Hayden back on top of batting rankings

Not only did Matthew Hayden's world-record score of 380 at Perth last week deny Brian Lara ownership of the record, it also removed him from the No

Lynn McConnell23-Jun-2005

Not only did Matthew Hayden's world-record score of 380 at Perth last week deny Brian Lara ownership of the record, it also removed him from the No. 1 spot on the PwC Ratings of Test batsmen. It is not Hayden's first appearance at the head of the rankings - he reached the summit a year ago during the short series against Pakistan. He had not been out of the top three since then.

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Top 10 batsmen
Rank	Batsman	Points
1	Matthew Hayden (Aus)	893
2	Brian Lara (WI)	887
3	Rahul Dravid (Ind)	849
4	Adam Gilchrist (Aus)	825
5	Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	805
6	Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)	804
6	Ricky Ponting (Aus)	804
8	Marcus Trescothick (Eng)	751
9	Jacques Kallis (SA)	746
10	Herschelle Gibbs (RSA)	742

But the Perth innings could still not displace Lara from the ranking as the scorer of the highest-rated innings. That is still regarded as his 213 in Kingston in 1999, while VVS Laxman's 281 at Kolkata in 2001 is also ahead of Hayden's innings, as both were scored against strong Australian attacks. The fact that Hayden scored his runs against the weak Zimbabwe bowling downgrades his performance according to the ratings.

PWC'S TEN TOP-RATED TEST INNINGS SINCE 1990
Rank	Name	Runs	Against	Venue	Year
1	Brian Lara	213	Australia	Kingston	1998-99
2	VVS Laxman	281	Australia	Kolkata	2000-01
3	Graham Gooch	154*	West Indies	Headingley	1991
4	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	New Zealand	Lahore	2002-03
5	Matthew Hayden	380	Zimbabwe	Perth	2003-04
6	Saeed Anwar	188*	India	Kolkata	1998-99
7	Graham Gooch	333	India	Lord's	1990
8	Brian Lara	375	England	St John's	1993-94
9	Gordon Greenidge	226	Australia	Bridgetown	1990-91
10	Stephen Fleming	274*	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2003

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Hayden back on top of batting rankings

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