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Biggest difference in Test batting average for the first half of career over the second half (qualification: 20 innings in each half)
Player Span Mat Ave
Mat Inns Runs Ave 100
Mat Inns Runs Ave 100
Diff JC Adams (WI) 1992-2001
54 41.26 27 43 1963
61.34 5 27 47 1049
25.58 1 35.76 MEK Hussey (Aus)
2005-2010 52 51.03 26 44
2502 69.50 9 26 46
1479 35.21 2 34.29
LG Rowe (WI) 1972-1980 30 43.55 15
22 1293 61.57 6 15
27 754 29.00 1 32.57
BC Booth (Aus) 1961-1966 29 42.21
15 27 1197 57.00 4
14 21 576 27.42 1
29.57 AR Morris (Aus) 1946-1955 46 46.48
23 37 2097 61.67 10
23 42 1436 34.19 2
27.49 RN Harvey (Aus) 1948-1963 79
48.41 40 69 3833 60.84
15 39 68 2316 36.18
6 24.65 VS Hazare (India) 1946-1953
30 47.65 15 28 1420
59.16 6 15 24 772
35.09 1 24.08 MJ Greatbatch (NZ)
1988-1996 41 30.62 21 35
1291 43.03 2 20 36
730 20.27 1 22.76
Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) 1969-1981 41 35.81 21
37 1630 46.57 4 20
37 949 25.64 1 20.92
MJ Horne (NZ) 1997-2003 35 28.38
18 34 1262 38.24 3
17 31 526 17.53 1
20.71 AC Gilchrist (Aus) 1999-2008 96 47.60
48 65 3073 59.09 9
48 72 2497 38.41 8
20.68 BW Luckhurst (Eng) 1970-1974 21
36.05 11 21 796 46.82
3 10 20 502 26.42
1 20.40 RB McCosker (Aus) 1975-1980
25 39.56 13 24 1000
50.00 3 12 22 622
29.61 1 20.38 MS Sinclair (NZ)
1999-2010 33 32.05 17 29
1060 42.40 3 16 27
575 22.11 0 20.28
AH Jones (NZ) 1987-1995 39 44.27 20
36 1703 54.93 5 19
38 1219 34.82 2 20.11
Javed Burki (Pak) 1960-1969 25 30.47
13 25 917 39.86 3
12 23 424 20.19 0
19.68 WR Endean (SA) 1951-1958 28 33.95
14 25 979 44.50 2
14 27 651 25.03 1
19.46 ED Solkar (India) 1969-1977 27
25.42 14 23 678 35.68
0 13 25 390 16.95
1 18.73 PH Parfitt (Eng) 1961-1972
37 40.91 19 25 1113
50.59 6 18 27 769
32.04 1 18.55 S Wettimuny (SL)
1982-1987 23 29.07 12 23
832 37.81 2 11 20
389 19.45 0 18.37
TW Hayward (Eng) 1896-1909 35 34.46 18
29 1194 44.22 3 17
31 805 25.96 0 18.25
RM Cowper (Aus) 1964-1968 27 46.84
14 21 1130 56.50 3
13 25 931 38.79 2
17.71 AI Kallicharran (WI) 1972-1981 66 44.43
33 55 2611 53.28 8
33 54 1788 35.76 4
17.53 Mohsin Khan (Pak) 1978-1986 48
37.10 24 38 1540 46.66
4 24 41 1169 29.22
3 17.44 PE Richardson (Eng) 1956-1963
34 37.47 17 28 1284
45.85 5 17 28 777
28.77 0 17.08 TE Bailey (Eng)
1949-1959 61 29.74 31 46
1396 38.77 1 30 45
894 21.80 0 16.97
JH Sinclair (SA) 1896-1911 25 23.23 13
24 749 31.20 3 12
23 320 14.54 0 16.66
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-2010 25 32.41
13 25 902 41.00 2
12 24 589 24.54 0
16.46 WJ Edrich (Eng) 1938-1955 39 40.00
20 29 1363 48.67 4
19 34 1077 32.63 2
16.04 SB Styris (NZ) 2002-2007 29
36.04 15 27 1072 42.88
4 14 21 514 27.05
1 15.83
Biggest difference in Test batting average for the second half of career over the first half (qualification: 20 innings in each half)
