Ok ZCF following the great tradition of the Photo Quiz we are going to start a Stats quiz and general stats discussion page to add another dimension to the forum.
I think the scoring system can match the Photo Quiz. Questioners, please update the scores when a correct answer is given.
When asking a question, please be specific about your statistical category to avoid confusion.
Also freely use this thread to discuss stats issues more deeply around the quiz questions as well.
I am going to take the liberty of importing cricket_22001's question about Logan Cup runs to get us started.
1. "Mutizwa has played 83 FC matches, 77 are Logan Cup. One test, one Zim 'A' match plus 4 for the Zimbabwe XI in the Inter-continental Cup make up his career. These figures do not include the current fixture. He is one of 6 players to have scored over 4000 runs in the Logan Cup & is currently in 3rd spot. (Trivia: Does anyone know the other 5?)"
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Jemisi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:38 am
Zimdoggy it turns out that the Zim 50 Problem has a long heritage. Here are the Rhodesian batsmen with more than 2000 FC runs:
Davison : 100s - 53 50s - 148 50+ - 201 Conversion Rate - 26.36% Batting Ave - 39.96 Inn/50 - 3.81
Bentley : 100s - 5 50s - 35 50+ - 40 Conv. Rate - 12.5% Ave - 32.84 Inn/50 - 4.3
R Gripper : 100s - 7 50s - 17 50+ - 24 Conv. Rate - 29.17% Ave - 30.44 Inn/50 - 6.42
Robertson : 100s - 3 50s - 28 50+ - 31 Conv. Rate - 9.68% Ave - 33.15 Inn/50 - 4.61
Lewis : 100s - 8 50s - 11 50+ - 19 Conv. Rate - 42.11% Ave - 28.16 Inn/50 - 7.68
Heron : 100s - 5 50s - 13 50+ - 18 Conv. Rate - 27.78% Ave - 26.2 Inn/50 - 6.28
Birrell : 100s - 3 50s - 13 50+ - 16 Conv. Rate - 18.75% Ave - 26.58 Inn/50 - 5.94
Mitchell : 100s - 0 50s - 13 50+ - 13 Conv. Rate - 0% Ave - 24.81 Inn/50 - 7.15
Ullyet : 100s - 4 50s - 6 50+ - 10 Conv. Rate 40% Ave - 26.53 Inn/50 - 8.2
Interestingly the guys with the best conversion rates have poor Innings per 50 rates.
Bentley and Robertson have shocking rates of turning 50s into 100s, in line with some modern offenders.
I will look at Zim players of last century and then ones of this century in separate posts.
Here is the next lot of players in the 'Zimbabwean Century' Stats look. I am going with players of last century with 2000 FC runs:
Curran : 100s - 25 50s - 83 50+ - 108 Conversion Rate - 23.15% Batting Ave - 36.86 Inn/50 - 4.72
Penney: 100s - 15 50s - 36 50+ - 51 Conv.Rate - 29.41% Ave - 39.28 Inn/50 - 4.86
Houghton: 100s - 17 50s - 36 50+ - 53 Conv.Rate - 32.08% Ave - 39.39 Inn/50 - 3.81
Pycroft: 100s - 5 50s - 31 50+ - 36 Conv.Rate - 13.89% Ave - 38.03 Inn/50 - 3.58
Fletcher: 100s - 0 50s - 20 50+ - 20 Conv.Rate - 0% Ave - 23.67 Inn/50 - 9.9
Brown: 100s - 4 50s - 8 50+ - 12 Conv.Rate - 33% Ave - 23.45 Inn/50 - 10.25
James: 100s - 3 50s - 13 50+ - 16 Conv.Rate - 18.75% Ave - 38.15 Inn/50 - 3.68
Some interesting numbers here. Wayne James' Innings per 50 rate of 3.68 :o
Penney and Houghton with almost identical averages but Penney taking an extra innings to make it past 50.
Brown with the best conversion rate but the worst numbers otherwise with an average lower than Fletcher and taking more than 10 innings to notch every half century.
Pycroft with an appalling conversion rate but the best Inn/50 numbers and an average very close to the best in this batch.
When I get the chance the next batch of numbers will be Players whose careers were either side of the turn of the century.
