Brod's Cricket Stats (it interests me anyway)

[Media Park]

I was reading an article on cricinfo.com today about Mark Butcher.

They said he'd played 71 Tests without winning an ODI cap for England...

Got me thinking... What is the record for the highest number of Test matches without gaining an ODI cap...?

Obviously since ODI's came into vogue.

[brod]

Mark Butcher has the 8th highest tally of Test matches without playing a ODI, although the other 7 players had retired well and truely by the time ODI cricket became popular.

91 Evans (Eng)
85 Hammond (Eng)
82 Barrington (Eng)
79 Gravney (Eng)
79 Harvey (Aus)
79 Hutton (Eng)
76 Compton (Eng)

[sherminator]

I always liked Butcher. 2 innings stand out for me. After getting cleaned up by Matt Nicholson at the WACA resulting in 9 stitches to his scone, the media commented that he had more stitches than runs on the tour to date. He then made 100 in the first test a week or so later. And the second was the 170 odd to win the match in the 2001 Ashes at Headingley. Great knock!

Here's one for you Brod ... the other week Watson and North both took 5+ wickets in an innings in the same test. Has it ever happened before that 2 top 6 batsmen have done this in the same test?

[Media Park]

Quick one for you Brod, and I'm just testing you because I know the answer

Most ODI's without scoring a fifty, or taking a 5-fer...

[Dogmatic]

Quick one for you Brod, and I'm just testing you because I know the answer

Most ODI's without scoring a fifty, or taking a 5-fer...

Is it a keeper?

[Media Park]

Not if I have it right... I believe it is an all-rounder

If I have it wrong, I am sure the Great Man will correct me!

[CoverKing]

Not if I have it right... I believe it is an all-rounder

If I have it wrong, I am sure the Great Man will correct me!

Mitchell Johnson?

[Media Park]

Not MJ- he's scored a fifty AND taken a five-for...

But his seventy-odd games is around the mark...

[brod]

Quick one for you Brod, and I'm just testing you because I know the answer

Most ODI's without scoring a fifty, or taking a 5-fer...

7 players have played more thean 70 ODI's without scoring a fifty or taking 5 wickets in an innings

134 GP Wickramasighe (Sri Lanka) HS 32, BB 4/48
121 G Larsen (New Zealand) HS 37, BB 4/24
105 RA Harper (West Indies) HS 45*, BB 4/40
94 K More (India) HS 42*
83 F de Villiers (South Africa) HS 20*, BB 4/27
81 D Nash (New Zealand) HS 42, BB 4/38
79 G Lawson (Australia) HS 33*, BB 4/26

[brod]

I always liked Butcher. 2 innings stand out for me. After getting cleaned up by Matt Nicholson at the WACA resulting in 9 stitches to his scone, the media commented that he had more stitches than runs on the tour to date. He then made 100 in the first test a week or so later. And the second was the 170 odd to win the match in the 2001 Ashes at Headingley. Great knock!

Here's one for you Brod ... the other week Watson and North both took 5+ wickets in an innings in the same test. Has it ever happened before that 2 top 6 batsmen have done this in the same test?

I have found no record of this happening before

[Media Park]

You are my hero Brod (AKA Mr Smooth), here was me thinking Ian Harvey

[brod]

22 - KP Pietersen - Innings since last Test century

[brod]

11th - Sachin Tendulkar - Career (21 years) is the 11th longest (years), but longest of anyone who started their career since 1971.

[brod]

0/100 - Danish Kaneria - The first innings at Trent bridge was the third time he has achieved 0/100
11/71 - JM Anderson - First 10 wickets in a match haul, 9th and 10th 5wi also
15th - Mohammad Asif - Pakistani to take 100 Test wickets
42.14 - MJ Prior - Test batting average (with 3 centuries)
80- Pakistan - Lowest ever Test score at Trent Bridge
130 - E Morgan - First Test century

[brod]

70.85 - TW Cooper - ODI average (8 matches, 496 runs, 1 century, 4 fifties) has also taken 5 wickets at 22.6
6070 - MJ Cosgrove - Brought up his 6000th FC run during his 123 for Glamorgan, his 18th FC century (FC ave 43.35)

[Mr Beefy]

70.85 - TW Cooper - ODI average (8 matches, 496 runs, 1 century, 4 fifties) has also taken 5 wickets at 22.6
6070 - MJ Cosgrove - Brought up his 6000th FC run during his 123 for Glamorgan, his 18th FC century (FC ave 43.35)

43.35 - MJ Cosgrove - Average number of pies eaten in a week

[wooly]

70.85 - TW Cooper - ODI average (8 matches, 496 runs, 1 century, 4 fifties) has also taken 5 wickets at 22.6
6070 - MJ Cosgrove - Brought up his 6000th FC run during his 123 for Glamorgan, his 18th FC century (FC ave 43.35)

I know you can't pick and choose who you play against but hardly quality opposition.

80* v Scotland
87 v Scotland
67 v Kenya
39 v Canada
101 v Afghanistan
18 v Ireland
96 v Afghanistan
8 v Bangladesh

and a strike rate of only 67?

[THE BARKING SPIDERS]

70.85 - TW Cooper - ODI average (8 matches, 496 runs, 1 century, 4 fifties) has also taken 5 wickets at 22.6
6070 - MJ Cosgrove - Brought up his 6000th FC run during his 123 for Glamorgan, his 18th FC century (FC ave 43.35)

I know you can't pick and choose who you play against but hardly quality opposition.

80* v Scotland
87 v Scotland
67 v Kenya
39 v Canada
101 v Afghanistan
18 v Ireland
96 v Afghanistan
8 v Bangladesh

and a strike rate of only 67?

who has he been playing for?

[The Dark Knight]

70.85 - TW Cooper - ODI average (8 matches, 496 runs, 1 century, 4 fifties) has also taken 5 wickets at 22.6
6070 - MJ Cosgrove - Brought up his 6000th FC run during his 123 for Glamorgan, his 18th FC century (FC ave 43.35)

I know you can't pick and choose who you play against but hardly quality opposition.

80* v Scotland
87 v Scotland
67 v Kenya
39 v Canada
101 v Afghanistan
18 v Ireland
96 v Afghanistan
8 v Bangladesh

and a strike rate of only 67?

who has he been playing for?

The Netherlands

[Media Park]

I wonder if Cooper will be able to play half decent cricket for the 'Backs, now that he's got a few runs under his belt?!?!