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Difference in average between first and second halves of a Test career

Travis Basevi
04-Dec-2007

Biggest difference in batting average between first and second halves of a career - Tests
(qualification: 15 innings in each)
Player 1st halfInns Runs HS Ave 100 2nd half Inns Runs HS Ave 100 Diff
MTG Elliott (Aus) 1996-199717 850 199 53.12 2 1997-2004 19 322 114 16.94 1 36.17
JC Adams (WI) 1992-199643 1963 208* 61.34 5 1997-2001 47 1049 101* 25.58 1 35.75
Basit Ali (Pak) 1993-199415 652 103 46.57 1 1994-1995 18 206 53 11.44 0 35.12
LG Rowe (WI) 1972-197522 1293 302 61.57 6 1976-1980 27 754 100 29.00 1 32.57
MS Sinclair (NZ) 1999-200123 973 214 51.21 3 2001-2006 23 475 76 21.59 0 29.61
AR Morris (Aus) 1946-195137 2097 206 61.67 10 1951-1955 42 1436 153 34.19 2 27.48
RN Harvey (Aus) 1948-195567 3766 205 61.73 15 1956-1963 70 2383 167 36.10 6 25.63
BW Luckhurst (Eng) 1970-197119 765 131 51.00 3 1971-1974 22 533 101 25.38 1 25.61
RW Morgan (NZ) 1965-196518 606 97 33.66 0 1965-1972 16 128 35 8.53 0 25.13
G Ulyett (Eng) 1877-188421 754 149 35.90 1 1885-1890 18 195 74 10.83 0 25.07
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-199516 852 266 56.80 3 1995-1997 20 612 104* 32.21 1 24.58
JM Gregory (Aus) 1920-192117 744 119 49.60 2 1921-1928 17 402 73 25.12 0 24.47
BC Booth (Aus) 1961-196426 1099 169 54.95 4 1964-1966 22 674 117 30.63 1 24.31
VS Hazare (India) 1946-195128 1420 164* 59.16 6 1951-1953 24 772 146* 35.09 1 24.07
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-200419 784 170 49.00 2 2004-2007 22 573 76 26.04 0 22.95
PH Parfitt (Eng) 1961-196423 1075 131* 53.75 6 1964-1972 29 807 122* 31.03 1 22.71
TT Samaraweera (SL) 2001-200426 1092 142 54.60 3 2004-2007 34 1030 138 32.18 2 22.41
CA Roach (WI) 1928-193016 663 209 41.43 2 1931-1935 16 289 64 19.26 0 22.17
S Ramesh (India) 1999-199918 843 143 49.58 2 2000-2001 19 524 61 27.57 0 22.00
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 1999-200363 3053 204* 61.06 9 2003-2007 67 2367 162 39.45 8 21.61
Javed Burki (Pak) 1960-196223 872 140 41.52 3 1962-1969 25 469 63 20.39 0 21.13
NV Knight (Eng) 1995-199615 517 113 34.46 1 1997-2001 15 202 44 13.46 0 21.00
RT Robinson (Eng) 1984-198624 991 175 47.19 3 1986-1989 25 610 166 26.52 1 20.66
SS Das (India) 2000-200121 852 110 44.84 1 2001-2002 19 474 105 24.94 1 19.89
S Wettimuny (SL) 1982-198422 819 190 39.00 2 1985-1987 21 402 79 19.14 0 19.85
MW Goodwin (Zim) 1998-199817 804 166* 53.60 1 1999-2000 20 610 148* 33.88 2 19.71
AH Jones (NZ) 1987-199134 1603 186 55.27 5 1991-1995 40 1319 143 35.64 2 19.62
WR Endean (SA) 1951-195525 979 162* 44.50 2 1955-1958 27 651 116* 25.03 1 19.46
GH Hirst (Eng) 1897-190419 543 85 31.94 0 1904-1909 19 247 40* 13.72 0 18.21
RB McCosker (Aus) 1975-197622 895 127 49.72 2 1977-1980 24 727 107 31.60 2 18.11

