mr_mister
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Not asking who's a better bloke. Just who could bat better.
I find a lot of similarities between these 2. Along with Donald these 2 were the biggest stars of SA's early readmission years. Absolute staples of SAs top 6 through the 90s without ever really possessing super impressive batting stats.
Obviously extra factors like captaincy, some bowling ability and elite fielding made them both vital members of the team, but who contributed more in their (arguably) primary roles in the side?
In tests:
Cronje: avg 36.4, 6 tons and 23 fifties in 111 innings
Jonty: avg 35.7, 3 tons and 17 fifties in 80 innings
Not too much separating them here. Cronje did ton up a bit more but Rhodes made it to 50 more often
In ODIs:
Cronje: avg 38.6, s/r 76.5, 2 tons and 39 fifties in 175 innings
Jonty: avg 35.1, s/r 80.9, 2 tons and 33 fifties from 220 innings
Again it's close. Cronje with the higher avg, Jonty with the tremendous strike rate for the era, and the 50s stat has decreased relevance due to one usually batting a good 2 spots higher than the other
Honestly I can't split them. What say you CW?
I find a lot of similarities between these 2. Along with Donald these 2 were the biggest stars of SA's early readmission years. Absolute staples of SAs top 6 through the 90s without ever really possessing super impressive batting stats.
Obviously extra factors like captaincy, some bowling ability and elite fielding made them both vital members of the team, but who contributed more in their (arguably) primary roles in the side?
In tests:
Cronje: avg 36.4, 6 tons and 23 fifties in 111 innings
Jonty: avg 35.7, 3 tons and 17 fifties in 80 innings
Not too much separating them here. Cronje did ton up a bit more but Rhodes made it to 50 more often
In ODIs:
Cronje: avg 38.6, s/r 76.5, 2 tons and 39 fifties in 175 innings
Jonty: avg 35.1, s/r 80.9, 2 tons and 33 fifties from 220 innings
Again it's close. Cronje with the higher avg, Jonty with the tremendous strike rate for the era, and the 50s stat has decreased relevance due to one usually batting a good 2 spots higher than the other
Honestly I can't split them. What say you CW?