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Bowlers Numbers Breakdown

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Carrying on from the Batsman ODI Numbers Breakdown lets have a look at the Bowlers using the same format and same Tier Rankings

TIER 1: Australia, England, India & South Africa

TIER 2: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Windies, New Zealand & Bangladesh

TIER 3: Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland, Kenya, Hong Kong, UAE, Canada & Bermuda

TIER 1

Prosper Utseya _______30 Wkts____36 Inns____53.80 Ave____4.78 Econ
Tendai Chatara ______ 16 Wkts____15 Inns____39.68 Ave____5.28 Econ
Raymond Price_______ 14 Wkts____18 Inns____53.14 Ave____4.41 Econ
Tinashe Panyangara ___12 Wkts____14 Inns____59.83 Ave____6.43 Econ
Sean Williams________ 11 Wkts____25 Inns____66.27 Ave____4.94 Econ
Elton Chigumbura_____10 Wkts____43 Inns____84.30 Ave____7.04 Econ
Christopher Mpofu ____09 Wkts____13 Inns____77.44 Ave____6.18 Econ
Tawanda Mupariwa____08 Wkts____09 Inns____57.87 Ave____6.13 Econ
Kyle Jarvis __________ 07 Wkts____07 Inns____43.71 Ave____4.93 Econ
Edward Rainsford ____ 07 Wkts____06 Inns____33.57 Ave____4.51 Econ
Graeme Cremer______ 03 Wkts____14 Inns____186.66 Ave___5.60 Econ
Sikander Raza _______ 03 Wkts____07 Inns____44.00 Ave____5.31 Econ

As you can see the bowling numbers are worse than the batsman against the Tier 1 sides, only the 3 players ( Chatara, Rainsford & Price ) have more wickets than innings and only Price averages under 30!!! The worst figures belong to Cremer with that average of 186.66!!!!

TIER 2

Elton Chigumbura_____70 Wkts____86 Inns____39.25 Ave____5.52 Econ
Prosper Utseya _______68 Wkts____97 Inns____55.57 Ave____4.44 Econ
Raymond Price_______ 63 Wkts____66 Inns____37.77 Ave____4.01 Econ
Christopher Mpofu ____49 Wkts____50 Inns____43.26 Ave____5.41 Econ
Graeme Cremer______ 43 Wkts____44 Inns____40.30 Ave____4.97 Econ
Tawanda Mupariwa____42 Wkts____27 Inns____25.83 Ave____4.82 Econ
Tinashe Panyangara ___42 Wkts____39 Inns____42.42 Ave____5.38 Econ
Tendai Chatara ______ 38 Wkts____27 Inns____32.63 Ave____5.32 Econ
Kyle Jarvis __________ 29 Wkts____24 Inns____39.41 Ave____5.77 Econ
Edward Rainsford ____ 21 Wkts____24 Inns____41.09 Ave____4.40 Econ
Sean Williams _______ 21 Wkts____47 Inns____70.57 Ave____5.32 Econ
Sikander Raza _______ 19 Wkts____30 Inns____56.52 Ave____5.38 Econ

Looking at the numbers against Tier 2 sides it's no surprise that the numbers look a lot better, especially for Mupariwa and Chatara who have much more wickets than matches played. Ray Price also has fairly good numbers for a holding spinner.

TIER 3

Graeme Cremer______ 73 Wkts____37 Inns____17.86 Ave____3.92 Econ
Prosper Utseya _______35 Wkts____27 Inns____24.17 Ave____3.49 Econ
Tendai Chatara ______ 31 Wkts____20 Inns____25.54 Ave____4.96 Econ
Sikander Raza _______ 31 Wkts____25 Inns____25.58 Ave____4.21 Econ
Christopher Mpofu ____30 Wkts____16 Inns____19.66 Ave____4.76 Econ
Sean Williams________ 28 Wkts____26 Inns____28.46 Ave____4.28 Econ
Raymond Price_______ 23 Wkts____15 Inns____19.60 Ave____3.34 Econ
Edward Rainsford ____ 17 Wkts____09 Inns____17.82 Ave____4.32 Econ
Elton Chigumbura_____15 Wkts____15 Inns____31.06 Ave____6.05 Econ
Tinashe Panyangara ___11 Wkts____12 Inns____47.63 Ave____5.34 Econ
Kyle Jarvis __________ 09 Wkts____09 Inns____40.33 Ave____5.77 Econ
Tawanda Mupariwa____07 Wkts____04 Inns____20.28 Ave____3.94 Econ

