Great video mate, I'm UK based so always played 501 but about 4-5 years ago was introduced to cricket by another player on my team. We mainly use it as a practice game to 'get us moving around the board' as a warm up for 501 but over the last few years I've grown to really enjoy it and I play it alone now to on darts apps when practicing at home. I think it's great for improvement on the 'set up' triples that you really only use in finishing 17s, 16s etc, I'll always be a 501 player but I really appreciate cricket now as its own game and I enjoy it a lot. Sorry for the long post lol but keep up the good videos, good luck with the channel.
Im from Canada and Im really surprised that the real sport of cricket isnt really more popular here than what it currently is. I know nothing of it really but the darts cricket is one of my fav go tos
Somerset.... Home of Jenny Augutter - who was in the Film "An American Werewolf in London"... which has a scene very early on in a Yorkshire Pub (The Slaughtered Lamb) with a Game of "Coach & Horses" on a Dart Board - which is sort of cricket...
I use a game of UK cricket to warm up. Because you have 2 targets, batting generally 60 / 57 and bowlers are shooting for bull it means I can throw 6 darts at a time without smashing them up too badly
I also found your site thanks to the Darts Review Channel. Gone through a fair number of your videos and have enjoyed them very much. The "basic" practical stuff is, I think, best. Keep them coming Bryn.
I'm a subscriber in the US that did not come over from the Darts Review Channel. However, I've been watching Darren for a few years now. You randomly popped up on my page a few weeks ago. Watched a couple of your videos, liked what I saw and subscribed. I, as always, would like to give Darren a big shout out. He gave me a set of Harrows Verve darts a couple of years ago, a dart I never would have considered for myself. And although equipment doesn't make the player, it can certainly help and those Verve's were a revelation to me. So once again, thanks Darren!
Threw a few darts at a bar I worked at when I was 21. You are right, mostly cricket. 22 years later I join a dart league start throwing 01 games & get addicted to darts. 9 months in & it’s all I think about lol. We play more 01 games but always have the cricket games. Wish 01 could grow in the states. Like your channel hope to see more. If you have any pointers for a left handed thrower that is right eye dominant would love see a segment about eye dominance & opposite hand throwers
Hi Joseph, thank you for your comment I appreciate it. Whereabout in the states are you based if you don't mind me asking? How big is the darts scene where you are? I have some videos planned about sighting the dart so that may well be useful for you 👍🎯
I am in East Tennessee. Locally we have 20-25 teams ranging from 4-8 players per team & around 40-50 in our singles league. I’m just starting out & but the more I get into it & it seems to be growing. For most it is just a fun night out at the bar, but more seem to be getting serious about it now that people are getting dart connect & web cams & playing people from different places.
I also play a three player variation of Cricket (US) where your points get applied to the other player or players who haven’t yet closed out that number. So if player 1 has closed 20s, but the others haven’t, any 20 hit by player 1 adds 20 points to players 2 and 3. If player 1 and player 2 both close their twenties, but player 3 hasn’t, any 20s hit by player 1 or 2 gets added to player 3’s score. In the end, low score wins.
In addition to your description of American cricket I would add the advice that you never chase your opponent. If your opponent closes, or blocks out as you say, twenty in his first three darts and is able to score on them, your first three darts should be at nineteen to try and close and score on them. Otherwise, if say you only get two twenties, you leave them open for him to score on. Then you will be down not only the one twenty you didn't hit but whatever he scores on them. If you close nineteen you can at least score apace them. Then when you get a chance you can work your way back to closing twenty. The scoring at times and in the right situation can get fairly crazy. Most games, at the level I play at anyway, the score doesn't exceed 200 to 250 per side. However, last year I played a doubles game where the combined score was over 3000. Also, to win the game you must not only close out all the numbers and have a higher score but you must close out bull as well with the outer section counting as one while the bull counts as two.
Im here from darts review. I’m on west coast Canada we play a cricket type game we call tactics which is the same as cricket but includes doubles and triples of any number. The league is fairly large about triple the size of our 501 leagues. I would love to see more videos! More training and practice vids. More tips and tricks. Would love some DIY vids showing how to make things like a hideaway oche or darts storage solutions.
Great to have you here. Thank you for watching! A few people have mentioned tactics, I find it fascinating all the different nuances around the globe. I have quite a few training and practice videos on the channel, but have a list of more to come so stick with it. I also have some planned for oche and general throw DIY, but some of the things I need are out of reach to me at my brothers workshop, so will have to wait until our quarantine is over 👍🎯
Hey, recently subscribed to your channel and love it and found it really useful. I live in Cape Town South Africa and interestingly we play the UK version of ‘cricket’ as you guys do (generally in a pub) but we play a game called ‘Killer’ which is the US version of cricket except it goes from 20-10 then doubles, trebles and bull (same scoring rules).
