Strategy

Plans built only from the evidence.

Every line below is a measured split or record from the data, with the sample behind it. Nothing here is a prediction.

WB Rankin, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

No batting strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Old ball (21-80): economy of 4.80, 0.69 above their economy of 4.12 on all balls bowled (+17%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 2% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 251 balls bowled.
Sample: 251 balls · low confidence

Away from home: average of 34.4, 3.6 below their average of 38.0 on all balls bowled (-9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 25% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 245 balls bowled.
Sample: 245 balls · low confidence

Not enough balls: splits are shown from 60 balls faced.

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	81	37	4	9.25	45.68	72.8%	6.2%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	237	147	3	49.00	3.72	79.0	65.0%	6.8%
Left-handed batters	206	157	5	31.40	4.57	41.2	64.1%	10.7%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	251	201	4	50.25	4.80	62.8	60.2%	10.0%
New ball (1-20)	168	86	4	21.50	3.07	42.0	71.4%	6.5%