DoG's Top 100 Test Batsmen Countdown Thread

[Athlai]

Surprised Kallis isn't closer than Shakib

 

[Days of Grace]

No.84

Damien Martyn (Australia) 691

Quality Points: 647
Career Points: 44

Career/Runs: 1992-2006, 4406 (rank 107)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 44.48 (46.38) 38.76 (40.42) 46.60 (51.42) (rank 83)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (2002-2005): 48.26 45.36 45.15 (rank 127)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 44.30 39.72 47.43 (rank 71)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 46.87 41.39 47.24 (rank 53)

 

[Days of Grace]

Surprised Kallis isn't closer than Shakib

Sorry, edited my post.

 

[ankitj]

Botham with 14 test hundreds is only #196! Shows how poor he was post hota purple patch that ended in early 80s.

 

[Logan]

Noone is likely to make the list anytime soon. You would have to average over 40 with the bat and under 30 with the ball, score a great deal of runs and capture a lot of wickets. This has so far been beyond anyone.

Sobers is ranked no.169 in bowling.
Botham and Imran are ranked 196 and 201 respectively in batting.
Kallis is ranked no.189 in bowling.

The closest to achieving it of the current players is Shakib, who is ranked no.171 in batting and no.107 in bowling but it doesn't look like he'll get a chance to improve anytime soon.

What about Keith Miller?

An average of 22 with the ball.

A batting average of 37 with 7 centuries in 55 Tests( Imran scored 6 in 88 Tests and Kapil scored 8 in 131 Tests)

 

[Logan]

It is surprising that there has been no all rounder with a batting average of 40+ and bowling average less than 30.

Ravindra Jadeja has a decent chance to achieve that target.

He currently has a batting average of 36 and bowling average of 25.

 

[Logan]

Botham with 14 test hundreds is only #196! Shows how poor he was post hota purple patch that ended in early 80s.

Only all rounder in history with 10+ centuries and 10+ 5WPI. A genuine match winner with both the bat and ball.

Even Sobers, Kallis, Imran, Hadlee and Kapil couldn’t achieve it.

 

[Days of Grace]

What about Keith Miller?

An average of 22 with the ball.

A batting average of 37 with 7 centuries in 55 Tests( Imran scored 6 in 88 Tests and Kapil scored 8 in 131 Tests)

Miller is ranked at no.265 in batting.

 

[Days of Grace]

No.83

Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 692

Quality Points: 635
Career Points: 57

Career/Runs: 1984-2000, 6215 (rank 53)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 42.49 (45.04) 39.89 (42.28) 56.75 (57.82) (rank 77)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1985-1990): 47.25 45.36 58.22 (rank 112)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 33.99 32.31 57.92 (rank 204)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 40.64 38.53 63.14 (rank 89)

 

[Days of Grace]

No.82

Arthur Morris (Australia) 692

Quality Points: 660
Career Points: 32

Career/Runs: 1946-1955, 3533 (rank 217)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.40 (46.49) 41.75 (44.72) 47.89 (42.19) (rank 73)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1947-1953): 48.80 45.87 47.32 (rank 114)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 50.09 48.58 48.83 (rank 15)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 42.62 40.92 54.69 (rank 71)

 

[Burgey]

He was already #30 of all time on bowlers' list.

Jadeja? You're ****ting me.

 

[Logan]

211 wickets at an average of 24 and a SR of 60 is a good record.

Among spinners who have taken over 200 wickets, only Muralitharan averages less than him.

 

[ataraxia]

No.82

Arthur Morris (Australia) 692

Quality Points: 660
Career Points: 32

Career/Runs: 1946-1955, 3533 (rank 217)

Overall average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 43.40 (46.49) 41.75 (44.72) 47.89 (42.19) (rank 73)
50 Innings Peak Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate (1947-1953): 48.80 45.87 47.32 (rank 114)
Non-Home Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 50.09 48.58 48.83 (rank 15)
Quality Opposition Average/Runs per innings/Strike-rate: 42.62 40.92 54.69 (rank 71)

Morris away, wow. A true Barrington.

 

[Burgey]

Morris away, wow. A true Border.

Indeed

 

[Burgey]

211 wickets at an average of 24 and a SR of 60 is a good record.

Among spinners who have taken over 200 wickets, only Muralitharan averages less than him.

I think if you want to be in the top 30 bowlers of all time, you need to be an automatic selection for the side you regularly play in no matter where they're touring tbh. The times he's not been picked on tours because conditions don't suit him help his stats enormously, as they would anyone in that position.

 

[Athlai]

I think if you want to be in the top 30 bowlers of all time, you need to be an automatic selection for the side you regularly play in no matter where they're touring tbh. The times he's not been picked on tours because conditions don't suit him help his stats enormously, as they would anyone in that position.

The Stuart MacGill effect.

Quality bowler, but a 29 averaging spinner he ain't

 

[harsh.ag]

I think if you want to be in the top 30 bowlers of all time, you need to be an automatic selection for the side you regularly play in no matter where they're touring tbh. The times he's not been picked on tours because conditions don't suit him help his stats enormously, as they would anyone in that position.

Exactly. Jadeja, Lillee they all gotta go.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I think if you want to be in the top 30 bowlers of all time, you need to be an automatic selection for the side you regularly play in no matter where they're touring tbh. The times he's not been picked on tours because conditions don't suit him help his stats enormously, as they would anyone in that position.

He gets dropped for another top 30 bowler of all time tbh. And vice versa.

 

[h_hurricane]

I think if you want to be in the top 30 bowlers of all time, you need to be an automatic selection for the side you regularly play in no matter where they're touring tbh. The times he's not been picked on tours because conditions don't suit him help his stats enormously, as they would anyone in that position.

FFS, Jadeja averages in the 20s in every country he played except England and NZ. On the other hand, there is another ATG who has made a career out of bullying opposition in 3 countries and then went on to average in 3 digits in some countries lol.

 

[Days of Grace]

Jadeja has has dropped to no.34 recently.

The ultimate troll.

To be fair, he has the 13th best record against quality opposition.

Oh, and Laker is ranked no.20 after taking a ton of wickets in favorable home conditions but that’s ok cuz #playedlongago #blackandwhitefootage #nostalgia