Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast
Do you want to know more about how cricket really works? Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast is a podcast which looks at the stats and data behind the game, helping you gain that expert knowledge.
Dan Weston has almost a decade’s experience as an analyst in the game, and has worked with teams across the globe and has even sat with a team for an IPL auction. Joining him on the show is Jack Hope from The Cricket Podcast, who bring almost 500 episodes worth of experience to the show.
Covering a new topic each week Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast entertains and informs. Whether you want to know more about IPL auction dynamics, or you’re interested in a deep dive into Bazball’s impact on Test cricket, we’ll break down the numbers to tell you the full story.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2024
IPL Auction Reaction - TCP Crossover
This episode of Strike Rate is a collaboration with The Cricket Podcast. Joined by Ross Legg, Jack and Dan go through the IPL auction and grade each team's performance.
If you're only interested in t…
01:59:31 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
IPL Pre-Auction Special
Jack and Dan talk about the IPL auction, which is coming up on Sunday. They go through the strategies that teams could employ and how teams should be valuing players going into the IPL auction.
Wha…
01:11:08 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Are Yorkers Overrated?
Yorkers and bouncers are the big talking poiints on this episode of Strike Rate. Jack and Dan do a deep dive into the data and analyse the use of yorkers, bouncers and other lengths in T20 cricket. T…
00:46:46 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Should cricket teams give youth a chance?
On this episode Jack and Dan talk about age in cricket. Do cricket teams give youth players enough of a chance or do the old timers get in the way of their development?
We talk about the number of y…
00:51:06 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Why Teams Failed At The T20 World Cup?
The T20 World Cup has ended, with India lifting the trophy. However, that leaves 19 teams as failures across the competition. Jack and Dan talk about the bigger sides who failed at this tournament, i…
00:59:35 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
Which Batters Are Best v Quality Bowling?
In T20 cricket the bowling quality makes a big difference to batter performance. Jack Hope and Dan Weston sit down to talk about how this works, which batters perform well, and which batters seem to …
01:09:54 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
What did we learn from the IPL?
What did we learn from the IPL? Is the topic of the latest episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast. Jack and Dan go into the numbers from the 2024 IPL to discuss whether the tournament …
00:52:12 |
Wed 29 May 2024
The State Of The Cricket Analytics Industry
Just a warning, on this occasion the sound quality is worse than it should be. This was an error setting up the recording, and will be sorted next episode.
On this episode we discuss the state of the…
00:58:43 |
Tue 21 May 2024
How The IPL Auction Market REALLY Works
On this episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast we return to the IPL. Dan has been writing a series of articles on IPL market dynamics and what really has an impact on the IPL auction. …
01:20:19 |
Tue 14 May 2024
T20 World Cup Squads!
Slightly different episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast this week, as we take a look at the T20 World Cup squads.
All the big teams, besides Pakistan, have now released their 15 man …
01:23:11 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Responding To Simon Doull - New Rules To Reduce Runs - And A Mailbag!
Three topics on this week's episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast. First up Dan Weston offers a response to Simon Doull, who this week claimed that all analysts who hadn't played the …
01:03:22 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
How Much Of An Impact Has The IPL Impact Sub Had?
On this episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast we talk about the imapct sub rule in the IPL. Impact subs were introduced to the IPL in 2023 and have changed how the game is played in t…
00:53:21 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
How Coaching and Cricket Analytics Work Together? - With Paul Nixon
On this episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast we invited Paul Nixon to join us. Paul Nixon had a 23 year career as a pro, played for England, played a World Cup, then has gone on to b…
01:06:00 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Why Do Chennai Super Kings Win So Much In The IPL?
On this episode of STRIKE RATE: THE CRICKET ANALYTICS PODCAST we talk about the Chennai Super Kings. Why is it that CSK have been so successful for so many years in the IPL?
Key factors include the p…
00:51:19 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Why Is Bowling So Important In T20 Cricket?
On this episode of STRIKE RATE: THE CRICKET ANALYTICS PODCAST we talk about how important bowling is in T20 franchise cricket. The opening round of the IPL brutally exposed Delhi Capitals and Royal C…
00:53:34 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Which Players Make Our IPL Dream Team?
On this episode of STRIKE RATE: THE CRICKET ANALYTICS PODCAST we build an IPL dream team. Focussing on IPL performances from the last couple of years Jack and Dan take it in turns to go through and p…
01:10:07 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
How Phases Impact T20 Batting Stats - Runs Above Average - And Other Advanced Batting Stats
On this episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast we talk about how phase data has an impact on T20 batting stats. The discussion focusses on the powerplay, middle over and death periods …
01:19:26 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Which T20 Batting Metrics Matter? - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
On this episode of STRIKE RATE: THE CRICKET ANALYTICS PODCAST we discus all the key batting metrics in T20 cricket. In part 1 we cover some of the basic stats you will find on Cricinfo before the dis…
01:16:48 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
What Makes A Draft Or Auction A Success?
On this episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast we talk about what goes into making an auction or a draft a success. Starting from the emotion surrounding the event and diving deeper in…
00:43:09 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
How do cricket analysts prepare for a draft or auction?
On this episode of Strike Rate: The Cricket Analytics Podcast we discuss how to prepare for a draft or auction in a franchise league. What are the fundamental steps that you have to go through before…
00:51:15 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
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