Strategy

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BV Sears, Men's Test

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 87.0, 27.8 above their strike rate of 59.2 on all balls bowled (+47%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 10% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 348 balls bowled.
Sample: 348 balls · low confidence
Away from home: average of 49.7, 10.9 above their average of 38.8 on all balls bowled (+28%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 28% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 276 balls bowled.
Sample: 276 balls · low confidence

Right-handed batters: economy of 3.39, 0.54 below their economy of 3.92 on all balls bowled (-14%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 333 balls bowled.
Sample: 333 balls · low confidence
Right-handed batters: average of 31.3, 7.4 below their average of 38.8 on all balls bowled (-19%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 19% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 333 balls bowled.
Sample: 333 balls · low confidence

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	333	188	6	31.33	3.39	55.5	74.8%	8.1%
Left-handed batters	141	122	2	61.00	5.19	70.5	51.1%	9.9%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	348	232	4	58.00	4.00	87.0	67.0%	8.0%
New ball (1-20)	126	78	4	19.50	3.71	31.5	69.8%	10.3%