RICHARD CLARKE
AKA The Grumbler
Young guns: Leicestershire are benefiting from the progression of talented young players such as Harry Swindells
Ever since Brad Pitt took the lead role in the movie Moneyball, sports data has been sexy. If you remember, he played Billy Beane, GM of the Oakland As, whose innovative approach to “sabermetrics” saw them “bat well above their average” in Major League Baseball during the first decade of the 21st century.
Football jumped on the trend relatively quickly and now most Premier League clubs have fully-stocked analytics dep...
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