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Old 31-03-2009, 10:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Slifer View Post
Taking all this into consideration then, the bowler who best combines these 3 criteria should be close to (if not ) the best bowler of all time. the question then is which bowler best combines these 3 traits?
Because of the nature of the variables used, it actually only takes 2 stats to determine this and not 3 (and they would actually be SR and ER).

If a player has a good ER and good SR, then his average will also be good.

If a player has a good Avg and good SR, ER will most likely be good (unless SR is off the chart good)

A player can have a good Avg and good ER, however SR may still be poor to Avg.

Which brings us back full circle to Average being a combination of ER and SR, and the player with the best average, has the best combination of the 3 elements.
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