Biggest difference in batting average between first and second halves of a career - Tests
(qualification: 15 innings in each)
Player 1st half Inns Runs HSAve 100 2nd half Inns RunsHS Ave 100 Diff
CG Macartney (Aus) 1907-1912 30 802137 27.65 1 1912-1926 251329 170 60.40 6 -32.75
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-2002 89 3505197 45.51 10 2002-2007 976003 257 72.32 23 -26.80
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1982 69 1651123 27.98 1 1982-1992 572156 136 51.33 5 -23.35
JW Burke (Aus) 1951-1956 23 519101* 24.71 1 1956-1959 21761 189 47.56 2 -22.84
CL Walcott (WI) 1948-1953 34 1434168* 44.81 5 1953-1960 402364 220 67.54 10 -22.73
EAB Rowan (SA) 1935-1948 25 75089* 32.60 0 1948-1951 251215 236 55.22 3 -22.61
DG Bradman (Aus) 1928-1934 39 3224334 89.55 13 1934-1948 413772 304 110.94 16 -21.38
Younis Khan (Pak) 2000-2003 47 1680153 37.33 5 2004-2007 542906 267 58.12 9 -20.78
SJ McCabe (Aus) 1930-1933 27 915187* 36.60 1 1933-1938 351833 232 57.28 5 -20.68
KC Sangakkara (SL) 2000-2004 55 2315230 45.39 4 2004-2007 573426 287 65.88 11 -20.49
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1985 21 24036 15.00 0 1986-1989 17567 93 35.43 0 -20.43
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 1995-2001 90 3612189* 48.16 9 2001-2007 995585 186 67.28 20 -19.12
MH Denness (Eng) 1969-1974 24 71876 31.21 0 1974-1975 21949 188 49.94 4 -18.72
T Taibu (Zim) 2001-2003 24 48283 20.95 0 2004-2005 22791 153 39.55 1 -18.59
JE Cheetham (SA) 1949-1953 23 39454 17.13 0 1953-1955 20489 89 34.92 0 -17.79
A Flower (Zim) 1992-1998 55 2013156 42.82 5 1998-2002 572781 232* 60.45 7 -17.62
NS Sidhu (India) 1983-1993 38 1190116 33.05 3 1993-1999 402012 201 50.30 6 -17.24
GHS Trott (Aus) 1888-1894 23 32792 14.21 0 1894-1898 19594 143 31.26 1 -17.04
PJ Wiseman (NZ) 1998-2000 18 9023 6.42 0 2000-2005 16276 36 23.00 0 -16.57
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1985-1991 45 763107* 18.16 1 1992-1995 541702 105 34.73 2 -16.56
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng) 1893-1899 16 612118 40.80 2 1902-1905 17803 144* 57.35 3 -16.55
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1986 47 52057 14.05 0 1986-1995 491193 75 30.58 0 -16.53
HM Amla (SA) 2004-2006 15 381149 25.40 1 2006-2007 17624 176* 41.60 2 -16.20
AME Roberts (WI) 1974-1977 30 16820* 6.72 0 1977-1983 32594 68 22.84 0 -16.12
CB Wishart (Zim) 1995-2000 24 32063 13.91 0 2001-2005 26778 114 29.92 1 -16.01
DJ Nash (NZ) 1992-1998 23 27856 16.35 0 1998-2001 22451 89* 32.21 0 -15.86
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2002 54 77490 17.59 0 2002-2007 551554 137* 33.06 2 -15.47
Wazir Mohammad (Pak) 1952-1955 16 25055 19.23 0 1956-1959 17551 189 34.43 2 -15.20
KC Bland (SA) 1961-1964 17 658126 41.12 1 1964-1966 221011 144* 56.16 2 -15.04
HH Streak (Zim) 1993-2000 50 62853 14.60 0 2000-2005 571362 127* 29.60 1 -15.00