Not played your version of cricket before only the US version, this is really good idea, I like it will defo get a few games of these in see how I get on..
'Murican here. We play a lot of 301/501 but I prefer cricket. I don't know where this "Americans don't play 501/steel tip" misconception came from. We tend to play soft tip for safety but we generally consider steel tip to be "real darts", and x01 is the default; if you challenge someone to a game of darts, it means x01 (usually 301 DI/DO) unless specified otherwise.
Hi, thank you for watching. I guess the stereotype comes from no one in the UK playing it at all. I think there is so much potential for growth of 01 in the states, it seems like a perfect past-time for the US 👍🎯
Great stuff. Thank you Jeff. I haven't done anything yet in improving scoring, more about consistency, but I'm planning one about grouping darts etc so keep an eye out
I'm in Canada and yes we play Cricket but I wouldn't say we play more Cricket then 01. I'm a Steel tip player so I can't speak for the soft tip players though. That said our league is structured Doubles Cricket best of 3, Doubles 501 best of 3, Doubles Chicago (DI/O 301, 501, Cricket) best of 3 (winner of the cork chooses which game is played so if you win 2 straight you won't play one of the types of games). Then we play 2 rounds of 501 singles best of 5. This is the first I've ever heard of the UK version of Cricket darts. I have to say it sounds really interesting. Only issue I see is if you are playing on your home board to often you are going to blow through the single and double bull really quickly and will need to change your board more often as there is no rotating for the bull. That said I'll give it a go, it will break up the monotony a bit.
Thank you Tom, I find it fascinating the formats that are popular in different areas around the world! To be honest the UK version is normally played as a fun interlude game or a warm up to break up the monotony of 121 as a practice game. But it makes for a nice change every now and again! Thank you for watching and for the sub! I appreciate it 👍🎯
I never knew you work at a cricket club, and also playing the actual game (Somerset). I am also loving my darts and my two boys loves their cricket here in South Africa …
Sorry for the text wall. Just some insight from a US based dart player. I have been playing darts for around 12 years or so now. Pretty much play everyday. I am 34 from Houston Texas. Outside of the city hubs here in south Texas its ALL pretty much soft tip darts. Unfortunately for whatever reason the bars/pubs around here that play steel tip darts are all clustered around the city center in my case even though I prefer it. Being about 30 miles away it really doesn't work for me(thats 60 miles round trip for me so after drinking its a no go), so I am stuck playing by myself or with a few friends on my steel tip board. Soft tip is whats popular here in the states MUCH more that steel. Also most of the bigger statewide tournaments(Bullshooters/State from Arachnid) have different events which consist of doubles and singles cricket, Doubles 501 OI OO Freeze(which I hate freeze and open out for the record for those who know what freeze is), Mixed trips(2 guys 1 girl) cricket. These are the events how we go pro in soft tip by placing in the top 3 of those events (minus trips) then you would be eligible to play in the pro class and if you become good enough you will begin to find sponsors and such. Also one big thing I have noticed being mainly a soft tip player and going to any steel tip competitions playing cricket, soft tip cricket here in the US and in most Asian countries are VERY heavily focused on scoring more that closing, for instance even if I am ahead on points I may still throw 2 darts at a scoring number then throw 1 just to either close or chip away at your numbers, Steel tip players here almost take offense to that as they throw to close numbers even when behind. Most of us serious soft tip players exploit that heavily. Another big point about 501 or 701 here in 99% of the places you play you will be throwing for bulls not T20. Due to the fact bulls are worth 50 for the red and black vs 25 red 50 black. Being its far easier to hit bulls than T20 EVERYONE throws BULLS. Another little fact, most tournaments here are blind draw double elimination Cricket Double Bull on/501 OI Master Out(instead of doubles only its Bull Triple Double out ex. 142 would be Bull Bull T14). I know alot of Europeans/Steel tip players look down on soft tip but what alot of you do not realize is that in the US/Japan/South America thats what most of us have access to. Especially in my and alot of the very talented guys and gals here case. Alot of us would be playing steel if it was closer to us and more popular. The reason I bring this up is because of the comments I read on some of the soft tip videos I watch on youtube calling it "not real darts" etc.... That couldn't be farther from the truth imo considering I and several of us are pretty solid on a steel tip board too. If you want an idea for some content you should look into Gran Boards for soft tip. Not terribly expensive for a Gran Board Dash and imo the app is 1000x better that the Nexus board. I own both for the record. I hate the Nexus board and it was 3x the cost. In the case you see this for some reason feel free to reply to me for any questions. I would be willing to ship one over to you if you have any interest. It may be another way to pull in more US and Asian based viewers if you have any interest.
