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 recognizable real-life counterparts.
Cricket 97 was released for PC in January 1997 in Australia, April 1997 in the United Kingdom, and May 9, 1997 throughout the rest of Europe. The game stars cricketer Michael Atherton while Ritchie Benaud and Ian Botham provided commentary.
Cricket 2000 was released for Windows and PlayStation in July 2000. It is based on the 1999 Cricket World Cup and was officially licensed by the International Cricket Council. Commentary is provided by Richie Benaud and David Gower.
The player can create their own players for Cricket 2004 and choose which team they play for. An Autoplay feature allows the player to skip 5, 10, 15, 20, 50 or 100 (4 and 5 day games only) overs, until a wicket falls, or to the end of the innings.
The graphics were awarded "Worst PlayStation 2 graphics" by IGN.[5]
Cricket 07 was developed by EA Canada and HB Studios, and published in November 2006 by EA Sports for Windows and PlayStation 2. The cover art featured English cricketer Andrew Flintoff and commentary by Mark Nicholas and Richie Benaud. Expanded features of Cricket 07 include improved player control and easy stroke play, along with the introduction of a section dedicated to The Ashes.
