Imran Khan did it over about 6 years or something in the mid 80s, so I'm sure it's been done.15 wickets @ 17.67
275 runs @ 55
How many people have averaged 50+ with the bat and under 20 with the ball across a series?
The thread title is a bit of a hyperbole as I'm sure he can't possibly hold any kind of record.. surely
Botham got 212 @ 53 and 17 @ 18.29 earlier that year in NZIn the 1978 series against Pakistan in England (3 Test series) Ian Botham averaged 70.66 with the bat and 16.07 with the ball. (Hell, I've just realised I've used statsguru)
I don't think anyone has ever said he never statistically fired with bat and ball at the same time. It's about how often he'd had the workload of a genuine all-rounder. In that series he batted at number 7 and never batted more than once in any of the 6 Tests and in one didn't bat at all. There's no getting away from it being a great performance.well damn that kinda ****s on poor Bev, especially coz Imran's was over 6 tests. People on here always go on about how he never fired with the bat and the ball at the same time or some rubbish so I thought maybe Bev would be in the clear.
yep, quite agree.I don't think anyone has ever said he never statistically fired with bat and ball at the same time. It's about how often he'd had the workload of a genuine all-rounder. In that series he batted at number 7 and never batted more than once in any of the 6 Tests and in one didn't bat at all. There's no getting away from it being a great performance.
I remember this series quite distinctly actually, which is why I do rate Kallis highly. And the West Indies at that time still had a decent team. Both Amby and Walsh were still present (though obviously not at their best).In 1998/99 vs WI Jacques Kallis made 485 runs at 69 and took 17 wickets at 17.6.
Players with 200+ runs and 10+ wickets in a seriesi'm trying to figure this out on statsguru but I suck at using it
a min requirement of 10 wickets and 200 runs seems fair no?
Broad - 182 runs @ 60.66, 25 wickets @ 13.84Tim Bresnan v India, 182 runs at 77 and 16 wickets at 16.31.
Broad from that same series probably similar.