Don Bradman Cricket 14
LumiScore
out of 100
Appropriate for ages 10+ with parental supervision
Scored 3 days ago · Methodology v1.0 · 49-dim rubric · Last updated 1 week ago
Score breakdown
Developmental benefits
Design risk factors
Additional dimensions
Benefits: higher is better. Risks: lower is better. Values highlighted when <30 or >70.
Growth
47/100
Growth Value
- Spatial Awareness
- Strategic Thinking
- Hand-Eye Coordination
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Before your child starts a session, agree on the match format together — shorter T20 matches take 30–60 minutes, while longer formats can stretch for hours. Use the in-built online save system to pause and resume longer matches across multiple sessions.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Fails the test
The game is a sports simulation centred on male professional cricket with no narrative interactions between female characters.
Parent Pro-Tip
Choosing shorter match formats keeps sessions manageable and teaches your child to plan around real-world time constraints — a great lesson in self-regulation. Discussing batting tactics and field placements together turns the game into a shared strategic conversation and a natural introduction to the real sport of cricket.
What your child develops
Don Bradman Cricket 14 is a richly detailed sports simulation that offers meaningful cognitive engagement. The batting and bowling systems demand genuine spatial awareness and split-second reaction timing — players must read ball trajectory, pitch conditions, and field placements to make the right shot or delivery choice, fostering real strategic and critical thinking. The Career Mode adds a longer arc of decision-making and adaptive challenge as players develop an athlete through the ranks. The Cricket Academy's deep customisation tools encourage creativity, while managing match tactics — adjusting field placings, bowling changes, and batting orders — builds systems thinking. The game's authentic physics and dynamic weather further reward observational learning and knowledge transfer about the real sport.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
The first thing to think about when you start playing Don Bradman Cricket 14 is to forget what you know about Cricket games and start afresh... it's cricket like you've never seen it before!