CRICKET — ESPN site API (v2)

sportsdataverse.cricket — 24 endpoints.

espn_cricket_scoreboard

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/scoreboard

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/scoreboard?dates=20240115

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
dates	dates			Y	Date or date range filter (YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD).
week	week			Y	Week number within the season (football).
seasontype	season_type			Y	Season phase: 1=preseason, 2=regular season, 3=postseason.
groups	groups			Y	Conference or group id filter (e.g. an ESPN conference id).
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
event_id	character	ESPN event id for the match.
date	character	Match start timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).
name	character	Full event name (e.g. 'Team A at Team B').
short_name	character	Abbreviated event name (e.g. 'TA @ TB').
home_team	character	Home team display name.
home_team_id	character	Home team ESPN id.
home_score	character	Home team's score. For cricket, the innings string (e.g. '161/5 (18/20 ov, target 156)').
away_team	character	Away team display name.
away_team_id	character	Away team ESPN id.
away_score	character	Away team's score. For cricket, the innings string.
status	character	Status type name (e.g. STATUS_FINAL, STATUS_SCHEDULED, STATUS_IN_PROGRESS).
status_detail	character	Human-readable status detail (e.g. 'Final', the over/innings summary).
venue	character	Full name of the venue where the match was played.
neutral_site	logical	Whether the match is played at a neutral venue.

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

Example

espn_cricket_scoreboard(dates='20240115')

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espn_cricket_summary

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/summary

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/summary

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
event	event_id			Y	event query parameter.

Returns

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

col_name	type	description
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
uid	character	ESPN UID string.
time_valid	logical	Whether the start time is confirmed.
season_year	integer	Season year string ('YYYY-YY' format).
season_type	integer	ESPN season-phase numeric code (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season).
season_slug	character	Season slug.
league_id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the league or competition.
league_name	character	League name.
league_abbreviation	character	Abbreviation for the league or competition the game belongs to.
competition_id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the primary competition (game) in the header.
competition_date	character	Date and time of the competition as recorded in the game header.
neutral_site	logical	Neutral site.
status_name	character	Status label.
status_description	character	Roster status description (e.g. 'Active').
is_final	character	Boolean flag indicating whether the game has reached a final or completed status.

matchcards_batting

col_name	type	description
innings_number	character	Innings number within the match to which this batting or bowling entry belongs.
team_name	character	Full display name of the team.
total	character	Total.
runs_total	character	Total runs scored by the team or batting side in this innings.
extras	character	Additional runs awarded to the batting side from wides, no-balls, byes, or leg byes in this innings.
player_id	character	Unique player identifier.
player_name	character	Player name.
dismissal	character	Method by which the batter was dismissed in this innings (e.g., caught, bowled, run out).
runs	character	Runs scored.
balls_faced	character	Total number of balls faced by the batter during their innings.
fours	character	Number of boundaries hit for four runs by the batter in this innings.
sixes	character	Number of boundaries hit for six runs by the batter in this innings.

matchcards_bowling

col_name	type	description
innings_number	character	Innings number within the match to which this batting or bowling entry belongs.
team_name	character	Full display name of the team.
player_id	character	Unique player identifier.
player_name	character	Player name.
overs	character	Number of overs bowled by the bowler in this innings.
maidens	character	Number of maiden overs bowled by the bowler in this innings, in which no runs were conceded.
conceded	character	Total runs conceded by the bowler during their spell in this innings.
wickets	character	Number of wickets taken by the bowler in this innings.
economy_rate	character	Average runs conceded per over by the bowler in this innings.
nbw	character	Combined no-balls and wides bowled by the bowler in this innings.

matchcards_partnerships

col_name	type	description
innings_number	character	Innings number within the match to which this batting or bowling entry belongs.
team_name	character	Full display name of the team.
partnership_runs	character	Total runs scored during the batting partnership for this fall-of-wicket record.
partnership_overs	character	Number of overs faced during the batting partnership for this fall-of-wicket record.
wicket_name	character	Name or label identifying the wicket at which this batting partnership ended.
fow_type	character	Type classification for this fall-of-wicket entry (e.g., caught, bowled, run out).
player1_name	character	Name of the first batter in the batting partnership for this fall-of-wicket entry.
player1_runs	character	Runs contributed by the first player in the batting partnership.
player2_name	character	Name of the second batter in the batting partnership for this fall-of-wicket entry.
player2_runs	character	Runs contributed by the second player in the batting partnership.

rosters

col_name	type	description
team_id	character	Unique team identifier.
home_away	character	Game venue label ('home' or 'away').
winner	logical	Winner.
athlete_id	character	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete	character	Reference or identifier string for the athlete associated with this row in the box score.
jersey	character	Jersey number worn by the player.
starter	logical	TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise.
position	character	Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.).
captain	logical	Indicates whether the player was designated as a team captain for this game.

