Find answers to your questions about The Cricketer's digital platforms, subscription options, paywalls, The Cricketer App and much more
Are there any free articles per week?
The Cricketer’s basic digital news service will remain in front of our paywalls.
For exclusive breaking news, insight, interviews, analysis, long reads and the rest of our in-depth coverage of English cricket, you will need to become a member to access the content on browsers.
What articles go behind the paywall?
The majority of our exclusive breaking news, insight, interviews, analysis, columns long reads and the rest of our in-depth coverage of English cricket will be behind our paywalls, though we will from time make certain content available for free.
Why are you going behind a paywall?
Digital journalism costs money to produce, and over the course of the past three years The Cricketer has invested significantly in both personnel and infrastructure with a view to creating the best top-to-bottom coverage of the English game around.
As audiences continue to evolve, we as a business also have to adapt.
For more than 100 years we have produced the world’s No.1 cricket magazine, to which readers all over the world have subscribed.
Our digital content model offers the same high-quality journalism, reliable information and entertaining writing and simply places it on a different platform.
What will I be able to view for free?
Our basic news service remains in front of the paywall, while some premium articles will be made available for free from time to time. This will be down to editorial discretion.
What subscription plans are available?
Unlimited access to The Cricketer's online content is priced at £3.99 per month.
Can I get a refund if I cancel my subscription?
Subscriptions are operated on a monthly basis unless cancelled. The Cricketer do not offer full or partial refunds of cancelled subscriptions.
Do I get access to the magazine when I subscribe?
No. Magazine subscriptions cost £52.49 for 12 issues and can be purchased by visiting www.thecricketer.com/subscriptions.
Our print and digital content require separate subscriptions.
Which writers will be going behind the paywall?
The paywall is not being applied on a writer-by-writer basis.
Will your county coverage be free?
We will continue to provide a free county news service, where you can find out about new signings and contract news, and read match reports from the ECB Reporters Network wire during the season.
Our deeper coverage - analysis, insight, interviews, columns, deep-dive features and news exclusives - will fall behind the paywall.
What does the app do?
The App provides a regularly updated news feed from across English cricket, as well as a live scores centre, and fixtures and results listings.
It also offers access to all our analysis, features, interviews, columns and exclusive news.
Can I follow live scores on the app?
Yes, there is a live scores section on the app which provides in-play scorecards from major competitions, both domestically and around the world.
There is also a results and fixtures service.
All of this can be accessed on the App.
I don’t own a smartphone – how do I access this content?
All our digital content is available via desktop browsers.
Do you offer group discounts?
No.
If I have technical problems, who do I contact?
For any issues relating to The Cricketer App or access to thecricketer.com, email website@thecricketer.com.
I’ve forgotten my password – what do I do?
If you have forgotten your password to your account with The Cricketer, please email subscriptions@thecricketer.com.
I’ve run through the questions above and still require more information?
Please email website@thecricketer.com.
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Posted by Rajesh Sharma on 09/01/2022 at 18:28
I want to read this sort of content on my computer and not on a smartphone so until I can have a monthly subscription that works on a website I will not consider subscribing.
Posted by Mr Andrew M on 28/12/2021 at 17:11
Suspicious. Account tells me I'm well in credit, but Axtate won't let me log in to read an article. Don't part with any money. Rip-off by look of it.
Posted by David Pracy on 21/12/2021 at 20:09
Thank you for posting my previous comment, even though it criticised you. One FAQ is: I don’t own a smartphone – how do I access this content? Answer: All our digital content is available via desktop browsers. Visit www.thecricketer.com. I did that and saw nothing that helped me, so am very confused. I would simply like to pay a Premium sub and view articles on my bog-standard desk-top personal computer. Is that possible? Thank you.
Posted by Fraser Simm on 14/12/2021 at 17:04
There is good and wide coverage of the county game but as this is a national facility is there not a case for adding Scotland to the drawdown menu?
Posted by David Pracy on 11/12/2021 at 20:12
I totally agree with David Simpson. I too don't expect you to give me your excellent journalism for free but £1.80 per week = almost £100 year. I would much prefer an annual sub of, say, £50. You are discriminating against those of us who don't have a smartphone, often older people, by excluding us or charging us almost double. Please rethink this urgently.
Posted by David Simpson on 06/12/2021 at 11:35
Just an observation...I wish to read premium content, but prefer to do it on a full-size desktop screen rather than on a smartphone; my only option for this is via the 30p per day/£1.80 per week PAYG tariff. So if a month consists of four weeks, that's a total charge of £7.20 compared with the £3.99 smartphone subscription. I appreciate that you want to promote the app, and I certainly don't expect to read quality journalism for free, but this seems a little unfair on customers who prefer to access content on a full desktop screen.
Posted by Alex on 01/12/2021 at 22:03
I don't get it with the download for desktop either - nothing relevant on www.thecricketer.com that I could find
Posted by David Brown on 01/12/2021 at 09:17
Sorry if I am being thick but how do I get the download for desktop. Thank you.
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