A gradual but inevitable descent into cricket-based loathing and bile.
Articles by Nichael Bluth
No Space In A Four-Man Attack, Broadly Speaking
With England debating the selection between Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan for Thursday’s series opener against India, we at 51allout wanted to look purely at the numbers behind the former’s career and form, to see if we could find some justification one way or another.
Fire In Babylon Review
This week we watched Fire In Babylon, the story of the West Indies cricket team from the mid 70’s onwards. Here’s what we thought of it.
T20: Stars Of The Season
Last night finally saw the annual T20 group stage marathon reach its conclusion. We wanted to have a look at some of the best performers over the domestic season. And also make a cheap joke about Steve Smith.
The England Form Guide or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Numbers
A short while back we looked at the idea of using a ten-innings rolling average to look at a player’s ‘form’, as opposed to their career average, which is more a measure of overall ‘quality’. Here we’ll use this idea to have a look at England’s current top-order batsmen.
England vs. Sri Lanka: 5th ODI Review
England and Sri Lanka traded blows in a genuinely fascinating ODI before the home side eventually emerged on top to take the series. The resulting wild party at 51allout Towers led to everyone forgetting to write the review.
England vs. Sri Lanka: 3rd ODI Review
England once again underperformed with the bat, despite a captain’s knock from Alastair Cook, and Sri Lanka coasted home
Test Cricket vs. The Weather
England’s recently concluded series against Sri Lanka certainly wasn’t one of those destined to live long in the memory, a fate that often befalls the ‘early season’ Test series in the English summer. While Sri Lanka are far from a great Test side at the moment and England certainly deserved their victory, it’s fair to […]
Selecting the England Team the Old-Fashioned Way
It’s a generally held consensus that one of the reasons for England’s excellent results in Test cricket over the last couple of years has been their consistency of selection. To reuse an old saying about the Australian team, it’s harder to get out of the team than it is to get in. There was a […]
Australia throw the baby out with the bath water
We at 51allout are a reasonably international bunch. Some of us even have passports and have been to far-off exotic places like Benidorm and Wales. Despite this, however, it’s fair to say that we’re mainly England fans when it comes to cricket. And with that come certain responsibilites, such as shaking one’s head whenever a […]
Using Rolling Batting Averages To Look At Form
Here at 51allout we love all things cricket, despite the best efforts of Amjad’s front foot and the weather at Lord’s. But one thing we particularly love are the numbers. Cricket has always been a numbers game and Sky (et al) do a decent job of bringing these to life. But we can do a […]
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