Player Span Mat Ave
Mat Inns Runs Ave 100
Mat Inns Runs Ave 100
Diff CG Macartney (Aus) 1907-1926 35
41.78 18 31 811 27.03
1 17 24 1320 62.85
6 35.82 G Gambhir (India) 2004-2010
32 52.83 16 27 904
36.16 1 16 30 1896
67.71 8 31.55 AB de Villiers (SA)
2004-2010 61 45.50 31 57
1921 35.57 3 30 48
2311 59.25 7 23.68
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 88 37.69 44
69 1651 27.98 1 44
57 2156 51.33 5 23.35
JW Burke (Aus) 1951-1959 24 34.59
12 23 519 24.71 1
12 21 761 47.56 2
22.85 CL Walcott (WI) 1948-1960 44 56.68
22 34 1434 44.81 5
22 40 2364 67.54 10
22.73 EAB Rowan (SA) 1935-1951 26
43.66 13 25 750 32.60
0 13 25 1215 55.22
3 22.62 Younis Khan (Pak) 2000-2009
63 50.09 32 55 2077
39.18 6 31 57 3183
61.21 10 22.02 SJ McCabe (Aus)
1930-1938 39 48.21 20 29
992 36.74 1 19 33
1756 58.53 5 21.79
DG Bradman (Aus) 1928-1948 52 99.94 26
39 3224 89.55 13 26
41 3772 110.94 16 21.39
RG Pollock (SA) 1963-1970 23 60.97
12 21 972 51.15 3
11 20 1284 71.33 4
20.18 DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2010 100 30.71
50 73 1249 20.47 1
50 79 2713 39.89 4
19.42 A Flower (Zim) 1992-2002 63
51.54 32 57 2030 42.29
5 31 55 2764 61.42
7 19.13 MH Denness (Eng) 1969-1975
28 39.69 14 24 718
31.21 0 14 21 949
49.94 4 18.73 T Taibu (Zim)
2001-2005 24 29.60 12 24
482 20.95 0 12 22
791 39.55 1 18.59
Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban) 2005-2010 23 27.14 12
23 409 18.59 0 11
22 731 36.55 1 17.96
JE Cheetham (SA) 1949-1955 24 23.86
12 23 394 17.13 0
12 20 489 34.92 0
17.80 KC Sangakkara (SL) 2000-2010 91 56.85
46 76 3466 48.13 7
45 76 4550 65.94 16
17.80 KR Rutherford (NZ) 1985-1995 56
27.08 28 45 763 18.16
1 28 54 1702 34.73
2 16.57 JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1995
64 22.53 32 47 520
14.05 0 32 49 1193
30.58 0 16.54 CB Wishart (Zim)
1995-2005 27 22.40 14 26
360 14.40 0 13 24
738 30.75 1 16.35
LRPL Taylor (NZ) 2007-2010 25 43.13 13
24 812 35.30 2 12
22 1129 51.31 3 16.01
DJ Nash (NZ) 1992-2001 32 23.51
16 23 278 16.35 0
16 22 451 32.21 0
15.86 IM Chappell (Aus) 1964-1980 75 42.42
38 68 2226 34.78 6
37 68 3119 50.30 8
15.53 AME Roberts (WI) 1974-1983 47
14.94 24 32 209 7.74
0 23 30 553 23.04
0 15.30 GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1983-1993
33 41.08 17 27 816
34.00 3 16 26 1033
49.19 1 15.19 HM Amla (SA)
2004-2010 46 45.10 23 42
1529 38.22 4 23 39
1854 52.97 6 14.75
HH Streak (Zim) 1993-2005 65 22.35 33
52 690 15.33 0 32
55 1300 29.54 1 14.21
IR Redpath (Aus) 1964-1976 66 43.45
33 56 1876 36.07 1
33 64 2861 50.19 7
14.12 PR Reiffel (Aus) 1992-1998 35 26.52
18 22 326 19.17 0
17 28 629 33.10 0
13.93
Biggest difference in Test bowling average for the first half of career over the second half (qualification: 2000 balls in each half)
