Matches (14)
IPL (3)
PSL (2)
Women's Tri-Series (SL) (1)
WCL 2 (1)
County DIV1 (3)
County DIV2 (4)

Differences in averages between first & second innings

Travis Basevi
20-Aug-2007

Biggest difference in bowling average in the 1st innings over the 2nd innings - Tests (qualification: 2000 balls in 1st inns, 1500 in 2nd)
Player Span Mat Balls1 Wkts Ave 5 Balls2 Wkts Ave 5 Diff
PA Strang (Zim) 1994-2001 24 3986 58 29.62 4 1734 12 67.00 0 -37.379
Inshan Ali (WI) 1971-1977 12 2078 23 38.69 1 1640 11 66.45 0 -27.758
GP Wickramasinghe (SL) 1991-2001 40 5370 72 37.76 3 1890 13 64.61 0 -26.851
RC Motz (NZ) 1961-1969 32 4651 79 26.53 5 2383 21 50.09 0 -23.563
CG Borde (India) 1958-1969 55 4084 42 42.69 1 1611 10 62.40 0 -19.709
CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2006 33 4302 84 30.21 6 1886 22 49.90 1 -19.694
DBL Powell (WI) 2002-2007 22 2732 41 38.82 1 1609 15 56.73 0 -17.904
BD Julien (WI) 1973-1977 24 2767 36 32.69 1 1775 14 49.35 0 -16.662
RJ Ratnayake (SL) 1983-1992 23 3396 56 31.37 3 1565 17 47.41 2 -16.036
BR Knight (Eng) 1961-1969 29 3512 51 27.49 0 1865 19 43.21 0 -15.720
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1959-1979 57 3129 55 24.50 1 2131 24 40.04 2 -15.532
PS Heine (SA) 1955-1962 14 2298 41 20.70 3 1592 17 35.64 1 -14.939
CEH Croft (WI) 1977-1982 27 3286 81 18.76 3 2879 44 31.65 0 -12.893
DAJ Holford (WI) 1966-1977 24 3064 35 35.54 1 1752 16 47.81 0 -12.269
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1997 48 7222 124 31.95 8 2842 36 44.08 2 -12.131
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2007 140 2074 25 46.15 0 1644 17 57.70 0 -11.545
M Prabhakar (India) 1984-1995 39 4952 69 34.20 3 2523 27 45.22 0 -11.019
Sikander Bakht (Pak) 1976-1983 26 3224 49 33.36 3 1646 18 43.16 0 -9.799
A Nel (SA) 2001-2007 27 3896 68 28.25 2 2039 29 38.00 1 -9.750
SL Malinga (SL) 2004-2007 24 2337 53 27.77 1 1582 30 35.96 1 -8.193
FE Woolley (Eng) 1909-1934 64 3736 51 30.96 3 2759 32 38.62 1 -7.664
SF Barnes (Eng) 1901-1914 27 3579 100 13.43 14 4294 89 19.79 10 -6.357
ARC Fraser (Eng) 1989-1998 46 7287 128 25.61 11 3589 49 31.77 2 -6.158
BR Taylor (NZ) 1965-1973 30 3985 76 24.68 3 2349 35 30.77 1 -6.087
SLV Raju (India) 1990-2001 28 4556 57 28.50 4 3046 36 34.22 1 -5.713
BL Cairns (NZ) 1974-1985 43 7306 95 31.46 6 3322 35 36.88 0 -5.422
NA Foster (Eng) 1983-1993 29 4510 66 31.54 4 1751 22 36.77 1 -5.227
C Blythe (Eng) 1901-1910 19 2183 58 16.56 6 2363 42 21.47 3 -4.907
DJ Brown (Eng) 1965-1969 26 3395 57 27.01 2 1703 22 31.68 0 -4.664
W Rhodes (Eng) 1899-1930 58 3631 65 24.73 2 4594 62 29.30 4 -4.567

