Episodes

  • IPL Pre-Auction Special

    IPL Pre-Auction Special
    Nov 22 2024
    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. What is a fair price for a player? How will the new right to match rules work? What are some common mistakes that IPL teams make? On Twitter: Dan - @SAAdvantage Jack - @JackHope0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Are Yorkers Overrated?

    Are Yorkers Overrated?
    Jul 19 2024
    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. They ask questions about their effectiveness, when it is best to use them, and when it is best to steer well clear! Find us on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Should cricket teams give youth a chance?

    Should cricket teams give youth a chance?
    Jul 11 2024
    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 youngsters featuring in domestic teams in England and the world, as well as having an in depth discussion about age related decline, when it happens and what its impact on a player is. Find us on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Why Teams Failed At The T20 World Cup?

    Why Teams Failed At The T20 World Cup?
    Jul 2 2024
    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, including a big disucssion on where Pakistan went wrong. Find Jack and Dan on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Which Batters Are Best v Quality Bowling?

    Which Batters Are Best v Quality Bowling?
    Jun 11 2024
    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 wilt when faced with a good quality bowler. We also have time for discussion on the T20 World Cup so far, and also pick up a number of questions on India and Pakistan's performance at the World Cup so far. Find us on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • What did we learn from the IPL?

    What did we learn from the IPL?
    May 29 2024
    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 changed cricket? Batters scored a lot more runs in this year's IPL, but what were the driving factors for this, and how much change did we really see? Bowlers also had new rules to contend with. Were 2 bouncers an over effective, and what happened to all the spinners? Find us on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • The State Of The Cricket Analytics Industry

    The State Of The Cricket Analytics Industry
    May 21 2024
    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 cricket analytics indusrty. What is life as a cricket analyst actually like? What can you be expected to be paid as an analyst? And what is the future in the industry? Find Jack and Dan on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • How The IPL Auction Market REALLY Works

    How The IPL Auction Market REALLY Works
    May 14 2024
    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. Building on that we have an in depth conversation about the analytical side of the IPL auction and discuss what really drives a player's price. Then we go on to talk about what teams can do from a strategic point of view to build a better cricket team. Why are team's paying so much for batters and not bowlers? Which age profile performs best in the IPL? Is it time for franchises to say goodbye to aging stars like David Warner, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli? As discussed in the show, here is a link to Dan's Substack: https://danweston.substack.com/ Find Jack and Dan on Twitter: Jack: @JackHope0 Dan: @SAAdvantage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 26 mins