[ PICTOGRAM CASE HISTORY ]

Material Symbols Sports Cricket Icon (Outlined). Usable with support.

Visible referent: sports cricket. Intended message: The icon must communicate Sports Cricket in a digital interface.. The report separates observed asset evidence, submitted context, and public evidence signals.

0.68

PCS

0.36

CLL

0.46

NTR

[ FEATURED PICTOGRAM ]

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pictoclarity / material-symbols-sports-cricket-outlined

Output - Material Symbols Sports Cricket Icon (Outlined)

Assessing the communicative effectiveness of the Sports Cricket icon

This reviewed catalog report estimates clarity for Sports Cricket in default interface contexts. Scores are screening estimates and do not replace user testing.

Mobile appWeb appDesktop app

0.68

PCS

PictoClarity Score

0.36

CLL

Convention Learning Load

0.46

NTR

Neurocognitive Transfer Risk

Read Evidence

[ HOW THE CASE READS ]

From Input To Public Evidence.

The application stores structured evidence. The public page turns it into a readable pictogram case history.

01

Submitted Context

Framework output for the Material Symbols Sports Cricket icon in the outlined style.

02

Primary Finding

Primary referent: sports cricket.

03

Metric Reading

Implied function: The icon must communicate Sports Cricket in a digital interface..

04

Public Recommendation

Conduct representative user testing across diverse user groups to validate comprehension and identify potential confusion with similar sports icons.

[ EVIDENCE SCREENING ]

What The Estimate Surfaces.

Semantic Transparency Score

Input

Expected

Estimated

0.67

Confusion Risk Index

Input

Possible

Estimated

0.43

Readability Test Score

Input

Visual

Estimated

0.75

PictoClarity Score

Input

Estimated

Estimated

0.68

Usable with support 0.68

The pictogram works, but labels or testing remain important. The estimate applies to this pictogram, this meaning, and this public context.

Last Reviewed

Jun 24, 2026

[ SCORE SCALE ]

The Public Verdict Has A Range.

The level explains the estimated context. It is not a certification.

0.80-1.00

Strong clarity

The pictogram communicates well in this context.

Use it, then keep testing with real users.

0.65-0.79

Usable with support

Current report

The pictogram works with labels or context.

Pair it with text and monitor interpretation.

0.50-0.64

Needs intervention

The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk.

Improve the symbol before relying on it.

0.00-0.49

Not reliable

The pictogram does not communicate enough alone.

Replace it or add strong alternative support.

[ CONVERGENCE PROFILE ]

Where Meaning Converges.

The profile compares visual evidence, semantic extraction, cultural recognition, time, and cognitive context. It describes estimated convergence, not universal validity.

Convergent meaning profile

The radar shows where meaning converges. It does not certify universal validity.

Area

0.40

Balance

0.86

Perceptual

0.75

Semantic

0.67

Functional

0.67

Cultural

0.54

Temporal

0.61

Neurocognitive

0.62

Context Independence

0.69

Collective Resonance

0.54

Weakest Axis

Cultural Convergence

How strongly recognition holds across cultural evidence and assumptions.

Strongest Axis

Perceptual Convergence

How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss.

Convergent meaning profile
AxisScoreDescription
Perceptual Convergence0.75How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss.
Semantic Convergence0.67How strongly extracted meaning converges on one interpretation.
Functional Convergence0.67How strongly the symbol maps to the intended function.
Cultural Convergence0.54How strongly recognition holds across cultural evidence and assumptions.
Temporal Convergence0.61How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay.
Neurocognitive Convergence0.62How strongly the symbol follows AAC pictogram reading: transparent referent, concrete action, low convention load, and support.
Context Independence0.69How strongly meaning survives without external labels or placement cues.
Collective Resonance0.54How strongly public evidence supports shared recognition and persistence.

Evidence Notes.

8 Findings Published

Evidence

Primary referent: sports cricket.

Evidence

Implied function: The icon must communicate Sports Cricket in a digital interface..

Evidence

Metaphor type: functional.

Evidence

The icon effectively represents the sport of cricket with clear visual elements such as a cricket bat and ball, supporting its intended functional meaning as a symbolic control in digital interfaces.

Evidence

Visual metrics indicate strong perceptual resilience, with high scores for complexity, cohesion, and robustness to scale and blur, ensuring good visibility across typical display conditions.

Evidence

Semantic transparency is high (confidence 0.95), indicating users can reliably interpret the icon as representing cricket, though some risk of confusion exists with other bat-and-ball sports icons like baseball or softball, especially when labels or context are weak.

Evidence

Cultural convergence is the weakest axis (score 0.54), reflecting moderate cultural recognition and some semantic obsolescence, suggesting that not all user groups may immediately recognize the icon without supporting context.

Evidence

Temporal evidence shows moderate persistence of meaning over time, with some indication of semantic decay and a low generational divide score, implying relatively stable comprehension across age groups.

[ TRANSFER / METRIC CHART ]

Public evidence trend

The chart shows public evidence buckets by evidence year. Cohort breakpoints appear only when an aging referent is active.

Public evidence trend

Evidence year: 2026

Evaluation

Reference point.

