Marnus and Steve Smith

[Jayro]

When they were batting against WI in recent series their combined batting average was more than 120 runs I guess, when did two players with more combined batting average batted together last time?

Edit- to make it more interesting they should both have had at least 25 tests under their belts as eligibility.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

When they were batting against WI in recent series their combined batting average was more than 120 runs I guess, when did two players with more combined batting average batted together last time?

Probably when Voges was averaging in the 90s and batting with Smith.

 

[Jayro]

Probably when Voges was averaging in the 90s and batting with Smith.

Right but i have edited with one condition.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

When they were batting against WI in recent series their combined batting average was more than 120 runs I guess, when did two players with more combined batting average batted together last time?

Edit- to make it more interesting they should both have had at least 25 tests under their belts as eligibility.

Brad and Man.. May be

 

[ataraxia]

Some Three Ws pairing, probs (from a quick check)

 

[harsh.ag]

Bradman and McCabe/Morris

 

[TheJediBrah]

Would have to be Bradman and someone, he only has to be batting with someone averaging more than 20 to beat 120

Mike Hussey was averaging 80s for a while early in his career and he would have batted with Ponting averaging nearly 60 at the time

edit: Huss was averaging over 70 after 25 Tests & Ponting was averaging ~58 at the time. That beats 120

 

[Coronis]

Sutcliffe and Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Hammond.

 

[Pup Clarke]

I don't know off by heart, but maybe Cook and Trott during 10/11 Ashes could be a shout?

 

[honestbharani]

Lara Adams Chanderpaul just before their 1996 horror tour of Aus?

 

[Slifer]

Lara Adams Chanderpaul just before their 1996 horror tour of Aus?

Yeah Lara would've been around high 50s low 60s at the time and ditto Adams. Buy was it really such a horror tour? WI lost 2-3.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah Lara would've been around high 50s low 60s at the time and ditto Adams. Buy was it really such a horror tour? WI lost 2-3.

It was the way they lost, I think.

 

[Slifer]

It was the way they lost, I think.

Would take that over what we have now honestly. Wi were only really crushed in the 4th test where Hayden made a hundred where he was dropped at least 5 times and Ambrose missed through injury. Make no mistake, Australia were the better team and deserved the win but the gulf then between the two teams, isn't as big as it is now.

 

[honestbharani]

Oh the bowling was still great but the batting let you down big time that series. Campbell, Adams were brought down to earth big time.

 

[Slifer]

Oh the bowling was still great but the batting let you down big time that series. Campbell, Adams were brought down to earth big time.

And fcking Lara. McGrath really had his number honestly. Pity Rchie couldn't have played one more series down under. Richie til then had an excellent record in Australia. I believe the man was just under so much stress from the WC exit that he just was over cricket at that point. But imagine if wi went to Australia in ' 96 with:

Haynes
Campbell
Lara
Richardson
Chanderpaul
Adams
Murray+
**Bishop
Ambrose
Benjamin
Walsh

**An injury free Bishop. Actually, forget that, had the above team played the '95 series in carribean no way do we lose.

 

[honestbharani]

And fcking Lara. McGrath really had his number honestly. Pity Rchie couldn't have played one more series down under. Richie til then had an excellent record in Australia. I believe the man was just under so much stress from the WC exit that he just was over cricket at that point. But imagine if wi went to Australia in ' 96 with:

Haynes
Campbell
Lara
Richardson
Chanderpaul
Adams
Murray+
**Bishop
Ambrose
Benjamin
Walsh

**An injury free Bishop. Actually, forget that, had the above team played the '95 series in carribean no way do we lose.

Hooper?

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Sutcliffe and Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Hammond.

That top 3 is scary.Best ever.
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hammond.

 

[Slifer]

Hooper?

Maybe open with Richardson and put Hooper at 5?

Haynes
Richardson
Lara
Adams
Hooper
Chanderpaul
Murray+
Bishop
Ambrose
Benjamin
Walsh*

 

[ataraxia]

That top 3 is scary.Best ever.
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hammond.

Ponsford / Morris
Woodfull/Jackson / Barnes
Bradman

is better surely

 

[Coronis]

Ponsford / Morris
Woodfull/Jackson / Barnes
Bradman

is better surely

All 3 of those pairings being relatively short lived sadly.

Hobbs(44)/Sutcliffe(74)/Hammond(79) 1928-1930 11 matches (3191@65.12, 11 centuries) - brought down somewhat by Hobbs being in his twilight

Woodfull(49)/Ponsford(54)/Bradman(99) 1928-1934 20 matches (5667@68.28, 18 centuries) - also had McCabe in 19 of those matches averaging 40 with 1 ton

Morris(65)/Barnes(70)/Bradman(99) 1946-48 10 matches
(3214@78.39, 13 centuries) - also had Hassett in every game averaging 67 with 3 tons