Thread: WAT England 'A' 2007: build up thread.
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Old 24-08-2007, 08:14 AM in reply to greg's post starting "I think Hildreth is a better prospect..."
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Originally Posted by greg View Post
We need to look at how big a difference it makes on the averages playing in Division 1 than Division 2 as well,if a batsman averages 42 in Div 1 is that as good as a player averaging 50 in Div 2 due to it being a lesser standard?
I'm not prepared to be a slave to county averages in any division... but I do think anyone topping the averages in either division should put someone in the frame.

Performances in either division can be misleading: one double century on featherbed can get someone well on the way to 800-1000 runs for the season... but getting that many runs with 50s on tougher pitches is surely far more impressive.
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