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  1. a massive zebra

    Ravi Bopara scores 38 runs in an over

    What? He has been a successful county cricketer for around 20 years.
  2. a massive zebra

    Shane Warne - First Class Stats: Batting

    No they don't. Their batting stats suggest Warne was a better batsman than Murali, which he was.
  3. a massive zebra

    Who is the greatest test spinner of all time?

    Five people voted for Murali but only three votes count... WHAT?
  4. a massive zebra

    Who is the greatest test spinner of all time?

    In terms of the popular vote and current reputation this is probably true, but a primary reason for this is recency bias. Whether Warne was objectively better than O'Reilly is very debatable. O'Reilly was more consistent, has a far better record against the strongest team of his time and a far...
  5. a massive zebra

    Javed Omar vs Zak Crawley

    Who is the better Test match opening batsman? Javed Omar for me. Excluding Crawley's 267, their records are pretty similar. Omar opened for a much worse side and was actually one of the best frontline batsmen in his side rather than the outright worst. He also had a stronger defence and...
  6. a massive zebra

    Over-rates yawn

    Over rates in their era were significantly slower than during the inter war period, as evidenced in the opening post.
  7. a massive zebra

    Over-rates yawn

    Where did you find those over rates per hour by decade? One thing to remember is a high proportion of Test matches between the wars were played in Australia, and Australia used 8 ball overs between 1924-25 and 1978-79. If those over rates are calculated based on balls bowled/6/hours played then...
  8. a massive zebra

    Worst delivery to take a wicket

    How was this a bad delivery? I would argue that the worst deliveries are those that batsmen should have no difficulty with and would be embarrassed at getting out to. This ball was almost impossible to play and might have got many of the best batsmen in the world out.
  9. a massive zebra

    Javed Miandad vs Jacques Kallis

    Don Bradman and Garry Sobers say ?
  10. a massive zebra

    Mike Atherton vs John Wright

    @OverratedSanity What's funny about my post?
  11. a massive zebra

    Mike Atherton vs John Wright

    Two hard working, solid but unspectacular opening batsmen with similar records and identical high scores. Who was the better of the two?
  12. a massive zebra

    Gundappa Viswanath vs Mark Waugh

    Two stylish batsmen with similar records, but from slightly different eras and different parts of the world. Who was the better of the two?
  13. a massive zebra

    Curtly Ambrose vs Wasim Akram

    At his peak, Ambrose would run through any top order and decimate the opposition (see his 7-1 vs Australia or 8/45 vs England), Wasim would not.
  14. a massive zebra

    Geoffrey Boycott vs Younis Khan

    Thanks and yes - I think that must be one of the best?
  15. a massive zebra

    Geoffrey Boycott vs Younis Khan

    What about Jack Hobbs? I suspect his stats will be really good as the first half of his career was a low scoring era and yet he still maintained an average of around 57. He was also arguably the best ever wet wicket batsman, with some amazing innings in very challenging conditions.
  16. a massive zebra

    Marnus Labuschagne on course to be Australia greatest test match batsman

    http://www.lanefarm.plus.com/cricket/ratings/
  17. a massive zebra

    Cricketers who should have played a certain format in international cricket , but for some reason were never picked ?

    Indeed, Graeme Pollock is totally out of his depth in comparison to David Miller, the imperious master batsman with his first class average of 36.
  18. a massive zebra

    Geoffrey Boycott vs Younis Khan

    He also missed the first innings of the first Test at Nottingham in 1930. The Wisden review of this match says: Australia, on the second afternoon, having to bat on a pitch made difficult by hot sunshine following heavy rain during the night and early morning... By the time the Australians...
  19. a massive zebra

    Hashim Amla vs Usman Khawaja ..The better Test batsmen ?

    Absurd comparison, Amla is streets ahead.
  20. a massive zebra

    Raman Subba Row v Colin McDonald

    McDonald for longevity. Bizarrely, he has a higher ICC peak rating than Herbert Sutcliffe, Miandad, Greg Chappell, Jayawardene, Younis, Border, Inzamam, Sehwag. http://www.relianceiccrankings.com/alltime/test/batting/

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