Until now we have only looked at wins by huge number of runs or by 10 wickets as comprehensive wins

All of us are familiar with the exploits of one batsman in a single innings

As the title implies, this is an analytical look at the 100 Tests played by Australia between January 1, 2000 and now

This is a statistical summary of the 2784 matches which have been played over the past 36 years somewhat similar to the Test analysis which was done earlier

After a couple of rather heavy Test articles, I have reverted to ODIs, that too bowling, an area which tends to be neglected

In the first part we saw the way the numbers related to Matches, Innings, Results, Partnerships and Extras have changed over the 130 years of Test cricket

This is a major attempt to generate a set of measures for Test Cricket by period

After a series of heavy articles involving parameters, weightings, extensive calculations, spirited arguments etc., I have considered a single topic this time - bowlers who have taken the highest percentage of wickets lbw, bowled and

The toughest job in Test cricket is that of the wicketkeeper

The previous post on allrounders received a high number of quality responses

A bowler who can bat a bit (Abid Ali) or a batsmen who can turn his arm a bit (Sehwag) or a bowler who chances his way to a hundred (Agarkar), have at various times have been dubbed as all-rounders

Even though the batsmen always bat in pairs, it is in bowling that the players are very effective operating in tandem

The large number of comments received and the very valid points mentioned in these have made me come out with a follow-up to my article on the best ODI batsman

In my previous article I had taken two important ODI batting measures and attempted to analyse batsmen skills using those

I am not sure whether I would jump with joy if someone, as reported recently, conclusively proved that Don Bradman scored those elusive four runs, by mistake credited to Jack Ryder, during 1929

The ODI batting average is a single-dimensional measure incorporating only one part of the total measure needed to measure a batsman, viz, runs scored

Brian Lara finished his career with a batting average of more than 50

When people talk of the most outstanding performances in a single Test match, a few superlative displays come to mind

In the first part I looked at a methodology for determining night-watchman situations and looked at individual performances

The night-watchman concept in Test cricket is a paradox