Which numbers are used in Cricket darts?

Cricket is played on the numbers 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and the bullseye. All other segments of the board are out of play and score nothing in this game format.

How do you open and close a number?

You need three marks on a number to close it. A single counts as one mark, a double as two, and a treble as three, so one treble closes a number outright. The bull's single ring is one mark and the bullseye is two.

When do I score points?

Once you have closed a number with three marks, any further marks you hit on it score that number's value, but only while your opponent has not yet closed it. After both players close a number it is dead and scores nothing.

How is the winner decided?

A player wins when they have closed all seven numbers and have a points total equal to or higher than the opponent. If you close everything but are behind on points, you must keep scoring on your open numbers until you catch up.

Does this enforce turn order?

No. It is a flexible scoreboard — you log darts for either player as they are thrown. It applies the marks and points rules correctly so you can focus on the game rather than the arithmetic.

What is the Darts Cricket Game Score Calculator?

Score a game of Cricket darts: track marks opened and closed on 15 through 20 and the bullseye for two players, accumulate points scored after closing each number, and declare the winner by standard Cricket rules. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

Darts Cricket Game Score Calculator

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Cricket is the most popular casual darts game after 501, and its scoring trips people up because marks, closing, and points all interact. This scoreboard applies the standard rules so two players can track marks and points without arguing over the maths.

How it works

Each player works to put three marks on each of 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and the bull. Marks accrue by ring:

single = 1 mark    double = 2 marks    treble = 3 marks
bull single = 1 mark    bullseye (double bull) = 2 marks

Once a player has three marks on a number it is closed for them. Extra marks on a closed number then score that number’s value — but only while the opponent has not also closed it:

points += number   (only if mine >= 3 marks AND opponent < 3 marks)

When both players reach three marks the number is dead and scores nothing more.

Order of play and scoring a round

Each player throws three darts per visit. You can spread your darts across different numbers in the same visit — for example, two darts on 20 (2 marks) and one dart treble 19 (3 marks, which closes 19 outright) in a single turn. The scoreboard applies marks and points in the order you log them.

When you close a number your opponent has not yet closed, every subsequent mark you hit on it scores points until your opponent closes it too. For example, if you closed 20 and your opponent has 0 marks on 20, a treble 20 you hit next visit scores 60 points for you.

Example round

Player A visits with 20 left on the clock:

Treble 20: 3 marks on 20, now closed. No points yet (opponent still open on 20).
Single 20: 1 mark, 20 is already closed — scores 20 points while opponent is open.
Single 19: 1 mark on 19 (needs 2 more to close). No points yet.

Player B’s response: two treble 20s would close 20 and cancel any more scoring on it, plus score 60 points per treble if player A has not yet closed the number from B’s perspective — but once A closed first, B cannot score points on 20 after closing it; B just kills A’s scoring lane.

Winning and strategy

A player wins the instant they have closed all seven numbers and are level or ahead on points. The classic trap is closing everything early but trailing on points — then you are stuck scoring on remaining open numbers to catch up while your opponent is also racing to close them.

Opening strategy: hit the 20 first — it is the highest-value number and banking points early on 20 before your opponent closes it creates a lead that persists even if they catch up later on lower numbers.

Defensive move: if your opponent is running up points on a closed number, close it yourself immediately to stop the bleeding, even if you planned to work the 20 or bull first.

Bull awareness: the bull is often neglected but closing it blocks your opponent from using it as a late-game point source. Treble 19 or 18 visits that leave a spare dart are a good time to throw one at the bull.