I have been updating Australian Int. cricket matches since 1998, and domestic games from 1988, but, not holding similar parameters. At end of last Ashes in Sept 2013, I was keen about age factor(w/experience) for team selection, so I ventured to find out what was Ponting’s performance between age 30-32, and McGrath post 30
Interestingly every Australia Int players since 1996 has been dropped at least once from National XI, and almost(70 %) of them have made a great comeback to International cricket. Therefore it was difficult for me to figure out how to slug age group.
Hence I took stock of what data I had, and added few columns to my sheet, and decided to use 3 years slug starting from age 18 t0 39, of all Aussies players who played since 1998. I found out that age/experience, plays a huge factor in player’s success. As a team they excel in their performance to become champions.
3 years slug w/ Minimum 10 Test Inns |
18-20 age group |
21-23 age group |
24-26 age group |
27-29 age group |
30-32 age group |
33-35 age group |
36-39 age group(4 years) |
Here is Batsmen’s performance in various age group in alphabetic order
Age group: 18-20
This particular age group(18-20) does not have any cricketers who has played >10 Test inns.
18-20 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
A Agar | 4 | 130 | 32.50 | 51.50 | 4.04 | 63.11 | 9.71 | 16.98 | ||
P Cummins | 2 | 15 | 15.00 | 22.00 | 3.14 | 68.18 | 9.09 | 4.00 |
21-23 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
Hughes | 32 | 1072 | 2 | 1 | 34.58 | 62.23 | 4.07 | 55.57 | 7.88 | 18.84 |
Clarke | 13 | 596 | 1 | 1 | 49.67 | 87.00 | 3.63 | 57.09 | 7.95 | 25.67 |
Starc | 20 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 30.79 | 43.57 | 2.93 | 70.66 | 9.02 | 9.42 |
Pattinson | 18 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 30.09 | 75.09 | 5.29 | 40.07 | 4.96 | 14.43 |
Smith | 10 | 259 | 28.78 | 50.67 | 3.74 | 56.80 | 6.36 | 14.86 |
24-26 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
R Ponting | 30 | 1367 | 4 | 1 | 56.96 | 107.38 | 3.57 | 53.05 | 5.51 | 28.90 |
M Clarke | 32 | 1225 | 3 | 0 | 45.37 | 80.67 | 3.50 | 56.24 | 6.34 | 22.06 |
D Warner | 24 | 983 | 2 | 1 | 44.68 | 60.73 | 3.12 | 73.58 | 9.88 | 18.35 |
M Wade | 22 | 623 | 2 | 0 | 32.79 | 65.47 | 3.78 | 50.08 | 5.23 | 17.84 |
S Smith | 16 | 537 | 1 | 35.80 | 76.27 | 4.01 | 46.94 | 5.42 | 23.89 | |
P Hughes | 17 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 28.94 | 58.56 | 3.99 | 49.41 | 6.08 | 17.48 |
B Lee | 25 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 21.25 | 39.40 | 4.21 | 53.93 | 7.49 | 10.23 |
P Siddle | 29 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 16.59 | 33.36 | 4.37 | 49.73 | 5.99 | 8.40 |
J Gillespie | 24 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 15.95 | 57.32 | 6.94 | 27.82 | 3.40 | 13.87 |
U Khawaja | 11 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 29.22 | 74.78 | 4.99 | 39.08 | 4.01 | 20.19 |
N Lyon | 33 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 13.61 | 37.39 | 5.96 | 36.40 | 4.75 | 6.52 |
27-29 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
