Template talk:Infobox cricketer

Links in labels in career section

(See {{Infobox_cricketer/career}}) Following discussion on my talk page (and archived request on this page) from @Mmitchell10, I've created a sandbox for the career stats section of this template and made the changes below:

1. 'Runs scored' should link to Run (cricket)
2. '100s' should link to Century (cricket)
3. 'Wickets' would be much better linked to Dismissal (cricket) than its current link to Wicket
4. '10 wickets in match' should link to Ten-wicket haul
5. 'Catches' should link to Caught

You can see the differences in the test cases page, so do these look ok / do what is desired? Does anyone else have a view on point 3, and for point 1, should it be Runs scored or Runs scored. This is also the same for the Balls bowled line. Spike 'em (talk) 18:57, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for trying this. When I saw it on your talk page I was a bit concerned it might be a bit of a SEAOFBLUE issue, but with one exception it's not as bad as I feared. The Catches/stumpings double link might not be the best - it looks like one link. Not sure if there's a solution other than not linking catches. Blue Square Thing (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm personally not enamoured with how the links (including the existing ones) make the section appear, so this was one of my main worries too. I could try adding spaces in the Catches / stumpings to see if that looks any better, though it may lead to wrapping? Spike 'em (talk) 09:11, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't see this. Not sure spaces would work - my gut feeling is only to merge the much more technical stumpings (well, actually my gut feeling is to get rid of almost all the stats, but y'know...) Blue Square Thing (talk) 17:08, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @Spike 'em:, it looks good to me. Adding them all in does turn it quite blue, which I wasn't anticipating, but I think it's ok, if others agree. I agree Runs scored is better than Runs scored - it reduces the amount of blue and is consistent with Balls bowled. Also, I would prefer the spaces either side of the / , looking at the test cases on my phone, there's no issue with wrapping. Mmitchell10 (talk) 21:29, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Please add parameters for Match referee

If Umpires are recognised in their infobox (by the no. of matches they have stood as an umpire), then why not match referees? So, I would request any template editor to add parameters for a match referee. Sony R (talk) 06:18, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Do you have any idea where reliable sources for this information could be gathered from? If I'm honest, I'd argue we already have far too many parameters, often used not very well and often very, very out of date. I'm not sure adding any more is a good idea. Blue Square Thing (talk) 18:32, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Indic script name translations

Following a discussion at User talk:Blue Square Thing#Where is consensus on indic scripts in Template:Infobox cricketer?, I suggest updating the documentation with a note to avoid Indic scripts if possible in favor of using only the most common romanization. I believe this to be in accordance with WP:Naming conventions (Indic)#Modern names and terms and the reasoning given in this 2017 RfC on Indicscript in infoboxes. – Anon423 (talk) 16:59, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

This is only talking about the use of additional alphabet names in the infobox fwiw - not the use of them in the lead sentence. So, for example, on the current instance of Suranga Lakmal I'd tend to remove the script in the name field of the infobox, based on them not being the person's usual cricketing name as much as anything else. It also strikes me as not what the name field of the infobox is for. If anyone would like to propose adding a field such as the "native name" field used in infobox person, they could do so, although I'm not certain it's an awfully good idea for lots of reasons Blue Square Thing (talk) 18:30, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

type3?

Why do we have "type1" and "type2" parameters but not "type3"? Players very regularly play in three formats of the game nowadays, so it seems a bit arbitrary to stop at two. – PeeJay 22:57, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

We do have all three types for internationals, but, yes, I tend to think if we're going to add anything to the infobox, then type3 would be sensible. Blue Square Thing (talk) 23:04, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Do either of you have an example of a players using type1 & type2 who could make use of a type3? I've added the code to the sandbox, so could add a test case for a domestic-only player. (in meantime I've added a testcase using Jamie Smith, so have a look at that) Spike 'em (talk) 10:34, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

We need someone who's finished and played for lots of teams. Try Stevo? Blue Square Thing (talk) 11:05, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

I did immediately consider Stevo, but as he didn't seem to have the types filled in yet it was too much work! Spike 'em (talk) 11:25, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Added his infobox - made a better one to add again by having played for Leicestershire and against Cambridge University - long lines of text breaking over lines. It won't hurt in an article like his, and probably won't make too much of a difference in most cases - there won't be many cases where the infobox is just the right length at present. Blue Square Thing (talk) 20:24, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

I brought this up because of the case of Tom Bevan, whose T20 debut is no longer listed in the infobox because he's now made a first-class appearance. – PeeJay 11:06, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Visual editor problem

It seems as if this infobox hates the Visual Editor. The VE apparently works well enough for things like infobox person and produces code that's then possible for others to edit. This box, though, produces stuff like this edit which makes it virtually impossible to update anything by hand.

Is there anything in the makeup of this inbox that causes this? Blue Square Thing (talk) 20:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Discussion about some changes to this infobox

There is a discussion that's been going on for a while at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cricket about some changes that might be made to this infobox - involving the removal of squad numbers, nicknames, balls, medal tamplates and the like. Anyone who watches this might be interested in joining that discussion. It seems likely to me that some changes might be made Blue Square Thing (talk) 12:42, 10 December 2023 (UTC)