Cricket betting sites United Kingdom
For cricket betting in the UK, bet365 (rating 8.8 for odds) and Betfair are the two names worth starting with: bet365 pairs deep market coverage with live streaming, while Betfair posts the sharpest sampled margin of the group at roughly 4.6%. Every operator below holds a UK Gambling Commission licence, so the deciding factors for cricket are match markets depth, in-play speed for limited-overs games, and how fast winnings clear. This page compares them on the data that actually matters when you bet on a Test series or a T20.
Betfair dominates on value, claiming a remarkable 47.9% of best-price checks at the lowest margin here (4.9%) across 282 samples, with a top odds rating of 8.9 and fast-payout support. Debit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay and Trustly all feature, payouts within 0–24h. Choose Betfair if the sharpest available prices are what you're after above app polish or bet-builder depth.
BetMGM is the only operator here offering same-game parlays, backed by an 8.8 app, strong feature depth (8.7) and a competitive 5.1% margin. It pairs live streaming with 9.2 safety, though payments are limited to Debit Card and PayPal. Best-price share is 14.4% over 118 samples, payouts within 0–24h. Choose BetMGM if same-game parlays and a feature-rich app are what you value most.
Top-rated for market coverage (9.6) and sports depth (9.5), bet365 pairs a 9.3 app with live streaming and cash-out. Trustly and Apple Pay widen the payment mix beyond the usual debit-card-and-PayPal set, and withdrawals clear within 0–24h under UKGC oversight. Its 7.4% average margin sits at the higher end here, though. Choose bet365 if breadth of sports and a polished streaming app matter more to you than sharpest prices.
Betfred sits toward the lower end here, with an 7.9 app, an 7.7 withdrawals score and a slim feature set covering live betting, cash-out and bet-builder. Debit Card, PayPal and Apple Pay are supported, deposits start at £10 and payouts clear within 0–24h under UKGC licensing. Choose Betfred if you want a familiar high-street name and modest, everyday functionality without extras.
Fast-payout branding plus live streaming set Paddy Power apart, backed by an 8.8 app and one of the tidier withdrawal scores (8.6). Its 9.7% best-price share trails the value leaders, and margin sits around 7.1%. UKGC-licensed with a £10 minimum and 0–24h payouts. Choose Paddy Power if quick cash-outs and an easy-to-use app rank above chasing the keenest odds.
Coral leads much of this list on pricing, winning 27.1% of best-price comparisons at a slim 5.6% margin across 240 samples. It pairs that with 9.1 safety, an 8.3 app and live streaming, plus Apple Pay and £10 deposits. Payouts settle within 0–24h. Choose Coral if consistent value across markets is your priority and you're happy with a solid mid-range app.
Unibet brings balanced scores — 8.4 for live capability, features and app alike — plus a competitive 5.9% margin and live streaming. Trustly sits alongside Debit Card and PayPal, and payouts run within 0–24h under a 9.0 safety rating. Its best-price share is 14.3% over 251 samples. Choose Unibet if you want an even, well-rounded operator with fair pricing and in-play coverage.
William Hill combines strong licence safety (9.3) with the joint-highest best-price share here at 15.2% across 270 checks. Market coverage (8.5) and sports depth (8.6) rival the bigger names, and live streaming is built in. Margin runs around 7.1%, payouts within 0–24h. Choose William Hill if you want an established, well-regulated brand that still lands competitive prices reasonably often.
Sky Bet's strengths are its 8.9 app and standout bet-builder rating (8.4), the best among these operators, with a 17.9% best-price share and a 6.4% margin. UKGC-licensed, £10 minimum and 0–24h withdrawals. Choose Sky Bet if you build multi-selection bets and want a slick mobile app, even without live streaming in the feature set.
