Lord's Cricket Ground at dawn, the pavilion lit by early sunlight, a single wicket set on an empty pitch.

Cricket is not just played. It is remembered.

Draft an all-time XI from any era and win a World Test Championship that never happened. Settle a single argument in one sitting with a one-off Clash of the Eras. Replay history's most famous series with the real players who actually walked out that day. Or spin a year and follow a real tour, ball by ball, wherever it actually went.

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Early Access £9.99 inc. VAT (UK), rising to £14.99 at 1.0.

Draft an all-time XI from any era in history and lead them through a full World Test Championship career — real form, real fitness, real jeopardy, ball by ball, called live as it happens. Not ready to commit a whole career? Settle one argument outright in a one-off Clash of the Eras, or replay one of history's most famous series with the real players who actually featured. Or spin a year, pick a nation, and follow the real record on The Long Room Trail — the actual tour, wherever it actually went. If you've ever argued about an all-time XI, one of these is going to get you. Clash of the Eras is free. Career, The Long Room Trail and Iconic Series are paid. Early Access £9.99 inc. VAT (UK), rising to £14.99 at 1.0.

Buy Early Access — £9.99 Play Clash of the Eras free Press kit

Pay in pounds. You’ll get a licence key by email — paste it into the game to unlock Career, Long Room Trail and Iconic Series.

A Historical Cricket Simulation

Underneath the argument, The Greats is a working statistical engine. Every player is built from public-domain career records — batting averages, bowling strike rates, the conditions they were made for — and every match runs on those numbers, not on scripted outcomes. It functions as an all-time Test XI selector as much as a game: draft freely across a century of cricket, and let the record decide who was right.

The Greats Asks

Would Bradman's average survive Holding at his peak?


THE GREATS ASKS QUESTION 03 OF 40

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History gave us remarkable careers. It never gave us the matches we wanted most.

The Story

Every fan already has an all-time XI. Every fan thinks they know who bats at three. The Greats simply asks: are you right?

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Early Access

Step Into the Pavilion

Play in your browser, right here. Clash of the Eras is free — settle one argument tonight. Early Access unlocks World Test Championship career, The Long Room Trail (follow a real year on the road), and Iconic Series. Desktop builds are on the way; career exports already keep your saves safe.

  • Clash of the Eras — free forever
  • Career · Trail · Iconic — Early Access £9.99 inc. VAT (UK), rising to £14.99 at 1.0
  • Trail — the actual tour, wherever it actually went

Buy Early Access — £9.99 Play Clash of the Eras free Press kit

Pay in pounds. You’ll get a licence key by email — paste it into the game to unlock Career, Long Room Trail and Iconic Series.

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