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Search results for query: innings

  1. Kenneth Viljoen

    South Africa team selection

    A left hand bat in the middle order and can finish innings at a high SR ? I would say Dian Forrester who finished as the 3rd highest run scorer in the domestic one day cup just behind Brevis.
  2. Kirkut

    Zaheer Abbas vs Ricky Ponting ODIs

    Yep, unreal hitting given the time when ODI 100s had a strike rate of 75 on average.
  3. Molehill

    **Official** South Africa in Australia T20s/ODIs Tour 2025

    ...average more when SA win (48 win and 39 lose). Not as bad as Trott who averaged pretty much the same no matter what, he just played the same innings every time no matter what the pitch or situation. But unless the spinners have an impact (probably less likely under lights) this is looking...
  4. Kenneth Viljoen

    **Official** South Africa in Australia T20s/ODIs Tour 2025

    Bavuma's slow innings put pressure on the other batters to get a move on , hence the collapse..but atleast he's still there holding us together
  5. subshakerz

    Viv vs hutton

    Yeah I just disagree. I think playing aggressively and creating more chances is riskier than just dead batting over a course of a career. If Sehwag committed to bunker down and play slower, I favor his odds of career success than Dravid trying to play ultra aggressively. In fact the point to...
  6. Coronis

    Viv vs hutton

    ...had a 50+ score with an SR of 50 or lower (Brook 60 even), well above Dravid and Chanders’ career SR. While both of them showed in meaningful innings the ability to accelerate up to and beyond the other two. In essence though in what it comes down to - facing more balls = facing more chances...
  7. subshakerz

    Viv vs hutton

    For a single innings, Dravid Chanders. But then Sehwag and Brook aren't in the same class as batsmen. But if you are telling me is it more difficult for Dravid to achieve a career SR of 120 or Sehwag 30 odd with same output I would say Dravid.
  8. B

    Viv vs hutton

    Opening is harder than anywhere below it. Viv batted 1/3 of his innings at 3. He batted more at 5, which is a very easy spot to bat. Hutton faced only 1 elite attack. Viv faced zero, cos he didn't play WI. The WI attack was the reason the era was toughish for batting. Viv didn't have to face...
  9. Coronis

    Viv vs hutton

    Respectfully using two modern samples, which do you think is easier for the batsmen to accomplish? Dravid/Chanders to score 50 (37) or Sehwag/Brook to score 50 (188)
  10. subshakerz

    Viv vs hutton

    ...higher to play those shots. You are going to be proactive and not just wait for weak deliveries. And you can see bats who have high SRs with many innings where they buckle down at 40SR to get through a difficult phase. Because no bat who gets to that level without a requisite level of patience.
  11. SeamUp

    South Africa team selection

    I agree and I was a backer of moving him back to open in tests but ODI's I dont think it needed changing. Unless it is because they want Bavuma, Stubbs, Brevis, Miller 3-6 for the WC
  12. Kenneth Viljoen

    South Africa team selection

    I don't agree with Markram opening, he was doing good at no.4 ..It seems like an unnecessary change .. In 43 innings at No.4 he averages 42.92 @100 , At the Champions Trophy he averaged 83 at a SR of 127 coming in at no.4.
  13. kyear2

    Viv vs hutton

    Very simple question. Is it more difficult to bat at Hutton's pace or Viv. Which requires more skill. Batsmen like Waugh sr and Border had to cut shots out of their game to succeed. It's easier to slow down and reduce chances.
  14. subshakerz

    Viv vs hutton

    There's always a balance. You still need a defensive game for middle order and you still need an aggressive capacity for an opener. I will say it's generally easier for an aggressive bat to grind it out than a defensive bat to have to counterattack. I don't critique Gavaskar the same way I do...
  15. B

    Viv vs hutton

    It's not about being able to do it occasionally, it's about being able to do it consistently. Everyone has a limited number of innings out of character. The top 10 of fastest test 50s has Misbah 1, Kallis 3, Steyn 8. Chanders had the 3rd fastest test hundred. You've got someone like Border from...
  16. kyear2

    Viv vs hutton

    When has it not been. There's always match situations that requires the ability to add impetus to an innings. Not having it, can't be seen as a positive no matter how one tries to spin it.
  17. OverratedSanity

    Viv vs hutton

    ...lacked it at all. I consider the ability to face a lot of deliveries consistently to be a positive for a top order bat though. In most small innings (sub 50 or so), I'd rather the batsman stayed out there for a longer duration of time. It adds up and makes things easier for the middle order...
  18. kyear2

    Viv vs hutton

    He very much did, and I have pointed out to you and others, innings where he shut down to secure draws or stem collapses.
  19. P

    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    ...Australia. Excludes the first Test in Brisbane when England put their opponents in, picked no spinner, dropped twelve catches and lost by an innings. The turnaround was remarkable. Nine players appeared in all six matches: Hutton, May, Cowdrey, Bailey, Evans, Tyson, Statham, Appleyard and...
  20. capt_Luffy

    50 greatest cricketers since 1970

    All 4 below any of the batsmen I named frankly quite easily. Think Greenidge is the lowest batsman, 2nd would be Crowe. Easily better than them for me. Amla above them as well for me.

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