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Originally posted by Dippers Donuts
Dan26, you are talking shyte...big time.
Bevan averages 57 for one reason - the not outs he accumulates. simple...end of story.
Bevo is a great player...no question, however apply his % of not outs to Tendulkars record and Sachin would average 60.
simple as that.
got it?
That post confirms YOU know nothing about the game yourself. A batsman's average is calculated from their TOTAL runs divided by the number of times they are dismissed. If the fieldng side cannot get the batsman out, then rightly his average increases. As it should. His average, even with the not-outs indicates that the fielding side was unable to dismiss him. Not outs count and contibute towards an average, and so they should.
In 1989, Steve Waugh made 350-odd runs over the first three tests of the Ashes tour before he was dismissed. Now, those 350-odd runs came across several innings, but so what? It's not his fault that all the other basmen were dismised leaving him the last one there! It's not his fault his captain declared with the fielding team still unable to get him out.
If Bevan's not-outs make his average higher, then more power to him. It just means the bowling side can't get him out! Why is that so hard to understand?
This proves you have very little understanding of batting averages, if you are questioning the "not-out's" a batsman has.
I mean, really. 







