Who is closest to Bradman, Lohmann and Garner?
Which batsman, after the Don, has the best average over a 52-Test sequence? Are there bowlers with averages and economy rates comparable to those of George Lohmann and Joel Garner?
Player | Start Date | End Date | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | 100 | 50 |
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DG Bradman (Aus) | Nov 30, 1928 | Aug 18, 1948 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 99.94 | 29 | 13 |
RT Ponting (Aus) | Mar 8, 2002 | Nov 27, 2006 | 52 | 92 | 14 | 5813 | 74.52 | 23 | 20 |
GS Sobers (WI) | Aug 22, 1957 | Apr 3, 1968 | 52 | 88 | 13 | 5468 | 72.90 | 19 | 20 |
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | Apr 19, 2001 | May 1, 2006 | 52 | 91 | 19 | 5127 | 71.20 | 17 | 25 |
R Dravid (India) | Nov 18, 2000 | Sep 16, 2005 | 52 | 86 | 13 | 4883 | 66.89 | 14 | 21 |
KF Barrington (Eng) | Nov 11, 1961 | Aug 28, 1967 | 52 | 84 | 12 | 4783 | 66.43 | 16 | 22 |
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) | Nov 15, 2000 | Oct 12, 2007 | 52 | 87 | 8 | 5247 | 66.41 | 20 | 18 |
SR Tendulkar (India) | Apr 4, 1997 | Nov 3, 2002 | 52 | 86 | 8 | 5177 | 66.37 | 20 | 17 |
KC Sangakkara (SL) | Aug 11, 2004 | Nov 27, 2010 | 52 | 89 | 8 | 5352 | 66.07 | 19 | 18 |
WR Hammond (Eng) | Nov 30, 1928 | Jan 7, 1937 | 52 | 87 | 12 | 4827 | 64.36 | 16 | 13 |
L Hutton (Eng) | Jan 31, 1947 | Jun 15, 1954 | 52 | 92 | 13 | 5072 | 64.20 | 14 | 27 |
SR Waugh (Aus) | Jun 3, 1993 | Oct 5, 1998 | 52 | 83 | 18 | 4134 | 63.60 | 11 | 23 |
Javed Miandad (Pak) | Jan 3, 1983 | Dec 6, 1989 | 52 | 73 | 5 | 4240 | 62.35 | 14 | 16 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) | Mar 12, 1999 | Jan 17, 2006 | 52 | 86 | 9 | 4796 | 62.28 | 18 | 20 |
ML Hayden (Aus) | Feb 27, 2001 | Mar 13, 2005 | 52 | 92 | 10 | 5077 | 61.91 | 19 | 17 |
IVA Richards (WI) | Jan 31, 1976 | Jun 18, 1984 | 52 | 74 | 2 | 4456 | 61.88 | 15 | 20 |
H Sutcliffe (Eng) | Jun 14, 1924 | Aug 22, 1934 | 52 | 81 | 9 | 4453 | 61.84 | 16 | 22 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | Mar 24, 2004 | Nov 20, 2009 | 52 | 88 | 6 | 5026 | 61.29 | 17 | 15 |
BC Lara (ICC/WI) | Apr 6, 2001 | Nov 23, 2006 | 52 | 93 | 2 | 5576 | 61.27 | 19 | 17 |
JB Hobbs (Eng) | Jun 14, 1909 | Jun 17, 1930 | 52 | 85 | 5 | 4897 | 61.21 | 15 | 24 |
Player | Start Date | End Date | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | 5 | 10 |
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J Briggs (Eng) | Jan 1, 1885 | Mar 28, 1892 | 18 | 2248 | 705 | 72 | 9.79 | 7 | 3 |
GA Lohmann (Eng) | Jul 5, 1886 | Jun 24, 1896 | 18 | 3830 | 1205 | 112 | 10.75 | 9 | 5 |
Imran Khan (Pak) | Oct 14, 1982 | Nov 25, 1986 | 18 | 3663 | 1378 | 98 | 14.06 | 7 | 2 |
JC Laker (Eng) | Aug 13, 1955 | Jul 8, 1958 | 18 | 5288 | 1402 | 97 | 14.45 | 6 | 2 |
SF Barnes (Eng) | Jul 1, 1909 | Feb 18, 1914 | 18 | 5211 | 2058 | 139 | 14.80 | 18 | 6 |
GAR Lock (Eng) | Jul 12, 1956 | Mar 18, 1959 | 18 | 4485 | 1197 | 80 | 14.96 | 7 | 3 |
W Barnes (Eng) | Jan 19, 1883 | Aug 12, 1890 | 18 | 2034 | 704 | 46 | 15.30 | 3 | 0 |
JH Wardle (Eng) | Jun 10, 1954 | Feb 20, 1957 | 18 | 4156 | 1212 | 77 | 15.74 | 5 | 1 |
MD Marshall (WI) | Apr 26, 1985 | Jul 5, 1988 | 18 | 4164 | 1779 | 110 | 16.17 | 6 | 2 |
SM Pollock (SA) | Aug 6, 1998 | Mar 6, 2000 | 18 | 4262 | 1488 | 92 | 16.17 | 6 | 0 |
