Record Methods Leave Gaps in Cricket Statistics

Cricket record-keeping practices attribute performances in matches that span multiple years or decades to the calendar year in which they occurred, but this often results in incomplete or unknown data, particularly for bowling figures and various other statistics. Affected categories include best bowling figures, highest strike rates, career economy rates, and fielding records, with fielding catches excluding wicketkeeper catches except in overall matches played. Result percentages in statistics may exclude no results and treat ties as half a win, with Super Overs sometimes used as tiebreakers. These conventions are consistent across major cricket data sources such as ESPNcricinfo. The approach ensures standardized record-keeping but highlights the ongoing challenges in producing complete and accurate historical cricket statistics.