In cricket, reaching 100 runs in an innings (a century) is a major milestone - the number of centuries a player makes in his career is a major statistic which is used in comparisons between batsmen. When Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to reach 100 international centuries the celebrations across India were huge.
by Adrian Worton
In cricket, reaching 100 runs in an innings (a century) is a major milestone - the number of centuries a player makes in his career is a major statistic which is used in comparisons between batsmen. When Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to reach 100 international centuries the celebrations across India were huge.
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The Test resumed with England's Ian Bell and Stuart Broad on 95 not out and 47 not out respectively. The first thing we said at the resumption of yesterday's play was that we would actually make sure we would turn up before the start of play in time to catch the two players reach their landmarks.
by Adrian Worton
Introduction With the Ashes approaching, I have finally got around to doing a new article for this site. As I will be at the full five days at the first Test at Trent Bridge, I also plan to be updating the site with daily reports, probably of varying length. But first, a preview, to decide if the pre-series predictions of a nailed-on England win are justified. By looking at the build-up to the last 10 Ashes (including the 2013 series) stretching back to 1994/95, we can see how Australia and England are shaping up compared to previous series. by Adrian Worton
Introduction We are going to look at the years for which batting averages are highest. We will also use the data we find to draw conclusions on individual nations' selection policies. We can also try and look at factors which might bias the data, and we will also have a quick look at normal distributions. by Adrian Worton
Introduction The aim of this article is to look at the batting averages for the top batsmen in the world, and normalise them with respect to the opposition. Do the averages of these top players stand up when the quality of the opposition is taken into account? |
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