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Starc making a late charge for Australian Of The Year, but they’ll probably give it to someone who cured a disease or invented time travel or something. Pathetic.
 

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raptalia said:
Australia score 500+ without a player making a century. Has that happened before?

The FOXTEL commentary team mentioned that it was the first time every Australian batsman had made it to double figures in a single Test innings since 1992 but a score of 500+ without a century maker was not mentioned while I was watching.

That maybe one for REH to answer.
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Sri Lanka 531 v Bangers March 2024 in Chittagong, highest scores Kusal Mendis 93, Kamindu Mendis 92 not out. #10 and #11 were both out and only made 6 and 0 respectively, 9 players got to double figures. 6 scores of 50+. Sri Lanka won by 192 runs.

India 9/dec 524 v NZ November 1976 in Kanpur, highest score was 70 by Mohinder Amarnath all up 6 scores of 50+, Bishen Bedi was 50 not out and the worst #11 ever Bhagwat Chandrasekhar got to 10 not out, so everyone got to double figures. A Draw.

Oz 7/dec 521 v WI in Perth December 2009, highest scores Katich 99, Watson 89 all up 5 scores of 50+. Hauritz 2 not out was only single figure. Oz won by 35 runs.

South Africa 517 v Oz in Adelaide 1998, highest score Brian McMillian 87 not out, 5 scores of 50+ and Jonty Rhodes made 6 and was only player not to make double figures - out for 6. A draw.

Today's 511 by Oz is 5th on the list. Starc's 77 was highest score and everyone made double figures and 5 scores 50+.

 
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RussellEbertHandball said:
Sri Lanka 531 v Bangers March 2024 in Chittagong, highest scores Kusal Mendis 93, Kamindu Mendis 92 not out. #10 and #11 were both out and only made 6 and 0 respectively, 9 players got to double figures. 6 scores of 50+. Sri Lanka won by 192 runs.

India 9/dec 524 v NZ November 1976 in Kanpur, highest score was 70 by Mohinder Amarnath all up 6 scores of 50+, Bishen Bedi was 50 not out and the worst #11 ever Bhagwat Chandrasekhar got to 10 not out, so everyone got to double figures. A Draw.

Oz 7/dec 521 v WI in Perth December 2009, highest scores Katich 99, Watson 89 all up 5 scores of 50+. Hauritz 2 not out was only single figure. Oz won by 35 runs.

South Africa 517 v Oz in Adelaide 1998, highest score Brian McMillian 87 not out, 5 scores of 50+ and Jonty Rhodes made 6 and was only player not to make double figures - out for 6. A draw.

Today's 511 by Oz is 5th on the list. Starc's 77 was highest score and everyone made double figures and 5 scores 50+.

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Some excellent stats there REH. :thumbsu:

When I was a young bloke during the West Indie's tour in 1960-61 I can recall their spinner Alf Valentine being described as the worst test batsman ever so I checked his batting average, which was 141 runs at 4.70 and marginally better than Chandrasekhar (who had polio as a kid resulting in a withered arm) with his 167 runs at 4.07.

While I was checking Chandra's stats NZ's Chris Martin the `Walking Wicket ' and his 123 test runs at 2.36 got a mention, apparently they are the only two test players in history who scored less runs than wickets taken.
 
1954 said:
Some excellent stats there REH. :thumbsu:

When I was a young bloke during the West Indie's tour in 1960-61 I can recall their spinner Alf Valentine being described as the worst test batsman ever so I checked his batting average, which was 141 runs at 4.70 and marginally better than Chandrasekhar (who had polio as a kid resulting in a withered arm) with his 167 runs at 4.07.

While I was checking Chandra's stats NZ's Chris Martin the `Walking Wicket ' and his 123 test runs at 2.36 got a mention, apparently they are the only two test players in history who scored less runs than wickets taken.
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India's Dilip Doshi must be right up there among the worst ever. In the last Test in Adelaide, I vaguely remember him edging a ball through slips in 1977 - his first runs of the series.
 
philreich said:
India's Dilip Doshi must be right up there among the worst ever. In the last Test in Adelaide, I vaguely remember him edging a ball through slips in 1977 - his first runs of the series.
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There was some pretty useless low order batsman in the old days,from memory did Jim Higgs tour the UK and never made a run?
Anyway those days are pretty well over as everyone is expected to be able to bat these days.
Watching Starc yesterday he looked like a very competent middle order batsman.
 
