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Differences in averages between first and second innings

Travis Basevi
07-Aug-2007

Biggest difference in batting average in the 1st innings over the 2nd innings - Tests (qualification: 10 innings in each)
Player Span Inns1 Runs Ave 100 Inns2 Runs Ave 100 Diff
JF Reid (NZ) 1979-1986 19 1163 68.41 6 12 133 12.09 0 56.320
J Hardstaff jnr (Eng) 1935-1948 23 1289 64.45 4 15 347 23.13 0 41.316
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng) 1893-1905 20 1156 64.22 5 13 259 23.54 0 40.676
V Sehwag (ICC/India) 2001-2007 52 3374 64.88 12 35 781 24.40 0 40.478
IR Bell (Eng) 2004-2007 29 1421 59.20 6 23 484 22.00 0 37.208
WH Ponsford (Aus) 1924-1934 29 1710 61.07 7 19 412 25.75 0 35.321
ED Weekes (WI) 1948-1958 48 3429 71.43 14 33 1026 36.64 1 34.794
BC Broad (Eng) 1984-1989 25 1336 53.43 6 19 325 19.11 0 34.322
AL Hassett (Aus) 1938-1953 43 2435 57.97 9 26 638 26.58 1 31.392
TT Samaraweera (SL) 2001-2006 38 1724 52.24 5 20 365 21.47 0 30.771
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1969-1985 77 3977 56.01 11 47 1085 25.83 1 30.180
FMM Worrell (WI) 1948-1963 51 2843 61.80 9 36 1017 31.78 0 30.023
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 166 8558 60.69 30 94 2369 32.45 2 28.242
CC McDonald (Aus) 1952-1961 47 2380 50.63 5 36 727 22.71 0 27.919
WA Brown (Aus) 1934-1948 22 1204 57.33 3 13 388 29.84 1 27.487
SM Patil (India) 1980-1984 29 1240 47.69 4 18 348 20.47 0 27.221
JDP Oram (NZ) 2002-2006 22 946 49.78 3 17 275 22.91 0 26.872
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-1997 22 1118 53.23 4 14 346 26.61 0 26.622
RS Madugalle (SL) 1982-1988 21 760 42.22 1 18 269 15.82 0 26.398
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 1998-2007 74 4601 66.68 19 52 1952 40.66 4 26.014
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2006 130 8249 63.94 25 102 3704 38.18 9 25.760
BD Julien (WI) 1973-1977 23 742 39.05 2 11 124 13.77 0 25.274
RT Robinson (Eng) 1984-1989 29 1301 44.86 4 20 300 20.00 0 24.862
GN Yallop (Aus) 1976-1984 39 2007 51.46 6 31 749 26.75 2 24.711
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2005 86 3968 48.98 15 66 1362 24.32 1 24.666
BW Sinclair (NZ) 1963-1968 21 850 40.47 3 19 298 16.55 0 23.920
CB van Ryneveld (SA) 1951-1958 19 584 36.50 0 14 140 12.72 0 23.772
LEG Ames (Eng) 1929-1939 46 1937 48.42 7 26 497 24.85 1 23.574
MS Sinclair (NZ) 1999-2006 27 1108 44.32 3 19 340 21.25 0 23.070
L Hutton (Eng) 1937-1955 79 4905 65.40 17 59 2066 43.04 2 22.358