Player Span Mat Ave Mat
Balls Wkts Ave 5 Mat
Balls Wkts Ave 5 Diff
RJ Bright (Aus) 1977-1986 25 41.13
13 2818 34 30.44 3
12 2723 19 60.26 1
29.82 Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2008 33
40.76 17 4966 66 31.56
5 16 3778 34 58.61
2 27.06 BD Julien (WI) 1973-1977
24 37.36 12 2298 32
27.93 1 12 2244 18
54.11 0 26.17 S Madan Lal (India)
1974-1986 39 40.08 20 3213
43 29.97 4 19 2784
28 55.60 0 25.63
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1983-1993 33 48.22 17
3002 37 38.16 2 16
3269 24 63.75 0 25.59
GS Ramchand (India) 1952-1960 33 46.31
17 2768 28 38.53 1
16 2208 13 63.07 0
24.54 ND Hirwani (India) 1988-1996 17 30.10
9 2102 44 22.04 3
8 2196 22 46.22 1
24.18 Shahadat Hossain (Ban) 2005-2010 29
45.33 15 2184 42 36.69
2 14 2150 24 60.45
2 23.77 RK Chauhan (India) 1993-1998
21 39.51 11 2687 30
31.23 0 10 2062 17
54.11 0 22.88 JM Gregory (Aus)
1920-1928 24 31.15 12 2894
57 23.71 3 12 2688
28 46.28 1 22.57
N Boje (SA) 2000-2006 43 42.65 22
3911 54 32.48 2 21
4709 46 54.58 1 22.11
JE Emburey (Eng) 1978-1995 64 38.40
32 7391 89 30.20 4
32 8000 58 51.00 2
20.80 BC Strang (Zim) 1995-2001 26 39.33
13 2573 32 30.62 1
13 2860 24 50.95 0
20.33 TBA May (Aus) 1987-1995 24
34.74 12 3586 51 28.47
2 12 2991 24 48.08
1 19.61 IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991
121 61.37 61 2434 17
52.29 0 60 2736 15
71.66 0 19.37 BM McMillan (SA)
1992-1998 38 33.82 19 3722
55 28.94 0 19 2326
20 47.25 0 18.30
IK Pathan (India) 2003-2008 29 32.26 15
3253 66 26.15 6 14
2631 34 44.11 1 17.97
Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) 2001-2009 36 41.52
18 3140 47 35.10 0
18 2850 31 51.25 0
16.15 RM Hogg (Aus) 1978-1984 38 28.47
19 4222 76 22.40 5
19 3411 47 38.29 1
15.89 HJ Howarth (NZ) 1969-1977 30
36.95 15 4577 50 30.38
2 15 4256 36 46.08
0 15.70 GAR Lock (Eng) 1952-1968
49 25.58 25 6658 105
19.66 6 24 6489 69
34.57 3 14.91 DR Hadlee (NZ)
1969-1978 26 33.64 13 2324
40 27.20 0 13 2559
31 41.96 0 14.77
A Nel (SA) 2001-2008 36 31.86 18
4038 76 26.22 3 18
3592 47 40.97 0 14.76
PJ Wiseman (NZ) 1998-2005 25 47.59
13 2800 33 40.84 2
12 2860 28 55.53 0
14.69 JW Gleeson (Aus) 1967-1972 29 36.20
15 4439 54 30.11 2
14 4418 39 44.64 1
14.53 CC Griffith (WI) 1960-1969 28
28.54 14 2948 59 23.25
4 14 2683 35 37.45
1 14.20 Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 1990-2003
52 32.97 26 6343 107
27.00 7 26 6189 78
41.16 3 14.17 DR Tuffey (NZ)
2000-2010 26 31.75 13 2201
46 26.06 1 13 2676
31 40.19 1 14.13
W Rhodes (Eng) 1899-1930 58 26.96 29
4974 96 23.59 6 29
3251 31 37.41 0 13.83
AL Valentine (WI) 1950-1962 36 30.32
18 8415 99 26.41 7
18 4538 40 40.00 1
13.59
Biggest difference in Test bowling average for the second half of career over the first half (qualification: 2000 balls in each half)
Player
Span Mat Ave Mat Balls
