HeathDavisSpeed
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With the help of the latest Wisden (see page 318), I have assembled this list of *potentially* the worst runners to play a reasonable amount of Test cricket.
Wisden provided the total run-outs that each player was involved in and then split them in to run-outs where the player themself was dismissed and those where their batting partner was dismissed.
I have then added Shane Watson for the sake of my own curiosity - though he clearly deserves to be in the mix.
I've then added # of innings to allow calculation of run-outs per innings - to show how likely said batsman was to be involved in some running calamity or other.
Shane Watson and Simon Katich - what a combo.
EDIT: For information, here's the matches were Watson was involved in a run-out of his batting partner. The stats ignore whether the run-out was blatantly the named batsman's fault or not:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/345672.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/464526.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/428752.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/406199.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/428750.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/540176.html
Wisden provided the total run-outs that each player was involved in and then split them in to run-outs where the player themself was dismissed and those where their batting partner was dismissed.
I have then added Shane Watson for the sake of my own curiosity - though he clearly deserves to be in the mix.
I've then added # of innings to allow calculation of run-outs per innings - to show how likely said batsman was to be involved in some running calamity or other.
Code:
Name ROs Self Partner Partner % Innings RO/inn
Asif Iqbal 13 2 11 84.6% 99 0.131
Warwick Armstrong 11 2 9 81.8% 84 0.131
Simon Katich 12 2 10 83.3% 99 0.121
Steve Waugh 27 4 23 85.2% 260 0.104
Andy Flower 11 2 9 81.8% 112 0.098
Doug Walters 12 3 9 75.0% 125 0.096
Shane Watson 8 2 6 75.0% 85 0.094
Shiv Chanderpaul 23 3 20 87.0% 251 0.092
Sourav Ganguly 17 4 13 76.5% 188 0.090
Viv Richards 16 4 12 75.0% 182 0.088
Aravinda de Silva 12 3 9 75.0% 159 0.075
Ian Botham 12 3 9 75.0% 161 0.075
Richie Richardson 10 2 8 80.0% 146 0.068
Brian Lara 12 3 9 75.0% 232 0.052
EDIT: For information, here's the matches were Watson was involved in a run-out of his batting partner. The stats ignore whether the run-out was blatantly the named batsman's fault or not:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/345672.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/464526.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/428752.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/406199.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/428750.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/540176.html
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