At the start of the final day’s play of the fourth and final Test match of Australia’s tour of South Africa, South Africa required 7 wickets to wrap up the match and take the series 3-1. For purely educational purposes, Australia required to score a further 524 runs to win. Ultimately Australia managed to add […]
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The Reaction Times In Various Sports
The reaction times required in various professional sports are often of the order of a fraction of a second. To be successful, top-level sportsmen have to train for hours on end day in day out. That’s what ultimately enables them to not only react in time, but more importantly react in a productive manner. In […]
How Important Is Home Advantage In Cricket? We Take A Statistical Look
We’ve seen that playing at home is a pretty significant advantage in the game of cricket. You have the support of your home crowd behind you, and you are playing in conditions familiar to you. Off late, some teams have been making even greater use of home conditions by tweaking conditions to favour them and […]
