DoG's Top 100 Test Batsmen Countdown Thread

[OverratedSanity]

Are the non-home and quality averages adjusted or non-adjusted? Seems a bit low for Trumper

 

[Days of Grace]

They are adjusted. I only put that originals in for the overall stats.

Despite 1902 in England and that one special innings, Trumper under-performed away from home.

And his stats are bolstered by a great series at home against non-quality opposition South Africa in 1911/12.

 

[Days of Grace]

No.67

Bruce Mitchell (South Africa) 717

Quality Points: 670
Career Points: 47

Career/Runs: 1929-1949, 3471 (rank 97)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 47.42 (48.88) 42.08 (43.39) 34.69 (30.93) (rank 65)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1932-1949): 53.27 44.75 36.44 (rank 102)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 48.04 42.32 35.20 (rank 52)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.54 40.82 33.64 (rank 66)

 

[Days of Grace]

No.66

David Gower (England) 719

Quality Points: 653
Career Points: 66

Career/Runs: 1978-1992, 8231 (rank 30)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.47 (44.25) 39.63 (40.35) 50.99 (50.60) (rank 79)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1985-1988): 49.76 46.78 56.94 (rank 93)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.29 41.71 50.27 (rank 50)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 39.70 36.40 49.90 (rank 121)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Are those Duncan Fernley stumps?

 

[Days of Grace]

No.65

VVS Laxman (India) 720

Quality Points: 648
Career Points: 72

Career/Runs: 1996-2012, 8781 (rank 19)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.61 (45.97) 37.02 (39.03) 45.78 (49.37) (rank 112)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (2000-2003): 58.45 49.10 48.98 (rank 58)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 40.67 35.82 45.84 (rank 110)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 41.54 35.64 47.82 (rank 105)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Mr 281...

I try very hard to get my guys on Cricket Captain to replicate a Dravid-Laxman partnership after being asked to follow on...but up to this day, it's unsuccessful.

 

[mr_mister]

Mr 281...

I try very hard to get my guys on Cricket Captain to replicate a Dravid-Laxman partnership after being asked to follow on...but up to this day, it's unsuccessful.

Haha great post. I think this every fans dream any time a follow on happens now in cricket but I guess it's a very rare event

 

[Days of Grace]

No.64

Bill Lawry (Australia) 722

Quality Points: 678
Career Points: 44

Career/Runs: 1961-1971, 5234 (rank 112)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 45.94 (47.15) 41.46 (42.55) 46.17 (38.65) (rank 64)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1965-1969): 56.89 51.20 47.40 (rank 59)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 39.31 34.75 45.06 (rank 141)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.80 42.81 45.18 (rank 50)

 

[Days of Grace]

No.63

Cheteshwar Pujara (India) 722

Quality Points: 677
Career Points: 45

Career/Runs: 2010-present, 5740 (rank 104)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 47.33 (49.48) 44.28 (46.29) 42.92 (46.69) (rank 47)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (2014-2018): 51.54 48.45 42.52 (rank 91)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 37.84 36.58 38.44 (rank 159)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 47.35 44.66 42.78 (rank 42)

 

[ataraxia]

Getting into bigger names now.

 

[stephen]

Getting into bigger names now.

Samaraweera was a while back. We haven't seen Hill yet, though Boon wasn't too far back. Sangakkara still to come obviously but some middle of the road names like Bradman are obviously going to come in higher.

 

[ankitj]

So Pujara > Laxman. That probably means Pujara is only behind Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Dravid and Sehwag among Indian batsmen.

 

[Days of Grace]

No.62

Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 722

Quality Points: 656
Career Points: 66

Career/Runs: 1974-1991, 7558 (rank 29)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.37 (44.72) 39.62 (40.85) 49.33 (50.04) (rank 85)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1980-1984): 55.75 46.83 47.50 (rank 73)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 40.67 38.08 48.41 (rank 95)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.00 39.01 52.75 (rank 77)

Gordon Greenidge is the first batsman to be ranked in the top 100 in all the measures of this exercise.

 

[Days of Grace]

So Pujara > Laxman. That probably means Pujara is only behind Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Dravid and Sehwag among Indian batsmen.

So you reckon Kohli doesn't make the list?

 

[ankitj]

Oops, Kohli too of course.

And Greenidge at #62 means we are really entering into borderline ATG category.

 

[mr_mister]

Greenidge makes nearly everyone top 10 openers. So perhaps a bit low relative to reputation?

 

[Days of Grace]

Maybe we can use 750 as the mark of an ATG.

 

[Burgey]

Was so good to watch. Played one of the ATG knocks in that 4th innings chase vs England in 84. Amazing stuff.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Greenidge makes nearly everyone top 10 openers. So perhaps a bit low relative to reputation?

If fewer than 10 openers are ahead of him, probably not.