Biggest difference in batting average in the 2nd innings over the 1st innings - Tests (qualification: 10 innings in each)
Player Span Inns1 Runs Ave 100 Inns2 Runs Ave 100 Diff
KS Ranjitsinhji (Eng) 1896-1902 15 499 33.26 1 11 490 70.00 1 -36.733
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2003-2006 18 433 24.05 1 11 397 56.71 1 -32.658
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 2001-2006 17 466 27.41 0 12 475 59.37 1 -31.963
KC Bland (SA) 1961-1966 21 776 36.95 1 18 893 68.69 2 -31.739
A Bacher (SA) 1965-1970 12 234 19.50 0 10 445 49.44 0 -29.944
H Masakadza (Zim) 2001-2005 15 202 13.46 0 15 583 41.64 1 -28.176
Hanumant Singh (India) 1964-1969 14 297 21.21 1 10 389 48.62 0 -27.410
WW Armstrong (Aus) 1902-1921 49 1268 28.17 1 35 1595 55.00 5 -26.822
RB McCosker (Aus) 1975-1980 25 737 29.48 1 21 885 55.31 3 -25.832
FCM Alexander (WI) 1957-1961 23 450 21.42 0 15 511 46.45 1 -25.025
PM Pollock (SA) 1961-1970 27 367 16.68 0 14 240 40.00 0 -23.318
B Lee (Aus) 1999-2007 52 810 18.00 0 13 288 41.14 0 -23.142
JDB Robertson (Eng) 1947-1952 11 404 36.72 0 10 477 59.62 2 -22.897
GC White (SA) 1906-1912 17 319 19.93 0 14 553 42.53 2 -22.600
BF Butcher (WI) 1958-1969 44 1428 34.00 3 34 1676 55.86 4 -21.866
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-2007 27 949 36.50 3 14 563 56.29 1 -19.799
L Amarnath (India) 1933-1952 23 399 17.34 0 17 479 36.84 1 -19.498
RG Barlow (Eng) 1881-1887 17 249 15.56 0 13 342 34.20 0 -18.637
AE Stoddart (Eng) 1888-1898 16 446 27.87 1 14 550 45.83 1 -17.958
C Kelleway (Aus) 1910-1928 26 740 30.83 2 16 682 48.71 1 -17.880
SA Thomson (NZ) 1990-1995 18 424 23.55 0 17 534 41.07 1 -17.521
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1995 62 915 17.26 0 34 798 34.69 0 -17.431
PF Warner (Eng) 1899-1912 15 249 16.60 0 13 373 33.90 1 -17.309
DAJ Holford (WI) 1966-1977 23 370 16.81 0 16 398 33.16 1 -16.348
BM Laird (Aus) 1979-1982 21 552 27.60 0 19 789 43.83 0 -16.233
DR Jardine (Eng) 1928-1934 22 876 43.79 1 11 420 60.00 0 -16.200
MW Goodwin (Zim) 1998-2000 19 640 35.55 2 18 774 51.60 1 -16.044
W Bruce (Aus) 1885-1895 14 259 21.58 0 12 443 36.91 0 -15.333
BRM Taylor (Zim) 2004-2005 10 135 13.50 0 10 287 28.69 0 -15.199
BR Knight (Eng) 1961-1969 28 618 23.76 2 10 194 38.79 0 -15.030

Biggest difference in batting average in the 1st innings over the 2nd innings - ODIs (qualification: 10 innings in each)
Player Span Inns1 Runs Ave 100 Inns2 Runs Ave 100 Diff
RA Smith (Eng) 1989-1996 37 1764 49.00 4 33 655 25.19 0 23.807
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2005-2007 39 1491 64.82 2 15 335 41.87 0 22.951
GN Yallop (Aus) 1979-1984 13 510 51.00 0 14 313 28.45 0 22.545
LE Plunkett (Eng) 2005-2007 13 174 34.79 0 11 121 13.44 0 21.355
BM McMillan (SA) 1991-1998 30 630 33.15 1 22 211 12.41 0 20.746
CS Pandit (India) 1986-1992 11 167 33.40 0 12 123 13.66 0 19.733
N Boje (Afr/SA) 1995-2005 34 886 36.91 2 37 528 18.20 0 18.709
RS Morton (WI) 2002-2007 15 512 42.66 1 20 474 24.94 1 17.719
RL Taylor (NZ) 2006-2007 10 393 43.66 1 12 313 26.08 1 17.583
VVS Laxman (India) 1998-2006 45 1649 38.34 6 38 689 20.87 0 17.470
DJ Callaghan (SA) 1992-2000 14 338 33.79 1 11 155 17.22 0 16.577
D Ganga (WI) 2001-2006 19 594 33.00 0 15 249 16.60 0 16.400
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-2007 31 1354 45.13 3 22 645 29.31 0 15.815
GB Hogg (Aus) 1996-2007 43 581 26.40 0 15 124 11.27 0 15.136
GM Wood (Aus) 1979-1989 41 1456 40.44 3 36 763 25.43 0 15.011
RP Snell (SA) 1991-1996 17 217 24.11 0 11 105 9.54 0 14.565
JM Davison (Can) 2003-2007 14 458 35.23 1 11 235 21.36 0 13.867
MJ Slater (Aus) 1993-1997 24 691 30.04 0 18 296 16.44 0 13.599
N Chopra (India) 1998-2000 12 168 24.00 0 14 142 10.92 0 13.076
S Lee (Aus) 1995-2001 24 409 21.52 0 11 68 8.50 0 13.026
GJ Rennie (Zim) 1996-2003 18 355 27.30 0 19 262 14.55 0 12.752
RD Shah (Kenya) 1998-2007 31 1030 33.22 1 24 476 20.69 0 12.530
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1991 56 1922 36.96 5 55 1248 24.47 2 12.490
RC Irani (Eng) 1996-2003 17 278 19.85 0 13 82 7.45 0 12.402
T Taibu (Afr/Zim) 2001-2005 34 795 31.80 0 37 615 19.83 0 11.961
VS Solanki (Eng) 2000-2006 18 515 34.33 0 28 582 22.38 2 11.948
MS Sinclair (NZ) 2000-2004 20 658 34.63 2 24 522 22.69 0 11.935
AR Adams (NZ) 2001-2006 20 281 23.41 0 14 138 11.50 0 11.916
DR Brown (Eng/Scot) 1997-2007 13 212 23.55 0 11 107 11.88 0 11.666
DM Jones (Aus) 1984-1994 96 4108 48.90 5 65 1960 37.69 2 11.212

