# Cricket 07 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cricket_07 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cricket_07.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_07 > Source revision: 1353460164 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2006 video game 2006 video game Cricket 07 European cover art featuring England's Andrew Flintoff Developers EA Canada HB Studios Publisher EA Sports Series Cricket Platforms Windows, PlayStation 2 Release AU: 16 November 2006[1] EU: 26 November 2006 Genre Sports Modes Single-player, multiplayer ***Cricket 07*** is a 2006 cricket simulation computer game developed by [EA Canada](/source/EA_Canada) and [HB Studios](/source/HB_Studios) and published by [EA Sports](/source/EA_Sports). It is available for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2). The game was released on 26 November 2006 in [Europe](/source/Europe) and in [Australia](/source/Australia) on 16 November 2006. The cover art for *Cricket 07* features English cricketer [Andrew Flintoff](/source/Andrew_Flintoff). This is the last cricket game published by EA Sports. This game has garnered massive popularity among the cricket playing nations and many [patches](/source/Patch_(computing)) have been produced to update the game. ## Gameplay options In-game screenshot of *Cricket 07*, showing an [ODI match](/source/One_Day_International_cricket) between [Australia](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team) (in green) and [Namibia](/source/Namibia_national_cricket_team) (in blue) Cricket 07 features a number of game types, including [limited overs](/source/Limited_overs_cricket) matches (50, 20, 10 or 5 [overs](/source/Over_(cricket))), 4-day [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) matches and full-length [test](/source/Test_cricket) matches (5 days). You may select different [pitches](/source/Cricket_pitch) and different weather conditions in different venues. Several international venues are available, including the [Eden Gardens](/source/Eden_Gardens) in India and [Lord's](/source/Lord's) in England. The venues vary in conditions and pitch type, and these can be changed by the player. Expanded features of EA Sports Cricket 2007 include improved player control and easy stroke play, along with the introduction of the [Ashes](/source/The_Ashes) section. There was also an addition on commentary as [Mark Nicholas](/source/Mark_Nicholas) joined [Richie Benaud](/source/Richie_Benaud). The game gives players the option of entering different international and national contests, including full seasons and tournaments: - World Championship: Control up to 16 international teams playing Limited Overs cricket for the [World Cup](/source/Cricket_World_Cup) trophy. - World Series: Control three to five teams playing in a day/night tournament in [venues](/source/List_of_cricket_grounds_in_Australia) around [Australia](/source/Australia). - Knockout Cup: Control eight teams playing in a [limited over](/source/Limited_overs_cricket) tournament to win the [Champions Trophy](/source/ICC_Champions_Trophy). - Test Series: Choose two teams to contest a series of one to six [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket). - Tour: Select a team and engage in a series of Tour, One Day, and Test matches with the host nation's teams. The tours are - Long Australia Tour - Long England Tour - Short Australia Tour - Short England Tour - Sub-Continent Tour - Caribbean Tour - South African Tour - New Zealand and Zimbabwe Tour - One-Day Circuit Tour ### Australian State - State Season: The six state sides compete over an entire season. - [Pura Cup](/source/Sheffield_Shield): Australia's four-day, two-innings tournament. - [One Day Domestic Series](/source/One-Day_Cup_(Australia)): Australia's 50-over One Day competition. - [KFC Twenty20 Big Bash](/source/KFC_Twenty20_Big_Bash): Australia's [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) competition, where teams are divided into two pools of three. ### English County - County Season: The 18 county teams play a full season of first-class cricket featuring all four competitions. - [Liverpool Victoria County Championship](/source/County_Championship): England's four-day, two-innings, divisional tournament. - [NatWest Pro40](/source/Pro40): England's 40-over, One Day tournament between two divisions. - [C&G Trophy](/source/Friends_Provident_Trophy): A Limited Overs tournament with the winners of the North and South divisions playing for the trophy. - [Twenty20 Cup](/source/T20_Blast): England's Twenty20 competition. ### The Ashes Players can compete for [The Ashes](/source/The_Ashes) between England and Australia. The following options are available: - Ashes 2005 scenarios: Players choose a team and play out scenarios from the 2005 Ashes series. On completing challenges, players are able to watch highlights videos in the Extras section. - [2005 Npower Ashes series](/source/2005_Ashes_series): Players choose either England or Australia and take them through all the warm up matches, ODIs and Test matches in the 2005 Ashes series. This is created as a balance in the form of an England-hosted tournament. - [2006-07 3 Mobile Ashes Series](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Ashes_series): Players choose either England or Australia and take them through all the warm up matches, ODIs and Test matches in the 2006-07 Ashes series. This is created as a balance in the form of an Australia-hosted tournament. ## Licensing EA Sports lost the licensing for most of the teams for Cricket 07. Only Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand licensed player names and kits. All other team names are generic; however, they can be edited in the Team Management option or with a roster. Also, Australian players are blended into World squads of [2005 ICC Super Series](/source/2005_ICC_Super_Series), but all the names are generic. The following national teams are available: - [Australia](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team) - [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team) - [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda_national_cricket_team) - [Canada](/source/Canada_national_cricket_team) - [England](/source/England_national_cricket_team) - [India](/source/India_national_cricket_team) - [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_cricket_team) - [Kenya](/source/Kenya_national_cricket_team) - [Namibia](/source/Namibia_national_cricket_team) - [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_cricket_team) - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team) - [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_cricket_team) - [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_cricket_team) - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_cricket_team) - [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team) - [United States](/source/United_States_national_cricket_team) - [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_national_cricket_team) - [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team) ## Reception Reception Aggregate score Aggregator Score GameRankings (PS2) 70%[2] (PC) 47%[3] Review score Publication Score GameSpot 7.3/10[4] The PlayStation 2 version of *Cricket 07* received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the [review aggregation](/source/Review_aggregator) website [GameRankings](/source/GameRankings).[2][3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jastzrab, Jeremy (November 13, 2006). ["Updated Australian release list, 13/11/06"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184620/http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Updated+Australian+release+list,+13/11/06&id=5860&sid=bb3a2c2d3c59977459790dbc88023beb). *PALGN*. Archived from [the original](http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Updated+Australian+release+list,+13/11/06&id=5860&sid=bb3a2c2d3c59977459790dbc88023beb) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GRPS2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GRPS2_2-1) ["Cricket 07 for PlayStation 2"](https://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/935546-cricket-07/index.html). [GameRankings](/source/GameRankings). Retrieved 3 June 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GRPC_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GRPC_3-1) ["Cricket 07 for PC"](https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/935545-cricket-07/index.html). [GameRankings](/source/GameRankings). Retrieved 3 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ramsey, Randolph (25 June 2007). ["Cricket 07 Review"](https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/cricket-07-review/1900-6162251/). [GameSpot](/source/GameSpot). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140811170454/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/cricket-07-review/1900-6162251/) from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2007. ## External links - [*Cricket 07*](https://www.mobygames.com/game//cricket-07) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cricket 07](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_07) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_07?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.