Flying first class - Part II tables

Travis Basevi

09-May-2006

Most First-class wickets without playing a Test
Best career First-class bowling average without playing a Test
Best career First-class bowling average without playing a Test
Biggest difference of a lower First-class average than a Test average
Biggest difference of a lower Test average than a First-class average
Highest proportion of Test wickets as FC wickets
Most First-class career wickets

Most First-class wickets without playing a Test
Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5wi
DJ Shepherd	1950-1972	668	2218	9/47	21.32	123
EG Dennett	1903-1926	401	2151	10/40	19.82	211
JA Newman	1906-1930	541	2054	9/131	25.02	134
GR Cox	1895-1828	634	1843	9/50	22.86	111
TG Wass	1896-1820	312	1666	9/67	20.46	159
J Mercer	1919-1947	457	1591	10/51	23.40	104
FW Lillywhite	1825-1853	237	1576	10/?	10.15*	155
FA Tarrant	1898/99-1936/37	329	1512	10/90	17.49	133
WR Hillyer	1835-1853	230	1482	8/26	11.00*	149
GS Boyes	1921-1939	504	1472	9/57	23.51	74
W Bestwick	1898-1825	323	1457	10/40	21.27	104
BA Langford	1953-1974	510	1410	9/26	24.79	83
A Watson	1871-1893	303	1384	9/118	13.31	106
CT Spencer	1952-1974	506	1367	9/63	26.69	47
R Smith	1934-1956	445	1350	8/63	30.56	73
E Willsher	1850-1875	267	1329	8/16	12.78*	107
PJ Sainsbury	1954-1976	618	1316	8/76	24.14	36
DC Morgan	1950-1969	556	1248	7/33	25.08	35
AS Brown	1953-1976	496	1230	8/80	25.64	54
S Santall	1894-1900	374	1220	8/23	23.97	63

Best career First-class bowling average without playing a Test (qualification: 200 First-class wickets, players with complete career figures only)
Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5wi
J Wisden	1845-1863	186	1109	10/58	6.66	111
J Grundy	1850-1869	298	1137	9/19	9.97	84
A Rylott	1870-1888	85	456	9/30	11.69	39
W Mycroft	1873-1885	138	863	9/25	12.09	87
G Nash	1879-1885	58	232	8/14	12.36	17
J Crossland	1878-1887	84	322	8/57	12.48	25
W McIntyre	1869-1880	97	510	8/31	12.61	53
A Watson	1871-1893	303	1384	9/118	13.31	106
W Hickton	1867-1878	60	284	10/46	14.15	24
AD Downes	1887/88-1913/14	51	311	8/35	14.67	33
T Hayward	1854-1872	118	267	9/30	14.74	19
AW Ridley	1872-1885	96	224	7/21	15.06	19
RF Miles	1867-1879	69	217	7/38	15.36	15
JB King	1893-1912	65	415	10/53	15.66	38
A Appleby	1866-1887	81	336	9/25	15.67	24
GP Harrison	1883-1892	67	249	7/43	15.70	14
W Hearne	1887-1896	55	273	8/40	15.93	28
A Penn	1875-1884	48	222	8/34	16.07	20
HH Stephenson	1853-1871	256	303	8/28	16.37	17
VAP van der Bijl	1967/68-1982/83	156	767	8/35	16.54	46

Best career First-class bowling average without playing a Test (qualification: 200 First-class wickets, excluding players prior to World War I)
Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5wi
VAP van der Bijl	1967/68-1982/83	156	767	8/35	16.54	46
S Luthra	1965/66-1980/81	67	262	9/70	16.92	14
AM Ismail	1969/70-1977/78	75	244	7/26	18.04	13
BK Bose	1940/41-1963/64	45	210	8/43	18.18	15
AG Ram Singh	1930/31-1946/47	56	265	8/14	18.56	24
R Goel	1958/59-1984/85	157	750	8/55	18.58	59
PNG Ranjith	1997/98-2005/06	69	260	7/37	18.84	18
AB Jackson	1963-1968	149	457	8/18	18.94	17
Ahad Khan	1962/63-1980/81	55	214	9/7	19.29	12
P Sitaram	1952/53-1967/68	69	288	8/29	19.30	19
RV Webster	1961-1967/68	70	272	8/19	19.44	13
S Weerakoon	1995/96-2005/06	98	396	7/47	19.52	22
Mumtaz Hussain	1966/67-1977/78	69	213	8/83	19.59	13
PK Shivalkar	1961/62-1987/88	124	589	8/16	19.69	42
S Hyder Ali	1963/64-1987/88	113	366	9/25	19.71	25
AG Nicholson	1962-1975	283	879	9/62	19.76	40
Khurshid Akhtar	1964/65-1982/83	73	353	8/26	19.76	29
W Ghosh	1949/50-1968/69	71	239	6/35	19.77	17
Gagandeep Singh	1999/00-2005/06	48	209	6/14	19.90	15
Abdul Wahab	1967/68-1983/84	73	268	8/29	19.91	17

