Greatest Touring Batsman to Australia?

[Johan]

Who is the greatest batsman to tour Australia?

 

[Coronis]

Who is the greatest batsman to tour Australia?

Greatest batsman to tour Australia or the greatest touring batsman in Australia?

 

[Johan]

Greatest batsman to tour Australia or the greatest touring batsman in Australia?

later, go by records/achievements in Australia.

 

[Coronis]

later, go by records/achievements in Australia.

Think some guys who should have been mentioned: Barrington, Gomes

 

[Johan]

Think some guys who should have been mentioned: Barrington, Gomes

added.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Hobbs
Hammond
Sutcliffe
Hutton
Tendulkar
Viv
Barrington
Crowe
Gomes
Lloyd
Edrich
Broad
Kohli

 

[Gob]

Don't do it. Don't do it

 

[Johan]

Hobbs
Hammond
Sutcliffe
Hutton
Viv
Tendulkar
Gomes
Lloyd
Barrington
Kohli

 

[Coronis]

Wow no Barrington love? 69 guys. 69. Note: I wouldn’t have him st the top, but down near the bottom of these guys is disrespectful.

 

[Johan]

Wow no Barrington love? 69 guys. 69. Note: I wouldn’t have him st the top, but down near the bottom of these guys is disrespectful.

would you have Hammond at top?

 

[Coronis]

would you have Hammond at top?

No

 

[Johan]

No

then who

 

[Coronis]

then who

Hobbs

 

[Johan]

Hammond's argument is also pretty strong, averaged 75 in Australia before the war, more than the Don. And I think he has like 4-5 match winning performances in Australia by himself .

 

[DrWolverine]

Post war batsmen (min of 1000 runs and 50+ average)

 

[DrWolverine]

Wow no Barrington love? 69 guys. 69. Note: I wouldn’t have him st the top, but down near the bottom of these guys is disrespectful.

You are right. He has the best record in Australia among post WW 2 batsmen.

 

[Johan]

Hammond's argument is also pretty strong, averaged 75 in Australia before the war, more than the Don. And I think he has like 4-5 match winning performances in Australia by himself .

Walter Hammond in Australia (Before the World War)

15 matches, 27 innings, 1,813 runs @ 75.5, 7 hundreds, 4 fifties.

notable match winning/MOM level performances

251 at Sydney

200 at Melbourne

119* and 177 at Adelaide

101 and 75* at Sydney

231* at Sydney

 

[Johan]

a funny stat, WSC is included

Viv Richards in Australia minus Sydney: 2,245 runs @ 59, 7 hundreds.
Viv Richards in Sydney: 493 runs @ 32, 1 hundred.

Sachin Tendulkar in Sydney: 785 runs @ 157, 3 hundreds.
Sachin Tendulkar in Australia minus Sydney: 1,024 runs @ 35, 3 hundreds.

(Pre War)
Walter Hammond in Sydney: 770 runs @ 256, 4 hundreds.
Walter Hammond in Australia minus Sydney: 1,043 runs @ 49, 3 hundreds.

 

[vidiq]

a funny stat, WSC is included

Viv Richards in Australia minus Sydney: 2,245 runs @ 59, 7 hundreds.
Viv Richards in Sydney: 493 runs @ 32, 1 hundred.

Sachin Tendulkar in Sydney: 785 runs @ 157, 3 hundreds.
Sachin Tendulkar in Australia minus Sydney: 1,024 runs @ 35, 3 hundreds.

So Sachin didn't conquer Australian conditions, he just inflated his stats by statpadding in the subcontinent type Sydney pitch.

 

[Johan]

So Sachin didn't conquer Australian conditions, he just inflated his stats by statpadding in the subcontinent type Sydney pitch.

won't say so, he made runs at MCG consistently (45), and his 114 at WACA and 116 at MCG are some of the greatest knocks by touring Asian Batsmen in Australia. Think Viv has the edge on the faster Australian wickets though.

I just found the contrast funny lol, wasn't much more thought behind that post.