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July 22, 2008

Posted by Avinash Subramaniam at 9:10 AM in Eng v SA (2008)

SWESAW Update #2

Old SWESAW leaderboard as at 20th July, 1 pm (IST):
Ian Bell: 396/90000_FMs (0.0044)
Mornie Morkel: 339/85000_FMs (0.0039)
Ashwell Prince: 324/85000_FMs (0.0038)
KP: 287/100000_FMs (0.0027)
James Anderson: 258/95000_FMs (0.0028)

Has AB de Villiers broken into the top 5? How much lower has the star of the swtch-hitting KP sunk? And is Bell still leading the SWESAW standings? Let's find out.

The SWESAW leaderboard as at 22nd July, 3 pm (IST):
Mornie Morkel: 438/85000_FMs (0.0051)
Ashwell Prince: 432/85000_FMs (0.0050)
Ian Bell: 390/90000_FMs (0.0044)
James Anderson: 344/95000_FMs (0.0036)
SCJ Broad: 326/90000_FMs(0.0036)

Honourable SWESAW mentions:
AB de Villiers: 310/90000_FMs(0.0034)
Dale Steyne: 330/100000_FMs (0.0033)
KP: 303/100000_FMs (0.0030)

A little over two days back, the SWESAW top 5 featured 3 players from England. As the series has gradually swung South Africa's way, the SWESAW leaderboard too is reflecting these changes. The top two SWESAW contenders are South Africans, by some distance. And two of England's fast bowlers have made it into the top % on the strength of their returns as batsmen.

If England are to stop the South African safari, their bowlers are going to have to start earning their keep by scoring points for wickets, more than runs scored. Luckily for England, and people like us who like to see these kind of things go down to the wire, it's still early days in the series. And the race for the SWESAW far, far, far from over.

Addendum: There is a school of thought that believes matches played must be considered as a factor for the SWESAW. I agree. In which case, you need to divide the individual SWESAW ratio by the number of matches played to arrive at the final standings. In this case, all the contenders for the SWESAW have played in all matches. So nothing much changes ... for now. (Phew! Glad we got that sorted out.)

 
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Posted by: gaurav at July 27, 2008 6:23 AM

Q: Whats the prize for a stage winner of county t20 and how will it be distributed or contacted by you to the winner?

A: Hi Gaurav, there is no prize. We play for the love of the game and in the hope that seeing our heroes excel themselves will be sufficient prize for playing the game. Play the game, the result will take care of the prizes. Apologies and thank yous for playing, writing and commenting. Regards, Avi

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Avinash Subramaniam
Avinash Subramaniam always wanted to be a cricket writer and travel the world. After completing his MBA from Mumbai, he has been an advertising writer, fiction writer, poetry writer, freelance writer and serial wronger. He is currently Community Manager and a few other things at Cricinfo. Someday he hopes to be a cricket writer and travel the world.
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