DoG's Top 100 Test Batsmen Countdown Thread

[Teja.]

Calling Gavaskar in 2-4

 

[OverratedSanity]

Surely Headley and Pollock must finish within a few places of each other based on their near identical career runs, average and tests played right?

I was thinking Headley having a longer career in terms of years would give him a big advantage but you may be right

 

[Days of Grace]

jaideep was right.

No.94

Simon Katich (Australia) 679

Quality Points: 643
Career Points: 36

Career/Runs: 2001-2010, 4186 (rank 173)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.08 (46.00) 40.42 (43.15) 44.38 (49.53) (rank 98)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (2008-2010): 53.22 50.03 44.42 (rank 79)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.14 40.40 41.98 (rank 81)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 39.05 36.65 45.72 (rank 142)

 

[mr_mister]

Such an under the radar career

 

[Days of Grace]

No.93

Gundappa Viswanath (India) 680

Quality Points: 626
Career Points: 54

Career/Runs: 1969-1983, 6080 (rank 64)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 41.13 (41.93) 38.47 (39.23) 47.61 (44.46) (rank 130)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1976-1979): 52.58 49.42 49.16 (rank 80)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 36.10 34.64 45.56 (rank 190)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 42.26 39.59 48.07 (rank 91)

 

[Coronis]

I didn’t even know Visawanth was still playing in 2008!

 

[aussie tragic]

I didn’t even know Visawanth was still playing in 2008!

Umm, yeah, how does he have a 50 inn peak 2008-2010?

 

[Days of Grace]

Whoops. Fixed.

 

[Gob]

Good bat, not even top ten Australia though.

God i wish Riggins was here to witness this blasphemy

 

[Days of Grace]

No.92

John Edrich (England) 682

Quality Points: 635
Career Points: 47

Career/Runs: 1966-1971, 5138 (rank 98)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 42.34 (43.54) 39.34 (40.46) 43.07 (37.03) (rank 117)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1976-1979): 49.85 45.86 44.91 (rank 108)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 41.63 38.30 42.33 (rank 94)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.69 43.69 43.65 (rank 48)

 

[Gob]

Yeah but dat cover drive

oh my goodness

 

[Days of Grace]

No.91

Patsy Hendren (England) 686

Quality Points: 645
Career Points: 41

Career/Runs: 1920-1935, 3525 (rank 131)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.72 (47.64) 38.98 (42.47) 50.33 (48.43) (rank 84)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1924-1931): 51.25 44.07 53.67 (rank 98)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.18 42.56 50.59 (rank 43)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 37.87 34.72 50.57 (rank 161)

 

[ankitj]

Great to see Patsy Hendren on the list. Has a great first class and pretty good test career.

 

[vcs]

oh my goodness

Two of the best pieces of timing ever, starting at 5:20 here.

 

[Gob]

Two of the best pieces of timing ever, starting at 5:20 here.

There goes by tissue box

 

[Days of Grace]

No.90

Saleem Malik (Pakistan) 689

Quality Points: 633
Career Points: 56

Career/Runs: 1982-1999, 5768 (rank 58)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 41.67 (43.70) 35.72 (37.45) 48.62 (49.36) (rank 143)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1988-1995): 56.83 47.74 55.39 (rank 62)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 37.30 32.42 46.80 (rank 185)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 45.06 38.27 48.92 (rank 70)

 

[Days of Grace]

No.89

Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 689

Quality Points: 632
Career Points: 57

Career/Runs: 1993-2004, 7289 (rank 54)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 42.78 (45.27) 39.14 (41.41) 41.83 (43.43) (rank 115)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (2000-2003): 49.87 46.88 43.00 (rank 107)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 45.10 41.51 41.15 (rank 66)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 41.11 38.40 42.74 (rank 104)

 

[trundler]

Damn Kirsten ended up pretty low

 

[ataraxia]

Viv cannot finish ahead of Hobbs and Hutton. They averaged 6 more in harder eras for runscoring.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I expected Saleem Malik a bit lower. Top bat he was.