This is excellent, I am British but live in Texas. I play in the Houston steel tip leagues and they love cricket here and it forms a big part of each team game in addition to 301, 501 and 1001. However, I played darts in the UK leagues many years ago and our practice/pub game of cricket was very different
can someone answer this please, I've been playing the (US) cricket game on an app (unsure of origin of app) fully understanding the game. I've just come back from a friends house playing the (US) cricket, on a different app there was 3 solo players against each other which is allowed on the app. my question is two players opened 19, my next go I hit two single 19s. missed with the 3rd dart leaving me 1 more 19 to close on my next go. it goes round again to me my first dart hits double 19 in my opinion and from what I had been playing at home and on a different app that counts as closed, but they were adamant that this didn't count and I had to hit a single 19 only to close as I only required one more. that was question 1 . question 2 is the same game. from previous experience again on a different app, the two players I was playing with continued closing numbers and scoring, I was well behind. player 1 was winning on points and proceeded to close all of them, player 2 was not far behind him on points and with only a few more to close, my point is as player 1 closed his last number whilst winning on points, in my previous experience player 2 should be able to continue trying to catch him and scoring until me being playing 3 finally closes the numbers. it would continue going round as usual and player 1 could continue scoring himself to stay ahead of player 2, until player 3 has closed them all. as this is what happens when its open play at the start. any answer is appreciated. my confusion being down to a different app letting the game play in the way that I know. my biggest issue being question 1, because I'm sure I don't have to hit the right amount to close the number if I only require 1 to close then hitting a treble is still good. Love to all
Best darts channel on RUclips for my money! Love it. The American version of cricket seems really complicated. Think I’m going to give the UK version a go after lock down. Keep up the good work. 👍🎯
Most people in a bar setting in the US play the version of Cricket where the 1st person to get 3 of each number and 3 of the bullseye wins, so it is pretty simple. People who are really into darts will play the version where you are playing for points, which is fun because it is a lot more strategic, but most people do not.
It's a mental game but otherwise, very straightforward. I've often had debates on whether 501 or cricket is the more skilled game. I prefer 501 despite living in the US and growing up playing both. The league I am on is more cricket based but we do play some '01 games too. Our singles matches start with 301 DiDo then cricket. If it goes to a third game, it's a choice between 301 and cricket. More often than not, cricket is chosen.
Interestingly, we used to play a slightly more convoluted form of American cricket back in my school days (early 90s). It included numbers down to 12, plus also trebles, doubles, and a “bed”, one bed being all three darts thrown in the same bed. Hence its name “beds and bulls”. And of course we also played the English version of cricket. I find the most mystifying thing in all this is how the American game got the name “cricket”!
Interesting. It's very different where I play. Can I ask where you're based / player your darts? I'm always interested to find out about who plays what in certain areas!
@@DartsClass i was born and raised in Brooklyn New York which is where i started playing darts and fell i. Love with the gane. I moved to Arizona which played alot of soft tip which im not a major fan of. I now live in New New Mexico and I have found out the local Eagles lodge has a steel tip team which i am very interested in checking out
The US Pub Darts Cricket is just as you showed w the exception that we don’t “add” on the points. Most people in pubs cant do the “maths” anyway! What you will see is variations to the game. Double in’s to get started is one. Going in order 20-15 then Bull being another. My darts league just plays a straight Cricket with anything you hit (20-Bull) counts and first team to block out all numbers and bulls wins.
The reason why Cricket is more popular than 501 in the US is because it is easier to understand, if you play the social kind there is no adding, which is helpful after a few drinks, and even if you have never played darts you might still be okay.
Thank you for watching Aiden! I'm always keen to learn new darts games. It stops me from getting bored playing 501 and gives you a chance to work on some different areas on the board
@@DartsClass if you have an android phone there's an app called My Darts Training. It has different game types and training drills and best bit is it's free. might give you more content to do videos on.
Cheers Bryn! Got to say I prefer the bat and ball version of Cricket lol 😉 nicely explained on the darts versions though, great video. Did you know there has been dartboards based on the bat and ball version too?
I reviewed the smart cricket board, not sure they are still in business though and I have the old Unicorn one which I think first came out in the late 60s.
Yes it's good for people that like Cricket (the sport), Unicorns first darts were sold under the Wisden name so seems Cricket and Darts have had a long history together, and of course Unicorn also own Gunn and Moore 😀
There you go, I didn't know that! Seem to be a lot of links between the two games! Gotta blame Fred Trueman and the indoor league! There's a good 4 or 5 boys that play a lot at Somerset with a number of others that play the odd game.
