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CW's Ranking of Batsmen (Tests)

Daemon

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trundler said:
AB was crazy talented but he didn't really achieve much more than Clarke in tests, did he?
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AB generally scored more around the world against the best.

Clarke was a home bully for most of his career. Averaged only 40 away.
 
OverratedSanity

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Daemon said:
AB generally scored more around the world against the best.

Clarke was a home bully for most of his career. Averaged only 40 away.
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It's pretty weird when you look at their records country by country. AB didn't do significantly better atleast average wise anywhere except WI and UAE (in infamous 2010 road series). Definitely better than Clarke tho imo, was just more consistent overall.
 
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OverratedSanity said:
It's pretty weird when you look at their records country by country. AB didn't do significantly better atleast average wise anywhere except WI and UAE (in infamous 2010 road series). Definitely better than Clarke tho imo, was just more consistent overall.
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England and India I suppose, but yes, not worlds apart. It’s just that Clarke feasted a fair bit on hapless touring bowling who had little assistance from Australian decks whereas AB faced some eh bowling and downhill ski’d at home too but in friendlier bowling conditions.

It’s the away record though. 40 vs 50 is not insignificant.
 
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Daemon said:
England and India I suppose, but yes, not worlds apart. It’s just that Clarke feasted a fair bit on hapless touring bowling who had little assistance from Australian decks whereas AB faced some eh bowling and downhill ski’d at home too but in friendlier bowling conditions.

It’s the away record though. 40 vs 50 is not insignificant.
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I was more making a point that De Villiers is way too high than saying Clarke is better. Clarke is worse but not by that much.
 
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U19 12th Man
Lloyd - 5
Morris - 2
Hazare - 1
Clarke - 4
Merchant - 1
Hill - 1

The List
1. Don Bradman
2. Jack Hobbs
3. Garry Sobers
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Viv Richards
6. Brian Lara
7. Len Hutton
8. Wally Hammond
9. Sunil Gavaskar
10. Steve Smith
11. George Headley
12. Herbert Sutcliffe
13. Greg Chappell
14. Ricky Ponting
15. Graeme Pollock
16. Kumar Sangakkara
17. Allan Border
18. Jacques Kallis
19. Steve Waugh
20. Ken Barrington
21. Javed Miandad
22. Rahul Dravid
23. Everton Weekes
24. Denis Compton
25. Younis Khan
26. Clyde Walcott
27. Dudley Nourse
28. AB de Villiers
29. Geoffrey Boycott
30. Andy Flower
31. Victor Trumper
32. Bob Simpson
33. Rohan Kanhai
34. Neil Harvey
35. Frank Worrell
36. Joe Root
37. Graeme Smith
38. Virat Kohli
39. Kane Williamson
40. Virender Sehwag
41. Matthew Hayden
42. Gordon Greenidge
43. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
44. Martin Crowe
45. Inzamam-ul-Haq
46. Peter May
47. Stan McCabe
48. Clive Lloyd

The vote for the #49 test batsman of all-time begins now.
 
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