Cricket (video game series)

Cricket 97
Developer(s)	Beam Software
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	MS-DOS Windows
Release	EU: 1997
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer

Cricket 2004
Australian Cricket Box Art
Developer(s)	HB Studios
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release	PlayStation 2 PAL: March 5, 2004 Microsoft Windows PAL: March 12, 2004
Genre(s)	Sports

Cricket 2005
Developer(s)	HB Studios
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Engine	Modified Madden 2005
Platform(s)	Windows Xbox PlayStation 2
Release	AU: 1 July 2005
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player Multiplayer

EA Cricket is a series of cricket video games published by EA Sports and designed for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and PlayStation 2 platforms. Until now, eight different games of the series have been released. Platforms: MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox

Cricket 96 is a cricket game for the MS-DOS PCs that was released in 1995. The sequel to Super International Cricket on the SNES, it was developed by Melbourne House (as Beam Software) and published by EA Sports. It was released as Ian Botham's International Cricket 96 in Europe.

Despite featuring improved graphics, like its predecessors the game continued to forgo official team and player licensing, although many of the in-game players had recognisable real-life counterparts.

Cricket 97 is a cricket game for PCs that was released in 1997. The sequel to Cricket 96, it was developed by Melbourne House (as Beam Software) and published by EA Sports. It was the final cricket game in the series to be developed by Melbourne House.

Compared to the previous game, the improvement in graphics continued with three-dimensional stadiums (though players remained rendered as sprites). Cricketing legends Ritchie Benaud and Ian Botham for the first time provided commentary and also featured in full motion video interludes. The game did not feature real player names as with previous games in the series (with real Australian and English sides appearing for the first time in the game's successor, Ashes Tour Edition).