2009 Australian Test Averages by State

[dr nick]

*according to which state they were contracted to whilst playing the test

Batting

New South Wales: 3875 runs @ 47.26
Western Australia: 1889 runs @ 37.78
Tasmania: 852 runs @ 32.77
Victoria: 284 runs @ 14.95
Queensland: 70 runs @ 35.00
South Australia: 21 runs @ 21.00

Bowling

Western Australia: 64 wickets @ 31.45
New South Wales: 55 wickets @ 32.40
Victoria: 53 wickets @ 33.23
Tasmania: 34 wickets @ 30.59
Queensland: DNB
South Australia: DNB


Players
Simon Katich
Michael Clarke
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Doug Bollinger
Phil Hughes
Shane Watson
Stuart Clark
Andrew McDonald
Peter Siddle
Bryce McGain
Clint McKay
Mike Hussey
Mitchell Johnson
Marcus North
Ricky Ponting
Ben Hilfenhaus
Matthew Hayden
Graham Manou

bowling averages pretty ordinary...
MCG test still to come

 

[Spikey]

So pretty much, WA and NSW are awesome.


Already knew that.

(Wasn't MJ under contract for Queensland in the early part of 09?)

 

[dr nick]

nah he was actually a warrior right through 2008/09

 

[Jimthegreat]

Bowling averages are a worry, nothing under 30, and reflect our results.

 

[Axel.]

Tasmania: 34 wickets @ 30.59
Ben Hilfenhaus

Carn Hilfy.

Our best bowler imo.

 

[Lazarus]

Bit unfair to compare batting averages when Victoria have one half-batsman (McDonald - one test) and three bowlers (two of which have also played only one test each), and NSW have Katich, Clarke and Haddin - as well as Watson and Hughes who both played more tests than McDonald.

So really what this proves is that batsmen are better than bowlers at batting. Wow.

 

[dr nick]

You can see that a state like victoria for instance contributed to Australian bowling far more than they did with the bat. (probably historically they have always done, and WA tend to be more of a batting state)

If you can also work out from the list that batsmen average higher with the bat than the bowlers then kudos.

 

[dr nick]

Hang on? I've so missed something... When the **** did Watson start playing for NSW?

LOL

 

[beez]

Hang on? I've so missed something... When the **** did Watson start playing for NSW?

 

[Wally Carter]

Irrelevant stats.

Brad Hodge has a higher test average than the top states on that list.

Bradman could be playing for Victoria and some B grade tosser from NSW would still get the gig.

Irrelevant stats.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Bowling averages are a worry, nothing under 30, and reflect our results.

Not really, take WA for instance - you have Mitchell Johnson's average (whatever it was) being dragged up by part time bowlers Hussey and North.

 

[Navyblues09]

What would Victorias be without McGain?

 

[dr nick]

Bradman could be playing for Victoria and some B grade tosser from NSW would still get the gig.

Yeah... just look at all those duds from NSW compared to all those superstars in McDonald, McKay, McGain et al

What would Victorias be without McGain?

take about 200 off the runs column and don't touch the wickets colums

 

[Navyblues09]

Bloody McGain

 

[The 747]

What does it look like (genuinely curious) if you put the players to the States they originate from?

Katich WA, Watson Tas, Hauritz not sure who wants to claim him and so on.

Would be interesting.

 

[TorresIsGod]

Watson is a Queenslander, but played his first FC game for Tasmania.

Where do you fit him in?