"If you love the cricket player, cut their career in half" - King Suliman Benn*

[Athlai]

1st Gavaskar 5974 @ 56.35
2nd Gavaskar 4221 @ 44.90

1st Cook 6475 @ 48.68
2nd Cook 6112 @ 42.44

1st G Smith 4582 @ 45.82
2nd G Smith 4722 @ 50.23

1st Hayden 4718 @ 58.24
2nd Hayden 3966 @ 43.58

1st Boycott 3940 @ 48.64
2nd Boycott 4174 @ 46.89

1st Gooch 3794 @ 37.08
2nd Gooch 4650 @ 47.44

 

[shortpitched713]

1st Miller 1564 @44.68 79W @21.97
2nd Miller 1529 @33.23 94W@ 24.38

1st Botham 2833 @ 38.80 231W @ 23.06
2nd Botham 2367 @ 28.86 152W @ 36.50

More evidence that Miller is just a souped up Botham.

 

[Ali TT]

1st Botham 2833 @ 38.80 231W @ 23.06
2nd Botham 2367 @ 28.86 152W @ 36.50

Greatest allrounder ever to norounder

I suggest part of the problem for 2nd Botham was that he was, in fact, morerounder than 1st Botham.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I suggest part of the problem for 2nd Botham was that he was, in fact, morerounder than 1st Botham.

It made me laugh harder than it has any right to.......

 

[Swamp Witch Hattie]

We all do

Yeah, you especially!!! I hesitated about putting down those tenfer numbers (I felt bad for @capt_Luffy) but I knew they needed to be shown in case people were wondering (although, thanks to you, they probably already knew ... and knew ... and knew). I fear the 1st Bumrah is stuck with 0 tenfers (barring a miracle) but there is still hope for the 2nd Bumrah! The 1st Bumrah can get a tenfer if Bumrah can get a tenfer within his next five Tests and Bumrah ends up playing 92-100 Tests. That's a huge ask. Seriously though, the 2nd Bumrah has amazing numbers for his average and SR.

 

[OverratedSanity]

1st Arthur Morris: 23 matches, 2097 runs @61.6, 10 hundreds
2nd Arthur Morris: 23 matches, 1436 runs @34.1, 2 hundreds

1st Gautam Gambhir: 29 matches, 2760 runs @57.50, 9 hundreds
2nd Gautam Gambhir: 29 matches, 1394 runs @27.3, 0 hundreds

 

[trundler]

1st Neil Harvey: 39 matches, 3766 runs @ 60.83, 15 centuries
2nd Neil Harvey, 40 tests, 2373 runs @ 35.95, 6 centuries

 

[Ali TT]

He became pretty round in the 2nd half tho.

Four posts above

 

[sayon basak]

Four posts above

Sorry I didn't read the whole thread.

 

[Coronis]

1st Mitch Marsh 893 @ 27.06 29W @ 40.89
2nd Mitch Marsh 1190 @ 29.75 22W @ 39.77

He’s always been ****.

1st Watson 2011 @ 40.22 49W @ 29.40
2nd Twatto 1720 @ 30.71 26W @ 41.73

Batting and bowling flip.

1st Khawaja 2664 @ 41.62
2nd Khawaja 3203 @ 49.27

Average middle order bloke to star opener

 

[Athlai]

1st Mitch Marsh 893 @ 27.06 29W @ 40.89
2nd Mitch Marsh 1190 @ 29.75 22W @ 39.77

He’s always been ****.

 

[Coronis]

1st Crawley 1251 @ 26.06
2nd Crawley 1648 @ 35.06

From why are they selecting this **** to fulfilling his potential as yet another mediocre English bat of the past 50 years.

1st Bavuma 1716 @ 33.00
2nd Bavuma 2391 @ 41.22

From man South Africa’s batting really sucks post Kallis to wow this awesome little dude led SA to the WTC final.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Shane Warne played an odd number of tests (145) , so for the purposes of this exercise, I'll take his stats in his first 72 tests and his stats from his 74th to 145th tests, which gives us two Shane Warnes of 72 tests each.

1st Shane Warne: 72 matches, 322 wickets @ 25.47 (https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative)

2nd Shane Warne: 72 matches, 383 wickets @ 25.47 (https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative)

Perfectly balanced as all things should be etc.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Unfortunately, his stats didn't split perfectly in the middle of his 73rd test (I checked) , which would've been neat.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Shane Warne played an odd number of tests (145) , so for the purposes of this exercise, I'll take his stats in his first 72 tests and his stats from his 74th to 145th tests, which gives us two Shane Warnes of 72 tests each.

1st Shane Warne: 72 matches, 322 wickets @ 25.47 (https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative)

2nd Shane Warne: 72 matches, 383 wickets @ 25.47 (https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...template=results;type=bowling;view=cumulative)

Perfectly balanced as all things should be etc.

Tbf 2nd Warne seems a much bigger wicket taker.

 

[Coronis]

Tbf 2nd Warne seems a much bigger wicket taker.

And here I thought it was just McGrath who got better in the 00’s.

 

[sayon basak]

Muttiah Muralitharan:-
1st 66 matches:-
350 wickets @24.79; 7 10'fers, 28 5'fers
Last 67 matches:-
450 wickets @21.11; 15 10'fers, 39 5'fers

 

[Coronis]

Muttiah Muralitharan:-
1st 66 matches:-
350 wickets @24.79; 7 10'fers, 28 5'fers
Last 67 matches:-
450 wickets @21.11; 15 10'fers, 39 5'fers

Back when he was a farmer

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Ohhhh King Solomon I get it now

 

[h_hurricane]

First Adam Gilchrist : 48 tests 3073 runs @ 59.09

Second Adam Gilchrist : 48 tests 2497 runs @ 38.41


First Vijay Hazare : 15 tests 1420 runs @ 59.16

Second Vijay Hazare: 15 tests 772 runs @ 35.09


First Vinod Kambli: 9 tests 880 runs @ 97.77

Second Vinod Kambli: 8 tests 204 runs @ 18.54