International test cricket stats over the summer

[The Swans Blog]

So I like to keep some numbers, and I've kept a running list of batting and bowling stats for the summer. The batting stats are pretty amazing where Smith is concerned, ridiculous even. The bowling stats have Hazlewood as the run away best bowler for Australia.

It really is no surprise that the best batter for Australia has been Smith, and the best bowler has been Hazlewood, 2 of the best players in the world at the moment.

The Indian tour is still in process, so this only takes into account the 1st innings of the 3rd test. There's still 3 more innings to go.

Batting:


Bowling:


Bowling VS India


Batting VS India

 

[The Swans Blog]

Looking at the batting stats, it's absurd just how good Smith is. While he's a long way ahead of the pack with almost 300 runs more than Warner, he's faced an absurd number of deliveries, almost 700 more than the next batsman. That's almost 111 overs just on his own. Rarely gets out for low scores, but tends to get out after making a start.

Then you look at players like SE Marsh, averaging 24, Khawaja is averaging almost 60 and still can't get in the team and both the new boys Renshaw & Butters are still averaging over 50.

Looking at the performances over the summer, the team really is just 4 batsman deep. It's almost at the point where it's Smith out all out.

Concerning thing is that almost every established batsman has a low score of zero, even Smith.

Warner is another that's underperforming when looking at his career average, but career performances, he's playing about par. He's always looking on the verge of blowing an innings apart and wrecking India, and his starts back that up, but really falling short when converting those.

Vs India


Smith is averaging almost 100 from 5 innings. Far out. Either gets out when he makes a start, or goes ham.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Bowling stats just prove how important Hazlewood is to Australia. He hasn't taken any wickets this match, but over the summer is already 6 ahead Starc and 9 ahead of Lyon. Another 11 in the remaining 3 innings will give him 50 for the summer, bloody fantastic! Not only is he the best pace bowler in Australia, he's doing it at a crazy rate.

Conceding just 2.5 runs per over, striking every 50 balls and conceding 21 runs per wicket is just ridiculous. That's just as good as McGrath at his absolute best. Best thing is that he's averaging almost 5 wickets a match, 2.44 per innings.

While Lyon is Australia's highest wicket taking spin bowler, it's arguable that he really is the best spin bowler in Australia. While SOK doesn't get a lot of turn, he's utilised natural variation to the absolute limit in home and Indian conditions. He's the best Australian bowler in India by fair way, even including Lyons' 8 wicket haul.

Lyon and SOK share 28 of 41 Australian wickets in India, but with a significant gap between the two bowlers. While Lyon has bowled roughly 10 more overs, SOK has bowled his share at an economical rate of 2.19 an over, and still bowling more maidens than Lyon. Additionally, he's striking every 30 balls and averaging an absurd 11.73.

Cummins has a chance to take a half-dozen wickets for the tour should he stay fit, but I'd expect SOK to finish with at least 25 wickets. Will he be Australia's leading wicket taken for the series? Only time will tell.

 

[PhatBoy]

I agree with you on smith and especially Hazlewood. If anyone thinks Starc is in the same hemisphere, they're off their dial.

But it needs to be said - it looks like you're looking for excuses for Warner. Mate, he doesn't have many.

 

[The Swans Blog]

I agree with you on smith and especially Hazlewood. If anyone thinks Starc is in the same hemisphere, they're off their dial.

But it needs to be said - it looks like you're looking for excuses for Warner. Mate, he doesn't have many.

Not making excuses. He's getting starts but always throws his wicket away. Looks threatening when he's out there for the first 8-10 overs.

 

[beta_condition]

Renshaw is a beast, how does his average stack up against other young players in India?

 

[Bigelow]

That is good work, thanks for posting it.

It has become obvious Hazlewood is the mainstay of the bowling.
Starc is the "loose cannon" Will be ordinary most of the time but every now and then will win a game in an over or two.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Renshaw is a beast, how does his average stack up against other young players in India?

To be honest I don't know but an average over 40 in 5 innings is pretty damn good. These haven't been traditional roads either.

He's faced the next most balls after Smith, so it indicates that he's constructing his innings.

 

[Doss]

Hazlewood is the best bowler in Australia by a distance. These figures portray that.

 

[Pykie]

Renshaws average in India won't look brilliant in 4 years on paper, but they've been 2 of the worst pitches in recent memory so far, so it's very impressive.

 

[Louis Slungpue]

Just shows that Mitch marsh is a glorified tail ender

 

[dogs105]

Smith is averaging almost 100 from 5 innings. Far out. Either gets out when he makes a start, or goes ham.

Maxwell too.

 

[Gough]

Twenty three Test players this summer, wow! At least among it they look to have the bones of a pretty decent team now.

 

[The Swans Blog]

It's pretty amazing that even though Hazlewood got the break through and he's been on target, he has just 8 wickets so far this series. Cummins has had a pretty big impact coming straight into the team, and SOK is doing well still, leading the wicket haul for Australia.

