{{Short description|Digital platform for sport}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox dot-com company | name = cricHQ | logo = CricHQ Logo tra.png | company_type = Private | foundation = {{Start date|2010}} | location = Wellington, New Zealand | area_served = Worldwide | founder = | industry = Cricket | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = | subsid = | url = {{URL|https://www.crichq.com/}} | programming_language = | ipv6 = | alexa = | website_type = | registration = | num_users = | language = | current_status = | screenshot = CricHQ homepage.png | caption = }}
'''cricHQ''' is a digital platform for sport which combines competition management and administration software with live scoring and statistics for cricket clubs.<ref name=Hutching>{{cite news|author=Hutching, Gerard|date=June 16, 2015|title=Singaporean firm invests US$10m in New Zealand cricket tech company|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/69450909/singaporean-firm-invests-us10m-in-new-zealand-cricket-tech-company|work=Stuff|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170125/sports/bassarath-don8217t-run-from-progress|title=Bassarath: Don't run from progress|website=Trinidad Express|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> It is based in Wellington, New Zealand, and was set up by CEO Simon Baker and former New Zealand cricketers Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum. It manages the administration of cricket test countries New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe. A number of other national governing bodies also use its services from club level upwards (see National Governing Bodies section below).<ref name=Harris>{{cite news|author=Harris, Catherine|date=October 30, 2015|title=NZ's CricHQ scores digital deals with Zimbabwe and South Africa|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/73511988/NZs-CricHQ-scores-digital-deals-with-Zimbabwe-and-South-Africa|work=Stuff|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref>
The company provides a range of digital services to cricket organisations that typically use paper-based administration and scoring. The services include instant updates for fans, performance insights for coaches and the ability to set up cricket-related social networks. It also makes it easier to register players, organise competition draws and analyse demographics of sport participants.
When the app was launched it was briefly one of the world's most downloaded sporting apps <ref name=Rutherford>{{cite news|author=Hamish, Rutherford|date=September 11, 2016|title=From unstable start-up, CricHQ bids for global domination of cricket scoring|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83774547/from-unstable-startup-crichq-bids-for-global-domination-of-cricket-scoring|work=Fairfax|accessdate=September 12, 2016}}</ref> and since then it has amassed over 1 million Facebook fans.<ref name=LIN>{{cite news|author=Tao, Lin|date=August 22, 2016|title=New academy launches to educate SMEs on social media|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/83294086/New-academy-launches-to-educate-SMEs-on-social-media|work=Fairfax|accessdate=September 19, 2016}}</ref>
The company has been described as "one of New Zealand’s largely unsung tech success stories" by one of New Zealand's leading technology journalists.<ref name=KeallC>{{cite news|author=Keall, Chris|date=September 2, 2016|title=Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum as software billionaires?|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/crichq-ck|work=NBR|accessdate=September 4, 2016}}</ref>
In October 2016, cricHQ's then-Executive Chair, Mike Loftus, was invited to visit India with New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key, as part of a trade delegation.<ref name=NicholasJones>{{cite news|author=Jones, Nicholas|date=October 17, 2016|title=McCullum jets off with Key to open doors for cricket firm expansion in India|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11734371|work=NZHerald|accessdate=November 1, 2016}}</ref>
In December 2016, former Saatchi & Saatchi Chair and CEO Kevin Roberts was appointed as Chair of cricHQ's board.<ref name="HamishMcNicol">{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/97988030/wellington-technology-company-crichq-placed-in-receivership-after-failing-to-attract-new-investment|title=Wellington technology company CricHQ placed in receivership|date=October 17, 2017|work=Fairfax}}</ref>
In October 2017, . cricHQ was purchased by a [https://playmakerlabs.com/about Playmaker Labs New Zealand] and continues to trade. [https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/97988030/wellington-technology-company-crichq-placed-in-receivership-after-failing-to-attract-new-investment] Peter Dowell is the Chairman of Playmaker Labs
== Video content == In 2017, cricHQ acquired My Action Sport, a sportstech company based in Bristol. My Action Sport provides cameras and the capability for sports teams to livestream their games and to package up highlights to be hosted online. With cricHQ's customer base, the acquisition of My Action Replay could make cricHQ the largest broadcaster of cricket in the world.<ref name=HMcNicol>{{cite news|author=McNicol, Hamish|date=March 2, 2017|title=CricHQ wants to become world's largest cricket broadcaster after buying video business|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/89937880/crichq-wants-to-become-worlds-largest-cricket-broadcaster-after-buying-video-business|work=Fairfax|accessdate=March 20, 2017}}</ref>
== Investment == In June 2015 cricHQ raised US$10m from Singapore private equity firm Tembusu Partners to expand globally including a doubling of staff in India, the world's largest cricketing nation.<ref name=GerardHutching>{{cite news|author=Hutching, Gerard|date=June 16, 2015|title=Singaporean firm invests US$10m in New Zealand cricket tech company|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/69450909/singaporean-firm-invests-us10m-in-new-zealand-cricket-tech-company|work=Fairfax|accessdate=November 1, 2016}}</ref>
