DoG's Top 100 Test Batsmen Countdown Thread

[AndrewB]

Or he could be thinking of triple hundreds (Sehwag was within 7 runs of being the first to 3 of those).

 

[stephen]

Or he could be thinking of triple hundreds (Sehwag was within 7 runs of being the first to 3 of those).

Yeah I meant triples.

Though it's not like Sehwag was any slouch when it came to doubles either.

 

[Burgey]

Sehwag's unreal strike rate is probably going to hold him in good stead here. The guy was was a beast against spinners. Clobbered Murali, Saqlain and dominated Warne in that Chennai innings.

Was ****ing hilarious watching him bat. Just stood there and clobbered the **** out of it. Loved him

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I remember when he first came oit, I thought it was Tendulkar clone.

 

[stephen]

Obviously Head has modelled his footwork on Sehwag.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Hey DoG, does Glenn Turner get a shoutout for his exploits at Bourda in '72?

 

[Logan]

Can we get the next name? Waiting eagerly DoG

 

[Coronis]

Can we get the next name? Waiting eagerly DoG

Can’t rush greatness.

 

[Logan]

True

Has DoG done similar lists before? Can someone post the links? I am very much interested to read them

 

[honestbharani]

If you go to his profile, there is a link to see the threads he has started. That is how I found his top 100 bowlers list.

 

[ankitj]

Or scroll down on this page and look at Similar Threads.

 

[Days of Grace]

No.43

Geoffrey Boycott (England) 764

Quality Points: 693
Career Points: 71

Career/Runs: 1964-1982, 8114 (rank 21)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.57 (47.72) 41.02 (42.04) 39.33 (35.39) (rank 70)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1970-1978): 64.82 54.45 41.37 (rank 33)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.11 39.66 37.35 (rank 70)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 45.69 40.70 39.58 (rank 67)

Regarded as such a selfish player that he was purposely run out by Ian Botham in a test match, Geoffrey Boycott was nevertheless a superb opening batsman. He scored at a very slow strike-rate (adjusted up to 39 from the original 35) but whenever he didn't play he was sorely missed, especially when England were grounded into the dust by Lillee and Thomson in 1974/75. He missed many matches during his peak years and perhaps he may have ended with an even higher average. The counter-argument to this is that he avoided the aforementioned Lillee and Thomson in 1974/75 and Holding and Roberts in 1976. He came back gloriously in the 1977 Ashes, scoring his 100th first-class hundred, but he was never universally loved. His actions since his retirement have done nothing to endear him either. But he has to be admired for his fine record as England's best post-Hutton opener.

 

[Burgey]

Certainly a great opener, but a prick of a bloke. England's Gavaskar.

 

[mr_mister]

Writeups from here on out?

 

[srbhkshk]

No.43

Geoffrey Boycott (England) 764

Regarded as such a selfish player that he was purposely run out by Ian Botham in a test match, Geoffrey Boycott was nevertheless a superb opening batsman. He scored at a very slow strike-rate (adjusted up to 39 from the original 35) but whenever he didn't play he was sorely missed, especially when England were grounded into the dust by Lillee and Thomson in 1974/75. He missed many matches during his peak years and perhaps he may have ended with an even higher average. The counter-argument to this is that he avoided the aforementioned Lillee and Thomson in 1974/75 and Holding and Roberts in 1976. He came back gloriously in the 1977 Ashes, scoring his 100th first-class hundred, but he was never universally loved. His actions since his retirement have done nothing to endear him either. But he has to be admired for his fine record as England's best post-Hutton opener.

Also had an ATG Grandmother.

 

[h_hurricane]

Boycs wouldn't like that Sehwag and Hayden are ahead of him. Would love to hear his rants if he ever happens to see this thread.

 

[harsh.ag]

Boycs wouldn't like that Sehwag and Hayden are ahead of him. Would love to hear his rants if he ever happens to see this thread.

Total shyyte

 

[Logan]

If you go to his profile, there is a link to see the threads he has started. That is how I found his top 100 bowlers list.

Finding it tough using a mobile

 

[honestbharani]

Certainly a great opener, but a prick of a bloke. England's Border

ftfy

 

[h_hurricane]

Total shyyte

Why so ? Have heard a lot about him bitching about Sehwag and Hayden being Flat track bullies, though many including me don't subscribe to that view.