Strategy

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CL White, Men's Test

Second new ball (81+): strike rate of 39.8, 4.4 below their strike rate of 44.2 on all balls faced (-10%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 11% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 241 balls faced.
Sample: 241 balls · medium confidence

No batting strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 138.0, 26.4 above their strike rate of 111.6 on all balls bowled (+24%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 23% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 414 balls bowled.
Sample: 414 balls · medium confidence
Right-handed batters: average of 76.7, 8.3 above their average of 68.4 on all balls bowled (+12%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 23% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 392 balls bowled.
Sample: 392 balls · medium confidence

No bowling strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Off break	133	43	2	21.50	32.33	76.7%	2.3%
Leg break	130	45	1	45.00	34.62	80.0%	3.8%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Second new ball (81+)	241	96	3	32.00	39.83	76.3%	4.6%
Old ball (21-80)	89	50	2	25.00	56.18	66.3%	5.6%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	392	230	3	76.67	3.52	130.7	64.3%	4.8%
Left-handed batters	166	112	2	56.00	4.05	83.0	56.0%	6.0%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	414	249	3	83.00	3.61	138.0	61.8%	4.3%
Second new ball (81+)	144	93	2	46.50	3.88	72.0	61.8%	7.6%