I know this video is old, but if you want more fun and variation play low ball cricket or wild card cricket. Low ball is 1-6 instead of 20-15. Wild card is hard on steel tip but we have played via picking numbers out of a hat. You can look up videos on how wild card works. I like any game that doesn’t have you always throwing at the same stuff. 01 games are great, and I play them a ton, but there is a reason why people have to constantly rotate their boards.
@@DartsClass I looked this up because I play webcam darts and have a few mates in the UK and he was talking about English cricket in which I didn't know about but much better than what I've seen as far as cricket
Nice watch! As a Canadian, I love and play a lot of Cricket. In my league we play (back then when we could gather 😅) 2 Crickets and 2 501. I watch a lot of PDC and British youtubers so my view of darts is more British than Canadian though. Keep up your good work, I'm proud to have been in the 1st 300 subs! Video suggestion : I struggle a lot with my release, my darts often don't fly in a straight line and wobble a bit on their way to the board. Because of that, they often land leaning on one side, causing me to hit 5 and 1 instead of 20. If you have any tip for that, I'm taking! Cheers! 🍻🤘🏻
Thank you! It's such an interesting contrast that its so popular your side of the pond but non existent here! No problem, I have a rough idea of a video on that subject so stick with me and I'll come up with somethingi hope you're all doing well out there in your corner of the world!
Thank you for your interest in my request, I'll be looking forward to that video! Over here the situation seems to be quite under control, but we never know what could happen next, we are holding in there! I hope everything is good on your side too! Cheers!
Never heard of the "UK" cricket, usually on soft tip boards the cricket is the "USA" version, the normal or cutthroat version, normal one being the same one you see in Japanese soft tip competition. Cheers
I play the american version with my mates..........we never call it cricket though we call it tactics......Ohh fantastic video as usual and the flight cutter arrived and I see what you mean about it being a game changer :)
O.k. so you know for cricket its getting 3 of each 20-15 plus 3 bulls also. Now cricket is a big U.S.A. league game but once you start to try to take the next step up even here it's almost all 501.
Lol iv always been told UK players claim our US Cricket takes no strategy an only uses 5#’s of the board.. I highly disagree but iv heard more UK players hate our game more then like it.. In US we are growing to like 501 alot more.. i think our problem is no one likes to keep score especially drunk 🍻.. cricket is a lot easier for ppl who have been drinking a lot…
Finally the Cricket being played the way i was first introduced to it 👏👏👏 as for American Cricket, i always knew it as Mickey Mouse, Loving your practice videos, giving me lots of ideas to keep my practice sessions interesting many thanks are owed to you, Please them coming?,
David thank you so much for your comment. I'm working on it... Only been going a month. Thank you for watching. Let me know if there's a topic you'd like me to cover 👍
I've got tallies all over the wall, all meaning different things over the weeks. I normally tally ton + scored in any one scoring practice half hour. Id never played cricket either. Prefer the UK version tbh
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Great video mate, I'm UK based so always played 501 but about 4-5 years ago was introduced to cricket by another player on my team.
We mainly use it as a practice game to 'get us moving around the board' as a warm up for 501 but over the last few years I've grown to really enjoy it and I play it alone now to on darts apps when practicing at home. I think it's great for improvement on the 'set up' triples that you really only use in finishing 17s, 16s etc, I'll always be a 501 player but I really appreciate cricket now as its own game and I enjoy it a lot.
Sorry for the long post lol but keep up the good videos, good luck with the channel.
Im from Canada and Im really surprised that the real sport of cricket isnt really more popular here than what it currently is. I know nothing of it really but the darts cricket is one of my fav go tos
Hello from Japan, cricket in soft tip darts is quite popular in Japan.
Good videos sharing darts contents!
A tip: you can watch series on kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
@Sergio Xander Yup, I've been watching on kaldroStream for since december myself :)
Somerset.... Home of Jenny Augutter - who was in the Film "An American Werewolf in London"... which has a scene very early on in a Yorkshire Pub (The Slaughtered Lamb) with a Game of "Coach & Horses" on a Dart Board - which is sort of cricket...
It's all connected in a way! Haha
I use a game of UK cricket to warm up. Because you have 2 targets, batting generally 60 / 57 and bowlers are shooting for bull it means I can throw 6 darts at a time without smashing them up too badly
That's a very good point Terry, never thought of doing that. If you've got 2 sets of the same darts then thay would be a good way to play
I also found your site thanks to the Darts Review Channel. Gone through a fair number of your videos and have enjoyed them very much. The "basic" practical stuff is, I think, best. Keep them coming Bryn.
