# Cricsheet

> Free structured ball-by-ball cricket data for international and league matches, plus people and venue identifier registers, offered as bulk downloads in JSON, YAML and CSV.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/cricsheet/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 61/100 (rank 14; popularity 43, community 70, transparency 90, developer experience 52)

## Facts
- Type: Free / open data
- Website: https://cricsheet.org
- Documentation: https://cricsheet.org
- Pricing page: unknown
- Sports: Cricket
- Data types: Historical data, Play-by-play, Results, Team stats
- Protocols: CSV download
- Delivery: CSV download
- Live / in-play: no
- Free tier: yes
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Key competitions: Indian Premier League, Big Bash League, The Hundred, Pakistan Super League, Caribbean Premier League, SA20, Major League Cricket, T20 Blast, County Championship, Sheffield Shield, Women's Premier League, Women's Big Bash League
- Commercial use: Allowed
- Redistribution: Allowed
- Authentication: none

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | Bulk downloads; see Licensing page for terms |

## Who it is for

Best for: Cricket analysts and researchers who want free ball-by-ball match data with person and venue ID registers, downloaded in bulk as JSON, YAML or CSV.

Not ideal for: Live scores or in-play apps, or anyone needing a REST API; it is bulk downloads of historical data only.

Use cases: Cricket statistics research; Player and venue ID mapping; Historical match models

Limitations:
- Bulk downloads only, no REST API
- No live data
- Attribution is required under the data licence
- Women's coverage is less complete than men's
- Some matches are missing from coverage

## Quick answers

**What is Cricsheet best for?** Cricket analysts and researchers who want free ball-by-ball match data with person and venue ID registers, downloaded in bulk as JSON, YAML or CSV. Not ideal for: Live scores or in-play apps, or anyone needing a REST API; it is bulk downloads of historical data only.

**How much does Cricsheet cost?** Cricsheet does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does Cricsheet have a free tier?** Yes. Cricsheet lists a free plan called "Free".

**What does Cricsheet cover?** Cricsheet is a free / open data. Its sports: Cricket; data: Historical data, Play-by-play, Results, Team stats.

**Does Cricsheet have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. Cricsheet delivers data by CSV download, so you poll for updates.

**Can I use Cricsheet data commercially or for betting?** According to the public terms of Cricsheet — commercial use: allowed; redistribution: allowed; storing data: allowed.

**What do developers say about Cricsheet?** Free ball-by-ball cricket data in JSON, YAML and CSV, widely used for analytics packages, IPL analysis repos and dashboards, with millions of deliveries loaded into projects. Users value it as a free, detailed source. Limits: bulk file downloads only, with no live scores, so people look elsewhere for live APIs.

**What are the alternatives to Cricsheet?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: CollegeFootballData.com, nflverse, Retrosheet, Sportradar, PandaScore.

## What developers say

Free ball-by-ball cricket data in JSON, YAML and CSV, widely used for analytics packages, IPL analysis repos and dashboards, with millions of deliveries loaded into projects. Users value it as a free, detailed source. Limits: bulk file downloads only, with no live scores, so people look elsewhere for live APIs.

Praised for: Free ball-by-ball data; Open bulk formats; Used by many analysis packages

Complaints: Bulk downloads only, no live feed

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/