Summary of Australia’s recent performance in India.
Below stats shows how Indian bowling contained Australia batsmen, and vice versa (how Aussie bowlers toiled).
There is a huge difference in:
% of maidens
% consecutive maidens
% of Less than 3 runs in consecutive overs
% less than 3 runs/over
And also % in big overs ( 6+ runs/over)
Although Aussies scored more fifties than Indian, but they manage to convert only one into a Test century – compare to India who had 6 big hundreds!. And as far as partnerships are concerned same story of lack of conversion from 50 plus partnerships to 100plus partnerships.
Table 1 – Australia in India (2013)
| In India | Aus | Ind |
| Inns | 8 | 7 |
| Overs | 767.5 | 587.3 |
| Runs | 2046 | 2190 |
| Scoring shots | 1008 | 990 |
| Boundaries(4/6s) | 221/17 | 275/22 |
| Singles | 610 | 553 |
| Wkts | 79 | 50 |
| Mdns | 195 | 94 |
| C M | 53 | 18 |
| C 3 | 335 | 166 |
| L 3 | 486 | 316 |
| 6+ | 99 | 142 |
| Fifties | 12 | 5 |
| Centuries | 1 | 6 |
| 50+(partnerships) | 13 | 11 |
| 100+(partnerships) | 4 | 8 |
| Mdns | 25.41% | 16.01% |
| C M | 6.91% | 3.06% |
| C 3 | 43.65% | 28.26% |
| L 3 | 63.32% | 53.81% |
| 6+ | 12.90% | 24.18% |
England’s recent performance (back to back series v/s NZ )
Although England won the home series and drew away series, they were better contained by New Zealand bowlers!.
N Z bowled more accurately and economically(% maidens, % C 3 , % L 3 % C M) than English bowlers, and had less big overs.
Table: Eng v/s N Z
| v/s N Z | Eng | N Z |
| Inns | 9 | 10 |
| Overs | 959.4 | 695.3 |
| Runs | 2658 | 2229 |
| Scoring shots | 1093 | 1003 |
| Boundaries(4/6s) | 319/6 | 286/32 |
| Singles | 511 | 462 |
| Wkts | 80 | 77 |
| Mdns | 254 | 172 |
| C M | 71 | 44 |
| C 3 | 390 | 236 |
| L 3 | 619 | 402 |
| 6+ | 146 | 135 |
| Fifties | 10 | 10 |
| Centuries | 7 | 3 |
| 50+(partnerships) | 28 | 17 |
| 100+(partnerships) | 8 | 5 |
| Mdns | 26.47% | 24.74% |
| C M | 7.40% | 6.33% |
| C 3 | 40.65% | 33.94% |
| L 3 | 64.52% | 57.82% |
| 6+ | 15.22% | 19.42% |
Ashes 1st Test (2013)
Below table reflects how well the Aussies bowled compare to England. It was Australia’s batting that did not deliver.
Table 3 – 1st Test Ashes Test.
| In England | Aus | Eng |
| Inns | 2 | 2 |
| Overs | 175 | 208.5 |
| Runs | 576 | 590 |
| Scoring shots | 257 | 236 |
| Boundaries(4/6s) | 71/4 | 88 |
| Singles | 141 | 109 |
| Wkts | 20 | 20 |
| Mdns | 37 | 61 |
| C M | 7 | 16 |
| C 3 | 61 | 68 |
| L 3 | 101 | 120 |
| 6+ | 38 | 30 |
| Fifties | 5 | 3 |
| Centuries | 0 | 1 |
| 50+(partnerships) | 4 | 4 |
| 100+(partnerships) | 2 | 2 |
| Mdns | 21.14% | 29.26% |
| C M | 4.00% | 7.67% |
| C 3 | 34.86% | 32.61% |
| L 3 | 57.71% | 57.55% |
| 6+ | 21.71% | 14.39% |
All data is updated before Lord’s Test.
