cricket-data
Cricket data via ESPN public endpoints and Cricsheet open data — live-ish series scoreboards, standings, match summaries and news (ESPN), plus historical ball-by-ball, player stats, and player registry (Cricsheet, ODC-BY 1.0). Zero config, no API keys. Use when: user asks about cricket scores, IPL/BBL/PSL/international series, points tables, match details, cricket news, ball-by-ball history, or player career stats. Don't use when: user asks about other sports — use football-data (soccer), nfl-data (NFL), nba-data (NBA), wnba-data (WNBA), nhl-data (NHL), mlb-data (MLB), tennis-data (tennis), golf-data (golf), cfb-data (college football), cbb-data (college basketball), or fastf1 (F1). For betting odds use polymarket or kalshi. For general news use sports-news. Don't use for ICC rankings — no free source exists (v1 limitation).
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads cricket-data automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Cricket Data (ESPN + Cricsheet)
Before writing queries, consult references/api-reference.md for endpoints, ID conventions, and data shapes. See references/competitions.md for the Cricsheet competition codes.
Quick Start
Prefer the CLI — it avoids Python import path issues. There are two backends: ESPN (live-ish) and Cricsheet (historical).
# ESPN backend (live-ish) — discover series first, then use its numeric ID
sports-skills cricket get_series
sports-skills cricket get_scoreboard --series_id=8048
sports-skills cricket get_standings --series_id=8048
sports-skills cricket get_game_summary --series_id=8048 --event_id=1535465
sports-skills cricket get_news --series_id=8048
# Cricsheet backend (historical, completed matches) — uses letter codes
sports-skills cricket get_competitions
sports-skills cricket get_matches --competition=ipl --season=2026
sports-skills cricket get_match_deliveries --competition=ipl --match_id=1473508
sports-skills cricket get_player_stats --competition=ipl --player="V Kohli"
sports-skills cricket find_player --name=kohli
CRITICAL: Before Any Query
CRITICAL: Before calling any data endpoint, verify:
- ESPN series IDs are per-series, not per-league. Always discover them with
get_seriesfirst. IDs change every season for recurring tournaments (e.g. each IPL season has a different ID). Never hardcode them — the8048in the examples is illustrative, not permanent. - Two ID spaces.
get_seriesreturns ESPN IDs (live, numeric, e.g.8048).get_competitionsreturns Cricsheet codes (historical, letter codes, e.g.ipl). They are unrelated except at the match level: a Cricsheetmatch_idequals the ESPNcricinfo match ID, so it bridges the two backends. - Cricsheet covers completed matches only (~1-day lag after a match finishes). For anything live or upcoming, use the ESPN commands (
get_scoreboard,get_series). get_player_statsrequires the exact Cricsheet name spelling (e.g."V Kohli", not"Virat Kohli"). Resolve the spelling withfind_playerfirst.- No ICC rankings — there is no free source (v1 limitation). Series standings come from
get_standings, which is empty for most bilateral tours (only league/group tournaments publish a points table). - First Cricsheet call per competition per day downloads a zip. Large competitions (Tests, ODIs, IPL) are tens of MB. Zips are cached 24h at
~/.cache/sports-skills/cricsheet/; later calls in the same day are fast.
Agents can run scripts/validate_params.sh to pre-validate --competition, --series_id, and --date before querying.
Commands
ESPN backend (live-ish)
| Command | Required params | Description |
|---|---|---|
get_series | — | List currently-active cricket series with ESPN series IDs and live events |
get_scoreboard | series_id (opt date) | Matches + scores + status for a series |
get_standings | series_id | Points table for a series (empty for most bilateral tours) |
get_game_summary | event_id, series_id (optional for active series) | Match detail: rosters, leaders, matchcards, every innings' scorecard, venue info |
get_news | series_id | News articles for a series |
Cricsheet backend (historical, ODC-BY 1.0)
| Command | Required params | Description |
|---|---|---|
get_competitions | — | List Cricsheet competition codes |
get_matches | competition (opt season) | Completed matches for a competition, newest first |
get_match_deliveries | competition, match_id (opt innings) | Ball-by-ball deliveries for a completed match |
get_player_stats | competition, player (opt season) | Aggregate batting + bowling stats for a player |
find_player | name | Search Cricsheet player registry; returns ESPNcricinfo ID mappings |
Dates accept YYYYMMDD or YYYY-MM-DD. season is the start year (e.g. 2020 matches Cricsheet's "2020/21"). See references/api-reference.md for full parameter lists and return shapes.
Workflows
Live / recent series check
get_series→ pick the series and note itsseries_id.get_scoreboard --series_id=<id>→ present matches by status and score.- For one match's detail:
get_game_summary --series_id=<id> --event_id=<id>.
Points table (league tournaments)
get_series→ find the tournament'sseries_id.get_standings --series_id=<id>. If empty, it is a bilateral tour with no published table.
Historical player stats
find_player --name=<substring>→ confirm the exactnamespelling.get_player_stats --competition=<code> --player="<exact name>"(optionally--season).
Ball-by-ball history
get_matches --competition=<code> [--season=<year>]→ find thematch_id.get_match_deliveries --competition=<code> --match_id=<id> [--innings=N].
Cricket news
Cricket news is series-scoped — there is no global feed.
get_series→ pick the relevant series and note itsseries_id.get_news --series_id=<id>→ present the articles.
Commands that DO NOT exist — never call these
get_playerget_player_infofind_playerto resolve a name, thenget_player_statsfor career numbers.get_matchget_matches(historical list) orget_game_summary(one ESPN match's detail).get_rankingsget_teamsget_team_rosterget_game_summary.get_play_by_playget_match_deliveriesfor ball-by-ball data on completed matches.
If a command is not listed in the Commands table above, it does not exist.
Attribution
Cricsheet data is licensed ODC-BY 1.0. Every Cricsheet response includes an attribution field ("Data from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org), ODC-BY 1.0"). Preserve this attribution string when republishing the data.
FAQ
What does the cricket-data skill do?
Cricket data via ESPN public endpoints and Cricsheet open data — live-ish series scoreboards, standings, match summaries and news (ESPN), plus historical ball-by-ball, player stats, and player registry (Cricsheet, ODC-BY 1.0). Zero config, no API keys. Use when: user asks about cricket scores, IPL/BBL/PSL/international series, points tables, match details, cricket news, ball-by-ball history, or player career stats. Don't use when: user asks about other sports — use football-data (soccer), nfl-data (NFL), nba-data (NBA), wnba-data (WNBA), nhl-data (NHL), mlb-data (MLB), tennis-data (tennis), golf-data (golf), cfb-data (college football), cbb-data (college basketball), or fastf1 (F1). For betting odds use polymarket or kalshi. For general news use sports-news. Don't use for ICC rankings — no free source exists (v1 limitation).
How do I install cricket-data?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/cricket-data/ (personal) or .claude/skills/cricket-data/ (project).
Which AI agents can use cricket-data?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is cricket-data safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains cricket-data?
It is published by machina-sports in machina-sports/sports-skills. It has 409 recorded installs.
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