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Cricket interruptus: Fairness and incentive in interruped cricket matches

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Michael Carter (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Graeme Guthrie () (Victoria University of Wellington)

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We present a new adjustment rule for interrupted cricket matches that equalizes the probability of winning before and after the interruption. Our proposal differs from existing rules in the quantity preserved (the probability of winning), and also in the point at which it is measured (the time of interruption). We claim this is both fair and free of incentive effects. We give several examples of how our rule could have been applied in past matches, including some in which the ultimate result might have been different.

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Paper provided by Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India in its series Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers with number 02-07.

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Date of creation: Oct 2002
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