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Batting Averages in cricket are not affected by not outs - i.e. the number of runs scored counts towards your total, but the not out isn't registered as an out, logically enough. Since batting averages are calculated as runs divided by outs, this means that a player who often ends the innings may get an inflated batting average. Examples of this include Michael Bevan (67 not outs in ODIs ), James Anderson (12 not outs in 16 Test innings), and Shaun Pollock (32 not outs in Test s). However, the flip side of the argument is that, if not outs were counted for the purpose of batting averages, a good batsman could come in and only have time to make 0 not out, facing three balls from a Bowler , and thus get unduly penalised for factors out of his control. This argument is prevailing among cricket statisticians, who have used this method of collecting batting averages since the 18th century. REFERENCES |
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