Talk:South African cricket team in England in 2012

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I'm new to editing Wikipedia cricket scores. I removed Anderson's bowling figures from the 1st Test as I don't think it's usual to include expensive ones. I also tried to include centuries by Smith and Kallis, but I don't understand the formatting. Rothorpe (talk) 14:29, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

It's not about who bowled expensively or who made centuries, it's about who made the most runs and took the most wickets. Anderson and Bresnan both took wickets, but Anderson conceded fewer runs out of the two of them, so he is listed. – PeeJay 18:55, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Really?? All I can say then is that WP does it differently from the Guardian, Telegraph, etc. Rothorpe (talk) 19:17, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, really. – PeeJay 19:18, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

I see. And if there's a tie? Rothorpe (talk) 19:30, 21 August 2012 (UTC) Ah, must be both names, one number.

If two players have taken the same number of wickets and conceded the same number of runs, the player who has bowled fewer overs is listed due to having the better strike rate. If they have both bowled the same number of overs, then both are listed, separated by a line break (<br />). As for batsmen, if two have scored the same number of runs, we list the one who faced the fewer balls due to having a better strike rate. If both batsmen faced the same number of balls, both are listed, separated by a line break. – PeeJay 19:46, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

I see, thanks. Rothorpe (talk) 20:18, 21 August 2012 (UTC)