WI Domestic Season
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:16 am
Inspired by cricket_22001's Bangla Domestic Season thread and aydee's Franchise stats thread, and in continuation of an observation I noted in the Don't let Zimbabwe slip further thread and the Grow the Franchise thread, I've done up an analysis of the West Indian domestic season since the reintroduction of the home-and-away (or double round robin format). The last time WI domestic teams played double round robin first-class cricket was in 2009 (and then that attempt only lasted for the season as in 2008 and 2010 the format was single round robin).
As has been noted elsewhere, the pitches for first-class cricket in the Caribbean have been problematic for some time (and this is something the WICB has recently stated it wants to address) and there has tended to be some fairly low scores at times. Indeed, much like Zimbabwe's last first-class season, this West Indian first-class season has seen scores of 250 or more being racked up in only about a third of all the innings played. However, there seems to have possibly been an effect of the extended season in the penultimate round of matches in the Caribbean as in that round scores of 250 or more occured in a healthy 58% of the total innings and the final round of matches is currently underway with 4 scores currently being 250 or more already in 6 innings (3 of them unfinished still) so far.
Note I include all the innings played including successful chases (even if the targets are small) and fourth innings in drawn matches:
Round-----Total scores of 250 or more-----Total Innings-----% of 250+ scores-----Total Runs-----Runs/innings-----Highest score-----300+ scores-----400+ scores
1-----2-----10-----20%-----2072-----207.2-----360-----2-----0
2-----1-----10-----10%-----1622-----162.2-----291-----0-----0
3-----3-----12-----25%-----2246-----187.16-----334-----2-----0
4-----4-----11-----36.36%-----2706-----246-----492/8d-----2-----1
BREAK between December and February for List A tournament
5-----3-----10-----30%-----2201-----220.1-----406/6d-----1-----2
6-----4-----11-----36.36%-----2197-----199.72-----328-----1-----0
7-----3-----12-----25%-----2640-----220-----335/6-----2-----0
8-----4-----12-----33.33%-----2549-----212.41-----353-----2-----0
9-----7-----12-----58.33%-----3062-----255.16-----480-----1-----2
Final round is ongoing but here are the stats so far:
10-----4-----6-----66.67%-----1640-----273.33-----310-----1-----0
It will be interesting to see what the scores are next season if:
1. the home-and-away format is maintained
2. the WICB continues to be able to offer retainer contracts to the 90-odd domestic players in the Professional Cricket League and these players get to focus on cricket year round, meaning they can focus on training for and preparing themselves during the rest of the year for the next first-class season and beyond.
As has been noted elsewhere, the pitches for first-class cricket in the Caribbean have been problematic for some time (and this is something the WICB has recently stated it wants to address) and there has tended to be some fairly low scores at times. Indeed, much like Zimbabwe's last first-class season, this West Indian first-class season has seen scores of 250 or more being racked up in only about a third of all the innings played. However, there seems to have possibly been an effect of the extended season in the penultimate round of matches in the Caribbean as in that round scores of 250 or more occured in a healthy 58% of the total innings and the final round of matches is currently underway with 4 scores currently being 250 or more already in 6 innings (3 of them unfinished still) so far.
Note I include all the innings played including successful chases (even if the targets are small) and fourth innings in drawn matches:
Round-----Total scores of 250 or more-----Total Innings-----% of 250+ scores-----Total Runs-----Runs/innings-----Highest score-----300+ scores-----400+ scores
1-----2-----10-----20%-----2072-----207.2-----360-----2-----0
2-----1-----10-----10%-----1622-----162.2-----291-----0-----0
3-----3-----12-----25%-----2246-----187.16-----334-----2-----0
4-----4-----11-----36.36%-----2706-----246-----492/8d-----2-----1
BREAK between December and February for List A tournament
5-----3-----10-----30%-----2201-----220.1-----406/6d-----1-----2
6-----4-----11-----36.36%-----2197-----199.72-----328-----1-----0
7-----3-----12-----25%-----2640-----220-----335/6-----2-----0
8-----4-----12-----33.33%-----2549-----212.41-----353-----2-----0
9-----7-----12-----58.33%-----3062-----255.16-----480-----1-----2
Final round is ongoing but here are the stats so far:
10-----4-----6-----66.67%-----1640-----273.33-----310-----1-----0
It will be interesting to see what the scores are next season if:
1. the home-and-away format is maintained
2. the WICB continues to be able to offer retainer contracts to the 90-odd domestic players in the Professional Cricket League and these players get to focus on cricket year round, meaning they can focus on training for and preparing themselves during the rest of the year for the next first-class season and beyond.