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Started by asiddiqui@xray.i
Fri, 06 Oct 1995 00:00
[Statistics] Catchers and Non-catchers
Author: asiddiqui@xray.i
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 1995 00:00
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Here is a list of patients whose catches-to-matches ratios are 1.50 or greater (qualification - at least five Tests): Catches/ match Cts/Mts 1.96 53/27 ED Solkar (Ind) 1.80 9/5 RA Hutton (Eng) 1.774 110/62 RB Simpson (Aus) 1.773 39/22 WG Grace (Eng) 1.72 31/18 JT Ikin (Eng) 1.70 39/23 LC Braund (Eng) 1.67 35/21 GRJ Roope (Eng) 1.63 13/8 RE Foster (Eng) 1.62 21/13 BAG Murray (NZ) 1.56 25/16 BA Young (NZ) 1.56 28/18 GA Lohmann (Eng) 1.56 28/18 LN Constantine (WI) 1.54 37/24 JM Gregory (Aus) 1.50 15/10 AG Fairfax (Aus) 1.50 87/58 AW Greig (Eng) For other countries: 1.44 13/9 HD Bromfield (SAf) 1.40 7/5 Nazar Mohammad (Pak) 1.25 10/8 MH Dekker (Zim) 1.06 17/16 ST Jayasuriya (SL) For the sake of completion here is the list of players with most Tests in the entire career without ever taking a catch: 13 GD McGrath (Aus) 12 CD Matthews (SAf) 10 LO'B Fleetwood-Smith (Aus) KPJ Warnaweera (SL) 9 AR Lewis (Eng) DR Gilbert and RB Minnett (Aus) DT Dewdney (WI) JG Leggat (NZ) CT Sarwate (Ind) 8 EW Clark (Eng) OC Scott (WI) JEF Beck and NS Harford (NZ) DK Liyanage (SL) 7 J Moroney (Aus) SG Shinde (Ind) For other countries: 6 Jalaluddin and Shafiq Ahmed (Pak) 3 JA Rennie (Zim) Note: I have a nagging suspicion that this list has been posted by Travis in the past. I just can't find any record of it in my files. BTW, Azhar has 68 catches in 65 matches. Solkar should sleep well. aslam GO COLTS!!!
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