Stats Guru Comparisons

[SJS]

But not proof that he was overrated, which was your original contention.

Obviously everyone will have a low average if you only include scores under 5, it is not the average in such instances but the frequency of these scores that matters.

Bradman couldn't handle pressure too.

We talk of Tendulkar's pressure for getting his 35th test hundred.

Bradman just needed to score four runs in his last test innings to keep his final average in three digits but couldnt handle the pressure

 

[SJS]

But not proof that he was overrated, which was your original contention.

Obviously everyone will have a low average if you only include scores under 5, it is not the average in such instances but the frequency of these scores that matters.

You cant give up now Marc.

Here is moral support

 

[Dissector]

"Bradman just needed to score four runs in his last test innings to keep his final average in three digits but couldnt handle the pressure"
Jokes aside the amazing thing about that episode is that neither Bradman nor the public knew that he needed those four runs. Shows how different the game was back then compared to the statistics-obsessed present. Can you imagine the amount of hype there would be today if a player was close to such a unique landmark in his last test? And the letdown if he failed?

 

[marc71178]

I'm pretty sure they would've known to be honest.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Can't see how they wouldn't have known.

 

[a massive zebra]

The reason why this was not publicised at the time is that no one could have known that it was going to be his last test innings.

 

[marc71178]

So the guard of honour etc wasn't for a reason?

 

[James90]

There was the second innings....which never happened.

 

[Googenheim]

He'd have needed 104 or 105 in the second then ?

 

[James90]

104 or 4*

 

[Adamc]

England had just been bowled out for 52, so I'm sure it would've been pretty obvious to most of the spectators that there wasn't going to be a second innings.

 

[James90]

England had just been bowled out for 52, so I'm sure it would've been pretty obvious to most of the spectators that there wasn't going to be a second innings.

Touche