Is Botham's 81 Ashes the greatest series performance?

[srbhkshk]

Whats the analysis meant to be based on?

1 wicket = 20 points , 1 run = 1 point. Adjusted for the number of matches played in the series (not strictly linear).

 

[Burgey]

Flintoff's right up there with Botham, isn't he? 400 runs and 24 wickets? Has nearly the same inspirational significance too.

Warne in the same series was actually better than Flintoff tbh but understandably and fairly Fred gets the biscuits (and plainly sampled them all) given his side won.

 

[honestbharani]

Yes, IMO.

 

[GIMH]

Warne in the same series was actually better than Flintoff tbh

He wasn’t

 

[Burgey]

Wrong

 

[subshakerz]

Wrong

Warne didn't just take 40 wickets but scored plenty of useful runs down the order. I agree he has as good if not better case than Flintoff.

 

[Coronis]

Yeah I didn’t realise but 249 runs + 40 wickets is pretty insane.

(Flintoff for comparison had 402 runs + 24 wickets)

And lets not forget Warne had 4 catches to Flintoff’s 3.

Despite the extra test, Botham scored less runs than Flintoff in their comparable Ashes. Unsurprisingly, the 81 series was a lot tougher for batting overall than 05.

 

[subshakerz]

Yeah I didn’t realise but 249 runs + 40 wickets is pretty insane.

(Flintoff for comparison had 402 runs + 24 wickets)

And lets not forget Warne had 4 catches to Flintoff’s 3.

Despite the extra test, Botham scored less runs than Flintoff in their comparable Ashes. Unsurprisingly, the 81 series was a lot tougher for batting overall than 05.

Close with Imran, 40 wickets and 247 runs.

 

[kyear2]

Marshall in India in '83 had 33 wickets @ 18, and 244 runs in the same 7 innings I believe.

Not as gaudy, but a match winning innings and defined the series with the ball.