Aussies v. Windies - Tests.

[Pies4shaw]

Tea. 3/562. Smith 189*, Head 80*. The partnership is presently 166.

[Pies4shaw]

Fun fact: Highest career Test batting average against the West Indies, all players, all-time (minimum of 5 innings batted): SPD Smith (222.26).

[Pies4shaw]

Another fun fact: Complete list of all batsmen, all-time, all countries who have made at least 25 centuries and played less than 100 Test matches:

DG Bradman (29 from 52)
SPD Smith (29 from 88)
GS Sobers (26 from 93)

[Donny]

Aussies ready to declare.

Smith on 199* and Head, 99*.

3/597.

[Donny]

Double ton for Smithy.

[Donny]

Head played on, for 99.

[Donny]

4/598 dec. Smith 200*.

[Pies4shaw]

Fun fact: Highest career Test batting average against the West Indies, all players, all-time (minimum of 5 innings batted): SPD Smith (222.26).

Update. That average is now 232.33.

[Donny]

Did you get on the draw, Skids ?

[Donny]

Stumps. 0/74.

Chanderpaul 47*, Brathwaite 18*.

[Pies4shaw]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-01/ ... /101722512

Steve Smith underlines Test quality with flawless double century against West Indies in Perth
Steve Smith has made a little bit more cricket history, matching Sir Donald Bradman with his 29th Test century on day two of the series opener against the West Indies in Perth.

....

Only Sachin Tendulkar and Bradman himself have reached 29 Test hundreds in fewer innings than Smith.

Smith has his nose ahead of contemporary superstars like Joe Root (28), Virat Kohli (27) and Kane Williamson (24), and he's now fifth on the all-time Australian rankings in terms of Test tonnage.

With one more he will equal legendary opener Matthew Hayden, who reached 30 in 103 Tests, so Smith (playing his 88th) has plenty of time to eclipse him.

Ahead of Hayden are only Steve Waugh with 32 and Ricky Ponting with 41, with both players veterans of a whopping 168 Tests.

So far, Smith is making a century every 3 Tests. Ponting made a century every 4 and a bit Tests and Steve Waugh a century every 5 and a bit Tests. Tendulkar made a century every 4 Tests (51 from 200 Tests). Viv Richards made 1 every 5 Tests.

[Donny]

Test batting averages for present day players. 20 innings or more.

Steve Smith 61.47

Marnus Labuschagne 57.14

Kane Williamson 52.62

Joe Root 49.89

Virat Kohli 49.63

[Donny]

[Donny]

6/257. Starc 3/49, Brathwaite 64, Chanders 51.

[Donny]

Wicket for Green. 7/267.