24-429: Kenway may refer to: Persons [ edit ] Derek Kenway , English cricketer Nan Kenway , Australian-British entertainer Richard Kenway , English cricketer Fictional characters [ edit ] Haytham Kenway , from the 2012 video game Assassin's Creed III Connor Kenway , from the 2012 video game Assassin's Creed III Edward Kenway , from
48-406: A batter (although the practice of drawing comparisons between players on this basis is not without criticism ). The number is also simple to interpret intuitively. If all the batter's innings were completed (i.e. they were out every innings), this is the average number of runs they score per innings. If they did not complete all their innings (i.e. some innings they finished not out ), this number
72-443: A career were considered exceptional, and before the development of the heavy roller in the 1870s (which allowed for a flatter, safer cricket pitch) an average of 25 was considered very good. Career records for batting average are usually subject to a minimum qualification of 20 innings played or completed, in order to exclude batsmen who have not played enough games for their skill to be reliably assessed. Under this qualification,
96-484: A different concept to batting average – how quickly the batsman scores (i.e. average number of runs from 100 balls) – so it does not supplant the role of batting average. It is used particularly in limited overs matches , where the speed at which a batter scores is more important than it is in first-class cricket . Strike rate may also be used to compare a player's ability to score runs against differing types of bowling (i.e. spin, fast bowling). A system of player rankings
120-487: A few matches later with an unbeaten 120 against the touring Zimbabweans . By 2002, he had featured less for Hampshire than he had desired. This followed a poor season in which he was dropped by Hampshire after scoring just 238 runs at an average of 18.30; this was despite being cited at the beginning of the year as a possible England call-up. Kenway cited the poor state of the then new Rose Bowl pitches for his poor form, stating that they made batting difficult. Indeed, by
144-399: A players' batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been out , usually given to two decimal places. Since the number of runs a player scores and how often they get out are primarily measures of their own playing ability, and largely independent of their teammates, batting average is a good metric for an individual player's skill as
168-575: A result. Highest career batting averages in first-class cricket as follows: A batting average of above 50 is considered by many as a benchmark to distinguish between a good and a great batsman. Highest male career batting averages in Test matches as follows: Highest career batting averages in One Day International cricket as follows: Alternative measures of batting effectiveness have been developed, including: Strike rate measures
192-511: Is an estimate of the unknown average number of runs they score per innings. Each player normally has several batting averages, with a different figure calculated for each type of match they play (first-class, one-day, Test matches, List A, T20, etc.), and a player's batting averages may be calculated for individual seasons or series, or at particular grounds , or against particular opponents, or across their whole career. Batting average has been used to gauge cricket players' relative skills since
216-551: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Derek Kenway Derek Anthony Kenway (born 12 June 1978) is an English cricketer . He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace , who can also play as a wicketkeeper . Born in Fareham , Kenway made his first-class debut for home county Hampshire in the 1997 County Championship . The following season he made his List A one-day debut against Glamorgan in
240-606: Is employed by his families company, Botley Roofing. Kenway still plays cricket at club level for Totton and Eling Cricket Club in the Southern Premier Cricket League . He is married with one daughter. Kenway's brother, Richard , represented the Hampshire Cricket Board in three List A matches in the 2001 and Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophies , both of which were played in 2001. Batting average (cricket) In cricket ,
264-495: Is placed on building an innings in order to amass a high individual score. It should also be remembered, especially in relation to the ODI and T20I histograms above, that there were no ODI or T20I matches when Bradman played. If a batter has been dismissed in every single innings, then this statistic gives exactly the average number of runs they score per innings. However, for a batter with one or more innings which finished not out ,
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#1732790364171288-469: The 18th century. Batting averages are sometimes calculated for whole teams, across a series or tournament. Most players have career batting averages in the range of 20 to 40. This is also the desirable range for wicket-keepers , though some fall short and make up for it with keeping skill. Until a substantial increase in scores in the 21st century due to improved bats and smaller grounds among other factors, players who sustained an average above 50 through
