Cricket

Where can I find information and statistics about cricket?

(Years 5-8)

Colour photo of a cricket match showing a batter about to hit the ball. An umpire and stand full of people are watching. — Image: 2022-06-02 England vs New Zealand at Lord's 23 by ChodHound on Wikimedia Commons. CC by 2.0. Image cropped.

Entry last updated: 23/10/25

Introduction

Cricket was an important summer sport in Britain, as far back as the 13th century. The British then introduced this game to the colonies. Cricket is popular in countries such as the West Indies, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Test Cricket, One Day International (ODIs) and Twenty20 (T20) are three of the most popular forms of cricket.

General websites

These websites will help you understand where cricket began, how it spread throughout the world, and some interesting facts and numbers about the game.

Britannica School Middle

Britannica School is part of EPIC, which is a collection of reliable databases covering lots of different topics. It’s put together especially for New Zealand school students and helps to answer questions like this.

Enter the search words 'cricket history' in the search box.
Go to the article cricket (sport) for a brief introduction to the history of the game and how the game is played.
Use the Navigator on the left to select level 3, then look for History on the page to read about the history and development of cricket.

Tips: To use the EPIC resources, you need a password from your school librarian. Or chat with one of our AnyQuestions librarians to help you online. Some EPIC databases may also be available through your public library.

Tips: Search words, or keywords, are the most important words in our question. Usually it’s better to leave out small words like ‘the’, ‘a’ and ‘of’ and just choose the main ones, eg cricket history. We can always change our keywords or add more if we need to.

International Cricket Council (ICC)

The ICC is the international organisation that promotes cricket, makes rules and helps organise events such as the Cricket World Cup, Champions Trophy, World Twenty20 and other international cricketing events.

Select the 3 lines to open the menu and choose About ICC.
Then select the Cricket tab at the top to open up the History of Cricket.
Use the same menu as before to find the Hall of Fame. This has short biographies and videos of famous cricketers.
The tab Rankings has information on team (men and women) and player performance over the years, like highest innings, averages, records made and more.

Tips: Websites that have .com or .co in the address can have good information, but you need to assess how reliable it is. Check the About us link on the website, if you can find one. That can tell you what the company’s mission and values are.

Cricket World Cup

This is the official website of the Cricket World Cup with current news, videos and photos about the Cricket World Cup matches, teams, and statistics like scores, results and more.

The tab called Matches has information like scores and highlights of matches that have been played.
The tab Standings has information about matches played, won, lost or tied and points gained.
Go to Stats for batting stats and bowling stats.

Tips: Websites that have .com or .co in the address can have good information, but you need to assess how reliable it is. Check the About us link on the website, if you can find one. That can tell you what the company’s mission and values are.

New Zealand sites

Cricket became a familiar sport around the 1830s in New Zealand. The New Zealand Cricket Council was formed in December 1894. The websites below have more about the history of cricket in New Zealand and New Zealand teams.

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara is an excellent starting point for all questions about Aotearoa New Zealand. If we look down to the bottom of the page, we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

Go to Topics.
Under Sport, find the link to Cricket.
Read about early cricket in New Zealand.
This includes the start of test cricket, one-day cricket and women's cricket.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC)

NZC promotes and supports cricket in New Zealand. You will find up-to-date information about matches played by the Black Caps and White Ferns internationally and community matches played within the country.

Explore the tabs called Matches, International and Domestic to check when and where matches are being played by various teams.
The tab Corporate has a link to the New Zealand Cricket Museum. You will find historical information in Our Collection and Stories.
The tab Corporate also has a link to the New Zealand Cricket Hall of Fame.
Archive has New Zealand's international and domestic statistics on men's and women's cricket.

NZ History

NZ History is another great website for information about Aotearoa New Zealand. If we go all the way down the page, we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

Go to Culture and Society from the home page, then look down to Sport and find New Zealand cricket.
Also, go to Politics and Government, then to Protest and Reform.
Look under Women together to find a link to the New Zealand Women's Cricket Council.

Tips: Many web pages have links to further information or to other recommended sites. Following these links is a great way to find out more.

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB)

DNZB is part of Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. It has over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have ‘made their mark’ on this country. It does not include people who are alive.

Use the search box to search for biographies of famous cricketers in the past.
For example, search for Charles Stewart Dempster and Ina Mabel Lamason.

Tips: A website’s address (URL) can give you a hint about how reliable it is. Look for addresses in the results that include .govt or .edu in the URL. These are quality sites from overseas government or educational organisations.