CricketArchive is a sports website that provides a comprehensive archive of records and data for the game of cricket.[1] It was founded in 2003 by Philip Bailey and Peter Griffiths.[2]

CricketArchive
Type of site
Cricket database
Available inEnglish
URLcricketarchive.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationPaid (since 2017)
Launched2003
Current statusActive

The website contains data corresponding to 1.5 million players, 820,000 scorecards and 15,000 grounds, curated by cricket statistician Philip Bailey.[3][1]

Over the years, various cricket writers have recognized it as a leading online source for cricket statistics.[4][5][6] The Indian Express described it as a haven for obsessive cricket fans.[7] In 2017 it implemented a paywall (previously being free to access).

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  1. ^ a b "CricketArchive". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "'We were burning through a million dollars a month'". Cricinfo. 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Historic stats website provides welcome distraction in lockdown". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ Abhishek Mukherjee (6 June 2015). "The Bs bowled out for 6: Lowest First-Class cricket score ever?". Cricket Country. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet Charles Davis, who found those 4 runs Don Bradman needed". Cricket Country. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ACS Online Cricket Records". The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ Veera, Sriram (9 January 2021). "IND vs AUS: In half century, Shubman Gill provides full display of his ability". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2022.