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

[Athlai]

As much as I hate being wrong and admitting it in this case, 35 is more than adequate for a modern opener of the past ~ decade.

Crawley averages 29 as an opener

 

[shortpitched713]

Crawley averages 29 as an opener

He's meaningfully better recently than he started, is the point. Whether that's better enough to justify years of hurt, is up to the England fans I guess.

 

[Athlai]

Ah was more just highlighting that hes done well at 3 and 4

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

1st Ganteaume 112 @ 112
2nd Ganteaume 0 @ 0

 

[palehorse]

The only batsman I know who scored more than double the runs in the second half than first is Ken Rutherford -

1st 28 matches: 763 runs @ 18.16
2nd 28 matches: 1702 runs @ 34.73

 

[trundler]

1st Miandad: 62 tests 4569 runs, 55.05 average, 11 centuries.

2nd Miandad: 62 tests, 4263 runs, 50.15 average, 12 centuries.

Pretty consistent.

 

[Athlai]

1st Ajantha Mendis 44W @ 29.50
2nd Ajantha Mendis 28W @ 46.35

Mystery solved

 

[trundler]

1st Ajantha Mendis 44W @ 29.50
2nd Ajantha Mendis 28W @ 46.35

Mystery solved

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[Athlai]

1st Morne Morkel 153W @ 30.59
2nd Morne Morkel 156W @ 24.80

 

[sayon basak]

1st Ajantha Mendis 44W @ 29.50
2nd Ajantha Mendis 28W @ 46.35

Mystery solved

So he was actually never good.

 

[Athlai]

1st Chris Cairns 1395 @ 27.35 - 97W @ 32.34
2nd Chris Cairns 1925 @ 40.10 - 121W @ 27.04

1st Oram 1002 @ 43.56 - 35W @ 36.25
2nd Oram 830 @ 29.64 - 25W @ 31.44

 

[Athlai]

So he was actually never good.

His decline happened after his first few games so was already well underway in the 1st half of his career, his ODI/T20 stats are probably much more flattering in halves.

 

[trundler]

1st Brian McMillan: 19 matches, 1002 runs, 41.75 average, 1 century, 55 wickets, 28.94 average
2nd Brian McMillan: 19 matches, 966 runs, 37.15 average, 2 centuries, 20 wickets, 47.25 average.

Early career McMillan was the unicorn all rounder but his bowling fell off a cliff after that.

 

[Coronis]

1st Chris Cairns 1395 @ 27.35 - 97W @ 32.34
2nd Chris Cairns 1925 @ 40.10 - 121W @ 27.04

1st Oram 1002 @ 43.56 - 35W @ 36.25
2nd Oram 830 @ 29.64 - 25W @ 31.44

Are these made up names?

 

[nightprowler10]

1st Miandad: 62 tests 4569 runs, 55.05 average, 11 centuries.

2nd Miandad: 62 tests, 4263 runs, 50.15 average, 12 centuries.

Pretty consistent.

I recall looking at his stats a while back. He basically scored well in his first match averaging well above 50, and then never dipped below 50 in his career.

 

[Chin Music]

His decline happened after his first few games so was already well underway in the 1st half of his career, his ODI/T20 stats are probably much more flattering in halves.

A range of deliveries that essentially went straight on.