Looking at the numbers against Tier 3 sides again no surprises that the majority of the guys have really good records especially Cremer's who is taking nearly two wickets per match !!! Interestingly the only guys to really struggle are Jarvis and Panyangara who haven't had a good time opening the bowling against Mohammed Shahzad from Afghanistan. I'm sure KJ would enjoy bowling to the Afghanis on some home decks simialr to what we saw last time Afghanistan toured in 2017.

Prosper Utseya

TIER 1 30 Wkts 36 Inns 53.80 Ave 4.78 Econ

TIER 2 68 Wkts 97 Inns 55.57 Ave 4.44 Econ

TIER 3 35 Wkts 27 Inns 24.17 Ave 3.49 Econ

Graeme Cremer

TIER 1 03 Wkts 14 Inns 186.66 Ave 5.60 Econ

TIER 2 43 Wkts 44 Inns 40.30 Ave 4.97 Econ

TIER 3 73 Wkts 37 Inns 17.86 Ave 3.92 Econ

Elton Chigumbura

TIER 1 10 Wkts 43 Inns 84.30 Ave 7.04 Econ

TIER 2 70 Wkts 86 Inns 39.25 Ave 5.52 Econ

TIER 3 15 Wkts 15 Inns 31.06 Ave 6.05 Econ

Christopher Mpofu

TIER 1 09 Wkts 13 Inns 77.44 Ave 6.18 Econ

TIER 2 49 Wkts 50 Inns 43.26 Ave 5.41 Econ

TIER 3 30 Wkts 16 Inns 19.66 Ave 4.76 Econ

Tendai Chatara

TIER 1 16 Wkts 15 Inns 39.68 Ave 5.28 Econ

TIER 2 38 Wkts 27 Inns 32.63 Ave 5.32 Econ

TIER 3 31 Wkts 20 Inns 25.54 Ave 4.96 Econ

Ray Price

TIER 1 14 Wkts 18 Inns 53.14 Ave 4.41 Econ

TIER 2 63 Wkts 66 Inns 37.77 Ave 4.01 Econ

TIER 3 23 Wkts 15 Inns 19.60 Ave 3.34 Econ

Tinashe Panyangara

TIER 1 12 Wkts 14 Inns 59.83 Ave 6.43 Econ

TIER 2 42 Wkts 39 Inns 42.42 Ave 5.38 Econ

TIER 3 11 Wkts 12 Inns 47.63 Ave 5.34 Econ

Sean Williams

TIER 1 11 Wkts 25 Inns 66.27 Ave 4.94 Econ

TIER 2 21 Wkts 47 Inns 70.57 Ave 5.32 Econ

TIER 3 28 Wkts 26 Inns 28.46 Ave 4.28 Econ

Tawanda Mupariwa

TIER 1 08 Wkts 09 Inns 57.87 Ave 6.13 Econ

TIER 2 42 Wkts 27 Inns 25.83 Ave 4.82 Econ

TIER 3 07 Wkts 04 Inns 20.28 Ave 3.94 Econ


Sikander Raza

TIER 1 03 Wkts 07 Inns 44.00 Ave 5.31 Econ

TIER 2 19 Wkts 30 Inns 56.52 Ave 5.38 Econ

TIER 3 31 Wkts 25 Inns 25.58 Ave 4.21 Econ

Kyle Jarvis

TIER 1 07 Wkts 07 Inns 43.71 Ave 4.93 Econ

TIER 2 29 Wkts 24 Inns 39.41 Ave 5.77 Econ

TIER 3 09 Wkts 09 Inns 40.33 Ave 5.77 Econ

Ed Rainsford

TIER 1 07 Wkts 06 Inns 33.57 Ave 4.51 Econ

TIER 2 21 Wkts 24 Inns 41.09 Ave 4.40 Econ

TIER 3 17 Wkts 09 Inns 17.82 Ave 4.32 Econ
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Hmmm 2 questions for me. Is Mupariwa underrated?remember he was discarded during the Streak days because apparently he wasnt quick enough if I remember correctly(the irony in that is Jarvis probably bowls around the same pace as Mupariwa).

2nd question is Cremer overrated? Im very surprised by his stats but numbers dont lie. Those tier 3 numbers have heavily impacted his stats. His tier 1 and 2 numbers kind of remind me of the tests he played where he would get stats of like 4-200.

Rainsford also had some good numbers

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In fact if you look at those numbers even closer then you will see that Cremer's trajectory is very similar to Mpofu's. If Mpofu had played 50 games against tier 3 opposition would we rank him as highly as Cremer?

This analysis is very good Jaybro. Really breaks it down.

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Thanks TapsC, much like Zimbabwe cricket at the moment my work is very quiet 😂😂😂

