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The Spin | Nimble or nervous 90s? Cricket maths show best approach to scoring a century
- New analysis suggests batters accelerate as they near a hundred, often hitting more boundaries.
- The 90s are described as a less dangerous zone for dismissals than expected in Test cricket history.
- Jacob Bethell celebrated his maiden Test century in Sydney, reflecting on previous nerve during a NZ series.
- The article cites a 2023 Australian academic paper on nervous 90s by Dr. Leo Roberts and colleagues.
- Former Spin stats host Andy Zaltzman is quoted on the complexity of scoring milestones in cricket.
- The piece frames the century as a landmark that players can reach with confidence, not fear.
- Bethell attributed his 99 concerns to nerves from a Wellington Test, before converting in Sydney.
- The article links 90s-era nerves to broader discussions about batting psychology in elite cricket.
- The analysis uses historical data from Test cricket since 2000 to compare 90s and other scores.
- The Spin newsletter is cited as the channel for Bethell's century recollection and context.
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