There are three kinds of lies. Lies, Damned lies and Statistics.”

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

“……..Don’t believe the last bit.

Andy Pick (Brazil, 2010)

No Where to Hide Player Stats

- Player Awareness : Where they THINK they are in relation to where they REALLY are

Team Stats- Analyze performance

- Compare with opposition

- Measure improvement

Organisation Stats

- Value for money: Players, Programmes and Investments

How Else Can We Measure Success

Without stats there can be no start point and no finish line.

We need stats to measure our progress towards process goals

Without stats how do we measure the success of our programs?

Know that we are focusing on the right areas

In short, if we are doing it right

Use of Player Stats Obvious one, to measure performance

- 50’s and 100’s - Runs per over

- Strike rate: batting and bowling - Game winning performances

Break down the players game to show both strengths and weaknesses

- Batting (strike rate): – spin versus seam

- left arm versus right arm

- off spin versus leg spin

- Bowling: - right hand versus right hand

- first spell versus second spell

- powerplay bowling

Use of Player Stats (continued) Highlight areas for attention when writing

development programmes

Selectors used to back up “gut feel”

Tests to compare players to world’s best or other bench marks (Leading Associate and Affiliate players??)

Use of Team Stats Measure progress - year to year

- average team scores : -for and against

- wins and losses : - home and away

- batting first and second

Evaluate Performance- break game into phases

- good against seamers, weak against spin

- wicket clusters

Making of Game Plans- based on above, attack seamers to allow caution against spin

- plan to consolidate after loss of a wicket

Identify Areas for Future Development- work on playing spin

- use tests to measure progress

Lets Look at Some Stats

Lets Look at Some Stats

Lets Look at Some Stats

To Help in the Future Team Stats – Batting

Individual power play stats

Strike rate

Dot ball percentage

Boundary percentage

Singles

Full fifty overs used batting first

Wickets in hand at the 20 over mark

Average team scores batting first and second

Wicket clusters lost (two wickets in two overs)

Partnerships of 80+

To Help in the Future Team Stats – Bowling

Individual power play stats

Average team scores against when bowling first and second

Wickets taken at 20 overs

Wicket clusters taken (two wickets in two overs)

Extras bowled (Including runs off extra ball)

Maidens bowled

Singles percentage

Boundaries percentage

Dot ball percentage

Questions?