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 he has had to run 14,915 of his own runs in singles, twos and threes, which adds up to 328,130 yards or over 186 miles (300 kilometres). He will also have covered a similar distance for his partners while non-striker – not quite so many runs, perhaps, but a significant number nonetheless. If we allow his batting partners 75% of Tendulkar’s output, that’s another 12,105 runs, or 266,310 yards, or 151 miles (243km). That makes a total of around 337 miles (543km).
Wish someone can do the math for the miles run by the fast bowlers to the bowling crease!
[On a side note, for those who were wondering where Kridaya went in the last few months, I was busy with the birth of my son. Regular blogging will now resume with this post, though at a more leisurely pace than before.]
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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 Ashes or the first tour of Australia. It is amazing how cricket has declined in both USA and Canada that you have to explain cricket in baseball terms for someone to understand the game.
A crowd of 3,000 roared their approval for the first match in Montreal between September 24-26, 1859. A crowd of several thousand spectators including 1,000 ladies witnessed the proceedings on the last day of the tour. Sporting tours became a way of life with this event.
The 1859 tour was the brainchild of Robert Waller and WP Pickering. Mr. Pickering had captained Eton before emigrating to Canada in 1852. He represented Canada in the USA vs Canada match of 1853.
The article has an amazing scorecard between the English and the Americans. The latter fielded 22 (Twenty-Two) members against the standard 11 of the English team. And they still lost by an innings and 64 runs! The second match was not too bad, the Twenty-Two losing by “just” 7 wickets. You can also see some strange bowling figures with one English bowler taking 16 wickets in a single innings.
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 what the consensus is right now?
There have been reservations expressed about the filing of “whereabouts” information. All the other elements of the ICC Anti-Doping Code remain in place including in and out-of-competition testing. The consensus right now is that all parties are committed to a zero-tolerance approach to drugs in sport and there is a desire to find a solution to the difficulties being experienced.
Read the whole thing.
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My favorite is the Australia v South Africa semi-final match in the 1999 World Cup.
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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, which Tony has. Per the new WinCODA2 software being used by Tony and the scorers in South Africa, India’s target will be 266 in 42 overs, and 166 for 20 overs. Thanks for that Tony. Appreciated. And no, this system apparently does not take into consideration Powerplays.
It is amazing (incredible, astonishing, STUPID) that the rules for determining the outcome of a match are hidden inside proprietary software that even the No. 1 cricket website in the world doesn’t possess. It is even worse that no one, outside the makers of that proprietary software, can explain what those rules are.
So release the application source code already. Maybe Duckworth and Lewis can sign a contract with the ICC for being the sole vendors for the software, and they can license the technology to resellers who can service the local tournaments. That way, they don’t lose out when open-sourcing the software.
By releasing the code, every cricket enthusiast can look at the rules and suggest improvements that can be rolled back into the main product. Not to mention bugs that can be fixed.
[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 blog.
The Night Watchgirl: Started with a focus on cricket for beginners, but now also offers cricket commentary.
Miss Field’s Cricket Blog: One of the wittiest cricket blog out there. Primarily devoted to Aussie cricket.
The Corridor: Will Luke of Cricinfo.
[Mary Ward blogs about various job issues in the health care field, including how to study to obtain a degree from online Ultrasound Tech schools
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 had actually done something against a strong team.
Here are his “away” averages against a few teams: 22.66 in Australia 10.50 in India 4.25 in England Never played in South Africa
His overall averages against Australia are 31.22 and against South Africa (2 home Tests) are 24.66. Compare that with 66.66 against Bangladesh, 84.66 against Zimbabwe, and 83.33 against New Zealand, against whom he has played 31% of all his Test matches. Also a home average of 59.29 versus 44.80 playing away.
Sambit Bal, Cricinfo, on August 28, 2009
With his second successive hundred against New Zealand, Thilan Samaraweera has taken his batting average to over 50, the magic number that used to confer greatness on Test batsmen. He now stands 29th on the all-time averages list, and if the list is restricted to batsmen with a minimum of 50 Tests, he jumps to 18.
[...] Still, how good is he? We perhaps don’t know yet. He averages 31.22 against Australia, 24.66 against South Africa, 28.87 against England. In Australia he averages 22.66, in England 4.25, and in India 10.50. He has played 30 of his 54 Tests at home, and averages nearly 60 in them.
Let me not go there…
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