Thank you Alistair, I appreciate you watching. There are more basics videos in the works too. 👍🎯
I'm a subscriber in the US that did not come over from the Darts Review Channel. However, I've been watching Darren for a few years now. You randomly popped up on my page a few weeks ago. Watched a couple of your videos, liked what I saw and subscribed. I, as always, would like to give Darren a big shout out. He gave me a set of Harrows Verve darts a couple of years ago, a dart I never would have considered for myself. And although equipment doesn't make the player, it can certainly help and those Verve's were a revelation to me. So once again, thanks Darren!
Thanks Bill, I appreciate the sub! Glad you like the videos, hopefully will have some new ones in the coming days 👍🎯
Found you through the Darts Review Channel. Great videos!
Awesome, cheers Gary. Thank you for watching!
Threw a few darts at a bar I worked at when I was 21. You are right, mostly cricket. 22 years later I join a dart league start throwing 01 games & get addicted to darts. 9 months in & it’s all I think about lol. We play more 01 games but always have the cricket games. Wish 01 could grow in the states. Like your channel hope to see more. If you have any pointers for a left handed thrower that is right eye dominant would love see a segment about eye dominance & opposite hand throwers
Hi Joseph, thank you for your comment I appreciate it. Whereabout in the states are you based if you don't mind me asking? How big is the darts scene where you are?
I have some videos planned about sighting the dart so that may well be useful for you 👍🎯
I am in East Tennessee. Locally we have 20-25 teams ranging from 4-8 players per team & around 40-50 in our singles league. I’m just starting out & but the more I get into it & it seems to be growing. For most it is just a fun night out at the bar, but more seem to be getting serious about it now that people are getting dart connect & web cams & playing people from different places.
I also play a three player variation of Cricket (US) where your points get applied to the other player or players who haven’t yet closed out that number. So if player 1 has closed 20s, but the others haven’t, any 20 hit by player 1 adds 20 points to players 2 and 3. If player 1 and player 2 both close their twenties, but player 3 hasn’t, any 20s hit by player 1 or 2 gets added to player 3’s score. In the end, low score wins.
I just found your channel today and liked it so, I subscribed. I'll be looking forward to more of your informative videos.
Hi Jerry, thank you for watching! I hope you find some content useful / enjoyable 👍🎯
In addition to your description of American cricket I would add the advice that you never chase your opponent. If your opponent closes, or blocks out as you say, twenty in his first three darts and is able to score on them, your first three darts should be at nineteen to try and close and score on them. Otherwise, if say you only get two twenties, you leave them open for him to score on. Then you will be down not only the one twenty you didn't hit but whatever he scores on them. If you close nineteen you can at least score apace them. Then when you get a chance you can work your way back to closing twenty. The scoring at times and in the right situation can get fairly crazy. Most games, at the level I play at anyway, the score doesn't exceed 200 to 250 per side. However, last year I played a doubles game where the combined score was over 3000. Also, to win the game you must not only close out all the numbers and have a higher score but you must close out bull as well with the outer section counting as one while the bull counts as two.
Im here from darts review.
I’m on west coast Canada we play a cricket type game we call tactics which is the same as cricket but includes doubles and triples of any number. The league is fairly large about triple the size of our 501 leagues.
I would love to see more videos!
More training and practice vids.
More tips and tricks.
Would love some DIY vids showing how to make things like a hideaway oche or darts storage solutions.
Great to have you here. Thank you for watching!
A few people have mentioned tactics, I find it fascinating all the different nuances around the globe. I have quite a few training and practice videos on the channel, but have a list of more to come so stick with it.
I also have some planned for oche and general throw DIY, but some of the things I need are out of reach to me at my brothers workshop, so will have to wait until our quarantine is over 👍🎯
Hey, recently subscribed to your channel and love it and found it really useful. I live in Cape Town South Africa and interestingly we play the UK version of ‘cricket’ as you guys do (generally in a pub) but we play a game called ‘Killer’ which is the US version of cricket except it goes from 20-10 then doubles, trebles and bull (same scoring rules).
Not played your version of cricket before only the US version, this is really good idea, I like it will defo get a few games of these in see how I get on..
It's a really good game to play as a 4 as and when you get the chance to get back out and play
One of the best darts channels on RUclips (btw found this channel all on my own)
You're a legend Oliver - thank you for your support and your kind words!
No problem thank you for the content and helping me get better :)
'Murican here. We play a lot of 301/501 but I prefer cricket.
I don't know where this "Americans don't play 501/steel tip" misconception came from. We tend to play soft tip for safety but we generally consider steel tip to be "real darts", and x01 is the default; if you challenge someone to a game of darts, it means x01 (usually 301 DI/DO) unless specified otherwise.
Hi, thank you for watching. I guess the stereotype comes from no one in the UK playing it at all. I think there is so much potential for growth of 01 in the states, it seems like a perfect past-time for the US 👍🎯
Darts Review sent me; love your tips, games and recommendations on improving my scoring.
