Rules
Hand Cricket rules for two players
Hand Cricket is the playground game of cricket with fingers. You both show a number at the same time: the batter scores theirs, unless the numbers match, and then they're out.
Setup
- No cards or board, just a number from 1 to 6 each.
- The toss: one of you calls odd or even, then you both show a number at once. If the total matches the call, the caller wins the toss; otherwise the other player does.
- Whoever wins the toss chooses to bat or bowl.
How a round works
- Each ball, the batter and the bowler both pick 1 to 6. Neither sees the other's pick until both have chosen.
- Different numbers: the batter scores the number they showed. The bowler's number never scores.
- Same number: the batter is out.
- In Hand Cricket an innings is six balls and one wicket. In Two-Wicket Cricket there is no ball limit and you bat until you lose two wickets.
- Then you swap. The chaser needs one run more than the first innings, and the innings ends the moment they get there.
Scoring and winning
- More runs wins.
- Equal runs is a draw. There is no super over.
Play it with your partner on Twine
Twine deals, keeps score and enforces every rule above. Play live on a call, or with Play Anytime: take your turn now and your partner takes theirs whenever suits them, wherever they are.
Questions
What happens if you both show the same number?
The batter is out. With one wicket per innings, that ends the innings.
How many balls are in an innings?
Six in Hand Cricket. Two-Wicket Cricket has no ball limit: you bat until you lose two wickets.
Can Hand Cricket end in a tie?
Yes. If both innings finish on the same score, the game is a draw.