sqwerty
U19 Cricketer
With all the talk about FC averages that people use on this website to justify one players selection over another surely a bit of perspective has to be put on things.
FC averages are absolutely meaningless when comparing players of different nations.
Don't mean to be biased here but I believe FC averages in Australia mean more than anywhere in the world. With only 5 sides comprising the national competition of the Number 1 cricketing nation, the standard has got to be higher and therefore good FC averages harder to attain.
Anytime someone tries to argue that a player from one nation is better than one from another based on FC averages I automatically ignore it because it's irrelevant.
There are players at second division club level in Sydney that would have better first class averages than most Bangladesh test players if they played in Bangladesh's national competition.
FC averages are absolutely meaningless when comparing players of different nations.
Don't mean to be biased here but I believe FC averages in Australia mean more than anywhere in the world. With only 5 sides comprising the national competition of the Number 1 cricketing nation, the standard has got to be higher and therefore good FC averages harder to attain.
Anytime someone tries to argue that a player from one nation is better than one from another based on FC averages I automatically ignore it because it's irrelevant.
There are players at second division club level in Sydney that would have better first class averages than most Bangladesh test players if they played in Bangladesh's national competition.