The original publisher of Wicketz, a fine cricket game that unfortunately isn’t as widely available as it once was, has put a much sought after version of a super deluxe version of the game on eBay.
An email about a dusty old game found in a loft clean out starts a bit of detective work by the Replay Cricket crew. Donning our best Sherlock Holmes outfits, we make short shift of the mystery.
The 1970s were a glorious time for cricket. Australia rampaged with Lillee and Thommo in full flight. Replay Cricket discovers a rare item which brings Dennis Lillee’s greatest wickets to life in glorious letraset!
We take a look at some classic games: from the superb Minden Playing Card Cricket to the quite good Pavilion Cricket, and the slightly less than impressive, but beautifully made Subbuteo Cricket.
The internet is full of sites that are the result of obsessions. Replay Cricket is living proof of that. But a quick trip to a site called Cycling Board Games proves once and for all that we board game geeks are not alone.
Stumpz is one of the real classics amongst cricket board games. Created by an unknown designer working for the De La Rue Company, the game appears to have first been released in the late 1920s or early 1930s.
A new cricket board game, Lords of Cricket, has just been published in Australia. It takes into account Test, One Day, Twenty20 and, apparently, back yard cricket.
An early Test Match-style game, Jupe Bros Australian Table Cricket was produced in a Sydney factory in 1940s.
Howzat! is a labour of love from Australia in the early 90s. It focuses on batsman’s skills with all bowlers having the same ability.
A new game from the UK that updates but adds little to the classic 70s game, Capri Knock Out Cricket.
