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

[Fuller Pilch]

Tom Blundell has dropped to 39.8 after struggling on Bangladeshi pitches, but will hopefully get back into the 40s.

NZ would be John Wright ahead of

JR Reid, Coney, Astle, McMillan, Watling, McCullum, Nicholls

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Worldwide obviously Grace and Trumper.

 

[Flem274*]

Wright probably. BJ Watling, Nathan Astle and Scott Styris decent shouts. Will see if Blundell slides down or pushes on.

 

[Qlder]

Aussie top 8

1. G. Marsh
2. McDonald
3. Trumper
4. Hill
5. Hughes
6. Miller
7. Watson
8. Healy

Edit: as suggested below added Geoff Marsh. With Miller and Watson to bowl team can do with an extra bat

 

[Socerer 01]

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.

Manjrekar is an excellent shout tbh

Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul other valid shouts for India

 

[Line and Length]

I'll throw in Geoff Marsh to Qlder's list - simply because of his proven genetics.

 

[AndrewB]

Believe he is the only opener to average 40+ against WI batting throughout the 90s.

Gooch averaged 50+ and Sidhu 40+ in 7 Tests each; Boon 60+ and Aamer Sohail 50+ in 5.

 

[mr_mister]

Atherton the most centuries for someone averaging under 40?

 

[honestbharani]

Rahane?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

For us, it's definitely Carl Llewellyn Hooper (36.47)

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Trumper no.1 with Hill 2nd by leagues.

Though,after the pitches got flatten I would think of someone like Bevan.

 

[BazBall21]

Gooch averaged 50+ and Sidhu 40+ in 7 Tests each; Boon 60+ and Aamer Sohail 50+ in 5.

Meant batting throughout the 90s. Gooch faced them last in 91. Him and Boon didn't play throughout the 90s. Fair play to the other two. Smaller samples though.

 

[Silver Silva]

Aussie top 8

1. G. Marsh
2. McDonald
3. Trumper
4. Hill
5. Hughes
6. Miller
7. Watson
8. Healy

Edit: as suggested below added Geoff Marsh. With Miller and Watson to bowl team can do with an extra bat

Our top 7 would be :

1.Marvin Atapattu
2.Roshan Mahanama
3.Asanka Gurusinha
4.Kusal Mendis
5.Arjuna Ranatunga (C)
6.Dhananjaya De Silva
7.Prasanna Jayawardene (WK)

 

[Coronis]

Atherton the most centuries for someone averaging under 40?

Tied with Atapattu

 

[Zinzan]

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.

Yep probably Astle, although Craig McMillan is in the argument too. An underrated Test bat.

 

[Slifer]

WI: Carl Hooper.

 

[mr_mister]

Frank Woodley a shout?

 

[mr_mister]

Aussie top 8

1. G. Marsh
2. McDonald
3. Trumper
4. Hill
5. Hughes
6. Miller
7. Watson
8. Healy

Edit: as suggested below added Geoff Marsh. With Miller and Watson to bowl team can do with an extra bat

I'd honestly have Phil Hughes over Marsh despite doing less internationally

 

[trundler]

Think it might be Stokes.

A lot of people would probably go with Stewart though.

Lamb.

Majid for us though, yeah.

 

[mr_mister]

Lamb.

Majid for us though, yeah.

Ijaz for you guys maybe? 6 tons against 90s Australia