The Cody First XI – MATLAB Problems for Cricket Fans

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Problem Title	Likes	Solvers
Problem 56523. Cricket - Sort Batters by Distance Run Created by: Matt Tearle Tags sorting, calculation, cricket	2	47
Problem 56483. Cricket - Average Partnership Contribution Created by: Matt Tearle Tags matrix, statistics, nan	2	26
Problem 56493. Cricket - How Much More to Beat Bradman? Created by: Matt Tearle Tags math, cricket	1	36
Problem 56498. Cricket - Career Batting Statistics Created by: Matt Tearle Tags strings, statistics, cricket	1	25
Problem 56503. Cricket - Career Bowling Statistics Created by: Matt Tearle Tags strings, statistics, cricket	1	21
Problem 56508. Cricket - Represent Average in "Dulkars" and "Ses" Created by: Matt Tearle Tags linear combinations, cricket	1	21
Problem 56513. Cricket - Peak Batting Average Created by: Matt Tearle Tags cricket, cumulative average	1	21
Problem 56518. Cricket - Report the Result (Part I: Limited Overs) Created by: Matt Tearle Tags strings, logic, cricket	1	19
Problem 56528. Cricket - Most Frequent Bowler-Batter Wicket Combinations Created by: Matt Tearle Tags data analysis, cricket, aggregation	1	17
Problem 56533. Cricket - You Miss, I Hit (Rank Bowlers by Proportion of Bowled and LBW Wickets) Created by: Matt Tearle Tags data analysis, cricket, aggregation	3	12
Problem 56538. Cricket - Report the Result (Part II: Test Matches) Created by: Matt Tearle Tags strings, logic, cricket	0	9
Problem 56543. Cricket - Is It LBW? Created by: Matt Tearle Tags logic, cricket	1	12

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	Ben submitted Solution 11991151 to Problem 56493. Cricket - How Much More to Beat Bradman? on 12 Sep 2023 at 2:01
	Ben submitted Solution 11991086 to Problem 56523. Cricket - Sort Batters by Distance Run on 12 Sep 2023 at 1:42
	Ben submitted Solution 11991081 to Problem 56523. Cricket - Sort Batters by Distance Run on 12 Sep 2023 at 1:41
	Ben submitted Solution 11991076 to Problem 56523. Cricket - Sort Batters by Distance Run on 12 Sep 2023 at 1:37
	cdawg submitted Solution 11925801 to Problem 56523. Cricket - Sort Batters by Distance Run on 29 Aug 2023 at 21:04

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