As some might know I've been slowly working on building my own datebase for shield matches in my spare time. It's still very much WIP.
As we know selectors generally don't like to pick a player based on just one good season and you need to put a few good seasons together to get up the pecking order.
That's why I think the three season average is useful because it indicates the record over a decent period of consecutive seasons that are recent enough to still be relevant.
You can also compare the result of an individual season against the three season average and see if it's a massive outlier compared to his previous record.
Some players of course still have records that are massively distorted by a single season. If we take out the 2013/14 season for Cameron Bancroft, which I think we're entitled to do since it was his debut season and he has greatly improved since we see that his average jumps by nearly 10 and he no longer has so many ducks.
I've gone for every player who has scored over 500 Shield Runs in this period plus a few other notable players for comparisons sake.
Top 10 Run Scorers Last 3 Seasons
As one can expect it's dominated by the players who are regular shield players.
Bancroft, Handscomb and Head are the three youngsters on this list and unsurprisingly they are three of the highest rated young batsmen in the country.
Ferguson was probably pushing for selection before his injury.
And for the averages
Sheffield Shield Batting Averages Last 3 Seasons
As we know selectors generally don't like to pick a player based on just one good season and you need to put a few good seasons together to get up the pecking order.
That's why I think the three season average is useful because it indicates the record over a decent period of consecutive seasons that are recent enough to still be relevant.
You can also compare the result of an individual season against the three season average and see if it's a massive outlier compared to his previous record.
Some players of course still have records that are massively distorted by a single season. If we take out the 2013/14 season for Cameron Bancroft, which I think we're entitled to do since it was his debut season and he has greatly improved since we see that his average jumps by nearly 10 and he no longer has so many ducks.
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CT Bancroft
# Period Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave BF SRATE 100 50 0
1. Last 3 Seasons 32 56 1 2078 211 37.78 5272 39.42 6 5 5
2. Last 2 Seasons 21 36 1 1628 211 46.51 4012 40.58 6 3 1I've gone for every player who has scored over 500 Shield Runs in this period plus a few other notable players for comparisons sake.
Top 10 Run Scorers Last 3 Seasons
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# Player State Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave BF SRATE 100 50 0
1. AC Voges WA 24 42 9 2524 249 76.48 4850 52.15 9 11 2
2. M Klinger SA/WA 30 52 5 2231 213 47.47 4624 48.24 8 8 5
3. CT Bancroft WA 32 56 1 2078 211 37.78 5272 39.42 6 5 5
4. EJM Cowan TAS/NSW 27 51 3 1986 158 41.38 3448 57.60 6 10 4
5. RJ Quiney VIC 29 50 3 1924 143* 40.94 3938 48.86 3 15 3
6. PSP Handscomb VIC 30 48 2 1915 137 41.63 3571 53.63 6 11 3
7. CJ Ferguson SA 22 42 7 1879 213 53.69 3715 50.58 6 8 6
8. TM Head SA 29 52 1 1866 192 36.59 2902 64.30 3 12 7
9. MJ Cosgrove TAS/SA 29 55 9 1828 119 33.24 3251 56.23 2 13 2
10.BR Dunk TAS 27 52 3 1805 189 36.84 3249 55.71 4 9 4As one can expect it's dominated by the players who are regular shield players.
Bancroft, Handscomb and Head are the three youngsters on this list and unsurprisingly they are three of the highest rated young batsmen in the country.
Ferguson was probably pushing for selection before his injury.
And for the averages
Sheffield Shield Batting Averages Last 3 Seasons
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# Player State Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave BF SRATE 100 50 0 Tests
1. SPD Smith NSW 6 11 2 851 152* 94.56 1418 60.01 3 5 0 Yes
