mr_mister
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Just interested in century-to-test ratios here, nothing else. Batting average based patches have been analysed 1000 times here, this will hopefully bring some cool new light to the table.
Bradman's best two runs in this category were:
*His first 12 test centuries came within a 17 test span before Bodyline pulled this rampage back a bit
*Then in a period from 1937-1946 he hit 8 centuries in 9 tests - though this included a test where he DNB in both innings due to an injury in the field when England compiled 903, so you could almost say it was 8/8 if you were feeling generous
I'll only do this last little stat with Bradman because it's only interesting with Bradman, but for those wondering the longest period he had without a century was 6 tests from during the bodyline series to the opening tests of the subsequent England tour. Before his 304 in the 4th test at Leeds in that ashes series there must have been a bit of talk that he'd lost his mojo. 244 in the next test as well was surely the nail in the coffin for any of that talk.
Some interesting ones from some ATG and ATVG bats:
Steve Smith's best run so far was 6 tons in 8 matches from that breakout Indian summer to his maiden double ton in England in 2015
Ponting got 8 in 9 from late '05 to late '06
George Headley began his career with 10 in his first 17 tests
Brian Lara wasn't that great in this stat and I can't see anything worth bringing up in terms of ratios - though he was a different kind of player. His first 7 centuries came over 31 tests but 5 of them were 150+ scores. The other 2 were 145 and 147 lol. And of course 2 of the 7 were 277 and 365. So Lara was more someone who once he had his eye in wouldn't waste it during that particular innings moreso than a guy who would keep rattling them off over a few series on the trot.
Michael Slater hit 5 in 9 after his test recall in 1998 - and this only included the one dismissal in the 90s. Not bad for him considering the rest of his career.
Sachin never hit more than 2 in one series so again I can't find any really interesting runs of his for this.
Aravinda De Silva got 8 in 11 during 97-98, not too shabby
Viv - 7 in 10 all within 1976...
And Mo-Yo hit 10 in 11 in almost exactly 12 months from late Nov '05 to late Nov '06. Only 14 in his remaining 79 either side of this patch.
And lastly, Sanga hit 7 in 8 from 06-07: 6 were 150+ scores, 3 were 200+
Any more sneaky notable ones I've missed?
Obviously for lesser rated players the bar is lowered for what is considered notable (eg Slater's 5 in 9)
Bradman's best two runs in this category were:
*His first 12 test centuries came within a 17 test span before Bodyline pulled this rampage back a bit
*Then in a period from 1937-1946 he hit 8 centuries in 9 tests - though this included a test where he DNB in both innings due to an injury in the field when England compiled 903, so you could almost say it was 8/8 if you were feeling generous
I'll only do this last little stat with Bradman because it's only interesting with Bradman, but for those wondering the longest period he had without a century was 6 tests from during the bodyline series to the opening tests of the subsequent England tour. Before his 304 in the 4th test at Leeds in that ashes series there must have been a bit of talk that he'd lost his mojo. 244 in the next test as well was surely the nail in the coffin for any of that talk.
Some interesting ones from some ATG and ATVG bats:
Steve Smith's best run so far was 6 tons in 8 matches from that breakout Indian summer to his maiden double ton in England in 2015
Ponting got 8 in 9 from late '05 to late '06
George Headley began his career with 10 in his first 17 tests
Brian Lara wasn't that great in this stat and I can't see anything worth bringing up in terms of ratios - though he was a different kind of player. His first 7 centuries came over 31 tests but 5 of them were 150+ scores. The other 2 were 145 and 147 lol. And of course 2 of the 7 were 277 and 365. So Lara was more someone who once he had his eye in wouldn't waste it during that particular innings moreso than a guy who would keep rattling them off over a few series on the trot.
Michael Slater hit 5 in 9 after his test recall in 1998 - and this only included the one dismissal in the 90s. Not bad for him considering the rest of his career.
Sachin never hit more than 2 in one series so again I can't find any really interesting runs of his for this.
Aravinda De Silva got 8 in 11 during 97-98, not too shabby
Viv - 7 in 10 all within 1976...
And Mo-Yo hit 10 in 11 in almost exactly 12 months from late Nov '05 to late Nov '06. Only 14 in his remaining 79 either side of this patch.
And lastly, Sanga hit 7 in 8 from 06-07: 6 were 150+ scores, 3 were 200+
Any more sneaky notable ones I've missed?
Obviously for lesser rated players the bar is lowered for what is considered notable (eg Slater's 5 in 9)
