Averages against a particular opposition in Tests - Tables

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05-Nov-2006

Biggest difference of batting average against a team and in career - Tests (qualification: 15 innings v team)
Player	Span	Mat	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Mat	Runs	Ave	Diff
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2005	88	5330	38.90	v Zimb	10	1145	95.41	56.506
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	4455	58.61	v India	10	1495	106.78	48.165
A Flower (Zimb)	1992-2002	63	4794	51.54	v India	9	1138	94.83	43.283
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1969-1985	78	5062	44.79	v India	19	1740	87.00	42.200
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	102	5200	33.54	v India	14	1201	70.64	37.097
VT Trumper (Aust)	1899-1912	48	3163	39.04	v SAf	8	900	75.00	35.950
MA Taylor (Aust)	1989-1999	104	7525	43.49	v Pak	12	1347	79.23	35.735
RN Harvey (Aust)	1948-1963	79	6149	48.41	v SAf	14	1625	81.25	32.829
MA Atherton (Eng)	1989-2001	115	7728	37.69	v NZ	11	1088	68.00	30.299
AC Gilchrist (Aust)	1999-2006	85	5124	48.79	v NZ	11	923	76.91	28.116
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2006	102	6545	40.15	v SL	11	1091	68.18	28.037
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1965	42	2727	40.10	v India	9	885	68.07	27.976
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	8832	52.57	v NZ	18	1919	79.95	27.388
DC Boon (Aust)	1984-1996	107	7422	43.65	v India	11	1204	70.82	27.163
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2006	98	6531	44.73	v India	18	1581	71.86	27.133
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2006	105	6745	41.12	v India	10	938	67.00	25.869
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	8032	57.78	v India	18	1920	83.47	25.698
DJ Cullinan (SAf)	1993-2001	70	4554	44.21	v NZ	10	823	68.58	24.373
DL Amiss (Eng)	1966-1977	50	3612	46.30	v WI	10	1130	70.62	24.314
Mudassar Nazar (Pak)	1976-1989	76	4114	38.09	v India	18	1431	62.21	24.127

Biggest difference of batting average against a team and in career - Tests (qualification: 15 innings v team)
Player	Span	Mat	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Mat	Runs	Ave	Diff
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	8032	57.78	v NZ	12	404	23.76	-34.015
DL Amiss (Eng)	1966-1977	50	3612	46.30	v Aust	11	305	15.25	-31.060
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	1998-2006	70	5737	53.12	v SL	12	472	24.84	-28.277
GC Smith (ICC/SAf)	2002-2006	48	3891	49.25	v Aust	8	356	22.25	-27.000
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1969-1985	78	5062	44.79	v NZ	14	428	17.83	-26.966
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1969-1985	78	5062	44.79	v WI	8	259	18.50	-26.299
IM Chappell (Aust)	1964-1980	75	5345	42.42	v SAf	9	288	16.94	-25.478
KF Barrington (Eng)	1955-1968	82	6806	58.67	v WI	17	1042	34.73	-23.936
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	1998-2006	70	5737	53.12	v Aust	8	444	29.60	-23.519
WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	85	7249	58.45	v WI	13	639	35.50	-22.960
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	8832	52.57	v WI	16	834	29.78	-22.784
MS Sinclair (NZ)	1999-2004	25	1365	36.89	v Aust	8	212	14.13	-22.756
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2006	83	6250	49.60	v Pak	13	656	27.33	-22.266
JH Kallis (SAf)	1995-2006	102	8033	55.78	v SL	12	639	33.63	-22.148
MW Gatting (Eng)	1978-1995	79	4409	35.55	v WI	9	258	15.17	-20.383
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1985-1995	56	2465	27.08	v WI	8	95	6.78	-20.304
DC Boon (Aust)	1984-1996	107	7422	43.65	v Pak	11	431	23.94	-19.715
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak)	1992-2006	113	8498	50.88	v Aust	14	785	31.39	-19.490
PH Parfitt (Eng)	1961-1972	37	1882	40.91	v Aust	9	302	21.57	-19.338
R Dravid (India)	1996-2006	104	9049	58.75	v SAf	12	829	39.47	-19.283

