Batting at unfamiliar positions - Tables

Travis Basevi

23-Jan-2007

Biggest positive difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - Tests
Biggest negative difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - Tests
Biggest positive difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - ODIs
Biggest negative difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - ODIs

Biggest positive difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - Tests (qualification: normal position for at least half their career; alternative position for a min of 15 inns; 1000 career runs)
Player	Span	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Diff
IM Chappell (Aus)	1964-1980	3	91	4279	50.94	4	17	340	21.25	29.690
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2006	3	36	1428	46.06	6	15	265	17.66	28.397
WJ Edrich (Eng)	1938-1955	3	41	2049	51.22	1-2	15	331	23.64	27.582
NC O'Neill (Aus)	1958-1965	4	41	2010	57.42	3	21	608	32.00	25.428
SR Waugh (Aus)	1985-2004	5	142	6754	56.28	7	19	543	33.93	22.345
RB Simpson (Aus)	1957-1978	1-2	70	3664	55.51	6	16	466	33.28	22.229
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1987	6	48	1772	45.43	5	26	581	23.24	22.195
Yashpal Sharma (India)	1979-1983	5	30	969	44.04	6	16	359	23.93	20.112
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	3	62	2414	43.10	4	18	436	24.22	18.884
M Amarnath (India)	1969-1988	3	66	2907	47.65	6	15	403	28.78	18.870
RT Ponting (Aus)	1995-2007	3	118	6863	67.95	6	45	1989	49.72	18.225
APE Knott (Eng)	1967-1981	7	81	2870	41.00	6	20	459	22.95	18.050
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1989-2004	6	74	2843	47.38	5	19	530	29.44	17.938
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	1-2	48	2390	56.90	3	23	860	39.09	17.813
APE Knott (Eng)	1967-1981	7	81	2870	41.00	8	33	705	23.50	17.500
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1995	3	107	4711	47.11	1-2	17	431	30.78	16.324
KJ Hughes (Aus)	1977-1984	4	64	2497	40.93	3	20	497	24.85	16.084
GS Chappell (Aus)	1970-1984	4	86	4316	59.12	3	38	1649	43.39	15.728
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2006	4	94	4480	52.09	5	24	873	36.37	15.718
MP Vaughan (Eng)	1999-2005	1-2	60	2755	49.19	4	29	871	33.50	15.696
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	1-2	29	1300	50.00	3	21	665	35.00	15.000
M Azharuddin (India)	1984-2000	5	94	4346	48.83	6	32	994	34.27	14.555
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak)	1992-2007	4	98	4867	52.90	6	26	859	39.04	13.856
KR Miller (Aus)	1946-1956	5	52	1973	41.97	4	17	423	28.20	13.778
GRJ Matthews (Aus)	1983-1993	7	33	1317	45.41	6	15	380	31.66	13.747
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-2004	7	86	2085	31.11	8	17	283	18.86	12.252
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2006	3	71	2820	41.47	6	18	416	29.71	11.756
MP Vaughan (Eng)	1999-2005	1-2	60	2755	49.19	3	19	719	37.84	11.354
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2007	4	173	8709	56.55	6	19	731	45.68	10.864
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	6	49	1813	41.20	5	23	628	31.40	9.804

