What used to be known as Stick Cricket has branched out to include Stick Football, Tennis, Baseball and Motorsports as the world’s most addictive online game threatens to infiltrate every sport on the planet. Stick Cricket, though, remains the best of the lot. The World Domination game will have you glued.

2. ESPNCricinfo

The world’s most popular cricket website – and rightly so. Its stats database remains one of the best tools for uncovering vital nuggets of information for any Test match ever played. Elsewhere, news, features, blogs, ball-by-ball coverage and archives keep the site unrivalled from any oncoming competitor.

3. The Corridor

Run by a former Cricinfo employee who brings cricket’s intricacies and nuances to life. One of the longest-running blogs, its success came off the back of the 2005 Ashes when blogging was still in its infancy. Occasionally adds humour away from cricket by expressing views on Britain and world politics.

4. Cricket 365

Has been a mainstay on the internet with little change over the years. Good global news service and easily navigated. Site is enhanced by fun features including cricketing lookalikes, daily quiz and its popular Soap Box.

5. Cricket World

The magazine may have dwindled, but its website keeps readers widely informed on the world game. Popular forum suggests significant users from the sub-continent. Gives decent coverage to women’s game and has its own audio and video coverage.

6. Line and Length

The best cricket blog out there by a distance, written by The Times staffer Patrick Kidd. The PG Wodehouse-loving Kidd mixes his wit, wisdom and understanding of the game to great effect, posting musings on current state of English cricket as well as delving into the sport’s rich history.

7. Full2Cricket.Com

This is a blog for cricket strategics, News, Updates, Tips, Tricks, Information, Latest Scheduled, Tours etc.Guest contributions to This blog are most welcome. Contribute to this blog if you have something constructive or intelligent to say about Indian also world cricket.

8. Cricket Archive

Independent and comprehensive cricket archive with “details of as many matches, players, grounds, leagues, tournaments etc as possible”. Its Player and Scorecard Oracle is thorough.

9. King Cricket

One of the current leaders in cricket blogging, its views are unlikely to see it welcomed into the MCC World Cricket Committee anytime soon. King Cricket is a highly knowledgable poster who mainly deals in humour and the appreciation of Rob Key. Became Wisden Cricketer’s first ‘best of blogs’ winner.

10. Cricket With Balls

A no holds-barred site and does what it says on the tin. Has a classic Heroes and Villains section dealing with a plethora of cricketers, from Sourav Ganguly to Rikki Clarke. Well worth visiting regularly.

11. After Grog Blog

Could only be written by an Australian, who offers his own forthright insights on the international game with more than the occasional dig at the Poms.

12. Are you a left-arm Chinaman?

Hasn’t been as prominent in 2009 as in previous years, but came to the fore during England’s tour to New Zealand when Morph-style videos were posted of each day’s play using plasticine as players. In similar vein to King Cricket for its comedy values.

13. Cricket Web

Unheralded website which grows in quality each year. Written by a multitude of cricket tragics, focusing on features, Fantasy Cricket and an exhaustive section on cricket book reviews.

14. Caribbean Cricket

The independent voice on West Indian cricket. Invariably deals with the latest rumblings surrounding the West Indian Cricket Board, sponsor deals and disgruntled players. Its popular blog usually garners some great rants from long-suffering supporters.

15. Test Catch Cricket

Second to Stick Cricket for addiction and to relieve boredom. Don the wicket-keeping gloves to catch the ball before it smashes your screen.

16. Wisden Cricketer

The sport’s fabled magazine of the same name took a while to build its own website. However, no qualms over its current state which is full of the magazine’s content, blogs and a detailed microsite for the much-admired npower Village Cup.

17. How Stat

Another stats-based site run by Aussie archive aficionados. Prides itself in upcoming milestones and recent records. A must if you want to get one over your mates.

18. Test Match Extra

Relatively-new cricket site, featuring contributions from writers on the English domestic circuit and opinion from Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks. Will be interesting to see how the site develops.

19. Beige Brigade

Prominent for its refreshing pranks and bets, notably former Kiwi opener Mark Richardson running in his Beige Brigade lycra suit. Read the story to date and peruse photo galleries of recent and past tours.

20. Lord’s

The home of cricket is a must for England fans looking to bag seats for the first Test of the summer. Lords.org gives information on every aspect of the famous ground – including honours boards – although with all its history, the site is not yet exhaustive.