Sunday, February 28, 2010

"Full Toss" Cricket Radio Show on Feb 20 2010 ... Interview With Edison Cricket Club





Interview with Atul Huckoo and Raja Shah of Edison Cricket Club

Saturday, February 27, 2010

2010 ... India Vs S.Africa ... O D I - 3 ... Analytics

February 27 2010 ... India Vs S.Africa at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahemedabad - South Africa won by 90 runs.

  • S.Africa 365for 2 wickets in 50 overs
  • India 275 All Out in 44.3 overs
  • Scoreboard
  • Photos

Analytics Behind India's Chase
Target of 366 runs to be scored in 50 overs

Score at end of 17 overs ... 90 for the loss of 2 wickets

Batting Resources still available was 71 % ...
Remaining Chase Target % was lower at 75 %
Shortfall of 4 %
Hence at end of 17 overs ... Resource Clock is slightly against India

Score at end of 34 overs ... 204 for the loss of 6 wickets

Batting Resources still available was 28 % ...
Remaining Chase Target % was 44 %
Shortfall of 16%
Hence at end of 34 overs ... Resource Clock is significantly against India

During the Opening Overs, India was not very badly placed and were slightly behind the Resource Clock Index. However they were not able to gain momentum during the Middle Overs and by losing wickets, they fell well behind the Resource Clock Index. In the end India lost by a big margin of 90 runs.

They were ahead of the "clock" only during the first two overs and were fell steadily behind thereafter, the Advance/Decline Ratio was against them most of the time.

Amit's ... Did You Know ........... (10)

Cricket Trivia from the Web ... Interesting facts regarding Indian Women Cricketers.

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Who is Mithali Raj..?

Mithali Raj, who passed 3,000 ODI runs during the Asia Cup last year, has established herself as one of the leading performers in world cricket.

Mithali Raj's third consecutive half-century gave India an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series against England in Visakhapatnam. She scored 84 in an attractive stroke-filled innings to give India a convincing five-wicket win.
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Who is Jhulan Goswami..?

Jhulan Goswami, the ICC Women's Player of the Year in 2007, is one of the most fearsome fast bowlers in the world and will hoping to build upon her growing reputation for delivering match-winning spells, especially now she has the added responsibility of being captain.

Goswami's strength lies in the fact that she generates movement off the pitch when she lands the ball on the seam and is now the fastest female bowler in the world, bowling at 120kph.

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2010 ... India Vs S.Africa ... O D I - 2 ... Analytics

February 24 2010 ... India Vs S.Africa at Capt Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior - India won by 153 runs.

  • India 401 for 3 wickets in 50 overs
  • S.Africa 248 All out in 42.5 overs
  • Scoreboard
  • Photos

Analytics Behind South Africa's Chase
Target of 402 runs to be scored in 50 overs

Score at end of 17 overs ... 114 for the loss of 6 wickets

Batting Resources still available was 32 % ...
Remaining Chase Target % was lower at 72 %
Shortfall of 38%
Hence at end of 17 overs ... Resource Clock is against South Africa

Score at end of 34 overs ... 191 for the loss of 7 wickets

Batting Resources still available was 21 % ...
Remaining Chase Target % was 53 %
Shortfall of 32%
Hence at end of 34 overs ... Resource Clock is against South Africa

During the Opening Overs itself, South Africa did not chase their target well, by losing wickets constantly and were very well behind the Resource Clock Index. They were unable to overcome their poor start in the Middle Overs and End Overs, despite doing better and lost by a huge margin of 153 runs.

However this match was historic for Tendulkar's triumphant 200, the first double century in One Day Cricket matches.


2010 ... India Vs S.Africa ... O D I - 1 ... Analytics

February 21 2010 ... India Vs S.Africa at Sawai ManSingh Stadium, Jaipur - India won by 1 run.

  • India 298 for 9 wickets in 50 overs
  • S.Africa 297 All out in 50 overs
  • Scoreboard
  • Photos

Analytics Behind South Africa's Chase
Target of 299 runs to be scored in 50 overs

Score at end of 17 overs ... 100 for the loss of 2 wickets

Batting Resources still available was 71 % ...
Remaining Chase Target % was lower at 67 %
Hence at end of 17 overs ... Resource Clock is in favor of South Africa

Score at end of 34 overs ... 179 for the loss of 6 wickets

Batting Resources still available was 29 % ...
Remaining Chase Target % was 40 %
Hence at end of 34 overs ... Resource Clock is now against South Africa

During the Opening Overs, South Africa chased their target very well and were ahead of the Resource Clock Index. However they lost the plot and slumped during their Middle overs and fell significantly behind the Resource Clock Index. They made a very good recovery during the End overs, but were slightly short and lost by the narrowest of margins of one run.

