Tom Nielsen

I use nifty math to rank cricket teams and simulate cricket matches. Blog, updated almost never:

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Unbelievable batting by Sanjay Krishnamurthi!! If SF finishes off this chase, it’s one of the most impressive in @MLCricket history

[Peter Della Penna @PeterDellaPenna]

Congrats to @APSportsNews_, who will forever be the answer to the trivia question of: "Who was the first American to do a play-by-play/ball-by-ball TV commentary stint in @MLCricket?" He was as good as he always is and proved that the sky won't fall if an American is in the box.

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Wicket values from Match 1 of #MLC2024... Impact represents the avg. number of runs a wicket costs the batting team in a given situation. Seattle couldn't recover from 2 early wickets, MINY was in a similar situation after losing Monank, but Pooran to the rescue! #SOvMINY

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Strong showing for MINY to start the MLC season. Pooran and Rashid do their thing. Seattle will need more from QdK and Klaasen to get wins going forward

[Cognizant Major League Cricket @MLCricket]

MI New York complete a wonderful and dominant first game! What a start to the season❗

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Seattle Orcas looking brutal right now, 32-4 after 8, calling into question my promise of 8 solid hours of cricket!

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Alright folks-we're looking at a solid 8 hours of cricket here. Put on the stretchy pants, order your favorite takeout, legs up on the couch and enjoy it! #MajorLeagueCricket

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Alright folks-we're looking at a solid 8 hours of cricket here. Put on the stretchy pants, order your favorite takeout, legs up on the couch and enjoy it! #MajorLeagueCricket

[Cognizant Major League Cricket @MLCricket]

Cognizant Major League Cricket Opening matches! 🙌 🎉
2023 Final rematch - Seattle Orcas V MI New York
Los Angeles Knight Riders V Texas Super Kings

Tickets still available via link in our bio 🎫 Don't miss out!!

#SOvMINY | #LAKRvTSK | #MLC2024 | #T20

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

It's been a great few months for Jasprit Bumrah. He's been head and shoulders above the competition-first in the IPL and then in the #T20WorldCup. Top 10 bowlers in each competition below-Bumrah lowering his opponents' totals by an incredible 3-4 runs per over.

[ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo]

Just the ball was good enough for Jasprit Bumrah 💥

https://t.co/ERRJ1AcDzL #T20WorldCup

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

@3GamesToLove @gopackjo @MiLCricket Yeah no announcement yet, but hoping it starts in August after MLC. Definitely bring a chair and sunscreen! If you download the CricClubs app, that's the best way to check scores. I'm a nerd so I got a cricket scorebook and keep score at the ground, which helps me keep track.

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

What was it about his 4 (19) in the MiLC finals at Grand Prairie that made MINY say "we need him"?

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Alright been sitting on this for a bit but with the USA out... What is this? He's 37 years old and has one season of MiLC under his belt where he was super average. There's talented young (and even not-young!) USA-eligible players still on the sidelines. What am I missing here???

[Cognizant Major League Cricket @MLCricket]

MI New York select Sunny Patel for Pick #3 of the Cognizant Major League Cricket Supplementary Draft! 🙌 😎

#MLC2024 | #CognizantMajorLeagueCricket | #T20

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Challenging last couple matches for @usacricket at the #T20WorldCup, but so proud of this team for their performances in the tournament, exceeding all expectations. Excited for MLC up next and CWCL2 revving up after that. We're on the cusp of a new generation of USA Cricket!

[Nate @CricFanUSA]

Gous and Harmeet… this is the duo that led the @SeaThunderbolts to the 2022 @MiLCricket championship.

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

This could have been much worse! Credit to Harmeet and Netravalkar for keeping this below 200. It'll take some heroics, but USA are still in it.

[ICC @ICC]

🇿🇦 post a huge total on the board 👏

Quinton de Kock's fiery knock and Heinrich Klassen's finishing touches propels them to 194/4.

#T20WorldCup | #USAvSA | 📝: https://t.co/bxizNLcQ6v

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

I hope some folks find the dashboard useful. I would love to see advanced cricket stats-splits, impact stats, etc.-become more publicly available and hopefully this is a step in that direction. Would love to hear any feedback and suggestions for improvement!

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

Ahead of #USAvSA and the start of the Super 8s at the #T20WorldCup, I've put in some work on my T20 Dashboard. Will walk through terminology and contents of the dashboard in a thread here:

https://t.co/MDuBv7G6p6

[Tom Nielsen @Cricket_Sims]

The final two tabs-US Batting Splits and SA Batting Splits-are just a couple tabs I played around with for fun ahead of today's match.