Biggest negative difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - Tests (qualification: normal position for at least half their career; alternative position for a min of 15 inns; 1000 career runs)
Player	Span	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Diff
VL Manjrekar (India)	1951-1965	4	52	1714	35.70	3	16	922	65.85	-30.148
Imran Khan (Pak)	1971-1992	7	63	1845	34.81	6	23	928	61.86	-27.055
RT Simpson (Eng)	1948-1955	1-2	24	622	25.91	3	15	609	50.75	-24.833
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	6	94	2690	29.23	5	18	958	53.22	-23.983
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	1998-2007	5	74	3505	52.31	4	38	2744	76.22	-23.908
MV Boucher (ICC/SA)	1997-2007	7	74	1661	24.42	6	23	941	44.80	-20.383
MAK Pataudi (India)	1961-1975	5	45	1183	26.28	6	21	862	45.36	-19.079
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1981	4	57	2047	40.13	3	25	1334	58.00	-17.862
KC Wessels (Aus/SA)	1982-1994	1-2	37	1383	39.51	3	18	950	52.77	-13.263
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	6	94	2690	29.23	7	36	1329	40.27	-11.033
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	6	52	1559	33.17	5	16	658	43.86	-10.696
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2007	8	79	1796	30.96	9	20	534	41.07	-10.111
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	4	148	7535	51.25	3	66	3749	60.46	-9.209
MV Boucher (ICC/SA)	1997-2007	7	74	1661	24.42	8	37	994	33.13	-8.706
EH Hendren (Eng)	1920-1935	4	43	1756	46.21	6	15	712	54.76	-8.558
FJ Titmus (Eng)	1955-1975	8	39	692	19.22	7	18	381	27.21	-7.992
Shoaib Mohammad (Pak)	1983-1995	1-2	40	1423	40.65	3	22	998	47.52	-6.866
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	1998-2006	1-2	24	892	37.16	6	16	703	43.93	-6.770
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2006	8	81	1461	21.80	9	40	828	28.55	-6.745
Khaled Mashud (Bang)	2000-2006	7	47	784	19.12	8	19	400	25.00	-5.878
CJ Tavare (Eng)	1980-1989	1-2	33	966	31.16	3	21	771	36.71	-5.552
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	9	97	973	12.01	10	28	311	17.27	-5.265
GW Flower (Zim)	1992-2004	1-2	84	2373	29.29	6	20	653	34.36	-5.072
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	5	82	2665	34.16	6	54	1907	38.91	-4.751
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	4	113	4543	44.10	5	22	1066	48.45	-4.347
TG Evans (Eng)	1946-1959	7	69	1294	19.60	8	41	833	23.80	-4.193
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	4	86	4234	53.59	5	22	968	56.94	-3.346
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	1-2	46	1482	32.21	3	21	742	35.33	-3.115
TM Dilshan (SL)	1999-2006	6	33	1074	38.35	5	18	698	41.05	-2.701
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1989-2004	6	74	2843	47.38	7	22	701	50.07	-2.688

Biggest positive difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - ODIs (qualification: normal position for at least half their career; alternative position for a min of 10 inns; 1000 career runs)
Player	Span	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Diff
MEK Hussey (Aus)	2004-2007	7	20	706	117.66	6	16	609	60.90	56.766
A Symonds (Aus)	1998-2007	5	65	2474	44.98	7	20	345	21.56	23.419
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2007	1-2	317	10803	35.53	6	16	207	13.80	21.736
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2007	1-2	262	11731	48.27	5	36	797	28.46	19.811
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2007	1-2	317	10803	35.53	7	13	194	16.16	19.369
SV Carlisle (Zim)	1995-2005	3	54	1692	33.17	7	16	201	14.35	18.819
SC Ganguly (Asia/India)	1992-2007	1-2	209	8124	41.66	4	20	472	24.84	16.819
ME Waugh (Aus)	1988-2002	1-2	141	5729	44.06	5	37	934	27.47	16.598
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2003	4	197	6870	39.25	7	13	211	23.44	15.812
GA Gooch (Eng)	1976-1995	1-2	99	3828	40.29	4	13	298	24.83	15.461
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2003	4	197	6870	39.25	3	40	931	23.87	15.385
MP Vaughan (Eng)	2001-2007	3	43	1176	32.66	1-2	11	196	17.81	14.848
Aftab Ahmed (Bang)	2004-2006	3	31	899	33.29	6	10	150	18.75	14.546
RA Smith (Eng)	1988-1996	3	46	1594	41.94	5	12	329	27.41	14.530
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	5	153	4675	38.63	6	55	1253	26.10	12.532
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL)	1998-2007	4	108	3375	34.79	6	20	452	22.60	12.193
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1990-2004	1-2	112	2798	26.14	6	28	376	14.46	11.687
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak)	1996-2006	1-2	141	3484	24.88	6	12	148	13.45	11.431
ME Waugh (Aus)	1988-2002	1-2	141	5729	44.06	4	20	589	32.72	11.347
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2003	4	197	6870	39.25	1-2	15	393	28.07	11.185
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	4	160	5678	43.34	5	27	712	32.36	10.979
VVS Laxman (India)	1998-2006	3	59	1966	35.74	4	12	248	24.80	10.945
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak)	1996-2006	1-2	141	3484	24.88	7	13	156	14.18	10.703
A Symonds (Aus)	1998-2007	5	65	2474	44.98	4	16	480	34.28	10.696
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1985-1996	3	109	3282	30.96	1-2	13	266	20.46	10.500
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2007	1-2	262	11731	48.27	4	55	1838	38.29	9.984
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1999	1-2	69	1802	26.50	5	10	134	16.75	9.750
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1990-2004	1-2	112	2798	26.14	7	29	406	16.91	9.232
SP O'Donnell (Aus)	1985-1991	7	38	717	27.57	6	16	261	18.64	8.934
Saleem Elahi (Pak)	1995-2004	1-2	28	1138	42.14	3	12	372	33.81	8.329