Overall South Africa was ahead of the Resource Clock only in 16 overs and were behind in the remaining 34 overs. The Advance/Decline Ratio was definitely against them.

2010 ... T20 (2) - Pakistan Vs England ... Fundamental Analysis

Pakistan Vs England played at Dubai, U.A.E Feb 20 2010 - Pakistan won by 4 wickets
  • England 148 for 6 wickets in 20 overs
  • Pakistan 149 for 6 wickets in 19 overs
  • Scoreboard
  • Photos
Analytics Behind Pakistan's Chase

Target of 149 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 45 for the loss of 3 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 64 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 70 %
Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock against Pakistan

Score at end of 13 overs ... 78 for the loss of 5 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 36 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 48 %
Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock still against Pakistan

Opening Overs clearly were dominated by England based on the "Resource Clock", and the Middle Overs clearly indicated that England was ahead of the Resource Clock and was likely to win.

But in the End-Game Pakistan maintained the momentum and managed their "Batting Resources" much better and it was quite sufficient to win with 6 balls to spare. Scoring 40 runs in 3 overs during overs 14, 15, 16 proved to be the turning point. Abdul Razzaq was clearly the difference.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Sachin 200 ... Truly The Greatest

Sachin Tendulkar continues to surprise all of us. If we thought his recent trot of 4 Test centuries would satisfy him, he produces yet another masterpiece and breaks Saeed Anwar’s ( and Coventry) record 0f 194 and has the unique distinction of scoring the first double century in One Day Internationals.

The first ODI century was scored by Dennis Amiss of England on Aug 24 1972 against Australia, at Old Trafford. It took 37 and half years further for the first ODI double century to be registered on Feb 24 2010 by Sachin for India against South Africa at Gwalior.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

2010 ... T20 - Pakistan Vs England ... Fundamental Analysis

Pakistan Vs England played at Dubai, U.A.E - England won by 7 wickets
  • Pakistan 129 for 8 wickets in 20 overs
  • England 130 for 3 wickets in 18.3 overs
  • Scoreboard
  • Photos
Analytics Behind England's Chase

Target of 130 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 39 for the loss of 3 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 64 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 70 %
Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock against England

Score at end of 13 overs ... 78 for the loss of 3 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 45 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 40 %
Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock now favors England

Opening Overs clearly were dominated by Pakistan based on the "Resource Clock", but the Middle Overs and beyond clearly indicated that England was ahead of the Resource Clock and was likely to win.

In the End-Game England maintained the momentum and did manage their "Batting Resources" better and it was quite sufficient with 9 balls to spare.

Amit's ... Did You Know ........... (9)

Cricket Trivia from the Web ... With Old Man Winter Blowing hard here in the US...

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Did you know that cricket was first played in freezing conditions in the Antarctic 25 years ago...?

"Twenty-five years ago this month, one of cricket's most unusual - and almost certainly the most southerly - matches took place about 400 miles from the South Pole. The beer froze, the pitch was "rolled" by a plane, and the bails were beer cans. But it was a proper game and those who participated took it seriously enough.

The contest was the brainchild of Sir Arthur Watts, a British diplomat and cricket lover who had been good enough to play for Shropshire in the Minor County Championship in the 1950s.

In late 1984, 60 scientists, environmentalists, administrators and lawyers travelled to Antarctica for an international workshop on mineral rights. Watts, who was leading the UK delegation, spotted an opportunity to make history in between meetings."

Full article :

http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/446275.html

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Friday, February 19, 2010

2009_10 India Vs S.Africa ... 2nd Test - Fundamental Analysis

2nd Test India Vs S.Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata - India won by an innings and 57 runs

  • S.Africa 1st Innings 296
  • India 1st Innings 643 for 6 wickets declared
  • S.Africa 2nd Innings 290
  • Scoreboard
  • Photos
Fundamental Analysis & Analytics

Top Order Average
S.Africa ................................ 76.4 runs
India .......................................... 65.7
Difference ................................. 10.7 in favor of S.Africa

Middle Order Average
S.Africa ................................ 09.4 runs
India .......................................... 95.5
Difference ................................. 86.1 in favor of India

Lower-Order Average
S.Africa ................................ 18.4 runs
India .......................................... 21.3
Difference ................................. 02.9 in favor of India


Performance Metric
Bangladesh................................ 5.1
India .......................................... 9.2
Difference ................................. 4.1