I am in the thinking of writing a small application that I want to use to analyze matchup between international team based on player ratings. The ratings that I have chosen to first try this are the ICC Player Ratings. Write now, I am just trying to simulate and plan the stats that I may use. Following are the Ratings of both the SA and WI squads from which the playing XI would be chosen for the 4th test. Also, there is team comparison below which compares the batting and bowling strength of the teams using various characteristics.
- Notice that even though WI matches SA quite well in the batting department, primarily because of Lara's heavy influence on the batting average, there is NO comparison in the bowling. WI bowling is full of absolute novices with little experience and performance to speak of; hence, WI have been thrashed quite harshly in this test series yet. I expect this trend to continue, especially with Pollock's return to the team.
* Please give your feedback on what other stats based upon ratings would be of note when comparing the two teams.
- Notice that even though WI matches SA quite well in the batting department, primarily because of Lara's heavy influence on the batting average, there is NO comparison in the bowling. WI bowling is full of absolute novices with little experience and performance to speak of; hence, WI have been thrashed quite harshly in this test series yet. I expect this trend to continue, especially with Pollock's return to the team.
* Please give your feedback on what other stats based upon ratings would be of note when comparing the two teams.