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Jemisi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:42 am
Jemisi wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:38 am
Zimdoggy it turns out that the Zim 50 Problem has a long heritage. Here are the Rhodesian batsmen with more than 2000 FC runs:
Davison : 100s - 53 50s - 148 50+ - 201 Conversion Rate - 26.36% Batting Ave - 39.96 Inn/50 - 3.81
Bentley : 100s - 5 50s - 35 50+ - 40 Conv. Rate - 12.5% Ave - 32.84 Inn/50 - 4.3
R Gripper : 100s - 7 50s - 17 50+ - 24 Conv. Rate - 29.17% Ave - 30.44 Inn/50 - 6.42
Robertson : 100s - 3 50s - 28 50+ - 31 Conv. Rate - 9.68% Ave - 33.15 Inn/50 - 4.61
Lewis : 100s - 8 50s - 11 50+ - 19 Conv. Rate - 42.11% Ave - 28.16 Inn/50 - 7.68
Heron : 100s - 5 50s - 13 50+ - 18 Conv. Rate - 27.78% Ave - 26.2 Inn/50 - 6.28
Birrell : 100s - 3 50s - 13 50+ - 16 Conv. Rate - 18.75% Ave - 26.58 Inn/50 - 5.94
Mitchell : 100s - 0 50s - 13 50+ - 13 Conv. Rate - 0% Ave - 24.81 Inn/50 - 7.15
Ullyet : 100s - 4 50s - 6 50+ - 10 Conv. Rate 40% Ave - 26.53 Inn/50 - 8.2
Interestingly the guys with the best conversion rates have poor Innings per 50 rates.
Bentley and Robertson have shocking rates of turning 50s into 100s, in line with some modern offenders.
I will look at Zim players of last century and then ones of this century in separate posts.
Here is the next lot of players in the 'Zimbabwean Century' Stats look. I am going with players of last century with 2000 FC runs:
Curran : 100s - 25 50s - 83 50+ - 108 Conversion Rate - 23.15% Batting Ave - 36.86 Inn/50 - 4.72
Penney: 100s - 15 50s - 36 50+ - 51 Conv.Rate - 29.41% Ave - 39.28 Inn/50 - 4.86
Houghton: 100s - 17 50s - 36 50+ - 53 Conv.Rate - 32.08% Ave - 39.39 Inn/50 - 3.81
Pycroft: 100s - 5 50s - 31 50+ - 36 Conv.Rate - 13.89% Ave - 38.03 Inn/50 - 3.58
Fletcher: 100s - 0 50s - 20 50+ - 20 Conv.Rate - 0% Ave - 23.67 Inn/50 - 9.9
Brown: 100s - 4 50s - 8 50+ - 12 Conv.Rate - 33% Ave - 23.45 Inn/50 - 10.25
James: 100s - 3 50s - 13 50+ - 16 Conv.Rate - 18.75% Ave - 38.15 Inn/50 - 3.68
Some interesting numbers here. Wayne James' Innings per 50 rate of 3.68 :o
Penney and Houghton with almost identical averages but Penney taking an extra innings to make it past 50.
Brown with the best conversion rate but the worst numbers otherwise with an average lower than Fletcher and taking more than 10 innings to notch every half century.
Pycroft with an appalling conversion rate but the best Inn/50 numbers and an average very close to the best in this batch.
When I get the chance the next batch of numbers will be Players whose careers were either side of the turn of the century.
I have been away from the stats for a long time during covid. Just completed the next section of this 'Zimbabwean 100' study.
This one covers the turn of the century players with 2000 FC runs:
Goodwin: 100s - 71 50s - 98 50+ - 169 Conv.Rate - 42.01% Ave - 46.69 Inn/50 - 3.28
A Flower: 100s - 49 50s - 75 50+ - 124 Conv.Rate - 39.52% Ave - 54.05 Inn/50 - 3
G Flower: 100s - 23 50s - 58 50+ - 81 Conv.Rate - 28.4% Ave - 37.19 Inn/50 - 3.93
Johnson: 100s - 11 50s - 53 50+ - 64 Conv.Rate - 17.19% Ave - 34.4 Inn/50 - 3.89
Campbell: 100s - 11 50s - 38 50+ - 49 Conv.Rate - 22.45% Ave - 33.84 Inn/50 - 4.55
Streak: 100s - 6 50s - 27 50+ - 33 Conv.Rate - 18.18% Ave - 26.31 Inn/50 - 8
Whittall: 100s - 11 50s - 27 50+ - 38 Conv.Rate - 28.95% Ave - 32.97 Inn/50 - 5
Carlisle: 100s - 10 50s - 25 50+ - 35 Conv.Rate - 28.57% Ave - 36.23 Inn/50 - 4.77
Wishart: 100s - 12 50s - 23 50+ - 35 Conv.Rate - 34.29% Ave - 30.16 Inn/50 - 5.34
Rennie: 100s - 5 50s - 33 50+ - 38 Conv.Rate - 13.16% Ave - 28.92 Inn/50 - 4.34
Ebrahim: 100s - 5 50s - 28 50+ - 33 Conv.Rate - 15.15% Ave - 30.19 Inn/50 - 4.7
Strang: 100s - 3 50s - 17 50+ - 20 Conv.Rate - 15% Ave - 30.1 Inn/50 - 7.85
Evans: 100s - 8 50s - 12 50+ - 20 Conv.Rate - 40% Ave - 34.77 Inn/50 - 4.65
What a class act Andy was. Converting 40% of 50s into tons. Getting to 50 every 3rd innings. Massive average.
