How merging duplicate players works in PlayHQ cricket, who is allowed to do it, and how BetterCricket merges a club's duplicate stats reversibly.
Duplicate players are one of the most common headaches in club cricket. The same person ends up with two records, a Nick and a Nicholas, and their stats split across both. If you have gone looking for how to merge them in PlayHQ, here is what you can and cannot do, and how BetterCricket handles it.
Usually not on your own. PlayHQ does merge duplicate participant profiles, but the tool is restricted to Super Admins within an Administration Body, which is your association rather than your club. Club and association admins are asked to contact their sporting organisation to get a merge done.
A Super Admin opens Participants, searches for the profile to keep, selects the duplicate, and confirms the merge. It combines registration history, statistics and transfer records onto one profile. PlayHQ is clear that the merge cannot be undone, and it can fail if too few personal details match. Players can also claim and merge their own duplicate accounts through Find My Profiles, verified by an email or text code.
The PlayHQ merge is built around participant accounts and registration, and it is gated behind your association. For the duplicate-player problem you actually see in your stats, a player whose career is split across two records, you are often waiting on someone else to act, and a wrong merge cannot be reversed.
BetterCricket flags likely duplicates when it imports your club's history. A club admin reviews each pair and merges it in a click, and every innings, spell, catch and partnership moves onto one profile. It is fully reversible, so an accidental merge can be undone, and a manual merge handles name changes the scanner cannot spot, like a maiden name and a married name.
| PlayHQ | BetterCricket | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can merge | Super Admins at your association | Your own club admins |
| What it combines | Participant accounts and registration | Every innings, spell, catch and partnership |
| Reversible | No, it cannot be undone | Yes, undo any time |
| Name changes | Needs enough matching fields | Manual merge by name |
| Where the stats show | PlayHQ profile | Your public club website |
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PlayHQ merges duplicate participant profiles, but only a Super Admin within your Administration Body, which is your association, can do it. Club admins are asked to contact their organisation. The merge combines registration, statistics and transfers, and it cannot be undone.
Usually not directly. The duplicate-profile tool is restricted to Super Admins at the Administration Body, so club admins contact their association. Players can also merge their own duplicate accounts through Find My Profiles, verified by email or text.
No. PlayHQ states a profile merge cannot be undone. BetterCricket's merge is reversible, so you can undo it if the wrong two records get joined.
It flags likely duplicates when it imports your history, then a club admin merges each pair in a click. Every innings, spell, catch and partnership moves onto one profile, and the merge can be undone.