Absurdly Awesome Cricket Stats

[The_CricketUmpire]

Brad Hogg has a higher fc batting average than Ben Stokes

Hogg is underrated as a batsman.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

He was a bowler

Hogg started his First-Class career as a middle order batsman then took to bowling later.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Shame he only played 7 tests. Then again, 35 average in shield cricket in that era probably is a bit inflated.

Shame he only played 7 tests. Then again, 35 average in shield cricket in that era probably is a bit inflated.

Brad Hogg - First Class Batting Stats.

 

[Silver Silva]

Where is Bumrah on this list?

Currently he's 13th on the list

 

[Coronis]

Kamindu Mendis’ average rose by 17 last match and has dropped by 12 this match.

 

[Qlder]

Only 3 batsmen in history have scored a century every 5 innings or less

1. Don Bradman - century every 2.8 innings
2. George Headley - every 4.0 innings
3. Clyde Walcott - every 4.9 innings

Harry Brook has just moved into 4th with a century every 5.1 innings

Harry Brook now up to 3rd with a century every 4.6 innings. Only George Headley and Don Bradman above him.

 

[ankitj]

Lowest average after number of Test matches played View attachment 42778

48 should also be Pollock. Something is wrong.

 

[Ali TT]

There was only one test hat trick between 1961 and 1989.

There were 12 in five years between 1999 and 2004.

 

[AndrewB]

There was only one test hat trick between 1961 and 1989.

There were 12 in five years between 1999 and 2004.

First should be "between 1961 and 1988"; there were two hat-tricks in late 1988 (by Courtney Walsh and Merv Hughes in successive Tests in the Aus v WI series) - weirdly, they were the first two Test hat-tricks to be split across innings.

 

[Flametree]

Reddy just top scored in both innings of the last test, with the same score. That must be fairly unusual...

 

[Flametree]

And I'm not counting these exactly but I think we've had something like 45 tests in 2024..... and just one of them has been drawn.

 

[Coronis]

And I'm not counting these exactly but I think we've had something like 45 tests in 2024..... and just one of them has been drawn.

Test cricket has been saved imo.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

And I'm not counting these exactly but I think we've had something like 45 tests in 2024..... and just one of them has been drawn.

You’re welcome…WI drew a game and still at the bottom of the table.

 

[Fanboy375]

Imran Khan batting average 50 and bowling average 19 during 80s

 

[Coronis]

Highest % of batsmen dismissed for a duck (min 30)

Akhtar 24.72% (44/178)
Lindwall 21.49% (49/228)
Waqar 20.38% (76/373)
Cairns 20.18% (44/218)

 

[Betterpolo]

While playing for our local club I have a higher batting average than Ian Bell

 

[AndrewB]

Imran Khan batting average 50 and bowling average 19 during 80s

His batting average in the 80s was 44.
There are, to be fair, long spells in his career over which those were his averages (e.g. 1982 onwards).

 

[thierry henry]

Only 3 batsmen in history have scored a century every 5 innings or less

1. Don Bradman - century every 2.8 innings
2. George Headley - every 4.0 innings
3. Clyde Walcott - every 4.9 innings

Harry Brook has just moved into 4th with a century every 5.1 innings

Related stat - of the top 60 century makers in test history, Kane Williamson is second only to Bradman for century ratio.

 

[Ali TT]

Zak Crawley's average vs Matt Henry is only fourth worst across NZ bowlers he has faced.

 

[we're yorkshire]

Zak Crawley's average vs Matt Henry is only fourth worst across NZ bowlers he has faced.

Crawley must be up there for some appalling batting records if you were to use 50 tests as a cut off point and only include top 6 bats.