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SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - Rev Al - 10-11-2013
OK Folks:
[size=14pt]Only 3 batsmen in the history of test cricket have made 100+ scores over fifty.[/size]
* Dravid ended up on 99 scores over fifty(36 100, 63 50s)
* Lara ended up with 82 scores over fifty(34 100s, 48 50s)
Do you folks know who the 3 batsmen with 100+ scores over fifty are ?
The first one is easy---Sachin Tendulkar has 118 scores over 50---51 hundreds and 67 fifties
Click on the link to see the list:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=fifty_plus;size=100;template=results;type=batting
Rev
Re: SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - Rev Al - 10-11-2013
QUESTION:
[size=14pt]Which batsman has a crack at being the 4th batsman in history to make 100 scores over fifty ?[/size]
Rev
Re: SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - Mail - 10-11-2013
What is the conversion rate?
Surely that is the test of class?
Re: SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - Rev Al - 10-11-2013
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What is the conversion rate?
Surely that is the test of class?
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[size=14pt]In evaluating the productivity of a batsman once must look at 3 benchmarks:[/size]
1. AVERAGE
2. CONSISTENCY---this is the percentage of total innings played a batsman scores over fifty----for example, Tendulkar has 118 scores over fifty in 327 innings played---that is a CONSISTENCY of 118/327 = 36.0%
3. CONVERSION RATE----Tendulkar converted 51 of his 118 scores over fifty---51/118 = 43.2%
OBSERVATION:
Batsmen with great stats average 50+/they have a consistency above 33.33% and a conversion rate above 30%
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QUESTION:
Are all batsmen with great stats truly great ?
NO!
The truly great batsmen are those who dominated the eras in which they played.
Example:
1928-1948---Bradman
1954-1974---Sobers
1974-1991---Richards
1991-2006---Lara and Tendulkar
Rev
Re: SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - Robblogs - 10-12-2013
That's pretty interesting, I thought more people had gotten more than 100 50+ games. There have been alot of great players though.
Re: SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - Rev Al - 10-13-2013
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That's pretty interesting, I thought more people had gotten more than 100 50+ games. There have been alot of great players though.
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* It takes longevity and an excellent CONSISTENCY to get to 100+ scores over fifty in one's test career.
* Next in line to have 100+ scores over fifty is Shiv Chanderpaul---he currently has 89
* But if Shiv were to maintain his current 35.4% Consistency(89/251)----it would take him 31 innings or over 16 tests to get to 100 scores over fifty.
THE BIG QUESTION:
Will the WICB allow Shiv to play 16 more tests ?
Rev
Re: SCORES OVER 50: Only 3 Batsmen In Test History - ketchim - 08-10-2017
Rev, guess what ?
http://thecricketmonthly.com/story/1115597/who-are-the-most-consistent-players-in-test-history
Finally, what is the index of player consistency?
It is the average of the block performance percentage values across a career.
This average is called the Consistency Index.
The higher the average, the more consistent the player.
Let me define player consistency here as : "the ability of players to keep
their sub-par performances to a minimum and close to their mean values".