2. AC Voges WA 24 42 9 2524 249 76.48 4840 52.15 9 11 2 Yes
3. MJ North WA 10 17 3 886 145 63.29 2033 43.58 3 5 1 Yes
4. DJ Hussey VIC 14 22 3 1105 142 58.16 1808 61.12 2 1 1
5. PM Nevill NSW 21 32 7 1344 235* 53.76 2940 45.71 3 6 2 Yes
6. CJ Ferguson SA 22 42 7 1879 213 53.69 3715 50.58 6 8 6
7. DA Warner NSW 4 8 1 371 104 53.00 426 87.09 1 3 0 Yes
8. CA Lynn QLD 17 30 3 1394 250 51.63 2345 59.45 2 8 0
9. PJ Hughes SA 9 16 1 767 204 51.13 1548 49.55 3 4 0 Yes
10.CJL Rogers VIC 11 17 1 816 117 51.00 1597 51.10 3 4 0 Yes
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11.SE Marsh WA 24 39 6 1623 164* 49.18 3192 50.85 6 6 3 Yes
12.GL Maxwell VIC 14 22 2 960 127 48.00 1223 78.50 2 6 1 Yes
13.M Klinger SA/WA 30 52 5 2231 213 47.47 4624 48.25 8 8 5
14.PJ Forrest QLD 20 32 5 1280 155* 47.41 2863 43.20 3 6 4
15.TJ Dean VIC 11 20 2 807 154* 44.83 1631 49.48 3 4 2
16.MP Stoinis VIC 25 42 2 1768 170 44.20 3382 52.28 3 15 4
17.JS Lehmann SA 10 18 0 768 205 42.67 1120 68.57 3 2 1
18.UT Khawaja QLD 11 19 4 638 182* 42.53 1263 50.51 1 3 0 Yes
19.JA Burns QLD 22 39 4 1469 183 41.97 2707 54.27 3 10 4 Yes
20.GL Bailey TAS 15 28 1 1129 148* 41.81 2235 50.51 3 5 2 Yes
21.PSP Handscomb VIC 30 48 2 1915 137 41.63 3571 53.63 6 11 3
22.EJM Cowan TAS/NSW 27 51 3 1986 158 41.38 3448 57.60 6 10 4 Yes
23.RJ Quiney VIC 29 50 3 1924 143* 40.94 3938 48.86 3 15 3 Yes
24.SD Heazlett QLD 9 17 1 649 129 40.56 1151 56.39 1 5 1
25.MS Wade VIC 24 35 5 1200 152 40.00 2503 47.94 3 6 2 Yes
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26.CL White VIC 18 32 2 1192 131 39.73 2024 58.89 2 8 2 Yes
27.RGL Carters NSW 26 46 2 1743 198 39.61 4157 41.93 4 8 1
28.SM Whiteman WA 31 43 6 1450 120 39.19 2771 52.33 1 10 1
29.MT Renshaw QLD 10 19 1 744 170 39.16 1830 40.66 2 1 1
30.MJ Clarke NSW 5 9 1 311 88 38.88 558 55.73 0 2 0 Yes
31.J Weatherald SA 4 7 0 270 96 38.57 442 61.09 0 3 0
32.CD Hartley QLD 30 48 11 1427 142* 38.57 3191 44.72 2 8 8
33.KR Patterson NSW 24 43 3 1512 129* 37.80 3457 43.74 3 9 2
34.CT Bancroft WA 32 56 1 2078 211 37.78 5272 39.42 6 5 5
35.CR Hemphrey QLD 10 18 1 637 118 37.47 1433 44.45 2 2 2
36.BR Dunk TAS 27 52 3 1805 190 36.84 3240 55.71 4 9 4
37.TM Head SA 29 52 1 1866 192 36.59 2902 64.30 3 12 7
38.MC Henriques NSW 13 18 1 622 145 36.59 1214 51.24 3 0 2 Yes
39.TLW Cooper SA 27 51 3 1756 175 36.58 3029 57.97 4 10 9
40.DP Hughes NSW 7 14 1 474 124 36.46 956 49.58 2 2 2
41.MR Marsh WA 11 18 3 545 96 36.33 1192 45.72 0 5 0 Yes
42.DT Christian VIC 25 42 9 1182 105* 35.82 2062 57.32 2 4 2
43.NJ Maddinson NSW 28 47 2 1517 118 33.71 2235 67.87 2 8 4
44.MJ Cosgrove TAS/SA 29 55 0 1828 110 33.24 3251 56.23 2 13 2
45.SO Henry NSW/QLD 24 40 2 1253 142 32.97 2968 42.22 2 8 2
46.BJ Rohrer NSW 20 35 4 994 109* 32.06 1759 56.51 1 7 7
47.JP Faulkner TAS 9 17 1 503 63* 31.44 1071 46.97 0 3 0 Yes
48.JR Hopes QLD 27 42 3 1180 98 30.26 1552 76.03 0 9 2
49.AI Ross SA 14 26 2 724 92* 30.17 1256 57.64 0 6 1
50.J Botha SA 14 21 2 546 95 28.74 1156 47.23 0 4 1
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51.M Labuschagne QLD 12 22 0 629 112 28.59 1455 53.23 2 3 3
52.MS Harris WA 21 36 2 959 154* 28.21 1645 58.30 2 3 1
53.EP Gulbis TAS 13 22 0 620 229 28.18 917 67.61 1 2 3
54.AJ Doolan TAS 23 43 0 1211 132 28.16 2445 49.53 2 7 5 Yes
55.JC Silk TAS 19 37 1 1011 107 28.08 2295 44.05 2 6 4
56.SJ Raphael SA 13 24 0 666 80 27.75 1590 41.89 0 4 2
57.BJ Webster TAS 14 26 0 720 107 27.69 1477 48.75 2 4 4
58.SNJ O'Keefe NSW 25 34 9 656 99 26.24 1468 44.69 0 2 0 Yes
59.NJ Reardon QLD 12 20 1 495 95 26.05 1590 31.13 0 2 2
60.JW Wells TAS/WA 13 25 2 595 57 25.87 1350 44.07 0 1 3
61.AC Agar WA 26 35 1 858 106 25.24 1527 56.19 2 1 1 Yes
62.AJ Finch VIC 11 17 0 404 97 23.76 670 60.30 0 4 4
63.KR Smith SA 11 21 0 484 75 23.05 869 55.70 0 3 2
64.TP Ludeman SA 27 44 4 890 106 22.25 2184 40.75 2 1 3
65.TD Paine TAS 21 38 3 746 87 21.31 1637 45.57 0 3 0 Yes
66.SA Abbott NSW 26 37 0 540 58 14.59 1110 48.65 0 1 10
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