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Sunil Gavaskar vs Wally Hammond
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Adorable Asshole
International Regular
Not even a contest. Gavaskar all the way.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
lol the entirety of 30s and 40s were feather beds.
Hammond was a classical minnow basher averaging 79 against India, 113 against NZ and 62 @ SA.
Meanwhile his average against WI is 35.5
Burgey
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Hammond's record vs the WI is better than Gavaskar's against anything approaching a full strength Australian attack. He made a lot of wanker runs against WSC and SA rebel tour depleted teams here, which is somehow conveniently overlooked in rating him by a ton of people. Lillee could get him out with a tomato. He was obviously a great player but if you want to contextualize Hammond's average by saying he was a minnow basher, then have a look beyond Sunny's headline numbers too.
Hammond was a great player. Went on too long post war, sadly.
Hammond was a great player. Went on too long post war, sadly.
ataraxia
International Coach
Sorry, are we now rating 1930s WI? Genuine question.
BazBall21
International Captain
Two of the best ever that were both notoriously good at cashing in when the runs available were relatively ‘soft’. Voted for Hammond. Big enough gap between averages if he never played again in his 40s after the War imo to compensate Gavaskar having the tougher era.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
No but Hammond makes it seem like it
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
Really? Uncovered wickets were often minefields.
ataraxia
International Coach
Would you prefer if Hammond averaged 48 against each of India, NZ, SA, and WI?
Line and Length
Cricketer Of The Year
The '30s WI's attack included Manny Martindale and Learie Constantine who both employed bodyline tactics. Martindale's bowling average (21.73) speaks volumes of his ability.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
30s and 40s have among the highest averaging cricketing decade.
Sticky wickets only came into play when it rained. So not much often
Coronis
International Coach
You ever been to England in the summer? I love that you’re actually arguing that uncovered pitches > easier to bat on than covered pitches. The averages are also clearly inflated by Bradman who was a massive outlier.
Also fun fact, a comparison of batting averages throughout Hammond’s and Gavaskar’s career.
Team records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
Team records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
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Prince EWS
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Hammond the third best Test batsman of all time for mine.
Burgey
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Yes but do you have Gavaskar second?
Prince EWS
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Nah I have him first obviously.
Prince EWS
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Us far right racists have to stick together.