Wkts Ave 5 Mat Balls
Wkts Ave 5 Diff
V Pollard (NZ) 1965-1973 32 46.32
16 2286 16 65.12 0
16 2135 24 33.79 0
31.33 DAJ Holford (WI) 1966-1977 24 39.39
12 2414 20 54.45 0
12 2402 31 29.67 1
24.77 Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1959-1977 47
35.95 24 4530 39 51.07
0 23 5944 86 29.09
5 21.98 EE Hemmings (Eng) 1982-1991
16 42.44 8 2332 16
54.75 0 8 2105 27
35.14 1 19.60 AMB Rowan (SA)
1947-1951 15 38.59 8 2728
23 47.56 1 7 2465
31 31.93 3 15.63
CH Gayle (WI) 2000-2010 88 41.55 44
2026 16 53.31 0 44
4825 56 38.19 2 15.12
AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-1955 51 24.89
26 8634 100 33.36 3
25 7284 136 18.67 12
14.68 M Prabhakar (India) 1984-1995 39 37.30
20 5160 59 42.59 3
19 2315 37 28.86 0
13.73 PS de Villiers (SA) 1993-1998 18
24.27 9 2427 34 32.47
1 9 2378 51 18.80
4 13.67 JC Laker (Eng) 1948-1959
46 21.24 23 5513 79
29.26 2 23 6514 114
15.69 7 13.57 BL D'Oliveira (Eng)
1966-1972 44 39.55 22 3012
23 46.47 0 22 2694
24 32.91 0 13.56
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1991-2007 110 34.34 55
3393 37 41.78 0 55
4795 61 29.83 2 11.95
BA Reid (Aus) 1985-1992 27 24.63
14 3259 47 31.08 0
13 2985 66 20.04 5
11.04 RW Price (Zim) 1999-2004 18 35.86
9 2740 30 42.06 2
9 2395 39 31.10 3
10.96 SJ Benn (WI) 2008-2010 15
40.92 8 2020 22 46.90
0 7 2235 28 36.21
3 10.69 GE Gomez (WI) 1939-1954
29 27.41 15 2079 19
34.10 0 14 3157 39
24.15 1 9.95 SLV Raju (India)
1990-2001 28 30.72 14 4263
42 36.07 1 14 3339
51 26.31 4 9.76
DVP Wright (Eng) 1938-1951 34 39.11 17
4446 54 43.83 2 17
3689 54 34.38 4 9.44
PA Strang (Zim) 1994-2001 24 36.02
12 2630 29 41.55 3
12 3090 41 32.12 1
9.43 JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 33.35
29 4243 39 38.41 0
29 3482 46 29.06 1
9.35 C Blythe (Eng) 1901-1910 19
18.63 10 2500 41 24.12
2 9 2046 59 14.81
7 9.31 NA Foster (Eng) 1983-1993
29 32.85 15 3113 40
37.85 3 14 3148 48
28.68 2 9.16 Maninder Singh (India)
1982-1993 35 37.36 18 3772
34 42.91 0 17 4446
54 33.87 3 9.04
SF Barnes (Eng) 1901-1914 27 16.43 14
4316 79 21.60 9 13
3557 110 12.71 15 8.89
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) 1976-1988 50 28.11
25 6269 71 33.30 3
25 6750 100 24.42 5
8.89 GP Wickramasinghe (SL) 1991-2001 40 41.87
20 3672 40 46.52 1
20 3588 45 37.73 2
8.79 RB Simpson (Aus) 1957-1978 62
42.26 31 2809 25 47.84
1 31 4072 46 39.23
1 8.60 BR Taylor (NZ) 1965-1973
30 26.60 15 2770 43
31.74 2 15 3564 68
23.35 2 8.39 TM Alderman (Aus)
1981-1991 41 27.15 21 5187
79 31.55 5 20 4994
91 23.32 9 8.23
NJ Astle (NZ) 1996-2006 81 42.01 41
3427 29 45.55 0 40
2261 22 37.36 0 8.19
Biggest difference in ODI batting average for the first half of career over the second half (qualification: 20 innings in each half)
Player Span
Mat Ave Mat Inns Runs
Ave 100 Mat Inns Runs
Ave 100 Diff