Biggest difference in bowling average in the 2nd innings over the 1st innings - Tests (qualification: 2000 balls in 1st inns, 1500 in 2nd)
Player Span Mat Balls1 Wkts Ave 5 Balls2 Wkts Ave 5 Diff
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 121 2215 10 93.20 0 2955 22 46.90 0 46.290
N Boje (SA) 2000-2006 43 4610 38 63.07 1 4010 62 30.12 2 32.949
JC White (Eng) 1921-1931 15 3003 19 49.84 1 1798 30 21.13 2 28.708
AB Agarkar (India) 1998-2006 26 3315 33 59.63 0 1542 25 31.07 1 28.556
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1983-1993 33 4466 38 57.42 1 1805 23 33.04 1 24.377
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 49 4056 38 50.39 0 2831 42 26.61 1 23.775
RJ Bright (Aus) 1977-1986 25 3882 32 50.43 2 1659 21 26.95 2 23.485
JG Bracewell (NZ) 1980-1990 41 5100 47 48.21 0 3303 55 25.21 4 22.994
WR Hammond (Eng) 1927-1947 85 4504 37 49.94 0 3465 46 28.04 2 21.902
Mohammad Sami (Pak) 2001-2007 30 4392 46 56.65 0 1860 31 34.83 2 21.813
Wasim Raja (Pak) 1973-1985 57 2565 25 46.52 0 1517 26 25.50 0 21.020
Maninder Singh (India) 1982-1993 35 5928 55 44.96 2 2290 33 24.69 1 20.266
DS Atkinson (WI) 1948-1958 22 3012 22 45.31 0 2189 25 26.00 3 19.318
CR Miller (Aus) 1998-2001 18 2289 28 37.25 1 1802 41 18.58 2 18.664
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1995 64 10196 84 45.75 2 5195 63 28.61 4 17.130
DN Patel (NZ) 1987-1997 37 3759 38 50.15 1 2835 37 33.72 2 16.428
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 1990-2003 52 8242 104 40.16 4 4290 81 23.74 6 16.422
PCR Tufnell (Eng) 1990-2001 42 6481 63 45.50 2 4807 58 29.18 3 16.318
AR Caddick (Eng) 1993-2003 62 9283 131 37.06 5 4275 103 20.81 8 16.245
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-2002 128 2454 25 50.36 0 2399 34 34.41 1 15.948
NJ Astle (NZ) 1996-2006 81 3608 27 49.48 0 2080 24 33.62 0 15.856
KD Ghavri (India) 1974-1981 39 4727 62 40.22 2 2309 47 24.72 2 15.502
JC Alabaster (NZ) 1955-1972 21 2423 29 44.34 0 1569 20 28.85 0 15.494
C Kelleway (Aus) 1910-1928 26 2731 27 39.59 0 1632 25 24.55 1 15.032
MH Mankad (India) 1946-1959 44 10609 106 37.47 5 4077 56 22.57 3 14.900
CC Lewis (Eng) 1990-1996 32 4729 56 43.41 2 2123 37 28.62 1 14.789
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 6082 60 37.66 1 1643 25 23.00 0 14.666
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1980-1993 34 4798 48 38.62 1 2980 45 24.35 2 14.269
KJ O'Keeffe (Aus) 1971-1977 24 2763 24 45.83 1 2621 29 31.65 0 14.178
PI Pocock (Eng) 1968-1985 25 4353 37 50.75 2 2297 30 36.60 1 14.156

Biggest difference in bowling average in the 1st innings over the 2nd innings - ODIs (qualification: 1000 balls bowled in each)
Player Span Mat Balls1 Wkts Ave 5 Balls2 Wkts Ave 5 Diff
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1990 46 2282 68 26.54 0 1291 17 62.41 0 -35.867
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1982-1990 32 1530 35 31.71 0 1720 20 56.85 0 -25.135
SJ Harmison (Eng) 2003-2006 21 1133 40 21.60 1 1310 27 44.18 0 -22.585
Maninder Singh (India) 1983-1993 35 1788 46 24.67 0 1345 20 46.54 0 -21.876
AJ Bichel (Aus) 1997-2004 31 1521 49 23.57 2 1736 29 45.10 0 -21.532
C Sharma (India) 1983-1994 38 1757 51 30.05 0 1078 16 50.18 0 -20.128
TM Moody (Aus) 1987-1999 37 1380 30 31.80 0 1417 22 48.18 0 -16.381
MF Maharoof (SL) 2004-2007 28 1254 47 18.00 1 1647 43 33.65 0 -15.651
MA Ealham (Eng) 1996-2001 38 2043 47 28.42 1 1184 20 43.04 1 -14.624
PV Simmons (WI) 1987-1999 79 2497 59 30.52 0 1383 24 44.79 0 -14.266
Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) 2001-2007 34 1877 59 24.83 1 1681 33 38.42 0 -13.593
RJ Ratnayake (SL) 1983-1993 39 2185 54 31.77 1 1390 22 45.27 0 -13.494
ALF de Mel (SL) 1982-1987 30 1591 39 33.41 2 1144 20 46.70 0 -13.289
Tapash Baisya (Ban) 2002-2007 29 1458 39 37.07 0 1150 20 50.29 0 -13.223
AR Caddick (Eng) 1993-2003 28 1638 43 23.65 0 1299 26 36.46 0 -12.810
GB Brent (Zim) 1998-2007 36 1816 51 30.05 0 1011 18 42.61 0 -12.552
AM Blignaut (Zim) 1999-2005 28 1218 31 36.96 0 1052 18 48.61 0 -11.643
Akram Raza (Pak) 1989-1995 24 1272 21 37.66 0 1329 17 48.23 0 -10.568
D Gough (Eng) 1994-2005 87 4894 152 22.94 2 3576 83 32.78 0 -9.835
GF Lawson (Aus) 1980-1989 37 2081 48 25.04 0 2178 40 34.75 0 -9.708
AD Mullally (Eng) 1996-2001 29 1644 42 24.26 0 1055 21 33.76 0 -9.499
DR Tuffey (NZ) 2000-2007 44 2165 61 28.98 0 1509 30 38.06 0 -9.083
AC Cummins (Can/WI) 1991-2007 40 2133 56 28.25 1 1634 35 37.00 0 -8.750
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2000-2007 86 1114 27 33.85 0 1056 21 42.19 0 -8.338
CPH Ramanayake (SL) 1986-1995 31 1520 41 27.17 0 1344 27 34.62 0 -7.458
AJ Hall (SA) 2000-2007 53 2173 68 24.38 1 1168 27 31.74 0 -7.358
JM Anderson (Eng) 2002-2007 34 1838 57 24.92 0 1598 42 31.90 0 -6.974
MC Snedden (NZ) 1980-1990 43 2343 65 25.39 0 2182 49 32.36 0 -6.967
IT Botham (Eng) 1976-1992 58 3195 81 25.51 0 3076 64 32.37 0 -6.856
M Dillon (WI) 1998-2005 50 2708 70 29.42 2 2772 60 35.96 1 -6.538

