Chewie
BCCI President
I got a bit bored while studying for my two exams tomorrow so I recorded the batting and bowling abilities of all the players in the New Zealand database at the start of the game ![Smile :) :)](/forums/styles/planetcricket/xenforo/smilies/smile.gif)
Interesting Facts:
There are a number of young players who have only played a few matches with high batting ratings.
The best batsman is G.Hay, followed by I.Robertson, B.Hiini, R.Taylor and G.Todd.
The best keeper (at batting) is B.McCullum, then C.Nevin and S.Mills (no idea)
The worst batsman surprisingly is not Chris Martin, he comes fifth in this list :O tied first is L.Hamilton, B.Arnel and G.Hayne on 160 points.
The best bowler is J.Oram, followed by M.Gillespie, S.Bond and I.O'Brien. Tim Southee is only 9th![Sad :( :(](/forums/styles/planetcricket/xenforo/smilies/frowny.gif)
The worst bowler is B.Rae followed by D.Flynn and B.Wilson.
The best allrounder (Batting ability - bowling ability) is Brandon Hiini with a 517 point gap, followed by Jesse Ryder (495), Jacob Oram (415), Iain Robertson (415) and James Franklin (192). A surprise entry is Dewayne Bowden at number 6. Also strange is Brendon McCullum at 20th.
Brendon McCullum is a better bowler than his brother Nathan, even though Nathan is an allrounder, who was in the NZ Twenty20 World Cup Squad, and Brendon, being a wicketkeeper never bowls.
Based on this data, my team for the England tour would've been:
1. Peter Fulton (bat: 1197, bowl: 1428)
2. Samuel Fairley (bat: 1074, bowl: 1383)
3. Gregory Hay (bat: 1494, bowl: 2016)
4. Iain Robertson (bat: 1394, bowl: 1204)
5. Brandon Hiini (bat:1293, bowl: 776)
6. (*)Ross Taylor (bat: 1268, bowl: 1727)
7. Jesse Ryder (bat: 1248, bowl:753)
8. (+)Brendon McCullum (bat: 1145, bowl: 1347)
9. Jacob Oram (bat: 1097, bowl: 682)
10. James Franklin (bat:897, bowl: 728)
11. Mark Gillespie (bat: 525, bowl: 694)
12th man: Gregory Todd (bat: 1251, bowl: 1308)
While there are no outstanding batsman, New Zealand has good batting depth, and so McCullum only has to bat at 8, with a couple of good allrounders above him. Franklin comes in ahead of Bond because of his age and his batting ability. Fairley is the second best opener in NZ according to Childish Things so he gets a place in the team.
I may think about doing this for other countries and counties later.
![Smile :) :)](/forums/styles/planetcricket/xenforo/smilies/smile.gif)
Interesting Facts:
There are a number of young players who have only played a few matches with high batting ratings.
The best batsman is G.Hay, followed by I.Robertson, B.Hiini, R.Taylor and G.Todd.
The best keeper (at batting) is B.McCullum, then C.Nevin and S.Mills (no idea)
The worst batsman surprisingly is not Chris Martin, he comes fifth in this list :O tied first is L.Hamilton, B.Arnel and G.Hayne on 160 points.
The best bowler is J.Oram, followed by M.Gillespie, S.Bond and I.O'Brien. Tim Southee is only 9th
![Sad :( :(](/forums/styles/planetcricket/xenforo/smilies/frowny.gif)
The worst bowler is B.Rae followed by D.Flynn and B.Wilson.
The best allrounder (Batting ability - bowling ability) is Brandon Hiini with a 517 point gap, followed by Jesse Ryder (495), Jacob Oram (415), Iain Robertson (415) and James Franklin (192). A surprise entry is Dewayne Bowden at number 6. Also strange is Brendon McCullum at 20th.
Brendon McCullum is a better bowler than his brother Nathan, even though Nathan is an allrounder, who was in the NZ Twenty20 World Cup Squad, and Brendon, being a wicketkeeper never bowls.
Based on this data, my team for the England tour would've been:
1. Peter Fulton (bat: 1197, bowl: 1428)
2. Samuel Fairley (bat: 1074, bowl: 1383)
3. Gregory Hay (bat: 1494, bowl: 2016)
4. Iain Robertson (bat: 1394, bowl: 1204)
5. Brandon Hiini (bat:1293, bowl: 776)
6. (*)Ross Taylor (bat: 1268, bowl: 1727)
7. Jesse Ryder (bat: 1248, bowl:753)
8. (+)Brendon McCullum (bat: 1145, bowl: 1347)
9. Jacob Oram (bat: 1097, bowl: 682)
10. James Franklin (bat:897, bowl: 728)
11. Mark Gillespie (bat: 525, bowl: 694)
12th man: Gregory Todd (bat: 1251, bowl: 1308)
While there are no outstanding batsman, New Zealand has good batting depth, and so McCullum only has to bat at 8, with a couple of good allrounders above him. Franklin comes in ahead of Bond because of his age and his batting ability. Fairley is the second best opener in NZ according to Childish Things so he gets a place in the team.
I may think about doing this for other countries and counties later.