NV Play vs cricheroes: which tops the table?
The short answer?
NV Play is an integrated cricket technology platform, with live scoring, streaming, video analysis, tournament management and Vision AI – for every level of the game, recreational to professional. cricheroes provides scoring, streaming, and competition management for grassroots cricket.
cricheroes connects grassroots cricket. NV Play lifts its game.
Quick comparison
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NV PlayThe operating system of cricket.
- The complete cricket platform – streaming, scoring, highlights, analysis
- The elite tools the professionals use now delivered to recreational cricket
- Optimises your stream with instant replays
- Lets you analyse up to 100 cricket matches across entire seasons
- Provides broadcast-level multi-platform streaming
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cricheroesGrassroots cricket scoring.
- A scoring, streaming and cricket tournament management app
- Primarily focused on cricket at a grassroots and recreational level
- Generates highlights after the match is over
- Compares against another player or team with simple analysis tools
- Streams to a single platform at a time
Here’s the scorecard
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NV PlayProfessional-grade, ball-by-ball scoring built for every format
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cricheroesDigital ball-by-ball scoring
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NV PlayBroadcast-grade live streaming powered directly by match data
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cricheroesLive streaming available
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NV PlayProfessional, customisable graphics and live match data
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cricheroesScore tickers and customisable graphics
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NV PlayCreate automated replays and live activations during the game
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cricheroesHighlights only available post-match
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NV PlayAdd sponsor messages to 4s, 6s, wickets live
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cricheroesHighlights only available post-match
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NV PlayEmbeddable, 2M+ users a week, auto video highlights shared with fans
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cricheroesLive scores, stats and match information
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NV PlayRun fixtures, results, standings and competitions from one platform
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cricheroesTournament and scheduling tools
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NV PlayReal-time detection, trajectories and overlays from live camera feeds
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cricheroesNot offered
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NV PlayAs used at Lord's, MCG, and club grounds around the world
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cricheroesPrimarily digital/mobile
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NV PlayAdvanced video analysis and training packages to help your team improve
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cricheroesOnly simple analysis offered
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NV PlayUse the same tech tried and trusted by elite cricket for over 20 years
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cricheroesGrassroots only
Level-up with instant live replays.
With NV Play, you don’t have to wait until after the match is over to share your highlights. You can create branded instant replays, or custom ads set to auto-play at key moments – like 4s, 6s or wickets. Broadcast highlights live during the match, turn the action into revenue, and bring the game to life for fans.
Use the same cricket tech as your heroes.
NV Play is the operating system of cricket that helps run the International game. Relied on by partners like Mumbai Indians, the ECB, Cricket Ireland, Cricket Hong Kong and more. It’s the tools your cricketing heroes use, now here for grassroots cricket.
Live stream like the pros do.
Nobody streams like NV Play. Broadcast-grade live streaming graphics, professional overlays, multi-camera options, APIs that connect your match data to the action, and automated live replays – so you don't have to wait to relive the match's best moments. Professional live streaming built for every level of the game.
The straight-bat verdict?
If you want to score matches, follow players, and manage grassroots tournaments, cricheroes ticks the box. But if you want an end-to-end platform that can run your match, stream it, analyse it, manage your competition and give your grassroots team the same tools your heroes use?
You need NV Play.
Here's why grassroots cricket chooses NV Play.
We are heavily reliant on sponsorship and NV Play has opened new doors for us. We have acquired new sponsors, generated greater revenues from current sponsors, and grown our online presence.
NV Play have revolutionised the way we deliver cricket at Stowe School, and enabled us to easily pull player stats and match highlights together.
Last season we used NV Play to stream all our 1st XI fixtures plus a successful national cup run for our U15s. It has changed the way we coach and analyse post-fixture.
The software is second to none and we have the same functionality as the First-Class Counties. It's user friendly, and we've trained several of our juniors to electronically score.
It's an excellent tool for Streaming and links extremely well with Play-Cricket. More importantly as a Coach we use it for player development as a coaching tool.
We started using NV Play in 2022. We've seen increased viewership and engagement, and a clear sense that Twickenham CC has moved from a small local club to a well-established member of the Middlesex County Cricket League.
We see NV Play as an opportunity to connect with the business community. The ability to display custom graphics for fours, sixes, and wickets is a huge draw. It's a professional, measurable way for local companies to support grassroots sport.
cricHeroes is a grassroots cricket platform that brings scoring, streaming, statistics, tournament management and community features together in one place. NV Play is an end-to-end cricket technology platform connecting professional-grade scoring, streaming, video, competition management and high-performance analysis.
cricHeroes is built to connect the grassroots cricket community. NV Play is built to power the game itself.
Yes. NV Play is built so that both your live streaming and scoring can be handled by just one person. Once your cameras are set up, NV Play links up your live score and stream, keeping both seamlessly updated in real time. So you can focus on the match rather than managing multiple systems. Read more on NV Play live streaming here.
Absolutely. For schools, NV Play offers more than streaming; it can help your facility provide a world-class cricket education. Schools can use NV Play to stream and score matches to a polished and professional standard. You can also access analysis tools and match data – so players can see where to improve, and coaches can create in-depth training packages. It’s the cricket software engineered to help grow future cricket stars. Read more on NV Play for schools here.
Yes. NV Play offers a range of live streaming hardware kits that make it easy to get up and running with a professional cricket streaming setup. Hardware requirements can vary depending on your venue, camera setup, and streaming needs – and availability is based on location. So get in touch, and we can recommend the right configuration for your cricket environment.
Sure can. NV Play's core technology was built in partnership with New Zealand Cricket and the ECB, has powered International cricket for 20+ years, and is now available to clubs and recreational cricket, too. Read more on NV Play for cricket clubs here.
cricHeroes is a strong grassroots platform, particularly if your priorities are free scoring, player profiles, community engagement, tournament management and an easy way to follow local cricket.
NV Play is built for clubs that want to go further – bringing scoring, streaming, video, competition management and high-performance analysis together in one professional-grade platform. So if you want to run, stream, analyse and grow your cricket from one system, NV Play is the more comprehensive choice.
NV Play's scoring technology has powered ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball data since 2004, across most international and first-class matches globally. Partners include the England & Wales Cricket Board and all 18 counties, Cricket Ireland, Cricket Hong Kong, Cricket NSW, the Bangladesh Cricket Board, the Mumbai Indians, Titans Cricket, and more. Over 500 recreational UK clubs also rely on NV Play to score, stream, and grow their game.