More professional
Your own domain, club colours, sponsor tiers and player sponsorship — not an ECB shell or a Facebook feed.
Try the full platform free first — public site, admin, and player portal in our live demo. Signup is month-to-month rolling when your committee is ready.
Why Cricket Host
Play-Cricket is the record. This is your club’s home.
One professional website for players, parents, sponsors and the committee — built in-house for UK cricket, not bolted onto a generic template.
Less admin
Fixtures and results sync from Play-Cricket. Publish rain call-offs, news and newsletters from one guided admin.
All in one place
Hosting, deployment, page builder, forms, gallery, shop and member comms — managed on your club’s own Cricket Host instance.
Before
- Play-Cricket page + Facebook + WhatsApp
- Fixtures lost in the feed
- Sponsors buried in posts
- One volunteer holds the passwords
After Cricket Host
- One link for everything important
- Play-Cricket data stays in sync
- Sponsor & player sponsorship pages
- Committee roles, invites & backups
Compare your options
Why not just use what you have already?
Most clubs juggle a free Play-Cricket page, social media and maybe an old DIY site. Here is how Cricket Host fits.
| What committees ask | Play-Cricket / Facebook / DIY | Cricket Host |
|---|---|---|
| Official fixtures & results | Play-Cricket yes; Facebook manual; DIY manual | Synced from Play-Cricket |
| Club-branded public site | Basic / social feed / depends on volunteer | Full themes + page builder |
| Player-level sponsors | Limited or none | Profiles, tiers & listings |
| Built-in newsletter | Separate tool or none | Campaigns, tags, double opt-in |
| Custom forms on your site | Plugins or external links | Designed & hosted in admin |
| Try before you pay | Free tiers exist elsewhere | Full live demo — site + admin + portal |
| Ads on your club pages | Varies by platform | Never on Cricket Host |
Also comparing Pitchero or Teamo? They bundle club apps and membership tools. Cricket Host focuses on the best club website you control — explore the demo and decide what fits your committee.
Built in, not bolted on
Everything runs on your club’s Cricket Host platform
No WordPress plugin stack. No scattered third-party form builders. Hosting, deployment, data and day-to-day club content are managed in one in-house system.
Built-in newsletter
Member lists with tags, double opt-in for PECR, and campaign composer — sent through your club’s email (SMTP). Not a shared marketing mailbox.
Custom forms, designed on your site
Build enquiry, membership and event forms in admin, place them on any page, and export submissions to CSV — all hosted on your club site.
Player-level sponsorship
Sell and showcase sponsors at club and individual player level — profiles, logos, links and searchable listings sponsors actually want.
In-house hosting & data
Your club runs on its own Cricket Host instance — HTTPS, updates, roles, downloadable backups and export on cancellation. You manage your content; we keep the platform running.
Play-Cricket widgets & call-offs
Fixtures, results, standings, squads and match-day alerts — plus a breaking-news and match call-off strip when play is off.
Club shop & player portal
Kit and fundraising checkout, plus a member portal for profile updates — without handing every job to one exhausted volunteer.
Live demo — try everything first
No signup needed. Explore the real platform.
Most providers show screenshots or a sales call. Cricket Host gives you a fully working demo — public website, admin panel and player portal — so your committee can see exactly what they are getting before anyone pays.
Hosted demo uses sample data (Save/Publish disabled). Your live club connects real Play-Cricket and your own domain after signup.
Five-minute committee tour
- Browse the public site — fixtures, sponsors, governance, shop
- Open admin — page builder, squads, newsletter, forms
- See player sponsorship and sponsor tiers on the demo site
- Try the player portal sample login workflow
- When satisfied — month-to-month signup, no long tie-in
Pricing
£45/month — your complete club website platform
Explore the live demo first at no cost. When you sign up, hosting is a month-to-month rolling subscription (or prepay annually if you prefer).
No separate hosting bill, no WordPress maintenance, no plugin stack. One platform built and deployed in-house for cricket clubs.
Standard hosting
£45 / month
or £495 / year prepay (~£41.25/mo)
Rolling monthly contract — explore the demo free, then sign up when the committee agrees.
- Hosted club website + admin panel
- Play-Cricket sync, page builder & cricket widgets
- Built-in newsletter & custom forms
- Player & club sponsorship tools
- Club shop, gallery, player portal & roles
- 8 GB storage (site + uploads)
- HTTPS, updates & platform support (UK business days)
- Downloadable backups & 14-day export after cancellation
Typical add-ons
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Extra storage | £5/mo per +5 GB |
| Bring your own domain | £0/mo |
| Domain register + DNS (we manage) | Quoted at checkout |
| Club mailboxes (e.g. Zoho — you buy direct) | ~£7/mo typical |
| Webmaster / migration / DNS help | £20/hr (30 min min.) |
| Prepaid webmaster block | 5 hrs for £95 |
Club email: connect your own SMTP (Microsoft 365, Google, Zoho, etc.) — we guide setup in admin. Optional migration help: £20/hr or 5 hrs for £95.
UK accounting
Clubs have finances. Get them right.
Separate from website hosting — guidance for CASC, CIC and club structure from Faraday Keynes.
CASC vs CIC accounting (UK)The £45 website plan is hosting and software only. Accounting is an optional advisory pathway for treasurers who want cricket-aware compliance guidance.
FAQ
Straight answers
Common questions from secretaries, chairs, and the one person who “looks after the website”.
