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Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - chairman - 09-24-2014
I think shiv reminds mail of cowdrey and boycott but shiv greater than both of those guys.
Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - Calypso - 09-25-2014
Keep going Shiv ... a gentleman of Guyana and Windies cricket at any age ... though some don't see it that way ...
You go Tiger !!! 8)
Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - Rev Al - 09-25-2014
[size=18pt]Shiv is a late bloomer. Check out his batting average in his first 10 years in tests and his average in his last 10 years.[/size]
Quote:[size=12pt]43.89 Shiv's average in his first 10 years(1994-2003) ---he played in 70 tests
61.07 Shiv's average in his last 10 years(2004-14)---he has played in 88 tests[/size]
STATS
* THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE FOLKS
* 43.89 first 10 years; 61.07 the last 10 years.
* [size=14pt]And the 40 year old TIGER doesn't look like he is slowing down----he is getting better with age.[/size]
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Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - Rev Al - 09-25-2014
[size=18pt]Bradman is #1; Chanderpaul is #2 -----> Batsmen with the Highest Average after age 38[/size]
Quote:[size=12pt]105.72 Bradman(1)
95.85 Chanderpaul(2) [/size]
LINK to stats
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Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - Rev Al - 09-26-2014
[size=18pt]5 batsmen in test history have scored double hundreds after age 40. The last was Graham Gooch back in 1994.[/size]
236 Rowan
211 Hobbs
210 Gooch
208 Nourse
205* Hendren
LINK
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Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - Rev Al - 09-26-2014
MOST TEST HUNDREDS SCORED BY A 40 YEAR OLD
Quote:[size=12pt]8 Hobbs
3 Hendren, Armstrong, Boycott, Gravney
1 Thirteen other batsmen[/size]
LINK
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Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - 654321 - 09-27-2014
who is the oldest to score a test hundred
Re: SHIV Scores 1ST TEST HUNDRED As A 40 Year Old - Rev Al - 09-27-2014
[quote author=cricketmaven link=topic=92727.msg590832#msg590832 date=1411834999]
who is the oldest to score a test hundred
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* English opener John Hobbs was 46 when he scored 142 versus Australia in 1929.
* Only 3 batsmen have scored test hundreds after age 43---see Link.
LINK
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