Preface..................................................................................................................................... 5

1.     Cricket Analytics with cricketr....................................................................................... 6

1.1.      Introducing cricketr! : An R package to analyze performances of cricketers......... 6

1.1.1.       Introduction...................................................................................................... 6

1.1.2.       The cricketr package........................................................................................ 7

1.1.3.       Sachin Tendulkar’s performance – Basic Analyses........................................ 8

1.1.4.       More analyses................................................................................................... 9

1.1.5.       3D scatter plot and prediction plane.............................................................. 10

1.1.6.       Average runs at different venues................................................................... 11

1.1.7.       Average runs against different opposing teams............................................. 12

1.1.8.       Highest Runs Likelihood................................................................................ 13

1.1.9.       A look at the Top 4 batsman – Tendulkar, Kallis, Ponting and Sangakkara. 14

1.1.10.     Box Histogram Plot........................................................................................ 15

1.1.11.     Contribution to won and lost matches........................................................... 18

1.1.12.     Performance at home and overseas................................................................ 19

1.1.13.     Relative Mean Strike Rate plot...................................................................... 20

1.1.14.     Relative Runs Frequency plot........................................................................ 21

1.1.15.     Moving Average of runs in career................................................................. 22

1.1.16.     Future Runs forecast....................................................................................... 23

1.1.17.     Check Batsman In-Form or Out-of-Form...................................................... 24

1.1.18.     3D plot of Runs vs Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease................................. 26

1.1.19.     Predicting Runs given Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease........................... 27

1.1.20.     Analysis of Top 3 wicket takers..................................................................... 28

1.1.21.     Wicket Frequency Plot................................................................................... 28

1.1.22.     Wickets Runs plot.......................................................................................... 29

1.1.23.     Average wickets at different venues.............................................................. 30

1.1.24.     Average wickets against different opposition............................................... 31

1.1.25.     Relative Wickets Frequency Percentage........................................................ 32

1.1.26.     Relative Economy Rate against wickets taken.............................................. 33

1.1.27.     Wickets taken moving average...................................................................... 34

1.1.28.     Future Wickets forecast................................................................................. 35

1.1.29.     Contribution to matches won and lost........................................................... 36

1.1.30.     Performance home and overseas.................................................................... 37

1.1.31.     Check for bowler in-form/out-of-form.......................................................... 38

1.1.32.     Key Findings................................................................................................... 39

1.1.33.     Analysis of Top 4 batsman............................................................................. 40

1.1.34.     Analysis of Top 3 legs spinners..................................................................... 40

Final thoughts................................................................................................................. 40

1.1.35.     Batting............................................................................................................ 40

1.1.36.     Bowling........................................................................................................... 41

1.2.      Taking cricketr for a spin – Part 1......................................................................... 42

1.2.1.       Introduction.................................................................................................... 42

1.2.2.       Box Histogram Plot........................................................................................ 42

1.2.3.       Relative Mean Strike Rate............................................................................. 46

1.2.4.       Relative Runs Frequency Percentage............................................................. 47

1.2.5.       Moving Average of runs over career............................................................. 48

1.2.6.       Runs forecast.................................................................................................. 49

1.2.7.       Check for batsman in-form/out-of-form........................................................ 50

1.2.8.       3D plot of Runs vs Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease................................. 51

1.2.9.       Predicting Runs given Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease........................... 53

1.2.10.     Contribution to matches won and lost........................................................... 54

1.2.11.     Home and overseas performance................................................................... 55

1.2.12.     Average runs at ground and against opposition............................................. 56

1.2.13.     Key findings................................................................................................... 60

1.2.14.     Final thoughts................................................................................................. 61

1.3.      cricketr digs the Ashes!.......................................................................................... 62

1.3.1.       Introduction.................................................................................................... 62

1.3.2.       Analyses of Batsmen...................................................................................... 62

1.3.3.       Box Histogram Plot........................................................................................ 62

1.3.4.       Plot of 4s, 6s and the type of dismissals........................................................ 66

1.3.5.       Relative Mean Strike Rate............................................................................. 70

1.3.6.       Relative Runs Frequency Percentage............................................................. 71

1.3.7.       Moving Average of runs over career............................................................. 72

1.3.8.       Runs forecast.................................................................................................. 73

1.3.9.       3D plot of Runs vs Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease................................. 74

1.3.10.     Predicting Runs given Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease........................... 76

1.3.11.     Highest runs likelihood.................................................................................. 77

1.3.12.     Average runs at ground and against opposition............................................. 80

1.3.13.     Analysis of bowlers........................................................................................ 84

1.3.14.     Wicket Frequency percentage........................................................................ 84

1.3.15.     Wickets Runs plot.......................................................................................... 85