Great stuff. Thank you Jeff. I haven't done anything yet in improving scoring, more about consistency, but I'm planning one about grouping darts etc so keep an eye out
I'm in Canada and yes we play Cricket but I wouldn't say we play more Cricket then 01. I'm a Steel tip player so I can't speak for the soft tip players though. That said our league is structured Doubles Cricket best of 3, Doubles 501 best of 3, Doubles Chicago (DI/O 301, 501, Cricket) best of 3 (winner of the cork chooses which game is played so if you win 2 straight you won't play one of the types of games). Then we play 2 rounds of 501 singles best of 5.
This is the first I've ever heard of the UK version of Cricket darts. I have to say it sounds really interesting. Only issue I see is if you are playing on your home board to often you are going to blow through the single and double bull really quickly and will need to change your board more often as there is no rotating for the bull. That said I'll give it a go, it will break up the monotony a bit.
Thank you Tom, I find it fascinating the formats that are popular in different areas around the world!
To be honest the UK version is normally played as a fun interlude game or a warm up to break up the monotony of 121 as a practice game. But it makes for a nice change every now and again! Thank you for watching and for the sub! I appreciate it 👍🎯
I never knew you work at a cricket club, and also playing the actual game (Somerset). I am also loving my darts and my two boys loves their cricket here in South Africa …
I'm here from the darts review channel you have a great channel keep it up
Thank you Mike, it's great to have you here. Hope you enjoy!
Sorry for the text wall.
Just some insight from a US based dart player.
I have been playing darts for around 12 years or so now. Pretty much play everyday. I am 34 from Houston Texas. Outside of the city hubs here in south Texas its ALL pretty much soft tip darts. Unfortunately for whatever reason the bars/pubs around here that play steel tip darts are all clustered around the city center in my case even though I prefer it. Being about 30 miles away it really doesn't work for me(thats 60 miles round trip for me so after drinking its a no go), so I am stuck playing by myself or with a few friends on my steel tip board. Soft tip is whats popular here in the states MUCH more that steel. Also most of the bigger statewide tournaments(Bullshooters/State from Arachnid) have different events which consist of doubles and singles cricket, Doubles 501 OI OO Freeze(which I hate freeze and open out for the record for those who know what freeze is), Mixed trips(2 guys 1 girl) cricket. These are the events how we go pro in soft tip by placing in the top 3 of those events (minus trips) then you would be eligible to play in the pro class and if you become good enough you will begin to find sponsors and such. Also one big thing I have noticed being mainly a soft tip player and going to any steel tip competitions playing cricket, soft tip cricket here in the US and in most Asian countries are VERY heavily focused on scoring more that closing, for instance even if I am ahead on points I may still throw 2 darts at a scoring number then throw 1 just to either close or chip away at your numbers, Steel tip players here almost take offense to that as they throw to close numbers even when behind. Most of us serious soft tip players exploit that heavily. Another big point about 501 or 701 here in 99% of the places you play you will be throwing for bulls not T20. Due to the fact bulls are worth 50 for the red and black vs 25 red 50 black. Being its far easier to hit bulls than T20 EVERYONE throws BULLS. Another little fact, most tournaments here are blind draw double elimination Cricket Double Bull on/501 OI Master Out(instead of doubles only its Bull Triple Double out ex. 142 would be Bull Bull T14).
I know alot of Europeans/Steel tip players look down on soft tip but what alot of you do not realize is that in the US/Japan/South America thats what most of us have access to. Especially in my and alot of the very talented guys and gals here case. Alot of us would be playing steel if it was closer to us and more popular. The reason I bring this up is because of the comments I read on some of the soft tip videos I watch on youtube calling it "not real darts" etc.... That couldn't be farther from the truth imo considering I and several of us are pretty solid on a steel tip board too.
If you want an idea for some content you should look into Gran Boards for soft tip. Not terribly expensive for a Gran Board Dash and imo the app is 1000x better that the Nexus board. I own both for the record. I hate the Nexus board and it was 3x the cost. In the case you see this for some reason feel free to reply to me for any questions. I would be willing to ship one over to you if you have any interest. It may be another way to pull in more US and Asian based viewers if you have any interest.
