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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Different points systems for VC5

3-day County Cricket points system (1980s)

Win (outright): 16 points
Tie: 8 points
Scores equal in drawn match: 4th innings team 8 points
150-199 runs scored in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 1 point ("batting" points)
200-249 runs scored in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 2 points ("batting" points)
250-299 runs scored in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 3 points ("batting" points)
300+ runs scored in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 4 points ("batting" points)
3-4 wickets taken in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 1 point ("bowling" points")
5-6 wickets taken in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 2 points ("bowling" points")
7-8 wickets taken in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 3 points ("bowling" points")
9-10 wickets taken in first 100 overs of 1st innings: 4 points("bowling" points")
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4 day County Cricket points system (1990s)

Win (outright): 16 points
Tie: 8 points
Scores equal in drawn match: 4th innings team 8 points
200-249 runs scored in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 1 point ("batting" points)
250-299 runs scored in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 2 points ("batting" points)
300-349 runs scored in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 3 points ("batting" points)
350+ runs scored in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 4 points ("batting" points)
3-4 wickets taken in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 1 point ("bowling" points")
5-6 wickets taken in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 2 points ("bowling" points")
7-8 wickets taken in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 3 points ("bowling" points")
9-10 wickets taken in first 120 overs of 1st innings: 4 points("bowling" points")
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4 day County Cricket points system (2000s)

Win (outright): 14 points
Tie: 7 points
Scores equal in a drawn match: 4th innings team 7 points
200-249 runs scored in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 1 point ("batting" points)
250-299 runs scored in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 2 points ("batting" points)
300-349 runs scored in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 3 points ("batting" points)
350-399 runs scored in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 4 points ("batting" points)
400+ runs scored in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 5 points ("batting" points)
3-5 wickets taken in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 1 point ("bowling" points")
6-8 wickets taken in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 2 points ("bowling" points")
9-10 wickets taken in first 130 overs of 1st innings: 3 points ("bowling" points")
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Sheffield Shield points system (1980s and 1990s)

Win (outright): 6 points
Tie: 3 points
First innings lead in drawn or lost game: 2 points
First innings lead in tied match: 0 points
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Neil's system:

Each wicket taken in either innings: 1 point ("bowling" points")
Every 30 runs scored in either innings: 1 point ("batting" points)
Win by an innings: 10 points ("batting" points)
Win (outright): (Batting points + Bowling points) x 2
Team that has more points than the other at end of a drawn match: (Batting points + Bowling points) x 2
Both teams finish on equal points at end of a drawn match: (Batting points + Bowling points) x 1.5
Tie: (Batting points + Bowling points) x 1.5

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Proposed VC5 Test system

Win (outright): 4 points
Tie: 2 points
Draw: 1 point

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