Biggest negative difference of batting average for a player not batting in their normal position - ODIs (qualification: normal position for at least half their career; alternative position for a min of 10 inns; 1000 career runs)
Player	Span	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Pos	Inns	Runs	Ave	Diff
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC)	2004-2007	4	18	678	39.88	5	12	698	116.33	-76.450
AJ Lamb (Eng)	1982-1992	4	77	2617	37.92	3	12	622	62.20	-24.272
DC Boon (Aus)	1984-1995	1-2	118	3995	34.43	4	35	1255	54.56	-20.125
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	4	160	5678	43.34	3	18	731	60.91	-17.573
GW Flower (Zim)	1992-2004	1-2	137	4409	33.15	6	13	352	50.28	-17.135
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1995	3	49	1476	34.32	4	10	387	48.37	-14.049
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL)	1998-2007	4	108	3375	34.79	3	23	870	48.33	-13.539
DM Jones (Aus)	1984-1994	3	131	5100	43.58	4	10	441	55.12	-11.535
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2006	1-2	148	4820	35.18	4	21	830	46.11	-10.928
SC Ganguly (Asia/India)	1992-2007	1-2	209	8124	41.66	3	30	1356	52.15	-10.492
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1999	1-2	69	1802	26.50	3	34	1091	36.36	-9.866
DL Houghton (Zim)	1983-1997	4	30	693	23.10	5	13	392	32.66	-9.566
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2000	4	72	1942	31.32	3	24	929	40.39	-9.068
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-2007	1-2	185	6175	35.08	3	22	786	43.66	-8.581
HS Modi (Kenya)	1996-2006	5	29	643	23.81	6	15	310	31.00	-7.185
GW Flower (Zim)	1992-2004	1-2	137	4409	33.15	5	33	1132	39.03	-5.884
NH Fairbrother (Eng)	1987-1999	5	45	1302	42.00	4	13	524	47.63	-5.636
S Matsikenyeri (Zim)	2002-2006	1-2	29	613	21.13	6	14	316	26.33	-5.195
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1996-2006	3	127	4797	44.41	5	23	830	48.82	-4.406
DM Jones (Aus)	1984-1994	3	131	5100	43.58	5	12	287	47.83	-4.243
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	5	153	4675	38.63	4	36	1272	42.40	-3.763
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1999	1-2	116	3283	30.97	3	18	553	34.56	-3.590
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1985	5	43	1153	38.43	6	10	292	41.71	-3.280
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1985	5	43	1153	38.43	4	16	532	40.92	-2.489
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak)	1996-2006	1-2	141	3484	24.88	3	16	407	27.13	-2.247
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2000	4	72	1942	31.32	5	25	704	33.52	-2.201
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1996-2006	3	127	4797	44.41	4	70	2530	46.00	-1.583
AB Agarkar (India)	1998-2007	8	55	655	15.59	9	22	253	16.86	-1.271
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1999	1-2	116	3283	30.97	7	17	383	31.91	-0.944
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC)	1995-2007	3	228	8651	42.20	4	17	646	43.06	-0.866

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1829: South Africa v Pakistan at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, Jan 19-22, 2007
• ODI # 2481: Kenya v Scotland at Mombasa, Associates Tri-Series (in Kenya) 4th Match, Jan 21, 2007

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