cricket-mcp-server

Cricket MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive cricket data from Cricbuzz. This server offers real-time cricket statistics, player information, match schedules, and news updates.

Features

Player Statistics: Get detailed cricket player stats including batting and bowling records across all formats (Test, ODI, T20)
Live Matches: Fetch currently ongoing cricket matches
Match Schedule: Get upcoming cricket match schedules
Cricket News: Latest cricket news and updates

Installation

Clone or download this repository
Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Demo: Gradio Web UI

You can interact with the Cricket MCP Server using a conversational web interface powered by Gradio and Gemini.

1. Set your Gemini API key

You need a Google Gemini API key to use the conversational agent. Set it as an environment variable:

export GOOGLE_API_KEY="your-gemini-api-key"

2. Run the Gradio demo

python cricket_gradio.py

This will launch a web UI in your browser where you can chat with the cricket assistant, ask for stats, live matches, news, and more.

Tip: The chat UI supports conversation memory and rich responses.

Demo Screenshot

Usage

Running as an MCP Server

The server can be integrated with MCP clients. Here's how to configure it:

    {
        "cricket": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": ["cricket_server.py"],
            "transport": "stdio",
        }
    }

For a more flexible setup, you can use environment variables to define the python executable and server script path.

Running Standalone

For testing purposes, you can run the server directly:

python cricket_server.py

Available Tools

1. get_player_stats

Get comprehensive cricket player statistics.

Parameters:

player_name (str): Name of the cricket player
match_format (str, optional): Specific format ("Test", "ODI", "T20"). If not provided, returns all formats.

Returns:

Player basic info (name, country, role, image)
ICC rankings for batting and bowling
Detailed batting statistics
Detailed bowling statistics

Example:

# Get all stats for a player
stats = get_player_stats("Virat Kohli")

# Get only T20 stats
t20_stats = get_player_stats("Virat Kohli", "T20")

2. get_live_matches

Get currently live cricket matches.

Returns: List of live match information including teams and current status.

3. get_cricket_schedule

Get upcoming cricket match schedule.

Returns: List of upcoming international cricket matches with dates and details.

4. get_cricket_news

Get the latest cricket news.

Returns: List of cricket news articles with headlines, descriptions, timestamps, and categories.

Data Source

This server scrapes data from Cricbuzz.com and uses Google Search for player profile discovery. Please ensure you comply with the website's terms of service and use responsibly.

Dependencies

fastmcp: MCP server framework
requests: HTTP library for web scraping
beautifulsoup4: HTML parsing library
lxml: XML/HTML parser
googlesearch-python: Google search API wrapper

Configuration

The server runs on stdio transport by default. No additional configuration is required for basic usage.

Error Handling

The server includes comprehensive error handling for:

Network connectivity issues
Invalid player names
Missing data on Cricbuzz
Search failures

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

Disclaimer

This tool scrapes data from public websites. The authors are not responsible for any misuse or violation of website terms of service. Use responsibly and ensure compliance with applicable terms and conditions.

Install Server

HTTP connection URL

security – no known vulnerabilities

license - permissive license

quality - confirmed to work

How are these scores calculated?

remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Tools

An MCP server for fetching cricket data from Cricbuzz, including player statistics, live match scores, upcoming schedules, and the latest news.

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