Cricket
Cricket Darts Scoreboard
Track a game of Cricket in your browser. Marks, closes and points are handled for you, including the rule most scoreboards get wrong: once both players have closed a number it is dead and scores nothing for anyone.
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Tap once for a single, twice quickly for a double, or use the 2× and 3× keys
Using the board
- •Tap a player’s box to add one mark. The 2× and 3× keys next to it add a double or treble in one go.
- •Marks show as / then X then a closed circle, the same shorthand used on a chalk board.
- •A green box means closed and still scoring. A grey box means the number is dead because both players have closed it.
- •Undo steps back one mark at a time, so a miscounted treble costs one tap to fix.
The rule that decides most games
You score on a number only while you have closed it and at least one opponent has not. The moment everybody closes it, it is worth nothing.
This is what makes Cricket a race rather than a scoring contest. Closing 20 first is worth far more than hitting more 20s overall, because every extra treble 20 you throw stops paying the instant your opponent gets their third mark.
It also explains the standard tactic: if you are ahead on points, close numbers to shut the game down. If you are behind, leave a number open on purpose so you have somewhere to score.
Cut-throat
Cut-throat inverts the scoring. Points you make are added to every opponent who has not closed that number, and the player with the lowest score wins.
It works far better with three or more players, because handing points out becomes a choice about who to punish. With two players it is close to a mirror of the standard game.
Switching the toggle resets the board, since the two scoring modes cannot be converted into each other mid-game.
Full rules
The complete rules, including three-player games, the Mickey Mouse variant and how Cricket differs from 501, are on the Cricket darts rules page. If you would rather play 501, the 501 scoreboard is on the homepage.
Cricket for up to six players
The browser board handles two. The app handles six without cramping the columns, keeps a running marks-per-round figure, and remembers the game if you close it mid-round.
See the appCricket darts questions
How do you score Cricket in darts?
Only 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and the bull count. Three marks close a number: a single is one mark, a double is two and a treble is three. Once you have closed a number you score its value on every extra hit, until your opponent closes it too.
When does a number stop scoring in Cricket?
As soon as every player has closed it. A number closed by everyone is dead, and further hits on it are worth nothing to anybody. Scoreboards that keep awarding points on a dead number are simply wrong.
How many marks is the bullseye in Cricket?
The outer bull is one mark and the inner bull is two. So a single dart in the inner bull is two of the three marks needed, and two inner bulls close it outright.
How do you win at Cricket darts?
Close all seven numbers and be level or ahead on points. Closing everything while behind does not win the game — you have to score the deficit back on a number your opponent has not closed.
What is cut-throat Cricket?
A variant where points you score are given to opponents who have not closed that number, rather than to yourself, and the lowest score wins. It turns scoring into a penalty and makes closing numbers early far more valuable.
Why is it called Cricket?
The name comes from the innings structure rather than the sport's rules: each player works through the same set of numbers like batting through overs. In the UK the same game is sometimes called Mickey Mouse, with slightly different local conventions.