Now that the game has been taken off the Google home page, many are wondering if there is a way to still play Google cricket online. While the game/doodle was up, many people found themselves playing the game and trying to beat their high scores. The doodle from yesterday was in honor of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. The Doodle first ran for the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year. Twice in a little over a month, Google has featured an interactive cricket game as its Google Doodle. All rights reserved.The Google cricket game is still available to play. The United States did not have a team competing.Ĭopyright 2017 Raycom News Network. The semifinals begin Tuesday with England facing South Africa. The Women's Cricket World Cup began June 24 and ends July 23.

In real cricket, getting 'out' can happen in a number of ways, but in Google's version it only occurs when you fail to make contact with the bowled ball. The game also simulates the notorious length some cricket matches have by changing from day to night and back as the game progresses. The game also keeps track of your score and displays your highest score.Įach run between the wickets counts as one run, a ball hit to the wall counts as four and a ball over the wall counts as six, which sometimes causes Google's game to slow to a crawl due to a celebratory graphic. Players can control an actual cricket as it bats against a snail and runs between the wickets.

In honor of the Women's Cricket World Cup, Google added a playable cricket game to its homepage.

(RNN) - Cricket is one of those games you've probably heard of but don't know much about.

Google doodle game cricket