10bet posts the lowest margin figure here (3.0%), but from just 18 samples that number carries far less weight than rivals'. It has the weakest safety score on the list (8.3), a basic feature set and only Debit Card and PayPal. Payouts run within 0–24h from £10. Choose 10bet cautiously, and only if you're comfortable with a smaller operator and limited verification data.
Betway balances a solid 8.7 app with reliable UKGC safety (9.0) and a moderate 6.7% margin. Debit Card, PayPal and Apple Pay cover the essentials, and payouts land inside 0–24h from a £10 minimum. It won a competitive 15.1% of best-price checks across 258 samples. Choose Betway if you want a dependable all-rounder with a strong mobile experience rather than niche market depth.
Ladbrokes stands out on value, taking 21.1% of best-price checks with a low 5.8% margin over 246 samples. It carries a 9.2 safety score, an 8.4 app and live streaming, with Apple Pay among its options and 0–24h payouts. Choose Ladbrokes if you want a heritage UKGC name that consistently prices near the top of the market without sacrificing everyday features.
888sport draws from the largest sample here (296 checks), landing a 16.2% best-price share at a 7.0% margin. Its ratings cluster around 8.0, with Debit Card, PayPal and Apple Pay accepted and 0–24h payouts under 8.9 safety. Streaming isn't included. Choose 888sport if you want a steady mid-tier bookmaker with respectable value and standard payment options rather than premium features.
BoyleSports keeps things lean with just Debit Card and PayPal, and its 7.8% margin is among the steepest on this list. App and market ratings sit modestly at 8.0, with a 9.4% best-price share over 244 samples. Payouts remain within 0–24h under UKGC rules. Choose BoyleSports if you prefer a straightforward, no-frills bookmaker and don't need broad payment options or streaming.
BetVictor offers a decent 8.0 odds rating but modest results elsewhere, with a high 7.7% margin and only a 5.8% best-price share across 241 samples. Features stay basic — live betting, cash-out and bet-builder — with Debit Card, PayPal and Apple Pay accepted and 0–24h payouts. Choose BetVictor if you value a simple, UKGC-licensed setup and aren't prioritising value or streaming.
LiveScore Bet leans on its 8.5 app and live streaming, tying its live-betting strengths to a recognisable score-tracking brand. Value is limited, with an 8.5% margin and a 10.6% best-price share over 207 samples. Debit Card, PayPal and Apple Pay feature, payouts within 0–24h. Choose LiveScore Bet if you follow live scores closely and want a strong app to bet alongside them.
Virgin Bet keeps its offering minimal — Debit Card and Apple Pay only, no PayPal, no streaming, and no bet-builder — with the highest margin on this list at 8.3% and a 9.7% best-price share. Ratings hover in the low 7s, though safety stays sound at 8.8. Payouts complete within 0–24h. Choose Virgin Bet if you want simplicity and don't need broad markets or keen odds.
Why Cricket is a different ranking
17 licensed United Kingdom operators match Cricket. The parent page ranks the whole market; this one only keeps books that clear both filters.
Cricket coverage on this page is judged against the leagues United Kingdom bettors actually price: Test Matches. bet365 leads measured market coverage (9.6/10) and live product (9.4/10) among the listed books.
On sampled Cricket prices, Betfair holds the best available line 71% of the time. Average margin across this Cricket cut is 6.8% — a different number from the unfiltered country ranking.
| Operator | Sport coverage | Live betting | Withdrawal time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betfair | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0–24h |
| BetMGM | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0–24h |
| bet365 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 0–24h |
| Betfred | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0–24h |
| Paddy Power | 8.3 | 8.2 | 0–24h |
| Coral | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0–24h |
| Unibet | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0–24h |
| William Hill | 8.5 | 8.2 | 0–24h |
Quick answer: which cricket bookmaker fits you
There is no single winner for every punter, so match the operator to how you bet.
- Choose bet365 if you want the widest cricket market coverage (9.6) with live streaming and a strong app (9.3). It scores 8.8 for odds and 9.4 for live capability, which suits in-play T20 and ODI betting.
