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Daemon

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I'm not so sure. There are only a handful to ever average > 60 long term. While they might fluke playing while another noob starts off well, very unlikely to have had 2 at the same time.
Id imagine even 2 players > 60 in a team would be rare.
When Steve Smith first hit 60 against NZ or WI, Voges was also averaging >60 wasn't he? Did Burns hit 60 after his decent start?
 
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Furball

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Pietersen and Bell would have averaged over 60 in the 2nd Ashes Test in 2005, think both might have had averages of more than 100.
 

AndrewB

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At the start of the 3rd Test of the 1938-9 series in South Africa, the England batting averages were:

Gibb 85.66
Valentine 77.60
Hutton 61.70
Hammond 60.75

After the match, Hutton's average had dropped to 58.90, but Paynter's had risen to 67.00 (and the other 3 were still averaging over 60). Gibb's average dropped below 60 in the next match.

In the 1st Test against WI the following summer (with Valentine - and Gibb - no longer in the team), Hutton's average went back above 60 to join Hammond and Paynter.

A near miss: Headley, Weekes and Worrell all averaged 60+ at the start of the 1953-4 series against England, but Worrell missed the 1st Test, the only one which Headley played in.

Another near miss: Sutcliffe and Hobbs averaged 60+ before the 3rd Test in Australia in 1928-9; Sutcliffe and Hammond averaged 60+ after it, but Hobbs's average had dropped to 59.56. (Technically, Duckworth's average was infinite before the 3rd Test, but as he'd only scored 53 runs in his 4 not-out innings, that doesn't really count).
 

Howe_zat

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At the start of the 3rd Test of the 1938-9 series in South Africa, the England batting averages were:

Gibb 85.66
Valentine 77.60
Hutton 61.70
Hammond 60.75

After the match, Hutton's average had dropped to 58.90, but Paynter's had risen to 67.00 (and the other 3 were still averaging over 60). Gibb's average dropped below 60 in the next match.

In the 1st Test against WI the following summer (with Valentine - and Gibb - no longer in the team), Hutton's average went back above 60 to join Hammond and Paynter.

A near miss: Headley, Weekes and Worrell all averaged 60+ at the start of the 1953-4 series against England, but Worrell missed the 1st Test, the only one which Headley played in.

Another near miss: Sutcliffe and Hobbs averaged 60+ before the 3rd Test in Australia in 1928-9; Sutcliffe and Hammond averaged 60+ after it, but Hobbs's average had dropped to 59.56. (Technically, Duckworth's average was infinite before the 3rd Test, but as he'd only scored 53 runs in his 4 not-out innings, that doesn't really count).
this is some high quality facting. well facted my friend
 

AndrewB

International Vice-Captain
Australia in 1948 may have the record: Barnes, Morris, Bradman, Harvey and Loxton all averaged over 60 before the 5th Test.
 

Bijed

International Regular
Before he took his 3-fer today, Joe Root's best bowling figures in all 3 formats of international cricket were 2/9.
 

Shady Slim

International Coach
misbah now from memory has the most 99s

since we were here at the time we can be dicky misbah hipsters that everyone hates "actually hundreds isn't an accurate indicator of the man because he had so many 99s too thank you very much"
 

Howe_zat

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Conversion rates of top batsmen.

(Qualification: 30+ fifties and a 50+ average)

Code:
Don Bradman 		69.0%
Matthew Hayden 		50.8%
Younis Khan 		50.7%
Steve Smith 		50.0%
Wally Hammond 		47.8%
Garry Sobers 		46.4%
Everton Weekes 		44.1%
Jacques Kallis 		43.7%
Greg Chappell 		43.6%
Sunil Gavaskar 		43.0%
Sachin Tendulkar 	42.9%
Kumar Sangakkara 	42.2%
Mohammed Yousuf 	42.1%
Brian Lara 		41.5%
Herbert Sutcliffe 	41.0%
Kane Williamson 	40.5%
Ricky Ponting 		39.8%
Mike Hussey 		39.6%
Steve Waugh 		39.0%
Denis Compton 		37.8%
Len Hutton 		36.5%
Rahul Dravid 		36.4%
Ken Barrington 		36.4%
AB De Villiers 		35.0%
Jack Hobbs 		34.9%
Javed Miandad 		34.8%
Viv Richards 		34.8%
Shiv Chanderpaul 	31.25%
Andy Flower 		30.8%
Allan Border 		30.0%
Joe Root 		28.6%
Observations:

1) The fact that Bradman is miles ahead suggests this is a not unreasonable measure of batting quality, despite the semi-random appearance of the list.

2) Apart from Bradman, the top five are often accused of minnow bashing rather than (or in addition to) being top drawer players.

3) The bottom four are/were the best player in an ordinary batting side for a long time. Three of those are known as fighters who valued their wicket, except for Root who is considered someone who gives it away.
 
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vcs

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Kohli has an average of 49.63 (dipped below 50 in the ongoing Test) and a conversion rate of 54.83% (17/31).
 

Bijed

International Regular
Think it might be scores of 50+, rather than the standard meanings of 50s, otherwise Steve Smith wouldn't be on the list. Kohli has 14 50s, but 31 scores of 50+ so I guess he missed out from the list because the stats include ongoing matches and were run after he was out (i.e his average was below 50 at that moment)?
 
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