Eighty And Out

James · 03-09-2009, 07:31 PM

Eighty And Out
When Michael Hussey shot out of the blocks his performances were described as "Bradmanesque", but did he really deserve that accolade? Here we look at whether anyone ever has.
by Dave Wilson

andyc · 03-09-2009, 09:12 PM

Interesting analysis. Just one thing though; at the top, it says Hussey had 80 not outs, when I assume it was meant to be 8?

slugger · 03-09-2009, 09:54 PM

pretty cool, it just goes to show how far Bradman is ahead. also pity that not one NZ batsmen featured anywhere on those list, we really do have I work cut out for us all the best Jesse Ryder.

bagapath · 03-09-2009, 11:04 PM

neat. would love to have access to that database he has used to generate these lists

Amitpal_00 · 04-09-2009, 12:16 AM

Great analysis there mate, was an interesting read.

zaremba · 04-09-2009, 05:48 AM

Terrific piece. Nice work.

chasingthedon · 04-09-2009, 11:13 PM

A comment by Tapioca made me realise I had uploaded a slightly out of date version, but I then realised I could improve on this. For the era-specific section at the end, I only included in each player's analysis those games in which he appeared, but excluding his own performances in the comparison. In this way, we have a direct comparison with his peers under almost exactly the same circumstances. There are some surprises:-

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James Cricket Web Owner Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 22,297	Eighty And Out Eighty And Out When Michael Hussey shot out of the blocks his performances were described as "Bradmanesque", but did he really deserve that accolade? Here we look at whether anyone ever has. by Dave Wilson __________________ Follow Cricket Web on Facebook Follow Cricket Web on Twitter Email - james.nixon@cricketweb.net Moderators - moderators@cricketweb.net (will go to all moderators) Skype - nixonja@hotmail.com Google Talk/Facebook - cricketweb@gmail.com

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bagapath International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,621	neat. would love to have access to that database he has used to generate these lists Last edited by bagapath; 03-09-2009 at 11:07 PM.

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03-09-2009, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
slugger State Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Auckland Posts: 1,052	pretty cool, it just goes to show how far Bradman is ahead. also pity that not one NZ batsmen featured anywhere on those list, we really do have I work cut out for us all the best Jesse Ryder.

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Amitpal_00 Cricket Spectator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: India Posts: 13	Great analysis there mate, was an interesting read.

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zaremba Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: chez les Ashes Posts: 8,730	Terrific piece. Nice work.

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chasingthedon Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,220	A comment by Tapioca made me realise I had uploaded a slightly out of date version, but I then realised I could improve on this. For the era-specific section at the end, I only included in each player's analysis those games in which he appeared, but excluding his own performances in the comparison. In this way, we have a direct comparison with his peers under almost exactly the same circumstances. There are some surprises:- Cricket Web - Features: Eighty And Out (Slight Return)

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