(152)…Runs scored x Bat Position ∝(Balls faced) = Team score

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A look at Test batting for all countries, with consumption of balls as primary discussion. There has been rise in No. of overs bowled /1^st Innings in last few years. Therefore the obvious curiosity whether batsman are able to score more if they are facing more balls/innings. Here is a findings year wise

1^st Inning Average Balls faced by each batting position

Balls/Inn	2011	2012	2013
I	77	86	71
II	84	75	60
III	90	85	86
IV	85	96	68
V	77	97	67
VI	71	75	69
VII	54	58	45
VIII	38	41	33
IX	28	25	30
X	19	18	21
XI	11	10	12

1^st Inning Average Runs scored by each batting position … interestingly in 2013 -facing less balls did not have any effect on batsmen’s ability to score runs!.

AVG	2011	2012	2013
I	35.12	35.54	36.44
II	43.47	34.69	34.22
III	40.16	41.98	49.44
IV	46.11	44.13	39.45
V	39.84	49.19	39.74
VI	40.25	36.23	51.23
VII	29.79	31.13	28.35
VIII	25.21	25.19	18.41
IX	15.90	13.74	15.23
X	11.58	13.21	12.90
XI	8.12	9.52	8.30
Year	2011	2012	2013
Tests	39	42	17
Avg(1^st Inn) score	329	347	334
>400 score(1^st Inn)	23	29	12
Avg No. of overs(1^st Inn)	105	109	104

List of centuries and fifties for each batting position year wise.

Test Centuries	2011	2012	2013
I	5	12	4
II	12	12	4
III	15	16	6
IV	12	20	3
V	12	15	4
VI	6	9	7
VII	4	2	2
VIII	4	1	0
IX	0	0	0
X	0	1	0
XI	0	0	0
	70	88	30

Test fifties	2011	2012	2013
I	25	19	5
II	19	25	5
III	31	21	5
IV	33	15	8
V	24	27	7
VI	32	24	6
VII	19	21	5
VIII	9	13	3
IX	3	2	2
X	0	1	0
XI	0	1	0
	195	169	46

All data is updated and processed at end of March 2013.

22 Apr / 2013(152)…Runs scored x Bat Position ∝(Balls faced) = Team score

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