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  1. TestMatch

    That time Shiv Chanderpaul hit a 4 and a 6 in the last 2 balls of an ODI

    Given WI's recent win, it's worth remembering the last time the Windies successfully chased down nine or more runs in the 50th over of an ODI. This was back in 2008 against Sri Lanka. West Indies won that game chasing down a target of 236, their highest ODI chase against Sri Lanka before...
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    The Don Bradman Index

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/7sii21/batsman_ability_programming_a_better_average/ From the above link: "So, just to restate for clarity: The Don Bradman Index gives a score of how good somebody is, relative to Don Bradman. If they get 70, then they are effectively 70% as a good a...
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    Anyone else getting Bevan flashbacks watching Stoinis?

    Anyone else getting Bevan flashbacks watching Stoinis? This guy is intense.
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    Brian Lara batting with ants in his pants

    Because every week needs to start with a Brian Lara video.
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    Misbah now averages 35 outside UAE/Pakistan

    All-round records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo Outside of UAE and Pakistan, Misbah averages 35 with 3 centuries. These stats do not include games played vs minnows (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and West Indies). If you add West Indies, his average goes up to 36, as he has 1 away...
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    Tons in Asia stats

    Cook now has more tons in Asia than any other non-Asian batsman. I decided to see if Cook's played more games than others on the top of this list. Here are the stats of batsmen relative to number of games played in Asia, and minus minnows. Ponting comes out looking the worse. Cook Number of...
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    The greatest batsman who averaged in the 40s

    In this thread we determine who was the greatest batsman who ended their career averaging in the 40s. My nominees are: Kanhai (sorry Viv, Kanhai was the original king of swag) Lloyd KP Sehwag Jayawardene Inzzie Gilchrist Greenidge
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    Australia's Subcontinent Struggles (good article)

    Australia's Subcontinent Struggles - West Indies Cricket Australia's Subcontinent Struggles by dillinger10 cricketwindies.com staff A large reason for Australian's ongoing run of futility in Asia is down to their batting. Since August 2012, Australia's team batting average (23.42) is the...
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    Sangakkara on Lara

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    "Could You Be Loved" - good article on WI cricket and cricketing stereotypes

    "Could You Be Loved" - good article on WI cricket and cricketing stereotypes https://firmmeditation.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/could-you-be-loved/
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    In a way, the WI have trailblazed in each cricket format

    The WI arguably "revolutionized" test cricket back in the 70s/80s, and then quickly followed suit by dominating ODIs. Now they're dominating T20s. I suppose pretty soon they will lose interest in T20s and be experts at Hypothetical Futuristic Digital Cricket.
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    Fly Lara Fly

    A very good article: Fly Lara fly | The Cricket Monthly | ESPN Cricinfo
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    The ICC all-time player career ratings

    The ICC Player Rankings are the "official" guide to the relative merits of batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders in Test match and ODI cricket. They take into account bowling quality, opposition rankings and pitch conditions. Currently, for example, Joe Root and Steyn have a rating of about 900 in...

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