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Evil Scotsman
Had a random thought that I couldn't remember who the last England batsman to score a ton in a successful 4th innings chase in Tests was (turns out it was Cook in Bangladesh in 2010), so had a wee check on statsguru. Turns out there's only been 70 instances of a batsman scoring a ton in a successful 4th innings chase.
What surprised me more was that there's 69 instances of a batsman scoring a 4th innings ton in a defeat.
Which got me thinking. I'm probably missing a subtlety somewhere along the line, but is it just me or does this suggest that 4th innings tons are pretty worthless as a measure of a batsman, as it seems to have little bearing on the outcome of a game?
Discuss.
What surprised me more was that there's 69 instances of a batsman scoring a 4th innings ton in a defeat.
Which got me thinking. I'm probably missing a subtlety somewhere along the line, but is it just me or does this suggest that 4th innings tons are pretty worthless as a measure of a batsman, as it seems to have little bearing on the outcome of a game?
Discuss.
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