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[Tailendfielder]

Our club use wordpress as well.

[hilly_2015]

Being a Web Developer myself, I've often thought about writing a plugin / addon which pulls information out of Play Cricket (given that it's the most commonly used place which leagues hold stats) and giving it to users in a user friendly way.

I've even contacted Play Cricket to see if they have an API (which they do) so I might eventually end up doing something similar.

[jamesisapayne]

Being a Web Developer myself, I've often thought about writing a plugin / addon which pulls information out of Play Cricket (given that it's the most commonly used place which leagues hold stats) and giving it to users in a user friendly way.

I've even contacted Play Cricket to see if they have an API (which they do) so I might eventually end up doing something similar.

I've thought about the API route before but one of my issues with play cricket is there seems to be a lot of data missing, and the stuff that's there lacks any proper consistency. I've seen some clubs with 4 versions of the same person, just spelt differently. I know that's down to human error but their should be some sort of wildcard match to see if the user already exists when adding new players.

[Woodyspin]

Being a Web Developer myself, I've often thought about writing a plugin / addon which pulls information out of Play Cricket (given that it's the most commonly used place which leagues hold stats) and giving it to users in a user friendly way.

I've even contacted Play Cricket to see if they have an API (which they do) so I might eventually end up doing something similar.

Go on... We will pay you back in virtual hugs!

[hilly_2015]

I've thought about the API route before but one of my issues with play cricket is there seems to be a lot of data missing, and the stuff that's there lacks any proper consistency. I've seen some clubs with 4 versions of the same person, just spelt differently. I know that's down to human error but their should be some sort of wildcard match to see if the user already exists when adding new players.

Totally agree, however I'd probably see that as a failing with the Play Cricket system, rather than the user.

Unfortunately, Play-Cricket seem to have a monopoly on club cricket stats and most leagues (certainly the ones in my area) actually specify that you use them to store results. For example, our junior side are required to use a tablet to score matches and they do so via the CricHQ app / Total Cricket Scorer, and they download the fixtures from Play-Cricket.

When it works it's a fantastic bit of kit, but it can go wrong so very easily. Again.... we have a Pitch Hero site which links into Play-Cricket, but even for something as simple as displaying the league table, some teams appear twice (again, the fault of Play Cricket).

In an ideal world, a Play Cricket competitor would appear, and the ECB / MCC would endorse that instead.

[Woodyspin]

In an ideal world, a Play Cricket competitor would appear, and the ECB / MCC would endorse that instead.

Or someome would design play cricket which some common sense

[hilly_2015]

Or someome would design play cricket which some common sense

That would also work! 

Often thought how great it would be to combine my two passions. Sadly, I think Play-Cricket is too far down the line to save! 

[Woodyspin]

The data is there it just needs moving to something that works and a mobile app would be great

[Lumsden]

....I've seen some clubs with 4 versions of the same person, just spelt differently. I know that's down to human error..............

LOL it's not always human error. Put yourself down as A when you've got 50 or 5 wickets but B or C when you just been hit around the park then got a first baller.