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Denis Compton vs Younis Khan

Who is the better test batsman?

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shortpitched713

shortpitched713

International Captain
Out of post war players, nothing stood out to me as special for Compton, even in watching the footage. Would agree with BazBall21 that May is definitely better.

Anyway, going Younis here again.
 
BazBall21

BazBall21

International Captain
shortpitched713 said:
Out of post war players, nothing stood out to me as special for Compton, even in watching the footage. Would agree with BazBall21 that May is definitely better.

Anyway, going Younis here again.
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Thanks. My reasoning is they have similar home/away splits with May having far tougher conditions. May perfectly matches him in FC too. Compton losing years to the War complicates it a bit though.
 
shortpitched713

shortpitched713

International Captain
PlayerComparisons said:
Compton was probably around David Warner level
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Nah, he was better than that. Warner can sometimes look absolutely clueless. Still I don't know much, as I' haven't seen ought but highlights of Compton. His average isn't that impressive, at barely over 50. Can't say I'm super convinced about him as a batsman in a modern condition, for example.
 
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PlayerComparisons

International Vice-Captain
shortpitched713 said:
Nah, he was better than that. Warner can sometimes look absolutely clueless. Still I don't know much, as I' haven't seen ought but highlights of Compton. His average isn't that impressive, at barely over 50. Can't say I'm super convinced about him as a batsman in a modern condition, for example.
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Probably around Hayden level then
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
BazBall21 said:
Thanks. My reasoning is they have similar home/away splits with May having far tougher conditions. May perfectly matches him in FC too. Compton losing years to the War complicates it a bit though.
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Compton averages something crazy like 90 over the FC matches during the War. Arguably lost the most for War, and to me, is clearly ahead of May on longevity.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
shortpitched713 said:
We can only rate the player that actually played. Not what could have been.

Keith Miller started late and ended up as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. And obviously there's one called Bradman too.
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Adding some valuable context here. This context missing prime years to War is really important, for players like him, O'Reilly, Nourse, Merchant, etc. who performed in the war years.
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
capt_Luffy said:
Adding some valuable context here. This context missing prime years to War is really important, for players like him, O'Reilly, Nourse, Merchant, etc. who performed in the war years.
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Again though, can only judge them on what they actually did achieve in tests, like the WWI interrupted players (Hobbs and Faulkner anyone?) and Apartheid affected players.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
Coronis said:
Again though, can only judge them on what they actually did achieve in tests, like the WWI interrupted players (Hobbs and Faulkner anyone?) and Apartheid affected players.
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Yes, but that doesn't removes this important context, does it?
 
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