- Choose Betfair if price is your priority. Its sampled average margin (about 4.6%) is the lowest here and its best-price share (roughly 49% of sampled markets) is the highest, meaning it topped the price more often than any rival in the sample.
- Choose Sky Bet or BetMGM if Bet Builder is central to how you back a match — both score 8.4–8.5 for Bet Builder and have polished apps.
- Choose Paddy Power if you want live streaming plus a fast payout tag on a UKGC licence rated 9.2 for safety.
- Avoid narrower operators like Virgin Bet or 10bet for cricket if you need live streaming — neither lists it in its features.
How we rank cricket betting sites
Rankings here combine category ratings (odds, market coverage, sports depth, live capability, Bet Builder, licence safety, payments, withdrawals, app, features, support) with sampled odds data where available.
Two odds metrics carry weight. Average margin estimates the built-in bookmaker overround — lower is better for you. Best-price share shows how often an operator matched or beat the field in the sampled markets. These figures come from a general odds sample across sports, not a cricket-only sample, so treat them as a guide to pricing culture rather than a cricket-specific promise.
For cricket specifically, we weight live capability and market coverage more heavily, because limited-overs formats move quickly and Test matches reward operators that price session, innings and player markets in depth. Licence safety is a gate, not a tie-breaker: all listed operators are UKGC-licensed.
Odds and pricing for cricket markets
On sampled pricing, Betfair leads with an average margin near 4.6% and the largest best-price share (about 49%). Ladbrokes (5.9% margin, ~20% best-price share) and Coral (5.7% margin, ~27% best-price share) also price tightly, and both sit in the same Entain stable. Unibet (5.9%) and BetMGM (5.2%) round out the sharper end.
bet365 carries a higher sampled margin (around 7.4%) but earns its 8.8 odds rating through range — it consistently offers markets others skip. William Hill posted the second-highest best-price share (~15%) at a 7.2% margin.
For cricket, the practical read: if you back match-winner and top-batsman lines and care most about the price, lean toward Betfair, Coral or Ladbrokes. If you want obscure props and session markets that thinner books do not list, bet365's coverage advantage matters more than a fraction of margin.
Live betting and streaming for T20, ODI and Test cricket
In-play matters more in cricket than most sports because odds swing sharply over-by-over. bet365 (live capability 9.4) and Betfair (8.7) top the live scores, and both list Live Streaming — useful when you want to watch and react rather than rely on a scorecard.
Other operators with live streaming in their feature set include Paddy Power, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral, Unibet, LiveScore Bet and BetMGM. That coverage is helpful for limited-overs fixtures where a single over can flip the price.
BetVictor, Betfred, 888sport, 10bet and Virgin Bet offer live betting but are not listed with live streaming, so you would follow the play elsewhere. For a longer Test match the streaming gap matters less, since play unfolds slowly and cash-out decisions are less time-critical.
Bet Builder and cricket features
Cricket Bet Builders let you combine, for example, a team to win with a named batter to pass a runs line in the same match. Sky Bet (8.4) and BetMGM (8.5) score highest for this among the listed operators, and bet365 (9.0) also rates strongly and offers Bet Builder plus Cash Out.
BetMGM's feature set is built around Same Game Parlay and Cash Out with live streaming, which suits multi-leg cricket bets. Betfair does not list Bet Builder — it leans on exchange-style pricing and Cash Out instead — so if same-match combinations are your thing, choose bet365, Sky Bet or BetMGM over Betfair.
Cash Out is near-universal across the list, letting you close a Test position before a session ends or lock in on a T20 run chase.
Payments and withdrawals
Every listed operator accepts a £10 minimum deposit and quotes a 0–24h withdrawal window, so headline cash-out timing is broadly similar. The difference is method choice.
