Cricket website sold to US broadcaster

Cricket’s most popular website, Cricinfo, was sold by owner Wisden today to US sports broadcasting group ESPN for an undisclosed fee.

Cricinfo, which has more than seven million users every month, gives ball-by-ball commentary on all Test and one-day international matches, and contains in-depth statistics on every cricketer who has played the game at first-class level.

Wisden said it had sold Cricinfo to concentrate on Hawk-Eye, its software used in cricket and tennis to predict the path of the ball for viewers, and the Wisden Almanack – the cricket-lover’s bible.