Brian Lara Cricket 96

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Brian Lara Shane Warne
Brian Lara Cricket 96
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Codemasters
Developer: Audiogenic Software
Distributor: Ozisoft (Australia)
Genre: Sports
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code EU 1996-05-17 T-120146-50 UK 1996-05-17 T-120146-50 AU 1996-06-24 $99.9599.95 FSHA07SMC T-120156-50 AU (V2) 199x FSHA07SMC T-120156-50

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Brian Lara Cricket 96 is the sequel to Brian Lara Cricket, developed by Audiogenic Software and Codemasters and released on the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Europe in 1996. It was also released in Australia as Shane Warne Cricket, and was also bundled with some Mega Drives in the region. It was the first Ozisoft's first game to be developed with content specifically for the Australian market.

Gameplay

Brian Lara Cricket 96 builds on the first Brian Lara Cricket, but adds a weatlth of new features including county cricket, world cup, international tests and historic matches to the game. There is also a new practice mode (complete with nets).

Rain makes an appearnce in Brian Lara Cricket 96, which can both temporarily stop play and alter the conditions of the pitch, which in turn can adjust the physics of the ball.

International

• Australia
• England
• Holland
• India
• Kenya
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• U.A.E.
• West Indies
• Zimbabwe

County (Brian Lara Cricket 96)

• Derbyshire
• Durham
• Essex
• Glamorgan
• Gloucester
• Hampshire
• Kent
• Lancashire
• Leicester
• Middlesex
• Northants
• Notts
• Somerset
• Surrey
• Sussex
• Warwickshire
• Worcester
• Yorkshire

State (Shane Warne Cricket)

• NS Wales
• Queensland
• S Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• W Australia

Production credits

• Programming: Gary Gray
• Development: Audiogenic
• Music: Tim Bartlett
• Project Management: Stewart Regan
• Copywriting: Jason Walker
• Packaging: Dave Alcock
• Production: Pat Stanley
• Quality Assurance: Jason Walker, Benjamin Hostler, Carol Smith, Majid Ali, Lateef Ali, Duncan Hoyle

Source:

AU manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Brian Lara Cricket 96/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #174: "May 1996" (1996-04-12)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #175: "June 1996" (1996-05-09)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source GamesMaster (UK) 85 №42, p48/49

	85
Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 70 Computer & Video Games (UK) 75 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 90 Power Up! (UK) 88 Sega Power (UK) PAL 85 Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL 82

	82
Based on 6 reviews

Brian Lara Cricket 96

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, UK (Woolworths Exclusive)
Cover
Cart Manual Tips Guide

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU (V2)
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Brian Lara Cricket 96/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 fa3024af MD5 50407b85bbc21a6647e2b649cbfe40aa SHA-1 0b08788a0f8214c5d07b8e2293f0b954dd05bef5	1MB	1996-03	Cartridge (EU)
?	CRC32 fe52f7e1 MD5 10124f2ccf645d21af8f4a745f0905ec SHA-1 3e1ef39e9008a4a55fd57b25948668c8c52ba9e3	1MB	1996-04
✔	CRC32 68865f6f MD5 af952d8625ef75ddca524074fd4b772a SHA-1 4264625be91c3d96edca9c5bfe6259d00ca8b737	1MB	1996-04	Cartridge (AU)	Shane Warne Cricket

External links

• Codemasters webpage: Mega Drive