AV Bedser (Eng) | Aug 12, 1950 | Jun 16, 1953 | 18 | 5265 | 1590 | 98 | 16.22 | 9 | 3 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) | Feb 3, 1984 | Mar 17, 1986 | 18 | 4710 | 1868 | 113 | 16.53 | 10 | 3 |
GD McGrath (Aus) | Nov 26, 1999 | Aug 4, 2001 | 18 | 4146 | 1525 | 92 | 16.57 | 5 | 2 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) | Jun 6, 1991 | Mar 30, 1994 | 18 | 4929 | 1710 | 102 | 16.76 | 8 | 2 |
DL Underwood (Eng) | Jun 20, 1968 | Mar 1, 1971 | 18 | 5024 | 1444 | 86 | 16.79 | 7 | 3 |
Waqar Younis (Pak) | Oct 18, 1990 | Dec 6, 1993 | 18 | 3851 | 1968 | 117 | 16.82 | 14 | 3 |
R Peel (Eng) | Feb 20, 1885 | Aug 12, 1896 | 18 | 4306 | 1473 | 87 | 16.93 | 4 | 1 |
J Garner (WI) | Mar 3, 1978 | Mar 18, 1981 | 18 | 4149 | 1431 | 84 | 17.03 | 1 | 0 |
AK Davidson (Aus) | Feb 7, 1958 | Jan 18, 1961 | 18 | 5488 | 1789 | 104 | 17.20 | 8 | 2 |
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) | May 3, 2003 | Dec 6, 2005 | 18 | 5692 | 2230 | 128 | 17.42 | 11 | 3 |
Player | Start Date | End Date | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | 5 | 4 |
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J Garner (WI) | Mar 16, 1977 | Mar 28, 1987 | 98 | 5330 | 2752 | 146 | 18.84 | 3.09 | 3 | 2 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) | Mar 8, 1975 | Jan 17, 1988 | 98 | 5216 | 2786 | 136 | 20.48 | 3.20 | 4 | 1 |
M Muralitharan (SL) | Dec 15, 1999 | Feb 20, 2004 | 98 | 5301 | 2888 | 172 | 16.79 | 3.26 | 5 | 6 |
MA Holding (WI) | Jun 16, 1979 | Jan 30, 1987 | 98 | 5245 | 2903 | 136 | 21.34 | 3.32 | 1 | 4 |
MD Marshall (WI) | May 28, 1980 | Jan 14, 1989 | 98 | 5237 | 2905 | 127 | 22.87 | 3.32 | 0 | 4 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) | Feb 26, 1991 | Jan 3, 1997 | 98 | 5214 | 2938 | 120 | 24.48 | 3.38 | 2 | 1 |
EJ Chatfield (NZ) | Jan 10, 1981 | Mar 16, 1988 | 98 | 5159 | 2965 | 123 | 24.10 | 3.44 | 0 | 3 |
GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) | Jun 9, 2001 | Jan 21, 2007 | 98 | 4926 | 2880 | 146 | 19.72 | 3.50 | 3 | 3 |
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | Jan 25, 2004 | Jan 27, 2008 | 98 | 4944 | 2915 | 104 | 28.02 | 3.53 | 1 | 2 |
Imran Khan (Pak) | Aug 31, 1974 | Oct 16, 1987 | 98 | 4050 | 2399 | 106 | 22.63 | 3.55 | 1 | 2 |
N Kapil Dev (India) | Mar 27, 1988 | Apr 2, 1994 | 98 | 4872 | 2928 | 107 | 27.36 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) | Dec 13, 1992 | Jan 20, 1997 | 98 | 5171 | 3151 | 151 | 20.86 | 3.65 | 3 | 8 |
CA Walsh (WI) | Feb 13, 1993 | Sep 12, 1999 | 98 | 5089 | 3131 | 110 | 28.46 | 3.69 | 0 | 2 |
GR Larsen (NZ) | Mar 1, 1990 | Dec 6, 1997 | 98 | 5242 | 3243 | 94 | 34.50 | 3.71 | 0 | 1 |
CJ McDermott (Aus) | Oct 13, 1987 | Feb 23, 1996 | 98 | 5245 | 3371 | 156 | 21.60 | 3.85 | 1 | 3 |
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | Jul 4, 2004 | Feb 6, 2009 | 98 | 5044 | 3259 | 122 | 26.71 | 3.87 | 2 | 4 |
PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) | Jan 5, 1987 | Feb 22, 1996 | 98 | 5472 | 3558 | 111 | 32.05 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 |
WPUJC Vaas (SL) | Jan 14, 2001 | Oct 9, 2004 | 98 | 4844 | 3152 | 138 | 22.84 | 3.90 | 2 | 4 |
RW Price (Zim) | Sep 14, 2002 | Oct 22, 2011 | 98 | 5134 | 3345 | 97 | 34.48 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 |
RA Harper (WI) | Feb 4, 1984 | Apr 3, 1996 | 98 | 4770 | 3122 | 90 | 34.68 | 3.92 | 0 | 3 |
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