Cricket interruptus: fairness and incentive in interrupted cricket matches

Michael Carter and Graeme Guthrie

No 33510, Working Paper Series from Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Cricket matches; Interrupted matches; Fairness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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