R Ponting | 58 | 3339 | 6 | 7 | 66.78 | 102.92 | 3.25 | 64.89 | 8.53 | 29.14 |
M Clarke | 67 | 2876 | 7 | 2 | 47.93 | 94.10 | 3.76 | 50.94 | 5.61 | 28.03 |
J Langer | 49 | 2114 | 5 | 2 | 44.98 | 92.09 | 3.86 | 48.84 | 4.99 | 29.70 |
S Watson | 43 | 1789 | 2 | 0 | 43.63 | 85.39 | 4.22 | 51.10 | 7.20 | 26.04 |
M Slater | 38 | 1608 | 5 | 1 | 44.67 | 81.86 | 3.92 | 54.56 | 6.01 | 26.72 |
M Johnson | 57 | 1084 | 1 | 0 | 21.68 | 36.54 | 4.02 | 59.33 | 8.48 | 10.05 |
P Jacques | 17 | 872 | 2 | 1 | 51.29 | 94.47 | 3.49 | 54.30 | 6.16 | 30.81 |
S Katich | 21 | 807 | 1 | 0 | 42.47 | 82.26 | 3.74 | 51.63 | 5.95 | 24.91 |
A Gilchrist | 19 | 783 | 1 | 0 | 52.20 | 70.67 | 2.95 | 73.87 | 9.72 | 18.41 |
G Blewett | 26 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 29.54 | 89.04 | 5.65 | 33.18 | 2.76 | 25.67 |
D Warner | 18 | 591 | 1 | 0 | 32.83 | 51.89 | 3.23 | 63.28 | 7.82 | 19.00 |
P Siddle | 39 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 30.97 | 4.57 | 45.20 | 4.71 | 9.34 |
J Gillespie | 41 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 18.19 | 51.56 | 6.30 | 35.27 | 4.74 | 10.13 |
B Lee | 27 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 19.64 | 31.86 | 3.51 | 61.63 | 8.27 | 8.64 |
N Hauritz | 22 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 27.40 | 55.33 | 3.99 | 49.52 | 6.14 | 11.79 |
S Marsh | 11 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 27.36 | 66.73 | 4.62 | 41.01 | 4.90 | 22.35 |
Hilfenhaus | 27 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 14.35 | 25.20 | 4.00 | 56.94 | 8.53 | 6.12 |
D Fleming | 14 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 23.55 | 42.82 | 3.77 | 54.99 | 7.22 | 10.89 |
S MacGill | 20 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 10.94 | 23.94 | 3.85 | 45.71 | 4.18 | 7.33 |
30-32 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
M Hayden | 63 | 3863 | 12 | 4 | 70.24 | 105.84 | 3.31 | 66.36 | 9.16 | 31.07 |
R Ponting | 65 | 3570 | 10 | 3 | 64.91 | 107.87 | 3.21 | 60.17 | 7.08 | 30.09 |
M Clarke | 54 | 3073 | 5 | 6 | 61.46 | 99.30 | 3.26 | 61.89 | 7.55 | 30.50 |
J Langer | 55 | 2487 | 8 | 1 | 47.83 | 80.37 | 3.72 | 59.51 | 8.33 | 24.69 |
A Gilchrist | 49 | 2376 | 6 | 2 | 59.40 | 67.95 | 2.63 | 87.42 | 12.69 | 18.74 |
M Hussey | 31 | 1934 | 6 | 1 | 80.58 | 151.38 | 3.75 | 53.23 | 6.36 | 37.85 |
D Martyn | 39 | 1654 | 5 | 0 | 48.65 | 89.85 | 3.80 | 54.14 | 6.48 | 26.27 |
B Haddin | 38 | 1404 | 1 | 1 | 41.29 | 71.38 | 3.72 | 57.85 | 7.70 | 20.84 |
M North | 35 | 1171 | 5 | 0 | 35.48 | 73.70 | 4.09 | 48.15 | 6.09 | 23.15 |
S Watson | 40 | 1156 | 0 | 1 | 28.90 | 55.53 | 4.11 | 52.05 | 7.16 | 18.38 |
E Cowan | 30 | 925 | 1 | 0 | 30.83 | 74.37 | 4.70 | 41.46 | 5.33 | 24.34 |
M Slater | 28 | 887 | 1 | 0 | 34.12 | 60.04 | 3.90 | 56.82 | 7.88 | 17.62 |
S Warne | 40 | 695 | 0 | 0 | 18.29 | 27.97 | 3.33 | 65.38 | 8.37 | 8.35 |
A Symonds | 19 | 647 | 0 | 1 | 38.06 | 56.29 | 3.10 | 67.61 | 8.46 | 16.39 |
B Lee | 37 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 19.55 | 41.21 | 4.88 | 47.45 | 6.95 | 9.92 |
S Katich | 15 | 438 | 1 | 0 | 29.20 | 62.47 | 4.48 | 46.74 | 6.72 | 19.84 |
