Flying first class - Tables
- Most First-class runs without playing a Test
- Best career First-class batting average without playing a Test
- Biggest difference of a higher First-class average than a Test average
- Biggest difference of a higher Test average than a First-class average
- Highest proportion of Test runs as First-class runs
Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS![]() |
Ave | 100 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Jones | 1957-1983 | 645 | 36049 | 204* | 32.89 | 56 | |
JG Langridge | 1928-1955 | 574 | 34378 | 250* | 37.44 | 76 | |
GL Berry | 1924-1951 | 609 | 30225 | 232![]() |
30.25 | 45 | |
KG Suttle | 1949-1971 | 612 | 30225 | 204* | 31.09 | 49 | |
PA Perrin | 1896-1902 | 538 | 29709 | 343* | 35.92 | 66 | |
BF Davison | 1967/68-1987/88 | 467 | 27453 | 189![]() |
39.96 | 53 | |
J Seymour | 1900-1926 | 553 | 27237 | 218* | 32.08 | 53 | |
KS McEwan | 1972/73-1991/92 | 428 | 26628 | 218![]() |
41.73 | 74 | |
DE Davies | 1924-1954 | 621 | 26564 | 287* | 27.90 | 32 | |
CEB Rice | 1969/70-1993/94 | 482 | 26331 | 246![]() |
40.95 | 48 | |
DM Young | 1946-1964 | 475 | 24555 | 198![]() |
30.69 | 40 | |
MR Hallam | 1950-1970 | 504 | 24488 | 210* | 28.84 | 32 | |
CJB Wood | 1896-1904 | 456 | 23879 | 225![]() |
31.05 | 37 | |
RB Nicholls | 1951-1975 | 534 | 23607 | 217![]() |
26.17 | 18 | |
FB Watson | 1920-1937 | 470 | 23596 | 300* | 36.98 | 50 | |
JA Ormrod | 1962-1985 | 500 | 23206 | 204* | 30.90 | 32 | |
G Cox | 1931-1961 | 455 | 22949 | 234* | 32.92 | 50 | |
JR Gray | 1948-1966 | 458 | 22650 | 213* | 30.73 | 30 | |
WH Ashdown | 1914-1947 | 487 | 22589 | 332![]() |
30.73 | 39 | |
KJ Grieves | 1945/46-1964 | 490 | 22454 | 224![]() |
33.66 | 29 |
Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS![]() | Ave | 100 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SS Sugwekar | 1987/88-2001/02 | 85 | 6563 | 299* | 63.10 | 19 | |
SS Bhave | 1986/87-2000/01 | 97 | 7971 | 292![]() |
58.18 | 28 | |
AV Kale | 1993/94-2005/06 | 89 | 7004 | 248* | 56.03 | 25 | |
S Sriram | 1993/94-2005/06 | 109 | 8279 | 288![]() |
55.19 | 28 | |
PM Mullick | 1996/97-2005/06 | 68 | 4989 | 207* | 54.22 | 17 | |
K Bhaskar Pillai | 1982/83-1994/95 | 95 | 5443 | 222* | 52.84 | 18 | |
S Sharath | 1992/93-2005/06 | 127 | 8080 | 224![]() |
52.81 | 26 | |
A Kaypee | 1980/81-1999/00 | 117 | 7894 | 210* | 52.27 | 27 | |
AA Muzumdar | 1993/94-2005/06 | 117 | 8035 | 260![]() |
51.83 | 20 | |
P Dharmani | 1992/93-2005/06 | 113 | 7327 | 305* | 51.23 | 20 | |
Y Venugopal Rao | 1998/99-2005/06 | 60 | 4298 | 228* | 51.16 | 11 | |
DJ Hussey | 2002/03-2006 | 68 | 4569 | 232* | 50.76 | 16 | |
SS Mitra | 1958/59-1971/72 | 59 | 3058 | 155![]() |
50.13 | 7 | |
SV Jedhe | 1989/90-1997/98 | 58 | 3902 | 182![]() |
50.02 | 15 | |
MH Parmar | 1987/88-2005/06 | 83 | 6674 | 283![]() |
49.80 | 20 | |
Yusuf Ali Khan | 1982/83-1994/95 | 64 | 4531 | 233![]() |
