Methods for quantifying performances in one-day cricket

Using the Duckworth and Lewis rain interruption rules for ine-day cricket matches, a margin of victory in runs is created for the team batting second using the par, projected and new project scores. The par score is shown to underestimate the margin of victory, whereas, estimates based on the projected and new scores are essentially equivalent to those obtained by the team batting first. If remaining resources for the team batting second are low, the results show that any differewnces in the margins of victory using either method are marginal. The resulting margin of victory is also used to model a team's rating and common home advantage in the Australian domestic one-day cricket competition.