240volt said:
There was some pretty useless low order batsman in the old days,from memory did Jim Higgs tour the UK and never made a run?
Anyway those days are pretty well over as everyone is expected to be able to bat these days.
Watching Starc yesterday he looked like a very competent middle order batsman.
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Starc definitely showed up the Pommy top order - he was brilliant. Just hand him the man of the series award now.
 
1954 said:
Some excellent stats there REH. :thumbsu:

When I was a young bloke during the West Indie's tour in 1960-61 I can recall their spinner Alf Valentine being described as the worst test batsman ever so I checked his batting average, which was 141 runs at 4.70 and marginally better than Chandrasekhar (who had polio as a kid resulting in a withered arm) with his 167 runs at 4.07.

While I was checking Chandra's stats NZ's Chris Martin the `Walking Wicket ' and his 123 test runs at 2.36 got a mention, apparently they are the only two test players in history who scored less runs than wickets taken.
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About an hour after I posted I thought I'd check to see if anyone actually has a worse record than Chandra and saw Martin's record, but I only saw him bat a handful of times and have forgotten about him.

I saw Chadra bat in 8 tests in a 3 year period in late 70's / early 80's when I was a young bloke, plus read the scores from the 6 tests Oz played in India before the Packer players came back, and it has stuck in my mind how bad he was.
 

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I'm still going to think its an unnecessary thing, mainly driven by Oz TV executives, that skews records.

If it was that good, then have all 5 tests go with a pink ball.

The Boxing Day test should be made a pink ball test if its that good, let people get over Christmas indulgence and start the game at 2pm not 11am or 10.30am to get that extra 1/2 hour in. But Cricket Oz wont have the guts to pull that move.
 
RussellEbertHandball said:
I'm still going to think its an unnecessary thing, mainly driven by Oz TV executives, that skews records.

If it was that good, then have all 5 tests go with a pink ball.

The Boxing Day test should be made a pink ball test if its that good, let people get over Christmas indulgence and start the game at 2pm not 11am or 10.30am to get that extra 1/2 hour in. But Cricket Oz wont have the guts to pull that move.
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I can't see a day/night test once a series skewing records much, records are skewed for many reasons from diabolical pitches to dust bowls to batting highways & beyond it's not much of an argument.
 
afl2004 said:
Surely he knew this could easily happen
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At least Root got his first century down under in 31 attempts to remove that asterisk from his record.

As good as the urn, really.
 
JimmyBC said:
I can't see a day/night test once a series skewing records much, records are skewed for many reasons from diabolical pitches to dust bowls to batting highways & beyond it's not much of an argument.
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Its an unnecessary change to the game that every night session of every day's play, it skews the way the game is going. You don't get the 3rd session of every day on a seaming pitch or a dust bowl pitch, all of a sudden advantage one side compared to the previous 2 sessions that day. And the ball is crap and soft after 30 overs compared to a red ball after 30 overs.

Its a TV thing driven by broadcasters. Why aren't all 5 tests pink ball tests if its that good??
 

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RussellEbertHandball said:
Its an unnecessary change to the game that every night session of every day's play, it skews the way the game is going. You don't get the 3rd session of every day on a seaming pitch or a dust bowl pitch, all of a sudden advantage one side compared to the previous 2 sessions that day. And the ball is crap and soft after 30 overs compared to a red ball after 30 overs.

Its a TV thing driven by broadcasters. Why aren't all 5 tests pink ball tests if its that good??
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It's a game of variables who gives a shit about another one?

Why aren't all 5 tests pink ball tests if its that good??

This is the sort of dopey question I'd expect from 240v not you.
 
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1. Matthew Hayden
2. Bill Ponsford
3. Don Bradman
4. Steve Smith
5. Allan Border
6. Adam Gilchrist
7. Keith Miller
8. Shane Warne
9. Mitchell Starc
10. Dennis Lillee
11. Glenn McGrath

Look it’ll be tough to weather the storm brought by Joe Root, Jimmy Anderson and… Graham Gooch(?), but I reckon these boys should be okay.
 
McSweeney 226 not out for Australia A against the England Lions, and Tassie are 8 for 224 - still trailing SA by 7 runs. Those 2 facts, on top of the fact that Australia are about to 2-0 up, make this a pretty good Sunday :).
 
JimmyBC said:
It's a game of variables who gives a shit about another one?

Why aren't all 5 tests pink ball tests if its that good??

This is the sort of dopey question I'd expect from 240v not you.
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Answer it then. You ask plenty of dopey questions.. It's a unnecessary gimmick.
 

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