49.79 | 14 | |
SJ Kalyani | 1983/84-2000/01 | 101 | 6306 | 260![]() |
49.65 | 14 | |
VSK Waragoda | 1990/91-2005/06 | 97 | 5478 | 204![]() |
49.35 | 13 | |
S Abbas Ali | 1996/97-2005/06 | 75 | 4784 | 251![]() |
49.31 | 12 | |
RV Sapru | 1982/83-1998/99 | 98 | 6007 | 200* | 49.23 | 18 |
Player | Span | FC | Runs | Ave | Tests | Runs | Ave | Diff | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Jadeja | 1988/89-2005/06 | 105 | 7871 | 56.22 | 15 | 576 | 26.18 | 30.039 | |||
MG Bevan | 1989/90-2005/06 | 234 | 18943 | 57.75 | 18 | 785 | 29.07 | 28.678 | |||
NH Fairbrother | 1982-2002 | 366 | 20612 | 41.22 | 10 | 219 | 15.64 | 25.581 | |||
CZ Harris | 1989/90-2005/06 | 119 | 6801 | 45.95 | 23 | 777 | 20.44 | 25.505 | |||
AV Mankad | 1963/64-1982/83 | 218 | 12980 | 50.90 | 22 | 991 | 25.41 | 25.491 | |||
Asif Mujtaba | 1984/85-2005/06 | 290 | 17931 | 49.67 | 25 | 928 | 24.42 | 25.249 | |||
W Jaffer | 1996/97-2005/06 | 121 | 9110 | 51.46 | 10 | 511 | 26.89 | 24.574 | |||
Rizwan-uz-Zaman | 1976/77-1999/00 | 205 | 14452 | 43.53 | 11 | 345 | 19.16 | 24.363 | |||
VM Merchant | 1929/30-1950/51 | 150 | 13470 | 71.64 | 10 | 859 | 47.72 | 23.926 | |||
LSM Miller | 1950/51-1959/60 | 82 | 4777 | 37.61 | 13 | 346 | 13.83 | 23.774 | |||
A Symonds | 1994/95-2005/06 | 198 | 12819 | 42.58 | 10 | 286 | 19.06 | 23.521 | |||
WM Wallace | 1933/34-1960/61 | 121 | 7757 | 44.32 | 13 | 439 | 20.90 | 23.420 | |||
MR Ramprakash | 1987-2006 | 374 | 26640 | 49.33 | 52 | 2350 | 27.32 | 22.007 | |||
GA Hick | 1983/84-2006 | 487 | 38451 | 52.67 | 65 | 3383 | 31.32 | 21.348 | |||
NV Knight | 1991-2006 | 226 | 15410 | 45.19 | 17 | 719 | 23.96 | 21.223 | |||
VJ Scott | 1937/38-1952/53 | 80 | 5620 | 49.73 | 10 | 458 | 28.62 | 21.109 | |||
AF Kippax | 1918/19-1935/36 | 175 | 12762 | 57.22 | 22 | 1192 | 36.12 | 21.107 | |||
A Chopra | 1997/98-2005/06 | 92 | 6117 | 44.00 | 10 | 437 | 23.00 | 21.007 | |||
J Arun Lal | 1974/75-1995/96 | 156 | 10421 | 46.94 | 16 | 729 | 26.03 | 20.905 | |||
W Mathias | 1953/54-1976/77 | 146 | 7520 | 44.49 | 21 | 783 | 23.72 | 20.769 |
Player | Span | FC | Runs | Ave | Tests | Runs | Ave | Diff | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AG Fairfax | 1928/29-1934 | 56 | 1910 | 28.93 | 10 | 410 | 51.25 | 22.310 | |||
MEK Hussey | 1994/95-2005/06 | 187 | 16452 | 53.94 | 11 | 1139 | 75.93 | 21.992 | |||
CF Walters | 1923-1935 | 245 | 12145 | 30.74 | 11 | 784 | 52.26 | 21.519 | |||
CS Dempster | 1921/22-1947/48 | 184 | 12145 | 44.98 | 10 | 723 | 65.72 | 20.745 | |||
E Paynter | 1926-1945 | 352 | 20075 | 42.26 | 20 | 1540 | 59.23 | 16.967 | |||
PJ Sharpe | 1956-1976 | 493 | 22530 | 30.73 | 12 | 786 | 46.23 | 15.498 | |||
CAG Russell | 1908-1930 | 437 | 27354 | 41.57 | 10 | 910 | 56.87 | 15.303 | |||
FS Jackson | 1890-1893 | 309 | 15901 | 33.83 | 20 | 1415 | 48.79 | 14.961 | |||
A Melville | 1928/29-1948/49 | 190 | 10598 | 37.85 | 11 | 894 | 52.58 | 14.738 | |||
