Posts related to "balls faced"

How many balls should you face?

Friday 5 April 2013 -- 9:54am

Last time, the stats were about the number of balls each batter faced with a pair. This time, I've been asked for a more detailed variation of that theme. Today, we look at a few simple stats, such as averages and high-scores, but sort the results based on how many balls the batter faced in their innings. If that doesn't make sense, too bad, just keep reading.
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Farming the strike

Friday 22 March 2013 -- 1:41pm

Sanjit and Xavier felt that they had faced very few balls while batting last week. Both less than half of the balls in their partnerships, with Rajit and Matt respectively taking most of the strike. So Sanjit asked about the records in this category. Today we'll check out number of balls faced by individuals during a batting pair, and balls faced in a row.
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Gareth's self-confidence booster

Monday 5 July 2010 -- 5:06pm

The question of the week this week, was very simple. Gareth began by asking which bowlers had taken the most wickets for our team, and was disappointed to learn that Xavier and Brad led the way, simply because they have played the most games.

And so the question was refined: Which bowler has the most wickets per over?
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