silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Hello,
I decided to use a new (and perhaps better) method for this ranking.
First, it minimizes the impact of minnows (we don't count records when touring ZImbabwe or Bangladesh). Secondly, it introduces a new factor - consistency. And third, it does not give your home country undue weight. For example, we know that some countries have home pitches that hate spin bowling, while others are conducive to it. So each of the eight countries are given 1/8 the weight.
So the formula consists of:
avg. in Aus: 3.75%
avg. in Ind: 3.75%
avg. in Eng: 3.75%
avg. in SA: 3.75%
avg. in WI: 3.75%
avg. in NZ: 3.75%
avg. in SL: 3.75%
avg. in PAK: 3.75%
SR. in Aus: 3.75%
SR. in Ind: 3.75%
SR. in Eng: 3.75%
SR. in SA: 3.75%
SR. in WI: 3.75%
SR. in NZ: 3.75%
SR. in SL: 3.75%
SR. in PAK: 3.75%
Consistency in averages: 5%
Consistency in strike rate: 5%
ICC Rating: 30%
Consistency is measured by taking the standard deviation of all the averages of that bowler (lower standard deviation is better). For a bowler (like Laker) who has not toured all the countries, their away averages and strike rates are averaged out, and used for the rest of the countries.
This takes a LOT of work, and please understand if I can't get your favorite spinner in there ASAP (though I'll do my best to get them in there). Just give me the name of the bowler, and I'll add them as soon as I can. I'd like to get to 20 bowlers.
Thoughts, Ideas? I only started with four, and I'll add more bowlers as you suggest them.
I decided to use a new (and perhaps better) method for this ranking.
First, it minimizes the impact of minnows (we don't count records when touring ZImbabwe or Bangladesh). Secondly, it introduces a new factor - consistency. And third, it does not give your home country undue weight. For example, we know that some countries have home pitches that hate spin bowling, while others are conducive to it. So each of the eight countries are given 1/8 the weight.
Greatest Spinners of All Time
- Warne (91.91)
- Muralitharan (91.13)
- Underwood (87.8)
- Grimett (87.192)
- Laker (84.085)
- Mushtaq Ahmed (82.23)
- Chandrashekhar (79.226)
- Saqlain Mushtaq (78.150)
- Verity (75.179)
- Kumble (73.852)
- Bedi (73.119)
- Rhodes (72.328)
- Harbhajan (64.674)
- Giles (63.814)
- Qadir (63.502)
- Vetorri (61.511)
- Dave Mohammed (52.600)
So the formula consists of:
avg. in Aus: 3.75%
avg. in Ind: 3.75%
avg. in Eng: 3.75%
avg. in SA: 3.75%
avg. in WI: 3.75%
avg. in NZ: 3.75%
avg. in SL: 3.75%
avg. in PAK: 3.75%
SR. in Aus: 3.75%
SR. in Ind: 3.75%
SR. in Eng: 3.75%
SR. in SA: 3.75%
SR. in WI: 3.75%
SR. in NZ: 3.75%
SR. in SL: 3.75%
SR. in PAK: 3.75%
Consistency in averages: 5%
Consistency in strike rate: 5%
ICC Rating: 30%
Consistency is measured by taking the standard deviation of all the averages of that bowler (lower standard deviation is better). For a bowler (like Laker) who has not toured all the countries, their away averages and strike rates are averaged out, and used for the rest of the countries.
This takes a LOT of work, and please understand if I can't get your favorite spinner in there ASAP (though I'll do my best to get them in there). Just give me the name of the bowler, and I'll add them as soon as I can. I'd like to get to 20 bowlers.
Thoughts, Ideas? I only started with four, and I'll add more bowlers as you suggest them.
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