game_info

col_name	type	description
venue_id	character	Unique venue identifier.
venue_full_name	character	Venue full name.
venue_short_name	character	Abbreviated or shortened display name for the venue where the game was played.
venue_city	character	Venue city.
venue_country	character	Country name for the venue where the game was played.
attendance	integer	Reported attendance.
officials	character	Whether officials data is available.

standings

col_name	type	description
group	character	Group identifier (e.g. conference 'group_id').
team	character	Team-side label or team identifier.
team_id	character	Unique team identifier.
rank	integer	Position of the school within the poll for the given week (1 = top-ranked).
matches_played	integer	Total number of matches played by the team in the current stage or competition group.
matches_won	integer	Total number of matches won by the team in the current stage or competition group.
matches_lost	integer	Total number of matches lost by the team in the current stage or competition group.
noresult	integer	Number of matches that ended without a result (e.g., rain-affected or abandoned) for the team.
match_points	integer	Total competition points accumulated by the team based on match outcomes in the group or stage.
qualified	integer	Boolean qualification flag indicating whether the team has secured advancement from the current group or stage.
netrr	double	Net Run Rate for the team, a tiebreaker metric used in cricket group standings.
for	double	Total runs or score accumulated by the team across all matches in the group or stage.
against	double	Total runs or score conceded by the team across all matches in the group or stage.
total	character	Total.

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

Example

espn_cricket_summary()

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espn_cricket_calendar

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/calendar

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/calendar

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_calendar()

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espn_cricket_news

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/news

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/news

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
id	integer	ESPN numeric identifier for the article.
now_id	character	ESPN 'now' feed id.
content_key	character	Internal content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Source-system identifier.
type	character	Article type (Story, Media, HeadlineNews, etc.).
headline	character	Article headline.
description	character	Article summary/description.
last_modified	character	Last-modified timestamp (ISO 8601).
published	character	Publish timestamp (ISO 8601).
images	character	Article images (list, stringified).
categories	character	Article categories (list, stringified).
premium	logical	Whether the article is premium/paywalled.
byline	character	Author byline string as published by ESPN.
links_web_href	character	Web article URL.
links_mobile_href	character	Mobile article URL.
links_api_self_href	character	ESPN API canonical self-link for the article resource.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	SportsCenter app deep link.

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

Example

espn_cricket_news()

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espn_cricket_injuries

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/injuries

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/injuries

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
id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the athlete.
display_name	character	Athlete's full display name as shown on ESPN.
injuries	character	Injury entries for the athlete (list of dicts, stringified): status, type, details, dates.

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

Example

espn_cricket_injuries()

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espn_cricket_transactions

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/transactions

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/transactions

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_transactions()

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espn_cricket_conferences

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/groups

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/groups

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_groups); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_conferences()

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espn_cricket_statistics_league

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/statistics

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/statistics

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_statistics_league()

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espn_cricket_draft

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/draft

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/draft

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_draft()

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espn_cricket_teams_site

ESPN endpoint.

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

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams

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
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_site()

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espn_cricket_team

ESPN endpoint.

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

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/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 (parser: parse_single_entity); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_roster

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/roster

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/roster

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
id	character	Id.
uid	character	Uid.
guid	character	Guid.
first_name	character	First name.
last_name	character	Last name.
full_name	character	Full name.
display_name	character	Display name.
short_name	character	Short name.
weight	double	Weight.
display_weight	character	Display weight.
height	double	Height.
display_height	character	Display height.
age	integer	Age.
date_of_birth	character	Date of birth.
debut_year	double	Debut year.
links	character	Links.
slug	character	Slug.
jersey	character	Jersey.
injuries	character	Injuries.
teams	character	Teams.
contracts	character	Contracts.
alternate_ids_sdr	character	Alternate ids sdr.
birth_place_city	character	Birth place city.
birth_place_country	character	Birth place country.
college_id	character	College id.
college_guid	character	College guid.
college_mascot	character	College mascot.
college_name	character	College name.
college_short_name	character	College short name.
college_abbrev	character	College abbrev.
college_logos	character	College logos.
headshot_href	character	Headshot href.
headshot_alt	character	Headshot alt.
position_id	character	Position id.
position_name	character	Position name.
position_display_name	character	Position display name.
position_abbreviation	character	Position abbreviation.
position_leaf	logical	Position leaf.
experience_years	integer	Experience years.
contract_bird_status	integer	Contract bird status.
contract_base_year_compensation_active	logical	Contract base year compensation active.
contract_poison_pill_provision_active	logical	Contract poison pill provision active.
contract_incoming_trade_value	integer	Contract incoming trade value.
contract_outgoing_trade_value	integer	Contract outgoing trade value.
contract_minimum_salary_exception	logical	Contract minimum salary exception.
contract_option_type	integer	Contract option type.
contract_salary	integer	Contract salary.
contract_salary_remaining	integer	Contract salary remaining.
contract_years_remaining	integer	Contract years remaining.
contract_season_year	integer	Contract season year.
contract_season_start_date	character	Contract season start date.
contract_season_end_date	character	Contract season end date.
contract_trade_kicker_active	logical	Contract trade kicker active.
contract_trade_kicker_percentage	double	Contract trade kicker percentage.
contract_trade_kicker_value	integer	Contract trade kicker value.
contract_trade_kicker_trade_value	integer	Contract trade kicker trade value.
contract_trade_restriction	logical	Contract trade restriction.
contract_unsigned_foreign_pick	logical	Contract unsigned foreign pick.
contract_active	logical	Contract active.
status_id	character	Status id.
status_name	character	Status name.
status_type	character	Status type.
status_abbreviation	character	Status abbreviation.
citizenship	character	Citizenship.
birth_place_state	character	Birth place state.
hand_type	character	Hand type.
hand_abbreviation	character	Hand abbreviation.
hand_display_value	character	Hand display value.

