Richardson vs. Atherton (Tests)

[Athlai]

Atherton 7728 @ 37.69
SR 37.31

Richardson 2776 @ 44.77
SR 37.66

Discuss.

[zaremba]

Inexplicable.

Here's another:

Richardson average 44.77
Fleming average 40.06
Discuss


And another:

Richardson 44.77
M Crowe 45.36
Discuss

And:

Vic Richardson: 23.53
Richie Richardson: 44.39
Mark Richardson: 44.77
Discuss

[Richard]

I always thought Richardson a thoroughly average player, same as Matthew Hayden. A flat-track bully who scored notable numbers of runs only because of the weakness of the bowling and flatness of pitch at the time which composed his run-scoring.

Just like Hayden, anyone who could bowl a decent lot of inswingers would in my view get him out without great difficulty.

Some people have trouble accepting that a slow scorer can be a flat track bully mind.

So yeah, in my view Atherton >>>>> Hayden & Richardson in equal measure.

[Days of Grace]

Mark was no flat-track bully. He succeeded on all types of pitches and had guts and concentration sorely lacking in NZ batsmen today.

But Richie was better. And his sunhat made him seem even more so. But he would have been frustrating to watch, holing out off the hook shot on many occasions.

[_Ed_]

I don't remember this being a flat track: http://nz.cricinfo.com/link_to_datab...16DEC2002.html

[Days of Grace]

I don't remember this being a flat track: http://nz.cricinfo.com/link_to_datab...16DEC2002.html

Great example.

See how Richardson batted for almost twice as long as anyone else, only the Wall getting within half of his time spent at the crease.

[Richard]

I don't remember this being a flat track: http://nz.cricinfo.com/link_to_datab...16DEC2002.html

Being a flat-track bully doesn't mean he never scored on seaming\turning decks (he did once or twice) but merely that mostly you won't.

And in my view Richardson wouldn't have. However, the number of the things he actually played on was pretty minimal.

[Days of Grace]

Being a flat-track bully doesn't mean he never scored on seaming\turning decks (he did once or twice) but merely that mostly you won't.

So basically every batsmen in the history of the game is a flat-track bully?

[Spikey]

So basically every batsmen in the history of the game is a flat-track bully?

No.

Every batsmen bar Atherton is a flat-track bully .

[Ikki]

Pretty close, but Richardson was better. Apart from his performances against the Aussies and the Saffies, he has a pretty neat record across the board.

[Ikki]

So basically every batsmen in the history of the game is a flat-track bully?

No. Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton weren't.

[Richard]

So basically every batsmen in the history of the game is a flat-track bully?

Nope.

[Richard]

No. Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton weren't.

Them and countless hundreds of others.

Two examples of people who were were Mike Denness and Keith Fletcher BTW.

[Ikki]

Them and countless hundreds of others.

Two examples of people who were were Mike Denness and Keith Fletcher BTW.

oh man, my stomach hurts...I've laughed so much.

[Athlai]

Note this thread was made due to a comment by our dear Rich. Wanted to see the public's opinion on the matter.