Biggest difference in bowling average between first and second halves of a career - Tests
(qualification: 1500 balls in each)
Player 1st half Balls Wkts BBI Ave 5 2nd half Balls Wkts BBI Ave5 Diff
Saleem Altaf (Pak) 1967-1973 2011 31 4/11 25.090 1973-1978 1990 15 3/3362.13 0 -37.03
RJ Bright (Aus) 1977-1981 2562 33 7/87 28.393 1981-1986 2979 20 5/9462.15 1 -33.75
SJ McCabe (Aus) 1930-1933 1868 23 4/13 31.730 1933-1938 1878 13 2/562.53 0 -30.79
S Madan Lal (India) 1974-1981 2979 41 5/23 28.604 1982-1986 3018 30 3/1855.76 0 -27.15
ND Hirwani (India) 1988-1990 1994 44 8/61 21.133 1990-1996 2304 22 6/5948.04 1 -26.90
BD Julien (WI) 1973-1975 2298 32 5/57 27.931 1975-1977 2244 18 3/3254.11 0 -26.17
DJ Bravo (WI) 2004-2006 1738 28 6/55 33.532 2006-2007 1820 17 4/4059.58 0 -26.05
Mohammad Nazir (Pak) 1969-1980 1552 22 7/99 24.182 1980-1983 1710 12 5/7249.33 1 -25.15
N Boje (SA) 2000-2003 3777 53 5/62 30.942 2004-2006 4843 47 5/8855.85 1 -24.90
CN McCarthy (SA) 1948-1950 1709 23 6/43 33.342 1950-1951 1790 13 4/7657.15 0 -23.80
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2004 4326 57 6/77 31.914 2004-2007 3836 37 5/6254.48 3 -22.57
JM Gregory (Aus) 1920-1921 2894 57 7/69 23.713 1921-1928 2688 28 5/11146.28 1 -22.56
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1983-1986 2690 33 5/103 38.002 1986-1993 3581 28 4/7660.28 0 -22.28
JM Blanckenberg (SA) 1913-1922 1951 40 6/76 23.203 1923-1924 1937 20 5/6144.45 1 -21.25
PJ Wiseman (NZ) 1998-2000 2440 32 5/82 37.562 2000-2005 3220 29 4/6458.65 0 -21.09
S Abid Ali (India) 1967-1971 1761 23 6/55 31.471 1971-1974 2403 24 4/6452.33 0 -20.85
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1986 7391 89 6/33 30.204 1986-1995 8000 58 7/7851.00 2 -20.79
BC Strang (Zim) 1995-1998 2573 32 5/101 30.621 1999-2001 2860 24 4/8350.95 0 -20.33
N Gifford (Eng) 1964-1972 1501 19 4/43 22.570 1972-1973 1583 14 5/5542.64 1 -20.06
PI Pocock (Eng) 1968-1974 3270 40 6/79 36.473 1974-1985 3380 27 4/9356.18 0 -19.71
TBA May (Aus) 1987-1993 3586 51 5/9 28.472 1993-1995 2991 24 5/6548.08 1 -19.61
A Nehra (India) 1999-2002 1798 26 4/72 34.380 2002-2004 1649 18 3/3454.00 0 -19.61
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1984 2434 17 2/20 52.290 1984-1991 2736 15 2/1771.66 0 -19.37
C White (Eng) 1994-2000 1915 33 5/32 29.152 2001-2002 2044 26 5/12748.38 1 -19.23
I Meckiff (Aus) 1957-1959 2020 28 6/38 24.502 1959-1963 1714 17 4/7943.35 0 -18.85
RD King (WI) 1999-2000 1719 33 5/51 25.721 2000-2005 1723 20 4/5144.20 0 -18.47
J Briggs (Eng) 1884-1889 1549 55 8/11 7.945 1892-1899 3783 63 6/4926.31 4 -18.37
BM McMillan (SA) 1992-1995 3722 55 4/65 28.940 1995-1998 2326 20 2/2747.25 0 -18.30
GC Small (Eng) 1986-1990 1893 32 5/48 26.592 1990-1991 2034 23 4/7444.34 0 -17.75
IJ Jones (Eng) 1964-1966 1636 24 6/118 32.251 1966-1968 1910 20 3/2849.75 0 -17.50

Biggest difference in bowling average between first and second halves of a career - Tests