In September 2016 it was revealed that cricHQ was seeking further investment of US$10M and was in discussions with investment bankers in the United States and United Kingdom. It also stated that the company was valued at US$70M while forecast to make a loss of more than US$4m in the 2016/17 financial year.<ref name=Rutherford2>{{cite news|author=Rutherford, Hamish|date=September 20, 2016|title=Wellington's CricHQ seeks US$10 million from investors for expansion|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/84465086/wellingtons-crichq-seeks-us10-million-from-investors-for-expansion|work=Fairfax|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}</ref>
Incoming Chair Kevin Roberts (businessman) revealed that he had invested a "seven figure" sum in the company in December 2016.<ref name=HamishMcNicol/>
== National governing bodies ==
As well as having a partnership with the International Cricket Council, cricHQ signed Hong Kong as its 50th cricketing national governing body in August 2016.<ref name=BusinessStandard>{{cite news|author=Trust, Press|date=September 4, 2016|title=CricHQ enters into partnership with Hong Kong CA|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/crichq-enters-into-partnership-with-hong-kong-ca-116090400445_1.html|work=Business Standard|accessdate=September 5, 2016}}</ref> As of May 2023, 54 national governing bodies have been signed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzbusiness.co.nz/article/stroke-genius|title=A stroke of genius|website=NZBusiness|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> The full list of National Governing Bodies that cricHQ has signed with is:<ref name="KeallC"/> {{div col}} * New Zealand * South Africa * Sri Lanka * Bhutan Cricket Council Board * Afghanistan * Belgium * Botswana * Canada * France * Germany * Gibraltar * Guernsey * Ireland * Japan * Jersey * Namibia * Nepal * Papua New Guinea * Scotland * Singapore * UAE * USA * Vanuatu * Zambia * Austria * Chile * Cook Islands * Cyprus * Estonia * Finland * Hungary * Indonesia * Malawi * Maldives * Malta * Mexico * Norway * Oman * Philippines * Portugal * Russia * Sierra Leone * Taiwan * Vietnam * Czech Republic * Nigeria * Brazil * Qatar * Rwanda * Hong Kong * Trinidad & Tobago {{div col end}}
== Awards ==
* In May 2017, cricHQ won the Best-Integrated Digital Media award at the Sports Technology Awards, a global award recognising the best in Sports Tech in the world <ref name="NZHeraldCook">{{cite news|last1=Cook|first1=Francis|title=New Zealand cricket app wins major award|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11851631|accessdate=9 May 2017|agency=NZME|publisher=NZHerald|date=8 May 2017}}</ref> * In March 2017, cricHQ was shortlisted as a finalist in the UK Sports Technology Awards in the Best-Integrated Digital Media category.<ref name="sports technology awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstechnologyawards.com/the-shortlist/|publisher=sportstechnologyawards.com|title=Sports Technology Awards - shortlist|accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref> * In September 2016, cricHQ was announced as a finalist in the New Zealand Innovation Awards in the Innovation in technology solutions section and as the Emerging New Zealand innovator.<ref name="innovators">{{cite web|url=http://www.innovators.org.nz/winners-a-finalists/finalists-2016|publisher=innovators.org.nz|title=NZIA - Finalists 2016|accessdate=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003011840/http://www.innovators.org.nz/winners-a-finalists/finalists-2016|archive-date=October 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> cricHQ was highly commended in the Emerging Innovator award <ref name="Innovators2">{{cite web|url=http://www.innovationawards.org.nz/winners-a-finalists/winners-2016|publisher=innovators.org.nz|title=NZIA - Winners 2016|accessdate=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101102846/http://www.innovationawards.org.nz/winners-a-finalists/winners-2016|archive-date=November 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * In July 2016, cricHQ won the Excellence in Software Award at the New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards.<ref name="nbr">{{cite web |title=RAW DATA: Excellence in IT Awards handed out at gala event | The National Business Review |url=https://www.nbr.co.nz/raw-data-excellence-in-it-awards-handed-out-at-gala-event/ |accessdate=September 27, 2016 |publisher=nbr.co.nz}}</ref> * cricHQ was awarded a National Award for Excellence in Digital Marketing & Social Media at the 2016 CMO Asia Awards for [https://www.socialsamosa.com/2016/07/case-study-icareisupport-drought-stricken-farmers/ its #ICareISupport campaign] to help raise money for drought-stricken farmers in Maharashtra.<ref name="cmoasia">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmoasia.org/SocialMedia&DigitalMarketing_awards2016.html|publisher=cmoasia.org|title=CMO ASIA|accessdate=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827091641/http://www.cmoasia.org/SocialMedia%26DigitalMarketing_awards2016.html|archive-date=August 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Unplanned Downtime == In August 2024, during the middle of the English cricket season, CricHQ's website went offline for a week before being replaced by a splash page saying 'unplanned downtime'. The site was then down for continuously since the summer of 2024.
Teams and leagues who had previously used CricHQ are unable to see or have access to their data.
==External links== * [https://www.crichq.com// Company home page]
== References == Playmaker Labs partners with Jio Store Platform to Redefine Sports Engagement https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/playmaker-labs-partners-with-jio-store-platform-to-redefine-sports-engagement-123110300576_1.html<nowiki/>{{reflist}}
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