57 Best Cricket Team Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator
Adults have been playing cricket since at least the early 1600s, and experts believe the game has been around even longer, since Saxon or Norman times.[1]
The sport began to gain popularity and hold more formal matches with standardized rules in the 1700s.
In 1745, the first Women’s Cricket match was held, proving the sport’s popularity with both men and women across England.[1]
When it’s your cricket team’s turn to bat, a great team name can help motivate and inspire you. Your name can include a bit of humor or talk up the team’s skills.
Our cricket team names include plays on many of the common terms used in cricket. Use our generator for more options.
If you want to create your own cricket team name, we also have some tips below the list to help you get ideas.
Cricket Team Names
Royal Strikers[2]
The Supernovas[2]
Wicket Warriors
Eagle Eye Trackers
Unrefined Hoicks
The Nightwatchmen
The Swingers[3]
Considered Risky
Imparting Spins
Satirical Ashes
The Risks
On Boot Hill
On the Fritz
Bowling Fruit Salad
Inside Out Dancers
Hurdles of Nurdles
Footwork Force
The Baggy Greens
Delivering Grubbers
Lolly Catchers
On Picket Fences
Lateral Bats
Amateur Gentlemen
Boom Boom Bashers[3]
The Cridators[2]
Slingy & Skiddy
In Cow Corner
Myrtle Green Pride
No Boundaries
No Chuckers Here
Tail Swishers
Fence Finders
Pitch Damagers
Particularly Enthusiastic
Line Crossers
In the Pavilion
Mistiming Magic
The Spin Bowlers
Batsman Deceivers
Mix of Amateurs
Backward Spinners
The Epic Blasters[2]
Bounce & Skid
Lights Dimmed
Badger Battalion
Hit Machines[3]
A Bowling Buffet
Quick Cameos
Substantial Abilities
The Daisy Cutters
Bunsen Burners
Broken Wickets
Manhattan Skyscrapers
Skyline Graphs
Mid-Wicket Mirrors
The Sticky Dogs
Toe Crusher Crew
Cricket Team Name Generator
How to Create Your Own Cricket Team Name
If none of the name ideas on our list above is the perfect fit for your team, keep the following tips in mind to create a cricket team name that’s all your own:
- Use general sports descriptions or cricket-specific terms. Even if you’re a beginner in cricket, it’s easy to find lists of the sport’s terminology online; if you’re a long-time fan or player, use your existing knowledge. Make a list of terms that stand out to you as unique, interesting, or funny. Add a descriptive word or two if you’d like to round out your team name.
- Add a personal touch to your team name. Decide on a specific word or number to add to your team name to make it individualized and unique. For example, if your team members come from the same city or neighborhood, consider using that place’s nickname as an element of your name. If you were all born in the same year or decade, you could include that number in your name. Think of the things you share in common and use them to create a name that reflects the group.
- Find wide-ranging sources of inspiration. Inspiration for your team name can come from anywhere — songs, films, books, history, nature, and more. If you don’t want a name that directly references the sport of cricket, think of other things that you enjoy or are interested in, such as your favorite animal.
