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A Statistical Analysis of Batting in Cricket
Author(s) -
Kimber Alan C.,
Hansford Alan R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series a (statistics in society)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-985X
pISSN - 0964-1998
DOI - 10.2307/2983068
Subject(s) - cricket , nonparametric statistics , statistical analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , parametric statistics , computer science , sample (material) , statistics , mathematics , ecology , biology , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics
SUMMARY The batting average is ubiquitous in cricket. In this paper we show that the traditional batting average depends on an unrealistic parametric assumption. We propose a nonparametric approach based on runs scored for assessing batting performance. The methods have been applied to a large sample of players at various levels of cricket, examples of which are featured in this paper. The statistical methodology employed is akin to that used in reliability and survival analysis.