AB de Villiers vs Denis Compton

[OverratedSanity]

AB has some great knocks brother ..

4th innings match winning 100 vs Australia at Perth in 2008

174 vs England at Headingley 08

100 vs Australia in 2017/2018 at home

169 off 184 vs Australia at WACA 2012

Fastest test hundred by an SA batter

Blockathon innings to save test matches

Never said he hasn't. The ones in Australia especially are great. Which actually comes back to my point that even though he "only" averages 44 in Australia, I'd classify his performances there as genuinely close to ATG level.

 

[BazBall21]

Lillee only underperformed on the Pakistan tour. Not having opportunities in Asia elsewhere in his career isn't the same as underperformance.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Abdv I think

 

[Johan]

Compton over De Villiers for sure

 

[Thala_0710]

De Villiers over Compton for sure

Ftfy

 

[Johan]

Ftfy

I don't get why that needs fixing, they average about the same but Compton played for 20 years while De Villiers for 13.

 

[Srinath P]

I'd go for AB.

 

[sayon basak]

Abd averages 40+ in every country he played in (except BangZim); Compton averages 33 in Australia, and 36 in South Africa and New Zealand, despite playing in a weaker batting era.

Hmmmmm.......

 

[Johan]

Er, Compton averages 46.6 in Australia bar a series of injury, 49 in Windies which is fine, nobody cares about NZ of 1950s but his SA record is dissapointing, regardless his away record is fine overall. He played the 1950 Ashes with an inflammed knee, a decision that was regarded as a gamble before the tour and many thought he might not play Cricket again, in Australia, their record otherwise is relative.

in Australia, without the injury influenced series.
Compton: 9 matches, 650 @ 46.4, 2 tons and 3 fifties.
De Villiers: 9 matches, 671 runs @ 44.73, 2 tons and 4 fifties.

he more then makes up for the South African record though, smashes De Villiers at home, averages 13 more.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Comptons rating has really dropped since his retirement

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Perhaps Compton vs G Smith would be closer

 

[Johan]

Perhaps Compton vs G Smith would be closer

Smith beat both already

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I think AB usually is rated higher than Smith through polls but Smith might still beat Compton

 

[Johan]

must be depressing for you considering your new found obsession with Compton.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

It does show how much a poor away record/ a sub 50 average affects how future generations rate a player

Those who watched them play rated Compton, May, and Harvey a lot higher than todays fans do

 

[Johan]

Yeah people don't do their own research.

 

[sayon basak]

I think AB usually is rated higher than Smith through polls but Smith might still beat Compton

That is because Graeme Smith is the most overrated cricketer in Cricketweb. Compton is comfortably ahead of him.

 

[sayon basak]

It does show how much a poor away record/ a sub 50 average affects how future generations rate a player

Those who watched them play rated Compton, May, and Harvey a lot higher than todays fans do

Tbh poor home record is as bad as (if not worse than) poor away record. After all, you are supposed to play almost half of your matches at home. And don't think Smith's home record is superior to Compton's away record.

 

[Coronis]

Tbh poor home record is as bad as (if not worse than) poor away record. After all, you are supposed to play almost half of your matches at home. And don't think Smith's home record is superior to Compton's away record.

iirc you’re also supposed to play half your matches away

 

[sayon basak]

iirc you’re also supposed to play half your matches away

Yeah so both are important, no?