An analysis of the efficiency of player performance at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
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2013
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In limited overs cricket, efficiency plays a significant role in team success. Batsmen especially are under pressure to score quickly rather than in large quantities because only 50 overs are available per innings. This paper uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) to assess the efficiency with which players at the 2011 Cricket World Cup converted inputs (balls faced or bowled) into performance outputs. The effect that non-discretionary variables like the cricketing resources available to a player have on his efficiency is controlled for, allowing for a fairer assessment across players from different countries.
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Gweshe, T., & Durbach, I. (2013). An analysis of the efficiency of player performance at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. ORiON, 29(2), 137-153.