Which is the most batting friendly era?

[Coronis]

Guesses here: Sutcliffe, Wyatt (not sure I'd consider him a top batsman though) and ?

“Several leading batters opposed the new law, including the professional Hebert Sutcliffe, known as an exponent of pad-play, and amateurs Errol Holmes and Bob Wyatt”

Yeah so idk about “top” batsmen but that’s how its quoted.

 

[Starfighter]

“Several leading batters opposed the new law, including the professional Hebert Sutcliffe, known as an exponent of pad-play, and amateurs Errol Holmes and Bob Wyatt”

Yeah so idk about “top” batsmen but that’s how its quoted.

Wyatt's FC figures are better than I remembered but still not sure it'd make him 'top', but I'd consider 'leading' a bit differently with his prominence back then. Holmes wasn't really either but was a prominent enough amateur, which counted for a lot back then.

Wyatt and Sutcliffe were still strongly protesting the law well into the fifties and I suspect contributed to atmosphere that blamed the bowlers (batsmen doing most of the writing) for the negative cricket that lead to the two behind square rule being introduced. When the actual cause was a combination of slower over rates and umpires refusing to give batsmen out padding up, on the front foot this time. As a result bowlers again resorted to leg theory to compel strokes that had a chance of producing a catch.

 

[Coronis]

Wyatt's FC figures are better than I remembered but still not sure it'd make him 'top', but I'd consider 'leading' a bit differently with his prominence back then. Holmes wasn't really either but was a prominent enough amateur, which counted for a lot back then.

Wyatt and Sutcliffe were still strongly protesting the law well into the fifties and I suspect contributed to atmosphere that blamed the bowlers (batsmen doing most of the writing) for the negative cricket that lead to the two behind square rule being introduced. When the actual cause was a combination of slower over rates and umpires refusing to give batsmen out padding up, on the front foot this time. As a result bowlers again resorted to leg theory to compel strokes that had a chance of producing a catch.

I hadn’t heard this. I swear I just read a Wisden article where I saw him saying partway into the 35 season that his fears re:the new law were unfounded, that he was an early convert from his original position… can’t seem to find it rn.

Edit: found it

Success of the L.B.W. experiment

Above everything else in the game itself last season the experimental leg-before-wicket rule stood out as most important

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