1. Install the cricketr package

if (!require("cricketr")){
    install.packages("cricketr",lib = "c:/test")
}
library(cricketr)

The cricketr package includes some pre-packaged sample (.csv) files. You can use these sample to test functions as shown below

# Retrieve the file path of a data file installed with cricketr
#pathToFile <- system.file("data", "tendulkar.csv", package = "cricketr")
#batsman4s(pathToFile, "Sachin Tendulkar")

# The general format is pkg-function(pathToFile,par1,...)
#batsman4s(<path-To-File>,"Sachin Tendulkar")

The pre-packaged files can be accessed as shown above. To get the data of any player use the function in Test, ODI and Twenty20 use the following

2. For Test cricket

#tendulkar <- getPlayerData(35320,dir="..",file="tendulkar.csv",type="batting",homeOrAway=c(1,2), result=c(1,2,4))

2a. For ODI cricket

#tendulkarOD <- getPlayerDataOD(35320,dir="..",file="tendulkarOD.csv",type="batting")

2b For Twenty 20 cricket

#tendulkarT20 <- getPlayerDataTT(35320,dir="..",file="tendulkarT20.csv",type="batting")

Important Note 1: This needs to be done only once for a player. This function stores the player’s data in a CSV file (for e.g. tendulkar.csv as above) which can then be reused for all other functions. Once we have the data for the players many analyses can be done. This post will use the stored CSV file obtained with a prior getPlayerData for all subsequent analyses

Important Note 2: The same set of functions can be used for Tests, ODI and T20s. I have mentioned wherever you may need special functions for ODI and T20 below

3. Basic analyses

par(mfrow=c(1,3))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanRunsFreqPerf("./tendulkar.csv","Tendulkar")
#batsmanMeanStrikeRate("./tendulkar.csv","Tendulkar")
#batsmanRunsRanges("./tendulkar.csv","Tendulkar")
dev.off()

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1. Player 1
2. Player 2
3. Player 3
4. Player 4

4. More analyses

par(mfrow=c(1,3))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsman4s("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsman6s("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanMeanStrikeRate("./player1.csv","Player1")

# For ODI and T20
#batsmanScoringRateODTT("./player1.csv","Player1")
dev.off()

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par(mfrow=c(1,3))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsman4s("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsman6s("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanMeanStrikeRate("./player2.csv","Player2")
# For ODI and T20
#batsmanScoringRateODTT("./player1.csv","Player1")
dev.off()

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par(mfrow=c(1,3))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsman4s("./player3.csv","Player3")
#batsman6s("./player3.csv","Player3")
#batsmanMeanStrikeRate("./player3.csv","Player3")
# For ODI and T20
#batsmanScoringRateODTT("./player1.csv","Player1")

dev.off()

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par(mfrow=c(1,3))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsman4s("./player4.csv","Player4")
#batsman6s("./player4.csv","Player4")
#batsmanMeanStrikeRate("./player4.csv","Player4")
# For ODI and T20
#batsmanScoringRateODTT("./player1.csv","Player1")
dev.off()

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Note: For mean strike rate in ODI and Twenty20 use the function batsmanScoringRateODTT()

5.Boxplot histogram plot

This plot shows a combined boxplot of the Runs ranges and a histogram of the Runs Frequency

#batsmanPerfBoxHist("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanPerfBoxHist("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanPerfBoxHist("./player3.csv","Player3")
#batsmanPerfBoxHist("./player4.csv","Player4")

6. Contribution to won and lost matches

For the 2 functions below you will have to use the getPlayerDataSp() function. I have commented this as I already have these files. This function can only be used for Test matches

#player1sp <- getPlayerDataSp(xxxx,tdir=".",tfile="player1sp.csv",ttype="batting")
#player2sp <- getPlayerDataSp(xxxx,tdir=".",tfile="player2sp.csv",ttype="batting")
#player3sp <- getPlayerDataSp(xxxx,tdir=".",tfile="player3sp.csv",ttype="batting")
#player4sp <- getPlayerDataSp(xxxx,tdir=".",tfile="player4sp.csv",ttype="batting")

