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Battruck - Pitch Types

The document describes different types of pitches and how they affect batting and bowling performance in cricket matches. It lists uneven, cracked, hard and fast, green, flat, dusty, and slow as common pitch types. For each type, it indicates which disciplines (batting, fast bowling, etc.) tend to perform better or worse on that pitch. It also provides data on average scores and wickets lost on different pitch types under various weather conditions, such as overcast, sunny, or humid, based on a sample of over 10,000 matches.

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Battruck - Pitch Types

The document describes different types of pitches and how they affect batting and bowling performance in cricket matches. It lists uneven, cracked, hard and fast, green, flat, dusty, and slow as common pitch types. For each type, it indicates which disciplines (batting, fast bowling, etc.) tend to perform better or worse on that pitch. It also provides data on average scores and wickets lost on different pitch types under various weather conditions, such as overcast, sunny, or humid, based on a sample of over 10,000 matches.

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PITCH TYPES

Types of pitch available :

 Uneven
 Cracked
 Hard & Fast
 Green
 Flat
 Dusty
 Slow

The following is a rough guide to how the type of pitch can affect your team - but
keep in mind weather also plays its part in how a player may perform...:

 Batting
Hard & Fast: +2
Flat: +2
Dusty: +1
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Slow: -1
Uneven: -1
 Fast bowlers
Cracked: +2 (need good consistency)
Uneven: +1
Dusty: +1
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Hard & Fast: -1 (depending on weather)
Flat: -2
Slow: -2
 Fast-medium bowlers
Uneven: +2
Cracked: +1 (need good consistency)
Green: +1
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Hard & Fast: -1
Flat: -2 (depending on weather)
 Medium bowlers
Green: +2
Slow: +2
Uneven: +1
Cracked: +1 (need good consistency)
Dusty: +1
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Flat: -1 (depending on weather)
Hard & Fast: -2
 Spin bowlers
Dusty: +2
Cracked: +1 (need good consistency)
Slow: +1
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Hard & Fast: -1 (depending on consistency)
Flat: -2

Put differently:

 Uneven
Batting: -1 
Fast bowlers: +1 
Fast-medium bowlers: +2 
Medium bowlers: +1 
Spin bowlers: 0
 Cracked
Batting: 0 
Fast bowlers: +2 
Fast-medium bowlers: +1 
Medium bowlers: +1 
Spin bowlers: +1
 Hard & Fast
Batting: +2 
Fast bowlers: -1 
Fast-medium bowlers: -1 
Medium bowlers: -2 
Spin bowlers: -1
 Green
Batting: 0 
Fast bowlers: 0 
Fast-medium bowlers: +1 
Medium bowlers: +2 
Spin bowlers: 0
 Flat
Batting: +2 
Fast bowlers: -2 
Fast-medium bowlers: -2 
Medium bowlers: -1 
Spin bowlers: -2
 Dusty
Batting: +1 
Fast bowlers: +1 
Fast-medium bowlers: 0 
Medium bowlers: +1 
Spin bowlers: +2
 Slow
Batting: -1 
Fast bowlers: -2 
Fast-medium bowlers: 0 
Medium bowlers: +2 
Spin bowlers: +1

PITCH TYPES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER - 50 OVER MATCHES

The following data is quite old - circa 2007 - but it comes from Raptornex, extracted
from a sample size of over 10000 matches:

CRACKED

Overall Average Innings Score: 183.18


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 7.03
Overcast and cold
Average Innings Score: 197.84
Average Wickets Lost: 6.86

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 181.50
Average Wickets Lost: 7.04

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 165.68
Average Wickets Lost: 7.3

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 192.04
Average Wickets Lost: 7.2

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 198.63
Average Wickets Lost: 6.75

DUSTY

Overall Average Innings Score: 198.45


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.83

Overcast and cold


Average Innings Score: 222.45
Average Wickets Lost: 6.67
Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 200.22
Average Wickets Lost: 6.87

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 178.79
Average Wickets Lost: 7.09

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 187.14
Average Wickets Lost: 6.96

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 213.89
Average Wickets Lost: 6.60

FLAT

Overall Average Innings Score: 227.90


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.20

Overcast and cold


Average Innings Score: 239.35
Average Wickets Lost: 6.30

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 216.15
Average Wickets Lost: 6.20

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 217.83
Average Wickets Lost: 6.46

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 225.04
Average Wickets Lost: 6.55

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 240.65
Average Wickets Lost: 5.91

GREEN

Overall Average Innings Score: 183.09


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.85

Overcast and cold


Average Innings Score: 197.47
Average Wickets Lost: 7.68

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 177.18
Average Wickets Lost: 6.99

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 166.26
Average Wickets Lost: 7

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 173.59
Average Wickets Lost: 6.83

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 201.82
Average Wickets Lost: 6.63

HARD AND FAST

Overall Average Innings Score: 229.27


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.32

Overcast and cold


Average Innings Score: 247.59
Average Wickets Lost: 5.64

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 219.51
Average Wickets Lost: 6.44

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 213.69
Average Wickets Lost: 6.70

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 222.34
Average Wickets Lost: 6.85

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 243.24
Average Wickets Lost: 5.99
SLOW

Overall Average Innings Score: 198.47


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.88

Overcast and cold


Average Innings Score: 198.46
Average Wickets Lost: 7

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 198.97
Average Wickets Lost: 7.27

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 181.17
Average Wickets Lost: 7.04

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 177.37
Average Wickets Lost: 6.87

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 214.59
Average Wickets Lost: 6.55

UNEVEN

Overall Average Innings Score: 180.78


Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.82

Overcast and cold


Average Innings Score: 211.36
Average Wickets Lost: 6.27

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 166.99
Average Wickets Lost: 6.67

Partially cloudy and humid


Average Innings Score: 170.51
Average Wickets Lost: 6.97

Partially cloudy and windy


Average Innings Score: 174.5
Average Wickets Lost: 7.32
Sunny
Average Innings Score: 199.05
Average Wickets Lost: 6.68

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