Better batsman : Ian Botham vs Imran Khan

[DrWolverine]

Better test batsman

 

[Johan]

Botham by a bit overall. Botham by a good margin before Imran dropped bowling.

 

[shortpitched713]

Imran clearly better at his late career batting peak. Botham very slightly better overall. Miller roughly equal to slightly better than both.

 

[Johan]

Imran clearly better at his late career batting peak. Botham very slightly better overall.

then why vote Imran?

 

[shortpitched713]

7-0 against the guy with the higher average seemed crazy.

I do this a lot though, so nothing new.

 

[kyear2]

Botham by a bit overall. Botham by a good margin before Imran dropped bowling.

Basically this

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Imran by a bit maybe,
Botham has 14 hundreds! second most by a batsman who has batting his secondary discipline behind Gilchrist.
I guess the bowling honour of the same goes to Sobers (6 5 wicket hauls)

 

[subshakerz]

Botham though Imran was better at crease occupation.

 

[ataraxia]

Daily reminder:



Botham averages 39 over his peak, which is half that length of time.

 

[Johan]

Daily reminder:

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Botham averages 39 over his peak, which is half that length of time.

how many not outs?

 

[Coronis]

Botham.

 

[ataraxia]

how many not outs?

18. Remember kids, not outs hinder averages.

 

[Johan]

18. Remember kids, not outs hinder averages.

shows you why averages suck for lower order Batsmen.

 

[ataraxia]

shows you why averages suck for lower order Batsmen.

Those 18 not outs occurred when he was on an average score of 53.7. Given that he was well set in those innings, if he'd had the opportunity to bat out those innings in full (removing those dastardly not outs), he'd logically score more runs before his dismissal than if he was starting from 0. So more than 51 runs on average.

In other words, if he batted higher his average would probably be higher.

 

[Johan]

Those 18 not outs occurred when he was on an average score of 53.7. Given that he was well set in those innings, if he'd had the opportunity to bat out those innings in full (removing those dastardly not outs), he'd logically score more runs before his dismissal than if he was starting from 0. So more than 51 runs on average.

In other words, if he batted higher his average would probably be higher.

How will he make his quickfire 39* (38) and 24* (26) coming in at 400/6 against the old ball if he came earlier?

 

[DrWolverine]

Daily reminder:

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Botham averages 39 over his peak, which is half that length of time.

Ian Botham scored 14 centuries same as Kapil Dev and Imran Khan combined.

 

[BazBall21]

Ian Botham scored 14 centuries same as Kapil Dev and Imran Khan combined.

And if he wasn't over bowled by England he would probably have a few more.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Ian Botham scored 14 centuries same as Kapil Dev and Imran Khan combined.

75+ scores
Kapil = Botham

 

[Johan]

75+ scores
Kapil = Botham

100+ scores
Botham>>Kapil

 

[shortpitched713]

I mean, wasn't Botham a set in stone 6, unlike either of Imran or Kapil?

I would imagine that effects the conversion rate a decent bit.