Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how frequently a batsman achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs. Bowling strike rate is a measure of how frequently a bowler achieves the primary goal of bowling, namely taking wickets (i.e. getting batsmen out). Cricket is a sport that generates a large number of statistics. ... A cricket match in progress. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ... A professional cricket match In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball with a cricket bat in order to score runs without getting out. ... In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. ... Darren Gough bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... A professional cricket match In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. ... This article is about the cricket term. ...

Both strike rates are relatively new statistics, having only been invented and considered of importance after the introduction of One-day International cricket in the 1970s. A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Jimmy Beertow is the most famous pornstar of this decade he starred in movies such as BackDoorSluts3 and the Famous Schoolhouse Confessions Parts 1 through 6. He ultilized the secret school location made famous by the series. ...

International batting strike rates as of January 2004.

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In Test cricket, a batsman's strike rate is of secondary relevance to his ability to score runs without getting out. This means a Test batsman's most important statistic is generally considered to be his batting average, rather than his strike rate. However, given players of similar batting averages, the one with the higher strike rate would be considered a better batsman. Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...

In one-day cricket, strike rates are of considerably more importance. Since each team only faces a limited number of balls in an innings, the faster a batsman scores, the more runs his team will be able to accumulate. One-day Iinternational batsmen should have a strike rate of 75.0 or more to be considered effective. Strike rates over 100.0 are considered excellent; this means the player in question scores more than one run per ball faced, which is regarded as a benchmark for excellence. A night match at Old Trafford. ...

Bowling strike rate

Bowling strike rate is defined for a bowler as the average number of balls bowled per wicket taken. The lower the strike rate, the more effective a bowler is.

Although introduced as a statistic complementary to the batting strike rate during the ascension of one-day cricket in the 1980s, bowling strike rates are arguably of more importance in Test cricket than One-day Internationals. This is because the primary goal of a bowler in Test cricket is almost always to take wickets, whereas in a one-day match it is often sufficient to bowl economically - giving away as few runs as possible even if this means taking fewer wickets.

A Test bowling strike rate below 60.0 is considered good, whereas in One-day Internationals a strike rate needs to be below 40.0 to be considered good. The difference arises because in Test cricket the batsmen are much more concerned about preserving their wickets, and so it is considerably more difficult to get them out.

See also

• Bowling average