Category Archives: items of interest

Fun with Statistics

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Krishna

From the “Ask Steven” page of Cricinfo: Sachin Tendulkar had scored 31,055 runs in international cricket (13,447 in Tests, 17,598 in ODIs, and 10 in Twenty20 internationals). Of those, 16,140 have come in boundaries (3675 fours and 240 sixes), so … Continue reading →

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Individual Cricket Blogs

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Krishna

We are trying to compile a list of cricket bloggers who are outside the newspaper (Guardian, Telegraph) and cricket corporation (Cricinfo) world. And which have been active in the last few months. Please go here to add your blog as … Continue reading →

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First English Cricket Tour of North America (150 Years Ago)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Krishna

Dreamcricket has a post on the very first tour made by an English team to North America in 1859. This was the second international tour ever, the first being a 1844 between USA and Canada. This was even before the … Continue reading →

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BCC! Lands ICC Interview on WADA

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Krishna

A coup by the guys at BCC!. An excerpt: We have read / heard enough that BCCI is not too happy with the “Whereabouts” clause. There also have been reports of other boards supporting BCCI’s position. Could you elaborate on … Continue reading →

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Best Cricket Match You have Watched

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Krishna

What is the best cricket match that you have ever watched? My favorite is the Australia v South Africa semi-final match in the 1999 World Cup. Answer it here.

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Video of the Day

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Krishna

Watch Usain Bolt bowl out Chris Gayle at a charity match: (Hat tip: Patrick Kidd)

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Launching Cricket Question & Answer Site

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Krishna

We just started a new cricket question and answer site at http://cricket.kridaya.com. Unlike a blog, this allows you  to participate as a full member of the site asking questions and providing answers to others. You will gain votes and badges … Continue reading →

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Release the Source Code for Duckworth and Lewis Already

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Krishna

So here’s the Cricinfo commentary while the Australia-India match was being washed out by rain: 18.30 Tony Lewis, of Duckworth and Lewis, has emailed giving us the correct permutation. A newer version of the software was implemented for this tournament, … Continue reading →

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A Few Interesting Cricket Blogs

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Krishna

[This is a guest post by Mary Ward] Cricket-Blog: A cricket blog from Australia with a few Indian editors too. Good Cricket Wicket: Focus on cricket in the United Kingdom and some information on women’s cricket. Cricket Forever: Another English … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Krishna

Kridaya on August 27, 2009 Thilan Samaraweera who has notched his second century of the series. Samaraweera’s average stands at 52.25, a figure that would find him a place among the great batsmen of all time. That is, if he … Continue reading →

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