M Johnson | 20 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 27.33 | 47.80 | 3.46 | 57.18 | 6.28 | 11.30 |
J Gillespie | 13 | 330 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 | 88.82 | 5.75 | 33.78 | 4.61 | 23.28 |
S Clark | 11 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 15.22 | 21.11 | 3.11 | 72.11 | 6.84 | 5.99 |
33-35 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
M Hayden | 74 | 3292 | 9 | 1 | 47.03 | 83.49 | 3.59 | 56.33 | 7.12 | 26.83 |
S Katich | 61 | 2928 | 7 | 1 | 50.48 | 102.33 | 4.04 | 49.33 | 5.78 | 32.83 |
J Langer | 64 | 2777 | 3 | 4 | 47.07 | 82.25 | 3.58 | 57.22 | 7.54 | 24.52 |
M Hussey | 70 | 2671 | 5 | 1 | 41.09 | 89.46 | 4.19 | 45.93 | 5.57 | 27.14 |
R Ponting | 54 | 2227 | 3 | 2 | 42.83 | 68.87 | 3.36 | 62.19 | 7.37 | 22.47 |
A Gilchrist | 60 | 2132 | 7 | 1 | 39.48 | 49.04 | 2.76 | 80.51 | 11.18 | 14.39 |
D Martyn | 50 | 2114 | 6 | 2 | 45.96 | 90.46 | 3.88 | 50.81 | 6.10 | 27.32 |
S Waugh | 46 | 2101 | 4 | 5 | 56.78 | 117.03 | 3.95 | 48.52 | 5.38 | 31.68 |
M Waugh | 49 | 1689 | 4 | 0 | 40.21 | 83.88 | 3.99 | 47.94 | 4.80 | 23.92 |
D Lehman | 30 | 1473 | 2 | 3 | 50.79 | 81.79 | 3.29 | 62.10 | 7.84 | 24.94 |
B Haddin | 33 | 853 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 | 51.34 | 3.69 | 57.29 | 6.58 | 15.12 |
A Symonds | 18 | 762 | 0 | 1 | 50.80 | 78.67 | 3.35 | 64.58 | 8.22 | 21.67 |
M Taylor | 15 | 741 | 0 | 1 | 52.93 | 127.21 | 4.20 | 41.61 | 4.60 | 32.77 |
S Warne | 32 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 17.47 | 28.23 | 3.47 | 61.87 | 8.62 | 8.02 |
I Healy | 25 | 450 | 1 | 0 | 19.57 | 43.13 | 3.95 | 45.36 | 3.83 | 12.73 |
R Harris | 14 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 26.33 | 45.00 | 3.40 | 58.52 | 5.68 | 9.68 |
A Bichel | 10 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 23.30 | 30.40 | 3.13 | 76.64 | 12.17 | 11.82 |
G McGrath | 30 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 11.71 | 22.00 | 3.56 | 53.21 | 5.08 | 5.16 |
S Clark | 15 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 11.10 | 16.40 | 3.28 | 67.68 | 8.54 | 3.57 |
S MacGill | 12 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 27.25 | 41.00 | 3.64 | 66.46 | 10.98 | 5.19 |
M Kasprowicz | 11 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 14.86 | 27.14 | 3.73 | 54.74 | 5.79 | 5.56 |
36-39 age group | inn | runs | 100s | 150s | avg | b/w | balls/ss | St. Rate | 4ss | Avg.Ov/inn |
S Waugh | 52 | 2346 | 7 | 2 | 52.13 | 100.20 | 3.91 | 52.03 | 6.68 | 28.81 |
R Ponting | 51 | 1828 | 1 | 1 | 37.31 | 69.04 | 3.51 | 54.03 | 6.18 | 22.49 |
M Hussey | 36 | 1630 | 5 | 1 | 50.94 | 93.38 | 3.43 | 54.55 | 5.72 | 28.39 |
M Waugh | 32 | 1122 | 2 | 0 | 38.69 | 69.83 | 4.05 | 55.41 | 7.75 | 20.56 |
M Hayden | 27 | 942 | 3 | 0 | 37.68 | 62.68 | 2.93 | 60.11 | 7.53 | 19.27 |
S Warne | 34 | 705 | 0 | 0 | 22.74 | 33.16 | 3.12 | 68.58 | 9.24 | 10.15 |
B Haddin | 14 | 404 | 28.86 | 52.36 | 3.38 | 55.12 | 6.28 | 19.22 | ||
C Rogers | 11 | 384 | 1 | 0 | 34.91 | 82.64 | 5.14 | 42.24 | 5.61 | 26.55 |
Here is there performance table for bowlers .
