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JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Advanced Clue 3 (possibly a give away clue ) :D - Ranks third in a major record in Test Cricket behind the greatest batsman in the history of the game !! :D
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
burkey_1988 said:
west indies? (is that in the southern hemisphere?)
I won't count this question !! He was from New Zealand !! So who is he ? which record does he rank 3rd ? :)
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Probably the best batsman New Zealand has produced, he first toured England in 19.... and headed the batting averages, but no Tests were played. He first played against England during the 19........ MCC tour and in the second Test scored 136 and 80 not out; with ........ he put on 276 for the first wicket-still the New Zealand record first-wicket stand. In 19.... he scored 120 against England at Lord's and his average for the tour was 59.26. He captained New Zealand v South Africa in 19....... and also in two Tests against England in 19....... In his ..... Tests he scored ......... runs for an average of .......
................... then settled in England in 19....

Wisden chose him as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year in 19.... and in 19.... he played for the Gentlemen v Players at Lord's. He represented Scotland on several occasions and after the war played a few games for Warwickshire but soon returned to New Zealand
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JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
burkey_1988 said:
No, I think it's Stewie Dempster
Q13 Stewie Dempster ? Yesss!!!

So what record does he rank 3rd behind the greatest batsman of the game , Sir Donald Bradman ?
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
burkey_1988 said:
Test average
Correct !!

3rd Highest Test average among cricketers (qualification 15 innings)
Sir DG Bradman 99.94

CS Dempster 10 tests, 15 innings, 723 runs Average 65.72

Infact It may actually be the second highest !!
 
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