Goodwin, greatest run getter in Zim history across formats. Here has a very good conversion rate, very good innings per 50 rate as expected.
Streak and Strang both decent considering their position in the order.
Carlisle with a middling to good set of numbers amongst Zim batsmen.
Johnson was excellent at getting to 50, pretty rubbish at going on with it.
And Evans sneaking in with a conversion rate better than Andy Flower's.
Will try and get around to the next couple of batches at some point.
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50 T20 catches for Raza in a good game for him
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50 T20 catches for Raza in a good game for him
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Chigs becomes the 7th Zimbabwean to 100 international dismissals with his catches in his last series.
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Chigs becomes the 7th Zimbabwean to 100 international dismissals with his catches in his last series.
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Milestones from the first round of Logan Cup matches:
With his 70 Kasuza passed 3000 FC runs and 5000 career runs
Wellington got past the 100 FC wickets mark and also reached 200 career wickets
With his 70 Kasuza passed 3000 FC runs and 5000 career runs
Wellington got past the 100 FC wickets mark and also reached 200 career wickets
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Milestones from the first round of Logan Cup matches:
With his 70 Kasuza passed 3000 FC runs and 5000 career runs
Wellington got past the 100 FC wickets mark and also reached 200 career wickets
With his 70 Kasuza passed 3000 FC runs and 5000 career runs
Wellington got past the 100 FC wickets mark and also reached 200 career wickets
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50 FC wickets for Blessing with his first innings haul
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Raza now in outright 10th position in the Zimbabwe all time Test wicket takers list on 33 wickets!!!!
Not sure how many more Tests he'll play, you'd assume at least 5 more that are scheduled for this year, can he get to 50 wickets which would put him in 9th place ahead of KJ, unless of course KJ comes back .....
Not sure how many more Tests he'll play, you'd assume at least 5 more that are scheduled for this year, can he get to 50 wickets which would put him in 9th place ahead of KJ, unless of course KJ comes back .....
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Who knows, he could take a bag in the second dig here
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Right now Wes Madhevere is currently sitting in position No.114 in the all time Zimbabwe Test runs charts, he is 114 of 114. Can he finish his career as No.1 ??
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I can see him climbing into the top 100 fairly quickly, 😂
I struggle to see us playing enough games for him to pass Flower.
Even getting to 1000 or 2000 is going to be a big ask.
Hami and BRMT just made it past 2000.
I struggle to see us playing enough games for him to pass Flower.
Even getting to 1000 or 2000 is going to be a big ask.
Hami and BRMT just made it past 2000.
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3 Tuskers bowlers all reach 100 career wickets in the same match.
Masuku, Ndlovu and Chimhamhiwa
Masuku, Ndlovu and Chimhamhiwa
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100 career dismissals for Sauramba after 12 years of stop start cricket
150 FC catches for Taylor
100 FC wickets for Mavuta
150 FC catches for Taylor
100 FC wickets for Mavuta
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Jemisi wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:29 am
100 career dismissals for Sauramba after 12 years of stop start cricket
150 FC catches for Taylor
100 FC wickets for Mavuta
Crazy that Mavuta has gotten to 100 wickets so quickly!!! I watched a fair bit of him bowl against the Goats, he’s still got massive control issues, his ‘bounding run up’ and his ripping action do him no favours when it comes to control. I feel unless he makes adjustments to his action he’ll always be the same.
150 First Clasd wickets for Chisoro too according to the Rocks’ Twitter handle
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Yeah, he seems to purchase wickets but he does get them.
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