Days of Grace
International Captain
Greetings,
Some of the veteran posters here may recall five years ago I did a Top 100 Test Batsmen countdown. There were multiple threads which can be found by searching the threads started by myself.
The project worked very well and I had tremendous feedback. Five years later (long overdue!) I have returned with the Top 100 Test Bowlers. The formula for both batting and bowling lists has been re-evaluated to my current satisfaction. Most importantly, the formula is consistent across both batting and bowling lists.
The formula for both test batsmen and bowlers is as follows:
Career runs/wickets, length of time, and great performances 10%
Overall average*, strike rate*, and points per innings (PPI)** 50%
Peak 50 innings average, strike rate, and PPI 20%
Non-home average, strike-rate, and PPI 10%
Quality opposition*** average, strike-rate, and PPI 10%
* Averages and strike-rates are adjusted by era, quality of opposition, and match conditions.
** All innings by a batsmen or bowler are given a rating (see my top 100 test batting and bowling performances thread). The PPI is the average of all innings' performances.
***I have given historical ratings to all teams across all matches. Teams with ratings of 100.00 or above are seen as quality opposition.
Average, strike-rate, and PPI are given different weight based on their perceived importance. Basically, a batsmen or bowler's points for overall, peak, home, and quality opposition consist of: ((((average*4+strike-rate*1)/5)*2)+(points per innings*1))/3
Career points consist of (((((runs/wickets*4+length*1)/5)*4)+(gold performances*3+silver performances*2+bronze performances*1))/5
Gold performances: Performances of 15.00+
Silver: 12.50-14.99
Bronze: 10.00-12.49
Hopefully I explained that well. If anyone has any questions about the rating criteria, please feel free to ask anytime. The countdown will start presently. I will endeavor to post at least three-five players a day so it expect the greatest test bowler of all time to be revealed by mid-October.
Some of the veteran posters here may recall five years ago I did a Top 100 Test Batsmen countdown. There were multiple threads which can be found by searching the threads started by myself.
The project worked very well and I had tremendous feedback. Five years later (long overdue!) I have returned with the Top 100 Test Bowlers. The formula for both batting and bowling lists has been re-evaluated to my current satisfaction. Most importantly, the formula is consistent across both batting and bowling lists.
The formula for both test batsmen and bowlers is as follows:
Career runs/wickets, length of time, and great performances 10%
Overall average*, strike rate*, and points per innings (PPI)** 50%
Peak 50 innings average, strike rate, and PPI 20%
Non-home average, strike-rate, and PPI 10%
Quality opposition*** average, strike-rate, and PPI 10%
* Averages and strike-rates are adjusted by era, quality of opposition, and match conditions.
** All innings by a batsmen or bowler are given a rating (see my top 100 test batting and bowling performances thread). The PPI is the average of all innings' performances.
***I have given historical ratings to all teams across all matches. Teams with ratings of 100.00 or above are seen as quality opposition.
Average, strike-rate, and PPI are given different weight based on their perceived importance. Basically, a batsmen or bowler's points for overall, peak, home, and quality opposition consist of: ((((average*4+strike-rate*1)/5)*2)+(points per innings*1))/3
Career points consist of (((((runs/wickets*4+length*1)/5)*4)+(gold performances*3+silver performances*2+bronze performances*1))/5
Gold performances: Performances of 15.00+
Silver: 12.50-14.99
Bronze: 10.00-12.49
Hopefully I explained that well. If anyone has any questions about the rating criteria, please feel free to ask anytime. The countdown will start presently. I will endeavor to post at least three-five players a day so it expect the greatest test bowler of all time to be revealed by mid-October.
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