The Cricket Statistician No 195

28 Llong 6 45 176 25.57 Blackwell 6 43 174 24.71 Gough 5 34 138 24.64 Wharf 6 43 179 24.02 O’Shaugnessy 6 41 172 23.84 Kettleborough 6 33 147 22.45 Baldwin 6 37 165 22.42 Taylor 7 50 223 22.42 Warren 5 27 123 21.95 Hartley 5 31 142 21.83 Gould 6 36 169 21.30 Pollard 4 24 115 20.87 Lloyd 6 32 163 19.63 Bailey 5 22 113 19.47 Burns 3 20 106 18.87 Cook 3 11 63 17.46 The spread is modest compared to the days when Dickie Bird and Sam Cook were operating at different ends of the spectrum. Neil Mallender has always enjoyed a reputation as one a little quicker to give batsman out than some of his colleagues, but he is still highly regarded by players and colleagues alike as are many of the other officials towards the top of the list, not least Neil Bainton, the umpire who has for some years carried the torch for those without first-class playing experience. Which types of bowler have reaped the benefit from the trend of 2021? A list of those with at least eight lbws before the end of May is dominated by bowlers of medium pace – and, for several, this form of dismissal accounts for around 40% of their wickets: LBWs Wkts Per Cent Hogan 9 20 45.00 Robinson 13 29 44.83 Murtagh 11 26 42.31 Raine 10 24 41.67 Abbott (Hants) 13 33 39.39 Wright 11 28 39.29 Bailey 8 22 36.36 Rushworth 13 37 35.14 Higgins 11 33 33.33 Paterson (Notts) 8 24 33.33 Cook 10 31 32.26 Bamber 9 28 32.14 Sanderson 8 26 30.77 M Abbas 8 27 29.63 Overton C 10 36 27.78 Fletcher 9 36 25.00