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Assorted musings on cricket statistics
Jun 1, 2021 • Andrew Samson
Dot, Dot, Dot, Dot …….
Featuring Roach, Washbrook, Carlisle et al.
Jan 2 • Andrew Samson
The humble caught and bowled
“No-Notcher’s November” has come and gone.
Dec 23, 2025 • Andrew Samson
The new Hick?
As a general rule, first-class stats are a reasonable predictor of Test performances.
Oct 28, 2025 • Andrew Samson
Give and take
In one of my favourite Hagar the Horrible cartoons, Hagar is explaining to young Hamlet “Son, in our fast-paced society … stress is unavoidable” and…
Oct 20, 2025 • Andrew Samson
Is there Hope for Shai?
The strap at the bottom of the screen on the TV for the West Indies 2nd innings against India at Delhi had the name ‘Hope’ below that of his partner…
Oct 13, 2025 • Andrew Samson
How much is too much?
Workload management is all the rage in cricket these days.
Oct 7, 2025 • Andrew Samson
22 for 222
Alert readers of the Notcher’s Natter will have noticed a piece of trivia at the end of the last post about Brian Close holding the record for most…
Oct 1, 2025 • Andrew Samson
The Notcher's Natter
In the early days of cricket scoring was often done by carving notches into sticks for each run. We have evolved a bit since then.
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