Test batsmen and bowlers peaks. Criteria: At least 5 years and at least 40 innings

[Coronis]

They're Kane's stats in England against England. Excludes the WTC game against India.

I do like the basic idea of the WTC, but is the final always gonna be in England? Gives England a massive advantage if they ever manage to make the final. (probably designed that way tbf)

 

[Prince EWS]

I do like the basic idea of the WTC, but is the final always gonna be in England? Gives England a massive advantage if they ever manage to make the final. (probably designed that way tbf)

No idea. I don't like the basic idea of it tbh, but I did like the idea of the first one being at Lords if we were going to have it. Especially since I didn't think England were going to make it.

We could have it at the home of the team that finished top, but I do think the idea of it being a neutral venue kind of added to it when it happened. Perhaps make the top two teams negotiate for a venue that they both think is neutralish every time or something?

 

[Adders]

I do like the basic idea of the WTC, but is the final always gonna be in England? Gives England a massive advantage if they ever manage to make the final. (probably designed that way tbf)

If it's always played at Lords I'd say that is distinct disadvantage to England itbt.

 

[Starfighter]

Have an India-Pakistan final at Melbourne. Probably break the attendance record.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Have an India-Pakistan final at Melbourne. Probably break the attendance record.

For tests? Who the **** is going? Didn’t realise there’s that many unemployed people in Melbourne

 

[AndrewB]

Who?

Initially I thought you meant Kane Williamson, but those are not his stats in England.

Look, just ignore anything I say about K Williamson in this thread and we’ll all be fine…

 

[Shady Slim]

No idea. I don't like the basic idea of it tbh, but I did like the idea of the first one being at Lords if we were going to have it. Especially since I didn't think England were going to make it.

We could have it at the home of the team that finished top, but I do think the idea of it being a neutral venue kind of added to it when it happened. Perhaps make the top two teams negotiate for a venue that they both think is neutralish every time or something?

pews really said let the market decide

 

[BazBall21]

Kyle Williamson (357 @ 25.50) should probably replace Weekes.

Yeah and Walcott is worse than Weekes in England anyway

 

[AndrewB]

Struggled in Australia XI:

Dennis Amiss: 243 @ 22.09
Glenn Turner: 60 @ 20.00
Everton Weekes: 245 @ 24.50
Clyde Walcott: 87 @14.50
Darryl Cullinan: 31 @ 4.42
Thilan Samaraweera: 215 @ 17.92
+Les Ames: 279 @ 17.44
Tony Lock: 5 @ 75.20
Waqar Younis: 14 @ 40.50
Charlie Griffith: 8 @ 53.75
Muttiah Muralitharan: 12 @ 75.41

 

[subshakerz]

Struggled in Australia XI:

Dennis Amiss: 243 @ 22.09
Glenn Turner: 60 @ 20.00
Everton Weekes: 245 @ 24.50
Clyde Walcott: 87 @14.50
Darryl Cullinan: 31 @ 4.42
Thilan Samaraweera: 215 @ 17.92
+Les Ames: 279 @ 17.44
Tony Lock: 5 @ 75.20
Waqar Younis: 14 @ 40.50
Charlie Griffith: 8 @ 53.75
Muttiah Muralitharan: 12 @ 75.41

Lol @ Cullinan

 

[BazBall21]

Lol @ Cullinan

Good player remembered as a meme

 

[Days of Grace]

I have adjusted the averages of the peaks of test batsmen. I rank peaks on three criteria: average, runs per innings, and strike-rate, with a 4:2:1 weighting. So a batsman's peak period may not necessarily be when they attained their highest average, or though in most cases it is. Below are the top 25 test batsmen ranked peaks (minimum 5 years AND 40 innings).

Special thanks to srbhkshk for making this process a hell of a lot quicker.

