Zimbabwe: The story behind the cricket ratings

editorial

Harare — Before the arrival of computers, the only statistics to compare cricketers from different countries were the conventional averages, which had existed since Victorian times. Conventional averages were vulnerable to criticisms such as "yes, but who did he score those runs against... .?".

In 1987, Ted Dexter the former England Captain, approached us to ask if we could apply our technical know-how and backing to help him to develop a better system for rating international cricketers.

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