Days of Grace
International Captain
So, we are down to the top 25 test batsmen of all time. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the discussion so far. I'm really pleased that a lot of people have taken an interest in my ratings.
Here's a reminder of how the Formula works and what weight I give each factor:
The average total rating for players in the top 25 is 900.
The 900 points is made up of 3 separate categories:
Quality points: 637.5
Average: 40%
RPI: 8%
Non-Home Ave: 12%
T/O Ave: 18%
Strike-rate for innings of 50+: 5%
% S/I/M: 5% (total amount of significant innings against all opposition divided by number of matches played)
Best series (runs aggregate): 2%
Centuries per innings: 4% (adjusted total amount of centuries scored against all opposition divided by number of innings played. For example, an innings of 102 against Bangladesh would not count as a century. An innings of 92 against Australia in 2001 would most likely count as a century because the amount of runs scored would be adjusted upwards)
Innings worth Ave: 6% (innings played in team innings of less than 150 runs and less than 5 wickets do not count, e.g. 30/1, 140/3, etc.)
Career points: 112.5
Career length (days): 30% (points reduced for batsmen who played less than 75% of their team's total matches during their playing career)
Top opposition Significant innings (top 3 tiers): 25% (points weighted according to the top 3 tiers. For example, top tier S/I are worth 1.5 more points than tier 2 S/I)
Great innings: 15%
Top opposition Centuries (top 3 tiers): 20% (points weighted according to the top 3 tiers. For example, top tier centuries are worth 1.5 more points than tier 2 centuries)
Top opposition Centuries (top 3 tiers): 10%
Centuries are non-adjusted.
Peak performance: 150
25 Test peak performance: 50
Peak length (Days) 10%
Average 60%
RPI 10%
Significant innings (all opposition) 10%
Centuries (all opposition) 10%
Centuries are non-adjusted
50 Test peak performance: 100
Peak length (Days) 10%
Average 60%
RPI 10%
Significant innings (all opposition) 10%
Centuries (all opposition) 10%
Centuries are non-adjusted
Batsmen lose peak ratings points if they have played less than 25 and 50 matches respectively.
Confused? I was too at times.
Anyway, the formula seems to give some good results that back up a lot of historical opinion at the same time as being worthy of debate and discussion and that's all you can ask for.
No. 25 coming up in the next 12 hours...
Here's a reminder of how the Formula works and what weight I give each factor:
The average total rating for players in the top 25 is 900.
The 900 points is made up of 3 separate categories:
Quality points: 637.5
Average: 40%
RPI: 8%
Non-Home Ave: 12%
T/O Ave: 18%
Strike-rate for innings of 50+: 5%
% S/I/M: 5% (total amount of significant innings against all opposition divided by number of matches played)
Best series (runs aggregate): 2%
Centuries per innings: 4% (adjusted total amount of centuries scored against all opposition divided by number of innings played. For example, an innings of 102 against Bangladesh would not count as a century. An innings of 92 against Australia in 2001 would most likely count as a century because the amount of runs scored would be adjusted upwards)
Innings worth Ave: 6% (innings played in team innings of less than 150 runs and less than 5 wickets do not count, e.g. 30/1, 140/3, etc.)
Career points: 112.5
Career length (days): 30% (points reduced for batsmen who played less than 75% of their team's total matches during their playing career)
Top opposition Significant innings (top 3 tiers): 25% (points weighted according to the top 3 tiers. For example, top tier S/I are worth 1.5 more points than tier 2 S/I)
Great innings: 15%
Top opposition Centuries (top 3 tiers): 20% (points weighted according to the top 3 tiers. For example, top tier centuries are worth 1.5 more points than tier 2 centuries)
Top opposition Centuries (top 3 tiers): 10%
Centuries are non-adjusted.
Peak performance: 150
25 Test peak performance: 50
Peak length (Days) 10%
Average 60%
RPI 10%
Significant innings (all opposition) 10%
Centuries (all opposition) 10%
Centuries are non-adjusted
50 Test peak performance: 100
Peak length (Days) 10%
Average 60%
RPI 10%
Significant innings (all opposition) 10%
Centuries (all opposition) 10%
Centuries are non-adjusted
Batsmen lose peak ratings points if they have played less than 25 and 50 matches respectively.
Confused? I was too at times.
Anyway, the formula seems to give some good results that back up a lot of historical opinion at the same time as being worthy of debate and discussion and that's all you can ask for.
No. 25 coming up in the next 12 hours...
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