Comparing Modern Openers

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In all, there are 8 openers who have scored over 8,000 runs. If we look beyond their total averages we see some interesting facts when comparing theor home and away records. Nor surprisingly, Dave Warner has the best home record and the worst away record of the 8 openers. Conversely, Graeme Smith has the worst home record and best away record. Only one player, Sunil Gavaskar, averages over 50 both at home and away. Gavaskar. Boycott and Cook are arguably the most consistent over home and away fixtures.
The following table sets out the 8 openers' records.

Player	Total runs	Average	Home runs	Home Ave.	Runs away	Away Ave.
S.Gavaskar	10122	51.12	5067	50.17	5055	52.11
M.Hayden	8625	50.73	5210	57.89	3415	42.69
V.Sehwag	8586	49.34	4656	54.14	3930	44.66
G.Smith	9265	48.25	3986	41.52	5279	54.98
G.Boycott	8114	47.72	4356	48.40	3758	46.98
A.Cook	12472	45.35	6568	44.38	5904	46.48
D.Warner	8651	44.43	5303	59.58	3348	32.50
G.Gooch	8900	42.58	5917	46.23	2983	36.87

 

[shortpitched713]

Put Greenidge in the place of Boycott. Drop Boycott to just above Gooch. Then the list is about perfect.

 

[Coronis]

Put Greenidge in the place of Boycott. Drop Boycott to just above Gooch. Then the list is about perfect.

Greenidge didn’t fit his 8000 runs criteria. Its not ordered in terms of how he rates them either.

 

[capt_Luffy]

So Warner almost averages double in home compared to away..... I remembered his numbers being disproportionately but not to this extent....

 

[shortpitched713]

Greenidge didn’t fit his 8000 runs criteria. Its not ordered in terms of how he rates them either.

I know.

But it is relevant to thread title which is comparison of the modern openers, and I found it interesting that yeah, vast majority of the time, very strong correlation between better average to better player.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Gavaskar
Boycott
Greenidge
Smith
Sehwag
Hayden
Gooch
Cook

 

[howitzer]

Gavaskar
Boycott
Greenidge
Smith
Sehwag
Hayden
Gooch
Cook

Think Greenidge greater than Boycott and Hayden greater than Sehwag but this is a good list.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Think Greenidge greater than Boycott and Hayden greater than Sehwag but this is a good list.

Yea I’m also tempted to move Gooch up because of his great record against the windies