Statistics: Who scores the BIG centuries more often?

[Arnab]

This might have been done before on cricinfo a couple of years ago.

Criterion: 150+ is a big century.

Batsmen listed percentagewise:

Zaheer Abbas: 12 out of 18 centuries 66.67%

Donald Bradman: 18 out of 29 centuries 62.06% avg 254.12

Brian Lara: 12 out of 22 centuries 54.54% avg. 227.00

Steve Waugh: 14 out of 32 centuries 43.75% avg. 328.71 (7 NO)

Javed Miandad: 10 out if 23 centuries 43.47% avg. 412.20 (5 NO)

Gary Sobers: 11 out if 26 centuries 42.3% avg 298.28 (4 NO)

Sachin Tendulkar: 12 out of 31 centuries 38.7% avg. 214.00

Sunil Gavaskar: 12 out of 34 centuries 35.29% avg 247.44

Mohammad Azharuddin: 7 out of 22 centuries 31.81% avg 246.00

Alan Border: 8 out of 27 centuries 29.62% avg 276.20 (3 NO)

Vivian Richards: 7 out of 24 centuries 29.16% avg. 292.00 (2 NO)

[Edited on 15-11-2003 by Arnab]

[Edited on 15-11-2003 by Arnab]

[Tintin]

Zaheer : 8 out of 12 (66.67)

He has six hundreds against India and the lowest is 168.

[chinaman]

Zaheer Abbas?

[Tintin]

Yes

[oracle]

Gavaskar also has a record for a "debut" century/most runs in a test. Not sure when but most probably the most prolific test debutant.

[Tintin]

Gavaskar also has a record for a "debut" century/most runs in a test.

SMG scored 774 runs in four tests (missed the first test of the series with an injury) in his first series against West Indies, which is the record for a debut series.

He started off with a 65 and improved his personal best 5 times in the remaning seven innings before series was over, ending with a 220.

[Edited on 16-11-2003 by Tintin]