Graham Gooch World Class Cricket
Graham Gooch World Class Cricket — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Graham Gooch World Class Cricket on?
- Graham Gooch World Class Cricket was released on Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Graham Gooch World Class Cricket release?
- Graham Gooch World Class Cricket was first released on December 31, 1993.
About Graham Gooch World Class Cricket
One of the few computer games recreating cricket, the traditional summer pastime in many English-speaking countries. The game had different licenses with well-known cricketers in different countries. It was Audiogenic's second cricket game, 8 years after Graham Gooch's Test Match. All the international sides are present, with the chance to change the player data and choose the team yourself. Test match and limited-overs matches are available, with 1 or 2 innings per team, and you can turn the Leg-before-wicket dismissal off, which makes the game easier to understand. There are 3 skill levels - Amateur, Professional and World Class. The bowling involves positioning a cursor to place the bowl, then controlling the speed/spin (depending on the type of bowler selected). Batting involves timing one of the many available shots, and fielding is largely automated.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Publisher
- HES
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1995 | $6 | $10 | $24 | Low |
Also released on: Atari ST/STE · DOS · Amiga · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $1.39 in Apr 2018, $3.03 five years ago, and $6.45 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $3.29 | $6.09 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.89 | $6.98 |
| Jan 2021 | $3.83 | $3.88 |
| Jan 2022 | $4.73 | $7.35 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.49 | $7.17 |
| Jan 2024 | $4.40 | $7.59 |
| Jan 2025 | $3.71 | $7.69 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.31 | $9.39 |
| Oct 2026 | $6.45 | $9.77 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe / PAL | 12 May 1995 | T-120106-50 | 5024866140170 |
- Region
- EU
- Released
- 1995
- Authenticity
- Low
A cricket game that Mean Machines Sega praised, and a very cheap cart among the European-only titles.
This page is for the Mega Drive cartridge Brian Lara Cricket, a cricket game developed by Audiogenic and published by Codemasters, which came out in Europe on 12 May 1995. It is a rebranded version of Graham Gooch World Class Cricket.
Computer and Video Games and Mean Machines Sega both reviewed the Mega Drive version, and Mean Machines Sega praised its accessible controls and how it turns the complexities of cricket into an engaging console game.
What the press said at the time
“Alright, so it’s not the most exciting con¬ cept in the world, but it’s never been done before on the Megadrive, and overall, it’s a really pol¬ ished product.”
In the sales charts
In one sales chart, September 1995; highest position #1.
Show the placing
- #1 in the Mega Drive chart — Sega Pro, Issue 49, September 1995
Sales charts as printed in the magazines of the time.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The cartridge included the NVR save feature, which used a battery to keep saved games in memory.
Codemasters' first run of 20,000 Mega Drive cartridges sold out in three days, and about 80,000 were eventually made.
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS · Amiga
- MS-DOS. The MS-DOS version came first, in 1994, a year before the Mega Drive and Amiga releases.
Worth knowing
- Sales. In 1996 Sega Ozisoft described Brian Lara Cricket as one of the biggest-selling titles in the history of the Mega Drive.
Before you buy
Among European-only carts it sits below the middle. It came out only in Europe, so there is no US cartridge, and the European cart is the one to look for.
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