WI BATSMEN versus AUS/ENG/NZ Combined

INTERESTING TIDBIT:

For WI batsmen who have played against Australia, England and NZ  only 3 have averaged 50+ against those 3 teams combined.


54.63... Lara in 71 tests vs Aus/Eng/NZ
52.09... Richards in 77 tests
50.08... Walcott in 30 tests

49.90... Chanderpaul in 74 tests----hopefully Shiv will hit 50 when England and Aus tour WI in 2015
48.83... Sobers in 67 tests
46.08... Gayle in 40 tests
45.54... Weekes in 33 tests
41.62... Kalicharran in 40 tests
36.81... Sarwan in 39 tests
29.18... Hooper in 51 tests

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IF you took out NZ and inserted South Africa : any Changes ?  :-\

* The older players like Sobers, Richards, etc did not play against South Africa.

* But for WI players who played against all 3, Australia, England and South Africa, only Lara and Chanderpaul averaged 50+


54.83...Lara's average in 78 tests against Aus/Eng/SA
51.15...Chanderpaul's average in 73 tests against Aus/Eng/SA

40.88...Gayle in 44 tests
40.58...Sarwan in 45 tests
30.13...Hooper in 59 tests

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NOTE:

* Shiv will be playing 3 tests vs SA in Dec 2014; 3 tests vs Eng in Apr 2015 and 2 tests vs Aus in June 2015

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1970 - 1992 : a 22 year period of apartheid BAN.

Prior to 1970 , South Africa was arguably the strongest side in the World :

Graeme Pollock and brother Peter, Eddie Barlow, Mike Procter . Barry Richards et al.

Pity Viv never met the Fire  :-[

* THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

* Up to 1970, South Africa had 2 bowlers that stood out.

* Tayfield took 170 wickets in 37 tests @25.91 avg

* Peter Pollock took 116 wickets in 28 tests @24.81

* The other SA bowlers were good or ordinary.

* Actually Mike Proctor had 41 wkts in 7 tests----the ban surely affected him---he was a great bowler in English county cricket.

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SA bowlers up to 1970

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