GM Turner (NZ) 1973-1983 41 47.00 21
20 886 63.28 2 20
20 712 35.60 1 27.69
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC) 2004-2010 104 42.17
52 46 2059 55.64 5
52 48 1273 30.30 2
25.34 MA Atherton (Eng) 1990-1998 54 35.11
27 27 1188 47.52 1
27 27 603 23.19 1
24.33 RL Dias (SL) 1979-1987 58
31.46 29 27 1058 44.08
2 29 28 515 19.80
0 24.28 HJH Marshall (NZ) 2003-2007
66 27.43 33 31 980
39.20 1 33 31 474
16.92 0 22.27 GS Chappell (Aus)
1971-1983 74 40.18 37 36
1442 51.50 2 37 36
889 29.63 1 21.87
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1991 114 30.77 57
54 1978 42.08 6 57
57 1192 21.28 1 20.80
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-2007 56 36.87
28 28 1256 46.51 2
28 28 772 27.57 1
18.95 Basit Ali (Pak) 1993-1996 50 34.18
25 23 823 43.31 1
25 20 442 24.55 0
18.76 BA Edgar (NZ) 1978-1986 64
30.74 32 32 1092 40.44
1 32 32 722 22.56
0 17.88 VG Kambli (India) 1991-2000
104 32.59 52 48 1456
41.60 1 52 49 1021
24.90 1 16.70 MG Bevan (Aus)
1994-2004 232 53.58 116 102
3790 62.13 3 116 94
3122 45.91 3 16.22
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 187 47.00 94
86 3960 55.00 8 93
81 2761 38.88 3 16.11
Shahriar Nafees (Ban) 2005-2008 60 33.76
30 30 1125 41.66 3
30 30 732 26.14 1
15.52 PN Kirsten (SA) 1991-1994 40 38.02
20 20 737 46.06 0
20 20 556 30.88 0
15.17 AH Jones (NZ) 1987-1995 87
35.69 44 44 1647 43.34
0 43 43 1137 28.42
0 14.92 AL Logie (WI) 1981-1993
158 28.95 79 66 1507
36.75 0 79 67 1302
23.25 1 13.51 LPC Silva (SL)
1999-2010 61 31.11 31 27
892 37.16 1 30 25
508 24.19 0 12.98
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2004-2010 146 51.65 73
54 1826 58.90 2 73
67 2461 47.32 0 11.58
GA Gooch (Eng) 1976-1995 125 36.98
63 62 2505 42.45 6
62 60 1785 31.31 2
11.14 AC Parore (NZ) 1992-2002 179 25.68
90 86 2245 30.33 1
89 75 1069 19.43 0
10.90 NS Sidhu (India) 1987-1998 136
37.08 68 65 2579 42.27
4 68 62 1834 31.62
2 10.66 MA Vermeulen (Zim) 2000-2009
43 22.25 22 22 503
27.94 0 21 21 365
17.38 0 10.56 SA Thomson (NZ)
1990-1996 56 22.95 28 26
611 27.77 0 28 26
353 17.65 0 10.12
PJL Dujon (WI) 1981-1991 169 23.15 85
53 927 28.96 0 84
67 1018 19.57 0 9.39
SG Law (Aus) 1994-1999 54 26.89
27 26 726 31.56 1
27 25 511 22.21 0
9.35 Manzoor Elahi (Pak) 1984-1995 54 22.45
27 24 478 26.55 0
27 22 263 17.53 0
9.02 HDPK Dharmasena (SL) 1994-2004 141
22.62 71 41 638 27.73
0 70 46 584 18.83
0 8.90 Alok Kapali (Ban) 2002-2008
65 19.83 33 32 721
24.03 0 32 30 449
15.48 1 8.55 IK Pathan (India)
2004-2009 107 22.80 54 37
718 27.61 0 53 41
650 19.11 0 8.50
Biggest difference in ODI batting average for the second half of career over the first half (qualification: 20 innings in each half)
Player Span Mat
Ave Mat Inns Runs Ave
100 Mat Inns Runs Ave
100 Diff
SM Gavaskar (India)
1974-1987 108 35.13 54 51
1230 26.17 0 54 51