Biggest difference of bowling average against a team and in career - Tests (qualification: 1500 balls v team)
Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	Ave	Opposition	Mat	Wkts	Ave	Diff
GAR Lock (Eng)	1952-1968	49	174	25.58	v NZ	7	47	7.80	-17.771
FJ Titmus (Eng)	1955-1975	53	153	32.22	v NZ	6	28	16.46	-15.765
RB Simpson (Aust)	1957-1978	62	71	42.26	v India	11	23	28.13	-14.139
KJ O'Keeffe (Aust)	1971-1977	24	53	38.07	v NZ	8	21	24.04	-14.032
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	43	158	28.98	v NZ	6	32	15.06	-13.917
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2006	94	307	29.51	v WI	7	43	15.72	-13.799
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pak)	1958-1973	29	52	37.67	v WI	8	30	24.03	-13.636
DL Underwood (Eng)	1966-1982	86	297	25.83	v NZ	8	48	12.20	-13.631
S Venkataraghavan (India)	1965-1983	57	156	36.11	v NZ	10	44	22.81	-13.301
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)	1990-2003	52	185	32.97	v NZ	6	35	20.05	-12.912
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2006	71	219	34.96	v SL	7	31	22.16	-12.808
PCR Tufnell (Eng)	1990-2001	42	121	37.68	v NZ	10	37	25.02	-12.662
L Sivaramakrishnan (India)	1983-1986	9	26	44.03	v Eng	5	23	31.43	-12.605
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	43	130	32.92	v India	6	22	20.45	-12.465
R Illingworth (Eng)	1958-1973	61	122	31.20	v India	8	31	19.09	-12.103
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	114	49.42	v Eng	24	20	37.60	-11.829
AV Bedser (Eng)	1946-1955	51	236	24.89	v India	7	44	13.11	-11.786
PR Umrigar (India)	1948-1962	59	35	42.08	v Pak	15	14	30.35	-11.732
Intikhab Alam (Pak)	1959-1977	47	125	35.95	v NZ	15	54	24.38	-11.561
RM Hogg (Aust)	1978-1984	38	123	28.47	v Eng	11	56	17.00	-11.480

Biggest difference of bowling average against a team and in career - Tests (qualification: 1500 balls v team)
Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	Ave	Opposition	Mat	Wkts	Ave	Diff
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1972	20	51	37.00	v WI	8	12	78.16	41.166
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	32	61.37	v Aust	34	7	99.14	37.762
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2006	71	219	34.96	v SAf	9	15	70.06	35.096
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	61	59	36.50	v Eng	22	8	71.12	34.615
GRJ Matthews (Aust)	1983-1993	33	61	48.22	v Eng	10	9	82.00	33.770
SJ Harmison (Eng)	2002-2006	45	179	28.81	v SAf	9	18	59.55	30.745
CG Borde (India)	1958-1969	55	52	46.48	v WI	12	9	76.00	29.520
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	309	29.09	v NZ	5	11	57.18	28.091
Harbhajan Singh (India)	1998-2006	57	238	29.86	v Pak	6	15	57.33	27.463
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	43	158	28.98	v Aust	11	22	55.13	26.156
R Illingworth (Eng)	1958-1973	61	122	31.20	v WI	13	19	56.68	25.484
CC Lewis (Eng)	1990-1996	32	93	37.52	v Pak	7	13	62.15	24.623
B Mitchell (SAf)	1929-1949	42	27	51.11	v Eng	30	13	75.53	24.428
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1958	22	47	35.04	v Eng	6	10	58.10	23.060
Maninder Singh (India)	1982-1993	35	88	37.36	v WI	10	14	59.71	22.354
SK Warne (Aust)	1992-2006	140	685	25.25	v India	14	43	47.18	21.936
IJ Jones (Eng)	1964-1968	15	44	40.20	v WI	7	15	61.00	20.799
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2006	71	219	34.96	v India	9	19	55.73	20.766
NS Yadav (India)	1979-1987	35	102	35.09	v Pak	10	17	55.23	20.135
SLV Raju (India)	1990-2001	28	93	30.72	v Aust	8	17	50.35	19.632