CRICKET — ESPN core API (v2) — Other

espn_cricket_league_root

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
color	character
display_name	character
gender	character
guid	character
id	character
is_tournament	logical
links	character
logos	character
name	character
short_name	character
slug	character
uid	character
athletes_$ref	character
awards_$ref	character
calendar_$ref	character
draft_$ref	character
events_$ref	character
franchises_$ref	character
group_$ref	character
groups_$ref	character
leaders_$ref	character
notes_$ref	character
rankings_$ref	character
season_$ref	character
season_athletes_$ref	character
season_coaches_$ref	character
season_display_name	character
season_end_date	character
season_futures_$ref	character
season_power_index_leaders_$ref	character
season_power_indexes_$ref	character
season_rankings_$ref	character
season_start_date	character
season_type_$ref	character
season_type_abbreviation	character
season_type_corrections_$ref	character
season_type_end_date	character
season_type_groups_$ref	character
season_type_has_groups	logical
season_type_has_legs	logical
season_type_has_standings	logical
season_type_id	character
season_type_name	character
season_type_slug	character
season_type_start_date	character
season_type_type	integer
season_type_weeks_$ref	character
season_type_year	integer
season_types_$ref	character
season_types_count	integer
season_types_items	character
season_types_page_count	integer
season_types_page_index	integer
season_types_page_size	integer
season_year	integer
seasons_$ref	character
teams_$ref	character
transactions_$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_league_root(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_seasons

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/seasons

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/seasons?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_seasons(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_games

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/events

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/events?limit=500

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
dates	dates			Y	Date or date range filter (YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD).
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_games(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_game

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/events/{event_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/events/401584793

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
event_id	event_id		Y		event_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
competitions	character
date	character
id	character
links	character
name	character
short_name	character
time_valid	logical
uid	character
venues	character
league_$ref	character
season_$ref	character
season_type_$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_game(league='eng.1', event_id='401584793')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_teams_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/teams

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/teams?limit=1000&page=1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.
page	page			Y	page query parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. "BOS").
team_alternate_color	character	Secondary team color as a hex string (no leading '#').
team_color	character	Primary team color as a hex string (no leading '#').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name (location + nickname).
team_id	character	ESPN team id (stable join key across ESPN endpoints).
team_is_active	logical	Whether the team is currently active.
team_is_all_star	logical	Whether the entry is an all-star squad rather than a franchise.
team_location	character	Team location / city (e.g. "Boston").
team_logos	character	Pipe-delimited logo image URLs.
team_name	character	Team nickname/mascot (e.g. "Celtics").
team_nickname	character	Team nickname as ESPN labels it (often equals team_name).
team_short_display_name	character	Abbreviated display name for compact UIs.
team_slug	character	URL slug used in ESPN web paths.
team_uid	character	ESPN global UID (encodes sport/league/team).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_teams_core(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_team_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/teams/{team_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/teams/4

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
alternate_color	character
color	character
display_name	character
guid	character
id	character
is_active	logical
is_all_star	logical
links	character
location	character
logos	character
name	character
short_display_name	character
slug	character
uid	character
against_the_spread_records_$ref	character
athletes_$ref	character
awards_$ref	character
coaches_$ref	character
depth_charts_$ref	character
events_$ref	character
franchise_$ref	character
groups_$ref	character
injuries_$ref	character
notes_$ref	character
odds_records_$ref	character
ranks_$ref	character
record_$ref	character
transactions_$ref	character
venue_$ref	character
venue_address_city	character
venue_address_state	character
venue_full_name	character
venue_grass	logical
venue_guid	character
venue_id	character
venue_images	character
venue_indoor	logical
venue_short_name	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team_core(league='eng.1', team_id='4')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_venues

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/venues

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/venues?limit=1000

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_venues(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_venue

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/venues/{venue_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/venues/3663

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
venue_id	venue_id		Y		venue_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
full_name	character
grass	logical
guid	character
id	character
images	character
indoor	logical

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_venue(league='eng.1', venue_id='3663')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_franchises

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/franchises

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/franchises?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_franchises(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_franchise

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/franchises/{franchise_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/franchises/2

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
franchise_id	franchise_id		Y		franchise_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
color	character
display_name	character
id	character
is_active	logical
location	character
name	character
short_display_name	character
slug	character
uid	character
team_$ref	character
venue_$ref	character
venue_address_city	character
venue_address_state	character
venue_full_name	character
venue_grass	logical
venue_guid	character
venue_id	character
venue_images	character
venue_indoor	logical
venue_short_name	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_franchise(league='eng.1', franchise_id='2')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_coach

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/coaches/{coach_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/coaches/1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
coach_id	coach_id		Y		coach_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
career_records	character
coach_seasons	character
experience	integer
first_name	character
id	character
last_name	character
uid	character
birth_place_city	character
birth_place_state	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_coach(league='eng.1', coach_id='1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_coach_record

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/coaches/{coach_id}/record/{record_type}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/coaches/1/record/0

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
coach_id	coach_id		Y		coach_id path parameter.
record_type	record_type			Y	record_type path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
display_value	character
id	character
name	character
stats	character
summary	character
type	character
value	double

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_coach_record(league='eng.1', coach_id='1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_coach_season

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/coaches/{coach_id}/seasons/{season}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/coaches/1/seasons/2024

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
coach_id	coach_id		Y		coach_id path parameter.
season	season		Y		season path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_single_entity; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: 404 in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_coach_season(league='eng.1', coach_id='1', season=2024)

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_positions

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/positions

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/positions?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_positions(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_position

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/positions/{position_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/positions/1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
position_id	position_id		Y		position_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
display_name	character
id	character
leaf	logical
name	character
parent_$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_position(league='eng.1', position_id='1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_tournaments

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/tournaments

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/tournaments?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_tournaments(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_awards

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/awards

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/awards?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_awards(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_award

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/awards/{award_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/awards/1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
award_id	award_id		Y		award_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
count	integer
items	character
page_count	integer
page_index	integer
page_size	integer

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_award(league='eng.1', award_id='1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_standings_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/standings

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/standings

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
group	character	Conference/group/table the row belongs to, flattened from the standings children hierarchy.
team	character	Display name of the team in this standings row.
team_id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the team.
team_abbreviation	character	Team abbreviation.
rank	integer	Position within the group/table.
matches_played	integer	Matches played (cricket).
matches_won	integer	Matches won (cricket).
matches_lost	integer	Matches lost (cricket).
noresult	integer	Matches with no result (cricket).
match_points	integer	Competition points (cricket).
qualified	integer	Qualification flag (cricket).
netrr	double	Net run rate (cricket).
for	double	Runs/goals for.
against	double	Runs/goals against.
total	character	Aggregate/summary value as published by ESPN.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_standings_core(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_leaders_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/leaders

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/leaders

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: parser: parse_items returns no columns on the live payload (nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, 2026-10-07); its rows sit under keys it does not read (top level: $ref, abbreviation, categories, id, name, type).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_leaders_core(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_league_notes

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/notes

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/notes

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: the page holds zero items (count 0) in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_league_notes(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.

espn_cricket_talentpicks

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/talentpicks

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/cricket/leagues/eng.1/talentpicks

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
pick_competition_$ref	character
pick_competitor_$ref	character
pick_correct	logical
pick_person_display_name	character
pick_person_first_name	character
pick_person_headshot_alt	character
pick_person_headshot_href	character
pick_person_id	character
pick_person_last_name	character
week_record_display_value	character
week_record_season_$ref	character
week_record_stats	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_talentpicks(league='eng.1')

Last validated n/a.