Who is the best batsman from your country with a Test Batting Average of under 40 ?

[Silver Silva]

We tend to find the same names recycled over and over again when it comes to test batting on Cricketweb.net, so this might be a change from the norm, whose your best test bat with a batting average of under 40 ?
Only other criteria is that the player must have scored atleast 2000 Test runs.

 

[Prince EWS]

Would be Garner if I were a West Indian, but it's gotta be Shane Warne batting in India with a broken toenail.

 

[howitzer]

Peter Richardson imo. Also nominate Colin McDonald for Australia.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Talent wise it has to be Quinton De Kock for SA in my opinion..

 

[morgieb]

Trumper.

If we stick to after World War I, that's tougher - Kim Hughes maybe?

 

[Pothas]

Think it might be Stokes.

A lot of people would probably go with Stewart though.

 

[howitzer]

Vijay Manjrekar for India, John Wright for NZ, Pak have a few options but i marginally favour Majid Khan, Elgar for SA, Atapattu for SL and either Gomes or Hooper for WI, probably Gomes.

Forgot about Trumper (and Hill) for Australia which reminds me of Grace and Shrewsbury for England. Would defo have McDonald over Hughes though.

 

[howitzer]

Think it might be Stokes.

A lot of people would probably go with Stewart though.

Yeah it's probably Stewart actually. In an alternate universe he averages mid 40s and perhaps gets acknowleged as the best opener of his generation.

 

[BazBall21]

Well after the days of Arthur Shrewsbury etc when nearly everyone averaged in the 20s, it has to be Alec Stewart. Think he is a very good candidate for best post-war batsman to average below 40. Averaged 44 as a top 3 batsman (112 inns sample) and 46 as a specialist bat (90 inns sample).

 

[howitzer]

Well after the days of Arthur Shrewsbury etc when nearly everyone averaged in the 20s, it has to be Alec Stewart. Think he is a very good candidate for best post-war batsman to average below 40. Averaged 44 as a top 3 batsman (112 inns sample) and 46 as a specialist bat.

In a tricky era too. Did very well against peak W's

 

[Silver Silva]

Vijay Manjrekar for India, John Wright for NZ, Pak have a few options but i marginally favour Majid Khan, Elgar for SA, Atapattu for SL and either Gomes or Hooper for WI, probably Gomes.

Forgot about Trumper (and Hill) for Australia which reminds me of Grace and Shrewsbury for England. Would defo have McDonald over Hughes though.

What would your dream top 7 of batsmen with under 40 batting averages look like ?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Rob Quiney

 

[Silver Silva]

Rob Quiney

1991 runs short of the criteria, but he does have the best 9 ever made in Test cricket

 

[mr_mister]

Astle for NZ?

 

[BazBall21]

In a tricky era too. Did very well against peak W's

Gun player. Really rate his setup and range against pace. Starting his innings against spin (which he wasn't as strong against) when he was shoved down the order coupled with WK workload shafted him. Born to bat top 3. Loved pace on the ball and was compact&disciplined against sideways movement.

Think he is the only opener to average 40+ against WI batting throughout the 90s (could be wrong). Excellent against Wasim/Waqar in 92&96. Marathon match-saving ton against Donald in 98. Doesn't have a great record against Australia but scored a hundred opening against McGrath in the MCG miracle.

Very good in New Zealand too. Arguably a better pure opener than Sir Alastair imho, but obviously didn't have as good a career.

 

[Immenso]

Jeremy Coney for NZ. Or maybe John Wright because he was an opener. But Coney out-perfromed him (while their careers overlapped) against the same opposition, Wright had a late-career golden period. Astle the other one that sticks out.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

W.G Grace and Chris Woakes sadly fall short of the runs criteria. So probably Stewart I guess?

 

[Prince EWS]

Jeremy Coney for NZ. Or maybe John Wright because he was an opener. But Coney out-perfromed him (while their careers overlapped) against the same opposition, Wright had a late-career golden period. Astle the other one that sticks out.

Sutcliffe and Fleming average *just* over which is irritating for the purpose of this thread.

JR Reid a decent shout, especially given he actually averaged *way* below 40.

 

[Immenso]

Sutcliffe and Fleming average *just* over which is irritating for the purpose of this thread.

JR Reid a decent shout, especially given he actually averaged *way* below 40.

Yeah, very good shout actually.

 

[Immenso]

I was watching some old 90s cricket on youtube last month.

I saw a fair amount of Andrew Hudson, remember him as a bit dull.

But in a highlights package without the dot balls he is one of the best batsmen to watch of the 1990s. Man his scoring shots and boundaries were techincally perfect and beautiful combination of technique with enough power.

Someone mentioned Stewarts' record v Windies as an opener. Which made me do this query of 20 year period 80 to end of 90s v the 4 nations with best opening attacks of that period, and Hudson is top (albeit with only 8 matches)

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Only had a career average of 33, though.