312-469: The 1998 AXA League . In 1999, he passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season, the only time he would do so in his career, and also scored his maiden first-class century . By 2001, Kenway was firmly established in the Hampshire team, having had some success as a batsman for the county. Following strong performances in first-class and List A cricket in 2001, Kenway was Hampshire Cricket Society Player of
336-401: The 2005 season, Kenway played just a single first-class match, but was a member of the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy winning side, playing a single match in the 1st round of the competition against Shropshire . He was released at the end of the 2005 season, alongside Lawrence Prittipaul . Then team manager, Paul Terry , stating that "some younger players have overtaken them". By
360-576: The 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Other [ edit ] 17046 Kenway , a main-belt asteroid, discovered 1999 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kenway . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenway&oldid=1150582760 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
384-504: The Year. His early promise saw him touted as a future England player, leading to his inclusion in the inaugural ECB National Academy tour to Australia in the winter of 2001. Included on this tour were future, and in some cases current, England internationals Andrew Flintoff , Andrew Strauss , Simon Jones , and Hampshire teammate Chris Tremlett . It was during this period that Kenway was considered at his fittest physically, something he
408-556: The coming seasons, his performances were inconsistent, and his first team opportunities became more limited as Hampshire began to strengthen their squad, with the arrival of players like the South African Nic Pothas . He did make his debut in the new Twenty20 format against Sussex in the 2003 Twenty20 Cup , which was Hampshire's first Twenty20 match. Kenway further struggled for form in this new format, scoring just 134 runs at an average of 14.88 in 10 matches. Come
432-419: The end of that season, Kenway had made a request to leave the club, which director of cricket Tim Tremlett announced the club had "reluctantly" agreed to do so. A number of clubs, including Derbyshire , Sussex , and Nottinghamshire were interested in signing him, but no move was forthcoming. In an about turn, he reversed his decision to leave the county and made himself available for the 2003 season. Over
456-478: The highest Test batting average belongs to Australia 's Sir Donald Bradman , with 99.94. Given that a career batting average over 50 is exceptional, and that only 4 other players have averages over 60, this is an outstanding statistic. The fact that Bradman's average is so far above that of any other cricketer has led several statisticians to argue that, statistically at least, he was the greatest athlete in any sport. Disregarding this 20 innings qualification,
480-568: The highest career Test batting average is 144 by Kurtis Patterson , who scored 144 runs and was dismissed once in his two Test innings. He then fell out of the Australian squad due to a loss of form and injury. Batting averages in One Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) cricket tend to be lower than in Test cricket because of the need to score runs more quickly. Consequently, batters tend to play riskier strokes and less emphasis
504-450: The number of not outs. For example, Phil Tufnell , who was noted for his poor batting, has an apparently respectable ODI average of 15 (from 20 games), despite a highest score of only 5 not out, as he scored an overall total of 15 runs from 10 innings, but was out only once. A batter who was not dismissed in any of the innings over which their average is being calculated does not have a batting average, as division by zero does not give
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#1732790364171528-483: The time of his release, Kenway had scored 4,382 first-class runs at an average of 29.60, with 20 half centuries and 7 centuries, with a high score of 166. In the field, he took 85 catches and made a single stumping . In List A cricket, he played 109 matches for the county, scoring 2,597 runs at an average of 26.23, with 15 half centuries and 2 centuries. He took 60 catches, a more frequent keeper in one-day cricket; he made seven stumpings. As of December 2010, Kenway
552-470: The true mean or average number of runs they score per innings is unknown as it is not known how many runs they would have scored if they could have completed all their not out innings. In this case, this statistic is an estimate of the average number of runs they score per innings. If their scores have a geometric distribution , then this statistic is the maximum likelihood estimate of their true unknown average. Batting averages can be strongly affected by
576-428: Was often cited as having little of during his career. Despite the early promise, Kenway's career proceeded to fall away following his academy call-up and tour to Australia. In the proceeding four seasons, his first-class average was around the mid-twenties. His one-day form was slightly more consistent, scoring 533 runs from 17 matches and hitting his maiden one-day century against Somerset , before following that up
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