Batting points

Batting points are scored on a per innings basis. All players can score Batting Points, calculated on the following basis:

• 0.5 * total runs scored
• +10 points if runs scored is between 50 and 99
• +25 points for 100 or more runs

In addition, each player is assigned a number of Contribution Points, calculated as:

• total runs scored * (total runs scored by player / total runs scored by player's team in same innings)

Low score penalties will be deducted from the player's Batting Points as follows:

• - 5 points for being out with runs scored
• - 10 points for being out with no runs scored

The following count as NOT being out, and incur no penalty:

• Absent Hurt
• Absent Ill
• Not Out
• Retired Hurt
• Retired Not Out

Bowling points

Points are awarded to each bowler on a per innings basis as follows:

• 15 * total number of wickets taken
• +25 points if wickets taken is greater than or equal to 5

In addition, each bowler is assigned a number of Contribution Points, calculated as:

• 20 * (total wickets taken by player / total wickets taken by team)
Contribution Points are only scored if the total number of wickets taken by the team is greater than 5

Low score penalties will be deducted from the player's Bowling Points as follows:

• - (runs conceded / 4)
• - 10 points for taking no wickets

Missed match penalty

For each match missed since a player's last appearance (i.e. if a country team plays and a player for that country does not play in that match, or any subsequent match) a cumulative penalty of 10 points per match is deducted from each of the batting and bowling points awarded to the player.

The formula for the penalty for missing N matches is 10N(N+1)/2.

Time weighting

The points awarded per match are weighted by year on a moving cycle of 365 days.

The following weightings apply:

• Year 1 (last 365 days) - 100%
• Year 2 (366 - 730 days) - 50%
• Year N 1/N * 100%

For example, if a match took match took place on 1/10/2001 then as of 1/10/2002 any points awarded to a player would be 50% of the points awarded to the player in that match.