(qualification: 1500 balls in each)
Player 1st half BallsWkts BBI Ave 5 2nd halfBalls Wkts BBI Ave 5 Diff
V Pollard (NZ) 1965-19682286 16 3/3 65.12 0 1968-1973 2135 24 3/21 33.79 0 31.33
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-19972240 14 2/11 50.42 0 1997-2000 1560 29 3/14 20.06 0 30.35
EP Nupen (SA) 1921-19241606 14 5/53 55.07 1 1927-1936 2553 36 6/46 28.25 4 26.82
CPH Ramanayake (SL) 1988-19912030 19 2/39 57.89 0 1991-1993 1624 25 5/82 31.20 1 26.69
RF Surti (India) 1960-19671948 16 3/38 63.06 0 1967-1969 1922 26 5/74 36.65 1 26.40
AMB Rowan (SA) 1947-19482238 17 4/108 55.82 0 1949-1951 2955 37 5/68 30.67 4 25.14
DAJ Holford (WI) 1966-19692414 20 3/34 54.45 0 1969-1977 2402 31 5/23 29.67 1 24.77
HB Cave (NZ) 1949-19551608 13 3/45 56.00 0 1955-1958 2466 21 4/21 35.19 0 20.80
GH Hirst (Eng) 1897-19041872 20 5/77 43.25 1 1904-1909 2138 39 5/48 23.20 2 20.04
AP Freeman (Eng) 1924-19281763 22 4/58 39.00 0 1928-1929 1969 44 7/71 19.29 5 19.70
EE Hemmings (Eng) 1982-19882332 16 3/53 54.75 0 1989-1991 2105 27 6/58 35.14 1 19.60
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1959-19694422 39 4/39 49.30 0 1969-1977 6052 86 7/52 29.89 5 19.41
LN Constantine (WI) 1928-19311865 26 5/87 38.65 1 1931-1939 1718 32 5/75 23.15 1 15.49
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) 1998-20045539 63 5/58 42.31 1 2004-2007 7023 134 5/78 27.17 1 15.13
C Blythe (Eng) 1901-19062135 30 4/30 29.03 0 1906-1910 2411 70 8/59 14.17 9 14.86
CE Cuffy (WI) 1994-20021532 18 4/82 42.38 0 2002-2002 1834 25 3/53 27.68 0 14.70
WP Howell (Aus) 1898-19011925 18 4/70 37.88 0 1902-1904 1967 31 5/81 23.38 1 14.50
AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-19508406 98 7/49 33.27 3 1950-1955 7512 138 7/44 18.94 12 14.32
BA Reid (Aus) 1985-19872959 41 4/64 33.36 0 1987-1992 3285 72 7/51 19.66 5 13.69
PS de Villiers (SA) 1993-19942427 34 6/43 32.47 1 1994-1998 2378 51 6/23 18.80 4 13.66
JC Laker (Eng) 1948-19545513 79 7/103 29.26 2 1955-1959 6514 114 10/53 15.69 7 13.57
BL D'Oliveira (Eng) 1966-19693012 23 2/38 46.47 0 1969-1972 2694 24 3/46 32.91 0 13.56
M Prabhakar (India) 1984-19924928 57 6/132 42.43 3 1992-1995 2547 39 4/82 29.79 0 12.64
Maninder Singh (India) 1982-19863490 30 4/26 45.06 0 1986-1993 4728 58 7/27 33.37 3 11.68
RW Price (Zim) 1999-20022740 30 5/181 42.06 2 2002-2004 2395 39 6/73 31.10 3 10.96
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1991-20003351 37 4/40 41.02 0 2001-2007 4741 60 5/34 30.18 2 10.84
RG Nadkarni (India) 1955-19624443 37 6/105 35.35 1 1962-1968 4722 51 6/43 24.52 3 10.82
C Kelleway (Aus) 1910-19121820 22 5/33 38.36 1 1912-1928 2543 30 4/27 27.96 0 10.39
Aaqib Javed (Pak) 1989-19921758 22 4/100 40.72 0 1992-1998 2160 32 5/84 30.56 1 10.16
DS Atkinson (WI) 1948-19541894 15 3/78 41.80 0 1955-1958 3307 32 7/53 31.87 3 9.92

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