Just updated the 10 wkt/match haul(see bowling section), and interestingly Australians haven’t picked any 10 wkt/match haul since 2010 series (v/s NZ @ Hamiltion) and @home the record is much worse. It was @ Perth v/s S A, and on both occasion it was Mitchell Johnson!.
3 years slug w/ Minimum 10 Test Inns |
18-20 age group |
21-23 age group |
24-26 age group |
27-29 age group |
30-32 age group |
33-35 age group |
36-39 age group(4 years) |
18-20 age group | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi | Avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
P Cummins | 2 | 264 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 37.71 | 2.66 | 100 | 6.6 |
A Agar | 4 | 504 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 252 | 2.95 | 744 | 4 |
21-23 age group | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi | avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
J Pattinson | 22 | 2275 | 1242 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 26.4 | 48.4 | 3.28 | 159 | 4.62 |
M Starc | 23 | 2450 | 1378 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 33.6 | 59.76 | 3.38 | 202 | 4.1 |
24-26 age group | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi | avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
B Lee | 50 | 4576 | 2716 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 30.2 | 50.84 | 3.57 | 181 | 4.08 |
N Lyon | 50 | 5723 | 2888 | 89 | 4 | 3 | 32.5 | 64.3 | 3.04 | 195 | 3.92 |
J Gillespie | 38 | 4293 | 2094 | 76 | 1 | 4 | 27.6 | 56.49 | 2.96 | 167 | 4.53 |
P Siddle | 42 | 4461 | 2265 | 73 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 61.11 | 3.05 | 186 | 4.51 |
Hilfenhaus | 18 | 1971 | 1040 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 30.6 | 57.97 | 3.17 | 184 | 4.63 |
27-29 age group | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi/10wkt haul | avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
M Johnson | 76 | 8813 | 4923 | 166 | 9 | 9/2 | 29.7 | 53.09 | 3.36 | 178 | 3.94 |
J Gillespie | 64 | 7018 | 3056 | 125 | 7 | 2 | 24.5 | 56.14 | 2.61 | 146 | 5.13 |
G McGrath | 42 | 5015 | 2186 | 100 | 3 | 8/1 | 21.9 | 50.15 | 2.57 | 129 | 4.92 |
P Siddle | 50 | 5491 | 2647 | 96 | 4 | 6 | 27.6 | 57.2 | 2.9 | 166 | 4.89 |
B Lee | 43 | 5075 | 3193 | 91 | 6 | 2 | 35.1 | 55.77 | 3.78 | 211 | 3.52 |
Hilfenhaus | 35 | 4056 | 1782 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 27.4 | 62.4 | 2.61 | 163 | 4.85 |
S MacGill | 26 | 3125 | 1551 | 63 | 3 | 4/1 | 24.6 | 49.6 | 2.98 | 148 | 4.16 |
N Hauritz | 32 | 3957 | 2101 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 36.2 | 68.22 | 3.13 | 213 | 3.98 |
D Fleming | 28 | 2890 | 1337 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 23.9 | 51.61 | 2.79 | 144 | 4.54 |
D Bollinger | 24 | 2397 | 1296 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 25.9 | 47.94 | 3.25 | 156 | 4.42 |
S Watson | 39 | 2295 | 1179 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 29.5 | 57.38 | 3.09 | 177 | 4.31 |
M Clarke | 32 | 1406 | 684 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 52.6 | 108.15 | 2.92 | 316 | 3.41 |
S Katich | 11 | 588 | 356 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32.4 | 53.45 | 3.65 | 195 | 3.32 |
30-32 age group | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi/10wkt haul | avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
G McGrath | 66 | 7607 | 2970 | 156 | 8 | 9/2 | 19 | 48.76 | 2.34 | 114 | 5.7 |
B Lee | 56 | 6649 | 3566 | 122 | 7 | 4 | 29.2 | 54.5 | 3.22 | 176 | 4.3 |
S Warne | 58 | 7210 | 3558 | 111 | 4 | 8/1 | 32.1 | 64.95 | 2.97 | 193 | 4.29 |
S MacGill | 28 | 4440 | 2314 | 78 | 3 | 6/1 | 29.7 | 56.92 | 3.14 | 178 | 4.44 |
M Clark | 24 | 2698 | 1141 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 19.3 | 45.73 | 2.54 | 116 | 4.91 |
Kasprowicz | 25 | 2372 | 1116 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 23.7 | 50.47 | 2.76 | 139 | 4.75 |
M Johnson | 21 | 2094 | 1234 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 33.4 | 56.59 | 3.54 | 200 | 3.86 |
