What if test matches were played in terms of number of balls being faced?

[AndyZaltzHair]

Why is scoring important in test matches? Rather utmost important should be placed in terms of deliveries being faced.

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records for most deliveries faced in total-

5. Allan Border - 27,002 deliveries
4. Shiv Chanders - 27,395 deliveries
3. J Kallis - 28,903 deliveries
2. Sachin Tenders - 29,437 deliveries

And THE GOAT

1. Rahul freaking Dravid - 31,258 deliveries

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

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[a massive zebra]

No one would watch.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Why is scoring important in test matches? Rather utmost important should be placed in terms of deliveries being faced.

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records for most deliveries faced in total-

5. Allan Border - 27,002 deliveries
4. Shiv Chanders - 27,395 deliveries
3. J Kallis - 28,903 deliveries
2. Sachin Tenders - 29,437 deliveries

And THE GOAT

1. Rahul freaking Dravid - 31,258 deliveries

Tendulkar and Border faced much more than that tbf. Ball by ball data just wasnt available for large parts of Border's career and the early part of Sachin's.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Boycott and Sunny G missing out

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Ken Barrington and Hanif Mohammad as well

 

[GIMH]

To keep an entertainment factor, I would still have runs but only on a 'hit it must run' basis.

Let's see you last 31,000 deliveries than Rahul. yeah talk now bitch!!!!!!!!

 

[weeman27bob]

To keep an entertainment factor, I would still have runs but only on a 'hit it must run' basis.

Let's see you last 31,000 deliveries than Rahul. yeah talk now bitch!!!!!!!!

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[Daemon]

To keep an entertainment factor, I would still have runs but only on a 'hit it must run' basis.

Let's see you last 31,000 deliveries than Rahul. yeah talk now bitch!!!!!!!!

Yes but direct hits only. Could be fun.

 

[TheJediBrah]

How bout if you play and miss 3 times in an innings (cumulative, not just in a row) you're out. Batsmen have it too easy.

Doesn't include down leg, above shoulder or too wide of off

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Tip and run is a better alternative

 

[Zinzan]

How bout if you play and miss 3 times in an innings (cumulative, not just in a row) you're out. Batsmen have it too easy.

But then Steve Smith would average about 6

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

What would his average be with runners in scoring position?

 

[GIMH]

Make it 9 stumps

 

[TheJediBrah]

But then Steve Smith would average about 6

Lol wut

 

[Bijed]

To keep an entertainment factor, I would still have runs but only on a 'hit it must run' basis.

Let's see you last 31,000 deliveries than Rahul. yeah talk now bitch!!!!!!!!

That'd be quite interesting actually, the format being based on balls faced would theoretically favour defensive play, but "hit it must run" would mean that blocking it just leaves you vulnerable to a short leg or silly point being put in just to run people out when they deadbat it and have to immediately sprint off down the pitch, so you'd see more attacking play anyway to avoid that

 

[Adders]

This is what locomotive has been trying to tell us for years.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Rahul would probably never get run out, he'd dead bat the ball and his partner would be the one getting run out