Cricket Host gives you a fully working demo — public site, admin and player portal — with no signup or card required. When your committee is ready, hosting is a month-to-month rolling subscription, so you are not locked into a long upfront commitment.
Play-Cricket is the official cricket record — keep it for fixtures, results and registration. Cricket Host adds a professional club home on your own domain: sponsor tiers, player sponsorship, newsletters, custom forms, shop, governance pages and a page builder — with Play-Cricket data synced in.
Pitchero and Teamo bundle club apps, membership and payments with their websites. Cricket Host is website-first: deeper page builder, built-in newsletter and custom forms, player-level sponsors, governance hub, and no ads — with Play-Cricket sync. If your priority is the best public club site you control, explore the demo and compare.
No. Committee members use a guided admin: pages, news, squads, forms, and backups. If you want us to build or migrate content for you, that is optional webmaster time at £20/hour.
Primarily yes — Cricket Host is built for UK cricket clubs that use the ECB Play-Cricket API for fixtures, results and standings. Clubs outside the UK can still take hosting and use the full website toolkit (pages, squads, news, shop, forms, etc.); automatic Play-Cricket sync simply isn’t available without an ECB club.
Yes. Bring your own domain at £0/month with a DNS checklist, or register a new domain with Cricket Host at signup (quoted price in Stripe Checkout; we manage DNS). Staging sites may use a Cricket Host subdomain; paying clubs get real club domains.
You connect your own SMTP (club mailbox, Microsoft 365, Gmail with an app password, Zoho paid SMTP, or a bulk relay such as Brevo). Contact forms, invites, and newsletters use those credentials. Marketing newsletters to members need explicit, freely given consent under PECR — the platform supports double opt-in. We provide the controls and guidance — not a shared free mailbox.
Hosting and platform faults — site down, HTTPS issues on our side. Use Admin → Hosting support & billing (in-app tickets); we aim to reply to non-urgent tickets within 2 UK business days. Restoring your club data after a data disaster is your responsibility: regularly download backups from Admin → Backup & restore and keep them offline. Cricket Host does not offer per-club data restore from infrastructure snapshots. Content changes, training, and Play-Cricket setup coaching are self-serve or paid webmaster help.
Either party may end on 30 days’ written notice (see Terms). In good standing you get a 14-day self-serve export window. You must download Admin backups regularly and store them offline — Cricket Host will not restore your club data after a data disaster.
No. Accounting is a separate advisory pathway. The website plan is hosting and software. For CASC/CIC structure questions, start with our linked guide on Faraday Keynes.
Contact
Talk to Cricket Host
Ask about hosting, pricing, migration from an old club site, or whether Cricket Host fits your committee. We reply on UK business days.
Or email:
Already a paying club? For site faults, invoices, or storage packs use Admin → Hosting support & billing on your club site — that’s the fastest route.
Club service
Professional matchday photography
Book professional pitch-side coverage for your club — packages, pricing, and enquiry via the contact form.
Paid booking
Matchday photography
Professional pitch-side coverage for UK clubs — WebP galleries for WhatsApp and your Cricket Host site, plus print-ready files. 50% off for Cricket Host subscribers.
View packages & bookFREE Resources
Free browser tools — no account required
Use these every Saturday. When you want fixtures, sponsors, newsletters and forms on a proper club site, explore the live demo or sign up.
Free club resource
Fines & Pool
Keep the season fine book in the browser — dropped catches, 50s, payments, and who still owes the party pool. No account. Built for the phone in the changing room.
- Player fines, team shouts (hero exempt), match fees and payments
- JSON backup, optional auto-save to a file, up to 10 browser snapshots
- Who-owes poster, PDF, spreadsheet — nothing uploaded to Cricket Host
Data stays on this device. Download a JSON backup after busy match days — a PDF cannot restore the ledger.
Open Fines & PoolFree club resource
Match Scorer
Record a limited-overs match ball by ball without installing an app or creating an account. Standard league scoring plus optional friendly-game retirement rules to share batting fairly.
- Runs, extras, wickets, overs, batting and bowling figures
- Friendly-only retirement score and fair ball-allocation controls
- Local browser save, undo, reset, and downloadable PDF scorecard
Match data stays in the browser. Clearing browser/site data can remove editable saves, so download PDFs regularly.
Open Match ScorerFree club resource
Post Studio
Build matchday graphics in the browser — fixtures, team sheets, results, events and general club posts. Start from a system template or blank canvas, then export PNG, JPEG or WebP. No account.
- 12 templates — next match, result, call off, team sheet, player of match, events and more
- Text, lists, photos, shapes and cricket icons; portrait or square canvas
- Runs in the browser — nothing is uploaded; save layouts as JSON templates
Best on tablet or desktop for longer design work; phone-friendly for quick edits and export.
Open Post StudioFree club resource
Net Sessions
Run net practice in the browser. One batter per net, a waiting list in the order you sent them, and a payment list for the fee. No account.
- Lane timers that stop on time or balls, whichever comes first
- Waiting, batted, and paid ticks stay on this device
- Download a CSV, PNG, or PDF of the session — nothing is uploaded
Clearing site data removes the board. Download a session before you do that.
Open Net SessionsFree club resource
Match Photo Form
Played us recently? Leave your club details and we will send a private link and PIN to download photos from the match. Separate from our paid Matchday photography booking service.
Open Match Photo FormExplore the demo, then sign up when ready
Full platform preview at no cost. Month-to-month hosting when your committee agrees.