Cricket Betting explained
For Cricket the following bet types are generally available:
- Standard
- Top Batsman
- Tournament
- To Win
- Each Way
- Multiple
StandardA Standard Cricket bet is based on which team has a winning score at the end of the game, and a draw, if quoted, is a valid outcome for betting purposes. (There cannot be a draw in a one-day game). Example Line: Australia v Pakistan 10/11 15/8 16/5Example Bet: Selection PakistanPrice 16/5Stake £10If Pakistan win, your return would be ??42 (??32 winnings plus your stake returned). Top BatsmanThis is a bet to predict which batsman will score the highest number of runs for your chosen team, and applies to the first innings only. Dead Heat rules may apply.Example line:South Africa v England Player Team OddsKallis South Africa 7/2Pollock South Africa 20/1Adams South Africa 125/1Atherton England 9/4N Hussain England 7/2D Gough England 100/1Example Bet: Selection N HussainPrice 7/2Stake £10If Hussain scores the highest number of runs for England in the first innings, your return would be ??45 (??35 winnings plus your ??10 stake returned).Tournament BetsTo Win This is a bet to win a group or championship or Series, where a number of teams are competing to come first. For example, a bet on who will win the National League, or the Ashes, are both Tournament bets. Your bet only wins if your selection takes first place.Example line:The AshesSelection To Win England 6/1Pakistan 7/1New Zealand 16/1Example Bet: Selection New ZealandPrice 16/1Stake £10If England win the Test, your return would be £260 (£160 winnings plus your £10 stake returned). Each Way This is two bets: a bet to come first, and a bet for a place. £10 each way costs £20 i.e. £10 for each part of the bet. The number of valid places (also known as the 'range') is always declared. If your player comes first, both parts of your bet will win. If your player gets a place only (e.g. 2nd or 3rd), the Win part of your bet will lose, but the Place part will still win. Example line:The Ashes2 places Selection To Win England 6/1Pakistan 7/1New Zealand 16/1Example Bet: Selection New ZealandPrice 16/1Stake £10The payout for the Win part of the bet is based on the full price quoted (in this instance, 16/1): the payout for the Place part of the bet is determined by the split, and is calculated as a fraction of the full price (in this instance, 1/2 x 16/1).If New Zealand wins:£10 to Win on New Zealand @ 16/1 = £260 payout including your stake£10 for a Place on New Zealand @ 16/2 = £90 payout including your stakeTotal return =£350If New Zealand finishes second or third:£10 to Win on New Zealand @ 16/1 = lose£10 for a Place on New Zealand @ 16/2 = £90 payout including your stake Total return =£90MultipleA Cricket Multiple bet involves several different selections of Standard bets and can be on more than one championship. Each selection must win for the whole bet to win. The minimum Cricket Multiple is 2 teams, and the maximum is 8 teams.Cricket Multiple payouts are calculated by multiplying the price of each individual proposition in the Multiple. Example bet:A three team Multiple on Australia, Middlesex and England with a £10 stake. Championship Australia v Pakistan Series - 1st TestMatch Australia v PakistanSelection Pakistan Price 16/5Championship National League MatchesMatch Derbyshire v MiddlesexSelection MiddlesexPrice 5/6Championship South Africa v England - 2nd TestMatch South Africa v EnglandSelection EnglandPrice 7/1If all your selections won, your Total Return would be: 4.2 x 1.83 x 8 x £10 = £614.88In other words a £10 wager would return £614.88 including the stake. If one of your selections becomes void, the Multiple drops down to the next number, e.g. a three team Multiple becomes a two team Multiple; a two team Multiple becomes a single bet. If one of your selections loses, your whole Multiple will lose.The best bookmakers for cricket betting are - in our opinion:- VCBet - free fifty pound bet
- Blue Square - free twenty five pound bet
- Stanley Bet - free twenty five pound bet and
- Stan James - free twenty five pound bet.