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanContributionWonLost("player1sp.csv","Player1")
#batsmanContributionWonLost("player2sp.csv","Player2")
#batsmanContributionWonLost("player3sp.csv","Player3")
#batsmanContributionWonLost("player4sp.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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7, Performance at home and overseas

This function also requires the use of getPlayerDataSp() as shown above. This can only be used for Test matches

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanPerfHomeAway("player1sp.csv","Player1")
#batsmanPerfHomeAway("player2sp.csv","Player2")
#batsmanPerfHomeAway("player3sp.csv","Player3")
#batsmanPerfHomeAway("player4sp.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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8. Batsman average at different venues

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanAvgRunsGround("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanAvgRunsGround("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanAvgRunsGround("./player3.csv","Ponting")
#batsmanAvgRunsGround("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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9. Batsman average against different opposition

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanAvgRunsOpposition("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanAvgRunsOpposition("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanAvgRunsOpposition("./player3.csv","Ponting")
#batsmanAvgRunsOpposition("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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10. Runs Likelihood of batsman

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanRunsLikelihood("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanRunsLikelihood("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanRunsLikelihood("./player3.csv","Ponting")
#batsmanRunsLikelihood("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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11. Moving Average of runs in career

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanMovingAverage("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanMovingAverage("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanMovingAverage("./player3.csv","Ponting")
#batsmanMovingAverage("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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12. Cumulative Average runs of batsman in career

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanCumulativeAverageRuns("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanCumulativeAverageRuns("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanCumulativeAverageRuns("./player3.csv","Ponting")
#batsmanCumulativeAverageRuns("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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13. Cumulative Average strike rate of batsman in career

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanCumulativeStrikeRate("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanCumulativeStrikeRate("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanCumulativeStrikeRate("./player3.csv","Ponting")
#batsmanCumulativeStrikeRate("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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14. Future Runs forecast

Here are plots that forecast how the batsman will perform in future. In this case 90% of the career runs trend is uses as the training set. the remaining 10% is the test set.

A Holt-Winters forecating model is used to forecast future performance based on the 90% training set. The forecated runs trend is plotted. The test set is also plotted to see how close the forecast and the actual matches

Take a look at the runs forecasted for the batsman below.

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#batsmanPerfForecast("./player1.csv","Player1")
#batsmanPerfForecast("./player2.csv","Player2")
#batsmanPerfForecast("./player3.csv","Player3")
#batsmanPerfForecast("./player4.csv","Player4")
dev.off()

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15. Relative Mean Strike Rate plot

The plot below compares the Mean Strike Rate of the batsman for each of the runs ranges of 10 and plots them. The plot indicate the following

frames <- list("./player1.csv","./player2.csv","player3.csv","player4.csv")
names <- list("Player1","Player2","Player3","Player4")
#relativeBatsmanSR(frames,names)

16. Relative Runs Frequency plot

The plot below gives the relative Runs Frequency Percetages for each 10 run bucket. The plot below show

frames <- list("./player1.csv","./player2.csv","player3.csv","player4.csv")
names <- list("Player1","Player2","Player3","Player4")
#relativeRunsFreqPerf(frames,names)

17. Relative cumulative average runs in career

frames <- list("./player1.csv","./player2.csv","player3.csv","player4.csv")
names <- list("Player1","Player2","Player3","Player4")
#relativeBatsmanCumulativeAvgRuns(frames,names)

18. Relative cumulative average strike rate in career

frames <- list("./player1.csv","./player2.csv","player3.csv","player4.csv")
names <- list("Player1","Player2","Player3","player4")
#relativeBatsmanCumulativeStrikeRate(frames,names)

19. Check Batsman In-Form or Out-of-Form

The below computation uses Null Hypothesis testing and p-value to determine if the batsman is in-form or out-of-form. For this 90% of the career runs is chosen as the population and the mean computed. The last 10% is chosen to be the sample set and the sample Mean and the sample Standard Deviation are caculated.

The Null Hypothesis (H0) assumes that the batsman continues to stay in-form where the sample mean is within 95% confidence interval of population mean The Alternative (Ha) assumes that the batsman is out of form the sample mean is beyond the 95% confidence interval of the population mean.

