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Test batsmen and bowlers peaks. Criteria: At least 5 years and at least 40 innings
- Thread starter Days of Grace
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The_CricketUmpire
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Mark Taylor's batting slump lasted for 21 innings in which he didn't score a Test 50 or 100 and in total scored 367 runs at an average of 18.35. However he managed to get out of this slump and for the next 40 innings (his final 40 innings in career) he scored 1,719 runs at an average of 47.75 and scored 7 half-centuries and 5 centuries with a highest score of 334 not out.
That's correct. Actually M Taylor scored exactly 500 runs in 26 innings streak averaging 20.0. (Melbourne 1995 to Leeds 1997)
I am looking for similar slumps of batsmen who average 40+ throughout full career but avg less than 25 in a streak of more than 25 innings.
thierry henry
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Not that extreme I guess, but Ross Taylor averaged 26 in his last 26 innings, which was a bummer
Prince EWS
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Not a great batch of innings.
Burgey
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Even then CA didn't want the idea of Warne captaining.
Though at the start of the 97 Ashes, it was almost expected Steve Waugh would be skipper after the tour finished
Victor Ian
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What was borders slump like, when he scored heaps of 50s rather than 100s
The Sean
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At the height of his run of failing to convert, Border's average actually went up! In a run of 19 Tests from January 1989 to January 1991, he passed 50 a remarkable 16 times (not converting any of them into tons!) and averaged nearly 60. His decline in average came after that, and ironically accelerated when he was converting a bit better but scoring far less consistently.
In World Series Cricket Greg Chappell endured a sequence of 27 innings with 541 runs at an average of 20.03.
Three years later he had a run of 17 international innings against West Indies and Pakistan (Tests and ODIs), scoring 246 runs at an average of 14.47. This sequence included seven ducks, four of which were consecutive. Concerned he was not picking up the short ball, Chappell had his eyes tested.
Tony Greig reckoned Ian Chappell was a better player of the short stuff, as Greg tended to commit himself early to the front foot.
Three years later he had a run of 17 international innings against West Indies and Pakistan (Tests and ODIs), scoring 246 runs at an average of 14.47. This sequence included seven ducks, four of which were consecutive. Concerned he was not picking up the short ball, Chappell had his eyes tested.
Tony Greig reckoned Ian Chappell was a better player of the short stuff, as Greg tended to commit himself early to the front foot.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Assume that's across formats? Or just ODIs?
Three 4-day Supertests. The rest were 50-over matches.
honestbharani
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The original Joe Root. Even fits in with the apparent racism huh? ?
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Seeing the Aravinda comparison in the other thread reminded me that he had a significant slump so I looked it up and it stands comparison with anyone:
From August 1994 to April 1997 - 28 innings, 493 runs at 18.26.
To be fair, he then came out of the slump in great style, hitting eight tons in the next nine months.
From August 1994 to April 1997 - 28 innings, 493 runs at 18.26.
To be fair, he then came out of the slump in great style, hitting eight tons in the next nine months.
Slump avg looks more pronounced if compared with test career before. Averaging less than half during slump.....
| Test career before slump started | Slump | |||||
| Name | Inns | Test runs | Career avg | Inns | Runs | Slump avg |
| RT Ponting | 241 | 11900 | 55.61 | 29 | 756 | 27.0 |
| Rahul Dravid | 185 | 9366 | 57.46 | 40 | 1007 | 28.0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 184 | 9342 | 54.63 | 29 | 744 | 25.7 |
| V Kohli | 141 | 7202 | 54.98 | 41 | 1028 | 25.7 |
| G Greenidge | 158 | 6782 | 47.43 | 24 | 501 | 21.8 |
| DC Boon | 162 | 6697 | 46.83 | 25 | 537 | 22.4 |
| ST Jaysuriya | 161 | 6436 | 43.49 | 26 | 459 | 18.4 |
| D Vengsarkar | 159 | 6331 | 46.21 | 26 | 537 | 20.7 |
| CA Pujara | 137 | 6184 | 47.94 | 26 | 542 | 21.7 |
| MA Taylor | 125 | 5439 | 46.49 | 26 | 500 | 20.0 |
| Azhar Ali | 115 | 5053 | 47.22 | 30 | 714 | 23.8 |
| G Vishwanath | 107 | 4742 | 47.90 | 28 | 586 | 21.7 |
| JH Edrich | 71 | 3232 | 49.72 | 29 | 658 | 22.7 |
| S Ganguly | 53 | 2415 | 50.31 | 35 | 778 | 25.1 |
| KD Walters | 33 | 1991 | 68.66 | 32 | 784 | 26.1 |
Coronis
International Coach
Man, sometimes I forget how good young Douggie was.
So Kohli has been in a slump no doubt. 23 matches without a century - 6 50’s in that run. Saw a list online today about longest match gaps between centuries. Generally dominated by wicketkeepers and lower order batsmen. Parore heading the list - scored 2 tons in his career, 57 matches between the two. Boucher appears twice, 50 matches between his 4th and 5th tons and 46 between his 3rd and 4th. (3 tons in his first 24 tests, overall 147 matches with 5 tons). Most notable name on the list is Border, with 37 matches between his 23rd and 24th tons. He did score 21 of his 63 50’s in this period.
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