A look at top 5 batsmen’s performance in 3 different eras. I have used No. of inns (they batted instead of matches)to measure their contribution/involvement in victory. These stats are against all countries(including associate ones) I was keen on looking … Continue reading
Sadly for Sri Lankans fans, their national team have lost 8 out of 11 (T20I)at home while chasing a target(2nd Batting). …. And 4 of those targets were less than 140 runs!. A quick look at all team chasing less … Continue reading
http://prezi.com/a2om7j-aqucb/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy From Champions Trophy in UK, till end of 4th ODI (SA in SL) 34 games ODIs were played and only 7 times teams batted first after winning the toss, suggesting almost 80.00% of them field first in last … Continue reading
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I was reading on how Australian domestic tournaments (Sheffield Shield,BBL , Ford Cup) is responsible for Australia’s poor Test performance. It seems variable weather, pitch conditions, and scheduling is responsible for their poor performance. I have never been … Continue reading
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Australia batting Partnerships (2013) In 11 innings Aussies had 17 x50+ partnerships, in which only 4 were converted into 100s. For them the problem lies at the top order (2nd, 3rd , 4th & 5th wkt) which has taken a … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
A look at Test centuries scored by all teams (for and against) since 2011 – and those with strike rate of 50.00 and above. England have the most Test centuries(36).From these only 10 centuries had a strike rate above 50.00. … Continue reading
The current Australian side is not closely similar to those led by SWaugh /Ponting between (1998-2009) yet this team has an aggressive streak to her, and eventually it will be mentioned in same breath…..till then it has to grind, … Continue reading
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In the forthcoming Ashes, can England arrest their lower order dismal performance ?. England lower order succumbed to pressure in the finals of CT2013. This has been their problem in last 15months, and it is across all formats. Here’s a … Continue reading
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[local /wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SPIN-HOW-2-HANDLE.flv One of the method to play spin] Below GFX are taken from <The Bowler’s Art> by Brian Wilkins. First published in 1991. “It would probably help the reader to have a cricket … Continue reading
One of the low scoring tournaments played in ODI history, with only 6 times teams went past 250 (both inns) & only once going beyond 300 in 14 games. Therefore let us look at bowling performance. A quick look … Continue reading
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http://prezi.com/a26dga7xwz6g/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy My first prezi, Phew!!
[local /wp-content/uploads/2013/06/HORSE-RACING.flv] In India cricket is more than a sport, its good business for all. One saw illegal betting during IPL(6th edition-2013) where Int cricketers along with franchise owner were involved in match-fixing and illegal betting. IPL is a … Continue reading
At end of 4th Game, a glimpse of this tournament has panned. So far… Indicator Points Avg 25.28 Its 6pts. less than this year’s figure Avg(31.35) R/O 4.77 B/W(St.Rate) 31.82 Here its 7 pts less than this … Continue reading
IPL 6 After 74 games the average runs scored by teams batting first has reached 155.88. In my last post,(end of 25th game), the average was 149. Now in those 74 games, 38(51.35%) chased successfully. And, so far 44 times (59.46%) … Continue reading
