Batting Numbers
Averages and records — with the era adjustment stated, not implied.
Sourced from the scorecards
Test cricket's numbers, calibrated honestly
Averages, records, and rates — what each number measures, and which cross-era comparisons genuinely hold up.
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The stats desk
Test Match Stats reads the longest format through its statistics, quoting the primary scorecards and stating the era context plainly.
Bowling Numbers
The inverted scale: what makes a great bowling average, decade by decade.
The Records
From Bradman's 99.94 outward — which records mean what they appear to.
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How to Calculate Batting Average in Cricket
Calculate a cricket batting average correctly with the runs ÷ dismissals formula, a worked Test example and guidance on not-outs and scorecards.
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Test Cricket Batting Average by Team, 2001–2026
Team batting average (runs per wicket lost) for every Test side and year since 2001, from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data, with a pooled yearly trend line.
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Test Cricket Run Rate per Over by Team, 2001–2026
Test run rate per over for each side and calendar year since 2001, computed from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data on legal deliveries, with a pooled yearly trend.
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Test Match Results by Team, 2001–2026
Wins, losses, draws and win percentage for every Test side by year since 2001, with home, away and neutral splits, built from Cricsheet match records.