The early seasons scored more heavily
The first-innings mean was 198.3 in 2022/23 and 196.8 in 2023/24. It fell to 167.5 in 2024/25 before reaching 173.2 in 2025/26. The samples contain six, four, six and five innings. A description based only on the inaugural season would therefore overstate the average of either of the two most recent seasons in this archive.