Biggest difference of a lower First-class average than a Test average (qualification: 50 Test wickets)
Player	Span	FC	Wkts	Ave	Tests	Wkts	Ave	Diff
HDPK Dharmasena	1988/89-2005/06	155	495	20.77	31	69	42.31	21.539
CG Borde	1952/53-1972/73	251	331	27.32	55	52	46.48	19.157
AB Agarkar	1996/97-2005/06	69	207	29.14	26	58	47.32	18.187
PI Pocock	1964-1986	554	1607	26.53	25	67	44.41	17.879
EP Nupen	1920/21-1936/37	74	334	18.19	17	50	35.75	17.565
Mohammad Sami	1999/00-2005/06	70	242	30.68	25	65	47.15	16.467
GRJ Matthews	1982/83-1997/98	190	516	31.80	33	61	48.22	16.421
DVP Wright	1932-1957	497	2056	23.98	34	108	39.11	15.129
AMB Rowan	1939/40-1951	58	273	23.47	15	54	38.59	15.120
DG Phadkar	1942/43-1959/60	133	466	22.04	31	62	36.85	14.811
S Madan Lal	1968/69-1991	232	625	25.50	39	71	40.08	14.583
NG Cowans	1980-1994	239	662	24.86	19	51	39.27	14.408
GP Wickramasinghe	1988/89-2001/02	123	345	27.57	40	85	41.87	14.293
PJ Wiseman	1991/92-2005/06	155	416	33.42	25	61	47.59	14.164
CL Hooper	1983/84-2004	339	555	35.30	102	114	49.42	14.123
FE Woolley	1906-1938	978	2066	19.87	64	83	33.91	14.042
BC Strang	1994/95-2004/05	74	252	25.40	26	56	39.33	13.938
WW Armstrong	1898/99-1921/22	269	832	19.71	50	87	33.59	13.880
Maninder Singh	1980/81-1993/94	145	606	23.85	35	88	37.36	13.507
Mahmood Hussain	1949/50-1968/69	97	329	25.28	27	68	38.64	13.358

Biggest difference of a lower Test average than a First-class average (qualification: 50 Test wickets)
Player	Span	FC	Wkts	Ave	Tests	Wkts	Ave	Diff
GJ Gilmour	1971/72-1979/80	75	233	31.52	15	54	26.03	5.486
JJ Ferris	1886/87-1897/98	198	812	17.54	9	61	12.70	4.844
CR Miller	1985/86-2001/02	126	446	30.97	18	69	26.15	4.815
SE Bond	1996/97-2005/06	48	164	25.32	14	64	21.53	3.798
SP Jones	1998-2006	75	217	31.79	18	59	28.23	3.559
H Ironmonger	1909/10-1935/36	96	464	21.50	14	74	17.97	3.535
GA Lohmann	1884-1896/97	293	1841	13.73	18	112	10.75	2.980
K Higgs	1958-1986	511	1536	23.61	15	71	20.74	2.864
DW Fleming	1989/90-2002/03	114	379	28.28	20	75	25.89	2.394
SCG MacGill	1993/94-2005/06	164	700	29.57	40	198	27.20	2.370
FH Tyson	1952-1960	244	767	20.89	17	76	18.56	2.333
WJ Whitty	1907-1925/26	119	491	23.40	14	65	21.12	2.280
BA Reid	1984/85-1995/96	96	350	26.63	27	113	24.63	1.999
Asif Iqbal	1959/60-1982	440	291	30.15	58	53	28.33	1.818
W Barnes	1875-1894	459	902	17.12	21	51	15.54	1.577
JR Ratnayeke	1980/81-1989/90	71	133	36.77	22	56	35.21	1.560
IK Pathan	2000/01-2005/06	59	191	31.74	24	89	30.43	1.305
CEH Croft	1971/72-1982	121	428	24.59	27	125	23.30	1.291
M Ntini	1995/96-2005/06	131	458	29.19	67	269	28.09	1.103
TBA May	1984/85-1995/96	142	439	35.81	24	75	34.74	1.064

