Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket

Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket

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  • Author：Stefan Szymanski
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Summary

One of the bestselling authors of Soccernomics， Stefan Szymanski， teams up with the award-winning cricket writer Tim Wigmore （Cricket 2。0） and together they have turned their attention to cricket: the result is an enlightening， surprising and enjoyable read。 Crickonomics answers those questions you have about the sport， and many more that you haven't: you'll be delighted to know all the answers。

Will Test cricket die？ Why is the Indian Premier League the most important competition in cricket？ Why is cricket plagued by match fixing - is the problem getting better or worse？ Will India's cricketing wealth make it the dominant cricket nation in the future， and can the world of cricket expand beyond its traditional strongholds？ These are the questions many fans ask。 This book answers them and many more besides。

Cricket is an old and venerable game that has undergone dramatic changes in recent years。 Many of these changes can be traced back to two sources: money and data。 The rise of Indian cricket， and especially the Indian Premier League， has brought billions of dollars into a sport that was once the poor cousin of professional team sports。 Cricket is also now part of the data revolution that has affected all sports。 Just as Soccernomics did for football， this book will take a rational look at the game of cricket， past and present， and combine the expertise of an award winning cricket journalist with a leading sports economist， to provide startling insight and clear-headed analysis。

Crickonomics will take readers on a journey across the world of cricket， covering a rich and eclectic range of topics - answering questions that readers always had， and opening their eyes to new issues。

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Reviews

Trevor ，

The is both an enjoyable and fascinating read but probably only for fans of cricket。 That said， it does draw on many lessons from other sports and may well be of interest to those with a wider interest in sports development。 The authors are a cricket journalist and a professor of sports management。 They employ close analysis and well developed argument to explore many questions about the sport - why do more England batsman come from the south of England and a private education while most bowlers The is both an enjoyable and fascinating read but probably only for fans of cricket。 That said， it does draw on many lessons from other sports and may well be of interest to those with a wider interest in sports development。 The authors are a cricket journalist and a professor of sports management。 They employ close analysis and well developed argument to explore many questions about the sport - why do more England batsman come from the south of England and a private education while most bowlers come from more humble origins in the north， to the intriguingly entitled final chapter which explores 'How Afghanistan is bringing cricket to Germany'。 It looks at the growth of the women' game and interestingly how India in particular is supporting the development of the junior cricket nations in Asia， while in comparatively， little has been done to support growth in among European nations。 I particularly enjoyed some of the comparisons with predominently American sports e。g。 basketball and baseball。 There is also plenty of insightful discussion of the Ashes， T20 and much more。Shrewd， thoughtful and insightful - a pleasure to read。 。。。more

Viswambher Kambhampati ，

A great read to understand the past and present of the cricket game， it's growth and potential for the future！ A great read to understand the past and present of the cricket game， it's growth and potential for the future！ 。。。more

Sarthak Dev ，

Absolute gem。 So much history， so much context， many myths debunked， and even more learnings。 This book actually takes apart the anatomy of modern cricket to its bones。 Must read for fans of the game who want to know why certain things - like BCCI's influence within ICC - work the way they do， and how the sport got there。 Absolute gem。 So much history， so much context， many myths debunked， and even more learnings。 This book actually takes apart the anatomy of modern cricket to its bones。 Must read for fans of the game who want to know why certain things - like BCCI's influence within ICC - work the way they do， and how the sport got there。 。。。more

James May_quinlan ，

In line with other 'nomics' books， this was a fantastic and very interesting book。 I think that it is not quite as well developed in some chapter， for example the how well do teams play above or below their average temperatures。 But I still think that was an interesting and novel theme to explore。 I particularly enjoyed the focus on IPL team building as that seems to fit with the 'nomics' factor well。 All around an interesting book that cricket lovers will enjoy。 In line with other 'nomics' books， this was a fantastic and very interesting book。 I think that it is not quite as well developed in some chapter， for example the how well do teams play above or below their average temperatures。 But I still think that was an interesting and novel theme to explore。 I particularly enjoyed the focus on IPL team building as that seems to fit with the 'nomics' factor well。 All around an interesting book that cricket lovers will enjoy。 。。。more

