Cricket sets are a retail package usually containing the necessary cricket equipment to play the game for pleasure either with friends or family. The standard cricket set will contain a cricket bat, stumps, a wicket and a cricket, tennis or sponge ball depending on whom the cricket set is targeted at. Because cricket sets can be bought for both the casual adult player and kids, the range of options available in cricket sets is practically endless and as a result the prices of cricket sets can vary quite a lot. Sometimes the cricket set will bear the name of a famous cricketer with the aim of promoting the cricket set, such as the Paul Collingwood (England cricketer and captain) Slazenger Cricket Set. Despite such a prestigious name being put on the cricket set, this is quite a relaxed cricket set aimed at the general market and is available from online retailers for as little as £6.

Cricket sets can be compared quite easily to basketball systems. The aim is to provide everything necessary to play a simple version of the famous sport, with the ultimate aim being to introduce kids and adults into the sport and on to a more professional game. Other variants on the cricket set include the Gray Nicolls Beach Cricket Set, which as you can imagine is used for playing cricket on the beach, which is a very popular pastime for holiday-goers in the summer. The cheapest cricket set available is for £4 which is a kids cricket set designed mainly for toddlers to amuse themselves with.