1862 45.41 1 19.24
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) 2005-2010 101 43.56 51
50 1626 35.34 2 50
47 1990 53.78 5 18.44
JEC Franklin (NZ) 2001-2010 75 18.70
38 22 182 10.11 0
37 31 454 28.37 0
18.26 JDP Oram (NZ) 2001-2010 141 24.75
71 54 827 17.22 0
70 48 1376 33.56 1
16.33 DS Lehmann (Aus) 1996-2005 117
38.96 59 55 1527 32.48
2 58 46 1551 48.46
2 15.98 SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2010
114 40.29 57 41 856
30.57 0 57 55 2126
46.21 4 15.65 HH Streak (Afr/Zim)
1993-2005 189 28.29 95 80
1020 20.40 0 94 79
1923 35.61 0 15.21
DO Obuya (Kenya) 2001-2010 64 19.71 32
32 391 13.03 0 32
31 792 26.40 0 13.37
TM Dilshan (SL) 1999-2010 188 35.73
94 81 1803 28.61 1
94 84 3057 41.87 7
13.26 H Masakadza (Zim) 2001-2010 95 28.58
48 48 1020 22.17 0
47 47 1581 35.13 3
12.96 BB McCullum (NZ) 2002-2010 171
29.01 86 67 1150 21.69
0 85 78 2419 34.55
2 12.86 DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2010
255 17.07 128 80 603
10.76 0 127 80 1292
23.49 0 12.72 MS Dhoni (Asia/India)
2004-2010 171 50.73 86 76
2535 44.47 3 85 76
3198 57.10 4 12.63
A Bagai (Can) 2003-2010 54 37.73 27
27 729 31.69 2 27
26 1007 43.78 0 12.09
M Amarnath (India) 1975-1989 85 30.53
43 34 698 24.06 0
42 41 1226 36.05 2
11.99 CL Hooper (WI) 1987-2003 227 35.34
114 99 2173 28.97 1
113 107 3588 40.77 6
11.80 B Zuiderent (Neth) 1996-2010 53
25.71 27 27 496 20.66
0 26 25 584 32.44
0 11.78 Yuvraj Singh (Asia/India) 2000-2010
254 36.73 127 114 3118
30.87 4 127 120 4302
42.59 8 11.72 OA Shah (Eng)
2001-2009 71 30.56 36 35
774 24.96 1 35 31
1060 36.55 0 11.58
Saleem Elahi (Pak) 1995-2004 48 36.72 24
24 687 31.22 1 24
23 892 42.47 3 11.25
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2010 261 41.77
131 122 3847 36.29 3
130 123 4801 47.53 8
11.24 Khaled Mashud (Ban) 1995-2006 126 21.90
63 58 837 17.43 0
63 52 981 28.02 0
10.59 CO Obuya (Kenya) 2001-2010 83
22.65 42 33 496 17.10
0 41 35 886 27.68
0 10.58 CB Wishart (Zim) 1996-2005
90 23.22 45 40 690
18.15 1 45 42 1029
28.58 1 10.43 A Jadeja (India)
1992-2000 196 37.47 98 88
2518 32.70 2 98 91
2841 43.04 4 10.34
Aaqib Javed (Pak) 1988-1998 163 10.68 82
23 45 4.50 0 81
28 222 14.80 0 10.30
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 115 21.61
58 48 749 17.02 0
57 50 1002 27.08 0
10.06 RS Kaluwitharana (SL) 1990-2004 189 22.22
95 91 1469 17.28 1
94 90 2242 27.34 1
10.06 SC Williams (WI) 1994-1999 57
32.36 29 29 752 27.85
0 28 26 834 37.90
1 10.06 KJ O'Brien (Ire) 2006-2010
49 33.16 25 24 642
29.18 1 24 20 585
39.00 0 9.82
Biggest difference in ODI bowling average for the first half of career over the second half (qualification: 1000 balls in each half)
Player Span Mat Ave
Mat Balls Wkts Ave 5
Mat Balls Wkts Ave 5
Diff
ALF de Mel (SL) 1982-1987
57 37.91 29 1425 42
26.83 2 28 1310 17