 

[avishka5]

Im a fan of S.Marsh and i have backed him a lot over the years but unless he can take Australia home (or ton up) and Make another ton next game, his name has to be crossed off from Australian selection. Khawaja needs to be backed in on any condition and Maxwell needs to be given some time to cement his spot. In the mean time, its time the selectors need to overlook Shaun for the likes of Cartwright, Patterson, Henriques, Head and even Few young guns like Turner and Lehman, that could all come on in the next year or so.

You could even add the likes of Burns and bancroft (if he can find his best form) to replace one of the openers, if it needs to be.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Updated the stats with todays' result. O'Keefe has been Australia's best bowler this series with 18 wickets, and Smith the best batsman by a mile, averaging 74 with 2 centuries on dodgy wickets.

On matches played, O'Keefe looks to be the most effective bowlers of the Australian's over the summer. From just 7 innings, he's landed himself 22 wickets, and at a crazy rate too. Hazlewood though leads all comers by a fair margin with 40 wickets and doing it at a tidy rate too. It's been a good summer for the bowler and may he continue it!

As far as summer batsman go, Smith has been ridiculous with over 1,000 runs, averaging 73! Renshaws' average finally dropped under 50, but butters has managed to keep his nice and high with another outstanding half-century. SMarshs' average is still in the toilet tough, sitting at a paltry 28.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Hazlewood has 4 runs in India - lol! Quick, drop him!!!11

 

[PhatBoy]

Updated the stats with todays' result. O'Keefe has been Australia's best bowler this series with 18 wickets, and Smith the best batsman by a mile, averaging 74 with 2 centuries on dodgy wickets.

On matches played, O'Keefe looks to be the most effective bowlers of the Australian's over the summer. From just 7 innings, he's landed himself 22 wickets, and at a crazy rate too. Hazlewood though leads all comers by a fair margin with 40 wickets and doing it at a tidy rate too. It's been a good summer for the bowler and may he continue it!

As far as summer batsman go, Smith has been ridiculous with over 1,000 runs, averaging 73! Renshaws' average finally dropped under 50, but butters has managed to keep his nice and high with another outstanding half-century. SMarshs' average is still in the toilet tough, sitting at a paltry 28.

Yes it was a very dodgy batting wicket that Smiths second century came on lol.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Yes it was a very dodgy batting wicket that Smiths second century came on lol.

Ask Warner, he found it very dodgy

 

[The Swans Blog]

Updated the batting stats. Smith finished 1 short of 500 runs for the series. It's a shame, because his average was around 100 until his last 2 dismissals. What a series; 3 hundreds and the leading Australian run scorer by more than 250. Without Smith, the Aussies would have been slaughtered.

At the other end, you have Warner with less than 200 runs, easily out scored by his far less experienced counter part, the 2nd highest Australian run scorer. Supposed sub-continent specialist SE Marsh spudding it up big time, barely cracking 150 over 8 innings. He scores half-centuries twice, but then a lot of dismissals under 10. Overall, he batted arguably worse than most of the tail, and shouldn't be selected for the Ashes.

Maxwell, Starc and Wade played several good innings, Maxwell the only other Australian century scorer (and almost a 50 in his last innings), while Wade and Starc both managed 50s.

The truly amazing stat, is that Renshaw faced just 100 more balls than Marsh, yet scored almost 100 more runs. Both had 2 half centuries.

 

[The Swans Blog]

I updated the summer stats as well, and they're truly galling for Marsh. It's not often that top line batsman go an entire summer without a century, it happens, but as long as they're making runs and averaging over 40, they usually stay in their national team.

Marsh however, is not a top line batsman. He scored 3 half-centuries from 10 innings. In isolation, that would be OK if he averaged over 30, but he didn't. He averaged 22. Breaking down the innings list, of the 10, 6 were scores of 10 or less, including a duck.

Even Wade scored more runs at a better average, even after his s**t stain of a performance against Pakistan

Every other top 6 batsman scored at least 1 century and averaged higher than Marsh *

* Those that still play, or scored more runs than him.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I updated the summer stats as well, and they're truly galling for Marsh. It's not often that top line batsman go an entire summer without a century, it happens, but as long as they're making runs and averaging over 40, they usually stay in their national team.

Marsh however, is not a top line batsman. He scored 3 half-centuries from 10 innings. In isolation, that would be OK if he averaged over 30, but he didn't. He averaged 22. Breaking down the innings list, of the 10, 6 were scores of 10 or less, including a duck.

Even Wade scored more runs at a better average, even after his s**t stain of a performance against Pakistan

Every other top 6 batsman scored at least 1 century and averaged higher than Marsh *

* Those that still play, or scored more runs than him.

I don't think we need be too concerned about Marsh in future. I am pretty sure he's played his last Test. Australia just has to do something about its batting order and it has to start now. I'm pretty sure we'll see at least one new face next summer, and certainly a different number 4.