VITALITY BLAST PREVIEW (SOUTH GROUP) – DISSECTING BOUNDARIES & SIX HITTING
By Ronan Alexander With the South Group of the Vitality Blast getting underway today (Wednesday), here is an in-depth look at who the best boundary scorers and preventers are, as well as the best six hitters and preventers. Beginning with a look at how teams have performed in these departments over the last two seasons,…
VITALITY BLAST PREVIEW (NORTH GROUP) – DISSECTING BOUNDARIES & SIX HITTING
By Ronan Alexander Scoring more boundaries than your opponents in T20 cricket is crucial. If you achieve this, you will win around 85% of matches according to research by Dan Weston, Senior Data Analyst at Kent CCC. With the 2023 Vitality Blast getting underway on Saturday, here is an in-depth look at who the best…
Bangladesh Premier League Review
By Ronan Alexander Summary It was probably expected that the Bangladesh Premier League would be a weird competition and it certainly lived up to that. Comilla Victorians were crowned champions for a record fourth time, after losing their opening three matches, they went on to win 11 consecutive games to leave with the trophy. Sylhet…
Lanka Premier League – Tournament Roundup
By Ronan Alexander Jaffna Kings made it a hat trick of consecutive LPL triumphs after defeating Colombo Stars by two wickets yesterday. Thisara Perera’s side ended the group stage in second place and overcame table toppers Kandy Falcons and then the Stars to clinch the title. Team Statistics Batting From the team batting stats, we…
Lanka Premier League 2022 Preview
By Ronan Alexander Tournament Lowdown Today sees the third edition of the Lanka Premier League get underway with Jaffna looking to make it a hat-trick of consecutive titles. The tournament consists of five franchises who will each play each other twice in the group stages, with the top four sides progressing to the knockout phase…
Taking Scotland to the next level
By Ronan Alexander After having over a week to digest Scotland’s T20 World Cup exit, I thought I’d share my feelings on what the team can do to improve and go to the next level. In a tough group, Scotland gave a strong account of themselves with a memorable win over West Indies being the…
Scotland’s new powerplay hitter: Michael Jones
By Ronan Alexander Following the retirement of Kyle Coetzer from T20 internationals, Scotland were on the lookout for a new opening batter. It’s safe to say they have pretty big shoes to fill after Coetzer racked up 1495 T20I runs during his 14 years across the format. The man to fill the void is 24-year-old…
Nepal’s Power Hitter: Mohammad Aadil Alam
By @ariescric These days, a major dynamic of the modern T20 game is which team can hit more sixes. Which team has the superior powerhitters, powerhitters that can clear the boundary with ease at regular intervals, as well as doing so right from ball one. If you are a powerhitter and have any of the…
Tom Price: Under the Radar
By Ronan Alexander With the best strike rate in the LV= County Championship Division One this summer for bowlers with more than 20 wickets, why aren’t more people talking about Tom Price? In what’s been a season with more lows than highs for Gloucestershire in red ball cricket, one huge positive has been the performance…
Vitality Blast: Ones to Watch – North Group
By Ronan Alexander With the Blast now underway, we take a look at one young player to watch from each county – beginning with the North Group. Brimingham Bears – Jacob Bethell (18) A youngster that a lot of people are familiar with after his rise through the Warwickshire ranks and a strong England Under…
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