1.3.16.     Average wickets in different grounds and opposition................................... 86

1.3.17.     Relative bowling performance....................................................................... 90

1.3.18.     Relative Economy Rate against wickets taken.............................................. 91

1.3.19.     Moving average of wickets over career......................................................... 92

1.3.20.     Wickets forecast............................................................................................. 93

1.3.21.     Key findings................................................................................................... 94

1.4.      cricketr plays the ODIs!......................................................................................... 95

1.4.1.       Introduction.................................................................................................... 95

1.4.2.       Plot of 4s, 6s and the scoring rate in ODIs..................................................... 96

1.4.3.       Relative Mean Strike Rate........................................................................... 100

1.4.4.       Relative Runs Frequency Percentage........................................................... 101

1.4.5.       Percentage of 4s,6s in the runs scored......................................................... 102

1.4.6.       Percent 4’s,6’s in total runs scored.............................................................. 102

1.4.7.       Runs forecast................................................................................................ 103

1.4.8.       3D plot of Runs vs Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease............................... 104

1.4.9.       Predicting Runs given Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease......................... 106

1.4.10.     Highest runs likelihood................................................................................ 107

1.4.11.     Average runs at ground and against opposition........................................... 110

1.4.12.     Moving Average of runs over career........................................................... 114

1.4.13.     Check batsmen in-form, out-of-form........................................................... 115

1.4.14.     Analysis of bowlers...................................................................................... 116

1.4.15.     Wicket Frequency percentage...................................................................... 116

1.4.16.     Wickets Runs plot........................................................................................ 117

1.4.17.     Average wickets in different grounds and opposition................................. 118

1.4.18.     Relative bowling performance..................................................................... 122

1.4.19.     Relative Economy Rate against wickets taken............................................ 123

1.4.20.     Moving average of wickets over career....................................................... 124

1.4.21.     Wickets forecast........................................................................................... 125

1.4.22.     Check bowler in-form, out-of-form............................................................. 126

1.4.23.     Key findings................................................................................................. 127

1.5.      cricketr adapts to the Twenty20 International!.................................................... 129

1.5.1.       Introduction.................................................................................................. 129

1.5.2.       Analyses of Batsmen.................................................................................... 130

1.5.3.       Plot of 4s, 6s and the scoring rate in ODIs................................................... 130

1.5.4.       Relative Mean Strike Rate........................................................................... 134

1.5.5.       Relative Runs Frequency Percentage........................................................... 135

1.5.6.       Percent 4’s,6’s in total runs scored.............................................................. 136

1.5.7.       3D plot of Runs vs Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease............................... 137

1.5.8.       Predicting Runs given Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease......................... 139

1.5.9.       Highest runs likelihood................................................................................ 140

1.5.10.     Moving Average of runs over career........................................................... 143

1.5.11.     Analysis of bowlers...................................................................................... 144

1.5.12.     Wicket Frequency percentage...................................................................... 144

1.5.13.     Wickets Runs plot........................................................................................ 145

1.5.14.     Relative bowling performance..................................................................... 148

1.5.15.     Relative Economy Rate against wickets taken............................................ 149

1.5.16.     Relative Wicket Rate.................................................................................... 150

1.5.17.     Key findings................................................................................................. 152

1.5.18.     Twenty 20 batsmen....................................................................................... 152

1.5.19.     Twenty20 bowlers........................................................................................ 153

1.5.20.     Key takeaways.............................................................................................. 153

1.6.      Sixer – R package cricketr’s new Shiny avatar................................................... 154

1.6.1.       Analyze batsman.......................................................................................... 154

1.6.2.       Analyze bowler............................................................................................. 154

1.6.3.       Relative performances of batsman............................................................... 155

1.6.4.       Relative performances of bowlers............................................................... 155

1.6.5.       Check for In-Form status of players............................................................ 155

1.6.6.       Analyze batsman tab.................................................................................... 155

1.6.7.       Analyze bowler tab....................................................................................... 157

1.6.8.       Relative performance of batsmen (select more than 1)............................... 158

1.6.9.       Relative performance of bowlers (select more than 1)............................... 159

1.6.10.     Check in-form status of players................................................................... 161

2.     Other cricket posts in R............................................................................................ 163

2.1.      Analyzing cricket’s batting legends – Through the mirage with R..................... 163

2.2.     Mirror, mirror … the best batsman of them all?................................................. 189

3.     Appendix...................................................................................................................... 203

Cricket analysis with Machine Learning using Octave................................................. 203

3.1.      Informed choices through Machine Learning – Analyzing Kohli, Tendulkar and Dravid........................................................................................................................ 204

3.2.      Informed choices through Machine Learning-2 Pitting together Kumble, Kapil, Chandra.................................................................................................................. 215