Sunday, 12 September 2010

Duckworth/Lewis

Universally and unfairly maligned system for calculating targets for rain affected limited overs matches. It's an ingenious method that's actually quite simple, if a little involved. Fortunately, it's all computerised, so nobody has to worry about the machinations as sheets are printed off telling everyone what the par score is at any given time. These sheets are, however, printed in such a way as to confuse South Africans and West Indians.
Doesn't work for T20 matches.

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