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Ken Barrington vs Ricky Ponting
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DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
Ken Barrington has an almost perfect record.
Barrington played 2 Tests in 1955. He came back in 1959 and retired in 1968.
He played against 6 countries. He averages 50+ against 5 of them.
He played in 8 countries and averages 45+ everywhere.
In 80 Tests, he scored 6754 runs at an average of 59.77 with 20 centuries(1959-1968).
Barrington played 2 Tests in 1955. He came back in 1959 and retired in 1968.
He played against 6 countries. He averages 50+ against 5 of them.
He played in 8 countries and averages 45+ everywhere.
In 80 Tests, he scored 6754 runs at an average of 59.77 with 20 centuries(1959-1968).
DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
There is often a complaint levelled that he played in a batting era. During his career, he was the best batsman for his team and arguably the best in the world.
England batsmen(1959-1968)
Everyone(1959-1968)
England batsmen(1959-1968)
Everyone(1959-1968)
kyear2
International Coach
Wasn't so much a batting era, but rather he played for himself. Also managed to skip those rough years in the 50's . Shades of Haydos a bit.
DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
Maybe the best in their country.
I do not think he was considered the best since Bradman by anyone.
DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
Ken has the second best batting average among batsman with 5000+ runs after the legendary Don Bradman.
BazBall21
International Captain
I don't think he played for himself
DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
That’s just his batting style. Gavaskar or Barrington or Kallis can’t dominate like Ponting or Lara or Viv but they can sure save the match which latter can’t do.
kyear2
International Coach
Speaking for someone who was watching him, yes they were. Some may not have agreed with it, and I feared where his average was going to end up, but it was being discussed.
kyear2
International Coach
Johan
International Debutant
@BazBall21 Do you've stats for what Barrington and Ponting average in games with less than 30 Runs per wicket?
BazBall21
International Captain
DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
Not Viv.
Ponting or Lara. Yes. They were great batsmen but they were not good at playing defensive batting.
Johan
International Debutant
DrWolverine
First Class Debutant
How did you get this info?
Coronis
International Coach
Magic.
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
Subtract Barrington’s runs, innings and not outs and recalculate manually. (Using the batting tab and listing by overall aggregate rather than using the overall aggregate makes sure it only lists the actual runs the batsmen themselves scored, rather than including extras in the tally)
BazBall21
International Captain
Not my project. It's @Raz0r6ack.
I did some away averages without minnows and opposition distributions etc. I also had a look at batting averages when the rest of the team are averaging 30 or below runs per wicket for a few guys.