Brendan Crowley ，

Part history， part data analysis， part reflection on the sport’s future， Crickonomics is exactly what the title suggests – a diagnosis of the state of professional cricket through the lens of data analysis economics。Tim Wigmore previously co-wrote the excellent Cricket 2。0 （recently shortlisted for best sports book of the 21st Century so far） which was a brilliant and comprehensive look at the global spread of T20 cricket。 Stefan Szymanski， an economics professor， may be best known to many for c Part history， part data analysis， part reflection on the sport’s future， Crickonomics is exactly what the title suggests – a diagnosis of the state of professional cricket through the lens of data analysis economics。Tim Wigmore previously co-wrote the excellent Cricket 2。0 （recently shortlisted for best sports book of the 21st Century so far） which was a brilliant and comprehensive look at the global spread of T20 cricket。 Stefan Szymanski， an economics professor， may be best known to many for co-writing the excellent Soccernomics （or Why England Lose）。 Together， they are an ideal pair to take a data fueled look at cricket’s past， present and future。Crickonomics examines a wide variety of assumptions and unanswered questions about the sport to see what light can be shed and what myths can be shattered。 The book also looks to explain the modern evolution of the game， both on and off the oval， with the benefit of data powered hindsight。The level of research is impressive with a vast array of writers and studies quoted （including very interesting work by Duncan Stone on the social history of cricket in England which is covered in his recent book Different Class）。The book’s strength is the breath of issues covered， moving swiftly between broad topics such as whether private school offers players a major advantage in making a professional career or whether bowlers are undervalued by teams and why。 Different questions will be of differing levels of interest to readers but the book never falls into the trap of overburdening readers with too much raw data。 It’s also great to see plenty of focus on the rise of women’s cricket and especially the opportunity it presents for new countries to compete with the established powers。My main takeaway from the book， much like from Soccernomics， is that inevitably everything boils down to money。 More money helps players develop as youngsters， decisions on the future of the game will be shaped by what draws eyeballs and wallets， and a small amount of money could （but probably won’t） globalize the game （for both men and women） if targeted correctly。Highly recommended for any cricket fans。 。。。more

Sid Nuncius ，

I have loved cricket all my life and I like a stat （including a bonkers Andy Zaltzman stat） so I expected to love Crickonomics。 It is certainly packed with stats and deductions from them， but to be honest I found it rather hard going。Crickonomics is firmly based on data。 As an example， the first section deals with the influence of class in English cricket and why there tend to be more Southern， privately educated batters， but a predominance of Northern， state educated bowlers。 It’s an interestin I have loved cricket all my life and I like a stat （including a bonkers Andy Zaltzman stat） so I expected to love Crickonomics。 It is certainly packed with stats and deductions from them， but to be honest I found it rather hard going。Crickonomics is firmly based on data。 As an example， the first section deals with the influence of class in English cricket and why there tend to be more Southern， privately educated batters， but a predominance of Northern， state educated bowlers。 It’s an interesting question （as are many of the questions in the book） and the authors produce lots of data to answer it: analyses to check whether it is true and not just a stereotype （it is true） and several tables of data analysing all sorts of things to do with the issue。 There is also a decent discussion of the reasons for it， including views from well-informed people in the game。 It’s generally well written， too， and other currently important issues get a similar， thoroughly researched， thoughtful treatment， but for me the balance doesn’t quite work， and I found myself rather slogging through data-heavy accounts and trying to remember that this isn’t just a dry statistical exercise， but an important， detailed look at a game I love。 I wasn’t always able to remember that， which meant I found the book something of a slog， I’m afraid。To be fair， this isn’t really a book to be read straight through; taking a section at a time with breaks would probably improve the experience， and it will be of huge interest and help to those analysing the game and proposing to make changes。 However， to this general reader and average cricket fan it was less readable and enjoyable than I had hoped。 （My thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing for an ARC via NetGalley。） 。。。more

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