A Guide to Indicators & Formulas
Abbreviation & Meaning used in this index
Batting Indicator (Primary)
| Abbreviation | Indicator |
| Bat Avg | Batting Average |
| SS | Scoring Shots |
| SS/Balls | Scoring rate per 100 balls |
| SS(singles)% | Scoring rate in singles |
| SS(boundaries)% | Scoring rate in Boundaries |
| B/W | Balls per Wicket or Bowling St.Rate |
| Value % | Batsman scored Runs/Team Avg. |
| Role % | Batsman’s scored Runs/(Team’s End score – Begin score) |
| Begin Score | Team’s score at beginning of a batsman’s Innings |
| End Score | Team’s score at end of a batsman’s Innings |
Batting Indicator (Secondary)
| Abbreviation | Indicator |
| St. Rate | Strike. Rate |
| 4s % | % of Boundaries |
| 1s % | % of singles |
| 0s % | % dot balls |
| R/Hr | Runs per Hour |
| “0” | Marker(No.of balls to get off the mark) |
Bowling Indicator (Primary)
| 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 |
| SS(singles)% | Scoring rate in singles |
| SS(boundaries)% | Scoring rate in Boundaries |
| C 4 | Consecutive less than 4 runs |
| L 4 | Less than 4 runs per over |
| L 3 | Less than 3 runs per over |
| C 3 | Consecutive less than 3 runs |
| LER | Low Economy Rate |
| LSR | Low Strike Rate |
| X Factor | LER x LSR |
Bowling Indicator (Secondary)
| Abbreviation | Indicator |
| 4s % | % of Boundaries |
| 1s % | % of singles |
| 0s % | % dot balls |
| NB & W % | % of Error Balls(NB & W) |
| B & LB % | % of byes & leg byes |
| 1ball(runs)% | % runs scored of 1st ball of an over…look at number of ball bowled and find the average score of each ball. From Batting perspective how many times a teams are able to score from these balls – from Bowling perspective for the same balls how times bowlers and their team have prevented opposition Batsmen from scoring. |
| 2ball(runs)% | % runs scored of 2nd ball of an over |
| 5ball(runs)% | % runs scored of second last ball of an over |
| 6ball(runs)% | % runs scored of last ball of an over |
| 1ball(wkts)% | % wkts on 1st ball of an over |
| 2ball(wkts)% | % wkts on 1st ball of an over |
| 5ball(wkts)% | % wkts on 1st ball of an over |
| 6ball(wkts)% | % wkts on 1st ball of an over |
| 6+/over % | 6 => runs conceded in an over |
| 10+/over % | 10 = > runs conceded in an over |
The Gap Factor
All teams want to win a cricket match, or at least not lose one.
Batting side(offense) will always want to score more runs in less balls, at same time lose less wickets. On the other hand the bowling side(defense) wants to pick wickets in less balls, and concede less runs.
This reflects their strength and weakness. To find out how they go about it in terms of data/stats/numbers – we deviced something called “The gap factor”.
Its similar to NRR but with only one calculation – minus the batting performance with bowling performance. If the numbers is in plus figure than that team is doing well in that particular indicator, but if the numbers are in minus figure than that team is performing poorly in that department.
