Figuring out the most impressive individual performances during a test series ever

[Starfighter]

I'm GI ****ing MH

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[Adders]

And Im Add****ing ers.......so dont mess with me either.

 

[honestbharani]

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Just think of all the interpretations you can give to GI and MH.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not a test series, but this is pretty amazing:

Sobers in the 1963/64 Sheffield Shield was the highest run-scorer with 973 runs in 8 matches @ 75 (5 hundreds)

and the highest wicket taker with 47 wickets @ 27.5.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also, Rodney Hogg's 41 wickets in 1978 Ashes have to be up there.

 

[wpdavid]

Also, Rodney Hogg's 41 wickets in 1978 Ashes have to be up there.

One of the ATG performances on the wrong side of a hammering.

 

[Daemon]

Boonie's 48 cans on the way to the 89 Ashes takes this.

52 wasn't it?

 

[ankitj]

About the only thing in cricket that isn't.

This is not really the main point of the thread here but still worth mentioning a counter point here. I remember reading somewhere that in cricket it's always bowler's serve. Hence all the restrictions and controls on bowlers to address this fundamental 'unfairness' to batsman. Come to think of it, this makes lot of sense.

 

[honestbharani]

Also the opportunities a bowler gets to rectify his mistake compared to a batsman.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

d.r.s.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

This is not really the main point of the thread here but still worth mentioning a counter point here. I remember reading somewhere that in cricket it's always bowler's serve. Hence all the restrictions and controls on bowlers to address this fundamental 'unfairness' to batsman. Come to think of it, this makes lot of sense.

Am I the only who remembers the halcyon days of Richard who when reading that thought of his immortal line "The batsman cannot be too good for the bowler."

 

[MW1304]

Geraint is ****ing my hero?

 

[Kirkut]

I'm not into stats but Dravid in UK during 2011 series was phenomenal, against the strongest England attack in last 30 years.

 

[AndrewB]

An XI who performed heroically while their side was getting thrashed - all were playing for a side that lost the series 3-0, 4-1 or (in Hogg's case) 5-1.

Len Hutton (1950-1 Eng v Aus: 533 @ 88.83)
Herbert Sutcliffe (1924-5 Eng v Aus: 734 @ 81.55; 10w @ 51.40)
Brian Lara (2001-2 WI v SL: 688 @ 114.66)
Aubrey Faulkner (1910-1 SA v Aus: 732 @ 73.20)
Clyde Walcott (1954-5 WI v Aus: 827 @ 82.70)
Allan Border (1983-4 Aus v WI: 521 @ 74.42)
Alan Knott (1974-5 Eng v Aus: 365 @ 36.50, 22ct 1st)
Kapil Dev (1983-4 Ind v WI: 184 @ 16.72; 29w @ 18.51)
Maurice Tate (1924-5 Eng v Aus: 155@ 17.22; 38w @ 23.18)
Alec Bedser (1950-1 Eng v Aus: 30w @ 16.06)
Rodney Hogg (1978-9 Aus v Eng: 41w @ 12.85)

 

[a massive zebra]

An XI who performed heroically while their side was getting thrashed - all were playing for a side that lost the series 3-0, 4-1 or (in Hogg's case) 5-1.

Len Hutton (1950-1 Eng v Aus: 533 @ 88.83)
Herbert Sutcliffe (1924-5 Eng v Aus: 734 @ 81.55; 10w @ 51.40)
Brian Lara (2001-2 WI v SL: 688 @ 114.66)
Aubrey Faulkner (1910-1 SA v Aus: 732 @ 73.20)
Clyde Walcott (1954-5 WI v Aus: 827 @ 82.70)
Allan Border (1983-4 Aus v WI: 521 @ 74.42)
Alan Knott (1974-5 Eng v Aus: 365 @ 36.50, 22ct 1st)
Kapil Dev (1983-4 Ind v WI: 184 @ 16.72; 29w @ 18.51)
Maurice Tate (1924-5 Eng v Aus: 155@ 17.22; 38w @ 23.18)
Alec Bedser (1950-1 Eng v Aus: 30w @ 16.06)
Rodney Hogg (1978-9 Aus v Eng: 41w @ 12.85)

Interesting, but Herbert Sutcliffe never bowled in Test cricket. I think Rahul Dravid's series in England that Kirkut identified should probably be in there.

 

[Adders]

MIchael Vaughan, highest run scorer and topped the batting averages in the 2002/03 Ashes. 633 runs @ 63.3 in a 4-1 loss.

 

[TheJediBrah]

An XI who performed heroically while their side was getting thrashed - all were playing for a side that lost the series 3-0, 4-1 or (in Hogg's case) 5-1.

Len Hutton (1950-1 Eng v Aus: 533 @ 88.83)
Herbert Sutcliffe (1924-5 Eng v Aus: 734 @ 81.55; 10w @ 51.40)
Brian Lara (2001-2 WI v SL: 688 @ 114.66)
Aubrey Faulkner (1910-1 SA v Aus: 732 @ 73.20)
Clyde Walcott (1954-5 WI v Aus: 827 @ 82.70)
Allan Border (1983-4 Aus v WI: 521 @ 74.42)
Alan Knott (1974-5 Eng v Aus: 365 @ 36.50, 22ct 1st)
Kapil Dev (1983-4 Ind v WI: 184 @ 16.72; 29w @ 18.51)
Maurice Tate (1924-5 Eng v Aus: 155@ 17.22; 38w @ 23.18)
Alec Bedser (1950-1 Eng v Aus: 30w @ 16.06)
Rodney Hogg (1978-9 Aus v Eng: 41w @ 12.85)

lol how **** must the rest of the team played if a guy took 41 wickets at an average of 12 and still lost 5-1

 

[AndrewB]

Don't know what I was doing there - the 10w @ 51.40 go with Aubrey Faulkner.

There's certainly a good case for picking Dravid, or Mohammad Yousuf (631 @ 90.14 for Pakistan in England. 2006).

 

[wpdavid]

(re. Hogg) lol how **** must the rest of the team played if a guy took 41 wickets at an average of 12 and still lost 5-1

Aus' batting was the problem, having lost so many batsmen to WSC. Combined with having them face one of England's best attacks since I've been watching the game.

 

[stephen]

I think the most useful formula would take into account specialisation.

100 × (Runs scored / total series runs + wickets taken / total series wickets) + (catches + run outs + stumpings).

Something like that factors in relative usefulness with both bat and ball and also factors in fielding efforts.