Keyboard Splitter Cricket 19 Preset | Tested

Using UCR’s mapping interface:

Cricket 19 was designed primarily for dual-analog controllers (Xbox/PlayStation). Controllers have two thumbs managing separate sets of buttons. On a keyboard, one hand covers everything.

By splitting your keyboard, you effectively create two virtual keyboards: keyboard splitter cricket 19 preset

This allows two players to share one keyboard OR allows a single player to use both sides of the keyboard without ghosting (conflicting key presses). For most Cricket 19 players, the "single player split" is the holy grail.



  "presetName": "Cricket 19 Dual Split",
  "leftZone": 
    "movement": ["W","A","S","D"],
    "frontFoot": "F",
    "backFoot": "G",
    "charge": "R",
    "leave": "E",
    "playMiss": "Space",
    "appeal": "Q"
  ,
  "rightZone": 
    "movement": ["Up","Left","Down","Right"],
    "frontFoot": "Period",
    "backFoot": "Slash",
    "charge": "Insert",
    "leave": "PageUp",
    "playMiss": "Enter",
    "appeal": "Numpad8"
  ,
  "toggleKey": "ScrollLock"

It means assigning two separate sets of keys on the same physical keyboard – left side for Player 1, right side for Player 2.
Cricket 19 does not natively support two keyboard inputs, so you’ll need third-party software. Using UCR’s mapping interface: Cricket 19 was designed


Launch Cricket 19 and go to Settings → Controls → Keyboard. Do NOT use "Default". Instead, create a Custom Preset:

Because your PC sees two keyboards, Cricket 19 will happily accept inputs from both halves simultaneously. This allows two players to share one keyboard

| Action | Left Player | Right Player | |--------|-------------|--------------| | Move | WASD | Arrow Keys | | Select | F | . | | Back | G | / | | Pause / Menu | Esc | Backspace |