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13th October 2011 by Paul Reynolds

Who played the most OC matches, and why so many?

Comments have been pouring into the website all week (well maybe trickling), as to why many of the players listed in some of the stats on the site have played so many games?

Firstly to put to bed one errant figure that has been quoted on the web this week - at the end of the season 2040 players had represented their clubs in the Open Competitions. Now, back to the job in hand.

With each team only playing a maximum of 14 league games, and even allowing for a cup final and some 20 over games, even then players should only be playing 20 matches. Those playing the most matches (25 or over) this season, are listed below.

#NameClubMatches
1C AllwrightMerr35
2J DunleavyMerr34
3S SaharanMerr32
4L TuckerPemb32
5R MehtaCivil31
6S KattaLaois29
7A O'NeillRU29
8J MageeHills29
9N NaikPhoe28
10Y AliYMCA28
11C GibbonsMal28
12A MathewDdrm28
13P MonksRush28
14R PurushothamMerr27
15N DelanyTarf27
16Robert ForrestTarf27
17V GopalTarf27
18U RaeesLaois27
19A HusseinLein27
20P PeethambaranSand27
21J TectorYMCA26
22A TippaniCivil26
23A Ullah ChathaCivil26
24M CollierTarf26
25I SmillieTarf26
26A HafizRU26
27B McDermottTarf25
28A KamalMal25
29Rex WalshMerr25
30S DaltonNK25
31Malcolm ByrneHills25
32N MullenRush25

The answer to playing so many matches is of course the LCU's starring system, which allows one player in a higher team to play for a lower team (or two players when the team is in Division 8 or below). This means that some players can play many more games than others, if they so choose

Some clubs decide to go down this route, using the starrings to their advantage by letting those players who can play multiple games every weekend, play. Other clubs try to go down the route of giving all their members as many games as possible

A simple standard deviation calculation of the number of matches each player in each club played illustrates which path each club went down. I've ignored those clubs that didn't play a full season, and those clubs who only field one team. Clubs at the top of the list tend to give some players many more matches at the expense of others, whilst those at the bottom of the list aim to give all the players in their club an equal chance of playing

ClubSD
Merrion7.99495
Clontarf7.14429
Rush6.982496
Railway Union6.931748
Balbriggan6.91582
Phoenix6.808203
Civil Service6.788289
Laois6.752977
Leinster6.693895
The Hills6.693791
Sandyford6.692446
Terenure6.658643
Pembroke6.607883
Dundrum6.596961
North Kildare6.564621
North County6.560629
YMCA6.512235
Malahide6.418022
Knockharley5.977212
Wicklow County5.695739
Mullingar5.253926
Old Belvedere5.020287
Wexford Wanderers4.950281
Bagenalstown4.270738
Halverstown4.17586

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