KF Barrington | 1953-1968 | 533 | 31714 | 45.63 | 82 | 6806 | 58.67 | 13.040 | |||
Shoaib Malik | 1997/98-2005/06 | 66 | 2340 | 26.89 | 15 | 798 | 39.89 | 13.003 | |||
CA Davis | 1960/61-1975/76 | 90 | 5538 | 41.32 | 15 | 1301 | 54.20 | 12.879 | |||
RR Jumadeen | 1967/68-1980/81 | 99 | 604 | 8.50 | 12 | 84 | 21.00 | 12.492 | |||
KC Bland | 1956/57-1973/74 | 131 | 7249 | 37.95 | 21 | 1669 | 49.08 | 11.135 | |||
HJH Marshall | 1998/99-2005/06 | 64 | 2695 | 27.78 | 13 | 652 | 38.35 | 10.569 | |||
AJ Watkins | 1939-1963 | 484 | 20361 | 30.57 | 15 | 810 | 40.50 | 9.927 | |||
ME Trescothick | 1993-2006 | 199 | 11738 | 35.78 | 69 | 5502 | 45.47 | 9.684 | |||
GE Tyldesley | 1909-1936 | 648 | 38874 | 45.46 | 14 | 990 | 55.00 | 9.533 | |||
AW Greig | 1965/66-1978 | 350 | 16660 | 31.19 | 58 | 3599 | 40.43 | 9.239 | |||
SG Barnes | 1936/37-1952/53 | 110 | 8333 | 54.11 | 13 | 1072 | 63.05 | 8.948 |
Player | Span | FC | Runs | Ave | Tests | Runs | Ave | % | |||
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FH Edwards | 2001/02-2005/06 | 37 | 161 | 4.35 | 23 | 114 | 4.22 | 70.80 | |||
Mohammad Yousuf | 1996/97-2005/06 | 104 | 7342 | 47.36 | 66 | 5106 | 50.55 | 69.54 | |||
Mohammad Rafique | 2000/01-2005/06 | 47 | 1464 | 20.33 | 26 | 982 | 21.82 | 67.07 | |||
B Lee | 1994/95-2005/06 | 89 | 1579 | 18.57 | 54 | 1033 | 21.08 | 65.42 | |||
GD McGrath | 1992/93-2005/06 | 184 | 967 | 7.86 | 119 | 631 | 7.51 | 65.25 | |||
DL Vettori | 1996/97-2005/06 | 113 | 3200 | 24.24 | 70 | 2074 | 24.69 | 64.81 | |||
Habibul Bashar | 1997/98-2005/06 | 72 | 4616 | 35.23 | 42 | 2838 | 34.60 | 61.48 | |||
WPUJC Vaas | 1990/91-2006 | 158 | 3783 | 22.38 | 90 | 2251 | 21.23 | 59.50 | |||
GC Smith | 1999/00-2005/06 | 82 | 6589 | 49.91 | 47 | 3760 | 48.83 | 57.06 | |||
JH Kallis | 1993/94-2005/06 | 187 | 14047 | 53.61 | 101 | 8011 | 56.41 | 57.02 | |||
KC Sangakkara | 1997/98-2006 | 128 | 7461 | 39.68 | 57 | 4225 | 47.47 | 56.62 | |||
SR Tendulkar | 1988/89-2005/06 | 228 | 18872 | 59.72 | 132 | 10469 | 55.39 | 55.47 | |||
IK Pathan | 2000/01-2005/06 | 59 | 1476 | 25.01 | 24 | 816 | 28.13 | 55.28 | |||
JN Gillespie | 1994/95-2006 | 130 | 2205 | 17.50 | 71 | 1218 | 18.73 | 55.23 | |||
M Dillon | 1996/97-2005/06 | 87 | 995 | 8.15 | 38 | 549 | 8.44 | 55.17 | |||
M Muralitharan | 1989/90-2006 | 194 | 1929 | 11.41 | 103 | 1056 | 12.27 | 54.74 | |||
MV Boucher | 1995/96-2005/06 | 149 | 6374 | 34.26 | 93 | 3390 | 30.00 | 53.18 | |||
BC Lara | 1987/88-2005/06 | 252 | 21312 | 51.60 | 124 | 11294 | 53.02 | 52.99 | |||
NJ Astle | 1991/92-2005/06 | 158 | 8671 | 38.03 | 78 | 4585 | 37.89 | 52.87 | |||
AC Gilchrist | 1992/93-2005/06 | 176 | 9759 | 44.97 | 85 | 5124 | 48.79 | 52.50 |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1800: South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Apr 27-May 1, 2006
• ODI # 2369: West Indies v Zimbabwe at St John's, 2nd ODI, Apr 30, 2006