Wisden Monthly’s World Cup Special magazine is out! Besides an exclusive interview with England captain Eoin Morgan, the issue includes an analysis of each of the 10 countries involved and predictions from Wisden’s team of writers. The issue also also contains an article by editor-in-chief Phil Walker covering CricketLive, from a visit he made to … Continue reading Wisden-ThrowMotion Blast at Lord’s
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Lord’s Games Conference
A fantastic day presenting and listening to fellow inventors, collectors and cricket lovers at the Lord’s Games Conference, in the historic Long Room at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Talks covered a variety of topics, from the cultural history of games and the use of abstraction in design, to the bridge between sports and games and the … Continue reading Lord’s Games Conference
World Cup 2019 Preview!
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be held in England and Wales between 30 May – 14 July 2019, with 48 matches taking place across some of cricket’s most iconic venues. With less than 3 months to go, preparations are underway at every level: Whether it’s #ENGvWI, #AUSvIND, #SAvSL, the #PSL, #IPL players are … Continue reading World Cup 2019 Preview!
Kia Slugfest at The Oval
London, 9th July 2017 – The biggest hit among Surrey Cricket fans at the Oval today? Other than the nail-biting last ball win over Somerset, it was the Kia booth with three Cricket Live game units from ThrowMotion. The Kia ThrowMotion booths will remain a feature for all Surrey home games in the 2017 Natwest … Continue reading Kia Slugfest at The Oval
ThrowMotion on BBC’s Stumped show
The BBC’s Alison Mitchell came out to the MCC Museum at Lord’s to play the ThrowMotion cricket game and talk with ThrowMotion’s founder Aditya Dayal. Her interview is posted here. Click on the pic below to watch Alison’s spectacular Six over long-off in slow motion! The full Stumped program is available from the BBC Stumped … Continue reading ThrowMotion on BBC’s Stumped show
CricketLive! makes Lord’s Debut
March 10, 2017 London – Visitors to the MCC Museum at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London will be able to play their own ‘mini T20’ match on Cricket Live!, the web-connected cricket table game that’s part of the museum’s exhibition “A Century of Cricket Games”. The MCC exhibition brings together a hundred years of … Continue reading CricketLive! makes Lord’s Debut
BBC-Stumped-games-exhibition
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London – The Stumped crew covers an exhibition on Cricket Games that is going on at the MCC Museum at Lords. The snippet includes Charu Sharma’s observations on ThrowMotion’s table-top cricket game as well!
5 Firms Take Office Games to New Level
In the first of a series of articles on innovative workplaces, we’ll highlight companies who have gone well beyond ping pong and billiards to create truly engaging recreation areas. Godaddy Sunnyvale. In a 2014 remodel designed by DES Architects + Engineers, the web hosting company was determined to have its office reflect the company’s lively … Continue reading 5 Firms Take Office Games to New Level
Live Action Cricket expands in San Francisco, enters Seattle
Sept 1, 2016, Sunnyvale, CA – ThrowMotion cricket has now expanded to Seattle and downtown San Francisco thanks to new installations at such companies as Microsoft, Salesforce, Squaretrade, and CapitalOne. At SalesForce in downtown San Francisco over 300 individuals–including cricket diehards and newbies–competed across 3 ThrowMotion tables to score the most runs. And a crowd … Continue reading Live Action Cricket expands in San Francisco, enters Seattle
Cloud cricket – fun stats
We officially crossed the 1,000,000 runs scored mark a few months ago! These Million runs came off 502,134 balls (83,689 Overs) for an average Strike Rate of 199. Contrast this with Chris Gayle’s T20 Strike Rate of 144, Sehwag 145 or Afridi 147. The million runs were scored at a cost of 60,501 Wickets, for … Continue reading Cloud cricket – fun stats