The Leading Edge Cricket Podcast

The greatest red-ball cricket database I’ve ever wanted finally exists. Every player. Every red-ball competition worldwide. Proper depth not just basic averages. Explore (free tier): redballcricketstats.com #cricket

@LeadingEdgePod The King of Derbyshire and Captain of Italy obviously!! He will never retire!!

Active legends still getting it done in County Cricket 🔥 Sorted by most County Championship 💯s this century, the names in green show just how much quality is still around the circuit. From consistency machines to late-career peaks - these guys aren’t just hanging on, they’re shaping the era. Who’s your pick as the best of the active group? 👇 #COUNTYCHAMPIONSHIP

My new favourite feature on redballcricketstats.com👇 Compare a player’s batting & bowling form over time. Here’s Ben Stokes in Test cricket: 🔥 Bowling: as good as it’s ever been if not better - he's averaging 26 in his last 20 innings 📉 Batting: last 2 years below his career level with his average at 30 for the last 20 innings See the trends for any player in the world: redballcricketstats.com/dashboards/pla… #Cricket #BenStokes #CountyChampionship #RedBallCricket

You can't beat a good green pitch #redballcricket #plunkettshield

Definitely remarkable. Stats are great but so is his attitude. Really fit & rarely injured. Carried the attack with Liam Dawson for a while although helped when we had Mo Abbas. @hantscricket and fans will miss him when he retires @hawkhampshire @hantsfanpodcast @YahoooverCC

In case you missed it - our new article is live all about Kyle Abbott and his incredible performance since moving to Hampshire on a Kolpak in 2017 #countychampionship

County cricket has seen some outstanding overseas bowlers over the years, but the career of Kyle Abbott at Hampshire County Cricket Club is genuinely remarkable. Since joining Hampshire in 2017 he has produced season after season of elite bowling in the County Championship. When you look at the numbers since 2000, Abbott actually sits top of the list for both bowling average and strike rate among bowlers with 300+ wickets. I wrote a long read digging into his career and the statistics behind his success. If you enjoy county cricket history and stats you might find it interesting: Would love to hear where people rank Abbott among the best overseas bowlers to play county cricket. redballcricketstats.com/articles/kyle-… @hantscricket #countycricket #countychampionship #redballcricket

Hi! Good questions 👍 This is quite different to Statsguru. The database covers all red-ball competitions across every Test-playing nation since their inception - Tests, First-Class and 2nd XI all in one place. The idea is to give a complete historical view of red-ball cricket, not just international or top-level domestic stats. It also includes advanced metrics like AVG+ and lets you slice and dice player stats across lots of filters and dashboards (era, competition, opposition, venue, etc.) to explore the data in different ways. At the moment there’s no ball-by-ball or ball-tracking data, so things like match-ups aren’t included yet. The focus is on the full historical record of red-ball cricket presented through interactive dashboards.

@LeadingEdgePod Looks interesting! Couple of questions 1. How is this different from Statsguru? 2. Do you have ball by ball data (pre/post 2000)? Match ups especially! 3. Do you have ball tracking data ? Thanks

We’re looking to connect with cricket podcasters, writers, and content creators who cover red-ball cricket. We’d love to offer complimentary creator access to redballcricketstats.com Explore the full database - every player, every competition, across all Test-playing nations. If you find it useful, feel free to use it in your content. Reply or DM 🏏 #cricket #redballcricket

@cricmetric No, i don't have ball by ball. It covers every single domestic red ball comp for test playing nations from their inception

@LeadingEdgePod This looks great! Do you have ball by ball data for International Test matches before 2002? And do you cover every single domestic red-ball competition in all the Test playing countries, or only selected ones?

Bro is providing "complimentary" access to stats that is already available for free elsewhere 😂😂😂

The red ball database from @LeadingEdgePod is INSANE, can’t believe the level of detail available for basically every red ball player ever. Ridiculously good database, very much a worth it investment. Gonna have good fun looking through and using this!

Greatness in cricket will always involve opinion. But statistically… Herbert Sutcliffe is the greatest England Test opener of all time. Every player. Every match. Every era. Explore the full database 👇 redballcricketstats.com #cricket #englandcricket

Sutcliffe’s numbers are extraordinary: • 61.11 average as opener (best for England openers) • 50+ in 74% of matches (best for England openers) • 100s in 30% of matches (best for England openers) • 155.9 AVG+ (best for England openers) He didn’t just score runs. He dominated his era.

Who is the greatest England Test opener of all time? 🇬🇧🏏 Using the full historical database from redballcricketstats.com Let’s break it down with data. England have had 719 Test cricketers. • 712 have batted • Only 240 have opened the batting Opening is the hardest job in cricket. Let’s find the best ever… 👇