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Originally Posted by Milo So he scored runs against a semi retired Donald and a 38 year old Walsh. Big deal. Fact is, he is well short of the stature of some other openers who played against the best in prime....and to suggest he is better than any Englishman since Barrington (you've clearly just taken the career average as this one haven't you?) is really funny. |
If i was going to go on averages I would have mentioned him being up with Hutton, Hobbs. Can you name great English batsman since Barrington. Who have been a better batsman than Hayden, Gooch? Atherton? Gower? Stewart? Vaughan? Gatting? Cowdrey? Greg? Strauss? Thorpe? Trescothick? Lamb? Hussain? Pietersen? I dont think so the closest is probally Gooch. It shows how poor English batting has been since Barrington's time.
Your saying that Hussey was a constant under performer for Western Australia? I think that there is not many better first class careers out there than Michael Hussey's 16,956 runs at 54.34 hs of 331*. The funny thing is that his brother David who plays for Victoria is just as good 29 years old 6118 runs at 50.98 23 hundreds in 89 matches