As part of our ongoing commitment to high-performance data capture, version 8.7.0 of NV Play Cricket for Windows introduces important changes to the recording and display of manually coded pitch map data.
Previously, each delivery was grouped into a fixed line and length grid square, with the ball position snapped to the centre of the square. This meant:
- The exact location of the mouse click was not recorded
- The Line/Length column on the Ball by Ball panel displayed only the name of the selected grid square
- No data appeared in the Pitch Map diagram on the right-hand side of the Stats Wizards panel
Starting from version 8.7.0, NV Play Cricket now captures the precise x and y coordinates of each mouse click when manually coding pitch maps. These changes bring manual pitch map data into line with ball-tracking systems like Hawk-Eye and Virtual Eye.
Key changes
The important changes that you might notice from this update include:
- The Pitch Map panel is now more accurate. The size of the ball icon has been reduced to improve placement precision.
- Exact Pitch Map coordinates (in metres) can now be displayed in two optional Ball by Ball panel columns: - Line (m) – horizontal position - Length (m) – vertical position. To show these columns, go to the Settings menu and select them if they’re not visible by default.
- The Pitch Map diagram in Stats Wizards now includes manually coded x,y data. You can filter this using the box drawing tool as usual.
- Manual Pitch Map coordinates are now included in live and Stats Wizard CSV exports.