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

[Molehill]

Stewart did average 44 as a top 3 bat and 46 as a specialist bat anyway. Frequently batting him in positions that didn't suit him and keeping workload sometimes even when he was batting top 4 shafted him.

Atherton averages mid-40s in Strauss' time. Especially without the back condition.

I suspect Atherton would've averaged well over 40 if he simply never came across a fella called McGrath!!

 

[ma1978]

India is Kapil Dev. On song he was an unbelievable batsman.

 

[capt_Luffy]

India is Kapil Dev. On song he was an unbelievable batsman.

Kapil Dev was the proto Gilchrist without his technique.... I don't think he would have averaged 40+. Vijay Manjrekar, Pataudi, Borde, Mushtaq, Rahane, Lala Amarnath and C K Nayudu are all much better choices imo.

 

[Immenso]

I'm surprised even a Sri Lankan has not mentioned Gurusinha.

Worldwide. The ones that come to my mind are Stewart, Atherton and Gurusinha. And dare I say it, Cronje, he was looking good mode back in 1994ish.

 

[Silver Silva]

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)

@Immenso

 

[Migara]

I suspect Atherton would've averaged well over 40 if he simply never came across a fella called McGrath!!

Vaas nailed him more often than McGrath. 3 matches 6 innings 5 dismissals.

 

[ma1978]

Kapil Dev was the proto Gilchrist without his technique.... I don't think he would have averaged 40+. Vijay Manjrekar, Pataudi, Borde, Mushtaq, Rahane, Lala Amarnath and C K Nayudu are all much better choices imo.

this is where we disagree. Don’t get me wrong, all of those names may have been fine batsmen but anyone who saw Kapil’s innings in Port Elizabeth on a mamba with Donald running wild would know he had the technique and skills to average 40+ but frustratingly didn’t apply them.

 

[Prince EWS]

Vaas nailed him more often than McGrath. 3 matches 6 innings 5 dismissals.

This is basically a Fuller Pilch level post and he does it as a gag.

 

[SeamUp]

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Jimmy Cook and Peter Kirsten also worth a shout for talent.

True. I guess they qualify but tough on them that most of their tests were at 40 basically.

India XI under 40:
1. Syed Mustaq Ali
2. Vinoo Mankad
3. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (c)
4. C K Nayudu
5. Vijay Manjrekar
6. Chandu Borde
7. M S Dhoni
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Kapil Dev
10.Irfan Pathan
11.Ravichandran Ashwin

12th man: Ravi Shastri


Australia XI under 40:
1. Colin McDonald
2. Joe Darling
3. Clem Hill
4. Victor Trumper
5. Kim Hughes (c)
6. Warwick Armstrong
7. Keith Miller
8. Jack Gregory
9. Ian Healy
10.Richie Benaud
11.Hugh Trumble

12th man: Monty Noble


England XI under 40:
1. W G Grace (c)
2. Arthur Shrewsbury
3. Alec Stewart
4. Allan Lamb
5. Ben Stokes
6. Frank Woolley
7. Ian Botham
8. Alan Knott
9. Wilfred Rhodes
10.Trevor Bailey
11.Maurice Tate

12th man: Andrew Flintoff


South Africa XI under 40:
1. Trevor Goddard (c)
2. Dean Elgar
3. Jimmy Cook
4. Peter Kirsten
5. Ashwell Prince
6. Faf du Plessis
7. Brian McMillan
8. Denis Lindsay
9. Mike Procter
10. Jimmy Sinclair
11. Shaun Pollock


12th Man: Quinton de Kock

Faf & Prince averaged over 40

 

[Migara]

This is basically a Fuller Pilch level post and he does it as a gag.

You should have seen him play. Just as clueless as Gayle and Fleming were. And in 1993 he was snapped by Ramanayake and Gurusinha, both with similar pace. Probably had a weakness against medium fast swing bowlers.

 

[ataraxia]

You should have seen him play. Just as clueless as Gayle and Fleming were. And in 1993 he was snapped by Ramanayake and Gurusinha, both with similar pace. Probably had a weakness against medium fast swing bowlers.

Lol he was an opening bat

 

[Flem274*]

You should have seen him play. Just as clueless as Gayle and Fleming were.

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[mr_mister]

Vaas nailed him more often than McGrath. 3 matches 6 innings 5 dismissals.

He also barely got a run against McGrath

 

[Migara]

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Fleming was Vaas' bunny. Test and ODIs both. Especially in NZ.
In tests average 54 on that one massive innings of 270. In NZ he averages 33 when Vaas played.
In ODIs averages 17 when Vaas played.

 

[Flem274*]

Fleming was Vaas' bunny. Test and ODIs both. Especially in NZ.
In tests average 54 on that one massive innings of 270. In NZ he averages 33 when Vaas played.
In ODIs averages 17 when Vaas played.

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[RossTaylorsBox]

He's right about Fleming being Vaas' bunny tbh. Shame about the ball tampering though.

 

[Flem274*]

He's right about Fleming being Vaas' bunny tbh. Shame about the ball tampering though.

Has 2 massive tons in SL and averages his normal home average against them in NZ. I remember one ODI series where he had a bad time, but that was ODIs so meh.

I'm not convinced.

 

[Bolo.]

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Slow your roll. Vaas didn't play all of those games. Fleming actually only averages 188 against Vaas. Almost genuine number 11 numbers.

 

[mr_mister]

Fleming was Vaas' bunny. Test and ODIs both. Especially in NZ.
In tests average 54 on that one massive innings of 270. In NZ he averages 33 when Vaas played.
In ODIs averages 17 when Vaas played.

Vaas didn't dismiss him enough in tests to call him his bunny

 

[Ali TT]

Has 2 massive tons in SL and averages his normal home average against them in NZ. I remember one ODI series where he had a bad time, but that was ODIs so meh.

I'm not convinced.

Yeah but if you take out those big tons he averages **** all