Best performing cricket nations per capita & other factors considered...

[KiWiNiNjA]

what was nz's population in 1859?

42

 

[Zinzan]

What performance, losing 8 wickets in an hour?

No, more-so them coming within a pigs whisker of actually winning a Test in India in spite of missing the likes of Gayle & fielding one of the most inexperienced teams in recent times. Despite many limitations including a small population, politics, money to retain top players, inequality along with an infatuation in track & field & American sports (since cable tv in the 80s), they still manage to roll out some incredibly gifted cricketers.

 

[Furball]

The South Island (population of around a million) has a decent combined side. Not a patch on the above, but still a decent team.

Glenn Turner (Otago)
Mark Richardson (Otago)
John Wright (Canterbury originally)
Bert Sutcliffe (Otago)
Stephen Fleming (Canterbury)
Nathan Astle (Canterbury)
Brendon McCullum (Otago)
Chris Cairns (Canterbury)
Richard Hadlee (Canterbury)
Shane Bond (Canterbury)
Frank Cameron (Otago)

I reckon there's an awesome South African side possible, but cbf looking it up. Very likely there are some gun English county sides as well.

Yorkshire and Lancashire possibly the strongest because they're too soft to bowl quickly in the south. Reckon Surrey might have the strongest batting though.

 

[honestbharani]

No, more-so them coming within a pigs whisker of actually winning a Test in India in spite of missing the likes of Gayle & fielding one of the most inexperienced teams in recent times. Despite many limitations including a small population, politics, money to retain top players, inequality along with an infatuation in track & field & American sports (since cable tv in the 80s), they still manage to roll out some incredibly gifted cricketers.

pigs whisker of what? India needed 1 run to win and Windies 1 wicket. And we all know which is easier...


They came within a pigs whisker of a 3-0 hammering. That is all.

 

[Zinzan]

^ Lol, Last time I checked, coming within 1 wicket of victory is extremely close to winning. I certainly take your point that India could just as easily have won & taken the series 3-0, but that doesn't in any way discount what I said about the Windies competitiveness in the test.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

New Zealand is leading in one thread, finally!

 

[Flem274*]

tbf if we started a "****tiest top eight countries at winning" we would lead that too.

 

[honestbharani]

^ Lol, Last time I checked, coming within 1 wicket of victory is extremely close to winning. I certainly take your point that India could just as easily have won & taken the series 3-0, but that doesn't in any way discount what I said about the Windies competitiveness in the test.

Not when the opponent needed to knock off 2 and 1 runs for the win...

 

[Prince EWS]

If the West Indies took one more wicket it would've been a tie anyway, tbh.

 

[Furball]

Not when the opponent needed to knock off 2 and 1 runs for the win...

It's equally close. 1 good delivery vs 1 good shot.

 

[Jono]

No, more-so them coming within a pigs whisker of actually winning a Test in India in spite of missing the likes of Gayle & fielding one of the most inexperienced teams in recent times. Despite many limitations including a small population, politics, money to retain top players, inequality along with an infatuation in track & field & American sports (since cable tv in the 80s), they still manage to roll out some incredibly gifted cricketers.

I was half-joking I know what you mean. Whilst I think you slightly overpraised them for their 3rd test performance, you are still right. I mean Russell, Roach, Barath and Bravo are very very promising cricketers.

 

[GotSpin]

Bravo has so much potential. Would like to see him play against some tougher attacks but he looks seriously good through the off-side

I'd say the same for Barath, but he spends so much time injured

 

[honestbharani]

It's equally close. 1 good delivery vs 1 good shot.

lol.. that is why 100s of runs are scored for the loss of single digit wickets..


Dude, ANYONE to have played the game knows it is easier to score 1 run than to take 1 wicket.

 

[honestbharani]

If the West Indies took one more wicket it would've been a tie anyway, tbh.

Well, I was talking about the game state before the 5th and 6th balls as well and I now realize we were only 8 down at that point. My bad.

 

[honestbharani]

Juz to clarify, I do think Windies have produced a lot of promising players recently but painting the last test as some sort of a victory for them when the only reason they were even at this situation is because of their horrible batting is totally silly, IMO.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well, I was talking about the game state before the 5th and 6th balls as well and I now realize we were only 8 down at that point. My bad.

Well it only helps your point really. If the game went for another over, the West Indies couldn't possibly win it and India would've needed one run to do so.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

lol.. that is why 100s of runs are scored for the loss of single digit wickets..


Dude, ANYONE to have played the game knows it is easier to score 1 run than to take 1 wicket.

ANYONE to have played the game knows it is easier to take the 10th wicket than to take the wicket of a top order batsman.

 

[Prince EWS]

ANYONE to have played the game knows it is easier to take the 10th wicket than to take the wicket of a top order batsman.

Haha I still definitely think it's fair to say that taking the last wicket is harder than scoring one run. Even Chris Martin averages above 1.

Adding to that, if the game really did have an extra over left Ashwin would'nt have been run out so they'd have had two wickets in hand anyway.

 

[honestbharani]

ANYONE to have played the game knows it is easier to take the 10th wicket than to take the wicket of a top order batsman.

yeah, coz ONLY top order batsmen can score 1.

 

[honestbharani]

Well it only helps your point really. If the game went for another over, the West Indies couldn't possibly win it and India would've needed one run to do so.

yeah.. juz felt bad that I missed that simple point.