Debit Card is supported everywhere. PayPal is widely available (bet365, Betway, Paddy Power, BoyleSports, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral, Sky Bet, Betfair, BetVictor, Betfred, Unibet, 888sport, LiveScore Bet, 10bet, BetMGM). Apple Pay is common but not universal — BoyleSports, Unibet and 10bet do not list it. Trustly is limited to bet365, Betfair and Unibet.
Paddy Power and Betfair carry a Fast Payout tag alongside their 0–24h window. If you want a specific method, check our Debit Card betting sites, PayPal betting sites and Apple Pay betting sites lists to filter before you sign up.
Apps and safety
All operators here offer both iOS and Android apps. bet365 (app 9.3), Sky Bet (8.9), BetMGM (8.8) and Paddy Power (8.8) rate highest for the mobile experience — worth noting for in-play cricket where a responsive app changes how quickly you can act.
On safety, every operator is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, the statutory regulator for betting in the United Kingdom, and the legal minimum age is 18. bet365 holds UKGC licence number 39563; the others are listed as UKGC-licensed. Licence safety ratings cluster tightly, from 9.5 (bet365) down to 8.3 (10bet). We verify operators against their stated regulator rather than by opening accounts, so treat all figures above as licence-register and rating-based, not first-hand testing.
Upcoming Test cricket to bet on
The Test calendar in the sample includes Sri Lanka v India (17 August 2026), England v Pakistan (19 August 2026) and Australia v Bangladesh (22 August 2026).
Test matches reward operators with deep multi-day markets — session runs, method of dismissal, top batter and bowler lines, and innings totals. On coverage, bet365 (9.6) and Betfair (8.8) lead, with William Hill (8.5) and BetMGM (8.7) also strong. For an England Test at home, the streaming-equipped books listed above let you watch and price in-play across a full day's play. Check current cricket odds and today's matches before committing.
How we rank
Every operator on this page went through the same checklist before it could be listed for United Kingdom: we verify the licence against the regulator's public register, document the payment methods, minimum deposits and published withdrawal windows, review the apps and measure everyday odds against our live feed. Safety and payout reliability carry the heaviest weight in the final score, followed by payment coverage, app quality and pricing. If a site fails licence verification, it isn't ranked lower — it's excluded. This page re-weights the same checklist for Cricket: operators that miss the payment method or the sport coverage drop out, and the remaining scores emphasise the intersection — not a copy of the parent ranking.
FAQ
Are cricket betting sites legal in the United Kingdom?
Yes. Every operator on this page holds a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence, which is the statutory requirement to offer betting in the United Kingdom. The minimum age to bet is 18.
Which UK bookmaker has the best cricket odds?
On sampled pricing, Betfair posted the lowest average margin (around 4.6%) and the highest best-price share (about 49% of sampled markets). Ladbrokes and Coral also priced tightly. Note the sample is cross-sport, so use it as a guide to pricing culture rather than a cricket-only guarantee.
Can I watch live cricket streaming with my bookmaker?
Several do. bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral, Unibet, LiveScore Bet and BetMGM all list Live Streaming. BetVictor, Betfred, 888sport, 10bet and Virgin Bet offer live betting but are not listed with streaming.
Which cricket betting apps are best for in-play?
bet365 rates highest for its app (9.3) and live capability (9.4), which suits fast-moving T20 and ODI in-play. Sky Bet, BetMGM and Paddy Power also score well for their apps. All listed operators have both iOS and Android apps.
How fast are cricket bet withdrawals?
Every listed operator quotes a 0–24h withdrawal window and a £10 minimum deposit. Paddy Power and Betfair additionally carry a Fast Payout tag. Actual timing can depend on your chosen payment method and any verification checks.
Can I build a cricket Bet Builder?
Yes, at operators that list it — including bet365, Sky Bet and BetMGM, which score highest for Bet Builder here. This lets you combine markets like match winner and a batter's runs line within the same fixture. Betfair does not list Bet Builder.