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December 20, 2011, 04:56 PM
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219 & 7 or 13 & 114
Which one would you take? Denis Atkinson's 219 runs and 7 wickets or Ian Botham's 13 wickets and 114 runs? In other words, a Double + a 5-for, or a Century + a 10-for?
(Based on CI's 5-for and Century stats)
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December 20, 2011, 04:58 PM
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DAMN! That fool Ian did it 4 times! I guess that's why they call him Sir.
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December 20, 2011, 09:47 PM
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i'd take the century and the 10fer. the double is great but it's one innings, if it were 2 centuries in the match and a 5fer on top of that then i'd probably pick the double ton but if the 200 runs come as one innings i'd take the century and the 10fer.
i think they're pretty much the same though....contributing basically the same amount.
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December 20, 2011, 11:36 PM
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^^Now then. Is scoring a 2nd ton in the 2nd inn more difficult than a double-century? hmm that's tough
World class batters usually have the concentration, urge and stamina to score some more runs after getting 150. It's more rare to see a back-back ton in the same match (?)
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December 21, 2011, 04:01 AM
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yes i believe it's tougher to score back to back tons in the one match as opposed to the double ton.
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December 21, 2011, 12:31 PM
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Eeh. Debatable. I wouldn't say its tougher but rare.
Anyway, on topic. I'd take a double ton and a 5for. Because that shows true test allround ability. A 10for makes me a Bowling ALR. But I like picking up wickets and a 10 for is very rare these days.
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December 22, 2011, 08:27 PM
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i don't know, real bowling allrounders tend to not score that many centuries, a lot of half centuries but not soo many centuries. tbh a century and a 10fer makes a bowling allrounder, a double ton and a 5fer makes them a batting allrounder.
you can't really categorize a player into what type of allrounder from just one match imo. a genuine allrounder excels both in batting and bowling (even fielding if you like) but contributes those assets on a more equal level. once they start taking more runs than wickets they're more of a batsman and once they start taking more wickets than runs they're more a bowler, it's how it equals out overall that describes what type of allrounder they are imo.
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January 4, 2012, 11:31 AM
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What would you guys say Shakib was? If one looks at his stats, it would seem he is more of a batting all-rounder in ODIs and a bowling all-rounder in Tests. I say this because of the number of centuries and half-centuries he has in ODIs but with a surprising lack of 5-wicket hauls. In comparison, he only has 2 centuries and 9 half centuries in Tests but a very impressive record of 9 5-wicket hauls. At the moment, there are only 63 bowlers with more than 9 5-wicket hauls and I'm confident that Shakib will move up that list very quickly.
He's also done it incredibly quick time! All the other bowlers on this list: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=bowling
either took 9 5-wicket hauls in more innings/matches or played before the Second World War!
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