What Are The Decimals With Overs In Cricket?
14 November 2009
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I don’t understand the meaning of decimals in cricket- 2.3, 3.1, etc. Why are they there?
I don’t understand the meaning of decimals in cricket- 2.3, 3.1, etc. Why are they there?
Who said it was decimals? Do you the number systems,
which define a number with base 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,12,16.
They look the same, but they are to base 6. This is because
a bowler gets to bowl 6 balls in an over and hence 2.1, 3.3 or
5.4 or 6.5 or even 2.6 which mean 3.0
It is only a convenient way to show the base 6.
2.3 would mean 2 overs and 3 balls have been bowled.
The number before the decimal represents the overs already bowled and then number after the decimal represents the balls that have been bowled from an over.
Shaz is correct.
We know it is not true decimals as there are six balls in an over and not ten, but saying two point three overs is quicker than saying two overs and three balls.
They represent the balls bowled per over.
They are there to let you know which over they are on and how many balls have been bowled out of the 6 balls in each over.
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eg: 25.4 over # 25 – 4 balls out of 6 have been bowled.
Sharon explained perfectly
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