X axis: Evidence year

Public evidence trend
Evidence yearSemantic TransparencyCultural Evidence
19960.750.73
19970.750.73
19980.750.73
19990.760.74
20000.760.74
20010.760.74
20020.760.73
20030.760.75
20040.770.74
20050.770.76
20060.770.74
20070.760.74
20080.760.74
20090.770.75
20100.770.74
20110.780.75
20120.770.74
20130.780.75
20140.770.74
20150.780.74
20160.780.75
20170.770.74
20180.780.75
20190.780.76
20200.770.74
20210.780.75
20220.770.76
20230.480.58
20240.480.58
20250.480.59
20260.460.58
Cohort transfer is inactive for this published report. The chart above uses evidence-year or metric data instead.

asset source

Material Symbols sports_cricket SVG

Material Symbols by Google

Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Material Symbols are provided by Google under their published license.

Open source

public evidence

Narrative Explanation

OpenAlex / 2003-2003

Evidence query: cricket icon comprehension.

Open source

public evidence

Exploring the Advantages, Disadvantages, and Nationalistic Dynamics of International-Level Format Popularity of Cricket

OpenAlex / 2024-2024

Evidence query: cricket icon comprehension.

Open source

public evidence

Vervets revisited: A quantitative analysis of alarm call structure and context specificity

OpenAlex / 2015-2015

Evidence query: cricket icon comprehension.

Open source

public evidence

Sports Specialization, Part II

OpenAlex / 2015-2015

Evidence query: sports bat and ball recognition.

Open source

public evidence

Transfer of Training from Virtual to Real Baseball Batting

OpenAlex / 2017-2017

Evidence query: sports bat and ball recognition.

Open source

public evidence

Current Approaches to the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Injury Risk Assessment and Performance Prediction in Team Sports: a Systematic Review

OpenAlex / 2019-2019

Evidence query: sports bat and ball recognition.

Open source

public evidence

Folklore in the Digital Age: Collected Essays. Foreword by Andy Ross

OpenAlex / 2016-2016

Evidence query: digital interface cricket pictogram meaning.

Open source

historical evidence

Google Books Ngram annual buckets: cricket

Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026

Annual extraction returned 19867351 records across 27 active years.

Open source

historical evidence

Wikimedia Pageviews annual buckets: sports cricket

Wikimedia Pageviews / 1996-2026

Annual extraction returned 1 records across 1 active years.

Open source

historical evidence

OpenAlex annual buckets: cricket icon comprehension

OpenAlex / 1996-2026

Annual extraction returned 473 records across 31 active years.

Open source

historical evidence

Google Books Ngram annual buckets: sports bat and ball

Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026

Annual extraction returned 0 records across 0 active years.

Open source

historical evidence

OpenAlex annual buckets: sports bat and ball recognition

OpenAlex / 1996-2026

Annual extraction returned 3983 records across 31 active years.

Open source

historical evidence

Google Books Ngram annual buckets: sports bat and

Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026

Annual extraction returned 0 records across 0 active years.

Open source

[ TECHNICAL SCORECARD ]

The Metrics Behind The Case.

PCS

0.68

PictoClarity Score

STS

0.67

Semantic Transparency Score

CRI

0.43

Confusion Risk Index

VRS

0.72

Visual Readability Score

PCH

1.00

Perceptual Cohesion

RTS

0.75

Readability Test Score

SRS

0.70

Scale Robustness Score

BRS

0.84

Blur Robustness Score

TCS

0.78

Target Contrast Stability

SDS

0.74

Stroke Durability Score

SFS

0.65

Silhouette Fidelity Score

NDS

1.00

Negative Detail Score

BBS

0.01

Bounding Box Balance

CPS

1.00

Compression Preservation

PDS

1.00

Pixel Density Suitability

ORS

0.65

Orientation Robustness

CAS

0.60

Color Accessibility Score

RRS

0.62

Referent Recognition Score

FAS

0.73

Functional Association Score

SOS

0.24

Semantic Obsolescence Score

CSS

0.51

Cultural Saturation Score

ERS

0.49

Evidence Reliability Score

MTS

0.49

Metaphor Transfer Score

TDS

0.37

Temporal Decay Score

GDS

0.19

Generational Divide Score

CLL

0.36

Convention Learning Load

NTR

0.46

Neurocognitive Transfer Risk

SPS

0.53

Symbol Persistence Score

OBS

0.19

Obsolescence Signal

CTS

0.00

Cohort Transfer Slope

[ RECOMMENDED NEXT ACTIONS ]

What Improves This Pictogram.

Action

Conduct representative user testing across diverse user groups to validate comprehension and identify potential confusion with similar sports icons.

Action

Maintain visible text labels or tooltips alongside the icon until semantic transparency and cultural recognition are conclusively demonstrated in the target user population.

Action

Enhance contextual cues in the interface design, such as consistent placement and grouping with related controls, to reduce confusion risk.

Action

Consider cultural adaptation or alternative icons in regions or user groups less familiar with cricket to improve recognition and reduce semantic obsolescence.

Action

Monitor ongoing semantic and cultural evidence trends to detect any emerging obsolescence or shifts in user familiarity that may require icon updates or replacements.

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