Your Greatest "5 year Peak" Test XI (post 1970)

[Zinzan]

Let's limit it to cricketers debuting after 1970 in which a more concentrated number of tests were played.

Looking purely for the best 5 year periods which can be derived from any stage of a players career, but must be a minimum of 5 years. If you can post their stats from that period, even better

Still contemplating mine.

 

[Gnske]

Hardmode: No pre-05/06 Gilchrist

 

[Zinzan]

Hardmode: No pre-05/06 Gilchrist

Huh? Not getting the Gilchirst point, but yeah, this is a hard one for trainspotters like RH.

 

[Victor Ian]

I think he is just making a hardmode option, like most do with Bradman. Everyone is going to pick Gilly here yeah.

 

[Zinzan]

I think he is just making a hardmode option, like most do with Bradman. Everyone is going to pick Gilly here yeah.

Ah roger that, the 'No per-05/06' threw me off.

 

[Daemon]

My greatest 5 year period would be from '05-'10 probably. I was in the squad for Singapore U15s at one point and used to open both batting and bowling for my school. Had my picture and name in the paper once as well.

All went downhill from there though, I've only managed a high score of about 40 for my uni.

 

[ankitj]

Will love to do it when I have more time.

 

[adub]

Kumar from Feb 09 to Feb 15

52 matches 96 innings 8 no. 5678 runs 319 top score 64.52 ave 10766 bf 52.74 sr 21 100s 23 50s 6 0s

Not quite Bradman, but FMD.

 

[Zinzan]

Kumar from Feb 09 to Feb 15

52 matches 96 innings 8 no. 5678 runs 319 top score 64.52 ave 10766 bf 52.74 sr 21 100s 23 50s 6 0s

Not quite Bradman, but FMD.

Impressive, Mohammad Yousuf had a crazy period between 2002-2006 IIRC, Ponting similar number in that period

 

[adub]

and in honour of the how good was Imran Khan thread...

1 Jan 85 to 31 Dec 90

34 Matches

46 innings (batting) 53 (bowling)

1669 runs @ 49.08 with 4 hundreds and 10 fifties
130 wickets @ 22.50 2.56 eco, 52.7 sr 7 fivefors and 2 tenfors

 

[Zinzan]

and in honour of the how good was Imran Khan thread...

1 Jan 85 to 31 Dec 90

34 Matches

46 innings (batting) 53 (bowling)

1669 runs @ 49.08 with 4 hundreds and 10 fifties
130 wickets @ 22.50 2.56 eco, 52.7 sr 7 fivefors and 2 tenfors

Holy shizzers, there I was thinking Botham 77-82 was out on his own.

 

[adub]

Holy shizzers, there I was thinking Botham 77-82 was out on his own.

sure he had some no.s helping out the batting average, but that's some serious all round weaponry.

 

[Burgey]

In Ponting's best 52 test period he averaged 70. Not sure how many years it was though.

*Seventy*. Fmd.

 

[OverratedSanity]

In Ponting's best 52 test period he averaged 70. Not sure how many years it was though.

*Seventy*. Fmd.

Sobers averaged 74 over his best stretch of 50 tests. Only this was over an 11 year period.

Yes. 74 average over a full decade.

 

[Burgey]

Probably took a few wickets in that time too. Decent.

 

[Red Wingz]

Someone please put pontings stats of 2002-06 period

I am sure that was bradmanesque

 

[adub]

Punter 1 Jan 02 - 31 Dec 06

57 tests, 99 inns, 6141 runs @ 72.24
61.52 sr, 24 tons, 21 50s, 2 ducks

The dude was seriously beyond incredible for a while there.

 

[Red Wingz]

Punter 1 Jan 02 - 31 Dec 06

57 tests, 99 inns, 6141 runs @ 72.24
61.52 sr, 24 tons, 21 50s, 2 ducks

The dude was seriously beyond incredible for a while there.

He has got one of the worst decline too otherwise his overall stats could have been more ecstatic

 

[Zinzan]

Punter 1 Jan 02 - 31 Dec 06

57 tests, 99 inns, 6141 runs @ 72.24
61.52 sr, 24 tons, 21 50s, 2 ducks

The dude was seriously beyond incredible for a while there.

Wow, that should be enough to get Ponting in my XI.

 

[vcs]

I think Ponting scored 100s in both innings of a Test thrice in that timeframe as well.

EDIT: He actually did it thrice in a 4-month period between Nov. 2005 and Mar. 2006, over 8 Tests.