First Chance Average

[fredfertang]

We may have had a thread about this before, but I don't recall ever seeing anyone's FCA actually quoted.

In fact it seems there is one, calculated by a very sad man who devoted many years to a study of Don Bradman

The gentleman in question (a lawyer by trade, obviously) calculated that if every catch the Don ever offered had been held he would still have had a Test average of 74.79

 

[stephen]

The ABC should change its post office box immediately.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I also remember someone working out that Marcus Trescothick would have averaged 12.

 

[91Jmay]

Typical fred. Such a Bradman shill. Do you think he really averaged 99? I've got the documents, lithium in the water meant his bat was artificially large and the fielders were paid actors. Eric Hollis wasn't even a real man.

 

[mr_mister]

There are archived ball by ball commentary lists from Bradmans day? Where would he have found evidence of dropped catches/chances?

 

[fredfertang]

The British Newspaper Library

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Some research that but still shows how amazing Bradman was that even with that stat he was head and shoulders above everyone else. Very nerdy though to even bother with it.

 

[ankitj]

We may have had a thread about this before, but I don't recall ever seeing anyone's FCA actually quoted.

In fact it seems there is one, calculated by a very sad man who devoted many years to a study of Don Bradman

The gentleman in question (a lawyer by trade, obviously) calculated that if every catch the Don ever offered had been held he would still have had a Test average of 74.79

So basically Bradman didn't add that many runs after getting life. What a hack.

 

[andmark]

What's the methodology for this? I'd assume several newspaper reports for each chance and maybe some autobiographies and Wisden reports. The cross-referencing would be mind-numbing.

 

[AndrewB]

I think Bradman the Great is the relevant book.

 

[trundler]

This is an insane statistic. Really shows you how incredible he was.

 

[Anil]

In fact it seems there is one, calculated by a very sad man who devoted many years to a study of Don Bradman

The gentleman in question (a lawyer by trade, obviously) calculated that if every catch the Don ever offered had been held he would still have had a Test average of 74.79

was he related to richard?

 

[mr_mister]

This is an insane statistic. Really shows you how incredible he was.

He was all about hitting the ball on the ground and not giving the opposition chances. Which is the key to run scoring really - but weak minds look for the easy option