65.29 0 38.46 ME Waugh (Aus)
1988-2002 244 34.56 122 2541
70 29.10 1 122 1146
15 60.06 0 30.97
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1982-1990 70 40.85 35
1462 32 30.03 0 35
1788 23 55.91 0 25.88
JG Bracewell (NZ) 1983-1990 53 57.09
27 1283 20 47.05 0
26 1164 13 72.53 0
25.49 DN Patel (NZ) 1987-1997 75 50.24
38 1523 26 40.03 0
37 1728 19 64.21 0
24.17 EAE Baptiste (WI) 1983-1990 43
41.97 22 1152 22 33.90
0 21 1062 14 54.64
0 20.73 BC Strang (Zim) 1995-2001
49 37.34 25 1202 28
29.42 1 24 1292 18
49.66 0 20.24 HA Varaiya (Kenya)
2006-2010 51 27.91 26 1126
33 19.90 0 25 1208
24 38.91 0 19.01
MO Odumbe (Kenya) 1996-2003 61 46.33 31
1157 23 39.26 0 30
1080 16 56.50 0 17.24
MN Samuels (WI) 2000-2008 107 43.24
54 1560 35 36.68 0
53 1519 22 53.68 0
17.00 Syed Rasel (Ban) 2005-2010 52 33.62
26 1365 35 26.40 0
26 1292 26 43.34 0
16.95 VB John (SL) 1982-1987 45
48.67 23 1202 20 41.70
0 22 1109 14 58.64
0 16.94 C Sharma (India) 1983-1994
65 34.86 33 1473 41
28.56 0 32 1362 26
44.80 0 16.25 BA Reid (Aus)
1986-1992 61 34.96 31 1662
40 29.27 1 30 1588
23 44.86 0 15.59
CL Hooper (WI) 1987-2003 227 36.05 114
4642 110 30.00 0 113
4931 83 44.07 0 14.07
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2010 220 34.58
110 3609 95 29.11 1
110 3207 61 43.09 0
13.98 Aamer Sohail (Pak) 1990-2000 156 43.56
78 2527 49 37.79 0
78 2309 36 51.41 0
13.62 Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak) 2003-2010 74
29.28 37 1867 68 24.08
1 37 1599 42 37.69
0 13.60 IR Bishop (WI) 1988-1997
84 26.50 42 2144 68
20.79 2 42 2188 50
34.26 0 13.47 IK Pathan (India)
2004-2009 107 29.91 54 2777
92 24.66 1 53 2417
60 37.96 0 13.30
PR Reiffel (Aus) 1992-1999 92 29.20 46
2467 62 23.80 0 46
2265 44 36.81 0 13.01
NM Hauritz (Aus) 2002-2010 55 32.48
28 1338 37 27.32 0
27 1224 25 40.12 0
12.80 Abdul Razzaq (Asia/Pak) 1996-2010 241 31.14
121 5374 153 25.94 3
120 4895 105 38.71 0
12.77 Abdur Razzak (Ban) 2004-2010 103
28.41 52 2749 80 22.85
1 51 2672 64 35.37
1 12.53 Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 1998-2006
77 42.76 39 1787 39
37.64 0 38 1598 28
49.89 0 12.25 L Klusener (SA)
1996-2004 171 29.95 86 3898
120 25.37 6 85 3438
72 37.58 0 12.21
Mohammad Sami (Pak) 2001-2007 83 28.44 42
2049 68 23.27 1 41
2045 50 35.48 0 12.20
PL Symcox (SA) 1993-1999 80 38.36
40 2046 39 32.89 0
40 1945 33 44.81 0
11.92 RR Singh (India) 1989-2001 136 43.26
68 2125 43 39.00 1
68 1609 26 50.30 1
11.31 NAM McLean (WI) 1996-2003 45
37.58 23 1029 26 32.76
0 22 1091 20 43.85
0 11.08
Biggest difference in ODI bowling average for the second half of career over the first half (qualification: 1000 balls in each half)
Player Span Mat Ave
Mat Balls Wkts Ave 5
Mat Balls Wkts Ave 5
Diff RW Price (Zim) 2002-2010 79
35.91 40 2048 23 59.04
0 39 2036 51 25.49
0 33.55 RP Snell (SA) 1991-1996
