App Store showcases games and time-passers for cricket fans who own an iPhone or the iPod touch
Apple’s App Store has lined up a number for cricket-centred games and tools – and with the Indian Premier League around the corner, we bring you links and brief descriptions of nine of the bet. Some are free, some are fee-based ( from $ 0.99 to $ 4.99) and at least one ( no. 7 is an Indian- created T20 game which we reviewed on this page some weeks ago http://www.indiatechonline.com/twenty20-cricket-games-on-internet-112.php
1. ESPN Cricinfo Mobicast - Plusmo, Inc. http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/espn-cricinfo-mobicast/id292391305?mt=8 Sports - Free
Get live cricket scores and Cricinfo's famous ball by ball commentary updates pushed to your iPhone or iPod touch in real time.
2. Sky Sports Live Cricket Score Centre - BSkyB
http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/sky-sports-live-cricket-score/id320245700?mt=8
Sports - Free
Get unrivalled cricket coverage at your finger-tips with the official Sky Sports Cricket Score Centre
3. Virtual Cricket with Push Notifications - Qubico Pty Ltd http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/virtual-cricket-push-notifications/id314538967?mt=8
Sports - $1.99
Covering all things cricket: fixtures, live scoreboards and text commentary - all available as push notifications too. In-depth features such as player biographies, run rates, manhattans and wagon wheels provide a feast for the truly obsessed. There's even a nifty quiz function to help while away the hours when rain delays play!
4. LiveCricket Pro - iMApps.net http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/livecricket-pro/id351053486?mt=8
Sports - $2.99
Live Cricket delivers live cricket scores, match details, commentary and cricket news to you iPhone or iPod touch.
5. Cricket LIVE scoreboard - cricitch - isletssystems.com
http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/cricket-live-scoreboard-cricitch/id318629012?mt=8
Sports - $2.99
View innings, batting, bowling, partnership, fall of wickets and ball by ball details of your favourite teams.
6. Cricket Wagon Wheel - Super Signs Australia Pty. Ltd.
http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/cricket-wagon-wheel/id324912156?mt=8
Sports - $1.99
Record cricket wagon wheels for batsmen during their innings. A great tool for coaching the stars of the future.
7. Cricket T20 Fever - Indiagames Ltd.
http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/cricket-t20-fever/id336155765?mt=8
Games - $4.99
Cricket T20 Fever allows you to challenge your friends and beat your high score with this fantastic game.
8. Flick Cricket - Glenn Noy http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/flick-cricket/id323816458?mt=8
Games - Free
Flick Cricket is a fun, quick, simple cricket game integrated with Facebook! Import your Facebook friends and their profile pictures straight into the game and have fun playing cricket.
9. Touch Cricket - On-Sea Limited http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/touch-cricket/id317448270?mt=8
Games - $0.99
Play as England or Australia and attempt to win The Ashes. Complete with scorecards and player names from classic Ashes series of the past.
Bangalore March 3
