Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa
Lemmer, H.H., Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa
The traditional average is not a satisfactory measure of batting performance if a batsman has many not-out scores. The purpose of this paper is, firstly, to define an estimator that will always give a reliable estimate of the average, even in the case of a batsman having a large percentage of not-out scores, and secondly also a comprehensive measure of batting performance for a short series, e.g. a test or ODI series. Strong arguments are given why the traditional average should not be used in the case of high proportions of not-out scores.