Biggest difference in bowling average in the 2nd innings over the 1st innings - ODIs (qualification: 1000 balls bowled in each)
Player Span Mat Balls1 Wkts Ave 5 Balls2 Wkts Ave 5 Diff
RP Snell (SA) 1991-1996 20 1060 15 54.60 0 1035 29 26.03 1 28.565
Aamer Sohail (Pak) 1991-2000 79 2548 35 58.25 0 2288 50 33.28 0 24.977
MO Odumbe (Kenya) 1996-2003 26 1028 17 57.64 0 1209 22 37.59 0 20.056
SLV Raju (India) 1990-1996 23 1278 21 45.33 0 1492 42 25.28 0 20.047
GW Flower (Zim) 1992-2004 111 3258 51 50.33 0 2162 53 30.56 0 19.767
PD Collingwood (Eng) 2001-2007 57 1512 25 50.75 0 1478 39 31.53 1 19.221
NJ Astle (NZ) 1995-2007 107 2673 44 48.77 0 2177 55 30.23 0 18.536
Mohammad Sami (Pak) 2001-2007 39 2131 47 39.51 0 1963 71 21.12 1 18.383
SO Tikolo (Afr/Kenya) 1996-2007 44 1742 36 41.13 0 1050 33 23.48 0 17.654
IJ Harvey (Aus) 1997-2004 39 1975 38 40.07 0 1304 47 22.42 0 17.653
PL Symcox (SA) 1993-1999 38 1914 28 49.10 0 2077 44 31.52 0 17.584
N Boje (Afr/SA) 1996-2005 62 2509 41 45.51 0 2032 55 28.16 1 17.348
AF Giles (Eng) 1997-2005 27 1308 19 48.15 0 1548 36 32.05 1 16.102
P Utseya (Zim) 2004-2007 33 1866 21 63.85 0 1321 16 48.06 0 15.794
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-1993 29 1542 37 33.00 0 1508 53 18.58 1 14.415
V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/India) 2000-2007 94 2050 39 47.07 0 1444 37 33.08 0 13.995
WKM Benjamin (WI) 1986-1995 44 2372 44 38.56 0 2070 56 24.67 1 13.889
RA Harper (WI) 1983-1996 59 3105 52 40.57 0 2070 48 27.52 0 13.056
GS Chappell (Aus) 1971-1983 41 1907 36 35.55 2 1201 36 22.69 0 12.861
DR Pringle (Eng) 1982-1993 24 1346 21 44.61 0 1033 23 32.17 0 12.445
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-2000 90 2815 49 41.63 1 2542 65 29.63 0 12.001
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak) 1996-2007 119 5273 98 41.38 2 4102 106 29.59 0 11.793
BM McMillan (SA) 1991-1998 39 2020 35 42.48 0 1603 35 31.48 0 11.000
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2007 200 4289 75 48.61 0 3504 77 37.90 2 10.704
RR Singh (India) 1997-2001 72 2137 36 48.36 1 1597 33 37.69 1 10.664
A Symonds (Aus) 1998-2007 80 2596 48 44.04 1 2992 76 33.48 0 10.554
RP Arnold (SL) 1997-2007 78 1029 17 49.52 0 1128 23 39.00 0 10.529
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2007 108 5182 92 38.57 0 4309 111 28.28 1 10.287
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 2000-2007 64 2215 42 40.33 0 2643 63 30.73 0 9.603
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 1998-2005 34 1707 34 47.41 0 1678 33 37.96 0 9.442

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1842: England v India at The Oval, Pataudi Trophy 3rd Test, Aug 9-13, 2007
• ODI # 2610: Netherlands v Bermuda at Rotterdam, 2nd ODI, Aug 20, 2007


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