abbrevations used in cricket

v  MP matches played

v  IP innings played

v  overs bowled

v  B balls bowled

v  M maiden overs bowled

v  W wickets taken

v  R runs allowed

v  E economy (runs allowed per over)

v  AV average (runs allowed per wicket taken)

v  SR strike rate (balls bowled per wicket taken)

v  WD wide balls

v  NB no balls

v  5W number of times this bowler has taken five wickets in an innings

v  10W number of times this bowler has taken ten wickets in a match (over both innings of a test)

v  BB best bowling, noted in terms of number of wickets taken and number of runs allowed, BBI best bowling in an innings

v  BBM best bowling in a match (over both innings of a test)

v  R runs scored

v  B / BF balls faced

v  AV / AVE average (runs made per wicket)

v  AVI average runs per innings

v  SR strike rate (runs made per 100 balls)

v  RR run rate (runs + extras accumulated per over in the course of an innings; ie total runs divided by overs bowled)

v  NO times not out

v  HS high score

v  B4 boundary fours

v  B6 boundary sixes

v  100 centuries scored

v  50 fifties scoredWK wicketkeeper

v  BW / BWL bowler

v  IF / INF infield(er)

v  OF outfield(er)

v  MP / PL / MAT matches played

v  CT / C catches

v  ST stumpings

v  RO run outs