				Adj. Ave.	Adj. RPI	Adj. S/R	Inns
1​	DG Bradman	1930​	1946​	103.56​	95.27​	67.64​	50​
2​	IVA Richards	1976​	1981​	72.94​	69.84​	65.39​	47​
3​	GS Sobers	1958​	1963​	74.94​	64.95​	61.99​	45​
4​	CL Walcott	1952​	1958​	73.24​	64.31​	62.44​	41​
5​	JB Hobbs	1910​	1921​	72.46​	65.39​	58.59​	41​
6​	SPD Smith	2014​	2019​	72.00​	61.11​	50.63​	86​
7​	L Hutton	1949​	1954​	70.91​	59.09​	46.74​	60​
8​	SR Tendulkar	1997​	2002​	66.97​	60.18​	56.31​	69​
9​	ED Weekes	1948​	1954​	63.97​	60.77​	61.50​	40​
10​	C Hill	1897​	1904​	63.34​	60.18​	58.67​	40​
11​	RT Ponting	2001​	2006​	65.56​	54.53​	54.37​	101​
12​	WR Hammond	1935​	1946​	64.38​	54.96​	53.70​	41​
13​	KF Barrington	1963​	1968​	64.21​	57.29​	48.89​	65​
14​	BC Lara	2001​	2006​	61.05​	59.55​	54.90​	81​
15​	GA Headley	1931​	1935​	63.76​	57.38​	47.80​	40​
16​	KS Williamson	2014​	2021​	63.15​	55.05​	51.51​	78​
17​	RB Kanhai	1959​	1965​	58.78​	58.78​	61.46​	40​
18​	AD Nourse	1935​	1951​	63.65​	55.16​	48.69​	45​
19​	JH Kallis	2001​	2007​	64.87​	52.02​	43.12​	106​
20​	V Kohli	2015​	2020​	60.45​	55.62​	52.73​	75​
21​	RB Simpson	1964​	1977​	59.27​	56.57​	51.45​	44​
22​	AB de Villiers	2010​	2015​	61.11​	53.35​	49.81​	63​
23​	S Chanderpaul	2007​	2014​	66.54​	47.43​	38.85​	94​
24​	G Boycott	1971​	1978​	63.23​	51.73​	42.05​	44​
25​	SR Waugh	1991​	1996​	64.39​	46.44​	47.14​	61​

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Bradman has the highest Strike rate.Holy crap.

 

[trundler]

Clem Hill second greatest left hander ever confirmed.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'm surprised Weekes and Walcott's adjusted peaks are that high. The mid 50s had some incredibly flat pitches and lots of bore draws.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm surprised Weekes and Walcott's adjusted peaks are that high. The mid 50s had some incredibly flat pitches and lots of bore draws.

Their averages both get absolutely btfo on my standardised averages project (both go down by 5-6), but they have such a high starting point that they can end up right up near the top of these lists anyway.

 

[Days of Grace]

Standardized career averages:

Walcott 54.25 (56.69)
Weekes 53.75 (58.62)

Standardized peak averages:

Walcott 73.24 (72.78)
Weekes 63.97 (72.68)

Walcott's peak comprised of:

New Zealand away (1 match)
India at home (5 matches)
England at home (5 matches)
Australia at home (5 matches)
England away (5 matches)
Pakistan at home (3 matches)

Weekes' peak comprised of:

England at home (1 match)
India away (5 matches)
England away (4 matches)
Australia away (5 matches)
New Zealand away (2 matches)
India at home (5 matches)
England at home (3 matches)

 

[Coronis]

Bradman has the highest Strike rate.Holy crap.

Most other blokes who had the longest innings (in terms of average balls faced) had an SR of 35-45, whilst Bradman had a 61 SR combined with facing ~160 balls per dismissal.

 

[Days of Grace]

Most other blokes who had the longest innings (in terms of average balls faced) had an SR of 35-45, whilst Bradman had a 61 SR combined with facing ~160 balls per dismissal.

Hardly hit any sixes (maybe one in his test career?) so he must have been impossible to keep quiet and he was probably one of those batsmen who before you knew it had 80 to his name.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Hardly hit any sixes (maybe one in his test career?) so he must have been impossible to keep quiet and he was probably one of those batsmen who before you knew it had 80 to his name.

6 sixes as far as I know in internationals for Don.
And where does Trumper ranks?As I see Clem Hill is in #10 but there is no sign of Trumper.