ESPN Cricinfo Scraper - Apify Actor

Scrape cricket data from ESPN Cricinfo including live scores, player stats, team info, rankings, news, and more.

Features

• 24 scraping actions covering all major ESPN Cricinfo data
• Teams & Players: Get team lists, player details, search players
• Live Scores & Matches: Real-time scores, detailed scorecards
• Series & Fixtures: Current, upcoming, and past series
• Rankings & Stats: ICC rankings, batting/bowling statistics
• News: Cricket news articles and full story content
• Team Details: Fixtures, squads, stats, videos, galleries, photos, fan ratings
• RSS Feeds: Live scores and team news RSS feeds
• AI Search: ESPN's AI-powered cricket search

Input Parameters

Required

Parameter	Type	Description
action	string	The scraping action to perform (see Available Actions below)

Action-Specific Parameters

Team Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
team_id	string	Team ID (e.g., '6' for India)	get_team_players, get_team_details, get_team_*
team_slug	string	Team slug (e.g., 'india')	get_team_players, get_team_details, get_team_*

Player Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
player_id	string	Player ID	get_player_details
use_api	boolean	Use ESPN API instead of scraping (default: true)	get_player_details

Search Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
query	string	Search query string	search_players, ai_search
limit	integer	Max results (1-50, default: 5)	search_players
tournament	string	Tournament filter (e.g., 'menstest')	ai_search

Match Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
match_id	string	Match ID	get_match_details

Series Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
series_id	string	Series ID	get_series_details
series_slug	string	Series slug	get_series_details
status	string	Filter: 'current', 'upcoming', 'past', 'all'	get_series

Format & Ranking Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
format	string	Cricket format: 'test', 'odi', 't20', 't20i'	get_live_scores, get_rankings
ranking_type	string	'teams', 'batting', 'bowling', 'all-rounder'	get_rankings

Statistics Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
stats_type	string	'batting', 'bowling', 'team'	get_stats
stats_format	string	'test', 'odi', 't20'	get_stats
category	string	Specific category (e.g., 'most-runs')	get_stats

News Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
story_id	string	Story ID or slug	get_story_details
page	integer	Page number (default: 1)	get_news, get_team_fan_ratings

Fan Ratings Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Used By
match_class	string	Filter: 'tests', 'odis', 't20is', 'all'	get_team_fan_ratings

Available Actions

Teams & Players

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_teams	Get all cricket teams	-
get_team_players	Get players for a team by format	team_id
get_player_details	Get detailed player info and stats	player_id
search_players	Search for players	query

Matches

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_live_scores	Get live cricket scores	-
get_match_details	Get full match scorecard	match_id

Series

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_series	Get fixtures/series list	-
get_series_details	Get series details	series_id

Rankings & Stats

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_rankings	Get ICC rankings	ranking_type
get_stats	Get cricket statistics	-

News

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_news	Get cricket news articles	-
get_story_details	Get full article content	story_id

Team Details

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_team_details	Get team home/overview	team_id, team_slug
get_team_fixtures	Get team match schedule	team_id, team_slug
get_team_players_list	Get current squad	team_id, team_slug
get_team_stats	Get team statistics	team_id, team_slug
get_team_videos	Get team videos	team_id, team_slug
get_team_squads	Get historical squads	team_id, team_slug
get_team_galleries	Get photo galleries	team_id, team_slug
get_team_photos	Get team photos	team_id, team_slug
get_team_fan_ratings	Get player fan ratings	team_id, team_slug

RSS Feeds

Action	Description	Required Parameters
get_live_scores_rss	Get live scores RSS feed	-
get_team_news_rss	Get team-specific news RSS	team_id

AI Search

Action	Description	Required Parameters
ai_search	ESPN AI-powered search	query

Example Inputs

Get Live Scores

{
    "action": "get_live_scores"
}

Get ICC Team Rankings

{
    "action": "get_rankings",
    "ranking_type": "teams",
    "format": "test"
}

Get Player Details

{
    "action": "get_player_details",
    "player_id": "253802",
    "use_api": true
}

Get Team Details

{
    "action": "get_team_details",
    "team_id": "6",
    "team_slug": "india"
}

Search Players

{
    "action": "search_players",
    "query": "Virat Kohli",
    "limit": 5
}

Get Series List

{
    "action": "get_series",
    "status": "current"
}

AI Search

{
    "action": "ai_search",
    "query": "Who has the most centuries in Test cricket?",
    "tournament": "menstest"
}

Output Format

All actions return a consistent output structure:

{
    "action": "get_live_scores",
    "success": true,
    "data": { ... },
    "error": null,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}

On error:

{
    "action": "get_live_scores",
    "success": false,
    "data": null,
    "error": "Error message here",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Common Team IDs

Team	ID	Slug
Australia	1	australia
England	2	england
South Africa	3	south-africa
West Indies	4	west-indies
New Zealand	5	new-zealand
India	6	india
Pakistan	7	pakistan
Sri Lanka	8	sri-lanka
Zimbabwe	9	zimbabwe
Bangladesh	25	bangladesh
Ireland	29	ireland
Afghanistan	40	afghanistan

Deployment

cd rottentomato/cricketinfo-apify-actor
apify login
apify push

Technical Notes

• Uses curl-cffi for HTTP requests with anti-bot bypass capabilities
• Parses both JSON data from __NEXT_DATA__ scripts and HTML fallbacks
• Handles ESPN Cricinfo's modern Next.js-based architecture
• Supports pagination for news and fan ratings endpoints