Cricket on Google Thursday, September 13, 2007
Many thanks to Mike Butcher (now re-installed in Techcrunch UK) for this spot.
Google is extending its intelligent searching with cricket scores for the Twenty20 world championship. All fans need to do is type “cricket” into a Google search box and they’ll get a brief score of all the current cricket matches. A single click will also give you access to a detailed cricket score card. “Cricket india” or “cricket score India England” will bring up results for Indian matches, or whatever country you put in.
I'm sure that JP and I will be big user of this.
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Barbarians got past the gate (and onto the wicket) Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Churches are normally considered sacred, not to be entered/violated/harmed by invading hordes.
So the news that ESPN has bought Cricinfo is sad indeed. It perhaps does explain why Andrew Hall, the Product Manager at Cricinfo, kept cancelling our after-work drinks in the last few weeks. Sure, ESPN will be able to make considerable investment in the brand to further develop this veteran of the online world, which launched in 1993, and which has a huge global following (7 million unique visitors per month and is ranked in the top 300 sites online according to Alexa). But, you have to worry that soon the commentaries from Cricinfo may get editorial interference from across the Atlantic, looking to spice up a game the Barbarians have never understood
So Gabby, we're at top of the 4th innings with WI needing 63 off 90 to level the series with 2 batters left to get to the pitching zone! Monty pitches and it fizzles into the mitt of the defensive guard.
Fellow members will be tutting in the Lords Pavilion. Sacrilege indeed.
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Cricket World Cup has begun Monday, March 12, 2007
Completely off subject, but the cricket World Cup has kicked off in the West Indies. Thoroughly expect England to get murdered but it's going to be a great tournament to watch. Don't forget you can keep up with ball-by-ball commentary and 3d avatar replays on Cricinfo if you can't remain glued to a TV set. However, you obviously can't just stay at home to watch this - nah, think I'll head up to Lords to watch it in the Members Lounge. Wonder if I can persuade them to install wireless internet.........
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Who needs Second Life when there's Cricinfo 3D Sunday, February 04, 2007
If you're a cricket fan like myself (and I confess the last few months have been a trial for an Englishman) then you'll already know that Cricinfo.com is the Web source for international cricket lovers. Whilst Test Match Special from BBC Radio 4 LW is the voice of cricket, and Sky Sports [News International] is the pictures, Cricinfo has continued to innovate to maintain a magnetic web presence.
It's latest "toy" is ball by ball coverage of international matches using 3d imagery. The simulated match takes place in a 3D virtual stadium. You can view the action from a selection of pre-set angles - bowler, batsman, umpires, fielding positions - zoom in and out, and pan around the stadium using your own 360 degree camera.
cricinfo 3D is powered by SportFlashback, a technology represented in the UK by 3D Web Tech company. They also supply the BBC's live football and delivered the (soccer) World Cup Virtual Matchcast and Virtual Replays. This is the first time 3D technology has been used in cricket. To view cricinfo 3D, you need to download Adobe's Shockwave version 10.0 or above.
I'm not the only fan as this post from Read/Write attests.
So other than having to go to Second Life to perhaps see England win a game, the only Avatar reality I shall be regularly watching is courtesy of Cricinfo.
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