Biggest difference in batting average in the 2nd innings over the 1st innings - ODIs (qualification: 10 innings in each)
Player Span Inns1 Runs Ave 100 Inns2 Runs Ave 100 Diff
BM Laird (Aus) 1979-1982 10 142 14.19 0 13 452 45.20 1 -31.000
SFAF Bacchus (WI) 1978-1983 13 180 13.84 0 13 432 43.20 0 -29.353
AI Kallicharran (WI) 1973-1981 17 413 25.81 0 11 413 51.62 0 -25.812
SM Gavaskar (India) 1974-1987 54 1187 24.22 0 48 1905 48.84 1 -24.621
A Bagai (Can) 2003-2007 15 264 18.85 0 15 509 42.41 2 -23.559
SM Katich (Aus) 2004-2006 28 755 29.03 0 14 569 51.72 1 -22.688
SK Raina (India) 2005-2007 15 281 18.73 0 13 331 41.37 0 -22.641
KD Walters (Aus) 1972-1981 13 220 20.00 0 11 293 41.85 0 -21.857
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2003-2007 65 2105 39.71 0 33 1224 61.20 2 -21.483
CJ Tavare (Eng) 1982-1984 15 288 19.19 0 13 432 39.27 0 -20.072
HJH Marshall (NZ) 2003-2007 28 479 17.74 0 34 975 37.50 1 -19.759
NC Johnson (Zim) 1998-2000 29 852 29.37 1 19 827 48.64 3 -19.267
RG de Alwis (SL) 1983-1988 12 143 13.00 0 15 258 32.25 0 -19.250
T Mishra (Kenya) 2006-2007 15 387 25.80 0 11 311 44.42 0 -18.628
V Sibanda (Zim) 2003-2007 24 357 14.87 1 26 800 33.33 0 -18.458
PK Amre (India) 1991-1994 20 250 14.70 0 10 263 32.87 0 -18.169
CWJ Athey (Eng) 1980-1988 15 323 23.07 0 15 525 40.38 2 -17.313
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2007 32 583 29.14 0 15 418 46.44 0 -17.294
Alok Kapali (Ban) 2002-2006 28 325 12.03 0 24 639 29.04 0 -17.008
MS Dhoni (Asia/India) 2004-2007 37 1212 40.40 2 31 1090 57.36 1 -16.968
B Zuiderent (Neth) 1996-2007 11 137 12.45 0 20 457 28.56 0 -16.107
AH Omarshah (Zim) 1983-1996 12 84 7.63 0 16 353 23.53 0 -15.896
PN Kirsten (SA) 1991-1994 19 554 30.77 0 21 739 46.18 0 -15.409
PG Fulton (NZ) 2004-2007 17 455 28.43 0 18 657 43.79 1 -15.362
DA Marillier (Zim) 2000-2003 16 138 9.19 0 25 534 24.27 1 -15.072
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-2000 98 2907 33.03 2 77 2658 47.46 0 -14.430
MA Ouma (Kenya) 2004-2007 15 190 12.66 0 11 269 26.89 0 -14.233
MP Vaughan (Eng) 2001-2007 45 897 21.35 0 38 1085 35.00 0 -13.642
SP Fleming (ICC/NZ) 1994-2007 137 3607 26.52 0 132 4430 39.55 8 -13.031
J Garner (WI) 1978-1987 27 108 5.68 0 14 131 18.71 0 -13.030

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