DoG's Top 100 Test Batsmen Countdown Thread

[Burgey]

No matter how expected it is (when Bradman is involved in a batting stat), it always astonishes me when the gap between #1 and #2 is 100 points more than the gap between #2 and #100.

It’s astonishing isn’t it

 

[ankitj]

Thanks for the massive effort DoG!

 

[ankitj]

Quality points update.

Barrington 825
Hutton 813
Sutcliffe 811
Richards 794
Weekes 794
Hammond 787
Pollock 787
Kohli 780
Walcott 768
Headley 762
Nourse 762

Updated:

Bradman 1293
Hobbs 888
Smith 873
Barrington 825
Sobers 817
Hutton 813
Sutcliffe 811
Lara 796
Sangakkara 794
Richards 794
Weekes 794
Hammond 787
Pollock 787
Kohli 780
Walcott 768
Headley 762
Nourse 762
Tendulkar 759
Chappell 756
Gavaskar 754
Kallis 753
Ponting 750

 

[jaideep]

Thanks for the monumental effort DoG!!

 

[Burgey]

Great effort DoGgo. Really enjoyed this and appreciate the time you would have put into it. Terrific effort.

 

[Days of Grace]

Thanks everyone. Yeah, **** me, time for some well earned drinks in Shinjuku.

 

[ankitj]

Even in Japan, you guys can do a CW meet. There are at least 3 CWers living there.

 

[Migara]

Best sports athlete probably is Jahangir Khan who used to play Squash. IIRC, 500+ games without a loss.

 

[Starfighter]

One could argue until the cows come home about differences between eras and qualities of bowling attacks etc. but the the difference between Bradman and the rest continues to astound no matter how you look at it.

 

[Migara]

Thanks for a tremendous exercise

 

[nightprowler10]

Pretty much the only reason I've been coming to CC lately. Great, great stuff DoG.

 

[OverratedSanity]

. The gap between Bradman and Hobbs is a massive 411 points. And yet there are only 270 points between Hobbs and Hanif Mohammad at no.100.

That's nuts.

Imagine if World War 2 hadn't happened. Missed out on countless runs.

 

[stephen]

One could argue until the cows come home about differences between eras and qualities of bowling attacks etc. but the the difference between Bradman and the rest continues to astound no matter how you look at it.

It's scarcely believable. Like I've watched a lot of cricket and Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting have all looked great. Smith had come along and played at another level, unlike any of those guys. For Bradman to be so far ahead of Smith is something my mind cannot comprehend properly. It's like going from a country town to New York city. The scale just feels impossible.

 

[stephen]

That's nuts.

Imagine if World War 2 hadn't happened. Missed out on countless runs.

I used to think that but it's likely Bradman would have missed a lot of cricket with health issues anyway.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Quite a large gap between Sobers and Smith too,which I wasn't expecting.

 

[stephen]

Quite a large gap between Sobers and Smith too,which I wasn't expecting.

I'd really like to see the peak ratings ranked.

 

[Coronis]

That's nuts.

Imagine if World War 2 hadn't happened. Missed out on countless runs.

Do ya reckon Hobbs hits 300+ centuries without WWI?

 

[Logan]

Thank you DoG for this thread. Honoured to have been a part of this thread.

 

[Logan]

The gap between Bradman and Hobbs is a massive 411 points. And yet there are only 270 points between Hobbs and Hanif Mohammad at no.100.

GOAT sportsperson

 

[Coronis]

Thanks for this whole journey DoG, once again it’s been a pleasure. Very pleased to see Hobbs up so high, in recent times my appreciation for him has vastly increased. Smith has been amazing so far and I can’t wait to see how the rest of his career plays out. Bradman is just.... Bradman. Ridiculous bastard.