We have a special place for cricket here on Sportsblock. With the exception of the beautiful game , cricket is the number 2 sport on Sportsblock. It kinda just happened and we are liking it. Our resident cricket expert is coming up with new and interesting contests that we increase engagement on Sportsblock and Fantasy Test Cricket is his brain child. So what is all about. He hand-curated both squads (15 England, 15 New Zealand) and he'll be keying in the stats at the end of each innings. Trust the man.
England host New Zealand at Lord's on 4th June 2026. We're running fantasy on top of it.
First Test. First Fantasy Test Cricket contest on Sportsblock. Free to enter. No catch.
Build your XI
Pick eleven from the two squads. Hard rules — no exceptions:
- 5 batsmen
- 1 keeper
- 1 all-rounder
- 4 bowlers
Lock it in. No swaps. No transfers. Old-school Test cricket deserves old-school fantasy.
How you score
Every ball across all four innings counts:
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Run scored | 1 |
| Four hit | +1 (so a boundary = 5) |
| Six hit | +5 (so a six = 11) |
| Wicket taken | 20 |
| Maiden over | 5 |
| Catch taken | 10 |
| Economy < 4 Runs Per Over (min 5 overs) | +20 |
| Economy < 3 Runs per over (min 5 overs) | +40 |
Highest total when stumps draw on day five takes the pot.
What's in the pot
5,000 MEDALS, sponsor-funded. Free entry. Top 3 paid:
- 🥇 3,000 MEDALS
- 🥈 1,250 MEDALS
- 🥉 750 MEDALS
Tied at the boundary? You split it. We pool the prize for tied positions and divide equally — no tiebreakers, no luck of the draw.
Who's running it
When you have to be in
4th June, 10:00 UTC. First ball at Lord's.
After that: no new entries, no swaps, no second chances. Old-school.
This is the first one. More Tests, more contests after this. If you've got cricket brain, this is your sport.Join up to Sportblock.app now and be in with a shout.
We are also running our world cup contest on the contest page with 500 Hive and 10,000 MEDALS prize. You have to be in it to win it.