This is excellent, I am British but live in Texas. I play in the Houston steel tip leagues and they love cricket here and it forms a big part of each team game in addition to 301, 501 and 1001. However, I played darts in the UK leagues many years ago and our practice/pub game of cricket was very different
can someone answer this please, I've been playing the (US) cricket game on an app (unsure of origin of app) fully understanding the game. I've just come back from a friends house playing the (US) cricket, on a different app there was 3 solo players against each other which is allowed on the app. my question is two players opened 19, my next go I hit two single 19s. missed with the 3rd dart leaving me 1 more 19 to close on my next go. it goes round again to me my first dart hits double 19 in my opinion and from what I had been playing at home and on a different app that counts as closed, but they were adamant that this didn't count and I had to hit a single 19 only to close as I only required one more. that was question 1 .
question 2 is the same game. from previous experience again on a different app, the two players I was playing with continued closing numbers and scoring, I was well behind. player 1 was winning on points and proceeded to close all of them, player 2 was not far behind him on points and with only a few more to close, my point is as player 1 closed his last number whilst winning on points, in my previous experience player 2 should be able to continue trying to catch him and scoring until me being playing 3 finally closes the numbers. it would continue going round as usual and player 1 could continue scoring himself to stay ahead of player 2, until player 3 has closed them all. as this is what happens when its open play at the start. any answer is appreciated. my confusion being down to a different app letting the game play in the way that I know. my biggest issue being question 1, because I'm sure I don't have to hit the right amount to close the number if I only require 1 to close then hitting a treble is still good. Love to all
Been watching Darren for yrs but subscibed before hand. Thanks for the upload and look forward to more great content! Cheers🍻
Legend, thank you very much! I appreciate you subbing, makes me think its worthwhile!
Best darts channel on RUclips for my money! Love it. The American version of cricket seems really complicated. Think I’m going to give the UK version a go after lock down. Keep up the good work. 👍🎯
Most people in a bar setting in the US play the version of Cricket where the 1st person to get 3 of each number and 3 of the bullseye wins, so it is pretty simple. People who are really into darts will play the version where you are playing for points, which is fun because it is a lot more strategic, but most people do not.
It's a mental game but otherwise, very straightforward. I've often had debates on whether 501 or cricket is the more skilled game. I prefer 501 despite living in the US and growing up playing both. The league I am on is more cricket based but we do play some '01 games too. Our singles matches start with 301 DiDo then cricket. If it goes to a third game, it's a choice between 301 and cricket. More often than not, cricket is chosen.
Interestingly, we used to play a slightly more convoluted form of American cricket back in my school days (early 90s). It included numbers down to 12, plus also trebles, doubles, and a “bed”, one bed being all three darts thrown in the same bed. Hence its name “beds and bulls”. And of course we also played the English version of cricket.
I find the most mystifying thing in all this is how the American game got the name “cricket”!
When i played leagues the format was usually 6 games of singles 501, three sets of doubles cricket then 3 sets of doubles 501
Interesting. It's very different where I play. Can I ask where you're based / player your darts? I'm always interested to find out about who plays what in certain areas!
@@DartsClass i was born and raised in Brooklyn New York which is where i started playing darts and fell i. Love with the gane.
I moved to Arizona which played alot of soft tip which im not a major fan of.
I now live in New New Mexico and I have found out the local Eagles lodge has a steel tip team which i am very interested in checking out
Nice, thank you for the info, it really interests me to see how different it is all over. Hopefully you can find a new league to get involved in then!
The US Pub Darts Cricket is just as you showed w the exception that we don’t “add” on the points. Most people in pubs cant do the “maths” anyway! What you will see is variations to the game. Double in’s to get started is one. Going in order 20-15 then Bull being another. My darts league just plays a straight Cricket with anything you hit (20-Bull) counts and first team to block out all numbers and bulls wins.
The reason why Cricket is more popular than 501 in the US is because it is easier to understand, if you play the social kind there is no adding, which is helpful after a few drinks, and even if you have never played darts you might still be okay.
Very late but I say US cricket is more of a strategic type of game vs 501. Like 8 ball vs 9 ball in pool. Way more choices in cricket and 8 ball.
very well explained! Now I know how to play both UK and US versions I can teach and play my mates.
Thank you for watching Aiden! I'm always keen to learn new darts games. It stops me from getting bored playing 501 and gives you a chance to work on some different areas on the board
@@DartsClass if you have an android phone there's an app called My Darts Training. It has different game types and training drills and best bit is it's free. might give you more content to do videos on.
In my league in the states we play cricket and 501 in our matches.
Cheers Bryn! Got to say I prefer the bat and ball version of Cricket lol 😉 nicely explained on the darts versions though, great video. Did you know there has been dartboards based on the bat and ball version too?
Hey Darren. No I didn't know that?! I've seen the snooker ones but never a cricket one... Will have to look it up mate!
I reviewed the smart cricket board, not sure they are still in business though and I have the old Unicorn one which I think first came out in the late 60s.
