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Only in the ICC Hall of Fame will
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 140 | 72.57 | 854 | 59.48 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
carry greater weight than
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 18 | 0 | 859 | 154 | 47.72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
or
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 116 | 185 | 22 | 6868 | 166 | 42.13 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 78 | 0 |
Hilarious!
5 comments:
when they can see special talent in 4 tests only why bother about 10 or 100 test matches...
Homer, the 4 test wonder is Barry Richards - lived in test-denial all his life, finally they accepted him at the ICC Hall of Fame.
The last guy's stats are very similar to Ganguly's but aparently not so, who is the middle man?
Ok, the last guy's Colonel sahb
The middle one seems to be Vijay Merchant. He lost the best years of his cricketing life to WWII. Not that India would have played many more tests anyway in that era. A three test series once in 2-3 years was the schedule then. Incidentally, his first class average of 72+ is seemingly next only to Bradman's 95+ (FC not Tests).
I have linked the stats to the CI pages - Barry Richards, Vijay Merchant and Dilip Vengsarkar.
Its funny how a 4 Test wonder (playing at home against an Australian side struggling after a 5 test series in India and pay related disputes with the Board) trumps actual achievement.
A cursory glance at the CI stats page will throw up more names with more distinguished records than Mr Richards.
Cheers,
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