Tuesday, October 11, 2016

365 Days of Test Cricket, How were?


Today I decided to crunch down the last year in terms of test cricket. All the matches played between 11th October - 11th November. I started with the task to find the youngest team on paper. I decided to factor in all the players who have played more than a single test match for their team in the last 365 days. The final age which was factored in is as of today (11th October, 2016). I will also lay out some other data which I fell onto during this discovery.

Overalls first, then I will present a team-wise breakdown. Let's start with the age factor followed by all other data.  Keep in mind that the ICC Rankings will officially change after the Indore Test.

The youngest team has the worst ICC Ranking and the oldest team has the best. Though that little fact will change once Pakistan hands over the top position to India.










(In terms of ICC Test Ranking. Note: India will officially take the first spot after the Indore Test)

1. Pakistan

Played: 7
Won: 4
Lost: 2
Draw: 1
Average Age: 31 years 216 days



2. India

Played: 11
Won: 7
Lost: 0
Draw: 3

Average Age: 28 years 339 days



3. Australia


Played: 11
Won: 6
Lost: 3
Draw: 2

Average Age: 29 years 276 days



4. England

Played: 14
Won: 6
Lost: 5
Draw: 3

Average Age: 28 years 227 days





5. South Africa

Played: 10
Won: 2
Lost: 5
Draw: 3

Average Age: 30 years 63 days



6. Sri Lanka

Played: 10
Won: 5
Lost: 4
Draw: 1

Average Age: 28 years 222 days





7. New Zealand

Played: 14*
Won: 4
Lost: 7
Draw: 2

Average Age: 28 years 211 days

8. West Indies

Played: 9
Won: 0
Lost: 6
Draw: 3

Average Age: 27 years 205 days




1 comment:

  1. Besides the factual brilliance, the effort man!

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