I'll find it and have a watch mate. I know things like that can be a novelty, but I love the idea of manufacturers thinking of ideas outside the box
Yes it's good for people that like Cricket (the sport), Unicorns first darts were sold under the Wisden name so seems Cricket and Darts have had a long history together, and of course Unicorn also own Gunn and Moore 😀
There you go, I didn't know that! Seem to be a lot of links between the two games! Gotta blame Fred Trueman and the indoor league! There's a good 4 or 5 boys that play a lot at Somerset with a number of others that play the odd game.
It took this guy nearly 4 minutes to finally describe the game of cricket…
I love cricket it's more fun for me especially when we play 20-10 and bull but I guess it's what you like and I like 501 as well
You forgot the bullseye also needs to be hit three times.
Shout out from the US love the videos
Thank you bud! Appreciate you taking the time to watch. Do you play? Whereabout are you? What's the darts scene like in your area?
I know this video is old, but if you want more fun and variation play low ball cricket or wild card cricket. Low ball is 1-6 instead of 20-15. Wild card is hard on steel tip but we have played via picking numbers out of a hat. You can look up videos on how wild card works. I like any game that doesn’t have you always throwing at the same stuff. 01 games are great, and I play them a ton, but there is a reason why people have to constantly rotate their boards.
I was reccomend by the darts review channel, enjoy the videos.
Awesome! Thank you for watching Anthony, I appreciate it 👍
Never played this cheers going to have a go at it Darren did send me your way
Thank you for watching John, any follower of Darren's is a friend of mine 👍🎯
@@DartsClass I looked this up because I play webcam darts and have a few mates in the UK and he was talking about English cricket in which I didn't know about but much better than what I've seen as far as cricket
Nice watch! As a Canadian, I love and play a lot of Cricket. In my league we play (back then when we could gather 😅) 2 Crickets and 2 501. I watch a lot of PDC and British youtubers so my view of darts is more British than Canadian though.
Keep up your good work, I'm proud to have been in the 1st 300 subs!
Video suggestion : I struggle a lot with my release, my darts often don't fly in a straight line and wobble a bit on their way to the board. Because of that, they often land leaning on one side, causing me to hit 5 and 1 instead of 20. If you have any tip for that, I'm taking! Cheers! 🍻🤘🏻
Thank you! It's such an interesting contrast that its so popular your side of the pond but non existent here!
No problem, I have a rough idea of a video on that subject so stick with me and I'll come up with somethingi hope you're all doing well out there in your corner of the world!
Thank you for your interest in my request, I'll be looking forward to that video!
Over here the situation seems to be quite under control, but we never know what could happen next, we are holding in there! I hope everything is good on your side too! Cheers!
New surround, nice!
Finally haha
You also need 3 bulls as well
Never heard of the "UK" cricket, usually on soft tip boards the cricket is the "USA" version, the normal or cutthroat version, normal one being the same one you see in Japanese soft tip competition. Cheers
I play the american version with my mates..........we never call it cricket though we call it tactics......Ohh fantastic video as usual and the flight cutter arrived and I see what you mean about it being a game changer :)
Lots of people have said that re tactics! Nice one, I find it makes my flights so much more secure which makes me more confident in turn
As a practice i play the usa cricket game
Youve forgotten to talk about the bull and double bull. You don’t need to do it in any particular order.
O.k. so you know for cricket its getting 3 of each 20-15 plus 3 bulls also.
Now cricket is a big U.S.A. league game but once you start to try to take the next step up even here it's almost all 501.
The UK version is more reminiscent of the actual cricket game.
The american version is a very good game all the same.
Thank Darts Review Channel
Hi Scott, great to have you. Hope you enjoy some of my videos!
Darts review DIDN'T SEND ME HERE, here all by myself.
We’ll explained
Lol iv always been told UK players claim our US Cricket takes no strategy an only uses 5#’s of the board.. I highly disagree but iv heard more UK players hate our game more then like it.. In US we are growing to like 501 alot more.. i think our problem is no one likes to keep score especially drunk 🍻.. cricket is a lot easier for ppl who have been drinking a lot…
Finally the Cricket being played the way i was first introduced to it 👏👏👏
as for American Cricket, i always knew it as Mickey Mouse,
Loving your practice videos, giving me lots of ideas to keep my practice sessions interesting
many thanks are owed to you,
Please them coming?,
Disapointing! no where near enough videos, watch them all in first day lol. keep it up.really like your content and style.
David thank you so much for your comment. I'm working on it... Only been going a month. Thank you for watching. Let me know if there's a topic you'd like me to cover 👍
Can’t say I’ve ever played cricket. The tallys on the side wall your 180 count?
I've got tallies all over the wall, all meaning different things over the weeks. I normally tally ton + scored in any one scoring practice half hour.
Id never played cricket either. Prefer the UK version tbh