42 35.77 21 1028 16
48.25 0 21 1067 28
28.64 1 19.61 J Botha (Afr/SA)
2005-2010 57 41.21 29 1320
20 51.85 0 28 1452
32 34.56 0 17.29
ARC Fraser (Eng) 1989-1999 42 30.04 21
1162 18 39.77 0 21
1230 29 24.00 0 15.78
Mohammad Rafique (Asia/Ban) 1995-2007 125 37.91
63 3074 50 47.28 0
62 3340 75 31.66 1
15.61 Maninder Singh (India) 1983-1993 59 31.30
30 1614 27 40.14 0
29 1519 39 25.17 0
14.97 GR Larsen (NZ) 1990-1999 121
35.39 61 3301 46 44.13
0 60 3067 67 29.40
0 14.73 TBA May (Aus) 1987-1995
47 45.43 24 1220 17
53.17 0 23 1284 22
39.45 0 13.72 TM Odoyo (Afr/Kenya)
1996-2010 126 30.19 63 2738
59 37.72 0 63 2524
74 24.18 0 13.54
AF Giles (Eng) 1997-2005 62 37.61 31
1428 25 44.80 1 31
1428 30 31.63 0 13.17
Iftikhar Anjum (Pak) 2004-2010 62 31.55
31 1445 28 39.57 0
31 1515 49 26.97 1
12.59 P Utseya (Zim) 2004-2010 111 45.98
56 2851 36 52.61 0
55 2732 48 41.02 0
11.59 JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1990 78
33.71 39 1484 32 40.87
0 39 2089 53 29.39
0 11.48 SLV Raju (India) 1990-1996
53 31.96 27 1405 25
38.60 0 26 1365 38
27.60 0 10.99 DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)
1997-2010 255 31.22 128 5777
114 37.08 0 127 6334
154 26.87 2 10.21
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1984-1993 59 35.15 30
1380 25 40.76 0 29
1428 32 30.78 0 9.98
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2010 114 27.93
57 2326 58 32.72 0
57 1725 60 23.30 0
9.42 AJ Hall (SA) 1999-2007 88 26.47
44 1294 29 33.00 0
44 2047 66 23.60 1
9.39 SD Anurasiri (SL) 1986-1994 45
45.75 23 1026 14 50.92
0 22 1074 18 41.72
0 9.21 PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2003
308 39.40 154 1916 35
45.57 0 154 3232 71
36.36 0 9.21 Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak)
1996-2010 299 35.05 150 5428
103 40.86 1 149 7280
177 31.66 2 9.20
EA Brandes (Zim) 1987-1999 59 32.37 30
1495 34 37.00 0 29
1333 36 28.00 2 9.00
NA Foster (Eng) 1984-1989 48 31.11
24 1218 24 36.12 0
24 1409 35 27.68 0
8.44 DJ Bravo (WI) 2004-2010 107 28.84
54 2060 54 33.57 0
53 2200 75 25.44 0
8.13 GB Hogg (Aus) 1996-2008 123
26.84 62 2952 72 31.12
2 61 2612 84 23.17
0 7.95 KD Mills (NZ) 2001-2010
114 26.02 57 2822 72
30.48 0 57 2841 98
22.75 1 7.73 AJ Bichel (Aus)
1997-2004 67 31.57 34 1751
38 35.42 1 33 1506
40 27.92 1 7.50
MA Ealham (Eng) 1996-2001 64 32.79 32
1574 31 36.61 1 32
1653 36 29.50 1 7.11
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2010 442 44.26
221 4518 78 47.55 1
221 3502 76 40.89 1
6.66 DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1996 96 27.53
48 2330 60 31.00 0
48 2256 66 24.39 2
6.61
Statistics upto and including:
• T20I # 187: England v Pakistan at Cardiff, 2nd T20I, Sep 7, 2010
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites
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