Mahindinho
State Vice-Captain
If only I knew!On the subject, what affects strike rates and economy rates? I know mentality must contribute, but which of bowling and consistency contribute more to strike rate and vice-versa?
Thanks for any help.
I _think_ it's really a combination of both. This is really just the way I read it...
For a given ball, you have a potential of how good it could be, which is defined by bowling ability. For argument's sake, imagine that a Superb bowler's best possible ball would rate 10, while a Mediocre's would only hit 5.
Next, you have how good the actual ball is, which I see as a percentage of the potential. With high consistency, more of the balls will be up there at 80-90% of potential. If the Superb bowler described earlier had high conc, most of his balls would rate 8, 9 or even 10. However, if he had rubbish conc, it would be more of a spread - 3, 4, lots of 5s...with maybe the odd ball up there at 10.
For each ball, you then get a rating for the batsman - how well they play the ball, basically. Again, shot potential is defined by batting rating, while actual shot quality is affected by concentration.
So, for each ball, you get two ratings:
batting >>> bowling = 4 or 6
batting >> bowling = 2 or 3
batting > bowling = 1 or 2
batting = bowling = 0 or 1
batting < bowling = dot ball
batting <<< bowling = wicket or chance
The quality of fielding, keeper, etc. could determine whether a chance is taken.
It's all about the random factors. Even the best batsmen will, while facing 100 balls, hit a really low rating - if this coincides with a rubbish bowler's one good ball, the überbatsmen will get out.
Consider an over bowled by various bowlers and faced by various batsmen:
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[B]Ball 1 2 3 4 5 6[/B]
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[B]Ratings[/B]
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Bowler 1 8 8 7 6 9 8 high bowling, high cons
Bowler 2 4 8 6 9 3 5 high bowling, low cons
Bowler 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 low bowling, high cons
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Batsman 1 8 9 6 7 8 8 high batting, high conc
Batsman 2 5 8 9 2 5 6 high batting, low conc
Batsman 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 low batting, high conc
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[B]Outcomes[/B]
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Bowl1 vs Bat1 . 2 . 1 . 1 4 runs
Bowl2 vs Bat1 4 2 . . 6 2 14 runs
Bowl3 vs Bat1 4 4 . . 3 2 13 runs
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Bowl1 vs Bat2 . . 2 C C . 2 runs 2 chances
Bowl2 vs Bat2 1 . . W 2 1 4 runs 1 wicket
Bowl3 vs Bat2 1 3 4 C 1 . 9 runs 1 chance
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Bowl1 vs Bat3 . C . . C C 0 runs 3 chances
Bowl2 vs Bat3 1 C . C 3 . 4 runs 2 chances
Bowl3 vs Bat3 1 . 1 . 1 . 3 runs
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[B]Totals[/B]
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Bowler 1 high bowling, high cons 6 runs 5 chances
Bowler 2 high bowling, low cons 22 runs 2 chances 1 wicket
Bowler 3 low bowling, high cons 25 runs 1 chance
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Batsman 1 high batting, high conc 31 runs
Batsman 2 high batting, low conc 15 runs 3 chances 1 wicket
Batsman 3 low batting, high conc 7 runs 5 chances
another short game coming up