R Harris | 16 | 1468 | 748 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 21.4 | 41.94 | 3.07 | 129 | 4.54 |
A Bichel | 13 | 939 | 509 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 21.2 | 39.13 | 3.26 | 128 | 4.17 |
J Gillespie | 18 | 1466 | 796 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 41.9 | 77.16 | 3.26 | 252 | 3.85 |
S Watson | 31 | 1948 | 741 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 33.7 | 88.55 | 2.29 | 202 | 5.58 |
M North | 20 | 1196 | 591 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42.2 | 85.43 | 2.82 | 241 | 3.73 |
A Symonds | 22 | 1098 | 467 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35.9 | 84.46 | 2.55 | 216 | 3.75 |
M Clarke | 19 | 606 | 307 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
33-35 age group | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi/10mt | avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
S Warne | 42 | 6339 | 2995 | 137 | 10 | 8/3 | 21.9 | 46.27 | 2.84 | 131 | 4.46 |
G McGrath | 54 | 6065 | 2502 | 117 | 8 | 5 | 21.4 | 51.84 | 2.45 | 127 | 4.73 |
S MacGill | 22 | 2414 | 1389 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 26.7 | 46.42 | 3.46 | 160 | 3.32 |
R Harris | 18 | 2021 | 910 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 49.29 | 2.7 | 133 | 4.7 |
M Clark | 24 | 2448 | 1102 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 31.5 | 69.94 | 2.7 | 189 | 4.72 |
A Bichel | 18 | 1875 | 1064 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 58.59 | 3.41 | 200 | 4.36 |
C Miller | 22 | 2229 | 928 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 29.9 | 71.9 | 2.5 | 180 | 4.82 |
Kasprowicz | 16 | 1366 | 861 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | 71.89 | 3.79 | 272 | 4.03 |
D Lehmann | 19 | 842 | 356 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | 64.77 | 2.54 | 164 | 4.19 |
A Symonds | 16 | 852 | 344 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 | 85.2 | 2.42 | 206 | 4.66 |
36-39 age group(4 years) | inns | balls | runs | wkts | 4wi | 5wi/10wkt haul | avg | b/w | r/o | ler lsr | ball/ss |
S Warne | 52 | 7348 | 3686 | 147 | 12 | 9 | 25.1 | 49.99 | 3.01 | 151 | 3.4 |
C Miller | 14 | 1862 | 877 | 38 | 1 | 3/1 | 23.1 | 49 | 2.83 | 139 | 4.53 |
G McGrath | 12 | 1549 | 628 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 26.2 | 64.54 | 2.43 | 157 | 5.51 |
A very interesting stats figure from Katich. Since his comeback(@33 age) he averaged excellently(check age group 33-35 batsmen) He was dropped because his last 10 inns as an opener yielded only 231 with 2 x50s…. nevertheless if they would have looked at his playrole(avg overs/Inn) in those 10 inns, than maybe he would be summoned to be more aggressive, as out 10 inns, he batted for over 25 overs in 4 inns. These stats are from series played in India and in England. He had become very slow during that period, just accumulating overs.
However the most astounding stats of this analysis comes in last age group, viz > 36 for batsmen/bowlers. It shows both Steve Waugh and Shane Warne played like a champions when they reached the age of 36!.
Explanation to indicators
Bat Abbreviation | Indicator |
Bat Avg | Batting Average |
Balls/SS | Average balls/Scoring shots |
Strike Rate | Runs/100 balls |
B/W | Balls per Wicket |
4ss | Boundaries/100 balls |
Avg Overs/Inn | Average overs batted/inn |
Bowl Abbreviation | Indicator |
Bowl Avg | Bowling Average |
R/O | Runs per Over |
B/W | Balls per Wicket or Bowling St.Rate |
SS | Scoring Shots |
SS/Balls | Scoring rate per 100 balls |
LER x LSR | Low Economy Rate x Low Strike Rate |
Note: In this analysis you would not see cricketers of the likes of Warne, McGrath, Ponting, Hayden, Martyn, Langer, Slater, Taylor, Bevan, and others who have debuted before 1998 in lower age groups(18-20, 21-24). Nevertheless they would be featured in rest of age groups.
Here is a link to meaning of all ndicators/formula – http://allthatcricket.com/?p=1489