Book Cricket: 90s Nostalgia

Relive the 90s classroom nostalgia of Book Cricket, beloved in India and beyond. Open a book at random and let the page decide the ball. On iPhone Duo, close the phone and open it to play a move. On supported traditional iPhones, tap the book control to recreate that ritual. • Play solo against the computer • Pass one phone between two players • Invite a nearby player for direct phone-to-phone play • Choose who bats first • Score from either page or choose conventional left-page-only play • Follow runs, wickets, overs and the chase on a paper-style scorecard • Watch a cricket replay after every page turn • Learn from 1,000 Cricket Facts by S Ballani, selected by default • Browse 100 Space Facts, classic fiction and Faraday’s historical science lectures offline • Search facts by player or topic and open their references • Play offline with no account, ads, in-app purchases or hosted match server The selected page’s final digit calls the ball: zero is out; 1–9 score their face value. Prefer your old school rules? Choose Left page only for even-page outcomes. Six bundled books. Five overs. A whole match before the bell.