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

Example

espn_cricket_team_roster(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_schedule

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/schedule

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/schedule

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.
season	season			Y	Season year (e.g. 2024).

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
id	character	ESPN numeric event identifier.
date	character	Event timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).
name	character	Full event name (e.g. 'Team A at Team B').
short_name	character	Abbreviated event name (e.g. 'TA @ TB').
time_valid	logical	Whether the event time is confirmed.
competitions	character	Competition detail (list of dicts, stringified): competitors, venue, status.
links	character	Related links (list, stringified).
season_year	integer	Four-digit season year.
season_display_name	character	Human-readable season label (e.g. '2024-25').
season_type_id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the season type.
season_type_type	integer	Season type numeric code.
season_type_name	character	Season type name (e.g. Regular Season).
season_type_abbreviation	character	Season type abbreviation.

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

Example

espn_cricket_team_schedule(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_record

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/record

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/record

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 (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team_record(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_depthcharts

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/depthcharts

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/depthcharts

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 (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team_depthcharts(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_injuries

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/injuries

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/injuries

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
id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the athlete.
display_name	character	Athlete's full display name as shown on ESPN.
injuries	character	Injury entries for the athlete (list of dicts, stringified): status, type, details, dates.

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

Example

espn_cricket_team_injuries(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_transactions

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/transactions

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/transactions

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 (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team_transactions(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_history

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/history

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/history

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 (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team_history(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_news

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/news

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/news

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.
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
id	integer	ESPN numeric identifier for the article.
now_id	character	ESPN 'now' feed id.
content_key	character	Internal content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Source-system identifier.
type	character	Article type (Story, Media, HeadlineNews, etc.).
headline	character	Article headline.
description	character	Article summary/description.
last_modified	character	Last-modified timestamp (ISO 8601).
published	character	Publish timestamp (ISO 8601).
images	character	Article images (list, stringified).
categories	character	Article categories (list, stringified).
premium	logical	Whether the article is premium/paywalled.
byline	character	Author byline string as published by ESPN.
links_web_href	character	Web article URL.
links_mobile_href	character	Mobile article URL.
links_api_self_href	character	ESPN API canonical self-link for the article resource.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	SportsCenter app deep link.

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

Example

espn_cricket_team_news(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_team_leaders

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/{team_id}/leaders

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/teams/4/leaders

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 (parser: parse_items); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_team_leaders(team_id='4')

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espn_cricket_player_info

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/athletes/{athlete_id}

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/athletes/4239

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

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_single_entity); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_player_info(athlete_id='4239')

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espn_cricket_player_bio

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/athletes/{athlete_id}/bio

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/athletes/4239/bio

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

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame (parser: parse_single_entity); pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame. return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_cricket_player_bio(athlete_id='4239')

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espn_cricket_player_news

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/athletes/{athlete_id}/news

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/athletes/4239/news

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
athlete_id	athlete_id		Y		athlete_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
id	integer	ESPN numeric identifier for the article.
now_id	character	ESPN 'now' feed id.
content_key	character	Internal content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Source-system identifier.
type	character	Article type (Story, Media, HeadlineNews, etc.).
headline	character	Article headline.
description	character	Article summary/description.
last_modified	character	Last-modified timestamp (ISO 8601).
published	character	Publish timestamp (ISO 8601).
images	character	Article images (list, stringified).
categories	character	Article categories (list, stringified).
premium	logical	Whether the article is premium/paywalled.
byline	character	Author byline string as published by ESPN.
links_web_href	character	Web article URL.
links_mobile_href	character	Mobile article URL.
links_api_self_href	character	ESPN API canonical self-link for the article resource.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	SportsCenter app deep link.

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

Example

espn_cricket_player_news(athlete_id='4239')

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espn_cricket_standings

ESPN endpoint.

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

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/cricket/eng.1/standings

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
season	season			Y	Season year (e.g. 2024).
group	group			Y	Conference or group id filter (e.g. an ESPN conference id).
type	standings_type			Y	Standings variant (e.g. 'by-division' or 'by-conference').

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()

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