PITCH TYPES

Types of pitch available :

 Uneven
 Cracked
 Hard & Fast
 Green
 Flat
 Dusty
 Slow

The following is a rough guide to how the type of pitch can affect your team - but
keep in mind weather also plays its part in how a player may perform...:

 Batting
Hard & Fast: +2
Flat: +2
Dusty: +1
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Slow: -1
Uneven: -1
 Fast bowlers
Cracked: +2 (need good consistency)
Uneven: +1
Dusty: +1
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Hard & Fast: -1 (depending on weather)
Flat: -2
Slow: -2
 Fast-medium bowlers
Uneven: +2
Cracked: +1 (need good consistency)
Green: +1
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Hard & Fast: -1
Flat: -2 (depending on weather)
 Medium bowlers
Green: +2
Slow: +2
Uneven: +1
Cracked: +1 (need good consistency)
Dusty: +1
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 Flat: -1 (depending on weather)
Hard & Fast: -2
 Spin bowlers
Dusty: +2
Cracked: +1 (need good consistency)
Slow: +1
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Hard & Fast: -1 (depending on consistency)
Flat: -2

Put differently:

 Uneven
Batting: -1 
Fast bowlers: +1 
Fast-medium bowlers: +2 
Medium bowlers: +1 
Spin bowlers: 0
 Cracked
Batting: 0 
Fast bowlers: +2 
Fast-medium bowlers: +1 
Medium bowlers: +1 
Spin bowlers: +1
 Hard & Fast
Batting: +2 
Fast bowlers: -1 
Fast-medium bowlers: -1 
Medium bowlers: -2 
Spin bowlers: -1
 Green
Batting: 0 
Fast bowlers: 0 
Fast-medium bowlers: +1 
Medium bowlers: +2 
Spin bowlers: 0
 Flat
Batting: +2 
Fast bowlers: -2 
Fast-medium bowlers: -2 
Medium bowlers: -1 
Spin bowlers: -2
 Dusty
Batting: +1 
Fast bowlers: +1 
Fast-medium bowlers: 0 
 Medium bowlers: +1 
Spin bowlers: +2
 Slow
Batting: -1 
Fast bowlers: -2 
Fast-medium bowlers: 0 
Medium bowlers: +2 
Spin bowlers: +1

PITCH TYPES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER - 50 OVER MATCHES

The following data is quite old - circa 2007 - but it comes from Raptornex, extracted
from a sample size of over 10000 matches:

CRACKED

Overall Average Innings Score: 183.18

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 7.03
Overcast and cold
Average Innings Score: 197.84
Average Wickets Lost: 6.86

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 181.50
Average Wickets Lost: 7.04

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 165.68
Average Wickets Lost: 7.3

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 192.04
Average Wickets Lost: 7.2

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 198.63
Average Wickets Lost: 6.75

DUSTY

Overall Average Innings Score: 198.45

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.83

Overcast and cold

Average Innings Score: 222.45
Average Wickets Lost: 6.67
Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 200.22
Average Wickets Lost: 6.87

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 178.79
Average Wickets Lost: 7.09

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 187.14
Average Wickets Lost: 6.96

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 213.89
Average Wickets Lost: 6.60

FLAT

Overall Average Innings Score: 227.90

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.20

Overcast and cold

Average Innings Score: 239.35
Average Wickets Lost: 6.30

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 216.15
Average Wickets Lost: 6.20

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 217.83
Average Wickets Lost: 6.46

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 225.04
Average Wickets Lost: 6.55

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 240.65
Average Wickets Lost: 5.91

GREEN

Overall Average Innings Score: 183.09

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.85

Overcast and cold

Average Innings Score: 197.47
Average Wickets Lost: 7.68

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 177.18
Average Wickets Lost: 6.99

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 166.26
Average Wickets Lost: 7

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 173.59
Average Wickets Lost: 6.83

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 201.82
Average Wickets Lost: 6.63

HARD AND FAST

Overall Average Innings Score: 229.27

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.32

Overcast and cold

Average Innings Score: 247.59
Average Wickets Lost: 5.64

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 219.51
Average Wickets Lost: 6.44

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 213.69
Average Wickets Lost: 6.70

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 222.34
Average Wickets Lost: 6.85

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 243.24
Average Wickets Lost: 5.99
SLOW

Overall Average Innings Score: 198.47

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.88

Overcast and cold

Average Innings Score: 198.46
Average Wickets Lost: 7

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 198.97
Average Wickets Lost: 7.27

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 181.17
Average Wickets Lost: 7.04

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 177.37
Average Wickets Lost: 6.87

Sunny
Average Innings Score: 214.59
Average Wickets Lost: 6.55

UNEVEN

Overall Average Innings Score: 180.78

Overall Average Wickets Lost: 6.82

Overcast and cold

Average Innings Score: 211.36
Average Wickets Lost: 6.27

Partially cloudy
Average Innings Score: 166.99
Average Wickets Lost: 6.67

Partially cloudy and humid

Average Innings Score: 170.51
Average Wickets Lost: 6.97

Partially cloudy and windy

Average Innings Score: 174.5
Average Wickets Lost: 7.32
Sunny
Average Innings Score: 199.05
Average Wickets Lost: 6.68

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