Cricket Captain 2017

Cricket Captain 2017 is a cricket management game in which you take charge of a team and test your tactical decisions. It features 130 playable domestic teams across eight countries, including full West Indies and Pakistan domestic leagues, and was developed in association with Jimmy Anderson.

Leagues and teams

The game adds new twenty-over leagues in the West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh, alongside the major global 20-over leagues in India, England, Australia, the West Indies, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Pakistan’s domestic system includes 16 domestic teams and six franchise 20-over sides; the West Indies has 12 playable teams across domestic and franchise systems, and Bangladesh has eight playable 20-over teams. South Africa also has a new 20-over league.

The English domestic season has been updated with eight teams in Division 1 and Durham’s points deductions across all competitions. Tournament modes include the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Records and grounds

Records cover more than 130 grounds, with individual, team and partnership records for First Class, One Day and 20-over cricket. International-versus records cover all 10 Test-playing nations in Test Match, ODI and International 20 Over formats, including individual, team and partnership records.

Four new modelled grounds are Cardiff, Taunton, Bristol and Hobart, and existing ground models have been updated. The game also adds ground records and international-versus records to its statistics.

Scenarios and systems

Historical scenarios include England versus South Africa in 2003 and 1998, and England versus the West Indies in 1995, 1984 and 1957. A new database improves player ability and player-type accuracy. The 2017 edition also updates the interface, refines the match engine, improves player generation and adds new achievements.