditions
- Condition: After both innings are complete (each side has batted once), the side with the more total runs wins.
- Tie-Breaker: If tied on runs after two innings, play a super over (one additional mini-innings each with a 3-wicket limit). Higher runs in the super over wins.
Set Up in Doodle Score
English Cricket doesn't have a dedicated scorecard yet — track it for free using a general scorecard:
- Tap New Scorecard and choose Paper Score (tracks all players each round in a grid)
- Add 2 players (adjust as needed)
- Set Target Score to Team with the most runs after both innings wins. (or skip for open-ended play)
Common English Cricket rules questions
The arguments that come up at the table, answered from the official rules. Where house rules differ, we say so.
How do wickets work in English Cricket?
The bowler takes wickets by hitting the bull: the outer bull is 1 wicket and the inner bull is 2. Ten wickets end the innings.
Can the batter score on the bull?
No. Bull hits from the batter score 0.
Do all runs count?
This guide counts every run.
House rule Many pub versions only count runs over 40 each turn.
How many innings are there?
Two. Each side bats once, and the most runs wins.
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