A significance value of 0.05 is chosen and p-value us computed If p-value >= .05 – Batsman In-Form If p-value < 0.05 – Batsman Out-of-Form

Note Ideally the p-value should be done for a population that follows the Normal Distribution. But the runs population is usually left skewed. So some correction may be needed. I will revisit this later

This is done for the Top 4 batsman

#checkBatsmanInForm("./player1.csv","Player1")
#checkBatsmanInForm("./player2.csv","Player2")
#checkBatsmanInForm("./player3.csv","Player3")
#checkBatsmanInForm("./player4.csv","Player4")

20. 3D plot of Runs vs Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease

The plot is a scatter plot of Runs vs Balls faced and Minutes at Crease. A prediction plane is fitted

par(mfrow=c(1,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#battingPerf3d("./player1.csv","Player1")
#battingPerf3d("./player2.csv","Player2")

par(mfrow=c(1,2))
par(mar=c(4,4,2,2))
#battingPerf3d("./player3.csv","Player3")
#battingPerf3d("./player4.csv","player4")
dev.off()

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21. Predicting Runs given Balls Faced and Minutes at Crease

A multi-variate regression plane is fitted between Runs and Balls faced +Minutes at crease.

BF <- seq( 10, 400,length=15)
Mins <- seq(30,600,length=15)
newDF <- data.frame(BF,Mins)
#Player1 <- batsmanRunsPredict("./player1.csv","Player1",newdataframe=newDF)
#Player2 <- batsmanRunsPredict("./player2.csv","Player2",newdataframe=newDF)
#ponting <- batsmanRunsPredict("./player3.csv","Player3",newdataframe=newDF)
#sangakkara <- batsmanRunsPredict("./player4.csv","Player4",newdataframe=newDF)

#batsmen <-cbind(round(Player1$Runs),round(Player2$Runs),round(Player3$Runs),round(Player4$Runs))
#colnames(batsmen) <- c("Player1","Player2","Player3","Player4")
#newDF <- data.frame(round(newDF$BF),round(newDF$Mins))
#colnames(newDF) <- c("BallsFaced","MinsAtCrease")
#predictedRuns <- cbind(newDF,batsmen)
#predictedRuns

1a. Get Test team data

#country1Test= getTeamDataHomeAway(dir=".",teamView="bat",matchType="Test",file="country1Test.csv",save=True,teamName="Country1")
#country2Test= getTeamDataHomeAway(dir=".",teamView="bat",matchType="Test",file="country2Test.csv",save=True,teamName="Country2")
#country3Test= getTeamDataHomeAway(dir=".",teamView="bat",matchType="Test",file="country3Test.csv",save=True,teamName="Country3")

1b. Get ODI team data

#team1ODI=  getTeamDataHomeAway(dir=".",matchType="ODI",file="team1ODI.csv",save=True,teamName="team1")
#team2ODI=  getTeamDataHomeAway(dir=".",matchType="ODI",file="team2ODI.csv",save=True,teamName="team2")
#team3ODI=  getTeamDataHomeAway(dir=".",matchType="ODI",file="team3ODI.csv",save=True,teamName="team3")

1c. Get T20 team data

#team1T20 = getTeamDataHomeAway(matchType="T20",file="team1T20.csv",save=True,teamName="team1")
#team2T20 = getTeamDataHomeAway(matchType="T20",file="team2T20.csv",save=True,teamName="team2")
#team3T20 = getTeamDataHomeAway(matchType="T20",file="team3T20.csv",save=True,teamName="team3")

2a. Test – Analyzing test performances against opposition

# Get the performance of Indian test team against all teams at all venues as a dataframe
#df <- teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("country1Test.csv",teamName="Country1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="Test",plot=FALSE)
#head(df)

# Plot the performance of Country1 Test team  against all teams at all venues
#teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("country1Test.csv",teamName="Country1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="Test",plot=TRUE)

# Plot the performance of Country1 Test team  against specific teams at home/away venues
#teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("country1Test.csv",teamName="Country1",opposition=c("Country2","Country3","Country4"),homeOrAway=c("home","away","neutral"),matchType="Test",plot=TRUE)

2b. Test – Analyzing test performances against opposition at different grounds

# Get the performance of Indian test team against all teams at all venues as a dataframe
#df <- teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("country1Test.csv",teamName="Country1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="Test",plot=FALSE)
#head(df)

