Bowling strike rate

Whenever we intend to judge a cricketer's performance with any purpose, we look at the player's numbers – the number of matches he has played and how has he been performing. 'Average' and 'Strike rate' are important aspects to judge a cricketer's performance. Most of us are well versed in what these two means for a batter. Through this article, we tend to explain to our readers what it stands for in bowling. 

In terms of batting, average means the number of runs a batter has scored per dismissal. To explain better, let's take an example. If a cricketer (called 'A') scores 600 runs in a tournament and has been dismissed 6 times, his average stands at 100 (600/6). Strike rate on the other hand gives us an idea of how fast the batter has scored runs.