tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653547980549919288.post5092678043950912300..comments2023-12-23T19:23:25.262+11:00Comments on The Wooden Finger: How to Rate Every One Day Batsman Ever, or Why Viv Richards is Probably The BestTroy Wheatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021214034890190625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653547980549919288.post-11790323678600288042012-01-14T09:52:02.480+11:002012-01-14T09:52:02.480+11:00That's a good point - I guess to determine if ...That's a good point - I guess to determine if it was significant enough to be factored in one could first look at how a batsman performed when his team batted first to how he performed when his team batted second. It could be for some batsmen that the situation described is uncommon enough not to worry about it. But for other batsmen, like Bevan, if they often find themselves in a situation where they are sticking around to guide the team to a win their strike rate might be lower and balls faced may be higher when their team bats second.<br /><br />Another option is just to remove all innings when the team batted second but that seems a bit drastic.Troy Wheatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021214034890190625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653547980549919288.post-38494445812671879802012-01-13T17:20:49.575+11:002012-01-13T17:20:49.575+11:00Just finally, another factor that you've parti...Just finally, another factor that you've partially omitted - batting second, and playing conservatively.<br /><br />You correctly note unused balls, and stretching the innings to use all available balls, but only in the context of scoring maximum runs. When batting second, and on track for an achievable target (run rate is above the required) then some batsmen - Bevan particularly comes to mind - begin to control the run rate, taking very considered runs and minimal risks.<br /><br />Note that this behaviour is not intended to maximise the run rate. It is intended to only win the match. If I only need to get ten runs to win the match, and I have ten overs to do so, it makes sense to wait for the safest opportunities rather than attempt to get those runs in an over or two.<br /><br />Because of this I believe you would ultimately need to include some significant weighting for whether the match was won or lost when batting second; and whether the batsman was still at the crease at the end of the match.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602837585554836441noreply@blogger.com