# Plot the performance of Country1 Test team  against all teams at all venues
#teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("country1Test.csv",teamName="Country1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="Test",plot=TRUE)

# Plot the performance of Country1 Test team  against specific teams at home/away venues
#teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("country1Test.csv",teamName="Country1",opposition=c("Country2","Country3","Country4"),homeOrAway=c("home","away","neutral"),matchType="Test",plot=TRUE)

2c. Test – Plot time lines of wins and losses

#plotTimelineofWinsLosses("country1Test.csv",team="Country1",opposition=c("all"), #startDate="1970-01-01",endDate="2017-01-01")
#plotTimelineofWinsLosses("country1Test.csv",team="Country1",opposition=c("Country2","Count#ry3","Country4"), homeOrAway=c("home",away","neutral"), startDate=<start Date> #,endDate=<endDate>)

3a. ODI – Analyzing test performances against opposition

#df <- teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("team1ODI.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="ODI",plot=FALSE)
#head(df)

# Plot the performance of team1  in ODIs against Sri Lanka, India at all venues
#teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("team1ODI.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c(all"),matchType="ODI",plot=TRUE)

# Plot the performance of Team1 ODI team  against specific teams at home/away venues
#teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("team1ODI.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("Team2","Team3","Team4"),homeOrAway=c("home","away","neutral"),matchType="ODI",plot=TRUE)

3b. ODI – Analyzing test performances against opposition at different venues

#df <- teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("team1ODI.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="ODI",plot=FALSE)
#head(df)

# Plot the performance of Team1s in ODIs specific ODI teams at all venues
#teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("team1ODI.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c(all"),matchType="ODI",plot=TRUE)

# Plot the performance of Team1 against specific ODI teams at home/away venues
#teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("team1ODI.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("Team2","Team3","Team4"),homeOrAway=c("home","away","neutral"),matchType="ODI",plot=TRUE)

3c. ODI – Plot time lines of wins and losses

#Plot the time line of wins/losses of Bangladesh ODI team between 2 dates all venues
#plotTimelineofWinsLosses("team1ODI.csv",team="Team1",startDate=<start date> ,endDa#te=<end date>,matchType="ODI")

#Plot the time line of wins/losses against specific opposition between 2 dates
#plotTimelineofWinsLosses("team1ODI.csv",team="Team1",opposition=c("Team2","Team2"), homeOrAway=c("home",away","neutral"), startDate=<start date>,endDate=<end date> ,matchType="ODI")

4a. T20 – Analyzing test performances against opposition

#df <- teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("teamT20.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="T20",plot=FALSE)
#head(df)

# Plot the performance of Team1 in T20s  against  all opposition at all venues
#teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("teamT20.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c(all"),matchType="T20",plot=TRUE)

# Plot the performance of T20 Test team  against specific teams at home/away venues
#teamWinLossStatusVsOpposition("teamT20.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("Team2","Team3","Team4"),homeOrAway=c("home","away","neutral"),matchType="T20",plot=TRUE)

4b. T20 – Analyzing test performances against opposition at different venues

#df <- teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("teamT20.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c("all"),matchType="T20",plot=FALSE)
#head(df)

# Plot the performance of Team1s in ODIs specific ODI teams at all venues
#teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("teamT20.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("all"),homeOrAway=c(all"),matchType="T20",plot=TRUE)

# Plot the performance of Team1 against specific ODI teams at home/away venues
#teamWinLossStatusAtGrounds("teamT20.csv",teamName="Team1",opposition=c("Team2","Team3","Team4"),homeOrAway=c("home","away","neutral"),matchType="T20",plot=TRUE)

4c. T20 – Plot time lines of wins and losses

#Plot the time line of wins/losses of Bangladesh ODI team between 2 dates all venues
#plotTimelineofWinsLosses("teamT20.csv",team="Team1",startDate=<start date> ,endDa#te=<end date>,matchType="T20")

#Plot the time line of wins/losses against specific opposition between 2 dates
#plotTimelineofWinsLosses("teamT20.csv",team="Team1",opposition=c("Team2","Team2"), homeOrAway=c("home",away","neutral"), startDate=<start date>,endDate=<end date> ,matchType="T20")

Analysis of batsman

Analysis of bowlers

Analysis of teams