Ashes Statistical Quirks and Questions

[GIMH]

1928-29 aside from non-5 Test series im sure I read somewhere this morning

 

[Magrat Garlick]

When was the last time we retained/won the Ashes in three tests? Must be Donkey's years.

England were 2-0 up after 3 of 5 in 1977, but then they were winning it back.

1929 is my guess after scanning some scorelines.

 

[Howe_zat]

When was the last time we retained/won the Ashes in three tests? Must be Donkey's years.

1928 is the answer. Though England's wins from 1977 to 87 were in 6-test series so retention after 3 wasn't really on the cards. We were last 2-0 up after the third (with two to play) in 1977 but were not holding the Ashes going in.

 

[Howe_zat]

Well **** you two

 

[Furball]

KP and Bell have been part of 4 Ashes winning sides (2005, 2009, 2010/11, 2013). That surely has to be up there?

There also can't be that many Australians who have worse records than Clarke? (5 series, won 1, lost 4).

 

[Howe_zat]

I'm thinking players like Botham, Gower and Gooch would have won in all of 1977, 1977/78, 1981, 1985 and 1986/87. (Turns out it was actually just Botham that played all of these)


Edit: Having a look the 19th century players have this sewn up because of how many series they played back then. Billy Barnes played 21 Tests in his career and he won the ashes 7 times from 1882-90.

Edit again: Barnes is tied with Bobby Peel, Arthur Shrewsbury and Walter Read for the record seven wins. All 1880s players

 

[marc71178]

Has anyone won man of the series without winning a single man of the match?

 

[Cabinet96]

Andrew Strauss in 2009

 

[grecian]

When was the last drawn series, I'm sure I must be missing an obvious one, but I can't remember it, which is odd for my miserable time watching this glorious thing, which we all seem energised by.

 

[Howe_zat]

1972.

 

[grecian]

1972.

Thanks, quite a few gone by then. Wonder how that compares with other series.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Must be a while since 2 England players had a 10fer in the same series.

 

[Furball]

What's England's biggest series win?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

If ding dong gets another century soon then it'll be the first time ever that England will have had three batsman with 20 centuries and three bowlers with 200 wickets.

Does that count as one of our greatest sides then?

Got 6 pretty special players in our history and a great (having a shocker this summer) keeper.

 

[Cabinet96]

Obviously the current lot get to play a lot more, but the 2011 side must go down as the best since beefy's days surely?

Not sure about the current lot though. Quite a few of the guys who were beasts a couple of years ago aren't quite doing it as well as they were.

 

[GIMH]

What's England's biggest series win?

Beat Oz 5-1 over there in the Packer era I think

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Beat Oz 5-1 over there in the Packer era I think

So which twonk will say this 4-0 win isn't better ever though we won't lose a game?

 

[GIMH]

So which twonk will say this 4-0 win isn't better ever though we won't lose a game?

I still reckon the 10-11 win is better than this one regardless of what happens. There's probably a thread in that though.

 

[Furball]

I still reckon the 10-11 win is better than this one regardless of what happens. There's probably a thread in that though.

No argument. 2010/11 was an absolute pasting. This series has been won because we've been less **** than Australia.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

No argument. 2010/11 was an absolute pasting. This series has been won because we've been less **** than Australia.

Absolutely and even if we win down under in the winter (which I fully expect) then that won't come close to 10/11 either. Best sleepless 6 weeks ever.