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by **andy** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:21 pm

his numbers get more and more impressive the more you look at them!!

by **Gingerfinch** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:23 pm

Great numbers, and stylish with it. Watched some of his innings this morning. Played the situation very well.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:48 pm

If you look at his record against top eight sides, it suffers a bit, but then so did SRT's. Here are figures for the past thirty years.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

This is batting only.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

It'd be nice to smooth out the 2000-2010 run spike to give the nineties batters their due. But either way, Sanga, as batter only is way ahead. ABDV doesn't benefit from not having the gloves.

by **Gingerfinch** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:52 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:If you look at his record against top eight sides, it suffers a bit, but then so did SRT's. Here are figures for the past thirty years.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

This is batting only.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

It'd be nice to smooth out the 2000-2010 run spike to give the nineties batters their due. But either way, Sanga, as batter only is way ahead. ABDV doesn't benefit from not having the gloves.

Crowe's average against the top 8 sides is better by about 4. Most if not all the others have inferior records to their overall average. Looking again, Gooch's record improves by a a few.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:00 pm

I'm not sure the not-as-keeper stat for Sanga is entirely fair. This does him the service of ridding him of his earlier years when he wasn't as good, and delivers him to the records as a fully formed batter. But as he does well overall anyway, that doesn't have to matter so much.

by **Gingerfinch** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:04 pm

On the other hand, he may be averaging around 65 he had never kept. I do though think he unlike me, has improved with age.

by **rich1uk** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:35 pm

Dr Robert wrote:On the other hand, he may be averaging around 65 he had never kept. I do though think he unlike me, has improved with age.

you have both grown in stature with age tho :hide

by **Aidan11** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:36 pm

Sanga is a legend.

by **SaintPowelly** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:12 am

IDIOTIC from Rutherford, fought so hard to get to 40 aswell.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:19 am

Roughed up well though.

by **rich1uk** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:35 am

mini-collapse from NZ

3 wickets for 4 runs

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:39 am

All square then. Are we going to get a game here? Thirty overs with an old ball now. NZ happy with 200 lead? Not going to get that are they.

by **Aidan11** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:06 am

Still SL's game for me.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:10 am

Yes, but good fightback. A lot of catches dropped apparently.

by **Gingerfinch** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:13 am

I think NZ will get them out cheaply second time around, and win it.

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