Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Extremely idealistic attitude.
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Sangakkara -- deserving of his average?
- Thread starter ohtani's jacket
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vic_orthdox
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ohtani's jacket
State Vice-Captain
Well, people can argue about whether a player is better or worse than their average suggests, but the average itself doesn't take into account whether you're "deserving" or "underserving", it's simply what you average. Chris Martin may not be as good as his average of 2 suggests, but it's crazy to say he doesn't deserve an average of 2. .
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Haha. Good call.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Perhaps, then, the better way of putting is "is <insert player>'s average an accurate reflection of his ability?"
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Who's to say of those 22 not outs he wouldn't have scored 2 runs?
Athlai
Not Terrible
With a debut high score of 7 it's a very tall order.
From his 22 N/O's he has nine 0*'s and 20 other duck scores.
Speaks for itself IMO.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Would be very close to the most in form - though I reckon Messrs Cricket and Kallies would have something to say about that as well.
He's pure class though, no question - one of my favourite players in world cricket, as well as one of the very best.
Days of Grace
International Captain
Tis not a man. He's a run scoring machine!!!!
Averaging near 250.00 for this year.
Averaging near 250.00 for this year.
Dissector
International Debutant
Sanga is probably the best batsman in the world at the moment. Kallis is also playing really well but Sanga has played more often in pressure situations where the rest of the batting is crumbling. Of course he has benefitted from a couple of not out double hundreds against BD but the 192 in Australia showed that he was no minnow basher and he has carried on the same form against England.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Would be fascinated to get a first-chance average, Test-standard-side only average for him since his most recent deinstation as wicketkeeper, actually. Will obviously be lower than said I$C$C-average, but will (I presume) still be superlative.
Worth doing, methinks.
Worth doing, methinks.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'd still pick him ahead of either of them if I had the choice.
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Hilarious sledging. No real venom in it at all.
Days of Grace
International Captain
Then do it, lad.
All while you're at it, do it for all the players that have ever played test cricket against non-standard test sides, along with their first-chance averages, as you call it, and write a thesis as explaining your theory on why those sides shouldn't be considered test standard.
On my desk by Friday morning please.