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There is also a decent discussion of the reasons for it, including views from well-informed people in the game. They employ close analysis and well developed argument to explore many questions about the sport - why do more England batsman come from the south of England and a private education while most bowlers come from more humble origins in the north, to the intriguingly entitled final chapter which explores 'How Afghanistan is bringing cricket to Germany'. Crickonomics explores all of this and much more – including how Jayasuriya and Gilchrist transformed Test batting but T20 didn't; English cricket's great missed opportunity to have a league structure like football; why batters are paid more than bowlers; how Afghanistan is transforming German cricket; what the rest of the world can learn from New Zealand and even the Barmy Army's importance to Test cricket.
The book’s strength is the breath of issues covered, moving swiftly between broad topics such as whether private school offers players a major advantage in making a professional career or whether bowlers are undervalued by teams and why. Sports coverage can be lost in the day to day events so this did fill a gap in the market, and it was never a chore. I wasn’t always able to remember that, which meant I found the book something of a slog, I’m afraid. Fascinating The Observer Illuminating The Times Crickonomics is packed with sufficient statistical analysis to have the most ardent cricket geek purring with pleasure Mail on Sunday An insightful, Hawk-Eye-like analysis of the numbers behind cricket Financial Times An engaging tour of the modern game from an award-winning journalist and the economist who co-authored the bestselling Soccernomics.This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. I have loved cricket all my life and I like a stat (including a bonkers Andy Zaltzman stat) so I expected to love Crickonomics. More money helps players develop as youngsters, decisions on the future of the game will be shaped by what draws eyeballs and wallets, and a small amount of money could (but probably won’t) globalize the game (for both men and women) if targeted correctly. Some of the statistical sections got a bit too much for me, although others will be fascinated by them. For example, it was suggested that the Hundred competition might increase participation in English cities as franchises were based on large city settlements rather than historic counties.
They bring in some fantastic statistics but it is also a history lesson as well as a look to how they think the future could unfold. Provides a fascinating explanation about how cricket works in the current age, why it got to the way it is, and how the sport might progress over the next 20 years, both with respect to the IPL and the expansion of the game to new regions of the globe. A lot of analysis , which at times got tedious but some very interesting chapters about league cricket vs county cricket , 1 day cricket and the change in approach to batting , why do public schools produce more batters than bowlers , the impact of IPL etc etc. A contest that may last five days, including several stretches where no runs are scored and indeed nothing much happens, and still ends in a draw. In general, the chapters based in other countries intrigued me more as I knew less about them, while the stories were told well.If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month.
An excellent book that covers many aspects of cricket - history, statistics, analysis, country stories and more. As an example, the first section deals with the influence of class in English cricket and why there tend to be more Southern, privately educated batters, but a predominance of Northern, state educated bowlers.Crickonomics explores all of this and much more - including how Jayasuriya and Gilchrist transformed Test batting but T20 didn't; English cricket's great missed opportunity to have a league structure like football; why batters are paid more than bowlers; how Afghanistan is transforming German cricket; what the rest of the world can learn from New Zealand and even the Barmy Army's importance to Test cricket. And a final chapter on the rise of cricket in Germany driven by Afghan refugees is a real eye-opener. Any changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel.
However, to this general reader and average cricket fan it was less readable and enjoyable than I had hoped. I think that it is not quite as well developed in some chapter, for example the how well do teams play above or below their average temperatures. I follow England’s Test cricket fortunes avidly while not being all that bothered about one-day internationals, let alone the myriad T20 bash-fests, not even those that thrill millions in the fabulously lucrative Indian Premier League.
An interesting survey of the way in which cricket has evolved and the statistical basis behind some of these changes. It’s also great to see plenty of focus on the rise of women’s cricket and especially the opportunity it presents for new countries to compete with the established powers. The strange conservatism of Kerry Packer, and why Covid-19 will accelerate the rise of club cricket 3. An engaging tour of the modern game from an award-winning journalist and the economist who co-authored the bestselling Soccernomics. When looking at the top batting and bowling performances in the IPL, more batters featured in more than one year than bowlers - perhaps that is an indication that batters have less variation in performance which is why the top ones are valued more - their past performance might be a greater predictor of future performance while a cheap bowler has an outstanding tournament.
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