Highest proportion of Test wickets as FC wickets (qualification: 50 Test wickets)
Player	Span	FC	Wkts	Ave	Tests	Wkts	Ave	%
Mashrafe Mortaza	2001/02-2005/06	27	69	35.72	20	50	37.42	72.46
GD McGrath	1992/93-2005/06	184	814	20.77	119	542	21.55	66.58
A Flintoff	1995-2005/06	150	266	31.53	59	174	31.45	65.41
SM Pollock	1991/92-2005/06	177	634	23.36	101	394	23.20	62.14
DL Vettori	1996/97-2005/06	114	365	32.52	71	219	34.96	60.00
JH Kallis	1993/94-2005/06	188	334	30.64	102	200	31.71	59.88
M Ntini	1995/96-2005/06	131	458	29.19	67	269	28.09	58.73
SK Warne	1990/91-2006	266	1185	25.63	140	685	25.25	57.80
B Lee	1994/95-2005/06	89	372	27.36	54	211	31.45	56.72
FH Edwards	2001/02-2005/06	37	107	36.12	23	60	43.43	56.07
JN Gillespie	1994/95-2006	131	478	24.97	71	259	26.13	54.18
ALF de Mel	1981/82-1986/87	42	109	37.90	17	59	36.94	54.12
M Muralitharan	1989/90-2006	194	1134	18.95	103	611	22.30	53.88
WPUJC Vaas	1990/91-2006	159	577	24.24	90	301	28.81	52.16
N Kapil Dev	1975/76-1993/94	275	835	27.09	131	434	29.64	51.97
A Kumble	1989/90-2005/06	209	982	25.14	106	510	28.76	51.93
Harbhajan Singh	1997/98-2005/06	110	456	27.43	55	227	30.14	49.78
ST Jayasuriya	1988/89-2005/06	243	187	32.29	102	92	33.18	49.19
HH Streak	1992/93-2006	153	461	27.31	65	216	28.14	46.85
IK Pathan	2000/01-2005/06	59	191	31.74	24	89	30.43	46.59

Most First-class career wickets
Player	Span	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5wi
W Rhodes	1898-1930	1110	4204	9/24	16.72	287
AP Freeman	1914-1936	592	3776	10/53	18.42	386
CWL Parker	1903-1935	635	3278	10/79	19.46	277
JT Hearne	1888-1823	639	3061	9/32	17.75	255
TWJ Goddard	1922-1952	593	2979	10/113	19.84	251
AS Kennedy	1907-1936	677	2874	10/37	21.23	225
D Shackleton	1948-1969	647	2857	9/30	18.65	194
GAR Lock	1946-1970/71	654	2844	10/54	19.23	196
FJ Titmus	1949-1982	792	2830	9/52	22.37	168
WG Grace	1865-1908	870	2809	10/49	18.14	240
MW Tate	1912-1937	679	2784	9/71	18.16	195
GH Hirst	1891-1929	826	2742	9/23	18.73	184
C Blythe	1899-1914	439	2503	10/30	16.81	218
DL Underwood	1963-1987	676	2465	9/28	20.28	153
WE Astill	1906-1939	733	2432	9/41	23.76	140
JC White	1909-1937	472	2355	10/76	18.58	193
WE Hollies	1932-1957	515	2323	10/49	20.94	182
FS Trueman	1949-1969	603	2304	8/28	18.29	126
JB Statham	1950-1968	559	2260	8/34	16.37	123
RTD Perks	1930-1955	595	2233	9/40	24.07	143
J Briggs	1879-1900	535	2221	10/55	15.95	200
DJ Shepherd	1950-1972	668	2218	9/47	21.32	123
EG Dennett	1903-1926	401	2151	10/40	19.82	211
T Richardson	1892-1905	358	2104	10/45	18.43	200
TE Bailey	1946-1967	682	2082	10/90	23.13	110
R Illingworth	1951-1983	787	2072	9/42	20.27	104
N Gifford	1960-1988	710	2068	8/28	23.56	93
FE Woolley	1906-1938	978	2066	8/22	19.87	132
G Geary	1912-1938	549	2063	10/18	20.03	125
DVP Wright	1932-1957	497	2056	9/47	23.98	150
JA Newman	1906-1930	541	2054	9/131	25.02	134
A Shaw	1864-1897	404	2027	10/73	12.13*	176
S Haigh	1895-1913	561	2012	9/25	15.94	135
H Verity	1930-1939	378	1956	10/10	14.90	164
W Attewell	1881-1899	429	1951	9/23	15.32	134
JC Laker	1946-1964/65	450	1944	10/53	18.41	127
AV Bedser	1939-1960	485	1924	8/18	20.41	96
W Mead	1892-1904	429	1916	9/40	18.99	152
AE Relf	1900-1921	565	1897	9/95	20.94	114
PGH Fender	1910-1935	557	1894	8/24	25.05	100
JWHT Douglas	1901-1928	651	1893	9/47	23.32	113
JH Wardle	1946-1967/68	412	1846	9/25	18.97	134
GR Cox	1895-1828	634	1843	9/50	22.86	111
GA Lohmann	1884-1896/97	293	1841	9/28	13.73	176
JW Hearne	1909-1936	647	1839	9/61	24.42	107
GG Macaulay	1920-1935	468	1837	8/21	17.65	126
MS Nichols	1924-1939	483	1833	9/32	21.63	118
JB Mortimore	1950-1975	640	1807	8/59	23.18	75
CA Walsh	1981/82-2000/01	429	1807	9/72	21.71	104
C Cook	1946-1964	506	1782	9/42	20.52	99

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1801: South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, May 5-7, 2006
• ODI # 2370: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Georgetown, 4th ODI, May 7, 2006