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  2. Strike rate - Wikipedia

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    Bowling strike rate is defined for a bowler as the average number of balls bowled per wicket taken. The lower the strike rate, the more effective a bowler is at taking wickets quickly. Although introduced as a statistic complementary to the batting strike rate during the ascension of one-day cricket in the 1980s, bowling strike rates are ...

  3. Bowling average - Wikipedia

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    In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly used alongside the economy rate and the strike rate to judge the overall performance of a bowler.

  4. Economy rate - Wikipedia

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    In cricket, a bowler's economy rate is the average number of runs they have conceded per over bowled. In most circumstances, the lower the economy rate is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly used alongside bowling average and strike rate to judge the overall performance of ...

  5. Batting average (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    Strike rate measures a different concept to batting average – how quickly the batsman scores (i.e. average number of runs from 100 balls) – so it does not supplant the role of batting average. It is used particularly in limited overs matches, where the speed at which a batter scores is more important than it is in first-class cricket ...

  6. Cricket statistics - Wikipedia

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    Strike rate (SR): The average number of balls bowled per wicket taken. (SR = Balls/W) Economy rate (Econ): The average number of runs conceded per over. (Econ = Runs/Overs bowled). Best bowling (BB): The bowler's best bowling performance, defined as firstly the greatest number of wickets, secondly the fewest runs conceded for that number of ...

  7. Strike (bowling) - Wikipedia

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    A ten-pin bowling score sheet showing how a strike is scored The number of sanctioned perfect (300) games per league bowler has increased substantially since the 1990s. . Freeman and Hatfield posit that the increase in perfect games is due to factors such as the introduction of reactive resin coverstocks, asymmetric ball cores, synthetic lane surfaces, and precision lane oiling mach

  8. List of List A cricket records - Wikipedia

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    Best career bowling strike rate. Rank Bowling strike rate Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period 1 23.1 Andrew Tye ...

  9. Over rate - Wikipedia

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    An over rate is the average number of overs bowled per hour by the bowling team in cricket. [1] [2] When calculated by Test match officials, allowances are made for wickets taken (2 mins per wicket), drinks breaks (4 mins each), DRS reviews, treatment for injuries, and other reasons, [3] which means the figure is higher than if calculated simply as the number of overs bowled divided by the ...