strike rate

noun3

1. •
   The number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
2. •
   The number of runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls faced; the number of balls bowled by a bowler divided by the number of wickets taken.
3. •
   Sales success as a ratio of the number of customers to the number of potential leads who were approached.

   • Cold calls are hard work, the strike rate, calling on people out of the blue (even when based on some research), is low. — 2003