title: Effect of toss and weather on County Cricket Championship outcomes.
abstract: The principal competition in English professional cricket has become more competitive with the introduction of hierarchical divisions linked by promotion and relegation. Using regression analysis, we examine the effect on league points when teams suffer different degrees of weather disruption over the season and different amounts of luck in winning the toss for choice of first innings. The results are used to illustrate the sensitivity of championship, promotion, and relegation outcomes to such matters of chance and revised league tables are produced after applying adjustments to account for the influence of weather and toss. Policy recommendations are presented on how the influence of weather and toss might be lessened in future seasons.
authors.affiliation: School of Accounting, Economics and Management Science, University of Salford, Salford, UK. d.k.forrest@salford.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dorsey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009717:Numismatics; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011336:Probability; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014887:Weather