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Who gives a tossThere has been much discussion about Glen Oliver's prowess (or total lack of it) at the toss. But is that fair? The Strollers statistical department (i.e. Glen himself) has forensically trawled through the archives to discover the truth of the matter:
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Match # |
Date |
Type |
Toss Result |
Call |
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1 |
07-06-16 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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2 |
10-07-16 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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3 |
28-07-16 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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4 |
07-08-16 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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5 |
09-08-16 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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6 |
25-05-17 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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7 |
28-05-17 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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8 |
04-06-17 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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9 |
06-07-17 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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10 |
09-07-17 |
Weekend |
Won |
Opposition call |
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11 |
18-07-17 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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12 |
06-08-17 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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13 |
13-08-17 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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14 |
20-08-17 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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15 |
10-09-17 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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16 |
12-08-18 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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17 |
25-08-18 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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18 |
02-09-18 |
Weekend |
Won |
My call |
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19 |
30-09-18 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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20 |
12-05-19 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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21 |
16-05-19 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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22 |
19-05-19 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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23 |
06-06-19 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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24 |
09-06-19 |
Weekend |
Negotiated |
- |
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25 |
20-06-19 |
Midweek |
Lost |
My call |
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26 |
23-06-19 |
Weekend |
Won |
My call |
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27 |
27-06-19 |
Midweek |
Negotiated |
- |
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28 |
07-07-19 |
Weekend |
Won |
Opposition call |
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29 |
21-07-19 |
Weekend |
Won |
My call |
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30 |
24-08-19 |
Weekend |
Negotiated |
- |
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31 |
14-09-19 |
Weekend |
Won |
Opposition call |
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32 |
02-08-20 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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33 |
09-08-20 |
Weekend |
Won |
My call |
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34 |
23-08-20 |
Weekend |
NA |
NA |
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35 |
13-09-20 |
Weekend |
Won |
Opposition call |
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36 |
20-09-20 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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37 |
27-09-20 |
Weekend |
Lost |
My call |
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% of Total |
Stat |
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Total |
Weekend |
Midweek |
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- |
Matches as skipper |
37 |
27 |
10 |
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- |
Tosses |
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36 |
26 |
10 |
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14% |
Won (My call) |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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86% |
Lost (My call) |
25 |
16 |
9 |
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subtotal |
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29 |
20 |
9 |
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100% |
Won (Oppo call) |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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0% |
Lost (Oppo call) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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subtotal |
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4 |
4 |
0 |
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- |
Negotiated |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
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- |
NA |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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- |
subtotal |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
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24% |
Win % Total (Called) |
33 |
24 |
9 |
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Highlights as at end of 2020 season: |
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* Lost first 9 tosses in a row (probability = 0.2% or 1 in 512) |
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* 16 consecutive failures to call correctly, from first match onwards (probability = 0.0015% or 1 in 65,536) |
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* At worst, 1 from 21 correct calls (5% win percentage, probability = 0.001% or 1 in 99,864) |
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* Won 4 from 29 (14%) total games where I have called, including a "hot streak" of two in a row |
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* Never won a midweek toss (0 from 9) (probability = 0.2% or 1 in 512) |
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* Never lost a toss where the opposition called (4 from 4) |
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* Six matches in a row where I didn't lose the toss (stats can be used to prove anything!) |
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* Always call heads |
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