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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    In Imran's peak 5 year spell as a bowler (late 1981-86), he averaged 44.96 batting and 14.24 bowling. I'd pick Hutton at first-choice opener: from 1948/9 to 1953/4 he average 71.02. Other batting contenders (besides those picked and Ponting) include Walcott (averaged 81 in the mid-50s) and...
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    6 Tests against Australia and 3 Tests against Pakistan. (He also played 6 Tests against NZ and 4 against India, but neither of those teams were affected by WSC). I think Logan's figures are actually for after 51 Tests (to finish the 1982 series v India), when they're basically correct except he...
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    Which cricketers have obtained a new highest score the most times?

    The 6-9 was his 4th Test (though the first where he took wickets); more to the point it was demonstrably not a match-winning performance... Basil Butcher had an odd career as a bowler; he only bowled once in his first 30-odd Tests (0-17); then took 5-34; bowled a few more (wicketless) overs in...
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    Which cricketers have obtained a new highest score the most times?

    Yes, I was mixing him up with Adam Bacher. The equivalent record for bowling is held by Rodney Hogg (66/38), who took 6-74 and also scored his 2nd highest score (36) in his first innings. Wally Hammond (110/85) took 5-36 in the second innings of his first Test and never beat that.
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    Which cricketers have obtained a new highest score the most times?

    Darren Gough (86 innings, 58 matches) does have the record, followed by Romesh Kaluwitharana (78/49) and Jacques Rudolph (83/48). Dilruwan Perera (70/39) is currently 4th by either criterion. Adam Hudson, Mathew Sinclair and Ashley Mallett also played 30+ matches and 50+ innings without...
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    Miller (averages 40 & 20) surely gets into the home XI.
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    Based largely on averages, an England Home XI: Len Hutton (57.79) Herbert Sutcliffe (64.60) Denis Compton (60.05) Peter May (57.30) Kevin Pietersen (52.76) Les Ames (46.08) Ian Botham (34.93; 226@27.55) Chris Woakes (35.24; 70@23.46) Jim Laker (15.59; 135@18.09) Alec Bedser (13.12; 167@21.56)...
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    Top averages for Asian batsmen outside Asia (with at least 1000 runs) are: 53.80 Rahul Dravid 51.57 Sunil Gavaskar 50.37 Sachin Tendulkar 48.40 Mohinder Amarnath 47.57 Kumar Sangakkara 46.89 Virat Kohli 46.38 Javed Miandad 46.36 Marvin Atapattu 45.95 Ajinkya Rahane 45.84 Asanka Gurusinha
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    Which cricketers have obtained a new highest score the most times?

    Nair's increase of 290 is the biggest jump, and no-one else has gone from <50 to >300. The other increases of 200+ are: 285: Gary Sobers (80 to 365) 264: Len Hutton (100 to 364) 247: Zaheer Abbas (27 to 274) 227: Sanath Jayasuriya (113 to 340) 219: Bob Simpson (92 to 311) 213: Brian Lara (64 to...
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    Pioneers Draft Voting Thread

    Apologies - I didn't see this thread; would have voted for amz, fred and mr_mister if I had.
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    Decade of Death Draft

    John Waite (2010s) Final XI: Herbert Sutcliffe Eddie Barlow Ranjitsinhji Charles Macartney Maurice Leyland Monty Noble* John Waite+ Albert Trott Johnny Wardle Harold Larwood George Lohmann
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Maurice Leyland (1960s)
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Sutcliffe and Mankad both opened the batting quite often. Also, Briggs would probably have batted above Turner (though Turner in fact batted at 8 different positions in his career).
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Eddie Barlow (2000s)
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    It doesn't go against your main point, but Mallett's stretching it for the 1978-1992 era; he only played 3 Tests (with little success) in that time and retired from FC cricket in 1981. Doshi, Yardley, Emburey and Edmonds were probably the leading spinners early in that era (beside Qadir/Qasim).
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    Anderson's average outside England is lower than Bedser's.
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Albert Trott (1910s)
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Johnny Wardle (1980s)
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Allan Steel died in 1914.
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    Decade of Death Draft

    Charles Macartney (1950s)

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