Cricket Games to Get Ahead of the ICC Women’s Championship

If the build-up to the ICC Women’s Championship has already got you checking fixtures and player form, there is another way to stay in the cricket mood between matches. Cricket games have become surprisingly varied over the years. Some aim for full simulation, some are perfect for a quick evening session, and a few simply borrow the atmosphere of the sport and turn it into pure entertainment.

Here are a few worth trying before the tournament gets into full swing, from full on simulations to themed slots games.

Cricket 22 is the easiest modern starting point

Cricket 22 is probably the safest recommendation for anyone who wants something that feels close to watching real cricket. Big Ant Studios packed it with licensed players, official teams, and a decent range of tournaments including women’s cricket. That matters if the Women’s Championship is what has sparked your interest in the first place.

The batting has enough nuance to reward timing rather than frantic button pressing, and bowling actually feels like a contest instead of a mini-game. It is the sort of game that can quietly swallow an entire evening while you tell yourself you are only playing one more over.

Ashes Cricket still has plenty of life in it

Ashes Cricket is still a pretty enjoyable game

Despite being released in 2017, Ashes Cricket continues to attract the attention of cricket enthusiasts. While it is mainly concerned with Australian and English cricket, it demonstrates how Test cricket should be played. The motion capture of players makes the experience even more realistic and there is still a large community of players online.

One of the greatest aspects of this game is that players can customise everything. Players can create teams, stadiums, and even umpires.

Cricket 07 is the nostalgic wild card

Cricket 07 is an exciting trip down memory lane.

Talk about PC cricket games, and Cricket 07 is bound to be mentioned almost immediately by anyone who remembers the early 2000s, although it now looks rather outdated.

However, what’s interesting is how much control it still gives the user. Footwork, timing, direction, and strength are important, despite the obsolete visuals.

A touch of Lord’s without leaving the sofa

The cricket-themed slot, the Lord’s Balcony, as the name suggests, has its roots at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground in London. The game brings the ambiance of cricket, with the reels being filled with items like cricket bats, wickets, balls, and Wilds and multipliers make the game more fun.

For the T20 crowd

Premier League Cricket is a T20 style slot machine from NetEnt that brings the excitement of franchise cricket into the game. The game features images of teams, cricketing equipment, and stadium-related symbols, all of which remind you of the experience of attending a big game. The many features in the game include stacked wilds, cascading reels, free spins and progressive multipliers.

The nice thing is that all these games scratch very different itches. One evening you can grind through a tense five-day match in Ashes Cricket, and the next you can jump into a five-minute cricket-themed game while waiting for the latest Women’s Championship highlights. Either way, it keeps the cricket brain ticking over until the real action starts.