tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743563958457915835.post5894095310908587812..comments2023-07-06T00:12:25.395+10:00Comments on We'll Have A Bowl: Improving the Wisden Cricket ranking systemsJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17441666338383100642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743563958457915835.post-54657587474932817382009-03-16T08:42:00.000+11:002009-03-16T08:42:00.000+11:00I don't believe anyone who is interested in cricke...I don't believe anyone who is interested in cricket gives a toss about ODI win shares. I don't believe anyone who is interested in cricket gives a toss about ODI - period.<BR/><BR/>What is desperately needed is a better means of ranking first and test class cricketers, like a cricket sabermeterics.Jim McAteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798579691266281196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743563958457915835.post-75737134814094675382009-02-13T09:24:00.000+11:002009-02-13T09:24:00.000+11:00Russ, could you write a list somewhere of question...Russ, could you write a list somewhere of questions that should be tried to be answered by "cricket sabermetrics"?<BR/><BR/>Not that I'll answer any of them soon (if nothing else, I'm in France and away from my cricket database for a few weeks) but it'd be nice to have collection of open problems in cricket stats somewhere.<BR/><BR/>While ranking can sometimes be a pointless exercise, it is worth pointing out that with a player transfer market in T20 leagues, there will be a very practical application of working out the overall value of each player.David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743563958457915835.post-42483033670709102812009-02-12T16:07:00.000+11:002009-02-12T16:07:00.000+11:00Actually Russ, The ranking stuff was more a compla...Actually Russ, <BR/>The ranking stuff was more a complaint aimed at the Wisden folks than the goal of what I'm doing. Rankings aren't really my bag though.<BR/><BR/>The project that I think I have the data for is trying to (over a considerable period) look at ODI win shares. Or at least put a framework together to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743563958457915835.post-86814934818320756732009-02-12T15:06:00.000+11:002009-02-12T15:06:00.000+11:00Interesting idea professor. Looking forward to it...Interesting idea professor. Looking forward to it. Despite the gross hypocrisy on my part to do so, I do have a complaint about the incessant ranking focus that cricket statisticians involve themselves. <BR/><BR/>The guys over at It Figures have this awesome statistical collection, yet almost all they do is rate things (normally badly, though David Barry is a notable exception on both fronts). There are so many interesting empirical questions that could be asked that aren't. The sorts of questions that sabermetricians are very good at, that test received wisdom empirically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com