As for Mupariwa his numbers were obviously very good and he was definitely discarded unfairly there’s no doubt about it, even upon his return for 2015 WC he did ok but Whatmore also discarded him. His numbers probably benefitted from playing an average Bangladesh side a lot on some dodgy pitches, but he was always amongst the wickets no matter who Zimbabwe played.

Cremer is the guy most people will want to talk about because of the large disparity between his Tier 1 numbers and his Tier 3 numbers. He’s definitely struggled in the small amount of games he’s played against the Tier 1 sides, but I think all spinners struggle against India right? His struggles against South Africa are more concerning but all those matches were played in South Africa, I wonder how his numbers would look if he played in the tri series in 2014 when Utseya, Williams & Nyumbu terrorised the Aussies & Saffers??

Like the majority of the guys his Tier 1 numbers are poor, Tier 2 mediocre and Tier 3 very good
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Very interesting stats, jaybro, thanks for the work!

In defence of Cremer one must say that his economy, even against Tier 1 sides, is not as atrocious as his average.
jaybro wrote:
Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:38 am
Raymond Price_______ 14 Wkts____18 Inns____53.14 Ave____4.41 Econ
...
only Price averages under 30!!!
Is the average given in the list a typo then?

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foreignfield wrote:
Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:38 am
Very interesting stats, jaybro, thanks for the work!

In defence of Cremer one must say that his economy, even against Tier 1 sides, is not as atrocious as his average.
jaybro wrote:
Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:38 am
Raymond Price_______ 14 Wkts____18 Inns____53.14 Ave____4.41 Econ
...
only Price averages under 30!!!
Is the average given in the list a typo then?
No sorry the comment is incorrect, I started this thread a few weeks back and realised today that from my filtering of stats I’d missed the first few years of Price’s career, his early numbers were very average.

All the numbers are correct
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Thanks for the stats Jaybro

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Interesting to read. But I was thinking about Cremer's performances and as far as I know he hasn't played a lot of cricket against Tier 1 sides in what I would call his best years (since 2016ish) so I think that would skew his stats. Most of his Tier 1 performances would've been earlier in his career (even as early as his teens) which, for a leg-spinner especially, could paint a very unflattering picture.

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Nanctus wrote:
Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:34 am
Interesting to read. But I was thinking about Cremer's performances and as far as I know he hasn't played a lot of cricket against Tier 1 sides in what I would call his best years (since 2016ish) so I think that would skew his stats. Most of his Tier 1 performances would've been earlier in his career (even as early as his teens) which, for a leg-spinner especially, could paint a very unflattering picture.
I agree, still though that average 😳😳😳
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Thanks for this jaybro!

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