tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22713811.post949720148590725460..comments2023-05-18T10:02:56.564+02:00Comments on Pappus' plane - cricket stats: WG GraceDavid Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22713811.post-18021322603690909122008-05-17T05:33:00.000+02:002008-05-17T05:33:00.000+02:00Kuttappan, remember that it's a graph of cumulativ...Kuttappan, remember that it's a graph of cumulative career average. In 1895, he averaged 51 (that's a raw average, not ajdusted), which is higher than the seasons immediately before and after, but, once adjusted, about the same as his career average up until that point. <BR/><BR/>His adjusted average actually doesn't decrease much from 1894 to 1895: 57.0 to 56.9.David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22713811.post-52067023470796746242008-05-16T08:50:00.000+02:002008-05-16T08:50:00.000+02:00I would have expected the batting average to go u...I would have expected the batting average to go up a bit in 1895, but it travels steadily down.Sreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545472718814357303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22713811.post-44120323711275107532008-04-30T07:09:00.000+02:002008-04-30T07:09:00.000+02:0024.5 is the overall first-class average in England...24.5 is the overall first-class average in England (up to the end of 2007). I chose it because it makes the values fairly naturally intepretable to the modern eye (though they're a little bit lower in general than today's averages) - Bradman averaged just under 100, Waugh averages a bit over 50, etc.David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22713811.post-66668025180011725002008-04-30T00:46:00.000+02:002008-04-30T00:46:00.000+02:00Very interesting indeed - but where does the 24.5 ...Very interesting indeed - but where does the 24.5 come from? Is it over all matches until now/recently, or only covering the period in which Grace played? I'd think the averages for the period during which he played, or say that plus 10 years on either side, would make more sense.Optimistixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927346995555238063noreply@blogger.com